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Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 11, 1967, 10:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 29, 1966, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 21, 1966, 10:15 p.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 1 was launched on 21 December 1966 on a mission to simulate a low-earth orbit reentry with a zero cross-range. The ballute deployed at 30.43 km, though the recovery parachute failed to completely deploy. The vehicle crashed into the Pacific Ocean and was not recovered.

Suborbital
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U2-D 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1966, 1:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-U2-D satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Luna-13

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 21, 1966, 10:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar probe designed to perform a sanft landing on the Moon surface

Lunar Impactor
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Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 2

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Dec. 20, 1966, 2:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 44

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1966, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta G | Biosat 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 14, 1966, 7:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The objectives of the Biosatellite, a.k.a. Biosat, Bios (Biological Satellite), were to determine the biological effects of the space environment upon daily rhythms of living organisms and to obtain and analyze available data on the performance in orbit of life support, altitude control, and other spacecraft systems, including instrumentation for recording biological data.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIB | KH-8 3

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 14, 1966, 6:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz | Soyuz 7K-OK No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 14, 1966, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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