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1964 in Review

1966 in Review

Overview

Spacecraft Launched

How many spacecrafts
were launched?

In 196, spacecrafts were launched, more than the previous year, and more than the last ten years average.

. Year
1965 Pre-
vious Last
Ten

Total + +

. . . .

Civilian + +

Military + +

This graph shows that only 78 spacecrafts were launched In 196, compared to 129 in 196.
..

Spacecraft's Nationality

For whom these space-
crafts were launched?

.	Year 1965	Pre- vious	Last Ten
Russian		+	+
American		+	+
Amateur		+	+

....

This graph shows that half of the spacecrafts launched during were sponsored by Russia and United States or were built by amateur and student.
..

Failures

How many failure had
occured during the year?

•	x launches failed
•	y satellites were lost

In 196, rockets failed, a (with a satellite) and an (with satellites onboard).

Missions

Civilian Spacecrafts

For what purpose civilian spacecrafts were launched?

.	Number	Percent
Exploration:	.	.
• Piloted Flight		%
• Sciences		%
• Biology	0	0
• Planetary		%
• Astronomy		%
Applications:	.	.
•Communications		%
• Meteorology		%
R & D:	.	.
• Amateur		%
• Technology		%
.	.	.
Total		%

Military Satellites

For what purpose military satellites were launched?

.	Number	Percent
Applications:	.	.
• Surveillance		%
• Early Warning		%
• Electronic Int.		%
• Nuclear Mon.	0	0
• Ocean Survey		%
Services:	.	.
•Communications		%
• Navigation		%
• Radar Calib.	0	0
• Meteorology		%
R & D:	.	.
• Antisatellite	0	0
• Sci. & Tech.		%
.	.	.
Total		%

Spacecraft Categories

To which categories are
related these spacecrafts?

.	Year 1965	Pre- vious	Laet Ten
Civilian:	.	.	.
• Exploration		+	+
• Applications		+	+
• R & D		+	+
.	.	.	.
Military:	.	.	.
• Applications		+	+
• Services		+	+
• R & D		+	+

This graph shows that three-quarter of the spacecrafts launched in were of civilian nature.

Launch

Rockets Launched

How many rockets
were launched?

.	Number	Percent
Russian		%
American		%
.	.	.
Total		100%

This graph shows that only rockets were launched In 196, compared to in 196.

Launch Evolution

. How many rockets were launched compared to previous years? .

.	Num- ber	Pre- vious	Last Ten
Russian		+	+
American		+	+
.	.	.	.
Total		+	+

Explanation: “In 196, Russia launched rockets, more than the previous year, and more than the last ten years average.” .

Satellite launched by

Which countries laun-
ched these spacecrafts?

.	Number	Percent
Russia		%
U.S.A.		%
.	.	.
Total		100%

Explanation: “In 196, Russia launched of the spacecrafts, or 4%, launched that year." .

This graph shows that 40% of all spacecrafts launched during 196 were made by Russian rockets.

Launcher Ranking (1957-1965)

Rank	Launcher (in use)	Success	Failure	Total	% Success	Payload Carried	Per Cent Pld Car.	First-Last Launch
1	Saturn	6	0	6	100%	9	1.4%	1964-1965
2	D / Proton	2	0	2	100%	2	0.3%	1965
3	Diamant	1	0	1	100%	1	0.2%	1965
4	Delta	32	3	35	91.4%	35	5.3%	1960-1965
5	C / Kosmos	7	1	8	87.5%	28	4.2%	1964-1965
6	Titan	12	2	14	85.7%	22	3.6%	1964-1965
7	Thor	130	25	155	83.9%	218	33.1%	1958-1965
8	Atlas	63	20	83	75.9%	115	17.3%	1958-1965
9	Scout	22	8	30	73.3%	32	4.9%	1960-1965
10	A / Semiorka	85	33	118	72.0%	120	18.2%	1957-1965
11	B / Kosmos	25	11	36	69.4%	37	5.6%	1961-1965
12	R-36	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0.3%	1965
--	Former*	14	24	38	36.8%	38	5.8%	1957-1961
Total		289	112	401	72.1%	479	100%

* Former = launchers no more in use (Vanguard, NOTS and Jupiter).

