Rocket launches in1967

The year opens with catastrophe: the Apollo 1 fire on the pad in January kills three astronauts, and Soyuz 1 crashes on reentry in April, killing Vladimir Komarov — the first in-flight fatality in spaceflight. Both programmes rebuild through the year, and in November Saturn V makes its uncrewed debut on Apollo 4, flying perfectly and clearing the path to the Moon.

Monthly Cadencecomplete

OCTpeak19 launches↓2%vs 1966

launches: 165
success · 143/165: 87%
provider: 1

1967 launch leaders

Countries

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Countries

USA

Rockets

Atlas

1967 highlights

Sep 8Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C

Success

Surveyor 5 makes the first chemical analysis of the Moon's soil

Surveyor 5's instrument fired alpha particles at the ground in the Sea of Tranquility. The soil resembled basalt, a volcanic rock common on Earth.

Apr 17Atlas Centaur-D LV-3C

Success

Surveyor 3 digs into the Moon with a robot arm

Surveyor 3's scoop dug four trenches up to 18 cm deep. In 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts walked over and brought its camera home.

May 4Atlas Agena D SLV-3

Success

Lunar Orbiter 4 maps nearly all of the Moon's near side

Lunar Orbiter 4 was the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon over its poles. Its photos covered over 99 percent of the side facing Earth.

Nov 7Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C

Success

Surveyor 6 makes the first rocket-powered liftoff from the Moon

Controllers fired Surveyor 6's engines for 2.5 seconds. The lander rose about 3 meters and set down 2.4 meters away.

