1965 in spaceflight (January–March)

none January 2014 August 2020 This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (April–June), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight. 2 Orbital launches 1965 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 1 11 January 09:36 USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955 RVSN USSR 1955Kosmos 52 (Zenit-2 №25) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 19 January Successful 3 15 January 21:00:44 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Camera issues caused some images to appear smeared. USA OPS 3928 (KH-4A 16/1016) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Partial spacecraft failure 9 February USA SRV 665 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful 15 Januaryhttps://www.nro.gov/Portals/65/documents/foia/CAL-Records/Cabinet1/DrawerA/1%20A%200088.pdf Satellite Operations for January 1965 NRO 8 February 1965 1 September 2020 USA SRV 666 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful 20 January 1 19 January 05:03:42 USA Thor LV-2D MG-18 USA Vandenberg LC-4300B-6 USA US Air Force Thermal regulation problem due to heat shield deployment issues, maiden flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18. USA OPS 7040 (DSAP-1 F10/P-35 10) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather Partial spacecraft failure 13 July 1979 2 21 January 21:34:54 USA Atlas D USA Vandenberg LC-576B-3 USA US Air Force OV1 pod failed to separate from Atlas. US Air Force Suborbital REV test Successful 28 May 2 USA OV1-1 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Radiation Launch failure inherit 1 22 January 07:52:00 USA Delta C USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA NASA Ceased operations on 12 June 1968. USA Tiros 9 (Tiros I/A-54) NASA (1965)ESSA (1965–1968) Sun-synchronous Weather Successful 1 23 January 20:09 USA Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D USA Vandenberg PALC-2-3 USA US Air Force USA OPS 4703 (KH-7 15/4015/AFP-206 SV-965) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 29 January 1 30 January 09:36 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 53 (DS-A1 №5) Low Earth Technology/Radiation Successful 12 August 1966 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1965 yes February |- 1 3 February 16:36:00 USA Delta C USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA NASA Ceased operations on 6 June 1966. USA OSO-2 (OSO-B2/S-17) NASA Low Earth Solar Successful 9 August 1989 1 11 February 15:19:05 USA Titan IIIA / Star-13A USA Cape Canaveral LC-20 USA US Air Force Intentionally launched into medium Earth orbit, spacecraft was to manoeuvre to final orbit by itself using a Star-13A motor, but failed to do so. USA LES-1 Lincoln Intended: Highly ellipticalAchieved: Medium Earth Technology Spacecraft failure 1 12 February USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 USSR 1955 Second stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit. USSR 1955DS-P1-Yu №2 Intended: Low Earth Radar target Launch failure 12 February 2 16 February 14:37:03 USA Saturn I USA Cape Canaveral LC-37B USA NASA Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968. USA Apollo BP-16 NASA Low Earth Technology Successful 10 July 1985 USA Pegasus 1 NASA Low Earth Micrometeoroids Successful 17 September 1978 1 17 February 17:05:00 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force USA Ranger 8 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor 20 February 09:57:37 Successful 1 20 February USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 USSR 1955 First stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit USSR 1955 DS-A1 №6 Intended: Low Earth Technology/Radiation Launch failure +64 seconds 3 21 February 11:00 USSR 1955 Kosmos-1 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 41/15 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 54 (Strela-1 №9) Low Earth Communication 15 September 1968 Successful USSR 1955 Kosmos 55 (Strela-1 №10) Low Earth Communication 2 February 1968 Successful USSR 1955 Kosmos 56 (Strela-1 №11) Low Earth Communication 2 November 1967 Successful 1 22 February 07:40:47 USSR 1955 Voskhod USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955 Accidentally commanded to deorbit and self-destruct shortly after launch. USSR 1955Kosmos 57 (Voskhod 3KD №1) Low Earth Test flight 22 February Spacecraft failure 3 25 February 21:44:55 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg PALC-1-1 USA US Air Force Shutter failed towards end of mission. USA OPS 4782 (KH-4A 17/1017) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Partial spacecraft failure 18 March USA SRV 623 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful February/March USA SRV 625 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful February/March 1 26 February 05:02 USSR 1955 Vostok-2M USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955 RVSN USSR 1955 Kosmos 58 (Meteor №2) VNIEM Low Earth Weather 25 February 1990 Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1965 yes March |- 1 2 March 13:25 USA Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C AC-5 USA Canaveral LC-36A USA NASA Fuel valves closed after launch causing engines to shut down, rocket fell back and exploded on launch pad, final flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C. USA Surveyor SD-1 NASA Intended: Geosynchronous transfer Technology Launch failure +2 seconds 1 7 March 09:07 USSR 1955 Voskhod USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955 Carried prototype Voskhod 3KD airlock. USSR 1955 Kosmos 59 (Zenit-4 №5) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 15 March Successful 8 9 March 18:29:47 USA Thor SLV-2 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force NRL Composite 5 USA Poppy 4A (SOLRAD 7B) NRL Low Earth Radiation Successful USA GRAB-6 (NRL-PL 142/Poppy 4B) NRL Low Earth ELINT Successful USA Poppy 4C (GGSE-2) NRL Low Earth Technology Successful USA Poppy 4D (GGSE-3) NRL Low Earth Technology Successful USA Secor-3 (EGRS-3) US Army Low Earth Geodesy Successful USA Surcal 4 NRL Low Earth Calibration Successful 27 March 1981 USA Dodecapole 1 NRL Low Earth Calibration Successful USA OSCAR 3 Low Earth Amateur radio Successful 2 11 March 13:39:59 USA Thor DSV-2A Ablestar USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Transit O-3 failed a few weeks after launch. USA