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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 45
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 24, 1968, 10:26 p.m.
Saturn IB | Apollo 5
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 22, 1968, 10:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, and its ability to separate the ascent and descent stages. The descent engine would become the first throttleable rocket engine fired in space.
Low Earth OrbitKosmos-3M | Tselina-O 2
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 19, 1968, 10 p.m.
Titan IIIB | KH-8 11
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 18, 1968, 7:04 p.m.
Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 17, 1968, 10:12 a.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-2 58
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1968, noon
Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 11, 1968, 4:16 p.m.
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Surveyor 7
Convair | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 7, 1968, 6:30 a.m.
Tsiklon-2A | US-AO 3
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkraineBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 27, 1967, 11:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
US-A (Upravlenniye Sputnik Aktivny) were active radar satellites for ocean surveillance. The high power consumtion of the active radar required a nuclear reactor as power source. The satellites were known as RORSAT in the west. The US-AO series consisted of satellites, which tested all the system components but the nuclear reactor. They were battery powered.
Low Earth OrbitKosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-V 3
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaKapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1967, 9:01 a.m.
