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Orbital launches in 1969


Launches:

Total: 126Success: 105Partial failure: 4Failure: 17

Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

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


Launches by countries



Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadNotesOutcome
1969-01-05BaikonurMolniya-M Venera 5 (V-69 #1)Bsuccess
1969-01-10BaikonurMolniya-M Venera 6 (V-69 #2)Bsuccess
1969-01-12PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 263 (Zenit-2 #70)success
1969-01-14BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 4Msuccess
1969-01-15BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 5Msuccess
1969-01-20BaikonurProton K/DZond (L-1 13L)Bfailure
Second stage - One RD-0210 engine fails at T+510 sec, resulting in flight path deviation, automatic shutoff of launch vehicle.
1969-01-22Cape CanaveralDelta C1 OSO 5success
1969-01-22VandenbergTitan 3B KH-8 19pfailure
1969-01-23BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 264 (Zenit-4M #2, Rotor #2)success
1969-01-25BaikonurTsyklon 2A 11K67US-AO #5failure
Payload propulsion system failed
1969-01-30VandenbergDelta E1 Isis 1success
1969-02-01PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-1 #11failure
Upper stage failure.
1969-02-05VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DKH-4B 6 / P-801 2success
1969-02-06Cape CanaveralDelta M M3Intelsat-3 3success
1969-02-07PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 265 (DS-P1-Yu #18)success
1969-02-09Cape CanaveralTitan 3C TACSAT 1success
1969-02-19BaikonurProton K/DLuna Ye-8 #201Bfailure
First-stage engine failure caused the rocket to crash 15 km from the pdad.
1969-02-21BaikonurN1 11A52L1S #1 / L3 Model #1Bfailure
First stage failure.
1969-02-25Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-DMariner 6Bsuccess
1969-02-25PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 266 (Zenit-2 #71)success
1969-02-26Cape CanaveralDelta E1 ESSA 9success
1969-02-26BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 267 (Zenit-4 #51)success
1969-03-03Cape CanaveralSaturn V Apollo 9Msuccess
1969-03-04VandenbergTitan 3B KH-8 20success
1969-03-05Kapustin YarKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 268 (DS-P1-Yu #19)success
1969-03-05PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 269 (Tselina-O #4)success
1969-03-06PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 270 (Zenit-4 #52)success
1969-03-15PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 271 (Zenit-4 #53)success
1969-03-17PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 272 (Sfera #4)success
1969-03-18VandenbergAtlas F OV1 17 / OV1 18 / OV1 19 / Orbiscal 2 (OV1 17A)success
1969-03-19VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DKH-4A 50 / Tivoli 2success
1969-03-22PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 273 (Zenit-2 #72)success
1969-03-24BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 274 (Zenit-4 #54)success
1969-03-26PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-1 1success
1969-03-27Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-DMariner 7Bsuccess
1969-03-27BaikonurProton K/DMars 2M 521Bfailure
T+51s payload shroud failed. Second stage continued but third stage failed to ignite.
1969-03-28PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 275 (DS-P1-I #5)success
1969-04-02BaikonurProton K/DMars 2M 522Bfailure
First stage - 1 x RD-253 fire beginning at T+ 0.02 sec, rocket crashed near pad.
1969-04-04PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 277 (DS-P1-Yu #20)success
1969-04-04PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 276 (Zenit-4 #55)success
1969-04-09PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 278 (Zenit-2 #73)success
1969-04-11BaikonurMolniya-M 8K78M Molniya-1 11 (Molniya-1 16L)success
1969-04-13Cape CanaveralAtlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena DCanyon 2success
1969-04-14VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DNimbus 3 / SECOR 13success
1969-04-15VandenbergTitan 3B KH-8 21success
1969-04-15BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 279 (Zenit-4 #56)success
1969-04-23BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 280 (Zenit-4M #3, Rotor #3)success
1969-05-02VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DKH-4A 51 / Lampan 2/Sampan 3success
1969-05-13PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 281 (Zenit-2 #74)success
1969-05-18Cape CanaveralSaturn V Apollo 10BMsuccess
1969-05-20PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 282 (Zenit-4 #57)success
1969-05-22Cape CanaveralDelta M M3Intelsat-3 4success
1969-05-23Cape CanaveralTitan 3C Vela 9 / Vela 10 / OV5 5 / OV5 6 / OV5 9success
1969-05-27PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 283 (DS-P1-Yu #21)success
1969-05-29BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 284 (Zenit-4 #58)success
1969-06-03PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 285 (DS-P1-Yu #22)success
1969-06-03VandenbergTitan 3B KH-8 22success
1969-06-05VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena DOGO 6success
1969-06-14BaikonurProton K/DLuna Ye-8-5 #402Bfailure
Block D upper stage did not fire and payload did not attain earth orbit,
1969-06-15PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 286 (Zenit-4 #59)success
1969-06-21VandenbergDelta E1 Explorer 41 (IMP G, IMP 5)success
1969-06-24BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 287 (Zenit-2 #75)success
1969-06-27BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 288 (Zenit-4 #60)success
