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SPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY

Global Spaceflight Register of 1968

ID	Y	M	D	Country	Project	Vehicle	Reference	Result	Launch Site	Altitude Peak	Rocket Mass	Payload Mass	Launch Mass	Lives	Payload Identity (A)	Class (A)	Objective (A)	Altitude (A)	Mass (A)	Payload Identity (B)	Class (B)	Objective (B)	Altitude (B)	Mass (B)	Payload Identity (C)	Class (C)	Objective (C)	Altitude (C)	Mass (C)	Crewmember 1	Crewmember 2	Crewmember 3
1	1968	Jan	07	USA	Surveyor 7	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-15	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	73,858.00	1,036.00	74,894.00		Surveyor 7	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	1,036.00
2	1968	Jan	11	USA	Explorer 36	Delta-E1	Thor-454-Delta-56	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,574.00	55,751.00	209.00	55,960.00		Explorer 36	Satellite	Solar Research	1,574.00	209.00
3	1968	Jan	16	USSR	Kosmos 199	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-05	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	363.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 199	Satellite	Military Surveillance	363.00	4,720.00
4	1968	Jan	17	USA	OPS1965	Thor-SLV-2A-Agena-D	Thor-498-Agena-2733	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	536.00	56,161.00	1,500.00	57,661.00		OPS1965	Satellite	Military Communications	536.00	1,500.00
5	1968	Jan	18	USA	OPS5028	Titan-III-B	3B-13	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	405.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5028	Satellite	Military Surveillance	405.00	3,000.00
6	1968	Jan	19	RUS	Kosmos 200	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-6	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	539.00	107,335.00	434.00	107,769.00		Kosmos 200	Satellite	Military Communications	539.00	434.00
7	1968	Jan	22	USA	Apollo 5	Saturn-IB	SA-204	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	214.00	546,981.00	14,360.00	561,341.00		Apollo 5	Spacecraft	Command Service Module	214.00	14,360.00
8	1968	Jan	24	USA	KH-4A-1045, SRV741, OPS6236	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-516-Agena-1640	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	545.00	77,175.00	2,080.00	79,255.00		KH-4A-1045	Satellite	Military Surveillance	438.00	2,000.00	SRV741	Satellite	Military Communications	186.00	20.00	OPS6236	Satellite	Radar Research	545.00	60.00
9	1968	Jan	31	USA	ABRES RMP-B-5	Atlas-F-Trident	94F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	41,981.70	907.20	42,888.90		ABRES RMP-B-5	Test	Reentry Vehicle	1,400.00	907.20
10	1968	Feb	06	USSR	Kosmos 201	Sputnik-11A57	N15002-14	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	334.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 201	Satellite	Military Surveillance	334.00	6,300.00
11	1968	Feb	07	USSR	Luna (14)	Molniya-M-L-8K78M	Ya15000-057	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	100.00	132,060.00	1,700.00	133,760.00		Luna (14)	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	100.00	1,700.00
12	1968	Feb	20	USSR	Kosmos 202	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U2-V-4	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	446.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 202	Satellite	Military Technology	446.00	325.00
13	1968	Feb	20	RUS	Kosmos 203	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-7	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,201.00	107,335.00	600.00	107,935.00		Kosmos 203	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	1,201.00	600.00
14	1968	Feb	26	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	116F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
15	1968	Feb	28	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-88	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
16	1968	Mar	02	USA	Transit O-18	Scout-A	162C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,130.00	17,699.00	60.00	17,759.00		Transit O-18	Satellite	Navigation	1,130.00	60.00
17	1968	Mar	02	USSR	Soyuz-7K-L1-6L	Proton-K-D	230-01	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	5,390.00	687,835.00		Soyuz-7K-L1-6L	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	5,390.00
18	1968	Mar	04	USA	OGO 5	Atlas-SLV3A-Agena-D	5602A	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	111,034.00	32,221.00	634.00	32,855.00		OGO 5	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	111,034.00	634.00
