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Table of the 180 Spacecrafts Launched in 1965
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# Spacecraf Sponsor Launch Date Mission Type Categories
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1) Kosmos 52 / Zenit-2 26 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 11 Jan 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
2) Discoverer 87 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 15 Jan 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
3) P-35-10 / DAPP 10 U.S. Department
of Defense		 19 Jan 65 M Meteorology USA,
4) Gemini 2 NASA 19 Jan 65 C Piloted Spaceship Test USA,
5) MTV 1 U.S. Air Force 21 Jan 65 M Science & Technology USA, Fail,
6) OV1-1 U.S. Air Force 21 Jan 65 M Science & Technology USA, Fail,
7) Tiros 9 NASA 22 Jan 65 C Meteorology USA, Fail,
8) Improve Samos 15 / KH-7 15 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 23 Jan 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
9) Kosmos 53 / DS-A1 5 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 30 Jan 65 M Science & Technology
(Cosmic rays & radiation monitoring)		 USSR,
10) OSO 2 NASA 3 Feb 65 C Solar Observatory USA,
11) Transtage 3 U.S. Air Force 11 Feb 65 M Science & Technology
(Launch vehicle test)		 USA,
12) LES 1 U.S. Lincoln Laboratory 11 Feb 65 M Communications
(Experimental comsat)		 USA,
13) Kosmos / DS-P1-Yu 2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 12 Feb 65 M Science & Technology
(Technology R&D)		 USSR, Fail,
14) Pegasus 1 NASA 16 Feb 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Meteoroids detection)		 USA,
15) Apollo BP-16 (SA-8) NASA 16 Feb 65 C Technology
(Spaceship R&D)		 USA,
16) Ranger 8 NASA 17 Feb 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USA,
17) Kosmos / DS-A1 6 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 20 Feb 65 M Science & Technology
(Cosmic rays & radiations monitoring)		 USSR, Fail,
18) Kosmos 54 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Feb 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
19) Kosmos 55 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Feb 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
20) Kosmos 56 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Feb 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
21) Kosmos 57 / Voskhod 3KD 1 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 22 Feb 65 C Piloted Spaceship Test
(Voskhod 2 validation)		 USSR, Fail,
22) Discoverer 88 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 25 Feb 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
23) Kosmos 58 Soviet Union 26 Feb 65 C Meteorology
(Probable weather satellite)		 USSR,
24) AC-5 / Atlas-Centaur 5 (SD-1) NASA 2 Mar 65 C Technology
(Launch vehicle test)		 USA, Fail,
25) FOBS 0 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 5 Mar 65 M Fractional Orbital
Bombardment System		 USSR, Fail,
26) Kosmos 59 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 7 Mar 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
27) GRAB 6 / Solrad 6B U.S. NRL 9 Mar 65 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
28) GGSE 2 U.S. Navy 9 Mar 65 M Science & Technology
(Gravity gradient stabilization test)		 USA,
29) GGSE 3 U.S. Navy 9 Mar 65 M Science & Technology
(Gravity gradient stabilization test)		 USA,
30) Solrad 7B / EGRS 3 U.S. Navy 9 Mar 65 M Electronic Intelligence
(Solar radiation monitoring)		 USA,
31) Secor 3 / EGRS 3 U.S. Army 9 Mar 65 M Science & Technology
(Geodesy)		 USA,
32) OSCAR III Amateurs 9 Mar 65 C Radio-Amateur Amateurs,
33) Surcal 4 U.S. Navy 9 Mar 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
34) Dodecapole I / Porcupine 1 U.S. Navy 9 Mar 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
35) Transit O-3 / NNS O-3 U.S. Navy 11 Mar 65 M Navigation USA,
36) Secor 2 U.S. Navy 11 Mar 65 M Science & Technology
(Geodesy)		 USA,
37) Kosmos 60 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 12 Mar 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USSR, Fail,
38) Improve Samos 16 / KH-7 16 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 12 Mar 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
39) Kosmos 61 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 Mar 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
40) Kosmos 62 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 Mar 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
41) Kosmos 63 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 Mar 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
42) P-35-11 / DAPP 11 U.S. Department
of Defense		 18 Mar 65 M Meteorology USA,
43) Voskhod 2 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 18 Mar 65 C Piloted Spaceship USSR,
44) Ranger 9 NASA 21 Mar 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USA,
45) Gemini 3 / Gemini III NASA 23 Mar 65 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
