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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 41
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 9, 1967, 9:50 p.m.
Scout A | Ariel 3
Vought | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 5, 1967, 4 p.m.
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | Lunar Orbiter 4
Convair | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 4, 1967, 10:25 p.m.
Titan IIIC | Vela 4A & 4B
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 28, 1967, 10:01 a.m.
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 7
RKK Energiya | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 27, 1967, 12:50 p.m.
Titan IIIB | KH-8 5
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 26, 1967, 6 p.m.
Scout B | San Marco 2
Vought | United States of AmericaBroglio Space Center, Kenya
April 26, 1967, 10:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
San Marco 2 was a 66-cm-diameter spherical satellite with two experiments, one designed to make direct measurements of air density below 350 km, and the other an ionospheric beacon experiment developed to observe electron content between the earth and the satellite.
Low Earth OrbitSoyuz | Soyuz 1
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 23, 1967, 12:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 1 was the first crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, it carried the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov to orbit. The mission goal was to rendezvous with Soyuz 2 and move crew members between the spacecrafts, the goal was not met due to Soyuz 2 launch being called off due to thunderstorms. Vladimir Komarov was killed when the parachutes of his Soyuz capsule failed during descent to earth becoming the first in-flight fatality of spaceflight.
Low Earth OrbitThor Delta E | ESSA 5
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 20, 1967, 11:21 a.m.
Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 3
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 20, 1967, 1:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Martin X-23 PRIME (Precision Recovery Including Maneuvering Entry) was a small uncrewed lifting body re-entry vehicle tested by the United States Air Force in the late 1960s. PRIME 3 mission was flown on 19 April 1967 and simulated reentry from low-earth orbit with a 1143 km cross-range. This time, all systems performed perfectly, and the X-23 was successfully recovered.
Suborbital