1965 Launcher and Payload Scoreboard

Soviet Launches

American Launches

	Launcher	S/F	Payload	Mass orbited
35	A / 'Vostok'	S	Kosmos 52 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		S	Kosmos 57 / Voskhod	5,682 kg
		S	Kosmos 58 / Meteor	4,730 kg
		S	Kosmos 59 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		F*	Kosmos 60 / Luna	1,470 kg
		S	Voskhod 2	5,682 kg
		S	Kosmos 64 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		F	Luna	(1,470 kg)
		S	Kosmos 65 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Molniya 1-1	1,600 kg
		S	Kosmos 66 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		S	Luna 5	1,474 kg
		S	Kosmos 67 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Luna 6	1,440 kg
		S	Kosmos 68 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		S	Kosmos 69 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		F	Kosmos / Zenit-2	(4,720 kg)
		S	Zond 3	959 kg
		S	Kosmos 77 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Kosmos 78 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		S	Kosmos 79 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Kosmos 85 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Kosmos 91 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Luna 7	1,504 kg
		S	Molniya 1-2	1,600 kg
		S	Kosmos 92 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Kosmos 94 / Zenit-4	6,300 kg
		S	Venera 2	962 kg
		S	Venera 3	958 kg
		F*	Kosmos 96 (Venera)	960 kg
		S	Kosmos 98 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		S	Luna 8	1,550 kg
		S	Kosmos 99 / Zenit-2	4,720 kg
		S	Kosmos 100	4,720 kg
		S	Kosmos 102 / US-A	3,800 kg
10	B / Kosmos	S	Kosmos 53 / DS-A1	310 kg
		F	Kosmos / DS-P1-Yu	(unknown)
		F	Kosmos / DS-A1	(unknown)
		S	Kosmos 70 / DS-A1	250 kg
		S	Kosmos 76 / DS-P1-	325 kg
		S	Kosmos 93 / DS-U2-V	305 kg
		S	Kosmos 95 / DS-U2-V	325 kg
		S	Kosmos 97 / DS-U2-M	267 kg
		S	Kosmos 101 / DS-P1-	325 kg
		F	Kosmos / DS-K-40	(unknown)
6	C / Kosmos	S	Kosmos 54 / Strela, Kosmos 55 / Strela, Kosmos 56 / Strela	50 kg 50 kg 50 kg
		S	Kosmos 61 / Strela, Kosmos 62 / Strela, Kosmos 63 / Strela	50 kg 50 kg 50 kg
		S	Kosmos 71 / Strela, Kosmos 72 / Strela, Kosmos 73 / Strela, Kosmos 74 / Strela, Kosmos 75 / Strela	50 kg 50 kg 50 kg 50 kg 50 kg
		S	Kosmos 80 / Strela, Kosmos 81 / Strela, Kosmos 82 / Strela, Kosmos 83 / Strela, Kosmos 84 / Strela	50 kg 50 kg 50 kg 50 kg 50 kg
		S	Kosmos 86 / Strela Kosmos 87 / Strela- Kosmos 88 / Strela Kosmos 89 / Strela- Kosmos 90 / Strela	50 kg 50 kg 50 kg 50 kg 50 kg
		S	Kosmos 103 / Strela	875 kg
2	D / Proton	S	Proton 1	8,300 kg
		S	Proton 2	8,300 kg
2	R-36	F	FOBS 0	(1,700 kg)
		S	FOBS test	(1,700 kg.)

* This FOBS test is sub-orbital flight, not counted in mass orbited.

Other Launches

	Launcher	S/F	Payload	Mass orbited
1	Diamant	S	A-1 / Asterix	42 kg

Keys:

F = launch failure
F* = the rocket failed but its had placed its payload into (low) Earth orbit.
S = launch success
brakets () = mass not counted