46) Kosmos 64 / Zenit-2 17 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Mar 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
47) Discoverer 89 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 25 Mar 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
48) SNAP 10A U.S. Army /AEC 3 Apr 65 M Science & Technology
(Ion engine test)		 USA,
49) Secor 4 / EGRS 4 U.S. Army/ACE 3 Apr 65 M Science & Technology
(Geodesy)		 USA, Fail,
50) Intelsat 1 / Early Bird Intelsat 6 Apr 65 C Communications
(1st international comsat, 1st Intelsat satellite)		 Commer, Geo,
51) Luna Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 10 Apr 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USSR, Fail,
52) Kosmos 65 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 17 Apr 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
53) Molniya 1-1 Soviet Union 23 Apr 65 C Communications
(1st announced Molniay comsat)		 USSR,
54) Improve Samos 17 / KH-7 17 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 28 Apr 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
55) Hitchhiker 8 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 28 Apr 65 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
56) Explorer 27 / BE-C NASA 29 Apr 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Ionospheric research and geodetic data)		 USA,
57) Discoverer 90 / KH-4 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 29 Apr 65 M Photo Surveillance USA, Fail,
58) Transtage 6 U.S. Air Force 6 May 65 M Science & Technology
(Launch vehicle test)		 USA,
59) LES 2 U.S. Lincoln Laboratory 6 May 65 M 18 Sep 65
(Experimental)		 USA,
60) LCS 1 U.S. Air Force 6 May 65 M Science & Technology USA,
61) Kosmos 66 / Zenit-2 27 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 7 May 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR, Fail,
62) Luna 5 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 9 May 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USSR, Fail,
63) Discoverer 91 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 18 May 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
64) P-35-12 / DAPP 12 U.S. Department
of Defense		 20 May 65 M Meteorology USA,
65) Pegasus 2 NASA 25 May 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Meteoroids detection)		 USA,
66) Apollo BP-26 NASA 25 May 65 C Technology
(Spaceship R&D)		 USA,
67) Kosmos 67 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 May 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
68) Improve Samos 18 / KH-7 18 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 27 May 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
69) OV 1-3 U.S. Air Force 28 May 65 M Science & Technology USA, Fail,
70) Explorer 28 / IMP 3 NASA 29 May 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Magnetic field, radiation data)		 USA,
71) Gemini 4 NASA 3 Jun 65 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
72) Luna 6 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 8 Jun 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USSR, Fail,
73) Discoverer 92 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 9 Jun 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
74) Kosmos 68 / Zenit-2 29 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 15 Jun 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
75) Transtage 7 U.S. Air Force 18 Jun 65 M Science & Technology
(Launch vehicle test)		 USA,
76) Transit O-4 / NNS O-4 U.S. Navy 24 Jun 65 M Navigation USA,
77) Kosmos 69 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Jun 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
78) Improve Samos 19 / KH-7 19 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 25 Jun 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
79) Hitchhiker 9 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 25 Jun 65 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
80) Kosmos 70 / DS-A1 7 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 2 Jul 65 M Science & Technology
(Cosmic rays & radiations monitoring)		 USSR,
81) Tiros 10 NASA 2 Jul 65 C Meteorology USA,
82) Improve Samos 20 / KH-7 20 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 12 Jul 65 M Photo Surveillance USA, Fail,
83) Kosmos / Zenit-2 28 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 13 Jul 65 M Photo Surveillance
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR, Fail,
84) Kosmos 71 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Jul 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
85) Kosmos 72 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Jul 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
86) Kosmos 73 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Jul 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
87) Kosmos 74 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Jul 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
88) Kosmos 75 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Jul 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