19	1968	Mar	05	USSR	Kosmos 204	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-02	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	293.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 204	Satellite	Military Surveillance	293.00	4,720.00
20	1968	Mar	05	USA	Explorer 37	Scout-B	160C	Success	Wallops Flight Facility, Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia	433.00	17,725.00	198.00	17,923.00		Explorer 37	Satellite	Solar Research	433.00	198.00
21	1968	Mar	05	USSR	Kosmos 205	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-02	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	293.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 205	Satellite	Military Surveillance	293.00	4,720.00
22	1968	Mar	06	USA	ABRES RMP-B7	Atlas-E-Trident	74E	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,600.00	41,981.70	907.20	42,888.90		ABRES RMP-B7	Test	Reentry Vehicle	1,600.00	907.20
23	1968	Mar	06	USSR	Kosmos 206	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U1-Ya-1	Failure	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	100.00	48,110.00	375.00	48,485.00		Kosmos 206	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	100.00	375.00
24	1968	Mar	13	USA	OPS5057	Titan-III-B	3B-14	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	407.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5057	Satellite	Military Surveillance	407.00	3,000.00
25	1968	Mar	14	USSR	Kosmos 206	Vostok-8A92M	G15000-03	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	405.00	109,100.00	4,730.00	113,830.00		Kosmos 206	Satellite	Weather Research	405.00	4,730.00
26	1968	Mar	14	USA	KH-4A-1046, SRV747, OPS7076	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-518-Agena-1638	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	524.00	77,175.00	2,080.00	79,255.00		KH-4A-1046	Satellite	Military Surveillance	390.00	2,000.00	SRV747	Satellite	Military Communications	189.00	20.00	OPS7076	Satellite	Radar Research	524.00	60.00
27	1968	Mar	16	USSR	Kosmos 207	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-12	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	320.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 207	Satellite	Military Surveillance	320.00	6,300.00
28	1968	Mar	21	USSR	Kosmos 208, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	R15000-10	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	287.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 208	Satellite	Military Surveillance	287.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	263.00	630.00
29	1968	Mar	22	USSR	Kosmos 209	Tsiklon-2A	TS2A-3	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	927.00	171,600.00	3,800.00	175,400.00		Kosmos 209	Satellite	Military Surveillance	927.00	3,800.00
30	1968	Mar	28	USSR	Test for Kosmos-3	Kosmos-3	-	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	4,400.00	107,335.00							4,400.00
31	1968	Apr	02	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-36	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
32	1968	Apr	03	USSR	Kosmos 210	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-06	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	373.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 210	Satellite	Military Surveillance	373.00	4,720.00
33	1968	Apr	04	USA	Apollo 6	Saturn-V	SA-502	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	184.00	2,798,000.00	36,806.00	2,834,806.00		Apollo 6	Spacecraft	Apollo-CSM-020, Apollo-LTA-2R	184.00	36,806.00
34	1968	Apr	06	USA	OV 1-13, OV 1-14	Atlas-F-OV1-2	107F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	9,858.00	41,182.70	208.00	41,390.70		OV 1-13	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	9,214.00	107.00	OV 1-14	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	9,858.00	101.00
35	1968	Apr	07	USSR	Luna 14	Molniya-M-L-8K78M	Ya15000-058	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	132,060.00	1,700.00	133,760.00		Luna 14	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	1,700.00
36	1968	Apr	09	USSR	Kosmos 211	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-13	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,532.00	48,110.00	250.00	48,360.00		Kosmos 211	Satellite	Military Target	1,532.00	250.00
37	1968	Apr	14	USSR	Kosmos 212	Soyuz-11A511	Ya15000-09	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	200.00	125,900.00	6,500.00	132,400.00		Kosmos 212	Spacecraft	Soyuz 7K-OK	200.00	6,500.00
