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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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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-9

Vought | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 9, 1965, 6:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mission to study the magnetosphere

Suborbital
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Thor Delta D | Early Bird

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 6, 1965, 11:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | SNAPSHOT-1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 3, 1965, 9:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental satellite equipped with a nuclear power system and a cesium ion engine.

Polar Orbit
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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-4

Vought | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 30, 1965, 4:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mission to study the magnetosphere

Suborbital
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 18

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 25, 1965, 9:11 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 26

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 25, 1965, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan II GLV | Gemini III

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 23, 1965, 2:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission of the Gemini program. Mission Command Pilot Gus Grissom and PilotJohn Young flew 3 orbits in a flight that was the last one to be operated from the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. The mission was considered a success and was the first flight to perform an orbital maneuver. Gemini 3 fired its engines for 1 minute and 14 seconds changing its orbit. The mission lasted 4 hours and 52 minutes.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas Agena B | Ranger 9

United States Air Force | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 21, 1965, 9:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface after transmitting 5,814 photographs.

Lunar Impactor
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