Rocket launches in1969

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20; Pete Conrad and Alan Bean follow on Apollo 12 in November, both riding Saturn V. The Soviet Union flies 83 missions — including two failed N1 test launches and Luna 15, which launches three days before Apollo 11 but crashes before it can return a sample.

Monthly Cadencecomplete

MARpeak15 launches↓10%vs 1968

launches: 136
success · 117/136: 86%
provider: 1

1969 launch leaders

Countries

Russia

Countries

Russia

Rockets

Voskhod

1969 highlights

Jul 16Saturn V

Success

Apollo 11 lands the first humans on the Moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on 20 July and spent two and a half hours outside. They brought home 21.5 kilograms of Moon rock.

May 18Saturn V

Success

Apollo 10 rehearses the Moon landing without touching down

Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan took the lunar lander within 14.4 km of the Moon. They photographed the site where Apollo 11 later landed.

Jul 13Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824

Success

Soviet probe Luna 15 tries to bring back Moon soil before Apollo 11

Luna 15 reached Moon orbit two days before Apollo 11. It crashed trying to land while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the surface.

Nov 14Saturn V

Success

Apollo 12 makes a pinpoint landing on the Moon

Pete Conrad and Alan Bean aimed for Surveyor 3, a robot lander from 1967. They landed about 160 meters away and walked over to it.