1969-06-29Cape CanaveralDelta N N3Biosatellite 3success
1969-07-02WoomeraEuropa 1 ELDO F8 Instrument Packagefailure
Third stage failed.
1969-07-03BaikonurN1 11A52L1S #2 / L3 Model #2Bfailure
First stage failure.
1969-07-10PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 289 (Zenit-4 #61)success
1969-07-13BaikonurProton K/DLuna 15 (Luna Ye-8-5 #401)Bsuccess
1969-07-16Cape CanaveralSaturn V Apollo 11BMsuccess
1969-07-22BaikonurMolniya-M 8K78M Molniya-1 12 (Molniya-1 18L)success
1969-07-22PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 290 (Zenit-2 #76)success
1969-07-23PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63DS-P1-Yu #23failure
Second stage failed 267 seconds after launch.
1969-07-23VandenbergThor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2OPS 1127success
1969-07-24VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena DKH-4B 7success
1969-07-26Cape CanaveralDelta M M3Intelsat-3 5failure
Third stage failure
1969-07-31VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DStrawman 2success
1969-08-06BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 291 (IS-GVM #1)success
1969-08-07BaikonurProton K/DZond-7 (L-1 11)Bsuccess
1969-08-09Cape CanaveralDelta N N3OSO 6success
1969-08-12Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-DATS 5success
1969-08-13PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 292 (Zaliv #3)success
1969-08-16BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 293 (Zenit-2M #4, Gektor #4) & Nauka-5KS 1Lsuccess
1969-08-19PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 294 (Zenit-4 #62)success
1969-08-22PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 295 (DS-P1-Yu #24)success
1969-08-23VandenbergTitan 3B 23BKH-8 23success
1969-08-27Cape CanaveralDelta L Pioneer E / TTS 3Bfailure
First stage hydraulics failure. A faulty valve led to a hydraulic leak. Vehicle destructed at T+383 seconds
1969-08-29BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 296 (Zenit-4 #63)success
1969-09-02PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 297 (Zenit-4 #64)success
1969-09-15BaikonurR-36-O 8K69Kosmos 298 (OGCh #21)success
1969-09-18BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 299 (Zenit-4 #65)success
1969-09-22KagoshimaLambda 4S Ohsumi-4failure
Fourth stage control system malfunction after third stage collided with fourth stage.
1969-09-22VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DKH-4A 52 / Savant 2success
1969-09-23BaikonurProton K/DKosmos-300 (Luna Ye-8-5 #403)Bpfailure
Block D lost LOX due to valve defect.
1969-09-24PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 301 (Zenit-2 #77)success
1969-09-30VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-DPoppy 8A / 8B / 8C / 8D / NRL-PL 176 / Timation 2 / Tempsat 2 / SOICAL Cone/Cylinder / Westonsuccess
1969-10-01VandenbergScout B ESRO 1B (Boreas)pfailure
1969-10-06PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-1 2success
1969-10-11BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 6Msuccess
1969-10-12BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 7Msuccess
1969-10-13BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 8Msuccess
1969-10-14Kapustin YarKosmos-2 11K63Interkosmos 1 (DS-U3-IK #1)success
1969-10-17PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 302 (Zenit-4 #66)success
1969-10-18PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 303 (DS-P1-Yu #25)success
1969-10-21PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 304 (Zaliv #4)success
1969-10-22BaikonurProton K/DKosmos-305 (Luna Ye-8-5 #404)Bpfailure
Block D control system failure.
1969-10-24Kapustin YarKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 307 (DS-P1-Yu #26)success
1969-10-24VandenbergTitan 3B 23BKH-8 24success
1969-10-24BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 306 (Zenit-2M #5, Gektor #5)success
1969-11-04PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 308 (DS-P1-I #6)success
1969-11-08VandenbergScout B Azur (GRS 1)success
1969-11-12PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 309 (Zenit-2 #78) & Nauka-3KS 1Lsuccess
1969-11-14Cape CanaveralSaturn V Apollo 12BMsuccess
1969-11-15BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 310 (Zenit-4 #67)success
1969-11-16JiuquanCZ-1 Dong Fang Hongfailure
First orbital launch attempt made by China. The program distributor in the second stage broke down. The rocket crashed into the earth within view of the launch site after 69 seconds of flight.
1969-11-22Cape CanaveralDelta M M3Skynet IAsuccess
1969-11-24PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 311 (DS-P1-Yu #27)success
1969-11-24PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 312 (Sfera #5)success
1969-11-28BaikonurProton K/DSoyuz 7K-L1E #1failure
First stage malfunction.
1969-12-03PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 313 (Zenit-2M #6, Gektor #6)success
1969-12-04VandenbergThor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena DKH-4B 8success
1969-12-11PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 314 (DS-P1-Yu #28)success
1969-12-20PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 315 (Tselina-O #5)success
1969-12-23BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 316 (I2P #3)success
1969-12-23PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 317 (Zenit-4MK #1, Germes #1)success
1969-12-25Kapustin YarKosmos-2 11K63Interkosmos 2 (DS-U1-IK #1)success
1969-12-27PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MIonosfernaya #1failure
Launch vehicle failed to orbit - unknown cause.
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