1965 in spaceflight (October–December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), 1965 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1965 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 October
01:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital XR astronomy1 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
1 October
03:57
Soviet UnionR-5B Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
1 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 480 kilometres (300 mi)
1 October Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-31 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test1 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 October United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test1 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 October
00:59:59
United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test2 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 October
04:22
United KingdomSkylark-7C ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
UCL/MPE Suborbital Aeronomy2 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
4 October
03:00
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Kyoto Suborbital Ionospheric4 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi)
4 October
07:56:40
Soviet UnionMolniya Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna 7 Highly elliptical Lunar lander7 October
22:08
Spacecraft failure
Retrorockets fired too early, spacecraft crashed on landing
5 October
00:42
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
PSU Suborbital Ionospheric5 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 960 kilometres (600 mi)
5 October
03:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Astronomy5 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
5 October
09:07:08
United StatesSM-65D Atlas D United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesPod 29 AFCRL/NRL Suborbital Ionospheric/Aeronomy5 OctoberSuccessful
United StatesOV1-2 US Air Force Medium Earth RadiationIn orbitSuccessful
5 October
09:27
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy5 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 October
17:45:57
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 5325 (KH-4A #1025) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging29 OctoberSuccessful
United StatesSRV 636 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnOctoberSuccessful
United StatesSRV 650 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnOctoberSuccessful
5 October
23:21
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy5 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
6 October
03:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy6 OctoberLaunch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
6 October
04:00
JapanKappa-8L JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Tokai Suborbital Aeronomy6 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
6 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test6 OctoberLaunch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
6 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test6 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
6 October United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesVandenberg LF-22 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test6 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 October FranceSaphir AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV Test9 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,150 kilometres (710 mi)
9 October Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-33 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test9 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 October
01:25
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
PSU Suborbital Ionospheric10 OctoberLaunch failure
Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi)
11 October United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test11 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 October
03:13
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy13 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi)
13 October
16:01
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy13 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 October
16:11
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy13 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
13 October
16:51
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy13 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
13 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test13 OctoberLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
13 October Soviet UnionR-5 VAO Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Ionospheric13 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 October
13:11:55
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOGO-2 (OGO-C/S-50) NASA Low Earth Ionospheric
Magnetospheric
17 September 1981Partial spacecraft failure
Control problems led to propellent depletion within nine days of launch, partially operational until 1 November 1967, and then briefly reactivated in February 1968.
14 October
19:40
Soviet UnionMolniya Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMolniya 1-02 Molniya Communications17 March 1967Successful
15 October
17:23:59
United StatesTitan IIIC United StatesCape Canaveral LC-40 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOV2-1 US Air Force Low Earth Technology27 July 1972Launch failure
United StatesLCS-2 Lincoln Low Earth Radar calibration
Upper stage disintegrated, payloads remained attached
15 October Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-32 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test15 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 October FranceVesta AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
LRBA Suborbital Test flight15 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 October
08:09
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 92 (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging24 OctoberSuccessful
18 October
08:30:11
United StatesNike-Iroquois United StatesFort Wainwright United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy18 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
18 October
11:23
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy18 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
19 October
05:44
Soviet UnionKosmos-2M Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 93 (DS-U2-V #1) Low Earth Technology3 January 1966Successful
Maiden flight of Kosmos-2M
19 October
17:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy19 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 October
17:30
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy19 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
19 October
20:00
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
UCO Suborbital UV Astronomy19 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi)
19 October
23:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy19 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
20 October
05:20
United KingdomSkylark 3AC AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
CULH Suborbital Solar20 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi)
20 October
18:09:22
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test20 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 October
20:35
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NRL Suborbital Astronomy
Solar
20 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
20 October United StatesTerrier/551 United StatesSan Nicolas United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight20 OctoberLaunch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
21 October
16:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital UV Astronomy21 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
21 October United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target21 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 October
07:54:28
United StatesNike-Iroquois United StatesFort Wainwright United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric22 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
22 October
20:18
FranceVeronique AGI AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
BREI Suborbital Ionospheric22 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
23 October
05:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy23 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
23 October
15:38
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy23 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October
16:14
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy23 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
23 October
16:38
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy23 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
25 October
15:00
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesCape Canaveral LC-14 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGATV 5002 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Docking target+375 secondsLaunch failure
