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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 14, 1968, 9:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Voskhod | Zenit-2 65

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 14, 1968, 6:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIB | KH-8 16

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 10, 1968, 6:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Voskhod | Zenit-4 47

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 5, 1968, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

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Soyuz | Kosmos 238

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 28, 1968, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Voskhod | Zenit-4 46

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 27, 1968, 12:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

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Kosmos 11K65 | Strela-2 5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 27, 1968, 11:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strela-2 satellites were prototypes of the second component of the Strela store-dump communication system. It consisted of larger single satellites.

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Scout B | RAM C-2

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Aug. 22, 1968, 3:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 227 km.

Suborbital
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X-15 | Flight 197

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Aug. 21, 1968, 5:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Flight 197 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1968. Piloted by William H. Dana it reached an altitude of 81.4 km.

Suborbital
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Atlas Burner 2 | UVR

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 16, 1968, 8:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Rideshare mission with thirteen payloads .

Low Earth Orbit
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