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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 21, 1968, 4:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2 61

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 20, 1968, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-A

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 18, 1968, 10:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS-U1-A was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 385 kg spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. It was equipped with eight telescopes for optical observation, and one for ultraviolet astronomy. A X-ray experiment was also carried.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 40

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 18, 1968, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIB | KH-8 13

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 17, 1968, 5 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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Soyuz | Kosmos 213

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 15, 1968, 9:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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

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Soyuz | Kosmos 212

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 14, 1968, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 12

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 9, 1968, 11:26 a.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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Molniya-M | Luna-14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 7, 1968, 10:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Luna Ye-6LS was series of lunar orbiters built to test tracking and communications networks for the Soviet crewed lunar program.

Lunar Orbit
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Atlas F | OV1-13 & 14

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 6, 1968, 9:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OV1 (Orbiting Vehicle 1) were small research satellite to be launched piggy back on Atlas ICBM test flights. They consisted in general of the OV1 satellite and the OV1-PM propulsion module (or upper stage) to reach orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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