Orbital launches in 1969

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Orbital launches in 1969

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

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

Countries:

Russia	82
United States	41
United Kingdom	1
Japan	1
China	1
Total	126

Rockets:

Voskhod	32
Kosmos-2	15
Proton	10
Thor-Agena	10
Kosmos-3M	7
Titan 3B	6
Soyuz	5
Molniya-M	4
Delta M	4
Saturn V	4
Delta E1	3
Vostok-2M	3
Atlas-Centaur	3
Others	20

Launch sites:

Plesetsk	40
Baikonur	38
Vandenberg	22
Cape Canaveral	19
Kapustin Yar	4
Others	3

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1969-01-05	Baikonur	Molniya-M	Venera 5 (V-69 #1)	success
1969-01-10	Baikonur	Molniya-M	Venera 6 (V-69 #2)	success
1969-01-12	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 263 (Zenit-2 #70)	success
1969-01-14	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 4	success
1969-01-15	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 5	success
1969-01-20	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Zond (L-1 13L)	failure
1969-01-22	Cape Canaveral	Delta C1	OSO 5	success
1969-01-22	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 19	pfailure
1969-01-23	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 264 (Zenit-4M #2, Rotor #2)	success
1969-01-25	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2A 11K67	US-AO #5	failure
1969-01-30	Vandenberg	Delta E1	Isis 1	success
1969-02-01	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 #11	failure
1969-02-05	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4B 6 / P-801 2	success
1969-02-06	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	Intelsat-3 3	success
1969-02-07	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 265 (DS-P1-Yu #18)	success
1969-02-09	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C	TACSAT 1	success
1969-02-19	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Luna Ye-8 #201	failure
1969-02-21	Baikonur	N1 11A52	L1S #1 / L3 Model #1	failure
1969-02-25	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	Mariner 6	success
1969-02-25	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 266 (Zenit-2 #71)	success
1969-02-26	Cape Canaveral	Delta E1	ESSA 9	success
1969-02-26	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 267 (Zenit-4 #51)	success
1969-03-03	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 9	success
1969-03-04	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 20	success
1969-03-05	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 268 (DS-P1-Yu #19)	success
1969-03-05	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 269 (Tselina-O #4)	success
1969-03-06	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 270 (Zenit-4 #52)	success
1969-03-15	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 271 (Zenit-4 #53)	success
1969-03-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 272 (Sfera #4)	success
1969-03-18	Vandenberg	Atlas F	OV1 17 / OV1 18 / OV1 19 / Orbiscal 2 (OV1 17A)	success
1969-03-19	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 50 / Tivoli 2	success
1969-03-22	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 273 (Zenit-2 #72)	success
1969-03-24	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 274 (Zenit-4 #54)	success
1969-03-26	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 1	success
1969-03-27	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	Mariner 7	success
1969-03-27	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 2M 521	failure
1969-03-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 275 (DS-P1-I #5)	success
1969-04-02	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 2M 522	failure
1969-04-04	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 277 (DS-P1-Yu #20)	success
1969-04-04	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 276 (Zenit-4 #55)	success
1969-04-09	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 278 (Zenit-2 #73)	success
1969-04-11	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Molniya-1 11 (Molniya-1 16L)	success
1969-04-13	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena D	Canyon 2	success
1969-04-14	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	Nimbus 3 / SECOR 13	success
1969-04-15	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 21	success
1969-04-15	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 279 (Zenit-4 #56)	success
1969-04-23	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 280 (Zenit-4M #3, Rotor #3)	success
1969-05-02	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 51 / Lampan 2/Sampan 3	success
1969-05-13	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 281 (Zenit-2 #74)	success
1969-05-18	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 10	success
1969-05-20	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 282 (Zenit-4 #57)	success
1969-05-22	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	Intelsat-3 4	success
1969-05-23	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C	Vela 9 / Vela 10 / OV5 5 / OV5 6 / OV5 9	success
1969-05-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 283 (DS-P1-Yu #21)	success
1969-05-29	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 284 (Zenit-4 #58)	success
1969-06-03	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 285 (DS-P1-Yu #22)	success
1969-06-03	Vandenberg	Titan 3B	KH-8 22	success
1969-06-05	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	OGO 6	success
1969-06-14	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Luna Ye-8-5 #402	failure
1969-06-15	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 286 (Zenit-4 #59)	success
