Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1968. ISS in earth orbit. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. ... Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable... The Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Apollo 5 was the first unmanned flight of the Apollo Lunar Module, which would later carry astronauts to the lunar surface. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... The LEM flight instrumentation panel and front windows. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Apollo 6, launched in April 1968, was the Apollo programs second and last unmanned test flight of its Saturn V launch vehicle. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Look up leo, Leo, LEO in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... The S-IVB (sometimes S4b) was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Pogo oscillation is the term for a potentially dangerous type of oscillation found in rocket engines. ... The S-IC was the first stage of the Saturn V rocket. ... The S-IVB (sometimes S4b) was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable... The Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program to be launched. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America (NASA) using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ... Map showing Baikonurs location in Kazakhstan. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Strategic Rocket Forces. ... Soyuz 2 was an unpiloted spacecraft in the Soyuz family intended to perform a docking manoeuvre with Soyuz 3. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Strategic Rocket Forces. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ... Map showing Baikonurs location in Kazakhstan. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Strategic Rocket Forces. ... Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Strategic Rocket Forces. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soyuz 2 was an unpiloted spacecraft in the Soyuz family intended to perform a docking manoeuvre with Soyuz 3. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Apollo 8 was the second successful manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to orbit around the Moon. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other moons in the solar system see natural satellite. ...

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1968

• January 10 — Surveyor 7 landed in the debris from Tycho Crater
• January 31 — Lunar Orbiter 5 deliberately impacted the Moon
• April 10 — Luna 14 entered selenocentric orbit
• September 18 — Zond 5 flyby of the Moon (1,950 km)
• November 14 — Zond 6 flyby of the Moon (2,420 km)
• December 24 — Apollo 8 completed 10 lunar orbits

is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Surveyor 7 was the seventh and last lunar lander of the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lunar Orbiter 5, the last of the Lunar Orbiter series, was designed to take additional Apollo and Surveyor landing site photography and to take broad survey images of unphotographed parts of the Moons far side. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Luna 14 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program run by the Soviet Union. ... In astronomy, lunar orbit (also known as a Selenocentric orbit) refers just to the orbit of the Moon around the Earth. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Zond 5 (Soyuz 7K-L1) Zond 5, a member of the Soviet Unions Zond program, was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (68-076B) in Earth parking orbit to make scientific studies during a lunar flyby and to return to Earth. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Zond 6 (Soyuz 7K-L1) Zond 6, a member of the Soviet Unions Zond program, was launched on a lunar flyby mission from a parent satellite (68-101B) in Earth parking orbit. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Apollo 8 was the second successful manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to orbit around the Moon. ...

References

• Encyclopedia Astronautica
• Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
• JAXA
• Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
• Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
• NASA
• NASA SpaceFlight.com
• Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
• Space Calander (NASA JPL)
• Southwest Space Archive
• SPACE.com Launch Forecast
• SpaceFlightNow
• Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
• U.S. Space Objects Registry