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Overview
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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 
1966		 Pre-
vious		 Last
Ten
Total + +
. . . .
Civilian + +
Military + +


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

For whom these space-
crafts were launched?

. Year
1966		 Pre-
vious		 Last 
Ten
Russian + +
American + +
Amateur + +
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This graph shows that half of the spacecrafts launched during  were sponsored by Russia and United States or were built by amateur and student.
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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). 
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Missions
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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  %
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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. %
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Total %
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Spacecraft Categories

To which categories are
related these spacecrafts?

. Year
1966		 Pre-
vious		 Laet
Ten
Civilian: . . .
• Exploration + +
• Applications + +
• R & D + +
. . . .
Military: . . .
• Applications + +
• Services + +
• R & D + +
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This graph shows that three-quarter of the spacecrafts launched in were of civilian nature.
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Launch
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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
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How many rockets were launched compared to previous years?
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. 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.”
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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."
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This graph shows that 40% of all spacecrafts launched during 196 were made by Russian rockets.
© Claude Lafleur, Spacecraft Encyclopedia, 2010
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Launcher Ranking (1957-1966)

 
Rank Launcher
(in use)		 Success Failure Total % Success Payload
Carried		 Per Cent 
Pld Car.		 First-Last
Launch
1 Saturn 9 0 9 100% 12 1.4% 1964-1966
2 Diamant 2 0 2 100% 2 0,2% 1965-1966
3 Delta 40 3 43 93.0% 43 5.2% 1960-1966
4 Titan 22 3 25 88.0% 51 6.1% 1964-1966
5 R-36 6 1 7 85.7% 7 0.8% 1965-1966
6 Thor 145 26 171 84.8% 234 26.1% 1958-1966
7 Atlas 94 22 116 81.0% 168 20.2% 1958-1966
8 Scout 30 8 38 78.9% 40 4.8% 1960-1966
9 C / Kosmos 7 2 9 77.8% 29 3.5% 1964-1966
10 A / Semiorka 118 38 156 75.6% 158 19.0% 1957-1966
11 D / Proton 3 1 4 75.0% 4 0.5% 1965-1966
12 B / Kosmos 32 12 44 72.7% 45 5.4% 1961-1966
13 Lambda 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0.2 1966
-- Former* 14 24 38 36.8% 38 4.6% 1957-1961
Total 522 145 664 78.6% 833 100%
* Former = launchers no more in use (Vanguard, NOTS and Jupiter).
1966 Launcher and Payload Scoreboard
Soviet Launches American Launches
Launcher S/F Payload Mass orbited
38 A / 'Vostok' S Kosmos 104 / Zenit-2 4,700 kg
S Kosmos 105 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Luna 9 1,580 kg
S Kosmos 107 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Kosmos 109 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
S Kosmos 110/Voskhod 5,700 kg
F* Kosmos 111 / E-6S 6,541 kg
S Kosmos 112 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Kosmos 113 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
F Molniya (1,600 kg)
S Luna 10 1,597 kg
S Kosmos 114 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
S Kosmos 115 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Molniya 1-3 4,600 kg
S Kosmos 117 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Kosmos 118 / Meteor 4,730 kg
F Kosmos / Zenit-4 (unknown)
S Kosmos 120 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Kosmos 121 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
S Kosmos 122 / Meteor 4,730 kg
S Kosmos 124 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Kosmos 125 / US-A 3,800 kg
S Kosmos 126 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
S Kosmos 127 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
S Luna 11 1,638 kg
S Kosmos 128 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
F Kosmos / Zenit-2 (4,720 kg)
S Kosmos 129 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Molniya 1-4 1,600 kg
S Kosmos 130 / Zenit-4 6.300 kg
S Luna 12 1,620 kg
S Kosmos 131 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
S Kosmos 132 / Zenit-2 4,720 kg
S Kosmos 133 / Soyuz  6,450 kg
S Kosmos 134 / Zenit-4 6,300 kg
F Kosmos / Soyuz 1 (unknonw)
S Kosmos 136 / Zenit-2 4,700 kg
S Luna 13 1,700 kg
8 B / Kosmos S Kosmos 106 / DS-P1 325 kg
S Kosmos 108 / DS-U1- 255 kg
F Kosmos / DS-K-40 2 (unknown)
S Kosmos 116 / DS-P1- 325 kg
S Kosmos 119 / DS-U2- 250 kg
S Kosmos 123 / DS-P1- 325 kg
S Kosmos 135 / DS-U2- 355 kg
S Kosmos 137 / DS-U2- 295 kg
5 R-36 S OGCh 02L (1,700 kg*)
S OGCh 03L (1,700 kg*)
? OGCh No. 04L (1,700 kg*)
S OGCh 1,700 kg
S OGCh 1,700 kg
2 D / Proton F Proton (8,300 kg)
S Proton 3 8,300 kg
1 C / Kosmos F Kosmos / Strela (unknown)
.* The first three FOBS tests are sub-orbital flight, so not counted in mass orbited.
 