OPS 7087 (Transit O-3/NNS 30030) US Navy Low Earth Navigation Spacecraft failure 14 June USA Secor-2 (EGRS-2) US Army Low Earth Geodesy Successful 26 February 1968 1 12 March 09:30 USSR 1955 Molniya-L USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 Escape stage engine failed to ignite due to power system malfunction. USSR 1955 Kosmos 60 (Luna E-6 №9) Intended: Highly ellipticalAchieved: Low Earth Lunar lander Launch failure 17 March 1 12 March 19:25 USA Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D USA Vandenberg PALC-2-3 USA US Air Force USA OPS 4920 (KH-7 16/AFP-206 SV-966) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 17 March 3 15 March 11:00 USSR 1955 Kosmos-1 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 41/15 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 61 (Strela-1 №12) Low Earth Communication 15 January 1968 Successful USSR 1955 Kosmos 62 (Strela-1 №13) Low Earth Communication 24 September 1968 Successful USSR 1955 Kosmos 63 (Strela-1 №14) Low Earth Communication 4 November 1967 Successful 1 18 March 04:43:46 USA Thor LV-2D MG-18 USA Vandenberg LC-4300B-6 USA US Air Force Final flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18. USA OPS 7353 (DSAP-1 F11) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather Successful 31 December 1989 1 18 March 07:00:00 USSR 1955 Voskhod USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 Manned flight with two cosmonauts, Alexei Leonov became the first man to perform an extra-vehicular activity. USSR 1955 Voskhod 2 Low Earth Technology 19 March 09:02:17 Successful 1 21 March 21:37:02 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Final flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B. USA Ranger 9 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor 24 March 14:08:20 Successful 1 23 March 14:24:00 USA Titan II GLV USA Cape Canaveral LC-19 USA US Air Force Carried two astronauts, first manned Gemini mission. USA Gemini III NASA Low Earth Test flight Successful 19:16:31 1 25 March 10:04 USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 64 (Zenit-2 №26) Low Earth Optical imaging 2 April Successful 3 25 March 21:11:17 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force USA OPS 4803 (KH-4A 18/1018) US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Optical imaging Successful 5 April USA SRV 668 US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Film return Successful March USA SRV 669 US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Film return Successful March/April |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1965 yes |- |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| For flights after 31 March, see 1965 in spaceflight (April-June) |} Suborbital launches 1965 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 1 7 January 03:50 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 146 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 January Successful 1 7 January USAHydra-Iris USAWheeling T-AGM-8 6, AO-5 USAUS Navy Apogee: 2 km NASA Suborbital IonosphericMagnetospheric 7 January Launch failure 1 8 January 18:59:54 USASM-65F Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576G USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1400 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 January Successful 1 8 January USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 January Successful 1 11 January 17:13:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAVon Steuben SSBN-632 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 January Successful 1 12 January 14:32:26 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 12 January Successful 1 13 January 05:02 USSR 1955R-36 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 80/17 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 January Launch failure 1 13 January 15:49 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAKPNO Apogee: 228 km KPNO Suborbital Aeronomy 13 January Successful 1 13 January 17:12 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1006 km PSU Suborbital Ionospheric 13 January Successful 1 13 January 23:48 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 178 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 January Successful 1 14 January 12:00 USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 14 January Successful 1 15 January 15:00:03 USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 250 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful 1 15 January USAAthena RTV USAGreen River Pad 2 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 15 January Successful 1 19 January 14:04:00 USATitan II GLV USACape Canaveral LC-19 USANASA Apogee: 169 km, test of the heat shield on the Gemini spacecraft USAGemini 2 NASA Suborbital Test flight 14:22:14 Successful 1 20 January USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-03 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful 1 20 January USATomahawk USATonopah USASandia Apogee: 106 km Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 20 January Successful 1 21 January 20:30 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 235 km NRL Suborbital Solar 21 January Successful 1 22 January 05:14 JPN 1870Kappa-9M JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 350 km ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 22 January Successful 1 22 January 21:46 CAN 1957Black Brant IVA CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957CARDE Apogee: 670 km BAL Suborbital Test flight 22 January Successful 1 23 January 16:30:08 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USASam Rayburn SSBN-635 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful 1 23 January 18:15 CAN 1957Black Brant IVA CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957CARDE Apogee: 735 km BAL Suborbital Test flight 23 January Successful 1 23 January USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful 1 25 January 16:00 CAN 1957Black Brant IIB CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957NRC Apogee: 230 km BAL Suborbital Test flight 25 January Successful 1 25 January 20:53 CAN 1957Black Brant IIB CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957NRC Apogee: 20 km BAL Suborbital Test flight 25 January Launch failure 1 26 January 09:40:26 USAHydra-Iris USAUSNS Wheeling, AO-6 USAUS Navy Apogee: 289 km US Navy Suborbital IonosphericMagnetospheric 