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Molniya 8K78 | Venera 2c

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 12, 1962, 12:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The payload for this mission was a 2MV probe designed to flyby Venus.

Venus flyby
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Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 6

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 1, 1962, 8:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Venera 2b

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 1, 1962, 2:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The payload for this mission was a 2MV probe designed to land on Venus.

Heliocentric N/A
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Scout X-3A | Reentry-2

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Aug. 31, 1962, 4:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test of experimental heatshield material performance under heating loads near those of a lunar reentry.

Suborbital
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Thor Agena D | KH-4 11 & RM 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 29, 1962, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 11 also carried the RM 3 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas Agena B | Mariner 2

United States Air Force | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 27, 1962, 6:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.

Venus flyby
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Molniya 8K78 | Venera 2a

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 25, 1962, 2:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The payload for this mission was a 2MV probe designed to land on Venus.

Heliocentric N/A
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Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F2

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 23, 1962, 11:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DSAP-1 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 1) satellites series, also known as P-35, was the first series of military meteorologal satellites of the USA.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 18

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 18, 1962, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok-K | Vostok 4

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 12, 1962, 8:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Vostok 4 was launched a day after Vostok 3 and it carried cosmonaut Pavel Popovich to orbit. While the mission is considered a success it had several issues, a malfunction in the life-support systems caused the cabin temp drop to 10C but Popovich continued the mission, the big issue came when he mentioned seeing thunderstorms. He saw actual thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico but mission control thought Popovich had said a codeword for early mission ending and the mission was cut a day short. He completed 48 orbits and the mission lasted 2 days, 22 hours & 56 minutes.

Low Earth Orbit
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