1965 in spaceflight

For launches in the first quarter of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), for launches in the second quarter, see 1965 in spaceflight (April–June), for the third quarter see 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and for the fourth quarter see 1965 in spaceflight (October–December).

Orbital launches
Launch of a Delta D rocket carrying the first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, Intelsat I F1
First	11 January
Last	28 December
Total	124
Successes	108
Failures	15
Partial failures	1
Catalogued	112
National firsts
Satellite	France
Orbital Launch	France
Rockets
Maiden Flights	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D Delta E Diamant-A Kosmos-2M Scout A Scout B Soyuz/Vostok 11A510 Thor LV-2D Burner-1 Thor LV-2D MG-18 Titan IIIC UR-500 (Proton)
Retirements	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C Delta D Kosmos-1 Molniya 8K78 Molniya-L 8K78L Saturn I Scout X-4 Thor DSV-2A Ablestar Thor LV-2D MG-18 Thor SLV-2 Agena-B Titan IIIA
Manned flights
Orbital	6
Total travellers	13

1 Deep Space Rendezvous
2 EVAs
3 Orbital launch summary
4 References
- 4.1 Footnotes

← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec →

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
20 February	Ranger 8	Lunar impact	Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis at 09:57:37, returned 7,137 images
24 March	Ranger 9	Lunar impact	Impacted Alphonsus Crater at 14:08:20, returned 5,814 images
12 May	Luna 5	Lunar impact	Failed lander, impacted at 19:10
11 June	Luna 6	Lunar flyby	Failed lander, closest approach: 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi)
15 July	Mariner 4	Flyby of Mars	Returned 21 images
20 July	Zond 3	Lunar flyby	Returned 25 images
6 August	Zond 4	Flyby of Mars	Communications system failed before flyby
7 October	Luna 7	Lunar impact	Failed lander, impacted at 22:08
6 December	Luna 8	Lunar impact	Failed lander, impacted at 21:51:30

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
18 March 08:34	12 minutes	08:47	Voskhod 2	Alexey Leonov	First EVA in history.^[1] Leonov had difficulty fitting back into the spacecraft due to spacesuit stiffness in vacuum. He vented air from his spacesuit to bend back into the capsule.^[2]
3 June 19:46	20 minutes	20:06	Gemini IV	Edward White	First US EVA.^[3] White also had difficulty returning to the Gemini spacecraft. Although very fit, the effort left White exhausted.^[4]

Orbital launch summary

By country

	France
	Soviet Union
	United States

Orbital launch attempts by country in 1965

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
France	1	1	0	0	First orbital launch
Soviet Union	53	46	7	0
United States	70	61	8	1

By rocket

Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Atlas D	United States	3	1	2	0	Suborbital component of one failed launch was successful
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B	United States	2	2	0	0	Retired
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D	United States	1	1	0	0
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D	United States	11	9	2	0
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C	United States	1	0	1	0	Retired
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D	United States	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Delta C	United States	5	4	1	0
Delta D	United States	1	1	0	0	Retired
Delta E	United States	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Diamant A	France	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Kosmos-1 63S3	Soviet Union	6	6	0	0	Retired
Kosmos-2I 63S1	Soviet Union	7	4	3	0
Kosmos-2M 63S1M	Soviet Union	3	3	0	0	Maiden flight
Molniya 8K78	Soviet Union	6	5	1	0	Retired
Molniya-L 8K78L	Soviet Union	1	0	1	0	Retired
Molniya-M 8K78M	Soviet Union	5	4	1	0
Saturn I	United States	3	3	0	0	Retired
Scout A	United States	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Scout B	United States	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Scout X-4	United States	3	3	0	0	Retired
Soyuz/Vostok 11A510	Soviet Union	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	United States	3	3	0	0	Retired
Thor LV-2D Burner-1	United States	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Thor LV-2D MG-18	United States	2	2	0	0	Only flights
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B	United States	1	1	0	1	Retired
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D	United States	2	1	1	0
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D	United States	15	15	0	0
Titan II GLV	United States	5	5	0	0	Also made one suborbital launch
Titan IIIA	United States	2	2	0	0	Retired
Titan IIIC	United States	3	1	1	1	Maiden flight
Voskhod 11A57	Soviet Union	12	12	0	0
Vostok-2 8A92	Soviet Union	8	7	1	0
Vostok-2M 8A92M	Soviet Union	2	2	0	0
UR-500 (Proton) 8K72	Soviet Union	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Achieved	Not Achieved	Accidentally Achieved	Remarks
Low Earth	96	85	9	2
Medium Earth	7	6	1	0
High Earth	13	11	2	0	Including Highly elliptical and Molniya orbits
Geosynchronous/transfer	3	1	2	1*	* - One launch to geosynchronous orbit reached geosynchronous transfer orbit
Heliocentric	5	4	1	0

References

Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/.
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica". http://www.astronautix.com.
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/chrono.htm.
"Space Information Center". JAXA. http://spaceinfo.jaxa.jp.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report". Jonathan's Space Page. http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
"Mission Set Database". NASA GSFC. http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php.
"NASASpaceFlight.com". http://www.nasaspaceflight.com.
"Launch Logs". Orbital Report News Agency. http://www.orbireport.com/Log.html.
"Space Calendar". NASA JPL. http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/.
"Southwest Space Archive". http://www.spacearchive.info/index.htm.
"Launch Forecast". SPACE.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/launch_schedule.html.
"Spaceflight Now". http://www.spaceflightnow.com.
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive". http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/.
"U.S. Space Objects Registry". http://www.usspaceobjectsregistry.state.gov/.
"Хроника освоения космоса" (in Russian). http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/chrono/index.shtml.