26 January Successful 1 27 January 20:30 USANike-Cajun USAPoint Barrow USANASA Apogee: 100 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 January Successful 1 27 January 21:32 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 117 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 January Successful 1 27 January USANike-Tomahawk 9A USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 302 km Sandia Suborbital Test flight 27 January Successful 1 28 January 04:24 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957 Churchill USANASA Apogee: 125 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 January Successful 1 28 January 12:51:10 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior USACape Canaveral LC-18A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 28 January Launch failure 1 28 January USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 January Successful 1 29 January 01:21:15 USALGM-30F Minuteman II USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 January Successful 1 30 January 05:15 USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 206 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful 1 30 January 07:45 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 211 km NRL Suborbital IR Astronomy 30 January Successful 1 30 January 08:04 USSR 1955R-36 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 67/22 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1493 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful 1 31 January 05:01 JPN 1870Lambda 3 JPN 1870Kagoshima LA-L JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 1040 km Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric 31 January Successful 1 January USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Aeronomy January Successful 1 January USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Aeronomy January Successful 1 January USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test January Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| February |- 1 1 February USANike-Apache SWEEsrange NORNTNF NTNF Suborbital Auroral 1 February Launch failure 1 1 February FRAJericho FRACERES FRADassault Apogee: 100 km Dassault Suborbital Missile test 1 February Successful 1 2 February 06:30 USAAthena RTV USAGreen River Pad 2 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 50 km US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 2 February Launch failure 1 2 February 09:57 USAHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 123 km WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 2 February Successful 1 2 February USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-08 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful 1 2 February USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-02 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful 1 2 February USANike-Javelin USAWhite Sands USADASA Apogee: 100 km DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 February Successful 1 2 February USATomahawk USATonopah USASandia Apogee: 106 km Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 2 February Successful 1 3 February 18:08 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 141 km New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 3 February Successful 1 3 February 22:55 USAHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 100 km Adelaide Suborbital Aeronomy 3 February Successful 1 3 February USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 February Successful 1 3 February USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 February Successful 1 3 February USATomahawk USATonopah USASandia Apogee: 106 km Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 3 February Successful 1 4 February 04:45 USANike-Cajun USAPoint Barrow USANASA Apogee: 121 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful 1 4 February 05:10 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 118 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful 1 4 February 17:34 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 150 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful 1 6 February 05:01 JPN 1870Kappa-9M JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 325 km Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric 6 February Successful 1 6 February 10:02 JPN 1870Kappa-9M JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 335 km TAO Suborbital Solar 6 February Successful 1 6 February 10:19 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 6 February Successful 1 6 February USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAWoodrow Wilson SSBN-624 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful 1 6 February USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful 1 6 February USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful 1 6 February USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful 1 8 February 17:25:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSS Sam Rayburn, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 February Successful 1 8 February 22:15 USANike-Cajun USAPoint Barrow USANASA Apogee: 124 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 February Successful 1 8 February 22:53 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 107 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 February Successful 1 8 February 22:58 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 165 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 February Successful 1 8 February USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-09 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 February Successful 1 11 February 17:55 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 11 February Successful 1 11 February USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 February Successful 1 12 February 12:00:06 USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 250 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful 1 12 February USAAthena RTV USAGreen River Pad 3 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 12 February Launch failure 1 12 February USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful 1 12 February USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAThomas Jefferson SSBN-618 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful 1 12 February USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful 1 15 February 16:30:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAJohn C. Calhoun SSBN-630 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 February Successful 1 15 February USANike-Apache SWEEsrange NORNTNF NTNF Suborbital Auroral 15 February Launch failure 1 16 February 05:00 USAAthena RTV USAGreen River Pad 1 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 10 km US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 16 February Launch failure 1 18 February 20:09 USANike-Apache CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 195 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 February Successful 1 19 February 00:25 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 161 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful 1 19 February 04:51:02 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 159 km Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful 1 19 February 04:51:42 USANike-Tomahawk CANChurchill USASandia Apogee: 320 km LASL Suborbital Auroral 19 February Successful 1 19 February 09:17:31 USANike-Apache CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 187 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful 1 20 February 06:30:02 USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 February Launch failure 1 23 February 17:15 USANike-Javelin USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 23 February Successful 1 25 February USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 25 February Successful 1 26 February 11:10 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 150 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 February Successful 1 26 February USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 February Successful 1 27 February 11:11:16 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 27 February Successful 1 27 February 21:00 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 157 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 27 February Successful 1 27 February 21:33 USANike-Cajun USACroatan CVE-25 6, PO-11 LP-1 USANASA Apogee: 100 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 27 February Successful 1 27 February 22:30 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 132 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 27 February Successful 1 27 February FRAEmeraude VE121 ALGHammaguira Brigitte FRACNES Apogee: 200 km CNES Suborbital Missile test 27 February Successful 1 28 February 00:21 USANike-Apache CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 170 km GCA Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 28 February Successful 1 28 February 03:30 USANike-Apache CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 5 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Launch failure 1 28 February 04:15 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 145 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful 1 28 February 06:00 USANike-Apache CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 7 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Launch failure 1 28 February 09:15 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful 1 28 February 09:15 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 143 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful 1 28 February 11:30 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 28 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 February Launch failure 1 28 February 11:30 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 139 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful 1 28 February 12:11 USANike-Apache CANChurchill USANASA Apogee: 55 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Launch failure 1 28 February 13:15 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 28 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 February Launch failure 1 February USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target February Successful 1 February USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target February Successful 1 February USANike-Javelin USAWhite Sands USADASA Apogee: 100 km DASA Suborbital Aeronomy February Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| March |- 1 1 March 17:18:06 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSS John C. Calhoun, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 March Successful 1 1 March 20:43 USANike-Apache NORAndøya USASWENASA/? Apogee: 185 km UPP Suborbital Aeronomy 1 March Successful 1 2 March 01:10 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-08 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful 1 2 March 09:52:31 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576A-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 2 March Successful 1 2 March USANike-Tomahawk USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 270 km LASL Suborbital Technology 2 March Successful 1 2 March USANike-Tomahawk USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 175 km Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 2 March Successful 1 3 March 00:09 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 241 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 3 March Successful 1 3 March 04:42 UKSkylark 3 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKAUSRAE/WRE Apogee: 216 km RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 3 March Successful 1 3 March 14:15:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 252 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 3 March 1 3 March 22:28 USANike-Apache NORAndøya USANORNASA/NTNF Apogee: 22 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 3 March Launch failure 1 4 March 18:32 USAHonest John-Nike-Nike USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 181 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 4 March Successful 1 4 March USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 March Successful 1 4 March FRACentaure 1 ALGHammaguira Bacchus FRACNES Apogee: 120 km CNRS Suborbital Solar 4 March Successful 1 5 March 00:11 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 245 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 5 March Successful 1 5 March 01:12:59 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2E USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful 1 5 March 11:00:21 USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 250 