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Kosmos 65S3 | Strela-1 20 to 24

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 3, 1965, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strela-1 satellites were prototype store-dump communications satellites for tactical communication.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2 Agena D | MRPV

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 2, 1965, 8 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

MRPV (Multi Research Payload Vehicle) was a satellite which carried 21 experiments for the USAF.

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Thor Delta C | OSO C

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 25, 1965, 3:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4 10

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 25, 1965, 10:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

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Titan II GLV | Gemini V

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 21, 1965, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gemini 5 was the third crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. and Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. The mission began on August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC and ended on August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 23

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 17, 1965, 8:59 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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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 30

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 14, 1965, 10:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 5

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 13, 1965, 10:11 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
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Atlas Centaur D | Surveyor-SD 2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 11, 1965, 2:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Surveyor-SD was a series of two simulated Surveyor-payloads launched during the development of the Atlas Centaur launch vehicle.

Elliptical Orbit
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X-15 | Flight 143

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Aug. 10, 1965, 7:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Flight 143 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 82.6 km.

Suborbital
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