1968 in spaceflight

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The United States National Space Science Data Center catalogued 157 spacecraft placed into orbit by launches, which occurred in 1968.[1] The first crewed Apollo missions occurred in 1968. It was also the year in which Earth lifeforms first left low Earth orbit, during the successful Zond 5 mission to the Moon and the Zond 6 lunar mission which crashed upon return, and the year that humans first left low Earth orbit, during the successful Apollo 8 mission to the Moon.

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Deep space lunar missions

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
10 January Surveyor 7 Lunar landing in the debris from Tycho crater
31 January Lunar Orbiter 5 Lunar impact
10 April Luna 14 Lunar orbit insertion
18 September Zond 5 Flyby of the Moon; first return to Earth after flight to Moon; first Earth life forms to travel around the Moon (two Russian tortoises) Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert".
14 November Zond 6 Flyby of the Moon, with turtles, flies, and bacteria Closest approach: Script error: No such module "convert".
24 December Apollo 8 Lunar orbit insertion; first humans to travel around the Moon
25 December Apollo 8 Leaves lunar orbit Completed 10 orbits

Orbital launches

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File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union

January

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
7 January
06:30 		Template:Flagicon Atlas-SLV3 Centaur-D AC-15 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A
Template:FlagiconSurveyor 7 NASA Selenocentric Lunar lander 10 January (on Moon) Successful
11 January
16:16 		Template:Flagicon Delta E1 D-56 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E
Template:FlagiconExplorer 36 (GEOS-B) NASA Low Earth Research In orbit Successful
16 January
12:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 199 (Zenit-2 #58) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
17 January
10:12 		Template:Flagicon Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W
Template:FlagiconOPS 1965 Multigroup 3&Setter 1B-2 USAF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
18 January
19:04 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5028 KH-8 4311 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
19 January
22:00 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/2
Template:FlagiconKosmos 200 (Tselina O #2) Low Earth Orbit SIGINT In orbit Successful
22 January
22:48:09 		Template:FlagiconSaturn IB (C-1B) Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-37B Template:FlagiconNASA
Apollo 5 NASA LEO Test Lunar Module 12 February 1968
09:59		 successful
Minor malfunction of LM descent stage engine, otherwise successful
24 January
22:26 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-1E
Template:FlagiconOPS 5028 KH-4A 1045 CIA Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconTivoli 1 USAF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful

February

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
6 February
08:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 201 (Zenit-4 #38) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
7 February
10:43 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / Blok L Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:Flagicon (Ye-6LS No 112) Selenocentric Lunar Orbiter 7 February Failure
20 February
10:03 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 202 (DS-U2-V #4) Low Earth Orbit Ionospheric research 24 March Successful
20 February
16:00 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/2
Template:FlagiconKosmos 203 (Sfera #1) Low Earth Orbit Geodesy In orbit Successful

March

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
2 March
03:55 		Template:Flagicon Scout-A Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-5
Template:FlagiconOPS 7034 Transit-O 18 USN Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
2 March
18:29 		Template:FlagiconProton K / Blok D Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 MOM
Template:FlagiconZond 4 (L1 6) MOM Lunar free-return Prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P/Zond 9 March Successful
4 March
13:06 		Template:Flagicon Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-13
Template:FlagiconOGO 5 (EGO 3) NASA Low Earth Research In orbit Successful
5 March
11:20 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 204 (DS-P1-I #3) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration 2 March 1969 Successful
5 March
12:30 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 205 (Zenit-2 #59) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
5 March
18:28 		Template:Flagicon Scout-B Template:FlagiconWallops LA-3
Template:FlagiconExplorer 37 (Solrad 9) NASA Low Earth Research 16 November 1990 Successful
6 March
11:02 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:Flagicon(DS-U1-Ya #1) Low Earth Orbit Magnetosphere research 6 March Failure
13 March
19:51 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5057 KH-8 4312 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
14 March
09:34 		Template:FlagiconVostok-2M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 206 (Meteor-1 #9) Low Earth Orbit Meteorology 22 April 1989 Successful
14 March
22:00 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-1E
Template:FlagiconOPS 4849 KH-4A 1046 CIA Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOPS 7076 Lampan 1 / Sampan 2 USAF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
16 March
12:30 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 207 (Zenit-4 #39) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
21 March
09:50 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconKosmos 208 (Zenit-2M #1,Gektor #1) & Nauka-1KS 1L GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
22 March
09:30 		Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2A Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 90/19
Template:FlagiconKosmos 209 (US-AO #4) Low Earth Orbit US-A prototype In orbit Successful

