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Orbital Launches in 1969
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 125 every orbital launch in 1969, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-12-27 | Ionosfernaya Stantsiya N1969-F15 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1969-12-25 | DS-U1-IK No. 11969-110 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-12-23 | IM IS (I2P?)1969-108 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-12-23 | Zenit-4MK1969-109 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-12-20 | Tselina-OM1969-107 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-12-11 | DS-P1-Yu No. 301969-106 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-12-04 | CORONA CR-91969-105 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-12-03 | Zenit-2M1969-104 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-11-28 | L-1e No 11969-F14 | Proton-K/D | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1969-11-24 | Sfera1969-103 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-11-24 | DS-P1-Yu No. 271969-102 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-11-22 | Skynet IA1969-101 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-11-15 | Zenit-4 No. 691969-100 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-11-14 | Apollo CM-1081969-099 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-11-12 | Zenit-2 No. 801969-098 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-11-08 | GRS-A1969-097 | Scout B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | MEO | success |
| 1969-11-04 | DS-P1-I No. 71969-096 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-24 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43241969-095 | Titan 23B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-24 | DS-P1-Yu No. 221969-094 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | MEO | success |
| 1969-10-24 | Zenit-2M1969-093 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-22 | VA1969-092 | Proton-K/D | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1969-10-21 | Tsiklon1969-091 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-18 | DS-P1-Yu No. 281969-090 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-17 | Zenit-4 No. 671969-089 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-14 | DS-U3-IK No. 11969-088 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-13 | Soyuz No. 161969-087 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-12 | Soyuz No. 151969-086 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-11 | Soyuz No. 141969-085 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-06 | Meteor 11F614M No. 151969-084 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-10-01 | ESRO 1B1969-083 | Scout B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-30 | P-11 No. 44071969-082 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-24 | Zenit-2 No. 791969-081 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-23 | E-8-5 No. 4031969-080 | Proton-K/D | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1969-09-22 | L-4S-41969-F13 | Lambda 4S | ISAS | Jiuquan | — | LEO | failure |
| 1969-09-22 | CORONA J-461969-079 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-18 | Zenit-4 No. 651969-078 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-15 | OGCh No. 21?1969-077 | R-36O 8K69 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-02 | Zenit-4 No. 641969-076 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-29 | Zenit-4 No. 681969-075 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-27 | TETR C1969-F12 | Thor Delta L | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1969-08-23 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43231969-074 | Titan 23B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-22 | DS-P1-Yu No. 291969-073 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-19 | Zenit-4 No. 631969-072 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-16 | Zenit-2M1969-071 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-13 | Tsiklon1969-070 