Other Launches
Launcher S/F Payload Mass orbite
2 Lambda F "Osumi #1" (26 kg)
F "Osumi #2" (26 kg)
1 Diamant S D-1A / Diapason 1 19 kg
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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
33 Atlas S KH-7 24,
Agena Pickaback		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S KH-7 25,
Bluebell 2C,
Bluebell 2S		 2,000 kg
9 kg
4 kg
S GATV 8 / TDA 3 3,175 kg
S KH-7 26,
Agena Pickaback		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S A-302 / SPP 28, 
OV 1-4, 
OV 1-5		 unknown
88 kg
114 kg
S Surveyor Model 3 784 kg
S OAO 1 1,774 kg
S KH-7 27 2,000 kg
S KH-7 28,
Hitchhiker 11		 2,000 kg
60 kg
F GATV 9 / TDA 5 (3,248 kg)
S Surveyor 1 269 kg
S ATDA / TDA 4 794 kg
S KH-7 29,
Agena Pickaback		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S OGO 3 / EOGO 3 634 kg
F Midas 10 ,
Secor 6 / EGRS 6, 
ERS 16 / ORS 2		 2,000 kg
17 kg
15 kg
S KH-7 30 2,200 kg
S OV 1-8, 
OV 1-7, 
OV 1-subsat		 unknown
10 kg
unknown
S GATV 10 / TDA 1A 1,175 kg
S Lunar Orbiter 1 386 kg
S KH-7 31,
Hitchhiker 12		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S Midas 11, 
Secor 7 / EGRS 7,
ERS 15 / ORS 1		 2,000 kg
17 kg
5 kg
S GATV 11 / TDA 6 3,175 kg
S KH-7 32,
Hitchhiker 13		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S Surveyor 2 272 kg
S Midas 12,
Secor 8 / EGRS 8		 2,000 kg
17 kg
S KH-7 33,
SGLS 1		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S Surveyor Model 4 951 kg
S KH-7 34,
Agena Pickaback		 2,000 kg
60 kg
S Lunar Orbiter 2 390 kg
S GATV 12 / TDA 7 3,175 kg
S KH-7 35 2,000 kg
S ATS 1 352 kg
S OV 1-9, 
OV 1-10		 230 kg
130 kg
16 Thor S P-35-14 / DAPP 14 130 kg
S Discoverer 100 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S Ferret 9 1,500 kg
S Discoverer 101 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S P-35-15 / DAPP 15 130 kg
S Discoverer 102 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
F Discoverer 103 / KH-4A (1,500 kg)
S Nimbus 3 414 kg
S Discoverer 104 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S Discoverer 105 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S Pageos A 55 kg
S Discoverer 106 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S P-35-16 125 kg
S Discoverer 107 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S Discoverer 108 / KH-4A 1,500 kg
S Ferret 10 1,500 kg
11 Titan S Gemini VIII 3,788 kg
S Gemini IX-A 3,668 kg
S GGTS 1,
IDSCP 1-1,
IDSCP 1-2,
IDSCP 1-3,
IDSCP 1-4,
IDSCP 1-5,
IDSCP 1-6,
IDSCP 1-7		 47 kg
45 kg
45 kg
45 kg
45 kg
45 kg
45 kg
45 kg
S Gemini X 3.763 kg
S KH-8 1 GAMBIT 2,000 kg
F IDCSP 8,
IDCSP 9,
IDCSP 10,
IDCSP 11,
IDCSP 12,
IDCSP 13,
IDCSP 14,
IDCSP 15		 (45 kg)
(45 kg)
(45 kg)
(45 kg)
(45 kg)
(45 kg)
(45 kg)
(45 kg)
S Gemini XI 3,798 kg
S KH-8 2 GAMBIT 2,000 kg
S OV 4-3,
MOL / Gemini B,
OV 4-1R,
OV 4-6S,
OV 4-1T		 9,680 kg
1,800 kg
unknown
202 kg
109 kg
S Gemini XII 3,763 kg
S KH-8 3 GAMBIT 2,000 kg
8 Delta S ESSA 1 138 kg
S ESSA-2 132 kg
S Explorer 32 225 kg
S Explorer 33 93 kg
S Pioneer 7 63 kg
S ESSA 3 145 kg
S Intelsat 2A 140 kg
S Biosatellite 1 425 kg
8 Scout S Transit 11 50 kg
S Transit 12 50 kg
S OV 3-1 69 kg
S Transit 13 50 kg
S OV 3-4 79 kg
S OV 3-3 75 kg
S Transit 14 58 kg
S OV 3-2 82 kg
3 Saturn S Apollo AS-201 (20,820 kg*)
S Apollo 2 / AS-203 26,500 kg
S Apollo AS-202 25,809 kg
* Apollo AS-201 was a sub-orital mission, thus not counted as mass orbite
1966 Summary:
48 launch successes in 54 tries (85% success)
175  tons orbited		 75 launch successes in 79 tries (95% success)
154 tons orbited
1957-1966 Summary:
116 launch successes in 220 tries (76% success)
535 tons orbited		 354 launch successes in 440 tries (81% success)
515 tons orbited
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© Claude Lafleur, 2004-10 Mes sites web: claudelafleur.qc.ca