April

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
3 April
11:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 210 (Zenit-2 #60) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
4 April
12:00:02 		Template:FlagiconSaturn V (C-5) Template:FlagiconLC-39A, Kennedy Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconApollo 6 NASA Low Earth (achieved)
TLI to direct return abort (planned) 		Test CSM heat shield at Lunar return speeds. Test S-IVB re-ignition in LEO. 4 April 1968
21:57:26		 Partial failure
Experienced Pogo oscillation during S-IC first stage ascent. S-IVB failed restart test.
6 April
09:59 		Template:Flagicon Atlas F OV1 Template:FlagiconVandenberg LC-576A2
Template:FlagiconOV1 13 USAF Low Earth Radiation belt research In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOV1 14 USAF Low Earth Radiation belt research In orbit Successful
7 April
10:09 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / Blok L Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconLuna 14 Selenocentric Lunar Orbiter In orbit Successful
9 April
11:26 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 211 (DS-P1-Yu #12) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration In orbit Successful
14 April
10:00 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 212 (Soyuz Test #5) Low Earth Orbit Test spacecraft In orbit Successful
15 April
09:34 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconKosmos 213 (Soyuz Test #6) Low Earth Orbit Test spacecraft In orbit Successful
17 April
17:00 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5105 KH-8 4313 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
18 April
10:30 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 214 (Zenit-4 #40) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
18 April
22:29 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 215 (DS-U1-A #1) Low Earth Orbit Aeronomy 30 June Successful
20 April
10:30 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 216 (Zenit-2 #61) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
21 April
04:20 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / Blok ML Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconMolniya-1 08 Molniya orbit Communications In orbit Successful
22 April
23:01 		Template:FlagiconProton K / Blok D Template:FlagiconPad 81/23, Baikonur MOM
Template:FlagiconZond (L1 7) MOM Lunar Free-return Prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P/Zond 22 April Failure
24 April
16:00 		Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2A Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 90/19
Template:FlagiconKosmos 217 (I2M #1) Low Earth Orbit ASAT target 26 April Partial failure
The satellite did not separate from the upper stage and was placed into lower than planned orbit
25 April
00:45 		Template:FlagiconR-36-O Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 162/36
Template:FlagiconKosmos 218 (OGCh #17) RVSN Low Earth Orbit FOBS test 25 April Successful
26 April
04:42 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 219 (DS-U2-D #2) Low Earth Orbit Magnetosphere research 2 March 1969 Successful

May

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 May
21:31 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W
Template:FlagiconOPS 1413 KH-4B 1103 Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
7 May
13:57 		Template:FlagiconKosmos 3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/2
Template:FlagiconKosmos 220 (Zaliv #2) Low Earth Orbit Navigation In orbit Successful
17 May
02:06 		Template:FlagiconScout B Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-5
Template:Flagicon ESRO 2B (Iris 2) ESRO Low Earth Orbit Research In orbit Successful
18 May
08:23 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E
Template:FlagiconNimbus B NASA/NOAA Low Earth Meteorology 18 May Failure
Template:FlagiconSECOR 10 US Army Low Earth Geodesy 18 May Failure
23 May
04:38 		Template:Flagicon Thor LV-2F Burner 2 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-10W
Template:FlagiconOPS 7869 DMSP-4B F1 USAF Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Successful
24 May
07:04 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 221 (DS-P1-Yu #13) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration In orbit Successful
30 May
20:29 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 222 (DS-P1-Yu #14) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration In orbit Successful

