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Orbital Launches in 1966
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 131 every orbital launch in 1966, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-12-29 | MULTIGROUP 11966-118 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-21 | DS-U2-D No. 11966-117 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-21 | E-6M No. 2051966-116 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-12-20 | L-4S-21966-F13 | Lambda 4S | ISAS | Jiuquan | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-12-19 | Zenit-2 No. 471966-115 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-14 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43031966-113 | Titan IIIB | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-14 | Soyuz No. 11966-F12 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-12-14 | Biosatellite A Adapter1966-114 | Thor Delta G | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-12 | DS-U2-MP No. 11966-112 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-11 | OV1-91966-111 | Atlas D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | MEO | success |
| 1966-12-07 | ATS B1966-110 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | LERC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral | — | GEO | success |
| 1966-12-05 | GAMBIT SV 9851966-109 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-12-03 | Zenit-4 No. 261966-108 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-28 | Soyuz 7K-OK No. 21966-107 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-19 | Zenit-2 No. 461966-106 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-16 | Strela-2 No. 11966-F11 | Kosmos 11K65 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-11-12 | Zenit-4 No. 251966-105 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-11 | Gemini SC121966-104 | Titan II GLV | AFSSD/MSC | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-11 | TDA 7A1966-103 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | MSC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-08 | CORONA J-381966-102 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-06 | Lunar Orbiter B1966-100 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | LERC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-11-03 | OV4-31966-099 | Titan IIIC | US Space Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-02 | GAMBIT SV 9841966-098 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-11-02 | OGCh No. 06L1966-101 | R-36O 8K69 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-10-28 | OV3-21966-097 | Scout B | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-10-26 | Surveyor SM-31966-095 | Atlas Centaur D | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-10-26 | INTELSAT II F-11966-096 | Thor Delta E1 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1966-10-22 | E-6LF No. 1021966-094 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-10-20 | Zenit-4 No. 241966-093 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-10-20 | Molniya-1 11F67 No. 71966-092 | Molniya 8K78 M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-10-14 | Zenit-2 No. 331966-091 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-10-12 | GAMBIT SV 9831966-090 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-10-05 | Midas RTS-I F31966-089 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | MEO | success |
| 1966-10-02 | TOS A1966-087 | Thor Delta E | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-28 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43021966-086 | Titan IIIB | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-26 | L-4S-11966-F10 | Lambda 4S | ISAS | Jiuquan | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-09-20 | Surveyor SC-21966-084 | Atlas Centaur D | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-09-20 | CORONA J-361966-085 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-17 | OGCh No. 05L1966-088 | R-36O 8K69 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-16 | GAMBIT SV 9821966-083 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-16 | Zenit-2 No. 401966-F09 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-09-16 | DAPP 14161966-082 | Thor Burner 2 | SAC 4300SS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-12 | Gemini SC111966-081 | Titan II GLV | AFSSD/MSC | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-09-12 | TDA 61966-080 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | MSC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-08-27 | Zenit-4 No. 231966-079 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-08-26 | IDCSP1966-F08 | Titan IIIC | US Space Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1966-08-24 | E-6LF No. 1011966-078 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1966-08-19 | Midas RTS-I F21966-077 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1966-08-18 | NNS O-101966-076 | Scout A | US Space Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1966-08-17 | Pioneer B1966-075 | Thor Delta E1 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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MULTIGROUP 1 (1966-12-29)E-6M No. 205 (1966-12-21)DS-U2-D No. 1 (1966-12-21)L-4S-2 (1966-12-20)Zenit-2 No. 47 (1966-12-19)Soyuz No. 1 (1966-12-14)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4303 (1966-12-14)Biosatellite A Adapter (1966-12-14)DS-U2-MP No. 1 (1966-12-12)OV1-9 (1966-12-11)ATS B (1966-12-07)GAMBIT SV 985 (1966-12-05)Zenit-4 No. 26 (1966-12-03)Soyuz 7K-OK No. 2 (1966-11-28)Zenit-2 No. 46 (1966-11-19)Strela-2 No. 1 (1966-11-16)Zenit-4 No. 25 (1966-11-12)Gemini SC12 (1966-11-11)TDA 7A (1966-11-11)CORONA J-38 (1966-11-08)Lunar Orbiter B (1966-11-06)OV4-3 (1966-11-03)OGCh No. 06L (1966-11-02)GAMBIT SV 984 (1966-11-02)OV3-2 (1966-10-28)Surveyor SM-3 (1966-10-26)INTELSAT II F-1 (1966-10-26)E-6LF No. 102 (1966-10-22)Zenit-4 No. 24 (1966-10-20)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 7 (1966-10-20)Zenit-2 No. 33 (1966-10-14)GAMBIT SV 983 (1966-10-12)Midas RTS-I F3 (1966-10-05)TOS A (1966-10-02)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4302 (1966-09-28)L-4S-1 (1966-09-26)Surveyor SC-2 (1966-09-20)CORONA J-36 (1966-09-20)OGCh No. 05L (1966-09-17)Zenit-2 No. 40 (1966-09-16)GAMBIT SV 982 (1966-09-16)DAPP 1416 (1966-09-16)Gemini SC11 (1966-09-12)TDA 6 (1966-09-12)Zenit-4 No. 23 (1966-08-27)IDCSP (1966-08-26)E-6LF No. 101 (1966-08-24)Midas RTS-I F2 (1966-08-19)NNS O-10 (1966-08-18)Pioneer B (1966-08-17)GAMBIT SV 981 (1966-08-16)Lunar Orbiter A (1966-08-10)CORONA J-32 (1966-08-09)Zenit-4 No. 22 (1966-08-08)OV3-3 (1966-08-04)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4301 (1966-07-29)Zenit-4 No. 21 (1966-07-28)US-A (1966-07-20)Gemini SC10 (1966-07-18)TDA 1A (1966-07-18)OV1-8 PasComSat (1966-07-14)Zenit-2 No. 42 (1966-07-14)GAMBIT SV 980 (1966-07-12)DS-P1-Yu No. 5 (1966-07-08)N-4 No. 4 (1966-07-06)Subcritical Cryo LN2 Exp (1966-07-05)AIMP D (1966-07-01)Meteor 11F614 No. 5 (1966-06-25)Pageos A (1966-06-24)CORONA J-31 (1966-06-21)Zenit-4 No. 20 (1966-06-17)GGTS (1966-06-16)OV3-4 PHASR (1966-06-10)Midas RTS-I F1 (1966-06-09)Zenit-2 No. 41 (1966-06-08)OGO B (1966-06-07)Gemini SC9 (1966-06-03)GAMBIT SV 979 (1966-06-03)TDA 4 (1966-06-01)Surveyor SC-1 (1966-05-30)AE-B (1966-05-25)DS-U2-I No. 1 (1966-05-24)CORONA J-33 (1966-05-24)NNS O-9 (1966-05-19)Zenit-4 No. 18 (1966-05-17)TDA 5 (1966-05-17)Nimbus C (1966-05-15)GAMBIT SV 978 (1966-05-14)Meteor 11F614 No. 4 (1966-05-11)Zenit-2 No. 39 (1966-05-06)CORONA J-28 (1966-05-03)DS-P1-Yu No. 6 (1966-04-26)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 6 (1966-04-25)OV3-1 (1966-04-22)Zenit-2 No. 35 (1966-04-20)GAMBIT SV 977 (1966-04-19)Surveyor Model 2 (SM-2) (1966-04-08)OAO A1 (1966-04-08)CORONA J-30 (1966-04-07)Zenit-4 No. 19 (1966-04-06)E-6S No. 206 ISL (1966-03-31)DAPP 15 (1966-03-31)OV1-4S (1966-03-30)Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 (1966-03-27)NNS O-8 (1966-03-26)N-4 No. 3 (1966-03-24)Zenit-4 No. 17 (1966-03-21)GAMBIT SV 976 (1966-03-18)Zenit-2 No. 37 (1966-03-17)Gemini SC8 (1966-03-16)TDA 3 (1966-03-16)CORONA J-29 (1966-03-09)E-6S No. 204 ISL (1966-03-01)Tiros OT2 (1966-02-28)Voskhod 3KV No. 5 (1966-02-22)DS-K-40 No. 2 (1966-02-21)Zenit-4 No. 14 (1966-02-19)Diapason D-1A (1966-02-17)GAMBIT SV 975 (1966-02-15)DS-U1-G No. 1 (1966-02-11)Zenit-2 No. 34 (1966-02-10)Ferret 9 (1966-02-09)Tiros OT3 (1966-02-03)CORONA J-27 (1966-02-02)E-6M No. 202 (13) (1966-01-31)NNS O-7 (1966-01-28)DS-P1-I No. 1 (1966-01-25)Zenit-2 No. 38 (1966-01-22)GAMBIT SV 974 (1966-01-19)DAPP 14 (1966-01-07)Zenit-2 No. 36 (1966-01-07)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.