Orbital launches in 1968

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Orbital launches in 1968

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

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

Countries:

Russia	79
United States	48
United Kingdom	1
Total	128

Rockets:

Voskhod	29
Kosmos-2	17
Thor-Agena	11
Titan 3B	8
Kosmos-3M	6
Molniya-M	6
Proton	5
Tsyklon 2A	5
Soyuz	5
Scout B	4
Atlas-Centaur	3
Delta E1	3
Others	26

Launch sites:

Baikonur	39
Vandenberg	32
Plesetsk	31
Cape Canaveral	15
Kapustin Yar	9
Others	2

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1968-01-07	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	Surveyor 7	success
1968-01-11	Vandenberg	Delta E1	Explorer 36 (GEOS B)	success
1968-01-16	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 199 (Zenit-2 #58)	success
1968-01-17	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D	Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2	success
1968-01-18	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 11	success
1968-01-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 200 (Tselina-O #2)	success
1968-01-22	Cape Canaveral	Saturn IB	Apollo 5	success
1968-01-24	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 45 / Tivoli 1	success
1968-02-06	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 201 (Zenit-4 #38)	success
1968-02-07	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Luna Ye-6LS #112	failure
1968-02-20	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 202 (DS-U2-V #4)	success
1968-02-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 203 (Sfera #1)	success
1968-03-02	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Zond-4 (L-1 6L)	success
1968-03-02	Vandenberg	Scout A	Transit-O 18	success
1968-03-04	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena D	OGO 5	success
1968-03-05	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 204 (DS-P1-I #3)	success
1968-03-05	Wallops Island	Scout B	Explorer 37 (SE B, Solrad 9)	pfailure
1968-03-05	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 205 (Zenit-2 #59)	success
1968-03-06	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	DS-U1-Ya #1	failure
1968-03-13	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 12	success
1968-03-14	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 46 / Lampan 1/Sampan 2	success
1968-03-14	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 206 (Meteor-1 #9)	success
1968-03-16	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 207 (Zenit-4 #39)	success
1968-03-21	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 208 (Zenit-2M #1, Gektor #1) & Nauka-1KS 1L	success
1968-03-22	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2A 11K67	Kosmos 209 (US-AO #4)	success
1968-04-03	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 210 (Zenit-2 #60)	success
1968-04-04	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 6	pfailure
1968-04-06	Vandenberg	Atlas F	OV1 13 / OV1 14	success
1968-04-07	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Luna 14 (Luna Ye-6LS #113)	success
1968-04-09	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 211 (DS-P1-Yu #12)	success
1968-04-14	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Kosmos 212 (Soyuz-Test #5)	success
1968-04-15	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Kosmos 213 (Soyuz-Test #6)	success
1968-04-17	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 13	success
1968-04-18	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 215 (DS-U1-A #1)	success
1968-04-18	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 214 (Zenit-4 #40)	success
1968-04-20	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 216 (Zenit-2 #61)	success
1968-04-21	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Molniya-1 8 (Molniya-1 10L)	success
1968-04-22	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Zond (L-1 7L)	failure
1968-04-24	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2A 11K67	Kosmos 217 (I2M #1)	pfailure
1968-04-25	Baikonur	R-36-O 8K69	Kosmos 218 (OGCh #17)	success
1968-04-26	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 219 (DS-U2-D #2)	success
1968-05-01	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4B 3	success
1968-05-07	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 220 (Zaliv #2)	success
1968-05-17	Vandenberg	Scout B	ESRO 2B (Iris 2)	success
1968-05-18	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	Nimbus B / SECOR 10	failure
1968-05-23	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2	OPS 7869	success
1968-05-24	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 221 (DS-P1-Yu #13)	success
1968-05-30	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 222 (DS-P1-Yu #14)	success
1968-06-01	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 223 (Zenit-2 #62)	success
1968-06-04	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Sfera #2	failure
1968-06-04	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 224 (Zenit-4 #41)	success
1968-06-05	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 14	success
1968-06-11	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 225 (DS-U1-Ya #2)	success
1968-06-12	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 226 (Meteor-1 #10)	success
1968-06-13	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C	IDCSP 19 ... IDCSP 26	success
1968-06-15	Baikonur	Kosmos-3 11K65	Strela-2 #4	failure
1968-06-18	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 227 (Zenit-4 #42)	success
1968-06-20	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 47 / Tripos 3/Sousea 2	success
1968-06-21	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 228 (Zenit-2M #2, Gektor #2) & Nauka-1KS 2L	success
1968-06-26	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 229 (Zenit-4 #43)	success
