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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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Soyuz 11A510 | US-AO 2

Energia | Russia
Baikonur 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
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Titan II GLV | Gemini X

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape 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 Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 10

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 18, 1966, 8:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) was designed to be launched into Earth orbit prior to a Gemini mission and used for rendezvous and docking practice.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2 40

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 14, 1966, 10:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas D | OV1-7

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 14, 1966, 2:10 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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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 30

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg 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
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 6

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 8, 1966, 5:31 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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