This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), 1965 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1965 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.
| ← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec → |
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
October |
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| 1 October 01:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 1 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | ||||||
| 1 October 03:57 |
R-5B Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
1 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 480 kilometres (300 mi) | ||||||
| 1 October | R-36 | Baikonur PU-31 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 1 October | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 3 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 1 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 2 October 00:59:59 |
LGM-30F Minuteman II | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 2 October 04:22 |
Skylark-7C | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | |||
| UCL/MPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 4 October 03:00 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| Kyoto | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 4 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi) | ||||||
| 4 October 07:56:40 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
| Luna 7 | Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 7 October 22:08 |
Spacecraft failure | ||
| Retrorockets fired too early, spacecraft crashed on landing | ||||||
| 5 October 00:42 |
Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| PSU | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 960 kilometres (600 mi) | ||||||
| 5 October 03:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | |||
| NRL | Suborbital | Astronomy | 5 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | ||||||
| 5 October 09:07:08 |
SM-65D Atlas D | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | US Air Force | |||
| Pod 29 | AFCRL/NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric/Aeronomy | 5 October | Successful | |
| OV1-2 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | |
| 5 October 09:27 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 5 October 17:45:57 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||
| OPS 5325 (KH-4A #1025) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 October | Successful | |
| SRV 636 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October | Successful | |
| SRV 650 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October | Successful | |
| 5 October 23:21 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October 03:00 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October 04:00 |
Kappa-8L | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| Tokai | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October | LGM-30F Minuteman II | Vandenberg LF-22 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 9 October | Saphir | Hammaguira Brigitte | ONERA | |||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 9 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,150 kilometres (710 mi) | ||||||
| 9 October | R-36 | Baikonur PU-33 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 10 October 01:25 |
Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| PSU | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi) | ||||||
| 11 October | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 2 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 11 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October 03:13 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| Princeton | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October 16:01 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October 16:11 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October 16:51 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October | R-5 VAO | Kapustin Yar | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 14 October 13:11:55 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
| OGO-2 (OGO-C/S-50) | NASA | Low Earth | Ionospheric Magnetospheric |
17 September 1981 | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| Control problems led to propellent depletion within nine days of launch, partially operational until 1 November 1967, and then briefly reactivated in February 1968. | ||||||
| 14 October 19:40 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
| Molniya 1-02 | Molniya | Communications | 17 March 1967 | Successful | ||
| 15 October 17:23:59 |
Titan IIIC | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | US Air Force | |||
| OV2-1 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 27 July 1972 | Launch failure | |
| LCS-2 | Lincoln | Low Earth | Radar calibration | |||
| Upper stage disintegrated, payloads remained attached | ||||||
| 15 October | R-36 | Baikonur PU-32 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 15 October | Vesta | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| LRBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 16 October 08:09 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 92 (Zenit-4) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 October | Successful | ||
| 18 October 08:30:11 |
Nike-Iroquois | Fort Wainwright | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | ||||||
| 18 October 11:23 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
| UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) | ||||||
| 19 October 05:44 |
Kosmos-2M | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | ||||
| Kosmos 93 (DS-U2-V #1) | Low Earth | Technology | 3 January 1966 | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Kosmos-2M | ||||||
| 19 October 17:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 19 October 17:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
| 19 October 20:00 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| UCO | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 19 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) | ||||||
| 19 October 23:10 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 05:20 |
Skylark 3AC | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
| CULH | Suborbital | Solar | 20 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 18:09:22 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 20:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| NRL | Suborbital | Astronomy Solar |
20 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October | Terrier/551 | San Nicolas | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | ||||||
| 21 October 16:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 21 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
| 21 October | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | 21 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 22 October 07:54:28 |
Nike-Iroquois | Fort Wainwright | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| 22 October 20:18 |
Veronique AGI | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| BREI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 05:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | |||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 15:38 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 16:14 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 16:38 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 25 October 15:00 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | |||
| GATV 5002 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Docking target | +375 seconds | Launch failure | |
| Agena exploded 375 seconds after launch | ||||||
| 25 October | Vesta | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| LRBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 12:03 |
MR-12 | Kapustin Yar | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 15:25 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | ||||||
