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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U1-G 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Feb. 11, 1966, 6 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.

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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 35

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 10, 1966, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

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Scout X-4A | Reentry 4B

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Feb. 10, 1966, 12:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 175 km.

Suborbital
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 9, 1966, 7:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

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R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 2

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 5, 1966, 12:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Suborbital
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Thor Delta C | ESSA 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1966, 7:41 a.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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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 29

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 2, 1966, 9:32 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-9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 31, 1966, 11:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Ye-6 series probe to successfully land on the Moon.

Lunar Orbit
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Scout A | Transit-O 7

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 28, 1966, 5:06 p.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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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 25, 1966, 12:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-I series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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