38	1968	Apr	15	USSR	Kosmos 213	Soyuz-11A511	U15000-06	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	254.00	125,900.00	6,450.00	132,350.00		Kosmos 213	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-OK	254.00	6,450.00
39	1968	Apr	17	USA	OPS5105	Titan-III-B	3B-15	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	421.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5105	Satellite	Military Surveillance	421.00	3,000.00
40	1968	Apr	18	USA	ABRES RVTO-1A-1	Atlas-E	77E	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,600.00	44,400.00	907.20	45,307.20		ABRES RVTO-1A-1	Test	Reentry Vehicle	1,600.00	907.20
41	1968	Apr	18	USSR	Kosmos 214	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-12	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	373.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 214	Satellite	Military Surveillance	373.00	6,300.00
42	1968	Apr	18	USSR	Kosmos 215	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U1-A-1	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	403.00	48,110.00	385.00	48,495.00		Kosmos 215	Satellite	Ionospheric Research	403.00	385.00
43	1968	Apr	20	USSR	Kosmos 216	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	267.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 216	Satellite	Military Surveillance	267.00	4,720.00
44	1968	Apr	21	RUS	Molniya I-8	Molniya-M-ML	Ya15000-082	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	40,099.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya I-8	Satellite	Military Communications	40,099.00	1,600.00
45	1968	Apr	22	USSR	Soyuz-7K-L1-7L	Proton-K-D	232-01	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	100.00	682,445.00	5,390.00	687,835.00		Soyuz-7K-L1-7L	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	100.00	5,390.00
46	1968	Apr	24	USSR	Kosmos 217	Tsiklon-2A	TS2A-4	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	179.00	171,600.00	1,400.00	173,000.00		Kosmos 217	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	179.00	1,400.00
47	1968	Apr	25	USSR	Kosmos 218	Tsiklon	TS1-16	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	162.00	173,000.00	1,700.00	174,700.00		Kosmos 218	Weapon	FOBS, Orbiting Nuclear Weapon	162.00	1,700.00
48	1968	Apr	26	USSR	Kosmos 219	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U2-D-2	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	1,745.00	48,110.00	300.00	48,410.00		Kosmos 219	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	1,745.00	300.00
49	1968	Apr	27	USA	ABRES RMP-B8	Atlas-E-Trident	78E	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,600.00	41,981.70	907.20	42,888.90		ABRES RMP-B8	Test	Reentry Vehicle	1,600.00	907.20
50	1968	Apr	27	USA	Test for Scout-X-5C	Scout-X-5C	164C	Success	Wallops Flight Facility, Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia	175.00	16,524.00							175.00
51	1968	May	01	USA	KH-4B-1103, SRV807	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-511-Agena-1643	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	243.00	77,175.00	5,000.00	82,175.00		KH-4B-1103	Satellite	Military Surveillance	243.00	2,000.00	SRV807	Satellite	Military Surveillance	199.00	3,000.00
52	1968	May	03	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	95F	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	100.00	40,881.70							100.00
53	1968	May	07	RUS	Kosmos 220	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-8	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	700.00	107,335.00	775.00	108,110.00		Kosmos 220	Satellite	Navigation	700.00	775.00
54	1968	May	14	USA	AFP-437	Thor-DSV-2J	Thor-205	Success	Johnston Atol, Nuclear Testing	823.00	49,340.00	186.00	49,526.00		AFP-437	Weapon	Nuclear Anti-Satellite	823.00	186.00
55	1968	May	17	USA	ESRO 2B	Scout-B	161C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,085.00	17,725.00	75.00	17,800.00		ESRO 2B	Satellite	Navigation	1,085.00	75.00
56	1968	May	18	USA	Nimbus B, EGRS10	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-520-Agena-6221	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	100.00	77,175.00	590.00	77,765.00		Nimbus B	Satellite	Weather Research	100.00	570.00	EGRS10	Satellite	Radar Research	100.00	20.00
57	1968	May	21	USSR	OGCh-18L	Tsiklon	TS1-17	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	200.00	173,000.00	1,700.00	174,700.00		OGCh-18L	Weapon	FOBS, Orbiting Nuclear Weapon	200.00	1,700.00
