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Voskhod | Zenit-4 16

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 21, 1966, 9:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 26

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 18, 1966, 8 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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Trailblazer 2 | Trailblazer Pellet

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
March 18, 1966, 1:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 280 km.

Suborbital
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 36

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 17, 1966, 10:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

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Titan II GLV | Gemini VIII

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 16, 1966, 4:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gemini 8 was the sixth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Neil A. Armstrong and Pilot David R. Scott. Gemini 8 conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required immediate abort of the mission. The mission began on March 16, 1966, 16:41:02 UTC and ended on March 17, 1966, 03:22:28 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 8

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 16, 1966, 3 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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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 30

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 9, 1966, 10:02 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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Molniya-M | Luna-10a

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 1, 1966, 11:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar probe which was not inserted into a lunar trajectory due to a failure of the Blok-L upper stage.

Lunar Orbit
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Thor Delta E | ESSA 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 1966, 1:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Saturn IB | Apollo AS-201

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 26, 1966, 4:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital uncrewed test flight of the Apollo CSM and Saturn IB launch vehicle.

Suborbital
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