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-12 | ATS E1969-069 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1969-08-09 | OSO G1969-068 | Thor Delta N | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-08-07 | L-1 No. 111969-067 | Proton-K/D | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-08-06 | IS-M GVM1969-066 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-07-31 | STRAWMAN 21969-065 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | 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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Ionosfernaya Stantsiya N (1969-12-27)DS-U1-IK No. 1 (1969-12-25)IM IS (I2P?) (1969-12-23)Zenit-4MK (1969-12-23)Tselina-OM (1969-12-20)DS-P1-Yu No. 30 (1969-12-11)CORONA CR-9 (1969-12-04)Zenit-2M (1969-12-03)L-1e No 1 (1969-11-28)Sfera (1969-11-24)DS-P1-Yu No. 27 (1969-11-24)Skynet IA (1969-11-22)Zenit-4 No. 69 (1969-11-15)Apollo CM-108 (1969-11-14)Zenit-2 No. 80 (1969-11-12)GRS-A (1969-11-08)DS-P1-I No. 7 (1969-11-04)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4324 (1969-10-24)DS-P1-Yu No. 22 (1969-10-24)Zenit-2M (1969-10-24)VA (1969-10-22)Tsiklon (1969-10-21)DS-P1-Yu No. 28 (1969-10-18)Zenit-4 No. 67 (1969-10-17)DS-U3-IK No. 1 (1969-10-14)Soyuz No. 16 (1969-10-13)Soyuz No. 15 (1969-10-12)Soyuz No. 14 (1969-10-11)Meteor 11F614M No. 15 (1969-10-06)ESRO 1B (1969-10-01)P-11 No. 4407 (1969-09-30)Zenit-2 No. 79 (1969-09-24)E-8-5 No. 403 (1969-09-23)L-4S-4 (1969-09-22)CORONA J-46 (1969-09-22)Zenit-4 No. 65 (1969-09-18)OGCh No. 21? (1969-09-15)Zenit-4 No. 64 (1969-09-02)Zenit-4 No. 68 (1969-08-29)TETR C (1969-08-27)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4323 (1969-08-23)DS-P1-Yu No. 29 (1969-08-22)Zenit-4 No. 63 (1969-08-19)Zenit-2M (1969-08-16)Tsiklon (1969-08-13)ATS E (1969-08-12)OSO G (1969-08-09)L-1 No. 11 (1969-08-07)IS-M GVM (1969-08-06)STRAWMAN 2 (1969-07-31)INTELSAT III F-5 (1969-07-26)CORONA CR-7 (1969-07-24)DS-P1-Yu No. 23 (1969-07-23)DAPP 7421 (1969-07-23)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 18 (1969-07-22)Zenit-2 No. 75 (1969-07-22)Apollo CM-107 (1969-07-16)E-8-5 No. 401 (1969-07-13)Zenit-4 No. 56 (1969-07-10)L-1S No. 5 (1969-07-03)STV 6/Adapter (1969-07-02)Biosatellite D Adapter (1969-06-29)Zenit-4 No. 59 (1969-06-27)Zenit-2 No. 76 (1969-06-24)IMP G (1969-06-21)Zenit-4 No. 60 (1969-06-15)E-8-5 No. 402 (1969-06-14)OGO F (1969-06-05)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4322 (1969-06-03)DS-P1-Yu No. 24 (1969-06-03)Zenit-4 No. 62 (1969-05-29)DS-P1-Yu No. 19 (1969-05-27)ERS 29 (1969-05-23)INTELSAT III F-4 (1969-05-22)Zenit-4 No. 57 (1969-05-20)Apollo CM-106 (1969-05-18)Zenit-2 No. 72 (1969-05-13)CORONA J-44 (1969-05-02)Zenit-4M (1969-04-23)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4321 (1969-04-15)Zenit-4 No. 61 (1969-04-15)Nimbus B2 (1969-04-14)CANYON 2 (1969-04-13)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 16 (1969-04-11)Zenit-2 No. 78 (1969-04-09)DS-P1-Yu No. 20 (1969-04-04)Zenit-4 No. 55 (1969-04-04)2M No. 522 (1969-04-02)DS-P1-I No. 5 (1969-03-28)Mariner 69-2 (1969-03-27)2M No. 521 (1969-03-27)Meteor 11F614M No. 12 (1969-03-26)Zenit-4 No. 58 (1969-03-24)Zenit-2 No. 77 (1969-03-22)CORONA J-43 (1969-03-19)OV1-17S (1969-03-18)Sfera (1969-03-17)Zenit-4 No. 52 (1969-03-15)Zenit-4 No. 53 (1969-03-06)Tselina-OM (1969-03-05)DS-P1-Yu No. 18 (1969-03-05)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4320 (1969-03-04)Apollo CM-104 (1969-03-03)TOS G (1969-02-26)Zenit-4 No. 54 (1969-02-26)Mariner 69-3 (1969-02-25)Zenit-2 No. 71 (1969-02-25)L-1S No. 3 11F92 (1969-02-21)E-8 No. 201 (1969-02-19)Tacsat (1969-02-09)DS-P1-Yu No. 21 (1969-02-07)INTELSAT III F-3 (1969-02-06)CORONA CR-6 (1969-02-05)Meteor No. 11 (1969-02-01)Isis A (1969-01-30)US-A No. 5? reactor (1969-01-25)Zenit-4M (1969-01-23)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4319 (1969-01-22)OSO F (1969-01-22)L-1 No. 13L (1969-01-20)Soyuz No. 13 (1969-01-15)Soyuz No. 12 (1969-01-14)Zenit-2 No. 70 (1969-01-12)4V-1 No. 331 (1969-01-10)4V-1 No. 330 (1969-01-05)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.