June

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 June
10:50 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 223 (Zenit-2 #62) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
4 June
06:45 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 224 (Zenit-4 #41) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
4 June
18:45 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/2
Template:Flagicon Sfera #2 Low Earth Orbit Geodesy 4 June Failure
5 June
17:33 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5138 KH-8 4314 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
11 June
21:29 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 225 (DS-U1-Ya #2) Low Earth Orbit Magnetosphere research In orbit Successful
12 June
13:14 		Template:FlagiconVostok-2M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 226 (Meteor-1 #10) Low Earth Orbit Meteorology In orbit Successful
13 June
14:03:00 		Template:FlagiconTitan IIIC Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-41 Template:Flagicon USAF
Template:FlagiconOPS 9341 IDCSP 20 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9342 IDCSP 21 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9343 IDCSP 22 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9344 IDCSP 23 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9345 IDCSP 24 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9346 IDCSP 25 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9347 IDCSP 26 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
Template:FlagiconOPS 9348 IDCSP 27 USAF Sub-GSO Military communications In orbit Success
15 June
12:25 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/15
Template:Flagicon (Strela-2 #4) Low Earth Orbit Military communications 15 June Failure
18 June
06:15 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 227 (Zenit-4 #42) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
20 June
21:46 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-1E
Template:FlagiconOPS 5343 KH-4A 1047 Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOPS 5259 Tripos 3/Sousea 2 USAF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
21 June
12:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 228 (Zenit-2M #2,Gektor #2&Nauka-1KS 2L) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
26 June
11:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 229 (Zenit-4 #43) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful

July

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
4 July
17:26 		Template:Flagicon Delta J D-57 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E
Template:FlagiconExplorer 38 (RAE A) NASA Low Earth Research In orbit Successful
5 July
06:59 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 230 (DS-U3-S #2) Low Earth Orbit Solar research 2 November Successful
5 July
15:25 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / Blok ML Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconMolniya-1 09 Molniya Communications In orbit Successful
10 July
19:49 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 231 (Zenit-2 #63) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
11 July
19:30 		Template:FlagiconAtlas F OV1 Template:FlagiconVandenberg LC576A2
Template:Flagicon OV1 15 (SPADES) USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon OV1 16 (LOADS 1) USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
16 July
13:10 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 232 (Zenit-4 #44) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
18 July
19:59 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 233 (DS-P1-Yu #15) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration In orbit Successful
30 July
07:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 234 (Zenit-4 #45) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful

August

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
6 August
11:08 		Template:Flagicon Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-13
Template:FlagiconOPS 2222 Canyon 1 USAF Low Earth SIGINT In orbit Successful
6 August
16:30 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5187 KH-8 4315 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
7 August
21:36 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5955 KH-4B 1104 Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
8 August
20:12 		Template:Flagicon Scout B Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-5
Template:FlagiconExplorer 39 (AD C) NASA Low Earth Research 22 June 1981 Successful
Template:FlagiconExplorer 40 (Injun 5) NASA Low Earth Research In orbit Successful
9 August
07:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 235 (Zenit-2 #64) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
10 August
22:33 		Template:Flagicon Atlas-SLV3 Centaur-D AC-17 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A
Template:FlagiconATS-4 NASA Geosynchronous (planned)
Low Earth orbit (achieved) 		Communications/Meteorology 17 October Partial failure
Centaur failed to restart, payload inserted into lower than planned orbit
16 August
11:24 		Template:Flagicon Delta N D-58 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E
Template:Flagicon ESSA-7 ESSA Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Successful
16 August
20:57 		Template:FlagiconAtlas SLV-3 Burner-2 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3E
Template:Flagicon Orbiscal 1 USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration 16 August Failure
Template:Flagicon OV5 8 (ERS 19) USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration
Template:Flagicon Gridsphere 1 USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration
Template:Flagicon Gridsphere 2 USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration
Template:Flagicon MylarBalloon USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration
Template:FlagiconRigidsphere USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration
Template:FlagiconLCS 3 MIT Lincoln Laboratory Low Earth Calibration
Template:FlagiconLIDOS USAF Low Earth Geodesy
Template:FlagiconSECOR 11 US Army Low Earth Geodesy
Template:FlagiconSECOR 12 US Army Low Earth Geodesy
Template:FlagiconRadcat Low Earth Calibration
Template:FlagiconRM 18 & UVR USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration
Payload fairing failed to separate
27 August
11:29 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3 Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 41/15
Template:FlagiconKosmos 236 (Strela-2 #5) Low Earth Orbit Military communications In orbit Successful
27 August
12:29 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 237 (Zenit-4 #46) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
28 August
10:04 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 238 (Soyuz Test #7) Low Earth Orbit Test spacecraft 1 September
09:03		 Successful

