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Thor Delta N | ESSA 8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 15, 1968, 5:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-I 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 14, 1968, 5:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-U2-I satellites were Soviet ionospheric research satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 49

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 12, 1968, 10:22 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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Voskhod | Zenit-2 69

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 10, 1968, 8:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 7, 1968, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

OAO 2 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), also known as Stargazer, was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta E1 | HEOS 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 5, 1968, 6:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

HEOS 1 (Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite) was an earth-orbiting, spin-stabilized satellite that was launched by ESA. The spacecraft objectives were to study interplanetary magnetic fields, cosmic rays, the solar wind, and the magnetosheath.

Elliptical Orbit
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Titan IIIB | KH-8 18

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 4, 1968, 7:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 17

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 3, 1968, 2:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 30, 1968, noon
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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Europa I | STV 1

European Launcher Development Organisation | France
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
Nov. 29, 1968, 11:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

STV (Satellite Test Vehicle) was a series of vehicle evaluation payloads built for the test flights of the Europa-1 rocket.

Low Earth Orbit
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