Mar 18 Voskhod
Success
Aleksey Leonov leaves his spacecraft for the first spacewalk
Leonov floated outside Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes. His suit swelled so much that he had to let air out to squeeze back inside.
Rocket launches in1965
Alexei Leonov steps outside Voskhod 2 in March for the first spacewalk; the USA answers with Ed White on Gemini 4 eleven weeks later. By December, Gemini 6 and 7 pull off the first orbital rendezvous, while the Soviet Union runs Kosmos reconnaissance flights through most weeks of the year.
Monthly Cadence complete
DEC peak 21 launches ↑ 18% vs 1964
- launches
- 167
- success · 146/167
- 87%
- provider
- 1
1965 launch leaders
1965 highlights
Mar 21 Atlas Agena B LV-3
Success
Ranger 9 sends live TV pictures as it crashes into the Moon
US networks broadcast the camera feed as it arrived. The probe sent back more than 5,800 pictures before hitting the crater Alphonsus.
Apr 6 Delta D
Success
Early Bird starts commercial satellite calls between Europe and America
Intelsat's first satellite hung over the Atlantic, carrying up to 240 telephone calls or one TV channel.
Jul 16 Proton UR-500 8K82
Success
The Soviet Proton heavy rocket makes its first flight
It lifted a 12-tonne science satellite. Proton later launched all seven Salyut space stations and six of the seven modules of Mir.
Jul 18 Molniya
Success
Zond 3 photographs a large area of the Moon's hidden far side
The Soviet probe took 25 pictures covering 19 million square kilometers. It later sent them again from 31.5 million kilometers away to test long-range radio.
Nov 16 Molniya M
Success
Venera 3 becomes the first spacecraft to hit another planet
The Soviet probe crashed on Venus in March 1966. Its radio had died two weeks earlier, so it sent nothing back from the planet.
Nov 26 Diamant A
Success
France launches its first satellite, Asterix, on its own rocket
France became the third country to reach orbit with its own rocket, after the Soviet Union and the US.
Dec 15 Titan II GLV
Success
Two Gemini spacecraft fly within a foot of each other in orbit
Gemini 6A's crew steered to Gemini 7 in the first rendezvous of two crewed spacecraft. They flew side by side for five hours.
All 1965 launches
Quick filters
167 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 8, 1965 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F | |||
Jan 11, 1965 | Kosmos 52 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Jan 12, 1965 | NTMP RMV-302 USA • Atlas D | |||
Jan 14, 1965 | SM-33 USA • Titan I | |||
Jan 15, 1965 | OPS 3928 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Jan 19, 1965Partial failure | DMSP-3B-F1 USA • Thor MG-18 | |||
Jan 19, 1965 | Gemini 2 USA • Titan II GLV | |||
Jan 21, 1965Failure | OV1-1 USA • Atlas D-OV1 | |||
Jan 22, 1965 | TIROS-9 USA • Delta C | |||
Jan 23, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4015 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Jan 30, 1965 | Kosmos 53 Russia • Kosmos | |||
Jan 31, 1965 | L-3-2 Japan • Lambda 3 | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 3, 1965 | OSO-2 USA • Delta C | |||
Feb 11, 1965 | LES-1 USA • Titan IIIA | |||
Feb 12, 1965Failure | Kosmos 54a Russia • Kosmos | |||
Feb 16, 1965 | Saturn-Apollo 9 USA • Saturn I | |||
Feb 17, 1965 | Ranger 8 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 | |||
Feb 20, 1965Failure | Kosmos 54b Russia • Kosmos | |||
Feb 21, 1965 | Kosmos 54-56 Russia • Kosmos 1 | |||
Feb 22, 1965 | Kosmos 57 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Feb 23, 1965 | ASSET-6 USA • Thor DSV-2G | |||
Feb 25, 1965 | OPS 4782 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Feb 26, 1965 | Kosmos 58 Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Feb 27, 1965 | ABRES LORV-4 USA • Atlas D | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 2, 1965 | NTMP RMV-301 USA • Atlas D | |||
Mar 2, 1965Failure | Surveyor SD-1 USA • Atlas Centaur-C LV-3C | |||
Mar 5, 1965 | SM-80 USA • Titan I | |||
Mar 7, 1965 | Kosmos 59 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Mar 9, 1965 | SECOR 3 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D | |||
Mar 11, 1965 | OPS 7087 USA • Thor Ablestar | |||
Mar 12, 1965Failure | Kosmos 60 Russia • Molniya | |||