58	1968	May	23	USA	DMSP-Block-4A-F11	Thor-Burner-2	Thor-277	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	883.00	49,961.00	130.00	50,091.00		DMSP-Block-4A-F11	Satellite	Military Communications	883.00	130.00
59	1968	May	24	USSR	Kosmos 221	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-14	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	2,140.00	48,110.00	250.00	48,360.00		Kosmos 221	Satellite	Military Target	2,140.00	250.00
60	1968	May	28	USSR	OGCh-19L	Tsiklon	TS1-18	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	200.00	173,000.00	1,700.00	174,700.00		OGCh-19L	Weapon	FOBS, Orbiting Nuclear Weapon	200.00	1,700.00
61	1968	May	30	USSR	Kosmos 222	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-12	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	488.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 222	Satellite	Military Target	488.00	325.00
62	1968	Jun	01	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	89F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
63	1968	Jun	01	USSR	Kosmos 223	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-02	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	317.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 223	Satellite	Military Surveillance	317.00	4,720.00
64	1968	Jun	04	USSR	Kosmos 224	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-13	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	256.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 224	Satellite	Military Surveillance	256.00	6,300.00
65	1968	Jun	04	RUS	Kosmos (225)	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-9	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	100.00	107,335.00	800.00	108,135.00		Kosmos (225)	Satellite	Geodetic Research	100.00	800.00
66	1968	Jun	05	USA	OPS5138	Titan-III-B	3B-16	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	456.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5138	Satellite	Military Surveillance	456.00	3,000.00
67	1968	Jun	11	USSR	Kosmos 225	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U1-Ya-2	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	519.00	48,110.00	375.00	48,485.00		Kosmos 225	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	519.00	375.00
68	1968	Jun	12	USSR	Kosmos 226	Vostok-8A92M	N15000-58	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	639.00	109,100.00	4,730.00	113,830.00		Kosmos 226	Satellite	Weather Research	639.00	4,730.00
69	1968	Jun	12	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-82	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
70	1968	Jun	13	USA	IDSCP 4-1 to 4-8	Titan-III-C	3C-16	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	34,442.00	167,604.00	360.00	167,964.00		IDSCP 4-1 to 4-8	Satellite	Military Communications	34,442.00	360.00
71	1968	Jun	15	USSR	Strela-2	Kosmos-3	-	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	4,400.00	107,335.00	800.00	108,135.00		Strela-2	Satellite	Military Communications	4,400.00	800.00
72	1968	Jun	18	USSR	Kosmos 227	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-11	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	271.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 227	Satellite	Military Surveillance	271.00	6,300.00
73	1968	Jun	20	USA	KH-4A-1047, SRV745, OPS5259	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-517-Agena-1645	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	514.00	77,175.00	2,080.00	79,255.00		KH-4A-1047	Satellite	Military Surveillance	402.00	2,000.00	SRV745	Satellite	Military Surveillance	180.00	20.00	OPS5259	Satellite	Radar Research	514.00	60.00
74	1968	Jun	21	USSR	Kosmos 228, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15001-12	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	245.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 228	Satellite	Military Surveillance	245.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	213.00	630.00
75	1968	Jun	26	USSR	Kosmos 229	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-15	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	327.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 229	Satellite	Military Surveillance	327.00	6,300.00
76	1968	Jun	29	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	32F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
77	1968	Jul	04	USA	Explorer 38	Delta-J	Thor-476-Delta-57	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	5,861.00	56,225.00	190.00	56,415.00		Explorer 38	Satellite	X-ray Astronomy	5,861.00	190.00