| 27 October 23:48 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
| 27 October 23:48 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 28 October 00:10 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
| 28 October 06:55 |
Veronique AGI | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| BREI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 28 October 08:24 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 94 (Zenit-4) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 November | Successful | ||
| 28 October 18:01:50 |
Hydra-Iris | USNS Wheeling, PO-1 | US Navy | |||
| LRL | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 28 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 194 kilometres (121 mi) | ||||||
| 28 October 21:17:12 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
| OPS 2155 (KH-4A #1026) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 November | Successful | |
| SRV 701 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October/November | Successful | |
| SRV 702 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | |
| 29 October 11:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | |||
| NRL | Suborbital | IR Astronomy | 29 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) | ||||||
| 29 October | R-36 | Baikonur PU-33 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| October | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| October | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| October | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| October | RT-1 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
November |
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| 2 November 12:27:59 |
UR-500 (Proton) | Baikonur Site 81/23 | ||||
| Proton 2 (N-4 #2) | Low Earth | Physics | 6 February 1966 | Successful | ||
| 2 November 20:00 |
Exos | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 686 kilometres (426 mi) | ||||||
| 2 November 23:35:00 |
Sparrow-Arcas | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
2 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) | ||||||
| 2 November | R-36 | Baikonur PU-31 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 3 November 09:17 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| 3 November 19:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Solar | 3 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 3 November | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Launch failure | ||
| 4 November 05:31 |
Kosmos-2M | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | ||||
| Kosmos 95 (DS-U2-V #2) | Low Earth | Technology | 18 January 1966 | Successful | ||
| 4 November | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Launch failure | ||
| 5 November | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS James Madison, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS James Madison, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS James Madison, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS James Madison, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 1 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 6 November 18:38:42 |
Delta E | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | |||
| Explorer 29 (GEOS-1/GEOS-A) | NASA | Medium Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | |
| Ceased operations on 17 December 1967, Maiden flight of Delta E | ||||||
| 8 November 05:05 |
Kappa 10 | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | ||||||
| 8 November 19:26 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | |||
| OPS 8293 (KH-7 #23/AFP-206) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 November | Successful | |
| OPS 6232 (AURORAL) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | 9 November | Successful | ||
| 9 November 09:58 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 9 November 18:40:00 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | ||||||
| 9 November 19:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi) | ||||||
| 9 November 19:16 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 328 kilometres (204 mi) | ||||||
| 9 November | Honest John-Nike-Hydac | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 521 kilometres (324 mi) | ||||||
| 9 November | LGM-30F Minuteman II | Vandenberg LF-21 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 10 November 02:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | IR Astronomy | 10 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 10 November 06:30 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | ||||||
| 10 November 07:00 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 328 kilometres (204 mi) | ||||||
| 11 November 04:10 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 11 November 04:15:00 |
Sparrow-Arcas | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
11 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| 12 November 05:02 |
Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Venera 2 | Heliocentric | Venus flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Overheated during flyby and failed to reestablish communications with Earth afterwards | ||||||
| 12 November 22:28:14 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 12 November | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 12 November | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 14 November | R-36 | Baikonur PU-32 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 15 November 20:03 |
Martlet 3 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 14:19 |
Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Venera 3 | Heliocentric | Venus lander | 1 March 1966 | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Overheated shortly before entering the atmosphere of Venus, resulting in the failure of the spacecraft's communications system. Spacecraft landed, becoming the first man-made object to reach the surface of another planet, but did not return any data. | ||||||
| 16 November 16:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| ARC | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 17:18 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 18:22 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 22:15:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 22:15 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 23:00 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
| 17 November 04:25 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi) | ||||||
| 17 November 22:15 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 17 November 23:34 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 17 November 23:36 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 00:38 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 71 kilometres (44 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 02:20:00 |
Sparrow-Arcas | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 03:15 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 04:45 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 05:20:00 |
Sparrow-Arcas | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 05:20 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 05:20 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 05:58 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 07:30 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 08:01:00 |
Sparrow-Arcas | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 09:08 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 11:21 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 14:31 |
Nike-Apache | White Sands | NASA | |||
| DUD | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 17:45 |
Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bou Hammadi | CNES | |||
| MPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November | Nike-Javelin | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 19 November 04:48:27 |