	Launcher	S/F	Payload	Mass orbited
25	Thor	S	Discoverer 87	1,500 kg
		S	P-35-10 / DAPP 10	150 kg
		S	Discoverer 88	1,500 kg
		S	GRAB 6 / Solrad 6B, GGSE 2, GGSE 3, Solrad 7B / EGRS 3, Secor 3 / EGRS 3, OSCAR III, Surcal 4, Dodecapole I	40 kg 4 kg 4 kg 47 kg 18 kg 14 kg 5 kg 4 kg
		S	Transit O-3, Secor 2	60 kg 18 kg
		S	P-35-11 / DAPP 11	130 kg
		S	Discoverer 89 / KH-4A	1,500 kg
		S	Discoverer 90 / KH-4	1,500 kg
		S	Discoverer 91 / KH-4A	1,500 kg
		S	P-35-12 / DAPP 12	130 kg
		S	Discoverer 92 / KH-4A	1,500 kg
		S	Transit O-4 / NNS O-4	61 kg
		S	Ferret 8	1,500 kg
		S	Discoverer 93 / KH-4A	1,500 kg
		S	Surcal / Porcupine 2, Surcal / Dodecapole 2, Surcal / Tempsat 1, Transit-O 5 / NNS O-5, Spasur Rod 1, Calsphere 4, Surcal 5, Surcal	4 kg 4 kg 9 kg 61 kg kg 2 kg kg kg
		S	Discoverer 94	1,500 kg
		F	Starad 2	(1,150 kg)
		S	P-35-13 / DAPP 13	130 kg
		S	Discoverer 95	1,500 kg
		S	Discoverer 96	1,500 kg
		S	OGO-2 / POGO-2	507 kg
		S	Discoverer 97	1,500 kg
		S	Alouette 2, Explorer 31	145 kg 99 kg
		S	Discoverer 98	1,500 kg
		S	Discoverer 99	1,500 kg
19	Atlas	F	MTV 1, OV1-1	(85 kg) (unknown)
		S	KH-7 15	2,000 kg
		S	Ranger 8	366 kg
		F	Atlas-Centaur 5 (SD-1)	(951 kg)
		S	KH-7 16	2,000 kg
		S	Ranger 9	366 kg
		S	SNAP 10A, Secor 4 / EGRS 4	440 kg 40 kg
		S	KH-7 17, Hitchhiker 8	2,000 kg 60 kg
		S	KH-7 18	2,000 kg
		F	OV 1-3	(unknown)
		S	KH-7 19, Hitchhiker 9	2,000 kg 60 kg
		F	KH-7 20	(2,000 kg)
		S	Vela Hotel 5 / Vela 3A, Vela Hotel 6 / Vela 3B, ERS 17 / ORS 3	235 kg 235 kg 5 kg
		S	KH-7 21, Hitchhiker 10,	2,000 kg 60 kg
		S	Surveyor SD-2 (AC-6)	950 kg
		S	KH-7 22	2,000 kg
		S	OV 1-2, OV1 Dummy	88 kg unknown
		F	GATV 6	(3,261 kg)
		S	KH-7 23, Agena Pickaback	2,000 kg 60 kg
11	Titan	S	Gemini 2	3,225 kg
		S	Transtage 3, LES 1	1,950 kg 31 kg
		S	Gemini 3	3,605 kg
		S	Transtage 6, LES 2, LCS 1	1,950 kg 37 kg 34 kg
		S	Gemini 4	3,574 kg
		S	Transtage 7	9,894 kg
		S	Gemini 5, REP	3,605 kg 34.5 kg
		F*	LCS 2 (Transtage 4), OV 2-1	1,950 kg 170 kg
		S	Gemini 7	3,663 kg
		S	Gemini VI-A	3,546 kg
		S	OV 2-3 (Transtage 8), LES 3, OSCAR IV, LES 4	193 kg 16 kg 15 kg 52 kg
8	Delta	S	Tiros 9	138 kg
		S	OSO 2	247 kg
		S	Intelsat 1	39 kg
		S	Explorer 28	58 kg
		S	Tiros 10	127 kg
		F	OSO 3	(280 kg)
		S	Explorer 29	175 kg
		S	Pioneer 6	63 kg
5	Scout	S	Explorer 27	60 kg
		S	Secord 5V, EGRS 5	24 kg kg
		S	Explorer 30	57 kg
		S	FR 1	60 kg
		S	Transit 10	60 kg
3	Saturn	S	Apollo BP-16, Pegasus 1	1,450 kg 10,400 kg
		S	Pegasus 2, Apollo BP-26	10,464 kg 1,450 kg
		S	Pegasus 3, Apollo BP 9A	10,500 kg 1,450 kg

1965 Summary:

47 launch successes in 55 tries (86% success)
156 tons orbited

63 launch successes in 71 tries (89% success)
114 tons orbited

1957-1965 Summary:

120 launch successes in 166 tries (72% success)
360 tons orbited

279 launch successes in 361 tries (77% success)
361 tons orbited