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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | RTS-1 2

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 19, 1966, 7:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The RTS-1 (Research Test Series 1), also known as MIDAS-RTS-1 or AFP-461, was an extension to the MIDAS program of early warning satellites.

Polar Orbit
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Scout A | Transit-O 10

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 18, 1966, 2:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.

Polar Orbit
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Thor Delta E1 | Pioneer 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 17, 1966, 3:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.

Heliocentric N/A
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 31

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 16, 1966, 6:30 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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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | Lunar Orbiter I

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 10, 1966, 7:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar probe designed to photograph the surface of the Moon with a resolution down to 1 meter.

Lunar Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 35

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 9, 1966, 8:46 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 21

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 8, 1966, 11:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout B | OV3-3

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 4, 1966, 10:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OV3 (Orbiting Vehicle 3) series were experimental satellites based on an octagonal bus structure. These were the only in the OV series launched on dedicated launchers.

Polar Orbit
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Titan IIIB | KH-8 1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 29, 1966, 6:30 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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Voskhod | Zenit-4 20

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 1966, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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