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful 1 5 March 20:57:50 USANike-Apache NORAndøya USASWENASA/? Apogee: 180 km UPP Suborbital Aeronomy 5 March Successful 1 5 March USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful 1 6 March 03:41 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 189 km Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy 6 March Successful 1 6 March 07:32 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CANChurchill USAUS Air Force Apogee: 193 km AFCRL/Utah Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 6 March Successful 1 6 March USANike-Tomahawk CANChurchill USASandia Apogee: 184 km LASL Suborbital Auroral 6 March Successful 1 6 March USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 March Successful 1 8 March 15:35 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 USANASA Apogee: 151 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 8 March Successful 1 8 March 17:48:08 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 USANASA Apogee: 141 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 8 March Successful 1 8 March USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-07 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 March Successful 1 9 March 06:26:26 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-3 USANASA Apogee: 143 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 9 March Successful 1 9 March 16:25 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-4 USANASA Apogee: 200 km New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 9 March Successful 1 10 March 16:00 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-5 USANASA Apogee: 200 km New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 10 March Successful 1 10 March USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 March Successful 1 11 March 09:35:14 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-6 USANASA Apogee: 197 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 11 March Successful 1 11 March 10:38 USANike-Cajun USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-7 USANASA Apogee: 100 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 11 March Successful 1 11 March 20:07 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-8 USANASA Apogee: 200 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 11 March Successful 1 12 March 13:30 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 USANASA Apogee: 178 km New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 12 March Successful 1 12 March 16:00 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 USANASA Apogee: 175 km New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 12 March Successful 1 12 March 23:21:52 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 12 March Successful 1 12 March USANike-Tomahawk USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 280 km Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 12 March Successful 1 13 March 03:38 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 155 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 13 March Successful 1 13 March 03:55 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 105 km US Air Force Suborbital Astronomy 13 March Successful 1 13 March 07:42 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CANChurchill USAUS Air Force Apogee: 184 km AFCRL/Utah Suborbital Meteoroid researchAuroral 13 March Successful 1 13 March 08:20:31 USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 207 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 March Successful 1 15 March 18:22:02 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USANathanael Greene SSBN-636 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful 1 15 March 19:09:01 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful 1 15 March 20:41 USANike-Apache NORAndøya USANORNASA/NTNF Apogee: 35 km NASA Suborbital IonosphericAuroral 15 March Launch failure 1 16 March 16:15 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-10 USANASA Apogee: 172 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 16 March Successful 1 16 March 16:51 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-11 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 16 March Successful 1 16 March USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-02 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful 1 16 March USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful 1 17 March 15:10 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 156 km ASE Suborbital Solar 17 March Successful 1 17 March 18:08 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKAUSRAE/WRE Apogee: 19 km UCL/ROE/Sheffield Suborbital UV astronomy 17 March Launch failure 1 17 March 21:30 CANBlack Brant II CANChurchill CANNRC Apogee: 153 km U of Toronto Suborbital Aeronomy 17 March Successful 1 18 March 06:04 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-12 USANASA Apogee: 150 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 18 March Successful 1 18 March 06:41 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-13 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 March Successful 1 18 March 10:07 JPN 1870Lambda 3 JPN 1870Kagoshima LA-L JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 1085 km Nagasaki/Tokyo Suborbital XR astronomy 18 March Successful 1 18 March 16:01 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-14 USANASA Apogee: 149 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 18 March Successful 1 18 March 16:38 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-15 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 March Successful 1 18 March 20:43 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 158 km UT Dallas Suborbital Aeronomy 18 March Successful 1 19 March 03:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 155 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 19 March Successful 1 19 March 06:24 CANBlack Brant II CANChurchill CANNRC Apogee: 168 km SASK Suborbital Fields research 19 March Successful 1 19 March 18:09 USANike-Tomahawk USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 315 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 19 March Successful 1 20 March 05:42 USAAerobee-300 USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 326 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 20 March Successful 1 20 March 13:20:09 