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For launches in the first quarter of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), for launches in the second quarter, see 1965 in spaceflight (April–June), for the third quarter see 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and for the fourth quarter see 1965 in spaceflight (October–December).
Delta D Intelsat1.jpg
Launch of a Delta D rocket carrying the first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, Intelsat I F1
Orbital launches
First 11 January
Last 28 December
Total 124
Successes 108
Failures 15
Partial failures 1
Catalogued 112
National firsts
Satellite  France
Orbital launch  France
Rockets
Maiden flights Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D
Delta E
Diamant-A
Kosmos-2M
Scout A
Scout B
Soyuz/Vostok 11A510
Thor LV-2D Burner-1
Thor LV-2D MG-18
Titan IIIC
UR-500 (Proton)
Retirements Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C
Delta D
Kosmos-1
Molniya 8K78
Molniya-L 8K78L
Saturn I
Scout X-4
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar
Thor LV-2D MG-18
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B
Titan IIIA
Manned flights
Orbital 6
Total travellers 13

Contents


← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec →

[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
20 February Ranger 8 Lunar impact Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis at 09:57:37, returned 7,137 images
24 March Ranger 9 Lunar impact Impacted Alphonsus Crater at 14:08:20, returned 5,814 images
12 May Luna 5 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted at 19:10
11 June Luna 6 Lunar flyby Failed lander, closest approach: 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi)
15 July Mariner 4 Flyby of Mars Returned 21 images
20 July Zond 3 Lunar flyby Returned 25 images
6 August Zond 4 Flyby of Mars Communications system failed before flyby
7 October Luna 7 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted at 22:08
6 December Luna 8 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted at 21:51:30

[edit] EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
18 March
08:34		 12 minutes 08:47 Voskhod 2 Soviet UnionAlexey Leonov First EVA in history.[1] Leonov had difficulty fitting back into the spacecraft due to spacesuit stiffness in vacuum. He vented air from his spacesuit to bend back into the capsule.[2]
3 June
19:46		 20 minutes 20:06 Gemini IV United StatesEdward White First US EVA.[3] White also had difficulty returning to the Gemini spacecraft. Although very fit, the effort left White exhausted.[4]

[edit] Orbital launch summary

[edit] By country

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  France
  Soviet Union
  United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 1965
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures		 Remarks
 France 1 1 0 0 First orbital launch
 Soviet Union 53 46 7 0
 United States 70 61 8 1


[edit] By rocket

Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Atlas D  United States 3 1 2 0 Suborbital component of one failed launch was successful
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  United States 2 2 0 0 Retired
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D  United States 1 1 0 0
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  United States 11 9 2 0
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C  United States 1 0 1 0 Retired
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D  United States 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Delta C  United States 5 4 1 0
Delta D  United States 1 1 0 0 Retired
Delta E  United States 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight
Diamant A  France 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Kosmos-1 63S3  Soviet Union 6 6 0 0 Retired
Kosmos-2I 63S1  Soviet Union 7 4 3 0
Kosmos-2M 63S1M  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 Maiden flight
Molniya 8K78  Soviet Union 6 5 1 0 Retired
Molniya-L 8K78L  Soviet Union 1 0 1 0 Retired
Molniya-M 8K78M  Soviet Union 5 4 1 0
Saturn I  United States 3 3 0 0 Retired
Scout A  United States 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Scout B  United States 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Scout X-4  United States 3 3 0 0 Retired
Soyuz/Vostok 11A510  Soviet Union 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar  United States 3 3 0 0 Retired
Thor LV-2D Burner-1  United States 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight
Thor LV-2D MG-18  United States 2 2 0 0 Only flights
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B  United States 1 1 0 1 Retired
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D  United States 2 1 1 0
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  United States 15 15 0 0
Titan II GLV  United States 5 5 0 0 Also made one suborbital launch
Titan IIIA  United States 2 2 0 0 Retired
Titan IIIC  United States 3 1 1 1 Maiden flight
Voskhod 11A57  Soviet Union 12 12 0 0
Vostok-2 8A92  Soviet Union 8 7 1 0
Vostok-2M 8A92M  Soviet Union 2 2 0 0
UR-500 (Proton) 8K72  Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight

[edit] By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
Achieved		 Remarks
Low Earth 96 85 9 2
Medium Earth 7 6 1 0
High Earth 13 11 2 0 Including Highly elliptical and Molniya orbits
Geosynchronous/transfer 3 1 2 1* * - One launch to geosynchronous orbit reached geosynchronous transfer orbit
Heliocentric 5 4 1 0

