Orbital launches in 1966
Launches:
| Total: 132 | Success: 112 | Partial failure: 5 | Failure: 15 |
Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites
* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered
Launches by countries
Rockets:
| Atlas-Agena | 25 |
| Voskhod | 14 |
| Thor-Agena | 13 |
| Vostok-2 | 10 |
| Molniya-M | 6 |
| Titan 2 | 5 |
| Scout A | 4 |
| Kosmos | 4 |
| Atlas-Centaur | 4 |
| Scout B | 4 |
| Thor-Burner | 3 |
| Molniya | 3 |
| Atlas D | 3 |
| Titan 3C | 3 |
| Delta E1 | 3 |
| Soyuz | 3 |
| Titan 3B | 3 |
| Others | 22 |
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Payload | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-01-07 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 104 (Zenit-2 #33) | pfailure |
| 1966-01-08 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2D Burner-1 Altair-3 | OPS 2394 | failure |
Second stage failed. | ||||
| 1966-01-19 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 24 / OPS 3179 | success |
| 1966-01-22 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 105 (Zenit-2 #34) | success |
| 1966-01-25 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2M 63S1M | Kosmos 106 (DS-P1-I #1) | success |
| 1966-01-28 | Vandenberg | Scout A | Transit-O 7 | success |
| 1966-01-31 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Luna 9 (Luna Ye-6 #13) | success |
| 1966-02-02 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 29 | success |
| 1966-02-03 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | ESSA 1 | success |
| 1966-02-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-D 2 & Setter 1 | success |
| 1966-02-10 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 107 (Zenit-2 #35) | success |
| 1966-02-11 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 108 (DS-U1-G #1) | success |
| 1966-02-15 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 25 / Bluebell 2C / Bluebell 2S | success |
| 1966-02-17 | Hammaguir | Diamant A | Diapason (D 1A) | success |
| 1966-02-19 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 109 (Zenit-4 #15) | success |
| 1966-02-21 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-K-40 #2 | failure |
First stage failed 83 seconds after launch. | ||||
| 1966-02-22 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 110 (Voskhod-3KV #3) | success |
| 1966-02-28 | Cape Canaveral | Delta E | ESSA 2 | success |
| 1966-03-01 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Kosmos 111 (Luna Ye-6S #204) | pfailure |
The escape stage Block L lost roll control during unpowered coast in parking orbit because the axis of the course regulator of the control system jammed in the zero position. The stage's engine was not fired. | ||||
| 1966-03-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 30 | success |
| 1966-03-16 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | GATV 8 | success |
| 1966-03-16 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 8 | success |
| 1966-03-17 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 112 (Zenit-2 #36) | success |
| 1966-03-18 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 26 / NRL-PL 137 | success |
| 1966-03-21 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 113 (Zenit-4 #16) | success |
| 1966-03-24 | Baikonur | Proton 8K82 | Proton (N-4 3) | failure |
Second stage malfunction. | ||||
| 1966-03-26 | Vandenberg | Scout A | Transit-O 8 | success |
| 1966-03-27 | Baikonur | Molniya | Molniya-1 (3) (Molniya-1 5L) | failure |
The booster failed during ascent. The launcher and payload broke up on impact with the ground. | ||||
| 1966-03-30 | Vandenberg | Atlas D | OV1 4 / OV1 5 (BORE) / SSP 28 * | success |
| 1966-03-31 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Luna 10 (Luna Ye-6S #206) | success |
| 1966-03-31 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2D Burner-1 Altair-3 | OPS 0340 | success |
| 1966-04-06 | Plesetsk | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 114 (Zenit-4 #17) | success |
| 1966-04-07 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 31 | success |
| 1966-04-08 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-D | Surveyor-Model 2 | success |
Centaur propellant leak. | ||||
| 1966-04-08 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | OAO 1 | success |
| 1966-04-19 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 27 | success |