All 1967 launches

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165 launches


January
Jan 11, 196710:55:00 UTC	Intelsat 2-2 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Jan 14, 196721:28:00 UTC	OPS 1664 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jan 18, 196701:34:00 UTC	ABRES TVX-13 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Jan 19, 196712:39:59 UTC	Kosmos 138 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Jan 22, 196715:44:00 UTC	ABRES MK-12R USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jan 25, 196713:55:00 UTC	Kosmos 139 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Jan 26, 196717:31:00 UTC	ESSA-4 USA • Delta E	-	Delta E	Success
Jan 28, 196714:19:00 UTC	OPS-9321 USA • Titan IIIC	-	Titan IIIC	Success
Jan 31, 196712:45:00 UTCFailure	OV3-5 USA • Scout B	-	Scout B	Failure
February
Feb 2, 196720:00:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4036 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Feb 5, 196701:17:00 UTC	Lunar Orbiter 3 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Feb 6, 196702:10:00 UTC	L-3H-3 Japan • Lambda 3H	-	Lambda 3H	Success
Feb 7, 196703:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 140 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	Success
Feb 8, 196708:00:00 UTC	DMSP-4A-F2 USA • Thor Burner 2	-	Thor Burner 2	Success
Feb 8, 196709:39:40 UTCPartial failure	Diadème 1 France • Diamant A	-	Diamant A	partial failure
Feb 8, 196710:19:00 UTC	Kosmos 141 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Feb 13, 196722:00:00 UTC	ABRES TX-22 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Feb 14, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 142 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Feb 15, 196710:06:57 UTCPartial failure	Diadème 2 France • Diamant A	-	Diamant A	partial failure
Feb 22, 196722:02:00 UTC	OPS 4750 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Feb 24, 196719:55:00 UTC	OPS-4204 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Feb 27, 196708:45:01 UTC	Kosmos 143 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Feb 28, 196714:34:59 UTC	Kosmos 144 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
March
Mar 3, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 145 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Mar 5, 196723:05:00 UTC	PRIME USA • Atlas SLV-3	-	Atlas SLV-3	Success
Mar 8, 196716:19:00 UTC	OSO-3 USA • Delta C	-	Delta C	Success
Mar 10, 196711:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 146 Russia • Proton UR-500K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton UR-500K/D 8K82K/11S824	Success
Mar 13, 196712:10:23 UTC	Kosmos 147 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Mar 16, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 148 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Mar 16, 196717:56:00 UTC	ABRES MBRV-2 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Mar 17, 196700:00:00 UTC	B-76 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Mar 21, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 149 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Mar 22, 196712:44:59 UTC	Kosmos 150 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 22, 196713:55:00 UTCFailure	FOBS Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Failure
Mar 23, 196701:30:00 UTC	Intelsat 2-3 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Mar 24, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 151 Russia • Kosmos 3	-	Kosmos 3	Success
Mar 25, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 152 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Mar 30, 196718:54:00 UTC	OPS 4779 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Mar 31, 196706:44:00 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
April
Apr 4, 196714:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 153 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Apr 6, 196703:23:00 UTCPartial failure	ATS-2 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	partial failure
Apr 7, 196711:19:00 UTC	ABRES AX-1 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Apr 8, 196709:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 154 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Apr 12, 196700:00:00 UTCFailure	B-81 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Failure
Apr 12, 196710:51:02 UTC	Kosmos 155 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Apr 13, 196702:40:00 UTCFailure	Ohsumi 3 Japan • Lambda 4S	-	Lambda 4S	Failure
Apr 14, 196703:25:00 UTC	Transit-O 12 USA • Scout A	-	Scout A	Success
Apr 17, 196707:05:00 UTC	Surveyor 3 USA • Atlas Centaur-D LV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D LV-3C	Success
Apr 20, 196701:35:00 UTC	PRIME USA • Atlas SLV-3	-	Atlas SLV-3	Success
Apr 20, 196711:17:00 UTC	ESSA-5 USA • Delta E	-	Delta E	Success
Apr 23, 196700:35:00 UTC	Soyuz 1 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	Success
Apr 26, 196710:06:00 UTC	San Marco 2 USA • Scout B	-	Scout B	Success
Apr 26, 196718:00:00 UTCFailure	OPS-4243 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Failure
Apr 27, 196712:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 156 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Apr 28, 196710:01:00 UTC	OPS-6638 USA • Titan IIIC	-	Titan IIIC	Success
May
May 4, 196722:25:00 UTC	Lunar Orbiter 4 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
May 5, 196716:00:00 UTC	Ariel 3 USA • Scout A	-	Scout A	Success
May 9, 196721:50:00 UTCPartial failure	KH-4A USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	partial failure
May 12, 196710:30:01 UTC	Kosmos 157 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
May 15, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 158 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
May 16, 196721:43:57 UTC	Kosmos 159 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
May 17, 196716:05:00 UTC	Kosmos 160 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
May 18, 196709:05:00 UTC	Transit-O 13 USA • Scout A	-	Scout A	Success
May 19, 196722:00:00 UTCPartial failure	ABRES SBGRV-2 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	partial failure
May 22, 196714:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 161 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May 22, 196718:30:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4037 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
May 24, 196714:06:00 UTC	Explorer 34 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
May 24, 196722:50:00 UTC	Molniya-1-05 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
May 30, 196702:06:00 UTCFailure	ESRO 2A USA • Scout A	-	Scout A	Failure
May 31, 196709:30:00 UTC	Timation 1 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
June
Jun 1, 196710:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 162 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 4, 196718:07:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4038 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Jun 5, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 163 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jun 8, 196713:00:01 UTC	Kosmos 164 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 12, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 165 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jun 12, 196702:39:45 UTC	Venera 4 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jun 14, 196706:01:00 UTC	Mariner 5 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Jun 16, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 166 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jun 16, 196721:35:00 UTC	KH-4A USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Jun 17, 196702:36:38 UTCFailure	Kosmos 167 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Failure
Jun 20, 196700:00:00 UTCFailure	Zenit-4 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Failure
Jun 20, 196716:19:00 UTC	OPS-4282 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Jun 22, 196710:23:00 UTC	ABRES RMP-B-1 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Success
