Previous Spaceflight Launches

Filter by Agency, Locations or Vehicles

Show All Launches

Full Launch History

View all launches available - including launches from the past and utilize powerful search filters.

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
Explore Share

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
Explore Share

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.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

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
Explore Share

Titan IIIC | Transtage 5

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 18, 1965, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test flights of the cryogenic Transtage stage.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 28

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 15, 1965, 9:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 21

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 9, 1965, 9:58 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
Explore Share

Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-5

Vought | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 9, 1965, 4:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mission to study the magnetosphere

Suborbital
Explore Share

Molniya 8K78 | Luna-6

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 8, 1965, 7:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Flew past the moon due to its main engine failing to cut-off during a mid-course correction.

Lunar Orbit
Explore Share

Titan II GLV | Gemini IV

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 3, 1965, 3:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gemini 4 was the second crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot James A. McDivitt and Pilot Edward H. White II. On the mission, White became the first American to perform a spacewalk. The mission began on June 3, 1965, 15:15:59 UTC and ended on June 7, 1965, 17:12:11 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Get it on Google Play
Get it on the App Store