| 1966-04-20 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 115 (Zenit-2 #37) | success |
| 1966-04-22 | Vandenberg | Scout B | OV3 1 | success |
| 1966-04-25 | Baikonur | Molniya | Molniya-1 3 (Molniya-1 6L) | success |
| 1966-04-26 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2M 63S1M | Kosmos 116 (DS-P1-Yu #5) | success |
| 1966-05-03 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 32 | failure |
| 1966-05-06 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 117 (Zenit-2 #38) | success |
| 1966-05-11 | Baikonur | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 118 (Meteor-1 #4) | success |
| 1966-05-14 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 28 / Leige/Plicat | success |
| 1966-05-15 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena-B | Nimbus 2 | success |
| 1966-05-17 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | GATV 9 | failure |
Control system failure. | ||||
| 1966-05-17 | Plesetsk | Voskhod 11A57 | Zenit-4 #18 | failure |
Failure | ||||
| 1966-05-19 | Vandenberg | Scout A | Transit-O 9 | success |
| 1966-05-24 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2 11K63 | Kosmos 119 (DS-U2-I #1) | success |
| 1966-05-24 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 33 | success |
| 1966-05-25 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C1 | Explorer 32 (AE-B) | success |
| 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-D | Surveyor 1 | success |
| 1966-06-01 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas SLV-3 | ATDA | pfailure |
| 1966-06-03 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 29 / OPS 1856 | success |
| 1966-06-03 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 9A | success |
| 1966-06-07 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena B | OGO 3 | success |
| 1966-06-08 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 120 (Zenit-2 #39) | success |
| 1966-06-09 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | RTS-1 1 / SECOR 6 (EGRS 6) / ORS 2 | success |
| 1966-06-10 | Wallops Island | Scout B | OV3 4 (PHASR) | success |
| 1966-06-16 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3C | IDCSP 1 ... IDCSP 7 / GGTS 1 | success |
| 1966-06-17 | Plesetsk | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 121 (Zenit-4 #19) | success |
| 1966-06-21 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 34 | success |
| 1966-06-24 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | PAGEOS 1 | success |
| 1966-06-25 | Baikonur | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Kosmos 122 (Meteor-1 #5) | success |
| 1966-07-01 | Cape Canaveral | Delta E1 | Explorer 33 (IMP D, AIMP 1) | success |
| 1966-07-05 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn IB | Apollo 203 | success |
| 1966-07-06 | Baikonur | Proton 8K82 | Proton 3 (N-4 4) | success |
| 1966-07-08 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 123 (DS-P1-Yu #6) | success |
| 1966-07-12 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 30 | success |
| 1966-07-14 | Vandenberg | Atlas D | OV1 7 / PASCOMSAT (OV1 8) / NC20.189 * | pfailure |
Partial Failure. | ||||
| 1966-07-14 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 124 (Zenit-2 #40) | success |
| 1966-07-18 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | GATV 10 | success |
| 1966-07-18 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 10 | success |
| 1966-07-20 | Baikonur | Soyuz 11A510 | Kosmos 125 (US-AO #2) | success |
| 1966-07-28 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 126 (Zenit-4 #20) | success |
| 1966-07-29 | Vandenberg | Titan 3B | KH-8 1 | success |
| 1966-08-04 | Vandenberg | Scout B | OV3 2 | success |
| 1966-08-08 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 127 (Zenit-4 #21) | success |
| 1966-08-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D | KH-4A 35 | success |
| 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | Lunar Orbiter 1 | success |
| 1966-08-16 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 31 / Sampan 1/Sousea 1 | success |
| 1966-08-17 | Cape Canaveral | Delta E1 | Pioneer 7 | success |
| 1966-08-18 | Vandenberg | Scout A | Transit-O 10 | success |
| 1966-08-19 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | RTS-1 2 / SECOR 7 (EGRS 7) / ORS 1 | success |
| 1966-08-24 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Luna 11 (Luna Ye-6LF #101) | success |