1968-07-04	Vandenberg	Delta J	Explorer 38 (RAE A)	success
1968-07-05	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 230 (DS-U3-S #2)	success
1968-07-05	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Molniya-1 9 (Molniya-1 13L)	success
1968-07-10	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 231 (Zenit-2 #63)	success
1968-07-11	Vandenberg	Atlas F	OV1 15 (SPADES) / LOADS 1 (OV1 16)	success
1968-07-16	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 232 (Zenit-4 #44)	success
1968-07-18	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 233 (DS-P1-Yu #15)	success
1968-07-30	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 234 (Zenit-4 #45)	success
1968-08-06	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena D	Canyon 1	success
1968-08-06	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 15	success
1968-08-07	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4B 4	success
1968-08-08	Vandenberg	Scout B	Explorer 39 (AD C) / Explorer 40 (IE C, Injun 5)	success
1968-08-09	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 235 (Zenit-2 #64)	success
1968-08-10	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	ATS 4	failure
1968-08-16	Vandenberg	Atlas-Burner Atlas SLV-3 / Burner-2	Orbiscal 1 / OV5 8 / Gridsphere 1 / Gridsphere 2 / Mylar Balloon / Radcat / RM 18 & UVR	failure
1968-08-16	Vandenberg	Delta N N3	ESSA 7	success
1968-08-27	Baikonur	Kosmos-3 11K65	Kosmos 236 (Strela-2 #5)	success
1968-08-27	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 237 (Zenit-4 #46)	success
1968-08-28	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Kosmos 238 (Soyuz-Test #7)	success
1968-09-05	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 239 (Zenit-4 #47)	success
1968-09-10	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 16	success
1968-09-14	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Zond-5 (L-1 9L)	success
1968-09-14	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 240 (Zenit-2 #65)	success
1968-09-16	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 241 (Zenit-4 #48)	success
1968-09-18	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 48 / Vampan 1	success
1968-09-19	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	Intelsat-3 1	failure
1968-09-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 242 (DS-P1-I #4)	success
1968-09-23	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 243 (Zenit-2M #3, Gektor #3) & Nauka-2KS 1L	success
1968-09-26	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C	LES 6 / OV2 5 / OV5 2 / OV5 4	success
1968-10-02	Baikonur	R-36-O 8K69	Kosmos 244 (OGCh #20)	success
1968-10-03	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 245 (DS-P1-Yu #16)	success
1968-10-03	Vandenberg	Scout B	ESRO 1A (Aurorae)	success
1968-10-05	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Molniya-1 10 (Molniya-1 14L)	success
1968-10-05	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	Strawman 1	success
1968-10-07	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 246 (Zenit-4 #49)	success
1968-10-11	Cape Canaveral	Saturn IB	Apollo 7	success
1968-10-11	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 247 (Zenit-2 #66)	success
1968-10-19	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2A 11K67	Kosmos 248 (I2M #2)	success
1968-10-20	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2A 11K67	Kosmos 249 (I2P #1)	success
1968-10-23	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2	OPS 4078	success
1968-10-25	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 2	success
1968-10-26	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 3	success
1968-10-30	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 250 (Tselina-O #3)	success
1968-10-31	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 251 (Zenit-4M #1, Rotor #1)	success
1968-11-01	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2A 11K67	Kosmos 252 (I2P #2)	success
1968-11-03	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4B 5	success
1968-11-06	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 17	success
1968-11-08	Cape Canaveral	Delta E1	Pioneer 9 / TTS 2	success
1968-11-10	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Zond-6 (L-1 12L)	success
1968-11-13	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 253 (Zenit-2 #67)	success
1968-11-16	Baikonur	Proton K	Proton-4 (N-6 1)	success
1968-11-21	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 254 (Zenit-4 #50)	success
1968-11-29	Woomera	Europa 1	STV 1	failure
1968-11-29	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 255 (Zenit-2 #68)	success
1968-11-30	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 256 (Sfera #3)	success
1968-12-03	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 257 (DS-P1-Yu #17)	success
1968-12-04	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 18	pfailure
1968-12-05	Cape Canaveral	Delta E1	HEOS 1	success
1968-12-07	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	OAO 2	success
1968-12-10	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 258 (Zenit-2 #69)	success
1968-12-12	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 49 / P-801 1	success
1968-12-14	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 259 (DS-U2-I #3)	success
1968-12-15	Vandenberg	Delta N N3	ESSA 8	success
1968-12-16	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Kosmos 260 (Molniya-1Yu 15L)	success
1968-12-19	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	Intelsat-3 2	success
1968-12-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 261 (DS-U2-GK #1)	success
1968-12-21	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 8	success
1968-12-26	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 262 (DS-U2-GF #1)	success