Orbital launches in 1965
Launches:
| Total: 126 | Success: 107 | Partial failure: 6 | Failure: 13 |
Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites
* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered
Launches by countries
Rockets:
| Thor-Agena | 18 |
| Atlas-Agena | 14 |
| Voskhod | 12 |
| Molniya | 11 |
| Vostok-2 | 8 |
| Kosmos | 7 |
| Titan 2 | 6 |
| Kosmos-1 | 6 |
| Delta C | 5 |
| Thor-Burner | 4 |
| Atlas D | 4 |
| Saturn I | 3 |
| Thor-Able-Star | 3 |
| Scout X-4 | 3 |
| Titan 3C | 3 |
| Kosmos-2M | 3 |
| Others | 16 |
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Payload | Notes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-01-11 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 52 (Zenit-2 #25) | success | |
| 1965-01-15 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 16 | success | |
| 1965-01-19 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2D Burner-1 MG-18 | DSAP-1 F10 | pfailure | |
| 1965-01-19 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 2 | success | |
| 1965-01-21 | Vandenberg | Atlas D | OV1 1 / ABRES MTV-1 * | failure | |
Failure | |||||
| 1965-01-22 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | TIROS 9 | failure | |
| 1965-01-23 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 15 | success | |
| 1965-01-30 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 53 (DS-A1 #5) | success | |
| 1965-02-03 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | OSO 2 | success | |
| 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3A | LES 1 [Star-13A] | success | |
| 1965-02-12 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu #2 | failure | |
Second stage failed. | |||||
| 1965-02-16 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn I | Pegasus 1 / Apollo 103 (BP 16) | success | |
| 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena B | Ranger 8 | B | success |
| 1965-02-20 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-A1 #6 | failure | |
First stage failed 64 seconds after launch. | |||||
| 1965-02-21 | Baikonur | Kosmos-1 65S3 | Kosmos 54 - 56 (Strela-1 #9 - 11) | success | |
| 1965-02-22 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 57 (Voskhod-3KD #1) | success | |
| 1965-02-25 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 17 | success | |
| 1965-02-26 | Baikonur | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 58 (Meteor-1 #2) | success | |
| 1965-03-02 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-C | Surveyor-SD 1 | failure | |
The failure was caused by a prevalve in the MA-5 boosters of Atlas 156D unexpectedly snapping closed causing the engines to shut down. | |||||
| 1965-03-07 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 59 (Zenit-4 #5) | success | |
| 1965-03-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | Poppy 6A (Solrad 7B) / Poppy 6B / Poppy 6C (GGSE 2) / Poppy 6D (GGSE 3) / SECOR 3 / Dodecapole 1 / Surcal 4 / OSCAR 3 | success | |
| 1965-03-11 | Vandenberg | Thor-Able-Star Thor DSV-2A Ablestar II | Transit-O 3 (NNS 30030) / SECOR 2 (EGRS 2) | pfailure | |
| 1965-03-12 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78/E6 | Kosmos 60 (Luna Ye-6 #9) | B | pfailure |
The escape stage Block L's engine failed to ignite due to failure of a transformer in the power supply of the control system. | |||||
| 1965-03-12 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 16 | success | |
| 1965-03-15 | Baikonur | Kosmos-1 65S3 | Kosmos 61 - 63 (Strela-1 #12 - 14) | success | |
| 1965-03-18 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2D Burner-1 MG-18 | DSAP-1 F11 | success | |
| 1965-03-18 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Voskhod 2 (Voskhod-3KD #2) | M | success |
| 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena B | Ranger 9 | B | success |
| 1965-03-23 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 3 | M | success |
| 1965-03-25 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 18 | success | |
| 1965-03-25 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 64 (Zenit-2 #26) | success | |
| 1965-04-03 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | Snapshot / SECOR 4 (EGRS 4) | success | |
| 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral | Delta D | Intelsat-1 1 (Early Bird) | success | |
| 1965-04-10 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Luna Ye-6 #8 | B | failure |