Mar 12, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4016 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Mar 12, 1965 | ABRES MTV-2 USA • Atlas D | |||
Mar 15, 1965 | Kosmos 61-63 Russia • Kosmos 1 | |||
Mar 18, 1965 | DMSP-3B-F2 USA • Thor MG-18 | |||
Mar 18, 1965 | Voskhod 2 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Mar 18, 1965 | L-3-3 Japan • Lambda 3 | |||
Mar 21, 1965 | Ranger 9 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 | |||
Mar 23, 1965 | Gemini 3 USA • Titan II GLV | |||
Mar 25, 1965 | B-60 USA • Titan II | |||
Mar 25, 1965 | Kosmos 64 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Mar 25, 1965 | OPS 4782 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Mar 26, 1965 | ABRES LORV-7 USA • Atlas D | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 3, 1965 | SNAPSHOT USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Apr 5, 1965 | ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J | |||
Apr 6, 1965 | ABRES WAC-4 USA • Atlas D | |||
Apr 6, 1965 | Intelsat I USA • Delta D | |||
Apr 10, 1965Failure | Luna 1965A Russia • Molniya | |||
Apr 16, 1965 | B-45 USA • Titan II | |||
Apr 17, 1965 | Kosmos 65 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Apr 23, 1965 | Molniya-1-01 Russia • Molniya | |||
Apr 28, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4017 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Apr 29, 1965 | Explorer 27 USA • Scout X-4 | |||
Apr 29, 1965 | OPS 5023 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Apr 30, 1965Failure | B-54 USA • Titan II | |||
| May | ||||
May 6, 1965 | LES-2 USA • Titan IIIA | |||
May 7, 1965 | Kosmos 66 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
May 9, 1965 | Luna 5 Russia • Molniya M | |||
May 18, 1965 | OPS 8431 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
May 20, 1965 | DMSP-3B-F3 USA • Thor Burner 1 | |||
May 21, 1965 | B-51 USA • Titan II | |||
May 22, 1965 | FIRE 2 USA • Atlas D | |||
May 25, 1965 | Saturn-Apollo 8 USA • Saturn I | |||
May 25, 1965 | Kosmos 67 Russia • Voskhod | |||
May 27, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4018 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
May 28, 1965Failure | OV1-3 USA • Atlas D-OV1 | |||
May 29, 1965 | Explorer 28 USA • Delta C | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 3, 1965 | NTMP RMV-304 USA • Atlas D | |||
Jun 3, 1965 | Gemini 4 USA • Titan II GLV | |||
Jun 8, 1965 | Luna 6 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Jun 8, 1965 | ABRES LORV-6 USA • Atlas D | |||
Jun 9, 1965 | OPS 8425 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Jun 10, 1965 | NTMP RMV-303 USA • Atlas D | |||
Jun 14, 1965Partial failure | B-22 USA • Titan II | |||
Jun 15, 1965 | Kosmos 68 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Jun 18, 1965 | 3C-7 USA • Titan IIIC | |||
Jun 24, 1965 | OPS 8480 USA • Thor Ablestar | |||
Jun 25, 1965 | Kosmos 69 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Jun 25, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4019 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Jun 30, 1965 | B-30 USA • Titan II | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 1, 1965 | NTMP KX-32 USA • Atlas D | |||
Jul 2, 1965 | Kosmos 70 Russia • Kosmos | |||
Jul 2, 1965 | TIROS-10 USA • Delta C | |||
Jul 12, 1965Failure | KH-7 Gambit 4020 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Jul 13, 1965Failure | Zenit-2 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Jul 16, 1965 | Kosmos 71-75 Russia • Kosmos 1 | |||
Jul 16, 1965 | Proton 1 Russia • Proton UR-500 8K82 | |||
Jul 17, 1965 | OPS 8411 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Jul 18, 1965 | Zond 3 Russia • Molniya | |||
Jul 19, 1965 | OPS 5543 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Jul 20, 1965 | Vela 3A/3B USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3 | |||
Jul 21, 1965 | B-62 USA • Titan II | |||
Jul 23, 1965 | Kosmos 76 Russia • Kosmos | |||
Jul 30, 1965 | Saturn-Apollo 10 USA • Saturn I | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 3, 1965 | Kosmos 77 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Aug 3, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4021 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Aug 4, 1965 | ABRES WAC-5 USA • Atlas D | |||