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-16 USANASA Apogee: 174 km Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 20 March Successful 1 20 March 16:28 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-17 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 201 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 20 March Successful 1 20 March 17:04:13 USANike-Cajun USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 122 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 20 March Successful 1 21 March 23:08 UKBlue Streak AUSWoomera LA-6A EuropeELDO Apogee: 263 km ELDO Suborbital 21 March Successful 1 22 March 07:44 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 206 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 22 March Successful 1 22 March 08:49:10 USANike-Cajun USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 120 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 22 March Successful 1 22 March 22:19 USANike-Apache NORAndøya USANORNASA/NTNF Apogee: 20 km NICP/KGO Suborbital Aeronomy 22 March Launch failure 1 22 March USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 March Successful 1 23 March 09:31:09 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 USANASA Apogee: 165 km Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 23 March Successful 1 24 March 01:24 CANMartlet 2 BRBBarbados CANUSADND/DoD Apogee: 114 km DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 24 March Successful 1 24 March 05:03 CANMartlet 2 BRBBarbados CANUSADND/DoD Apogee: 110 km DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 24 March Successful 1 24 March 06:40 CANBlack Brant II CANChurchill CANNRC Apogee: 166 km NRC Suborbital Fields research 24 March Successful 1 24 March 16:34 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-22 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 24 March Successful 1 24 March 17:07 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-23 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 24 March Successful 1 25 March 00:06 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKAUSRAE/WRE Apogee: 174 km UCL/ROE/Sheffield Suborbital UV AstronomyIonospheric 25 March Successful 1 25 March 02:15:16 USALGM-25C Titan II USAVandenberg LC-395B USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful 1 25 March 05:34 CANBlack Brant II CANChurchill CANNRC Apogee: 155 km NRC Suborbital IonosphericMicrometeoroid research 25 March Successful 1 25 March 11:21 JPN 1870Kappa-9M JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 320 km TAO Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 25 March Successful 1 25 March 16:00 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-24 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 25 March Successful 1 25 March USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LF-03 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful 1 26 March 09:01:11 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576A-1 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1800 km US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 26 March Successful 1 26 March 15:41 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-25 USANASA Apogee: 155 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 26 March Successful 1 26 March 16:13 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-26 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 26 March Successful 1 26 March USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 March Successful 1 27 March 03:00 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-27 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 27 March Successful 1 27 March 05:01 JPN 1870Kappa-9M JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 335 km Tokyo Suborbital Ionospheric 27 March Successful 1 27 March 06:20 CANMartlet 2 BRBBarbados CANUSADND/DoD Apogee: 111 km DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 27 March Successful 1 27 March 18:08 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-28 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 27 March Successful 1 28 March 07:01 JPN 1870Kappa-9M JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 349 km Kyoto Suborbital IonosphericPlasma 28 March Successful 1 28 March 15:50 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-29 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 129 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 March Successful 1 29 March 00:02 CANMartlet 2 BRBBarbados CANUSADND/DoD Apogee: 119 km DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 29 March Successful 1 29 March 02:20 CANMartlet 2 BRBBarbados CANUSADND/DoD Apogee: 117 km DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 29 March Successful 1 29 March 15:47 USANike-Apache USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 USANASA Apogee: 172 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 29 March Successful 1 29 March 15:47 USANike-Cajun USAUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 USANASA Apogee: 172 km NASA Suborbital Plasma research 29 March Successful 1 29 March 18:30:07 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 March Successful 1 30 March 05:50 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 217 km NRL Suborbital AeronomyUV astronomy 30 March Successful 1 30 March 09:30 USAHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 112 km WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 30 March Successful 1 30 March 16:09:31 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Jr USACape Canaveral LC-18A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 12067 km AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 30 March Successful 1 30 March USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 March Successful 1 31 March 14:34 UKSkylark-7 ITASalto di Quirra EuropeESRO Apogee: 45 km UCL Suborbital Ionospheric 31 March Launch failure 1 March USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target March Successful 1 March USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target March Successful 1 March USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital ABM test March Successful 1 March USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital ABM test March Successful |} 1965 yes References External links 1965 on Spaceflight Category:1965 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight