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Little Joe II | A-003

Convair | United States of America
White Sands Missile Range
May 19, 1965, 1:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

A-003 was the fourth abort test of the Apollo spacecraft. This particular flight is notable because during the abort test flight, an actual abort situation occurred, and further proved the Apollo launch escape system (LES). The CM was successfully pulled away from the malfunctioning Little Joe booster and it landed safely under parachutes.

Suborbital
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 20

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 18, 1965, 6:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-8

Vought | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 12, 1965, 4:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mission to study the magnetosphere

Suborbital
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Molniya 8K78 | Luna-5

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 9, 1965, 7:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Impacted the Moon due to a ground control error.

Lunar Orbit
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Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 27

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 7, 1965, 9:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIA | LES 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 6, 1965, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.

Elliptical Orbit
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Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
May 4, 1965, 5:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.

Suborbital
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 19

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 29, 1965, 9:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer C

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
April 29, 1965, 2:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 17

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 28, 1965, 9:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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