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Molniya 8K78 | Luna-5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 9, 1965, 7:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Impacted the Moon due to a ground control error.

Lunar Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 27

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 7, 1965, 9:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIA | LES 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 6, 1965, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.

Elliptical Orbit
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Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
May 4, 1965, 5:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.

Suborbital
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 19

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 29, 1965, 9:44 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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Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer C

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
April 29, 1965, 2:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.

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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 17

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 28, 1965, 9:15 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
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Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 23, 1965, 1:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 6

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 17, 1965, 9:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Luna-5d

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 10, 1965, 8:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Failed to achieve orbit.

Lunar Orbit
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