1969-06-21	Vandenberg	Delta E1	Explorer 41 (IMP G, IMP 5)	success
1969-06-24	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 287 (Zenit-2 #75)	success
1969-06-27	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 288 (Zenit-4 #60)	success
1969-06-29	Cape Canaveral	Delta N N3	Biosatellite 3	success
1969-07-02	Woomera	Europa 1	ELDO F8 Instrument Package	failure
1969-07-03	Baikonur	N1 11A52	L1S #2 / L3 Model #2	failure
1969-07-10	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 289 (Zenit-4 #61)	success
1969-07-13	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Luna 15 (Luna Ye-8-5 #401)	success
1969-07-16	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 11	success
1969-07-22	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M	Molniya-1 12 (Molniya-1 18L)	success
1969-07-22	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 290 (Zenit-2 #76)	success
1969-07-23	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	DS-P1-Yu #23	failure
1969-07-23	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2	OPS 1127	success
1969-07-24	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	KH-4B 7	success
1969-07-26	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	Intelsat-3 5	failure
1969-07-31	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	Strawman 2	success
1969-08-06	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 291 (IS-GVM #1)	success
1969-08-07	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Zond-7 (L-1 11)	success
1969-08-09	Cape Canaveral	Delta N N3	OSO 6	success
1969-08-12	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	ATS 5	success
1969-08-13	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 292 (Zaliv #3)	success
1969-08-16	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 293 (Zenit-2M #4, Gektor #4) & Nauka-5KS 1L	success
1969-08-19	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 294 (Zenit-4 #62)	success
1969-08-22	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 295 (DS-P1-Yu #24)	success
1969-08-23	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 23B	KH-8 23	success
1969-08-27	Cape Canaveral	Delta L	Pioneer E / TTS 3	failure
1969-08-29	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 296 (Zenit-4 #63)	success
1969-09-02	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 297 (Zenit-4 #64)	success
1969-09-15	Baikonur	R-36-O 8K69	Kosmos 298 (OGCh #21)	success
1969-09-18	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 299 (Zenit-4 #65)	success
1969-09-22	Kagoshima	Lambda 4S	Ohsumi-4	failure
1969-09-22	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	KH-4A 52 / Savant 2	success
1969-09-23	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Kosmos-300 (Luna Ye-8-5 #403)	pfailure
1969-09-24	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 301 (Zenit-2 #77)	success
1969-09-30	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	Poppy 8A / 8B / 8C / 8D / NRL-PL 176 / Timation 2 / Tempsat 2 / SOICAL Cone/Cylinder / Weston	success
1969-10-01	Vandenberg	Scout B	ESRO 1B (Boreas)	pfailure
1969-10-06	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 2	success
1969-10-11	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 6	success
1969-10-12	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 7	success
1969-10-13	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 8	success
1969-10-14	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Interkosmos 1 (DS-U3-IK #1)	success
1969-10-17	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 302 (Zenit-4 #66)	success
1969-10-18	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 303 (DS-P1-Yu #25)	success
1969-10-21	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 304 (Zaliv #4)	success
1969-10-22	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Kosmos-305 (Luna Ye-8-5 #404)	pfailure
1969-10-24	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 307 (DS-P1-Yu #26)	success
1969-10-24	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 23B	KH-8 24	success
1969-10-24	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 306 (Zenit-2M #5, Gektor #5)	success
1969-11-04	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 308 (DS-P1-I #6)	success
1969-11-08	Vandenberg	Scout B	Azur (GRS 1)	success
1969-11-12	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 309 (Zenit-2 #78) & Nauka-3KS 1L	success
1969-11-14	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 12	success
1969-11-15	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 310 (Zenit-4 #67)	success
1969-11-16	Jiuquan	CZ-1	Dong Fang Hong	failure
1969-11-22	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	Skynet IA	success
1969-11-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 311 (DS-P1-Yu #27)	success
1969-11-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 312 (Sfera #5)	success
1969-11-28	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Soyuz 7K-L1E #1	failure
1969-12-03	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 313 (Zenit-2M #6, Gektor #6)	success
1969-12-04	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	KH-4B 8	success
1969-12-11	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 314 (DS-P1-Yu #28)	success
1969-12-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 315 (Tselina-O #5)	success
1969-12-23	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 316 (I2P #3)	success
1969-12-23	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 317 (Zenit-4MK #1, Germes #1)	success
1969-12-25	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Interkosmos 2 (DS-U1-IK #1)	success
1969-12-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Ionosfernaya #1	failure