Generic references:

Footnotes

^ Alexander Anikeev (2008). "Spacecraft "Voskhod-2" web page". Manned Astronautics: Figures and Facts website. http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/machines/vkh2.sht. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ Mark Wade (2008). "Leonov web page". Encyclopedia Astronautica web site. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/leonov.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ David R. Williams (2004). "The First U.S. Spacewalk - Gemini 4". Lunar and Planetary Science. NASA. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/gemini_4_eva.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
^ Cernan, Eugene; Don Davis (1999). The Last Man on the Moon. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-312-19906-6.

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Preceded by 1964	Timeline of spaceflight 1965	Succeeded by 1966

← 1964 · Orbital launches in 1965 · 1966 →

Kosmos 52 \| OPS 3928 \| OPS 7040 \| OV1-1 \| TIROS-9 \| OPS 4703 \| Kosmos 53 \| OSO-2 \| LES-1 \| DS-P1-Yu No.2 \| Apollo A-103 · Pegasus 1 \| Ranger 8 \| DS-A1 No.6 \| Kosmos 54 · Kosmos 55 · Kosmos 56 \| Kosmos 57 \| OPS 4782 \| Kosmos 58 \| Surveyor SD-1 \| Kosmos 59 \| NRL PL142 · GGSE-2 · GGSE-3 · SECOR-3 · Solrad 7B · Surcal 4 · Dodecapole 1 · Oscar 3 \| OPS 7087 · SECOR-2 \| Kosmos 60 \| OPS 4920 \| Kosmos 61 · Kosmos 62 · Kosmos 63 \| OPS 7353 \| Voskhod 2 \| Ranger 9 \| Gemini III \| Kosmos 64 \| OPS 4803 \| OPS 4682 · SECOR-4 \| Intelsat I F1 \| Luna E-6 No.8 \| Kosmos 65 \| Molniya 1-01 \| OPS 4983 · OPS 6717 \| Explorer 27 \| OPS 5023 \| LES-2 · LCS-1 \| Kosmos 66 \| Luna 5 \| OPS 8431 \| OPS 8386 \| Apollo A-104 · Pegasus 2 \| Kosmos 67 \| OPS 5236 \| OV1-3 \| Explorer 28 \| Gemini IV \| Luna 6 \| OPS 8425 \| Kosmos 68 \| Titan 3C-7 \| OPS 8480 \| Kosmos 69 \| OPS 5501 · OPS 6749 \| TIROS-10 \| Kosmos 70 \| OPS 5810 \| Zenit-2 No.28 \| Kosmos 71 · Kosmos 72 · Kosmos 73 · Kosmos 74 · Kosmos 75 \| Proton 1 \| OPS 8411 \| Zond 3 \| OPS 5543 \| OPS 6577 · OPS 6564 · ERS-17 \| Kosmos 76 \| Apollo A-105 · Pegasus 3 \| Kosmos 77 \| OPS 5698 · OPS 6761 \| SEV · SECOR-5 \| Surveyor SD-2 \| OPS 8464 · Dodecapole 2 · Tempsat-1 · Long Rod · Calsphere 4A · Surcal 5 \| Kosmos 78 \| OPS 7208 \| Gemini V (REP) \| Kosmos 79 \| OSO-C \| OPS 3373 \| Kosmos 80 · Kosmos 81 · Kosmos 82 · Kosmos 83 · Kosmos 84 \| Kosmos 85 \| OPS 8068 \| Kosmos 86 · Kosmos 87 · Kosmos 88 · Kosmos 89 · Kosmos 90 \| OPS 7221 \| Kosmos 91 \| OPS 7208 \| Luna 7 \| OV1-2 \| OPS 5325 \| OGO-2 \| Molniya 1-02 \| OV2-1 · LCS-2 \| Kosmos 92 \| Kosmos 93 \| GATV 5002 \| Kosmos 94 \| OPS 2155 \| Proton 2 \| Kosmos 95 \| Explorer 29 \| OPS 8293 · OPS 6232 \| Venera 2 \| Venera 3 \| Solrad 8 \| Kosmos 96 \| Kosmos 97 \| Astérix \| Kosmos 98 \| Alouette 2 · Explorer 31 \| Luna 8 \| Gemini VII \| FR-1 \| OPS 7249 \| Kosmos 99 \| Gemini VIA \| Pioneer 6 \| Kosmos 100 \| Kosmos 101 \| OV2-3 · LES-3 · LES-4 · Oscar 4 \| OPS 1509 \| OPS 4639 \| Kosmos 102 \| Kosmos 103 \| DS-K-40 No.1

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.