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UR-500 | Proton 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 16, 1965, 11:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 65S3 | Strela-1 15 to 19

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 16, 1965, 3:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 29

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 13, 1965, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 20

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 12, 1965, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
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-A1 7

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 2, 1965, 6:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DS-A1 satellite designed to test techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta C | Tiros 10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 2, 1965, 4:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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X-15 | Flight 138

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
June 29, 1965, 6:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Flight 138 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1965. Piloted by Joe H. Engle it reached an altitude of 85.5 km.

Suborbital
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 19

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 25, 1965, 7:30 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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Voskhod | Zenit-4 8

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 25, 1965, 9:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 4

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 24, 1965, 10:35 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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