1967 in spaceflight

1967 in spaceflight
	Apollo 4, the first flight of the Saturn V rocket lifts off.
Orbital launches
First	Intelsat II F-2
Last	CRL AF17.750D
National firsts
Satellite	Australia
Rockets
Maiden flights	Proton-K ; Saturn V

The year 1967 in spaceflight saw the most orbital launches of the 20th century and more than any other year until 2021, including that of the first Australian satellite, WRESAT, which was launched from the Woomera Test Range atop an American Sparta rocket. The United States National Space Science Data Center catalogued 172 spacecraft placed into orbit by launches which occurred in 1967.^[1]

The year saw both setbacks and advances for the United States Apollo programme. Three astronauts; Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee, were killed in a fire aboard the AS-204 spacecraft at Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 34 on 27 January whilst rehearsing the launch. On 20 October the Saturn V rocket made its maiden flight.

Launches

January

January launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
11 January 10:55^[2]	Delta E1			LC-17, Cape Canaveral

		Intelsat II F-2	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
14 January 21:28^[2]	Thor-Agena D			SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB

		KH-4A #38	CIA	Low Earth Orbit	Reconnaissance	2 February 1967	Successful
18 January 14:19^[2]	Titan IIIC			SLC-41, Cape Canaveral

		IDCSP 8	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 9	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 10	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 11	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 12	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 13	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 14	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 15	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
19 January 12:39^[2]	Vostok-2 (rocket)			Pu-41/1, Plesetsk

		Kosmos 138 (Zenit-2 #45)		Low Earth Orbit	Reconnaissance	27 January 1967	Successful
25 January 13:55^[2]	R-36ORB			Pad 164/36, Baikonur

		Kosmos 139 (OGCh #7)		Low Earth Orbit	Weapon System Test	27 January 1967	Successful
26 January 17:31^[2]	Delta E			SLC-2E, Vandenberg AFB

		ESSA-4		Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
31 January 12:45^[2]	Scout B			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		OV3-5	US Air Force	Low Earth orbit	Magnetosphere research satellite	31 January	Failure

February

February launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
2 February	Atlas-Agena D			SLC-2E, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		KH-7 36	US Air Force	Low Earth orbit	Optical Reconnaissance	TBA	Successful
5 February	Atlas-Agena D			LC-13, Cape Canaveral		NASA

		Lunar Orbiter 3	NASA	Low Lunar Orbit	Surface Mapping	TBA	Successful
7 February	Soyuz 11A511			Pad 1/5 (Gagarin's Start), Baikonur

		Kosmos 140 (Soyuz 7K-OK 1)	MOM	Low Earth Orbit	Uncrewed Test Flight	TBA	Successful
8 February	Thor-Burner 2			SLC-10W, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		DSMP-4A F2	US Air Force	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Meteorology	TBA	Successful
8 February	Diamant-A			Hammaguir		CNES

		Diadème 1	CNES	Low Earth Orbit	Geodesy	TBA	Partial Failure
8 February	Voskhod			Pad 41/1, Baikonur

		Kosmos 141 (Zenit-4 #26)	GRU	Low Earth Orbit	Optical reconnaissance	TBA	Successful
14 February	Kosmos-2			Pad 86/1, Kapustin Yar

		Kosmos 142 DS-U2-I #2)	Yuzhnoye Design Bureau	Low Earth Orbit	Ionosphere Research	TBA	Successful
15 February	Diamant-A			Hammaguir		CNES

		Diadème 2	CNES	Low Earth Orbit	Geodesy	TBA	Successful
22 February	Atlas-Agena D			SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		KH-4A 39	US Air Force	Low Earth orbit	Optical Reconnaissance	TBA	Successful
24 February	Atlas-Agena D			SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		KH-8 4	US Air Force	Low Earth orbit	Optical Reconnaissance	TBA	Successful
27 February	Vostok-2			Gagarin's Start (Pad 1/5), Baikonur

		Kosmos 143 (Zenit-2 #46)	GRU	Low Earth Orbit	Optical reconnaissance	TBA	Partial Failure
28 February	Vostok-2M			Pad 41/1, Plestsk

		Kosmos 144 (Meteor-1 #6)	GRU	Low Earth Orbit	Meteorology	TBA	Successful

March

March launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
3 March 06:44:58	Kosmos-2I			Kapustin Yar LC-86/1

		Kosmos 145		Planned: Low Earth	Atomic clock test	8 March 1968	Successful
5 March 23:05	Atlas SLV-3			Cape Canaveral Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3E

		SV-5D FV-2	US Air Force	Low Earth	Lifting body reentry test	5 March	Successful
		Second test of PRIME
8 March 16:12:00	Delta C			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		NASA

		OSO-3	NASA	Low Earth	Solar	4 April 1982	Successful
		The spacecraft performed normally until the second onboard tape recorder failed in July 1968. The spacecraft was put in standby condition on November 10, 1969, and became inoperable shortly thereafter.
10 March 11:30	Proton 8K82K (11S824)			Pad 81/23, Baikonur		MOM

		Kosmos 146	MOM	Low Earth orbit	Test prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P	18 March 1967	Successful
		Maiden Flight of the Proton 8K82K
13 March 12:10:23	Vostok-2 (rocket)			Pu-41/1, Plesetsk

		Kosmos 147 (Zenit-2 #44)		Low Earth Orbit	Reconnaissance	21 March 1967	Successful
21 March 10:07	Kosmos-2I 63SM			Site 86/1 Kapustin Yar		Yuzhnoye Design Bureau

		Kosmos 149	Yuzhnoye Design Bureau	Low Earth orbit	Test and optical	7 April	Successful
		Aerodynamic skirt stabiliser test

April

April launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
8 April 09:00	Proton 8K82K (11S824)			Pad 81/23, Baikonur		MOM

		Kosmos 154	MOM	Low Earth orbit	Test prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P	10 April	Failure
		Block D (4th stage) failed to re-ignite
14 April 03:25	Scout A			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		Transit 15	US Navy	Low Earth Orbit	Navigation Satellite	In orbit	Successful
23 April 00:35	Soyuz (A-10)			LC-1/5, Baikonur		MOM

		Soyuz 1	MOM	Low Earth Orbit	Test Soyuz spacecraft	24 April	Failure
		Solar panels jammed, bad weather prevented Soyuz 2 launch, parachute failure during descent resulted in loss of crew
26 April 10:06	Scout B			San Marco platform, Formosa Bay, Kenya		CRS

		San Marco 2	CRS	Low Earth Orbit	Atmospheric Research	In orbit	Successful

May

May launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
5 May 16:00	Scout A			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		Ariel 3	UK Science Research Council, NASA	Low Earth Orbit	Atmospheric Research	14 December 1970	Successful
18 May 09:05	Scout A			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		Transit 16	US Navy	Low Earth Orbit	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
30 May 02:06	Scout B			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		ESRO 2A	ESRO	Low Earth Orbit	X-Ray Astronomy and Radiation Measurements	30 May 1967	Failure
		Third Stage Failure

July

July launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 July	Titan IIIC			SLC-41, Cape Canaveral		US Air Force

		DODGE	US Air Force	Geosynchronous Orbit	Triaxial Gravity Gradient Stabilization, Magnetic Field Measurements, and Earth Imagery	In orbit	Successful

August

August launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
4 August 03:53	Europa			LA-6A, Woomera		ELDO

			N/A	Low Earth Orbit	Test launcher with dummy third stage	N/A	Failure
		Second Stage failed to ignite

September

September launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
7 September	Delta			SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral		NASA

		Biosatellite 2	NASA	Low Earth Orbit	Biological experiments	9 September 1967	Successful
8 September	Atlas Centaur			SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral		NASA

		Surveyor 5	NASA	Lunar Orbit, Lunar Landing	Unmanned lunar surface exploration	11 September 1967	Successful
25 September	Scout A			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		Transit 17	US Navy	Low Earth Orbit	Navigation Satellite	In orbit	Successful
27 September 22:11	Proton 8K82K (11S824)			Pad 81/23, Baikonur		MOM

		Zond 4a	MOM	Lunar Free-return	Prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P/Zond	In orbit	Failure
		First stage failure

October

October launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
19 October 17:33	Scout B			LA-3A, Wallops Island		US Air Force

		RAM C-1	NASA	Suborbital	Technology Demonstration	no	Successful

November

November launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
9 November 12:00	Saturn V			LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center		NASA

		Apollo 4	NASA	High Earth Orbit	Test Saturn V and Apollo Command Module reentry	9 November 1967	Successful
		Maiden flight of the Saturn V
22 November 19:07	Proton 8K82K (11S824)			Pad 81/23, Baikonur		MOM

		Zond 4b	MOM	Lunar Free-return	Prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P/Zond	In orbit	Failure
		Second stage failure
29 November	Sparta (rocket)			LA-8, Woomera		WRE

		WRESAT	WRE	Low Earth orbit	Atmospheric experiments	10 January 1968	Successful
		First Australian orbital launch

December

December launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
4 December 21:01	Europa			LA-6A, Woomera		ELDO

		N/A	ELDO	Low Earth Orbit	Test launcher with dummy third stage and boilerplate spacecraft	N/A	Failure
		Second Stage failed to separate
5 December 01:03	Scout B			SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB		US Air Force

		OV3-06	US Air Force	Low Earth Orbit	Magnetospheric Research	9 March 1969	Successful

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
8 February	Lunar Orbiter 3	Selenocentric orbit insertion	Returned 182 images
20 April	Surveyor 3	Lunar landing	in Oceanus Procellarum
8 May	Lunar Orbiter 4	Selenocentric orbit insertion	Returned 163 images
17 July	Surveyor 4	Lunar impact	Failed lander, impacted Sinus Medii
22 July	Explorer 35	Selenocentric orbit insertion
5 August	Lunar Orbiter 5	Selenocentric orbit insertion	Returned 213 images
11 September	Surveyor 5	Lunar landing	in Mare Tranquillitatis
1 October	Lunar Orbiter 2	Lunar impact
10 October	Lunar Orbiter 3	Lunar impact
18 October	Venera 4	Venus probe	Atmospheric probe functioned for 94 minutes in the Venerian atmosphere
19 October	Mariner 5	Flyby of Venus	Closest approach 3,990 kilometres (2,480 mi)
31 October	Lunar Orbiter 4	Lunar impact
10 November	Surveyor 6	Lunar landing	in Sinus Medii

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Generic references:

Spaceflight portal

Footnotes

↑ "Spacecraft Query Results". Master Catalog Search. NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathon's Space Report. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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[1] "Spacecraft Query Results". Master Catalog Search. NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

[log-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathon's Space Report. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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