[edit] References
Generic references:
Portal icon Spaceflight portal

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Alexander Anikeev (2008). "Spacecraft "Voskhod-2" web page". Manned Astronautics: Figures and Facts website. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  2. ^ Mark Wade (2008). "Leonov web page". Encyclopedia Astronautica web site. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  3. ^ David R. Williams (2004). "The First U.S. Spacewalk - Gemini 4". Lunar and Planetary Science. NASA. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  4. ^ Cernan, Eugene; Don Davis (1999). The Last Man on the Moon. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-312-19906-6. 


Timeline of spaceflight
1940s 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Preceded by
1964		 Timeline of spaceflight
1965		 Succeeded by
1966
← 1964  ·  Orbital launches in 1965  ·  1966 →
Kosmos 52 | OPS 3928 | OPS 7040 | OV1-1 | TIROS-9 | OPS 4703 | Kosmos 53 | OSO-2 | LES-1 | DS-P1-Yu No.2 | Apollo A-103 · Pegasus 1 | Ranger 8 | DS-A1 No.6 | Kosmos 54 · Kosmos 55 · Kosmos 56 | Kosmos 57 | OPS 4782 | Kosmos 58 | Surveyor SD-1 | Kosmos 59 | NRL PL142 · GGSE-2 · GGSE-3 · SECOR-3 · Solrad 7B · Surcal 4 · Dodecapole 1 · Oscar 3 | OPS 7087 · SECOR-2 | Kosmos 60 | OPS 4920 | Kosmos 61 · Kosmos 62 · Kosmos 63 | OPS 7353 | Voskhod 2 | Ranger 9 | Gemini III | Kosmos 64 | OPS 4803 | OPS 4682 · SECOR-4 | Intelsat I F1 | Luna E-6 No.8 | Kosmos 65 | Molniya 1-01 | OPS 4983 · OPS 6717 | Explorer 27 | OPS 5023 | LES-2 · LCS-1 | Kosmos 66 | Luna 5 | OPS 8431 | OPS 8386 | Apollo A-104 · Pegasus 2 | Kosmos 67 | OPS 5236 | OV1-3 | Explorer 28 | Gemini IV | Luna 6 | OPS 8425 | Kosmos 68 | Titan 3C-7 | OPS 8480 | Kosmos 69 | OPS 5501 · OPS 6749 | TIROS-10 | Kosmos 70 | OPS 5810 | Zenit-2 No.28 | Kosmos 71 · Kosmos 72 · Kosmos 73 · Kosmos 74 · Kosmos 75 | Proton 1 | OPS 8411 | Zond 3 | OPS 5543 | OPS 6577 · OPS 6564 · ERS-17 | Kosmos 76 | Apollo A-105 · Pegasus 3 | Kosmos 77 | OPS 5698 · OPS 6761 | SEV · SECOR-5 | Surveyor SD-2 | OPS 8464 · Dodecapole 2 · Tempsat-1 · Long Rod · Calsphere 4A · Surcal 5 | Kosmos 78 | OPS 7208 | Gemini V (REP) | Kosmos 79 | OSO-C | OPS 3373 | Kosmos 80 · Kosmos 81 · Kosmos 82 · Kosmos 83 · Kosmos 84 | Kosmos 85 | OPS 8068 | Kosmos 86 · Kosmos 87 · Kosmos 88 · Kosmos 89 · Kosmos 90 | OPS 7221 | Kosmos 91 | OPS 7208 | Luna 7 | OV1-2 | OPS 5325 | OGO-2 | Molniya 1-02 | OV2-1 · LCS-2 | Kosmos 92 | Kosmos 93 | GATV 5002 | Kosmos 94 | OPS 2155 | Proton 2 | Kosmos 95 | Explorer 29 | OPS 8293 · OPS 6232 | Venera 2 | Venera 3 | Solrad 8 | Kosmos 96 | Kosmos 97 | Astérix | Kosmos 98 | Alouette 2 · Explorer 31 | Luna 8 | Gemini VII | FR-1 | OPS 7249 | Kosmos 99 | Gemini VIA | Pioneer 6 | Kosmos 100 | Kosmos 101 | OV2-3 · LES-3 · LES-4 · Oscar 4 | OPS 1509 | OPS 4639 | Kosmos 102 | Kosmos 103 | DS-K-40 No.1
Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.
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