Agena exploded 375 seconds after launch
25 October FranceVesta AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
LRBA Suborbital Test flight25 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
26 October
12:03
Soviet UnionMR-12 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
26 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
26 October
15:25
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar26 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
27 October
23:48
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy27 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
27 October
23:48
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy27 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 October
00:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy28 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
28 October
06:55
FranceVeronique AGI AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
BREI Suborbital Ionospheric28 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
28 October
08:24
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 94 (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging5 NovemberSuccessful
28 October
18:01:50
United StatesHydra-Iris United StatesUSNS Wheeling, PO-1 United StatesUS Navy
LRL Suborbital XR astronomy28 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 194 kilometres (121 mi)
28 October
21:17:12
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2155 (KH-4A #1026) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging17 NovemberSuccessful
United StatesSRV 701 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnOctober/NovemberSuccessful
United StatesSRV 702 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnNovemberSuccessful
29 October
11:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital IR Astronomy29 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
29 October Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-33 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test29 OctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
October United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital TargetOctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile testOctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile testOctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
October Soviet UnionRT-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testOctoberSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
2 November
12:27:59
Soviet UnionUR-500 (Proton) Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 81/23 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionProton 2 (N-4 #2) Low Earth Physics6 February 1966Successful
2 November
20:00
United StatesExos United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy2 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 686 kilometres (426 mi)
2 November
23:35:00
United StatesSparrow-Arcas United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
2 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
2 November Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-31 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test2 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 November
09:17
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy3 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
3 November
19:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Solar3 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
3 November Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test3 NovemberLaunch failure
4 November
05:31
Soviet UnionKosmos-2M Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 95 (DS-U2-V #2) Low Earth Technology18 January 1966Successful
4 November Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test4 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 November Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test5 NovemberLaunch failure
5 November United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS James Madison, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 November United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS James Madison, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 November United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS James Madison, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 November United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS James Madison, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 November United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test5 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 November
18:38:42
United StatesDelta E United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesNASA
United StatesExplorer 29 (GEOS-1/GEOS-A) NASA Medium Earth GeodesyIn orbitSuccessful
Ceased operations on 17 December 1967, Maiden flight of Delta E
8 November
05:05
JapanKappa 10 JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric8 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
8 November
19:26
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 8293 (KH-7 #23/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging11 NovemberSuccessful
United StatesOPS 6232 (AURORAL) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth 9 NovemberSuccessful
9 November
09:58
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 November
18:40:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
9 November
19:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
9 November
19:16
United StatesNike-Tomahawk CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 328 kilometres (204 mi)
9 November United StatesHonest John-Nike-Hydac United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 521 kilometres (324 mi)
9 November United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesVandenberg LF-21 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test9 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
10 November
02:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital IR Astronomy10 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
10 November
06:30
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy10 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
10 November
07:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy10 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 328 kilometres (204 mi)
11 November
04:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy11 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
11 November
04:15:00
United StatesSparrow-Arcas United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
11 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
12 November
05:02
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionVenera 2 Heliocentric Venus flybyIn orbitSpacecraft failure
Overheated during flyby and failed to reestablish communications with Earth afterwards
12 November
22:28:14
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test12 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 November United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy12 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
12 November Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test12 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
14 November Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-32 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test14 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 November
20:03
CanadaMartlet 3 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Test flight15 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 November
14:19
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionVenera 3 Heliocentric Venus lander1 March 1966Spacecraft failure
Overheated shortly before entering the atmosphere of Venus, resulting in the failure of the spacecraft's communications system. Spacecraft landed, becoming the first man-made object to reach the surface of another planet, but did not return any data.
16 November
16:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
ARC Suborbital Meteorite research16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
16 November
17:18
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Test flight16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
16 November
18:22
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
16 November
22:15:00
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy16 November
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
16 November
22:15
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
16 November
23:00
United StatesHonest John-Nike-Nike United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy16 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi)
17 November
04:25
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Fairbanks Suborbital Auroral17 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
17 November
22:15
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy17 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
17 November
23:34
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy17 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
17 November
23:36
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy17 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
18 November
00:38
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 71 kilometres (44 mi)
18 November
02:20:00
United StatesSparrow-Arcas United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy18 November
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
18 November
03:15
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi)
18 November
04:45
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
18 November
05:20:00
United StatesSparrow-Arcas United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy18 November
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
18 November
05:20
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
18 November
05:20
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
18 November
05:58
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi)
18 November
07:30
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
18 November
08:01:00
United StatesSparrow-Arcas United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
18 November
09:08
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
18 November
11:21
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
18 November
14:31
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNASA
DUD Suborbital Meteorite research18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
18 November
17:45
FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bou Hammadi FranceCNES
MPE Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
18 November United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy18 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
19 November
04:48:27
United StatesScout X-4 United StatesWallops Island LA-3A United StatesNASA
United StatesExplorer 30 (SR-8/SE-A) NASA/NRL Low Earth Solar20 November 1967Successful
19 November
04:54
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
19 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
19 November
17:45
FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bou Hammadi FranceCNES
MPE Suborbital Aeronomy19 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
20 November
00:37:53
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya NorwayNDRE
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric20 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
20 November
05:20
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Fairbanks Suborbital Auroral20 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
20 November
08:28
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesKPNO
KPNO Suborbital UV Astronomy20 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
20 November
16:00
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Test flight20 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi)
20 November
17:53
FranceDragon AlgeriaHammaguira Bou Hammadi FranceCNES
MPE Suborbital Aeronomy20 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 404 kilometres (251 mi)
20 November
20:47
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy20 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi)
21 November
16:10
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Test flight21 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
22 November
06:35
JapanLS-A JapanNiijima FranceSTA
STA Suborbital Test flight22 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
22 November
22:15
United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
NASA Suborbital XR astronomy22 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
22 November
23:09
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy22 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
22 November
23:30
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy22 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
22 November United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test22 NovemberLaunch failure
22 November United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy22 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 November United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy22 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
23 November
00:30:00
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy23 November
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 November
00:55
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy23 NovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 31 kilometres (19 mi)
23 November
02:59
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy23 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
23 November
03:21
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 96 (Venera 3MV-4 #6) Intended: Heliocentric
Achieved: Low Earth
Venus flyby9 DecemberLaunch failure
Block I engine exploded following fuel line rupture
23 November
05:31
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy23 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
23 November
07:28
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy23 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
23 November
09:16
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados United StatesUS Air Force
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy23 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
24 November
04:04
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Fairbanks Suborbital Auroral24 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
24 November
15:37
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Rice Suborbital Plasma research24 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
25 November
04:40
FranceCentaure 1 ArgentinaCELPA ArgentinaCNIE
Zaragoza Suborbital Aeronomy25 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
25 November
08:24
FranceCentaure 1 ArgentinaCELPA ArgentinaCNIE
Zaragoza Suborbital Aeronomy25 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
25 November
13:20
United KingdomBlack Knight 301 AustraliaWoomera LA-5 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital REV Test25 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 632 kilometres (393 mi)
26 November
08:24
FranceCentaure 1 ArgentinaCELPA ArgentinaCNIE
Zaragoza Suborbital Aeronomy26 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
26 November
12:14
Soviet UnionKosmos-2M Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 97 (DS-U2-M #1) Low Earth Technology2 April 1967Successful
26 November
14:47:21
FranceDiamant A AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceArmée de Terre
FranceAsterix (A-1) Armée de Terre Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitSuccessful
First French orbital launch and satellite.
27 November
08:24
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 98 (Zenit-2 #31) Low Earth Optical imaging5 DecemberSuccessful
27 November
10:00:50
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395D United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test27 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 November Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-33 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test27 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 November
04:48:47
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
CanadaAlouette 2 DRTE Medium Earth IonosphericIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesExplorer 31 (DME-A/ISIS-X) NASA Medium Earth IonosphericIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-B, Alouette 2 ceased operations on 29 November 1975, Explorer stopped responding to ground commands on 15 January 1971
29 November
14:30:13
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg ABRES-A-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test29 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
30 November
07:48
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy30 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi)
30 November
14:44:33
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395B United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test30 NovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 November Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test30 NovemberLaunch failure
November Soviet UnionRT-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testNovemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
November United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital TargetNovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital TargetNovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital AeronomyNovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital AeronomyNovemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 December
17:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar2 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
3 December
10:46:14
Soviet UnionMolniya Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna 8 Highly elliptical Lunar lander6 December
21:51:30
Spacecraft failure
Retrorockets fired too late, spacecraft crashed on landing. Final flight of Molniya rocket.
4 December
19:30:04
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGemini VII NASA Low Earth Technology/Biological/Target18 December
14:05:04
Successful
Carried two astronauts, set endurance record for manned spaceflight, used as a rendezvous target by Gemini VIA, first rendezvous between two spacecraft in orbit
6 December
10:24
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy6 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 December
19:25:41
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640), ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test6 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), launch observed from orbit by Gemini VII
6 December
21:05:47
United StatesScout X-4 United StatesVandenberg PALC-D United StatesUS Air Force
FranceFR-1 CNES Low Earth IonosphericIn orbitSuccessful
Final flight of Scout X-4
6 December United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test6 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 December
02:28
United StatesThor DSV-2J United StatesJohnston LE-2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital ABM test7 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 487 kilometres (303 mi)
7 December
03:53
FranceCentaure 1 ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
ESRO Suborbital Aeronomy7 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
7 December Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-32 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test7 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 December
13:21
CanadaBlack Brant III United StatesEglin United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy8 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
9 December
20:33
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy9 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
9 December
21:10:19
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 7249 (KH-4A #1027) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging26 DecemberPartial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 648 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return12 DecemberSuccessful
United StatesSRV 655 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return26 DecemberSuccessful
Ceased operations after two days due to attitude control problems
10 December
05:00
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy10 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
10 December
08:09
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 99 (Zenit-2 #32) Low Earth Optical imaging18 DecemberSuccessful
10 December United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test10 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 December
04:05
FranceCentaure 1 ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
ESRO Suborbital Aeronomy11 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi)
11 December
18:55
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy11 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
11 December United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy11 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
12 December
04:51
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy12 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
13 December
06:20
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Osaka Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
13 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi)
13 December
10:08
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
13 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
14 December
12:49
FranceCentaure 1 ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
UCL Suborbital Solar14 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi)
14 December
17:20
United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-04 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test14 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 December Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 41/1 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test14 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
15 December
13:37:25
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGemini VIA NASA Low Earth Technology16 December
15:28:50
Successful
Carried two astronauts, rendezvoused with Gemini VII, first rendezvous between two spacecraft in orbit
15 December
17:00:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric15 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
15 December
19:19
United StatesNike-Apache BrazilBarreira do Inferno United StatesNASA
NASA/INPE Suborbital Ionospheric15 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
16 December
07:31:21
United StatesDelta E United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesNASA
United StatesPioneer 6 (Pioneer A) NASA Heliocentric ScientificIn orbitSuccessful
Ceased operations but still online at time of most recent attempt to contact it in December 2000, oldest spacecraft known to be active
16 December Soviet UnionR-36O Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
Soviet UnionOGCh #01L RVSN Suborbital Missile test16 DecemberSuccessful
Maiden flight of R-36O, apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 December United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesVandenberg LF-24 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test16 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 December FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
GRI Suborbital Ionospheric16 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 December FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
GRI Suborbital Ionospheric16 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 December FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy16 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
17 December
02:24
Soviet UnionVostok-2M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 100 (Meteor #3) Low Earth Weather15 February 2002Successful
18 December
04:59
United StatesNike-Apache BrazilBarreira do Inferno United StatesNASA
NASA/INPE Suborbital Ionospheric18 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
18 December
06:00
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Nagasaki Suborbital Ionospheric18 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi)
19 December Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test19 DecemberLaunch failure
20 December
13:39:56
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg ABRES-B-2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test20 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
20 December
16:33:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Benjamin Franklin, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test20 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 December FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
GRI Suborbital Ionospheric20 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 December
06:14
Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 101 (DS-P1-Yu #4) Low Earth 12 July 1966Successful
21 December
14:00:01
United StatesTitan IIIC United StatesCape Canaveral LC-41 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOV2-3 US Air Force Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Transfer
Technology17 August 1975Launch failure
United StatesLES-3 Lincoln Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Transfer
Technology6 April 1968Partial launch failure
United StatesLES-4 Lincoln Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Transfer
Technology1 August 1977
United StatesOSCAR 4 Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Transfer
Amateur radio12 April 1976
Third burn of the Transtage failed, and payloads failed to achieve geosynchronous orbit. OV2-3 failed to separate from the Transtage.
21 December Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionPlesetsk Site 43/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test21 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
22 December
04:33:04
United StatesScout A United StatesVandenberg PALC-D United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1509 (Transit O-6/NNS 30060) US Navy Low Earth NavigationIn orbitPartial spacecraft failure
Maiden flight of Scout A, satellite failed within eleven months of launch due to poor construction
22 December
14:10:45
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test22 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 December FranceJericho FranceCERES FranceDassault
Dassault Suborbital Missile test23 DecemberLaunch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test23 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
24 December
21:06:15
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4639 (KH-4A #1028) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging20 January 1966Successful
United StatesSRV 703 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnDecemberSuccessful
United StatesSRV 704 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnDecember/January 1966Successful
25 December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test25 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
25 December Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-33 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test25 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 December Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-32 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test25 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test26 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
26 December Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur PU-31 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test26 DecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 December
22:19
Soviet UnionSoyuz/Vostok Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 102 (US-A) Low Earth Technology13 January 1966Successful
Prototype satellite, maiden flight of Soyuz/Vostok
28 December
12:30
Soviet UnionKosmos-1 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 103 (Strela-2) Low Earth Communication2 January 1990Successful
Final flight of Kosmos-1
28 December Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionDS-K-40 #1 Intended: Low Earth Technology28 DecemberLaunch failure
First stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit
30 December Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test30 DecemberLaunch failure
December Soviet UnionA-350Zh Soviet UnionSary Shagan Site 6 Soviet UnionPRO
PRO Suborbital Missile testDecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital TargetDecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testDecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testDecemberSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
Unknown United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital TechnologyUnknownLaunch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionMR-12 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital AeronomyUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-27 Zyb Soviet UnionNenoksa Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionRT-15 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionRT-15 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionRT-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Unknown FranceBerenice FranceCERES FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV TestUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile testUnknownSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)

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