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Soyuz | Soyuz 5
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 15, 1969, 7:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 5 mission started with the launch on January 15, 1969, 07:04:57 UTC, carrying Commander Boris Volynov, Flight Engineer Vladislav Volkov and Research Engineer Pyotr Kolodin into orbit. Two days later mission achieved the first ever docking of two crewed spacecrafts, having Soyuz 5 docked with Soyuz 4 spacecraft. Since no connecting tunel had been developed yet, the two cosmonauts had to spacewalk from one vehicle to another. The mission concluded with a hard landing back on Earth on January 18, 1969, 07:59:12 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitSoyuz | Soyuz 4
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 14, 1969, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 4 mission started with the launch on January 14, 1969, 07:30:00 UTC, carrying Commander Vladimir Shatalov, Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev and Research Engineer Yevgeny Khrunov into orbit. Two days later mission achieved the first ever docking of two crewed spacecrafts, having Soyuz 4 docked with Soyuz 5 spacecraft. Since no connecting tunel had been developed yet, the two cosmonauts had to spacewalk from one vehicle to another. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on January 17, 1969, 06:50:47 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitVoskhod | Zenit-2 70
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 12, 1969, 12:10 p.m.
Molniya-M | Venera-6
Russian Space Forces | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 10, 1969, 5:51 a.m.
Molniya-M | Venera-5
Russian Space Forces | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 5, 1969, 6:28 a.m.
Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-GF
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaKapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1968, 9:45 a.m.
Saturn V | Apollo 8
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 21, 1968, 12:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Apollo 8 was the first flight of the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle key to human exploration of the moon. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. This Mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Low Earth OrbitKosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-GK 1
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1968, 11:55 p.m.
Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 19, 1968, 12:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.
Geostationary OrbitMolniya-M | Molniya-1Yu 15L
Russian Space Forces | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 16, 1968, 9:15 a.m.
