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Scout B | OV3-2

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 28, 1966, 11:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OV3 (Orbiting Vehicle 3) series were experimental satellites based on an octagonal bus structure. These were the only in the OV series launched on dedicated launchers.

Polar Orbit
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Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 26, 1966, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Atlas Centaur D | Surveyor Model 3

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 26, 1966, 11:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Dummy payload

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Luna-12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 22, 1966, 8:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar probe designed to orbit the Moon

Lunar Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 23

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 20, 1966, 8:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 4

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 20, 1966, 7:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 42

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 14, 1966, 12:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 33

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 12, 1966, 7:15 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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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | RTS-1 3

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 5, 1966, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The RTS-1 (Research Test Series 1), also known as MIDAS-RTS-1 or AFP-461, was an extension to the MIDAS program of early warning satellites.

Polar Orbit
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Thor Delta E | ESSA 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 2, 1966, 10:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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