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Thor Delta E | ESSA 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 1966, 1:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Saturn IB | Apollo AS-201

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 26, 1966, 4:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital uncrewed test flight of the Apollo CSM and Saturn IB launch vehicle.

Suborbital
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Voskhod | Voskhod-3KV 3

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 22, 1966, 8:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Long duration test flight of the Voskhod capsule carrying two dogs (Veterok and Ugolyok) which returned safely on Earth after 22 days in orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 21, 1966, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

DS-K-40 was a series of experimental ELINT satellites developed by Yuzhnoye to test technologies for the Tselina-O program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 15

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 19, 1966, 8:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant A | Diapason D-1A

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Feb. 17, 1966, 8:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Diapason was a small cylindrical satellite, 20 cm long and 50 cm in diameter which was used for making geodetic measurements.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 25

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 15, 1966, 8:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 11, 1966, 6 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 35

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 10, 1966, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-4A | Reentry 4B

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Feb. 10, 1966, 12:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 175 km.

Suborbital
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