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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1 3

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 6, 1963, 6:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1 series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 31, 1963, midnight
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.

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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-1

Vought | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 30, 1963, 4:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radio astronomy mission

Suborbital
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Thor Delta B | Syncom 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 26, 1963, 2:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Syncom 2 was the first geosynchronous satellite. Although the period was 24 hours and the spacecraft remained at a nearly constant longitude, the orbit was inclined at 33 degrees so it was not truly geostationary but moved in an elongated figure eight pattern 33 degrees north and south of the equator.

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X-15 | Flight 90

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
July 19, 1963, 6:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. It was the first of two X-15 missions that passed the 100-km high Kármán line.

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Atlas Agena B | Midas 9

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 19, 1963, 3:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Thor Agena D | KH-4 23

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 19, 1963, midnight
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.

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Atlas Agena D | KH-7 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 12, 1963, 8:45 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 B | P-698BK Group 1-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 29, 1963, 10:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite using a tube-type F1 receiver with S-band horn antennas.

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Scout X-4 | GRS

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
June 28, 1963, 9:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) was a geophysics experiment test built by the Cambridge Research Lab (CRL). Data was obtained for 13 orbits, after which time the satellite ceased working due to a failure in the primary power supply.

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