Stage 3's engine 8D715K failed due to depressurisation of the nitrogen pipeline of the LOX tank pressurisation system of Block I. | |||||
| 1965-04-17 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 65 (Zenit-4 #6) | success | |
| 1965-04-23 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 1 (Molniya-1 3L) | success | |
| 1965-04-28 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 17 / Pundit 4 | success | |
| 1965-04-29 | Wallops Island | Scout X-4 | Explorer 27 (BE C) | success | |
| 1965-04-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 19 | success | |
| 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3A | LES 2 [Star-13A] / LCS 1 | success | |
| 1965-05-07 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 66 (Zenit-2 #27) | success | |
| 1965-05-09 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Luna 5 (Luna Ye-6 #10) | B | success |
| 1965-05-18 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 20 | success | |
| 1965-05-20 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2D Burner-1 Altair-3 | OPS 8386 | success | |
| 1965-05-22 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas D Antares-2 | FIRE 2 | success | |
| 1965-05-25 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn I | Pegasus 2 / Apollo 104 (BP 26) | success | |
| 1965-05-25 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 67 (Zenit-4 #7) | success | |
| 1965-05-27 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 18 | success | |
| 1965-05-28 | Vandenberg | Atlas D | OV1 3 / Mk.3 * | failure | |
Failure. | |||||
| 1965-05-29 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | Explorer 28 (IMP 3) | success | |
| 1965-06-03 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 4 | M | success |
| 1965-06-08 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Luna 6 (Luna Ye-6 #7) | B | success |
| 1965-06-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 21 | success | |
| 1965-06-15 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 68 (Zenit-2 #28) | success | |
| 1965-06-18 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3C | Transtage 5 | success | |
| 1965-06-24 | Vandenberg | Thor-Able-Star Thor DSV-2A Ablestar II | Transit-O 4 (NNS 30040) | success | |
| 1965-06-25 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 19 / Fanion 1/Tripos 1 | success | |
| 1965-06-25 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 69 (Zenit-4 #8) | success | |
| 1965-07-02 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | TIROS 10 | success | |
| 1965-07-02 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 70 (DS-A1 #7) | success | |
| 1965-07-12 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 20 | failure | |
| 1965-07-13 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Zenit-2 #29 | failure | |
Second stage guidance failure. | |||||
| 1965-07-16 | Baikonur | Kosmos-1 65S3 | Kosmos 71 - 75 (Strela-1 #15 - 19) | success | |
| 1965-07-16 | Baikonur | Proton 8K82 | Proton 1 (N-4 1) | success | |
| 1965-07-17 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-A 1 & Bird Dog 4 | success | |
| 1965-07-18 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Zond 3 (Zond 3MV-4A / 3) | B | success |
| 1965-07-19 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 22 | success | |
| 1965-07-20 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena D | Vela 5 / Vela 6 / ORS 3 | success | |
| 1965-07-23 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 76 (DS-P1-Yu #3) | success | |
| 1965-07-30 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn I | Pegasus 3 / Apollo 105 (BP 9A) | success | |
| 1965-08-03 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 21 / Magnum | success | |
| 1965-08-03 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 77 (Zenit-4 #9) | success | |
| 1965-08-10 | Wallops Island | Scout B | SECOR 5 (EGRS 5) / SEV | success | |
| 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-D | Surveyor-SD 2 | success | |
| 1965-08-13 | Vandenberg | Thor-Able-Star Thor DSV-2A Ablestar II | Transit-O 5 (NNS 30050) / Dodecapole 2 / Long Rod / Tempsat 1 / Surcal 5 / Calsphere 2 | success | |
| 1965-08-14 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 78 (Zenit-2 #30) | success | |
| 1965-08-17 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 23 | success | |
| 1965-08-21 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 5 | M | success |
| 1965-08-25 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | OSO C | failure | |
Premature third stage ignition. | |||||