Scout X-4 | Wallops Island LA-3A | NASA | |||
| Explorer 30 (SR-8/SE-A) | NASA/NRL | Low Earth | Solar | 20 November 1967 | Successful | |
| 19 November 04:54 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
| UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
19 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | ||||||
| 19 November 17:45 |
Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bou Hammadi | CNES | |||
| MPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 00:37:53 |
Nike-Apache | Andøya | NDRE | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 05:20 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 08:28 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | KPNO | |||
| KPNO | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 16:00 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 17:53 |
Dragon | Hammaguira Bou Hammadi | CNES | |||
| MPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 404 kilometres (251 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 20:47 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi) | ||||||
| 21 November 16:10 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November 06:35 |
LS-A | Niijima | STA | |||
| STA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November 22:15 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 22 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November 23:09 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November 23:30 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 3 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 22 November | Launch failure | ||
| 22 November | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
| 23 November 00:30:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 23 November 00:55 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 31 kilometres (19 mi) | ||||||
| 23 November 02:59 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 23 November 03:21 |
Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 96 (Venera 3MV-4 #6) | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth |
Venus flyby | 9 December | Launch failure | ||
| Block I engine exploded following fuel line rupture | ||||||
| 23 November 05:31 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | ||||||
| 23 November 07:28 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | ||||||
| 23 November 09:16 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | US Air Force | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 24 November 04:04 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral | 24 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 24 November 15:37 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Rice | Suborbital | Plasma research | 24 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | ||||||
| 25 November 04:40 |
Centaure 1 | CELPA | CNIE | |||
| Zaragoza | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 25 November 08:24 |
Centaure 1 | CELPA | CNIE | |||
| Zaragoza | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 25 November 13:20 |
Black Knight 301 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | |||
| RAE | Suborbital | REV Test | 25 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 632 kilometres (393 mi) | ||||||
| 26 November 08:24 |
Centaure 1 | CELPA | CNIE | |||
| Zaragoza | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 26 November 12:14 |
Kosmos-2M | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | ||||
| Kosmos 97 (DS-U2-M #1) | Low Earth | Technology | 2 April 1967 | Successful | ||
| 26 November 14:47:21 |
Diamant A | Hammaguira Brigitte | Armée de Terre | |||
| Asterix (A-1) | Armée de Terre | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | |
| First French orbital launch and satellite. | ||||||
| 27 November 08:24 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 98 (Zenit-2 #31) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 December | Successful | ||
| 27 November 10:00:50 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395D | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 27 November | R-36 | Baikonur PU-33 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 29 November 04:48:47 |
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
| Alouette 2 | DRTE | Medium Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful | |
| Explorer 31 (DME-A/ISIS-X) | NASA | Medium Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful | |
| Final flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-B, Alouette 2 ceased operations on 29 November 1975, Explorer stopped responding to ground commands on 15 January 1971 | ||||||
| 29 November 14:30:13 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg ABRES-A-1 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 29 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November 07:48 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November 14:44:33 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395B | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Launch failure | ||
| November | RT-1 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| November | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| November | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | |||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | |||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
December |
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| 2 December 17:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 2 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | ||||||
| 3 December 10:46:14 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Luna 8 | Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 6 December 21:51:30 |
Spacecraft failure | ||
| Retrorockets fired too late, spacecraft crashed on landing. Final flight of Molniya rocket. | ||||||
| 4 December 19:30:04 |
Titan II GLV | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | |||
| Gemini VII | NASA | Low Earth | Technology/Biological/Target | 18 December 14:05:04 |
Successful | |
| Carried two astronauts, set endurance record for manned spaceflight, used as a rendezvous target by Gemini VIA, first rendezvous between two spacecraft in orbit | ||||||
| 6 December 10:24 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 19:25:41 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640), ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), launch observed from orbit by Gemini VII | ||||||
| 6 December 21:05:47 |
Scout X-4 | Vandenberg PALC-D | US Air Force | |||
| FR-1 | CNES | Low Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful | |
| Final flight of Scout X-4 | ||||||
| 6 December | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 3 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December 02:28 |
Thor DSV-2J | Johnston LE-2 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 487 kilometres (303 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December 03:53 |
Centaure 1 | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | |||
| ESRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December | R-36 | Baikonur PU-32 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 8 December 13:21 |
Black Brant III | Eglin | NRL | |||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 9 December 20:33 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | ||||||
| 9 December 21:10:19 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||
| OPS 7249 (KH-4A #1027) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 December | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV 648 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 December | Successful | |
| SRV 655 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 26 December | Successful | |
| Ceased operations after two days due to attitude control problems | ||||||
