Orbital launches in 1966

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Orbital launches in 1966

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

United States	78
Russia	51
Japan	2
France	1
Total	132

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

Launch sites:

Vandenberg	46
Baikonur	36
Cape Canaveral	31
Kapustin Yar	8
Plesetsk	7
Others	4

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
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
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
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
1966-03-26	Vandenberg	Scout A	Transit-O 8	success
1966-03-27	Baikonur	Molniya	Molniya-1 (3) (Molniya-1 5L)	failure
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
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
1966-05-17	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Zenit-4 #18	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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