78	1968	Jul	05	USSR	Kosmos 230	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U3-S-2	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	546.00	48,110.00	367.00	48,477.00		Kosmos 230	Satellite	Solar Research	546.00	367.00
79	1968	Jul	05	RUS	Molniya 1-9	Molniya-M-ML	Ya15000-084	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	39,806.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-9	Satellite	Military Communications	39,806.00	1,600.00
80	1968	Jul	10	USSR	Kosmos 231	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-03	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	311.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 231	Satellite	Military Surveillance	311.00	4,720.00
81	1968	Jul	11	USA	OV 1-15, OV 1-16	Atlas-F-OV1-2	75F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,800.00	41,182.70	1,070.00	42,252.70		OV 1-15	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	1,800.00	470.00	OV 1-16	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	556.00	600.00
82	1968	Jul	16	USSR	Kosmos 232	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-14	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	348.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 232	Satellite	Military Surveillance	348.00	6,300.00
83	1968	Jul	18	USSR	Kosmos 233	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-15	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,514.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 233	Satellite	Military Target	1,514.00	325.00
84	1968	Jul	21	RUS	Zond	Proton-K	-	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	669,085.00	5,140.00	674,225.00		Zond	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	0	5,140.00
85	1968	Jul	30	USSR	Kosmos 234	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-16	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	288.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 234	Satellite	Military Surveillance	288.00	6,300.00
86	1968	Aug	06	USA	Canyon 1	Atlas-SLV3A-Agena-D	5501A	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	39,860.00	32,221.00	700.00	32,921.00		Canyon 1	Satellite	Military Surveillance	39,860.00	700.00
87	1968	Aug	06	USA	OPS5187	Titan-III-B	3B-17	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	395.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5187	Satellite	Military Surveillance	395.00	3,000.00
88	1968	Aug	07	USA	KH-4B-1104	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-522-Agena-1644	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	259.00	77,175.00	3,000.00	80,175.00		KH-4B-1104	Satellite	Military Surveillance	259.00	3,000.00
89	1968	Aug	08	CHN	Prototype	T-7-GF-01A	7A-GF-1	Success	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Human spaceflight	100.00	2,175.00	20.00	2,195.00		Prototype	Satellite	Military Communications	100.00	20.00
90	1968	Aug	08	USA	Explorer 39, Explorer 40	Scout-B	165C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	2,538.00	17,725.00	79.00	17,804.00		Explorer 39	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	2,538.00	9.00	Explorer 40	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	2,489.00	70.00
91	1968	Aug	09	USSR	Kosmos 235	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-07	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	281.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 235	Satellite	Military Surveillance	281.00	4,720.00
92	1968	Aug	10	USA	ATS 4	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-17	Partial	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	73,858.00	391.00	74,249.00		ATS 4	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	391.00
93	1968	Aug	16	USA	STP P68-1	Atlas-SLV3-Burner-2	7004	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	50.00	36,118.00	571.00	36,689.00		STP P68-1	Satellite	Ionospheric Research	50.00	571.00
94	1968	Aug	16	USA	ESSA 7	Delta-N	Thor-528-Delta-58	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,464.00	74,409.00	145.00	74,554.00		ESSA 7	Satellite	Weather Research	1,464.00	145.00
95	1968	Aug	20	CHN	Prototype	T-7-GF-01A	7A-GF-2	Success	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Human spaceflight	100.00	2,175.00	20.00	2,195.00		Prototype	Satellite	Military Communications	100.00	20.00
96	1968	Aug	21	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-53	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
97	1968	Aug	22	USA	Test for Scout-B	Scout-B	168C	Success	Wallops Flight Facility, Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia	227.00	17,725.00							227.00