| 10 December 05:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 10 December 08:09 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 99 (Zenit-2 #32) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 December | Successful | ||
| 10 December | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 1 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 10 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December 04:05 |
Centaure 1 | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | |||
| ESRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December 18:55 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December | Nike-Javelin | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December 04:51 |
Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 13 December 06:20 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| Osaka | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
13 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi) | ||||||
| 13 December 10:08 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
| UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
13 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 14 December 12:49 |
Centaure 1 | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Solar | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 14 December 17:20 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 14 December | R-7A Semyorka | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | ||||||
| 15 December 13:37:25 |
Titan II GLV | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | |||
| Gemini VIA | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | 16 December 15:28:50 |
Successful | |
| Carried two astronauts, rendezvoused with Gemini VII, first rendezvous between two spacecraft in orbit | ||||||
| 15 December 17:00:00 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
| 15 December 19:19 |
Nike-Apache | Barreira do Inferno | NASA | |||
| NASA/INPE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | ||||||
| 16 December 07:31:21 |
Delta E | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | |||
| Pioneer 6 (Pioneer A) | NASA | Heliocentric | Scientific | In orbit | Successful | |
| Ceased operations but still online at time of most recent attempt to contact it in December 2000, oldest spacecraft known to be active | ||||||
| 16 December | R-36O | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | |||
| OGCh #01L | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | |
| Maiden flight of R-36O, apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 16 December | LGM-30F Minuteman II | Vandenberg LF-24 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 16 December | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| GRI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 16 December | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| GRI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 16 December | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 17 December 02:24 |
Vostok-2M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 100 (Meteor #3) | Low Earth | Weather | 15 February 2002 | Successful | ||
| 18 December 04:59 |
Nike-Apache | Barreira do Inferno | NASA | |||
| NASA/INPE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) | ||||||
| 18 December 06:00 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| Nagasaki | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 316 kilometres (196 mi) | ||||||
| 19 December | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Launch failure | ||
| 20 December 13:39:56 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg ABRES-B-2 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 20 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 20 December 16:33:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Benjamin Franklin, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 20 December | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| GRI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 21 December 06:14 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | ||||
| Kosmos 101 (DS-P1-Yu #4) | Low Earth | 12 July 1966 | Successful | |||
| 21 December 14:00:01 |
Titan IIIC | Cape Canaveral LC-41 | US Air Force | |||
| OV2-3 | US Air Force | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Transfer |
Technology | 17 August 1975 | Launch failure | |
| LES-3 | Lincoln | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Transfer |
Technology | 6 April 1968 | Partial launch failure | |
| LES-4 | Lincoln | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Transfer |
Technology | 1 August 1977 | ||
| Oscar 4 | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Transfer |
Amateur radio | 12 April 1976 | |||
| Upper stage failed to separate | ||||||
| 21 December | R-7A Semyorka | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | ||||||
| 22 December 04:33:04 |
Scout A | Vandenberg PALC-D | US Air Force | |||
| OPS 1509 (Transit O-6/NNS 30060) | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| Maiden flight of Scout A, satellite failed within eleven months of launch due to poor construction | ||||||
| 22 December 14:10:45 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 23 December | Jericho | CERES | Dassault | |||
| Dassault | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 23 December | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 24 December 21:06:15 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
| OPS 4639 (KH-4A #1028) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 January 1966 | Successful | |
| SRV 703 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | December | Successful | |
| SRV 704 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | December/January 1966 | Successful | |
| 25 December | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 25 December | R-36 | Baikonur PU-33 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 25 December | R-36 | Baikonur PU-32 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 26 December | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 26 December | R-36 | Baikonur PU-31 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 27 December 22:19 |
Soyuz/Vostok | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
| Kosmos 102 (US-A) | Low Earth | Technology | 13 January 1966 | Successful | ||
| Prototype satellite, maiden flight of Soyuz/Vostok | ||||||
| 28 December 12:30 |
Kosmos-1 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | ||||
| Kosmos 103 (Strela-2) | Low Earth | Communication | 2 January 1990 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of Kosmos-1 | ||||||
| 28 December | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | ||||
| DS-K-40 #1 | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 28 December | Launch failure | ||
| First stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit | ||||||
| 30 December | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Launch failure | ||
| December | A-350Zh | Sary Shagan Site 6 | PRO | |||
| PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| December | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| December | R-16U | Plesetsk | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| December | R-16U | Plesetsk | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | Nike-Cajun | Tonopah | Sandia | |||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Technology | Unknown | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | MR-12 | Kapustin Yar | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | R-27 Zyb | Nenoksa | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 620 kilometres (390 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | RT-15 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | RT-15 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | RT-1 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | Berenice | CERES | ONERA | |||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
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