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Soyuz 11A510 | US-AO 2
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 20, 1966, 8:58 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 Orbit
Titan II GLV | Gemini X
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 18, 1966, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Gemini 10 was the eighth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot John W. Young and Pilot Michael Collins. Gemini 10 achieved the objectives planned for the last two missions - rendezvous and docking with Agena target vehicle, and EVA. The mission started on July 18, 1966, 22:20:26 UTC and ended on July 21, 1966, 21:07:05 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitAtlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 10
Convair | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 18, 1966, 8:39 p.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-2 40
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 14, 1966, 10:25 a.m.
Atlas D | OV1-7
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 14, 1966, 2:10 a.m.
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 30
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 12, 1966, 5:55 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
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 6
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaKapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 8, 1966, 5:31 a.m.
UR-500 | Proton 3
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 6, 1966, 12:57 p.m.
Saturn IB | Apollo AS-203
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 5, 1966, 2:53 p.m.
Thor Delta E1 | Explorer 33
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 1, 1966, 4:02 p.m.