Aug 5, 1965 | ABRES LORV-2A USA • Atlas F | |||
Aug 10, 1965 | SECOR-5 USA • Scout B | |||
Aug 11, 1965 | Surveyor SD-2 USA • Atlas Centaur-D LV-3C | |||
Aug 13, 1965 | OPS 8464 USA • Thor Ablestar | |||
Aug 14, 1965 | Kosmos 78 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Aug 16, 1965 | B-6 USA • Titan II | |||
Aug 17, 1965 | OPS 7208 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Aug 21, 1965 | Gemini 5 USA • Titan II GLV | |||
Aug 25, 1965 | Kosmos 79 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Aug 25, 1965Failure | OSO-C USA • Delta C | |||
Aug 26, 1965 | B-19 USA • Titan II | |||
Aug 26, 1965 | NTMP KX-41 USA • Atlas D | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 2, 1965Failure | MPRV USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D | |||
Sep 3, 1965 | Kosmos 80-84 Russia • Kosmos 1 | |||
Sep 9, 1965 | Kosmos 85 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Sep 10, 1965 | DMSP-3B-F4 USA • Thor Burner 1 | |||
Sep 18, 1965 | Kosmos 86-90 Russia • Kosmos 1 | |||
Sep 21, 1965Failure | B-58 USA • Titan II | |||
Sep 22, 1965 | OPS 7221 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Sep 23, 1965 | Kosmos 91 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Sep 29, 1965 | NTMP KX-45 USA • Atlas D | |||
Sep 30, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4022 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 4, 1965 | Luna 7 Russia • Molniya | |||
Oct 5, 1965 | OV1-2 USA • Atlas D-OV1 | |||
Oct 5, 1965 | OPS 5325 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Oct 14, 1965 | OGO-2 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Oct 14, 1965 | Molniya-1-02 Russia • Molniya | |||
Oct 15, 1965Failure | LCS-2 USA • Titan IIIC | |||
Oct 16, 1965 | Kosmos 92 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Oct 19, 1965 | Kosmos 93 Russia • Kosmos 2 | |||
Oct 20, 1965 | B-33 USA • Titan II | |||
Oct 25, 1965Failure | GATV 5002 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Oct 28, 1965 | Kosmos 94 Russia • Voskhod | |||
Oct 28, 1965 | OPS 2155 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 2, 1965 | Proton 2 Russia • Proton UR-500 8K82 | |||
Nov 4, 1965 | Kosmos 95 Russia • Kosmos 2 | |||
Nov 6, 1965 | Explorer 29 USA • Delta E | |||
Nov 8, 1965 | KH-7 Gambit 4023 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3 | |||
Nov 12, 1965 | Venera 2 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Nov 16, 1965 | Venera 3 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Nov 19, 1965 | Explorer 30 USA • Scout X-4 | |||
Nov 23, 1965Failure | Kosmos 96 Russia • Molniya M | |||
Nov 26, 1965 | Kosmos 97 Russia • Kosmos 2 | |||
Nov 26, 1965 | Asterix-1 France • Diamant A | |||
Nov 27, 1965 | Kosmos 98 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Nov 27, 1965 | B-20 USA • Titan II | |||
Nov 29, 1965 | Alouette 2 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B | |||
Nov 29, 1965 | NTMP KX-33/SSP-27 USA • Atlas D | |||
Nov 30, 1965Failure | B-4 USA • Titan II | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 3, 1965 | Luna 8 Russia • Molniya | |||
Dec 4, 1965 | Gemini 7 USA • Titan II GLV | |||
Dec 6, 1965 | FR-1 USA • Scout X-4 | |||
Dec 7, 1965 | ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J | |||
Dec 9, 1965 | OPS 7249 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Dec 10, 1965 | Kosmos 99 Russia • Vostok 2 | |||
Dec 14, 1965 | Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A | |||
Dec 15, 1965 | Gemini 6A USA • Titan II GLV | |||
Dec 16, 1965 | Pioneer 6 USA • Delta E | |||
Dec 16, 1965 | FOBS Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O | |||
Dec 17, 1965 | Kosmos 100 Russia • Vostok 2M | |||
Dec 20, 1965 | NTMP KX-31 USA • Atlas D | |||
Dec 21, 1965 | Kosmos 101 Russia • Kosmos | |||
Dec 21, 1965 | Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A | |||
Dec 21, 1965Partial failure | LES-4 USA • Titan IIIC | |||
Dec 22, 1965 | Transit-O 6 USA • Scout A | |||
Dec 22, 1965 | B-73 USA • Titan II | |||
Dec 24, 1965 | OPS 4639 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D | |||
Dec 27, 1965 | Kosmos 102 Russia • Soyuz | |||
Dec 28, 1965Failure | DS-K-40 #1 Russia • Kosmos 2 | |||
Dec 28, 1965 | Kosmos 103 Russia • Kosmos 1 | |||