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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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Thor Delta E | GEOS A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 6, 1965, 6:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-V 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Nov. 4, 1965, 5:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-U2-V satellites were Soviet scientific satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They investigated ionospheric phenomenons.

Low Earth Orbit
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UR-500 | Proton 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 2, 1965, 12:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 26

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 28, 1965, 9:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 14

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 28, 1965, 8:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 6

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 25, 1965, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) was designed to be launched into Earth orbit prior to a Gemini mission and used for rendezvous and docking practice.

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

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 19, 1965, 5:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-U2-V satellites were Soviet scientific satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. They investigated ionospheric phenomenons.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 13

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 16, 1965, 8:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIC | OV2-1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 15, 1965, 5:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.

Low Earth Orbit
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