89) Proton 1 Soviet Union 16 Jul 65 C Astronomy
(1st launch of the Proton launcher)		 USSR,
90) Ferret 8 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 17 Jul 65 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
91) Zond 3 Soviet Union  sKorolev's OKB-1) 18 Jul 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon & R&D)		 USSR,
92) Discoverer 93 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 19 Jul 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
93) Vela Hotel 5 / Vela 3A U.S. Department
of Defense		 20 Jul 65 M Nuclear Test  Monitoring USA,
94) Vela Hotel 6 / Vela 3B U.S. Department
of Defense		 20 Jul 65 M Nuclear Test Monitoring USA,
95) ERS 17 / ORS 3 U.S. Air Force 20 Jul 65 M Science & Technology
(Radiation data)		 USA,
96) Kosmos 76 / DS-P1-Yu 3 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 23 Jul 65 M Science & Technology
(Technologys R&D)		 USSR,
97) Pegasus 3 NASA 30 Jul 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Meteoroids detection)		 USA,
98) Apollo BP 9A (SA-10) NASA 30 Jul 65 C Technology
(Spaceship R&D)		 USA,
99) Kosmos 77 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Aug 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
100) Improve Samos 21 / KH-7 21 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 3 Aug 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
101) Hitchhiker 10 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 3 Aug 65 M Electronic Intelligence
(Radar monitoring)		 USA,
102) SEV NASA 10 Aug 65 C Technology
(Geodesy)		 USA,
103) Secord 5 / EGRS 5 U.S. Army 10 Aug 65 M Science & Technology
(Geodesy)		 USA,
104) Surveyor SD-2 (AC-6) NASA 11 Aug 65 C Technology
(Launch vehicle test)		 USA,
105) Surcal / Porcupine 2 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA, Fail,
106) Surcal / Dodecapole 2 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
107) Surcal / Tempsat 1 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
108) Transit-O 5 / NNS O-5 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Navigation USA,
109) Spasur Rod 1 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
110) Calsphere 4 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
111) Surcal 5 U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
112) Surcal U.S. Navy 13 Aug 65 M Radar Calibration USA,
113) Kosmos 78 / Zenit-2 30 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 14 Aug 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
114) Discoverer 94 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 17 Aug 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
115) Gemini 5 NASA 21 Aug 65 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
116) REP NASA 21 Aug 65 C Technology
(Rendezvous target)		 USA,
117) Kosmos 79 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 25 Aug 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
118) OSO 3 NASA 25 Aug 65 C Solar Observatory USA, Fail,
119) Starad 2 U.S. Air Force 2 Sep 65 M Science & Technology
(Artificial radiation data)		 USA, Fail,
120) Kosmos 80 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
121) Kosmos 81 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
122) Kosmos 82 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
123) Kosmos 83 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
124) Kosmos 84 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 3 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
125) Kosmos 85 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 9 Sep 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
126) P-35-13 / DAPP 13 U.S. Department
of Defense		 10 Sep 65 M Meteorology USA,
127) Kosmos 86 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 18 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
128) Kosmos 87 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 18 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
129) Kosmos 88 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 18 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
130) Kosmos 89 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 18 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
131) Kosmos 90 / Strela-1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 18 Sep 65 M Communications
(Store/dump comsat)		 USSR,
132) Discoverer 95 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 22 Sep 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
133) Kosmos 91 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 23 Sep 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
134) Improve Samos 22 / KH-7 22 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 30 Sep 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
135) Luna 7 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 4 Oct 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USSR, Fail,
136) OV 1-2 U.S. Air Force 5 Oct 65 M Science & Technology
(Radiation data)		 USA,
137) OV1 Dummy U.S. Air Force 5 Oct 65 M Science & Technology USA,