98	1968	Aug	27	USSR	Strela-2	Kosmos-3	-	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	348.00	107,335.00	875.00	108,210.00		Strela-2	Satellite	Military Communications	348.00	875.00
99	1968	Aug	27	USSR	Kosmos 237	Sputnik-11A57	Ya15002-17	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	320.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 237	Satellite	Military Surveillance	320.00	6,300.00
100	1968	Aug	28	USSR	Kosmos 238	Soyuz-11A511	V15000-13	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	210.00	125,900.00	6,450.00	132,350.00		Kosmos 238	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-OK	210.00	6,450.00
101	1968	Sep	05	USSR	Kosmos 239	Sputnik-11A57	V15000-15	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	274.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 239	Satellite	Military Surveillance	274.00	6,300.00
102	1968	Sep	10	USA	OPS5247	Titan-III-B	3B-18	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	404.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5247	Satellite	Military Surveillance	404.00	3,000.00
103	1968	Sep	14	USSR	Kosmos 240	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-05	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	283.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 240	Satellite	Military Surveillance	283.00	4,720.00
104	1968	Sep	14	USSR	Zond 5	Proton-K-D	234-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	5,390.00	687,835.00		Zond 5	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	5,390.00
105	1968	Sep	16	USSR	Kosmos 241	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-16	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	326.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 241	Satellite	Military Surveillance	326.00	6,300.00
106	1968	Sep	18	USA	KH-4A-1048, SRV749, OPS8595	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-524-Agena-1647	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	514.00	77,175.00	2,080.00	79,255.00		KH-4A-1048	Satellite	Military Surveillance	393.00	2,000.00	SRV749	Satellite	Military Communications	236.00	20.00	OPS8595	Satellite	Radar Research	514.00	60.00
107	1968	Sep	19	USA	Intelsat 3-F-1	Delta-M	Thor-529-Delta-59	Failure	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	75,030.00	293.00	75,323.00		Intelsat 3-F-1	Satellite	Civilian Communications	0	293.00
108	1968	Sep	20	USSR	Kosmos 242	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-I-4	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	406.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 242	Satellite	Military Target	406.00	325.00
109	1968	Sep	23	USSR	Kosmos 243, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	R15000-08	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	293.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 243	Satellite	Military Surveillance	293.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	274.00	630.00
110	1968	Sep	25	USA	ABRES RMP-B-9	Atlas-F-Trident	99F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	41,981.70	907.20	42,888.90		ABRES RMP-B-9	Test	Reentry Vehicle	1,400.00	907.20
111	1968	Sep	26	USA	OV 5-02, 5-04 & 5-05, LES 6	Titan-III-C	3C-5	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,839.00	167,604.00	390.00	167,994.00		OV 5-02, 5-04 & 5-05	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	35,786.00	227.00	LES 6	Satellite	Communications	35,839.00	163.00
112	1968	Sep	27	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	84F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
113	1968	Oct	02	USSR	Kosmos 244	Tsiklon	TS1-19	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	158.00	173,000.00	1,700.00	174,700.00		Kosmos 244	Weapon	FOBS, Orbiting Nuclear Weapon	158.00	1,700.00
114	1968	Oct	03	USSR	Kosmos 245	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-16	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	473.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 245	Satellite	Military Target	473.00	325.00
115	1968	Oct	03	USA	ESRO 1A	Scout-B	167C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,538.00	17,725.00	81.00	17,806.00		ESRO 1A	Satellite	Navigation	1,538.00	81.00
116	1968	Oct	05	RUS	Molniya 1-10	Molniya-M-ML	V15000-086	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	39,596.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-10	Satellite	Military Communications	39,596.00	1,600.00
