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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 11, 1970, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 5

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 11, 1970, 4:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 69

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 10, 1970, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Luna-16c

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 6, 1970, 4:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | SERT 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 4, 1970, 2:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to test a new ion thruster system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 7

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 30, 1970, 3:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The DS-P1-I series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta N6 | ITOS 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 23, 1970, 11:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 68

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 21, 1970, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-MG 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1970, 8:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the magnetic field of the Earth.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-MO 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1970, 10:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Small satellite designed to evaluate aerodynamic systems for stabilization and orientation of spacecraft.

Low Earth Orbit
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