| 1966-08-26 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3C | IDCSP (8) - (14) / GGTS 1 | failure |
Payload fairing broke up 78 seconds after launch. | ||||
| 1966-08-27 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 128 (Zenit-4 #22) | success |
| 1966-09-12 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | GATV 11 | success |
| 1966-09-12 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 11 | success |
| 1966-09-16 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 32 / Fanion 2/Tripos 2 | success |
| 1966-09-16 | Vandenberg | Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2 | OPS 6026 | success |
| 1966-09-16 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Zenit-2 #41 | failure |
Launch vehicle destroyed. Failure of Block D core stage. | ||||
| 1966-09-17 | Baikonur | R-36-O 8K69 | OGCh #5 | failure |
| 1966-09-20 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-D | Surveyor 2 | success |
| 1966-09-20 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 36 | success |
| 1966-09-26 | Kagoshima | Lambda 4S | Ohsumi-1 | failure |
Fourth stage attitude control failed. | ||||
| 1966-09-28 | Vandenberg | Titan 3B | KH-8 2 | success |
| 1966-10-02 | Vandenberg | Delta E | ESSA 3 | success |
| 1966-10-05 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | RTS-1 3 / SECOR 8 (EGRS 8) | success |
| 1966-10-12 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 33 / SGLS 1 | success |
| 1966-10-14 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 129 (Zenit-2 #42) | success |
| 1966-10-20 | Baikonur | Molniya | Molniya-1 4 (Molniya-1 7L) | success |
| 1966-10-20 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 130 (Zenit-4 #23) | success |
| 1966-10-22 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Luna 12 (Luna Ye-6LF #102) | success |
| 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-D | Surveyor-Model 3 | success |
| 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral | Delta E1 | Intelsat-2 1 (Blue Bird) | pfailure |
| 1966-10-28 | Vandenberg | Scout B | OV3 2 | success |
| 1966-11-02 | Baikonur | R-36-O 8K69 | OGCh #6 | failure |
| 1966-11-02 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 34 / OPS 5424 | success |
| 1966-11-03 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 3C | OV4 3 / OV4 1R / OV4 1T / OV1 6 / Gemini B* | success |
| 1966-11-06 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | Lunar Orbiter 2 | success |
| 1966-11-08 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D | KH-4A 37 | success |
| 1966-11-11 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | GATV 12 | success |
| 1966-11-11 | Cape Canaveral | Titan 2 GLV | Gemini 12 | success |
| 1966-11-12 | Plesetsk | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 131 (Zenit-4 #24) | success |
| 1966-11-16 | Baikonur | Kosmos-3 11K65 | Strela-2 #2 | failure |
Launch vehicle failed to orbit - unknown cause. | ||||
| 1966-11-19 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 132 (Zenit-2 #43) | success |
| 1966-11-28 | Baikonur | Soyuz 11A511 | Kosmos 133 (Soyuz-Test #1) | success |
| 1966-12-03 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 134 (Zenit-4 #25) | success |
| 1966-12-05 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | KH-7 35 | success |
| 1966-12-07 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3 / Agena D | ATS 1 | success |
| 1966-12-11 | Vandenberg | Atlas D | OV1 9 / OV1 10 | success |
| 1966-12-12 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos-2 11K63 | Kosmos 135 (DS-U2-MP #1) | success |
| 1966-12-14 | Cape Canaveral | Delta G | Bios 1 Adapter | success |
| 1966-12-14 | Baikonur | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 7K-OK #2 | failure |
Erroneous firing of launch escape tower ignited launch vehicle on the pad. | ||||
| 1966-12-14 | Vandenberg | Titan 3B | KH-8 3 | success |
| 1966-12-19 | Plesetsk | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 136 (Zenit-2 #44) | success |
| 1966-12-20 | Kagoshima | Lambda 4S | Ohsumi-2 | failure |
Fourth stage failed to ignite. | ||||
| 1966-12-21 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 137 (DS-U2-D #1) | success |
| 1966-12-21 | Baikonur | Molniya-M 8K78M | Luna 13 (Luna Ye-6M #205) | success |
| 1966-12-21 | Vandenberg | Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 1 | success |
| 1966-12-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A | success |