138) Discoverer 96 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 5 Oct 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
139) OGO-2 / POGO-2 NASA 14 Oct 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Upper atmosphere studies)		 USA,
140) Molniya 1-2 Soviet Union 14 Oct 65 C Communications USSR,
141) LCS 2 (Transtage 4) U.S. Air Force 15 Oct 65 M Science & Technology USA, Fail,
142) OV 2-1 U.S. Air Force 15 Oct 65 M Science & Technology USA, Fail,
143) Kosmos 92 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Oct 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
144) Kosmos 93 / DS-U2-V 1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 19 Oct 65 M Science & Technology
(Upper atmosphere studies)		 USSR,
145) GATV 6 NASA 25 Oct 65 C Piloted Program
(Rendezvous target)		 USA, Fail,
146) Kosmos 94 / Zenit-4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Oct 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
147) Discoverer 97 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 28 Oct 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
148) Proton 2 Soviet Union 2 Nov 65 C Astronomy
(High-energy physics)		 USSR,
149) Kosmos 95 / DS-U2-V 2 Soviet Union
Defense
Ministry		 4 Nov 65 M Science & Technology
(Upper atmosphere studies)		 USSR, Fail,
150) Explorer 29 / GEOS 1 NASA 6 Nov 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Global geodetic measurements)		 USA,
151) Improve Samos 23 / KH-7 23 U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 8 Nov 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
152) Agena Pickaback U.S. Air Force 8 Nov 65 M Electronic intelligence? USA,
153) Venera 2 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 12 Nov 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Venus)		 USSR, Fail,
154) Venera 3 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 16 Nov 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Venus)		 USSR, Fail,
155) Explorer 30 / SOLRAD 8  NASA/U.S. Navy 19 Nov 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Solar radiation data)		 USA,
156) Kosmos 96 Soviet Union 23 Nov 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Venus)		 USSR, Fail,
157) Kosmos 97 / DS-U2-M 1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 26 Nov 65 M Science & Technology
(Upper atmosphere studies)		 USSR,
158) A-1 / Asterix France (CNES) (1st) 26 Nov 65 C Technology
(1st French launch, 1st French satellite)		 Europe,
159) Kosmos 98 / Zenit-2 31 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 27 Nov 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
160) Alouette 2 Canada (DRTE) 29 Nov 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Ionospheric research)		 Canada,
161) Explorer 31 / DME-A NASA 29 Nov 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Ionospheric research)		 USA,
162) Luna 8 Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) 3 Dec 65 C Planetary Exploration
(Moon)		 USSR, Fail,
163) Gemini 7 NASA 4 Dec 65 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
164) FR 1 France (CNES) 6 Dec 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Very-low frequency wave propagation studies)		 Europe,
165) Discoverer 98 / KH-A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 9 Dec 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
166) Kosmos 99 / Zenit-2 32 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 10 Dec 65 M Photo Surveillance USSR,
167) Gemini VI-A NASA 15 Dec 65 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
168) FOBS test Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 16 Dec 65 M Fractional Orbital
Bombardment System
(First suborbital test of the FOBS system)		 USSR,
169) Pioneer 6 NASA 16 Dec 65 C Earth/Space Science
(Solar wind & magnetic field measurements)		 USA,
170) Kosmos 100 Soviet Union 17 Dec 65 C Meteorology
(Probable Meteor satellite)		 USSR,
171) Kosmos 101 / DS-P1-Yu 4 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 21 Dec 65 M Science & Technology
(Technology R&D)		 USSR,
172) OV 2-3 (Transtage 8) U.S. Air Force 21 Dec 65 M Science & Technology
(Launch vehicle test)		 USA, Fail,
173) LES 3 U.S. Lincoln Laboratory 21 Dec 65 M 18 Sep 65
(Experimental)		 USA,
174) OSCAR IV Amateurs 21 Dec 65 C Radio-Amateur Amateurs,
175) LES 4 U.S. Lincoln Laboratory 21 Dec 65 M Communications
(Experimental comsat)		 USA,
176) Transit 10 / NNS O-6 U.S. Navy 22 Dec 65 M Navigation USA,
177) Discoverer 99 / KH-4A U.S. National Re-
Connaissance Office		 24 Dec 65 M Photo Surveillance USA,
178) Kosmos 102 / US-A Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Dec 65 M Ocean Surveillance (1st) USSR,
179) Kosmos / DS-K-40 1 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Dec 65 M Science & Technology
(Technology R&D)		 USSR, Fail,
180) Kosmos 103 / Strela-2 Soviet Union
Defense Ministry		 28 Dec 65 M Communications
(1st Strela-2 comsat, possible test flight)		 USSR,
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