All 1969 launches

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136 launches


January
Jan 5, 196906:28:00 UTC	Venera 5 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jan 10, 196905:51:00 UTC	Venera 6 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jan 12, 196912:10:00 UTC	Kosmos 263 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jan 13, 196920:28:00 UTC	L-3H-4 Japan • Lambda 3H	-	Lambda 3H	Success
Jan 14, 196907:30:00 UTC	Soyuz 4 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	Success
Jan 15, 196907:04:00 UTC	Soyuz 5 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	Success
Jan 16, 196900:00:00 UTC	RMP-B 11 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Success
Jan 20, 196904:14:00 UTCFailure	Soyuz 7K-L1 #13L Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Jan 22, 196916:48:00 UTC	OSO-5 USA • Delta C1	-	Delta C1	Success
Jan 22, 196919:10:00 UTC	OPS-7585 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Jan 23, 196909:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 264 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jan 25, 196911:14:00 UTCFailure	US-A Russia • Tsyklon 2A	-	Tsyklon 2A	Failure
Jan 30, 196906:43:00 UTC	ISIS-I USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
February
Feb 1, 196912:11:00 UTCFailure	Meteor Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Failure
Feb 5, 196921:59:00 UTC	KH-4B USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Feb 6, 196900:39:00 UTC	Intelsat 3-3 USA • Delta M	-	Delta M	Success
Feb 7, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 265 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Feb 9, 196921:09:00 UTC	OPS-0757 USA • Titan IIIC	-	Titan IIIC	Success
Feb 19, 196906:48:00 UTCFailure	Luna E-8 #201 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Feb 21, 196909:18:07 UTCFailure	Zond L1S-1 Russia • N1	-	N1	Failure
Feb 25, 196901:29:00 UTC	Mariner 6 USA • Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	Success
Feb 25, 196910:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 266 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Feb 26, 196907:47:00 UTC	ESSA-9 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Feb 26, 196908:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 267 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
March
Mar 3, 196916:00:00 UTC	Apollo 9 USA • Saturn V	-	Saturn V	Success
Mar 4, 196919:30:00 UTC	OPS-4248 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Mar 5, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 268 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Mar 5, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 269 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Mar 6, 196912:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 270 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 15, 196912:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 271 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 17, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 272 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Mar 18, 196907:47:00 UTC	OV1-17/OV1-18/OV1-19 USA • Atlas F-OV1	-	Atlas F-OV1	Success
Mar 19, 196921:38:00 UTC	KH-4B USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Mar 22, 196912:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 273 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 24, 196910:10:00 UTC	Kosmos 274 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 26, 196912:30:00 UTC	Meteor-1-1 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Mar 27, 196910:40:00 UTCFailure	Mars-2M #521 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Mar 27, 196922:22:00 UTC	Mariner 7 USA • Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	Success
Mar 28, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 275 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
April
Apr 2, 196910:33:00 UTCFailure	Mars-2M #522 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Apr 4, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 277 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Apr 4, 196910:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 276 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Apr 9, 196913:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 278 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Apr 11, 196902:30:00 UTC	Molniya-1-11 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Apr 13, 196902:30:00 UTC	Canyon 2 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3A	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3A	Success
Apr 14, 196907:54:00 UTC	Nimbus 3/Secor 13 USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Apr 15, 196908:14:00 UTC	Kosmos 279 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Apr 15, 196917:30:00 UTC	OPS-5310 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Apr 23, 196909:55:00 UTC	Kosmos 280 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May
May 2, 196901:46:00 UTC	KH-4A USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
May 13, 196909:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 281 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May 18, 196916:49:00 UTC	Apollo 10 USA • Saturn V	-	Saturn V	Success
May 20, 196900:00:00 UTC	B-83 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
May 20, 196908:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 282 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May 22, 196902:00:00 UTC	Intelsat 3-4 USA • Delta M	-	Delta M	Success
May 23, 196907:57:00 UTC	OPS-6909 USA • Titan IIIC	-	Titan IIIC	Success
May 27, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 283 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
May 29, 196906:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 284 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
June
Jun 3, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 285 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jun 3, 196916:49:00 UTC	OPS-1077 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Jun 5, 196914:42:00 UTC	OGO-6 USA • Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D	Success
Jun 14, 196904:00:00 UTCFailure	Luna E-8-5 #402 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Jun 15, 196908:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 286 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 21, 196908:53:00 UTC	Explorer 41 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Jun 24, 196906:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 287 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 27, 196906:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 288 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 28, 196922:58:00 UTCFailure	Suborbital test UK • Black Arrow	-	Black Arrow	Failure
Jun 29, 196913:26:00 UTC	Biosatellite 3 USA • Delta N	-	Delta N	Success
July
Jul 3, 196920:18:32 UTCFailure	Zond L1S-2 Russia • N1	-	N1	Failure
Jul 10, 196909:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 289 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jul 13, 196902:54:00 UTC	Luna 15 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Success
Jul 16, 196913:32:00 UTC	Apollo 11 USA • Saturn V	-	Saturn V	Success
Jul 22, 196912:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 290 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jul 22, 196912:55:00 UTC	Molniya-1-12 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jul 23, 196900:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 291 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Failure
Jul 23, 196904:39:00 UTC	DMSP-4B-F3 USA • Thor Burner 2	-	Thor Burner 2	Success
Jul 24, 196901:30:00 UTC	KH-4B USA • Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D	Success
Jul 26, 196902:06:00 UTCPartial failure	Intelsat 3-5 USA • Delta M	-	Delta M	partial failure
Jul 31, 196910:19:00 UTC	Ferret 14 USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
August
Aug 6, 196905:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 291 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Aug 7, 196923:48:00 UTC	Zond 7 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Success
Aug 9, 196907:32:00 UTC	OSO-6 USA • Delta N	-	Delta N	Success
Aug 12, 196911:01:00 UTC	ATS-5 USA • Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	Success
Aug 13, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 292 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Aug 16, 196911:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 293 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Aug 17, 196906:00:00 UTC	M-3D-1 Japan • Mu Mu-3D	-	Mu Mu-3D	Success
Aug 19, 196913:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 294 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Aug 20, 196900:00:00 UTC	ABRES RVTO-1A-5 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Aug 22, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 295 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Aug 23, 196916:00:00 UTC	OPS-7807 USA • Titan III(23)B	-	Titan III(23)B	Success
Aug 27, 196921:59:00 UTCFailure	Pioneer E USA • Delta L	-	Delta L	Failure
Aug 29, 196909:05:00 UTC	Kosmos 296 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
September
Sep 2, 196911:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 297 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 3, 196902:10:00 UTC	L-4T-1 Japan • Lambda 4T	-	Lambda 4T	Success
Sep 15, 196916:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 298 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Sep 16, 196900:00:00 UTC	RMP-B 12 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Success
Sep 18, 196908:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 299 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 22, 196902:10:00 UTCFailure	Ohsumi 4 Japan • Lambda 4S	-	Lambda 4S	Failure
Sep 22, 196921:11:00 UTC	KH-4A USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Sep 23, 196914:07:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 300 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Sep 24, 196912:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 301 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 30, 196913:40:00 UTC	EHH B-17 USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
October
Oct 1, 196922:29:00 UTC	ESRO 1B USA • Scout B	-	Scout B	Success
Oct 6, 196901:45:00 UTC	Meteor-1-2 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Oct 10, 196900:00:00 UTCFailure	RMP-B-13 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Failure
Oct 11, 196911:10:00 UTC	Soyuz 6 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK	-	Soyuz 7K-OK	Success
Oct 12, 196910:44:00 UTC	Soyuz 7 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	Success
Oct 13, 196910:19:00 UTC	Soyuz 8 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	Success
Oct 14, 196900:00:00 UTC	Interkosmos 1 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Oct 14, 196918:10:00 UTC	OPS-8455 USA • Titan III(23)B	-	Titan III(23)B	Success
Oct 17, 196911:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 302 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 18, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 303 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Oct 21, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 304 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Oct 22, 196914:09:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 305 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Oct 24, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 307 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Oct 24, 196909:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 306 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
November
Nov 1, 196910:59:00 UTC	IS Mass Model Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Nov 4, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 308 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Nov 8, 196901:52:00 UTC	Azur USA • Scout B	-	Scout B	Success
Nov 12, 196911:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 309 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Nov 14, 196916:22:00 UTC	Apollo 12 USA • Saturn V	-	Saturn V	Success
Nov 15, 196908:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 310 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Nov 22, 196900:37:00 UTC	Skynet 1A USA • Delta M	-	Delta M	Success
Nov 24, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 311 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Nov 24, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 312 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Nov 28, 196909:00:00 UTCFailure	Soyuz 7K-L1E #1 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
December
Dec 3, 196900:00:00 UTC	ABRES RVTO-1A-6 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Dec 3, 196913:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 313 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Dec 4, 196921:37:00 UTC	KH-4B USA • Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D	Success
Dec 11, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 314 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Dec 12, 196900:00:00 UTC	RMP-B 14 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Success
Dec 20, 196900:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 315 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Dec 23, 196909:25:00 UTC	Kosmos 316 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Dec 23, 196913:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 317 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Dec 25, 196900:00:00 UTC	Interkosmos 2 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Dec 27, 196900:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 318 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Failure