| 1965-08-25 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 79 (Zenit-4 #10) | success | |
| 1965-09-02 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | MRPV / SHIP ejected package | failure | |
Agena-D failed | |||||
| 1965-09-03 | Baikonur | Kosmos-1 65S3 | Kosmos 80 - 84 (Strela-1 #20 - 24) | success | |
| 1965-09-09 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 85 (Zenit-4 #11) | success | |
| 1965-09-10 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2D Burner-1 Altair-3 | OPS 8068 | success | |
| 1965-09-18 | Baikonur | Kosmos-1 65S3 | Kosmos 86 - 90 (Strela-1 #25 - 29) | success | |
| 1965-09-22 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 24 | success | |
| 1965-09-23 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 91 (Zenit-4 #12) | success | |
| 1965-09-30 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 22 | success | |
| 1965-10-04 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Luna 7 (Luna Ye-6 #11) | B | success |
| 1965-10-05 | Vandenberg | Atlas D | OV1 2 / OV1-Dummy * / SSP 29 * | success | |
| 1965-10-05 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 25 | success | |
| 1965-10-14 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 2 (Molniya-1 4L) | success | |
| 1965-10-14 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | OGO 2 | success | |
| 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3C | LCS 2 / OV2 1 | pfailure | |
| 1965-10-16 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 92 (Zenit-4 #13) | success | |
| 1965-10-19 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2M 63S1M | Kosmos 93 (DS-U2-V #1) | success | |
| 1965-10-25 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | GATV 6 | failure | |
Exploded 6 minutes after takeoff. Failure. | |||||
| 1965-10-28 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 26 | success | |
| 1965-10-28 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 94 (Zenit-4 #14) | success | |
| 1965-11-02 | Baikonur | Proton 8K82 | Proton 2 (N-4 2) | success | |
| 1965-11-04 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2M 63S1M | Kosmos 95 (DS-U2-V #2) | success | |
| 1965-11-06 | Cape Canaveral | Delta E | Explorer 29 (GEOS A) | success | |
| 1965-11-08 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 23 / Auroral (OPS 8293) | success | |
| 1965-11-12 | Baikonur | Molniya | Venera 2 (Venera 3MV-4 #4) | B | success |
| 1965-11-16 | Baikonur | Molniya | Venera 3 (Venera 3MV-3 #1) | B | success |
| 1965-11-19 | Wallops Island | Scout X-4 | Explorer 30 (SE A, Solrad 8) | success | |
| 1965-11-23 | Baikonur | Molniya | Kosmos 96 (Venera 3MV-4 #6) | B | pfailure |
Failure at T+528 sec | |||||
| 1965-11-26 | Hammaguir | Diamant A | Asterix (A 1) | success | |
First orbital launch attempt made by France. | |||||
| 1965-11-26 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2M 63S1M | Kosmos 97 (DS-U2-M #1) | success | |
| 1965-11-27 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 98 (Zenit-2 #31) | success | |
| 1965-11-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | Alouette 2 / Explorer 31 (DME A) | success | |
| 1965-12-03 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Luna 8 (Luna Ye-6 #12) | B | success |
| 1965-12-04 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 7 | M | success |
| 1965-12-06 | Vandenberg | Scout X-4 | FR 1 | success | |
| 1965-12-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 27 | success | |
| 1965-12-10 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 99 (Zenit-2 #32) | success | |
| 1965-12-15 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 6A | M | success |
| 1965-12-16 | Cape Canaveral | Delta E | Pioneer 6 | B | success |
| 1965-12-17 | Baikonur | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 100 (Meteor-1 #3) | success | |
| 1965-12-21 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 101 (DS-P1-Yu #4) | success | |
| 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3C | LES 3 / LES 4 / OV2 3 / OSCAR 4 | pfailure | |
| 1965-12-22 | Vandenberg | Scout A | Transit-O 6 | success | |
| 1965-12-24 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 28 | success | |
| 1965-12-27 | Baikonur | Soyuz 11A510 | Kosmos 102 (US-AO #1) | success | |
| 1965-12-28 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-K-40 #1 | failure | |
First stage failed. | |||||
| 1965-12-28 | Baikonur | Kosmos-1 65S3 | Kosmos 103 (Strela-2 #1) | success | |