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Proton | Mars-2c

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 2, 1969, 10:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's first stage.

Mars Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 28, 1969, 4 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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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 7

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 27, 1969, 10:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mariner 6 and 7 comprised a dual-spacecraft mission to Mars, the sixth and seventh missions in the Mariner series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. The primary objectives of the missions were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions and other long-duration missions far from the Sun.

Mars flyby
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Proton | Mars-2b

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 27, 1969, 10:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's third stage.

Mars Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 1 (12L)

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 26, 1969, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 54

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 24, 1969, 10:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2 72

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 22, 1969, 12:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 50

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 19, 1969, 9:38 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 F | OV1-17,18,19

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 18, 1969, 7:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OV1 (Orbiting Vehicle 1) were small research satellite to be launched piggy back on Atlas ICBM test flights. They consisted in general of the OV1 satellite and the OV1-PM propulsion module (or upper stage) to reach orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 17, 1969, 4:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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