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Molniya 8K78 | Luna-8

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 3, 1965, 10:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Spun out of control during the final parts of the descent, resulting in the spacecraft impacting the lunar surface on December 6.

Lunar Orbit
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Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Alouette 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 29, 1965, 4:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Canadian small ionospheric observatory instrumented with a sweep-frequency ionospheric sounder, a VLF receiver, an energetic particle experiment, a cosmic noise experiment, and an electrostatic probe.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 31

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 27, 1965, 8:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Diamant A | Asterix

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
Nov. 26, 1965, 2:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First french satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-M 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Nov. 26, 1965, 12:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-U2-M satellites were Soviet technological demonstrations satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They tested atomic clocks in space.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Venera-4a

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 23, 1965, 3:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Venus flyby probe

Venus flyby
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Scout X-4 | Solrad 8

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov. 19, 1965, 4:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The NRL Solrad 8 satellite was one of the Solrad series that began in 1960 to provide continuous coverage of solar radiation with a set of standard photometers.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Venera-3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 16, 1965, 4:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus flyby and lander probe

Venus flyby
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Molniya 8K78 | Venera-2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 12, 1965, 4:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus flyby probe

Venus flyby
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 23

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 8, 1965, 7:30 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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