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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 19

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 5, 1969, 1:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIB | KH-8 20

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 4, 1969, 7:30 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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Saturn V | Apollo 9

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 3, 1969, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Apollo 9 was commanded by James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. The mission tested the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 51

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 26, 1969, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 9

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 26, 1969, 7:47 a.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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Voskhod | Zenit-2 71

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 25, 1969, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 6

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 25, 1969, 1:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mariner 6 and 7 comprised a dual-spacecraft mission to Mars, the sixth and seventh missions in the Mariner series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. The primary objectives of the missions were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions and other long-duration missions far from the Sun.

Mars flyby
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N1 | Zond-M 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 21, 1969, 9:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

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

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Proton | Luna-15a

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 19, 1969, 6:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and rover

Lunar Orbit
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Titan IIIC | TACSAT 1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 9, 1969, 9:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

TACSAT 1 (also TACOMSAT, Tactical Communications satellite) was the largest and most powerful communications satellite at the time when it was launched into synchronous orbit by a Titan-3C booster 9 February 1969, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The experimental tactical communications satellite was designed and built by Hughes Aircraft Company, under the direction of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization, for the Department of Defense.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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