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Titan II GLV | Gemini XII

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 11, 1966, 8:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gemini 12 was the tenth and final crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. and Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. The crew performed three EVAs, redezvoused and docked with an Agena target vehicle, and performed various scientific experiments. The mission started on November 11, 1966, 20:46:33 UTC and ended on November 15, 1966, 19:21:04 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 12

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 11, 1966, 7:07 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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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 37

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 8, 1966, 7:53 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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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | Lunar Orbiter 2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 6, 1966, 11:21 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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Titan IIIC | Gemini B

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1966, 1:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Uncrewed suborbital test flight using the refurbished Gemini-2 capsule.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 34

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 2, 1966, 8:24 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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R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 6

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 2, 1966, 12:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
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X-15 | Flight 174

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Nov. 1, 1966, 9:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Flight 174 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1966. Piloted by William H. Dana, it reached an altitude of 93.5 km.

Suborbital
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Scout B | OV3-2

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 28, 1966, 11:56 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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Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 26, 1966, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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