Jun 23, 196700:00:00 UTC	B-70 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jun 26, 196700:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 168b Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Failure
Jun 29, 196721:01:00 UTC	Aurora USA • Thor Burner 2	-	Thor Burner 2	Success
July
Jul 1, 196713:15:00 UTC	OPS-9331 USA • Titan IIIC	-	Titan IIIC	Success
Jul 4, 196705:59:59 UTC	Kosmos 168 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jul 6, 196711:19:00 UTC	ABRES PDV USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jul 14, 196711:53:00 UTC	Surveyor 4 USA • Atlas Centaur-D LV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D LV-3C	Success
Jul 17, 196716:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 169 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Jul 19, 196714:19:00 UTC	Explorer 35 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Jul 21, 196706:00:00 UTCFailure	Zenit-4 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Failure
Jul 22, 196700:00:00 UTC	ABRES RMP-B-2 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Success
Jul 25, 196700:00:00 UTC	Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A	-	R-7 A	Success
Jul 25, 196703:48:00 UTC	OPS 1879 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jul 27, 196719:00:00 UTC	OV1-11/OV1-12/OV1-86 USA • Atlas D-OV1	-	Atlas D-OV1	Success
Jul 28, 196714:21:00 UTC	OGO-4 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jul 29, 196708:48:00 UTC	ABRES MBRV-3 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Jul 31, 196716:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 170 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
August
Aug 1, 196722:33:00 UTC	Lunar Orbiter 5 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Aug 7, 196721:44:00 UTC	KH-4A USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Aug 8, 196716:05:00 UTC	Kosmos 171 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Aug 9, 196705:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 172 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Aug 16, 196717:02:00 UTC	OPS-4886 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Aug 23, 196704:41:00 UTC	DMSP-4A-F3 USA • Thor Burner 2	-	Thor Burner 2	Success
Aug 24, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 173 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Aug 31, 196708:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 174 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
September
Sep 1, 196710:30:00 UTCFailure	Zenit-2 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Failure
Sep 7, 196722:04:00 UTC	Biosatellite 2 USA • Delta G	-	Delta G	Success
Sep 8, 196707:57:00 UTC	Surveyor 5 USA • Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	Success
Sep 11, 196700:00:00 UTC	B-21 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Sep 11, 196710:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 175 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 12, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 176 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Sep 15, 196719:41:00 UTC	KH-4B USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Sep 16, 196706:06:00 UTC	Kosmos 177 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 19, 196714:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 178 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Sep 19, 196718:28:00 UTC	OPS-4941 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Sep 22, 196714:05:00 UTC	Kosmos 179 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Sep 25, 196708:25:00 UTC	Transit-O 14 USA • Scout A	-	Scout A	Success
Sep 26, 196710:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 180 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 27, 196700:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 181 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Failure
Sep 27, 196722:11:00 UTCFailure	Soyuz 7K-L1 #4L Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Sep 28, 196700:45:00 UTC	Intelsat 2-4 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
October
Oct 3, 196705:00:00 UTC	Molniya-1-06 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Oct 11, 196707:57:00 UTC	DMSP-4A-F4 USA • Thor Burner 2	-	Thor Burner 2	Success
Oct 11, 196711:30:00 UTC	ABRES MBRV-3 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Oct 11, 196711:30:04 UTC	Kosmos 181 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 12, 196700:00:00 UTC	VKZ 1 Russia • Kosmos 3	-	Kosmos 3	Success
Oct 14, 196722:00:00 UTC	ABRES MBRV-4 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Oct 16, 196708:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 182 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 18, 196713:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 183 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Oct 18, 196716:04:00 UTC	OSO-4 USA • Delta C	-	Delta C	Success
Oct 19, 196717:33:00 UTC	RAM-C1 USA • Scout B	-	Scout B	Success
Oct 22, 196708:40:00 UTC	Molniya-1-07 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Oct 24, 196722:49:09 UTC	Kosmos 184 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Oct 25, 196719:15:00 UTC	OPS-4995 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Oct 27, 196700:00:00 UTCFailure	ABRES RMP-B-3 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Failure
Oct 27, 196702:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 185 Russia • Tsyklon 2A	-	Tsyklon 2A	Success
Oct 27, 196709:29:59 UTC	Kosmos 186 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (A)	Success
Oct 28, 196713:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 187 Russia • Tsyklon R-36-O	-	Tsyklon R-36-O	Success
Oct 30, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 189 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Oct 30, 196708:12:41 UTC	Kosmos 188 Russia • Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	-	Soyuz 7K-OK (P)	Success
November
Nov 2, 196721:31:00 UTC	KH-4A USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Nov 3, 196711:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 190 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Nov 5, 196723:37:00 UTC	ATS-3 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Nov 7, 196707:39:00 UTC	Surveyor 6 USA • Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-D SLV-3C	Success
Nov 7, 196713:17:00 UTC	ABRES Mk-11 AX-2 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Nov 9, 196712:00:01 UTC	Apollo 4 USA • Saturn V	-	Saturn V	Success
Nov 10, 196712:20:00 UTC	ABRES BGRV-1 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Nov 10, 196718:00:00 UTC	ESSA-6 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Nov 21, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 191 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Nov 22, 196719:07:00 UTCFailure	Soyuz 7K-L1 #5L Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Nov 23, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 192 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Nov 25, 196711:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 193 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
December
Dec 3, 196712:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 194 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Dec 5, 196701:03:00 UTC	OV3-6 USA • Scout B	-	Scout B	Success
Dec 5, 196718:45:00 UTC	OPS-5000 USA • Titan IIIB	-	Titan IIIB	Success
Dec 9, 196722:26:00 UTC	KH-4B USA • Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	-	Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D	Success
Dec 13, 196714:08:00 UTC	Pioneer 8 USA • Delta E1	-	Delta E1	Success
Dec 16, 196712:00:37 UTCFailure	Kosmos 195 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Failure
Dec 19, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 196 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Dec 21, 196700:00:00 UTC	ABRES RMP-B-4 USA • Atlas F/Trident	-	Atlas F/Trident	Success
Dec 26, 196700:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 197 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Dec 27, 196711:28:00 UTC	Kosmos 198 Russia • Tsyklon 2A	-	Tsyklon 2A	Success