117	1968	Oct	05	USA	OPS0964	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-521-Agena-2734	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	511.00	77,175.00	1,500.00	78,675.00		OPS0964	Satellite	Military Communications	511.00	1,500.00
118	1968	Oct	07	USSR	Kosmos 246	Sputnik-11A57	V15002-11	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	321.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 246	Satellite	Military Surveillance	321.00	6,300.00
119	1968	Oct	11	USSR	Kosmos 247	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-04	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	345.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 247	Satellite	Military Surveillance	345.00	4,720.00
120	1968	Oct	11	USA	Apollo 7	Saturn-IB	SA-205	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	301.00	546,981.00	16,520.00	563,501.00	♥ 3	Apollo 7	Spacecraft	Command Service Module	301.00	16,520.00											Walter Marty Schirra	Donn Fulton Eisele	Ronnie Walter Cunningham
121	1968	Oct	19	USSR	Kosmos 248	Tsiklon-2A	TS2A-5	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	543.00	171,600.00	1,400.00	173,000.00		Kosmos 248	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	543.00	1,400.00
122	1968	Oct	20	USSR	Kosmos 249	Tsiklon-2A	TS2A-6	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	2,075.00	171,600.00	1,400.00	173,000.00		Kosmos 249	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	2,075.00	1,400.00
123	1968	Oct	23	USA	DMSP-Block-4A-F12	Thor-Burner-2	Thor-173	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	828.00	49,961.00	130.00	50,091.00		DMSP-Block-4A-F12	Satellite	Weather Research	828.00	130.00
124	1968	Oct	25	USSR	Soyuz 2	Soyuz-11A511	Ya15000-008	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	229.00	125,900.00	6,450.00	132,350.00		Soyuz 2	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-OK	229.00	6,450.00
125	1968	Oct	26	USSR	Soyuz 3	Soyuz-11A511	Ya15000-010	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	205.00	125,900.00	6,575.00	132,475.00	♥ 1	Soyuz 3	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-OK	205.00	6,575.00											Georgy Timofeyevich Beregovoy
126	1968	Oct	30	RUS	Kosmos 250	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-10	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	542.00	107,335.00	875.00	108,210.00		Kosmos 250	Satellite	Military Communications	542.00	875.00
127	1968	Oct	31	USSR	Kosmos 251	Sputnik-11A57	N15001-010	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	225.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 251	Satellite	Military Surveillance	225.00	6,300.00
128	1968	Nov	01	USSR	Kosmos 252	Tsiklon-2A	TS2A-7	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	2,104.00	171,600.00	1,400.00	173,000.00		Kosmos 252	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	2,104.00	1,400.00
129	1968	Nov	03	USA	KH-4B-1105	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-515-Agena-1646	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	288.00	77,175.00	2,000.00	79,175.00		KH-4B-1105	Satellite	Military Surveillance	288.00	2,000.00
130	1968	Nov	06	USA	OPS5296	Titan-III-B	3B-19	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	390.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS5296	Satellite	Military Surveillance	390.00	3,000.00
131	1968	Nov	08	USA	Pioneer 9, TTS2	Delta-E1	Thor-479-Delta-60	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	945.00	55,751.00	103.00	55,854.00		Pioneer 9	Satellite	Solar Research	+	63.00	TTS2	Satellite	Navigation	945.00	40.00
132	1968	Nov	10	USSR	Zond 6	Proton-K-D	235-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	5,390.00	687,835.00		Zond 6	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	5,390.00
133	1968	Nov	13	USSR	Kosmos 253	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-006	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	337.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 253	Satellite	Military Surveillance	337.00	4,720.00
134	1968	Nov	16	USA	ABRES RMP-B-10	Atlas-F-Trident	56F	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	10.00	41,981.70	907.20	42,888.90		ABRES RMP-B-10	Test	Reentry Vehicle	10.00	907.20
135	1968	Nov	16	RUS	Proton 4	Proton-K	236-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	477.00	669,085.00	16,000.00	685,085.00		Proton 4	Satellite	X-ray Astronomy	477.00	16,000.00
136	1968	Nov	19	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-3	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
