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Molniya 8K78 | Zond 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 2, 1964, 2:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zond 1 was a 3MV-1 series Venus probes that carried a landing capsule. It failed during cruise phase and passed 100,000 km from Venus on 14 July 1964.

Venus flyby
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Scout X-3 | Ariel 2

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
March 27, 1964, 5:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 2 was designed to carry out radio astronomy experiments and was used to measure galactic radio noise.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Zond 1c

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 27, 1964, 3:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Zond 1c was a 3MV-1 series Venus probes that carried a landing capsule. It was left in Earth orbit when the upper stage of the launch vehicle failed.

Venus flyby
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1964, 10:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Luna-5a

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 21, 1964, 8:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

Lunar Orbit
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Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 19, 1964, 11:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-MG 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 18, 1964, 3:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-MG satellites were a series of Soviet technolgy demonstration satellites launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
March 12, 1964, 4:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.

Suborbital
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Atlas Agena D | KH-7 6

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 11, 1964, 8:14 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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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 1-A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 28, 1964, 3:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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