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Orbital Launches in 1968

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 129 every orbital launch in 1968, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

129 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1968-12-26DS-U2-GF No. 11968-119Kosmos 11K63Soviet Rocket ForcesKapustin Yar—LEOsuccess
1968-12-21Apollo CM-1031968-118Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center—HEOsuccess
1968-12-19DS-U2-GK No. 11968-117Kosmos 11K63Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-12-19INTELSAT III F-21968-116Thor Delta MNASACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1968-12-16Molniya-1Yu 11F67 No. 151968-115Molniya 8K78MSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1968-12-15TOS F1968-114Thor Delta NNASAVandenberg SFB13 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1968-12-14DS-U2-I No. 31968-113Kosmos 11K63Soviet Rocket ForcesKapustin Yar—LEOsuccess
1968-12-12CORONA J-501968-112Thorad SLV-2G Agena DUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-12-10Zenit-2 No. 691968-111Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-12-07OAO A21968-110Atlas SLV-3C CentaurNASACape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1968-12-05HEOS A11968-109Thor Delta E1NASACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1968-12-04GAMBIT-3 Mission 43181968-108Titan IIIBUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-12-03DS-P1-Yu No. 171968-107Kosmos 11K63Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-11-30Sfera1968-106Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-11-29Zenit-2 No. 681968-105Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-11-29STV 51968-F09Europa ICECLES/ELDOWoomera—LEOfailure
1968-11-21Zenit-4 No. 501968-104Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-11-16N-6 No. 11968-103Proton-KSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-11-13Zenit-2 No. 671968-102Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-11-10L-1 No. 12L1968-101Proton-K/DSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1968-11-08Pioneer D1968-100Thor Delta E1NASACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1968-11-06GAMBIT-3 Mission 43171968-099Titan IIIBUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-11-03CORONA CR-51968-098Thorad SLV-2G Agena DUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-11-01I2P1968-097Tsiklon-2ASoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome9 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1968-10-31Zenit-4M1968-096Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-30Tselina-O1968-095Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-26Soyuz No. 101968-094Soyuz 11A511Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-25Soyuz No. 111968-093Soyuz 11A511Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-23DAPP 64221968-092Thor Burner 2ADCOM 10ADSVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-10-20I2P1968-091Tsiklon-2ASoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome11 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1968-10-19I2M1968-090Tsiklon-2ASoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-11Apollo CM-1011968-089Saturn IBNASACape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1968-10-11Zenit-2 No. 651968-088Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-07Zenit-4 No. 511968-087Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-05STRAWMAN 11968-086Thorad SLV-2G Agena DUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-10-05Molniya-1 11F67 No. 141968-085Molniya 8K78MSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1968-10-03DS-P1-Yu No. 161968-083Kosmos 11K63Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-10-03ESRO 1A1968-084Scout BUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-10-02OGCh No. V22500-10 (20?)1968-082R-36O 8K69Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-09-26OV2-51968-081Titan IIICUS Air ForceCape Canaveral27 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1968-09-23Zenit-2M1968-080Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-09-20DS-P1-I No. 41968-079Kosmos 11K63Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-09-19INTELSAT III F-11968-F08Thor Delta MNASACape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1968-09-18CORONA J-491968-078Thorad SLV-2G Agena DUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-09-16Zenit-4 No. 491968-077Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-09-14L-1 No. 9L1968-076Proton-K/DSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1968-09-14Zenit-2 No. 661968-075Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-09-10GAMBIT-3 Mission 43161968-074Titan IIIBUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1968-09-05Zenit-4 No. 481968-073Voskhod 11A57Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1968-08-28Soyuz No. 91968-072Soyuz 11A511Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess

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About this database

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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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (129 launches)
DS-U2-GF No. 1 (1968-12-26)Apollo CM-103 (1968-12-21)DS-U2-GK No. 1 (1968-12-19)INTELSAT III F-2 (1968-12-19)Molniya-1Yu 11F67 No. 15 (1968-12-16)TOS F (1968-12-15)DS-U2-I No. 3 (1968-12-14)CORONA J-50 (1968-12-12)Zenit-2 No. 69 (1968-12-10)OAO A2 (1968-12-07)HEOS A1 (1968-12-05)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4318 (1968-12-04)DS-P1-Yu No. 17 (1968-12-03)Sfera (1968-11-30)STV 5 (1968-11-29)Zenit-2 No. 68 (1968-11-29)Zenit-4 No. 50 (1968-11-21)N-6 No. 1 (1968-11-16)Zenit-2 No. 67 (1968-11-13)L-1 No. 12L (1968-11-10)Pioneer D (1968-11-08)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4317 (1968-11-06)CORONA CR-5 (1968-11-03)I2P (1968-11-01)Zenit-4M (1968-10-31)Tselina-O (1968-10-30)Soyuz No. 10 (1968-10-26)Soyuz No. 11 (1968-10-25)DAPP 6422 (1968-10-23)I2P (1968-10-20)Apollo CM-101 (1968-10-11)Zenit-2 No. 65 (1968-10-11)Zenit-4 No. 51 (1968-10-07)STRAWMAN 1 (1968-10-05)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 14 (1968-10-05)DS-P1-Yu No. 16 (1968-10-03)ESRO 1A (1968-10-03)OGCh No. V22500-10 (20?) (1968-10-02)OV2-5 (1968-09-26)Zenit-2M (1968-09-23)DS-P1-I No. 4 (1968-09-20)INTELSAT III F-1 (1968-09-19)CORONA J-49 (1968-09-18)Zenit-4 No. 49 (1968-09-16)L-1 No. 9L (1968-09-14)Zenit-2 No. 66 (1968-09-14)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4316 (1968-09-10)Zenit-4 No. 48 (1968-09-05)Soyuz No. 9 (1968-08-28)Strela-2 No. 4 (1968-08-27)Zenit-4 No. 43 (1968-08-27)UVR (1968-08-16)TOS E (1968-08-16)ATS D (1968-08-10)Zenit-2 No. 61 (1968-08-09)AD-C (1968-08-08)CORONA CR-4 (1968-08-07)CANYON 1 (1968-08-06)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4315 (1968-08-06)Zenit-4 No. 42 (1968-07-30)DS-P1-Yu No. 15 (1968-07-18)Zenit-4 No. 47 (1968-07-16)Proton-K/D 1968-E01 (1968-07-15)OV1-15S (1968-07-11)Zenit-2 No. 64 (1968-07-10)DS-U3-S No. 2 (1968-07-05)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 13 (1968-07-05)RAE A (1968-07-04)Zenit-4 No. 41 (1968-06-26)Zenit-2M (1968-06-21)CORONA J-47 (1968-06-20)Zenit-4 No. 44 (1968-06-18)Strela-2 No. 3 (1968-06-15)IDCSP 20 (1968-06-13)Meteor No. 10 (1968-06-12)DS-U1-Ya No. 2 (1968-06-11)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4314 (1968-06-05)Sfera No. 12L (1968-06-04)Zenit-4 No. 46 (1968-06-04)Zenit-2 No. 63 (1968-06-01)DS-P1-Yu No. 12 (1968-05-30)DS-P1-Yu No. 14 (1968-05-24)DAPP 5420 (1968-05-23)Nimbus B (1968-05-18)ESRO 2B (1968-05-17)Tsiklon (1968-05-07)CORONA CR-3 (1968-05-01)DS-U2-D No. 2 (1968-04-26)OGCh No. 17LU (1968-04-25)L-1 No. 7L (1968-04-22)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 10 (1968-04-21)Zenit-2 No. 62 (1968-04-20)Zenit-4 No. 45 (1968-04-18)DS-U1-A No. 1 (1968-04-18)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4313 (1968-04-17)Soyuz No. 7 (1968-04-15)Soyuz No. 8 (1968-04-14)DS-P1-Yu No. 13 (1968-04-09)E-6LS No. 113 (1968-04-07)OV1-13 (1968-04-06)Apollo CM-020 (1968-04-04)Zenit-2 No. 60 (1968-04-03)US-A reactor (1968-03-22)Zenit-2M (1968-03-21)Zenit-4 No. 38 (1968-03-16)Meteor 11F614 No. 9 (1968-03-14)CORONA J-48 (1968-03-14)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4312 (1968-03-13)DS-U1-Ya No. 1 (1968-03-06)DS-P1-I No. 3 (1968-03-05)Solar Explorer B (1968-03-05)Zenit-2 No. 56 (1968-03-05)OGO E (1968-03-04)L-1 No. 6L (1968-03-02)NNS O-18 (1968-03-02)Sfera (1968-02-20)DS-U2-V No. 4 (1968-02-20)E-6LS No. 112 (1968-02-07)Zenit-4 No. 40 (1968-02-06)CORONA J-45 (1968-01-24)Apollo 5 (1968-01-22)Tselina-O (1968-01-19)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4311 (1968-01-18)MULTIGROUP 3 (1968-01-17)Zenit-2 No. 59 (1968-01-16)Geos B (1968-01-11)Surveyor SC-7 (1968-01-07)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.