137	1968	Nov	20	USA	AFP-437	Thor-DSV-2J	Thor-252	Success	Johnston Atol, Nuclear Testing	1,158.00	49,340.00	186.00	49,526.00		AFP-437	Weapon	Nuclear Anti-Satellite	1,158.00	186.00
138	1968	Nov	21	USSR	Kosmos 254	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-017	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	335.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 254	Satellite	Military Surveillance	335.00	6,300.00
139	1968	Nov	24	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	60F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
140	1968	Nov	29	USSR	Kosmos 255	Sputnik-11A57	V15001-007	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	317.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 255	Satellite	Military Surveillance	317.00	4,720.00
141	1968	Nov	29	EUR	STV 1	Europa-I	F-7	Failure	Woomera Instrumented Range, South Australia	230.00	110,264.00	249.00	110,513.00		STV 1	Satellite	Navigation	230.00	249.00
142	1968	Nov	30	RUS	Kosmos 256	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-11	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,223.00	107,335.00	600.00	107,935.00		Kosmos 256	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	1,223.00	600.00
143	1968	Dec	03	USSR	Kosmos 257	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-17	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	462.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 257	Satellite	Military Target	462.00	325.00
144	1968	Dec	04	USA	OPS6518	Titan-III-B	3B-20	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	735.00	152,582.00	3,000.00	155,582.00		OPS6518	Satellite	Military Surveillance	735.00	3,000.00
145	1968	Dec	05	USA	HEOS 1	Delta-E1	Thor-481-Delta-61	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	202,780.00	55,751.00	108.00	55,859.00		HEOS 1	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	202,780.00	108.00
146	1968	Dec	07	USA	OAO 2	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-16	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	758.00	73,858.00	2,012.00	75,870.00		OAO 2	Satellite	Astronomy	758.00	2,012.00
147	1968	Dec	10	USSR	Kosmos 258	Sputnik-11A57	V15002-001	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	298.00	124,800.00	4,720.00	129,520.00		Kosmos 258	Satellite	Military Surveillance	298.00	4,720.00
148	1968	Dec	12	USA	KH-4A-1049, SRV751, OPS7684	Thorad-SLV-2G-Agena-D	Thor-527-Agena-1648	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,466.00	77,175.00	2,080.00	79,255.00		KH-4A-1049	Satellite	Military Surveillance	248.00	2,000.00	SRV751	Satellite	Military Surveillance	169.00	20.00	OPS7684	Satellite	Military Communications	1,466.00	60.00
149	1968	Dec	14	USSR	Kosmos 259	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U2-I-3	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	1,331.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 259	Satellite	Ionospheric Research	1,331.00	325.00
150	1968	Dec	15	USA	ESSA 8	Delta-N	Thor-532-Delta-62	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,464.00	74,409.00	132.00	74,541.00		ESSA 8	Satellite	Weather Research	1,464.00	132.00
151	1968	Dec	16	RUS	Kosmos 260	Molniya-M-ML	Ya15000-039	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	39,573.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Kosmos 260	Satellite	Military Communications	39,573.00	1,600.00
152	1968	Dec	19	USA	Intelsat 3-F-2	Delta-M	Thor-536-Delta-63	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	37,111.00	75,030.00	293.00	75,323.00		Intelsat 3-F-2	Satellite	Civilian Communications	37,111.00	293.00
153	1968	Dec	19	USSR	Kosmos 261	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U2-GK-1	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	637.00	48,110.00	347.00	48,457.00		Kosmos 261	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	637.00	347.00
154	1968	Dec	21	USA	Apollo 8	Saturn-V	SA-503	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	185.00	2,798,000.00	37,870.00	2,835,870.00	♥ 3	Apollo 8	Spacecraft	Apollo-CSM-103, Apollo-LTA-B	185.00	37,870.00											Frank Frederick Borman II	James "Jim" Arthur Lovell	William "Bill" Alison Anders
155	1968	Dec	26	USSR	Kosmos 262	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U2-GF-1	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	791.00	48,110.00	352.00	48,462.00		Kosmos 262	Satellite	Solar Research	791.00	352.00

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