September

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
5 September
07:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 239 (Zenit-4 #47) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
10 September
18:30 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5247 KH-8 4316 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
14 September
06:50 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 240 (Zenit-2 #65) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
14 September
21:42 		Template:FlagiconProton K / Blok D Template:FlagiconPad 81/23, Baikonur MOM
Template:FlagiconZond 5 (L1 9) MOM Lunar Free-return Prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P/Zond 21 September
16:08		 Successful
16 September
12:30 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk
Template:FlagiconKosmos 241 (Zenit-4 #48) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
18 September
21:32 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-1E
Template:FlagiconOPS 0165 KH-4A 1048 Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOPS 8595 Vampan 1 USAF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
19 September
00:09 		Template:Flagicon Delta M D-59 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A
Template:FlagiconIntelsat III F1 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications 19 September Failure
20 September
14:39 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 242 (DS-P1-I #4) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration In orbit Successful
23 September
07:39 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconKosmos 243 (Zenit-2M #3,Gektor #3 & Nauka-2KS 1L) Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
26 September
07:37 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIC Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-41
Template:FlagiconLES 6 USAF Geosynchronous Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOV2 5 USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOV5 2 (ERS 21) USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOV5 4 (ERS 28) USAF Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful

October

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
2 October
13:35 		Template:FlagiconR-36-O Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 161/35
Template:FlagiconKosmos 244 (OGCh #20) RVSN Low Earth Orbit FOBS test 2 October Successful
3 October
12:58 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 245 (DS-P1-Yu #16) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration In orbit Successful
3 October
20:49 		Template:FlagiconScout-B Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-5
Template:FlagiconESRO 1A (Aurorae) ESRO Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
5 October
00:32 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / Blok ML Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconMolniya-1 10 Molniya Communications In orbit Successful
5 October
11:16 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-1W
Template:FlagiconOPS 0964 Strawman 1 USAF Low Earth ELINT, SIGINT In orbit Successful
7 October
12:05 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 246 (Zenit-4 #49) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
11 October
12:05 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 247 (Zenit-2 #66) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
11 October 1968
15:02 		Template:FlagiconSaturn IB (C-1B) Template:FlagiconLC-34, Cape Canaveral Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconApollo 7 NASA LEO Crewed orbital flight 22 October 1968
11:11:48		 Successful
First crewed Apollo flight
19 October
04:20 		Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2A Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 90/19
Template:FlagiconKosmos 248 (I2M #2) Low Earth Orbit ASAT target In orbit Successful
20 October
04:02 		Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2A Template:FlagiconSite 90/20, Baikonur
Template:FlagiconKosmos 249 (I2P #1) Low Earth Orbit ASAT test In orbit Successful
23 October
04:34 		Template:Flagicon Thor LV-2F Burner 2 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-10W
Template:FlagiconOPS 4078 DSMP-4B F2 Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology In orbit Successful
25 October
09:00 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 Template:FlagiconRVSN
Template:FlagiconSoyuz 2 Low Earth orbit Docking target for Soyuz 3 28 October 1968
07:21		 Successful
Soyuz 3 failed to dock
26 October
08:34 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6 Template:FlagiconRVSN
Template:FlagiconSoyuz 3 Low Earth orbit Crewed orbital flight 30 October 1968
07:25:03		 Partial Failure
Failed to dock with Soyuz 2
30 October
22:00 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/2
Template:FlagiconKosmos 250 (Tselina-O #3) Low Earth Orbit SIGINT In orbit Successful
31 October
09:14 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5
Template:FlagiconKosmos 251 (Zenit-4M #1,Rotor #1) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful

November

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 November
00:27 		Template:FlagiconTsyklon-2A Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 90/20
Template:FlagiconKosmos 252 (I2P #2) Low Earth Orbit ASAT In orbit Successful
3 November
21:30 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W
Template:FlagiconOPS 1315 KH-4B 1105 Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
6 November
19:10 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 5296 KH-8 4317 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
8 November
09:46 		Template:Flagicon Delta E1 D-60 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17B
Template:FlagiconPioneer 9 NASA Heliocentric Solar Orbiter In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon TTS 2 NASA Low Earth Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
10 November
19:11 		Template:FlagiconProton K / Blok D Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 MOM
Template:FlagiconZond 6 (L1 12) MOM Lunar Free-return Prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P/Zond 17 November
14:10		 Successful
13 November
12:00 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 253 (Zenit-2 #67) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
16 November
11:40 		Template:FlagiconProton K Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/24 MOM
Template:FlagiconProton 4 MOM Low Earth Cosmic ray research 24 July 1969 Successful
21 November
12:10 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 254 (Zenit-4 #50) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
29 November
12:40 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 41/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 255 (Zenit-2 #68) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
29 November
23:12 		Template:FlagiconEuropa 1 F7 Template:FlagiconWoomera Test Range LA-6A
Template:Flagicon STV 1 ELDO Low Earth Orbit Dummy Payload 29 November Failure
Third stage failure after separation
30 November
12:00 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/2
Template:FlagiconKosmos 256 (Sfera #3) Low Earth Orbit Geodesy In orbit Successful

December

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
3 December
14:52 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 257 (DS-P1-Yu #17) Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration 5 March 1969 Successful
4 December
19:23 		Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W
Template:FlagiconOPS 6518 KH-8 4318 USAF Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Failure
5 December
18:55 		Template:Flagicon Delta E1 D-61 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17B
Template:FlagiconHEOS 1 ESRO Low Earth Research 28 October 1975 Successful
7 December
08:40 		Template:Flagicon Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D AC-16 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-36B
Template:FlagiconOAO 2 NASA Low Earth UV astronomy In orbit Successful
10 December
08:25 		Template:FlagiconVoskhod Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6
Template:FlagiconKosmos 258 (Zenit-2 #69) GRU Low Earth Orbit Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
12 December
22:22 		Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W
Template:FlagiconOPS 4740 KH-4A 1049 CIA Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful
Template:FlagiconOPS 7684 P-801 1 USAF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
14 December
05:09 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 259 (DS-U2-I #3) Low Earth Orbit Ionosphere research 5 May 1969 Successful
15 December
17:21 		Template:Flagicon Delta N Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E
Template:FlagiconESSA-8 ESSA SSO Meteorology In orbit Successful
16 December
09:15 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / Blok ML Template:FlagiconSite 1/5, Baikonur
Template:FlagiconKosmos 260 (Molniya-1 Yu 15L) Molniya Technology Demonstration In orbit Successful
19 December
00:32 		Template:Flagicon Delta M D-63 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A
Template:FlagiconIntelsat III F2 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
19 December
23:55 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 261 (DS-U2-GK #1) Low Earth Orbit Aeronomy, auroral research 12 February 1969 Successful
21 December
12:51 		Template:FlagiconSaturn V (C-5) Template:FlagiconLC-39A, Kennedy Template:FlagiconNASA
Template:FlagiconApollo 8 NASA Selenocentric Crewed lunar orbiter 27 December 1968
15:51:42		 Successful
Template:Flagicon LTA B NASA Selenocentric Mass Model In orbit Successful
First crewed mission to the Moon
26 December
09:45 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Site 86/1
Template:FlagiconKosmos 262 (DS-U2-GF #1) Low Earth Orbit Solar research 18 July 1969 Successful
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Suborbital Launches

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January-December

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
28 March Template:FlagiconKosmos-3 Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 41/15
Template:FlagiconVKZ #2 Suborbital Aeronomy, ionosphere and radiation belt research 28 March Successful
Launched on the strictly vertical trajectory. Apogee: about 4,000 km
20 May
22:05 		Template:FlagiconR-36-O Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 162/36 Template:FlagiconRVSN
Template:FlagiconOGCh #18 RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 May Successful
27 May
23:15 		Template:FlagiconR-36-O Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 161/35 Template:FlagiconRVSN
Template:FlagiconOGCh #19 RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 May Successful
8 August[2] Template:FlagiconT-7/GF-01A Template:FlagiconJiuquan
Template:Flagicon CAST Suborbital Test flight 8 August Successful
Test of high-altitude ignition of the FG-02 solid rocket motor. Apogee: 311 km
20 August[2] Template:FlagiconT-7/GF-01A Template:FlagiconJiuquan
Template:Flagicon CAST Suborbital Test flight 20 August Successful
Test of high-altitude ignition of the FG-02 solid rocket motor. Apogee: 311 km
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Orbital launch summary

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