1967 in spaceflight

The year 1967 in spaceflight saw more orbital launches than any other year before or since, including that of the first Australian satellite, WRESAT, which was launched from the Woomera Test Range atop an American Sparta rocket. The United States National Space Science Data Center catalogued 172 spacecraft placed into orbit by launches which occurred in 1967.[1]

1967 in spaceflight
Orbital launches
FirstDelta E1
LastBlack Brant VA-CRL-AF17.750D

The year saw both setbacks and advances for the United States Apollo programme. Three astronauts; Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee, were killed in a fire aboard the AS-204 spacecraft at Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 34 on 27 January whilst rehearsing the launch. On 20 October the Saturn V rocket made its maiden flight.

Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1967.

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Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site		 Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function		 Re-Entry/
Destruction		 Outcome Remarks
11 January
10:55 GMT		 Delta E1 LC-17, Cape Canaveral Intelsat 2 F-2 Intelsat Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful
21 January
06:38 GMT		 Black Brant II-AA2 Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Research into Aurora, Ionosphere, and Plasma N/A Successful
31 January
12:45 GMT		 Scout B SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force OV3-05 US Air Force Intended: LEO Magnetosphere research satellite 31 January 1967 Failure
4 February
05:21 GMT		 Black Brant II-AA2 Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Research into Aurora, Ionosphere, and Meteorites N/A Successful
10 March
11:30 GMT		 Proton 8K82K (11S824) LC-81, Baikonur RVSN Kosmos 146 RVSN LEO Test prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P 18 March 1967 Successful Maiden Flight of the Proton
14 March
06:00 GMT		 Skylark AC LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Solar X-ray and Ultraviolet observation N/A Successful
21 March

10:07 GMT

Kosmos-2I 63SM Site 86/1 Kapustin Yar Yuzhnoye Kosmos 149 Yuzhnoye LEO Test and optical 7 April 1967 Successful Aerodynamic skirt stabiliser test
4 April
00:32 GMT		 Skylark 3 LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research N/A Successful
8 April
09:00 GMT		 Proton 8K82K (11S824) LC-81, Baikonur RVSN Kosmos 154 RVSN Actual: LEO Test prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P 10 April 1967 Failure Block D (4th stage) failed to re-ignite
10 April
10:51 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A X-ray astronomy N/A Successful
12 April
12:32 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A X-ray astronomy N/A Successful
14 April
03:25 GMT		 Scout A SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Transit 15 US Navy LEO Navigation Satellite Still in Orbit Successful
21 April Skylark 3 LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research N/A Successful
23 April
00:35 GMT		 Soyuz (A-10) LC-1/5, Baikonur RVSN Soyuz 1
1 Cosmonaut (Vladimir Komarov)		 RVSN LEO Test Soyuz spacecraft 24 April 1967 Failure Solar panels jammed, bad weather prevented Soyuz 2 launch, parachute failure during descent resulted in loss of crew
26 April
04:15 GMT		 Black Brant VB-AFF Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Research into Aurora, Ionosphere, and Meteorites N/A Successful
26 April
10:06 GMT		 Scout B San Marco mobile range
Formosa Bay, Kenya		 CRS San Marco 2 CRS LEO Atmospheric research satellite 14 October 1967 Successful
27 April
04:10 GMT		 Black Brant VB-AFF Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Research into Ionosphere, and plasma N/A Successful
27 April
04:31 GMT		 Skylark 3 AC LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Test Sounding rocket N/A Successful
5 May
07:26 GMT		 Black Brant VB-AAD Churchill NRCC (none) N/A N/A Research into Aurora, Ionosphere, and aeronomy N/A Successful
5 May
16:00 GMT		 Scout A SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Ariel 3 UK SRC LEO Atmospheric research 14 December 1970 Successful
18 May
09:05 GMT		 Scout A SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Transit 16 US Navy LEO Ionosphere and Aurora research Still in orbit Successful
22 May
00:12 GMT		 Skylark 3 Salto di Quirra ESRO ESRO S11/1 ESRO Sub-orbital Ultraviolet Astronomy 22 May 1967 Successful
30 May
02:06 GMT		 Scout B SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force ESRO 2A ESRO Intended: LEO Technology demonstration mission 30 May 1967 Failure Third Stage malfunction
25 May
23:24 GMT		 Skylark 3 Salto di Quirra ESRO ESRO S05/2 ESRO Sub-orbital Ultraviolet Astronomy 25 May 1967 Successful
1 July GMT Titan IIIC Cape Canaveral DODGE (none) Department of Defense LEO N/A N/A Successful
3 August
07:36 GMT		 Black Brant VB Churchill MPI (none) N/A N/A Aeronomy and Ionosphere research N/A Successful
4 August
03:53 GMT		 Europa LA-6A, Woomera ELDO (none) N/A N/A Test launch vehicle with battleship third stage N/A Failure Second stage failed to ignite
6 August
04:04 GMT		 Black Brant VB Churchill MPI (none) N/A N/A Aeronomy and Ionosphere research N/A Successful
8 August
03:38 GMT		 Skylark 3 AC LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Solar X-ray and Ultraviolet observation N/A Successful
16 August
06:36 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Test Sounding rocket N/A Successful
24 August
10:05 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Ultraviolet Astronomy N/A Successful
29 August
10:01 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Ultraviolet Astronomy N/A Successful
25 September
08:25 GMT		 Scout A SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Transit 17 US Navy LEO Navigation satellite Still in orbit Successful
27 September
13:32 GMT		 Skylark 7C Salto di Quirra ESRO ESRO S26/1 ESRO Sub-orbital Ionosphere and Solar research 27 September 1967 Successful
27 September
22:11 GMT		 Proton 8K82K (11S824) LC-81, Baikonur RVSN Soyuz 7K-L1 4L RVSN Intended: Lunar free-return Test prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P T+67 seconds Failure First stage failure
28 September
16:35 GMT		 Black Brant VA-AFF Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research N/A Successful
19 October
17:33 GMT		 Scout B LA-3A, Wallops Island US Air Force RAM C-1 NASA Sub-orbital Technology demonstration mission 19 October 1967 Successful
4 October
13:23 GMT		 Skylark 7C Salto di Quirra ESRO ESRO S19/1 ESRO Sub-orbital Ionosphere research 4 October 1967 Successful
5 October
04:11 GMT		 Black Brant VA-AFF Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research N/A Successful
7 October
14:50 GMT		 Skylark 7C Salto di Quirra ESRO ESRO S26/2 ESRO Sub-orbital Ionosphere and Solar research 7 October 1967 Successful
10 October
14:33 GMT		 Skylark 7C Salto di Quirra ESRO ESRO S19/2 ESRO Sub-orbital Ionosphere research 10 October 1967 Successful
9 November
12:00 GMT		 Saturn V LC-39A, Kennedy NASA Apollo 4 NASA Test LV Successful First flight of Saturn V rocket
20 October
10:49 GMT		 Black Brant III-AKF3 Resolute Bay NRCC (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research and X-ray astronomy N/A Successful
14 November
05:27 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE (none) N/A N/A Solar X-ray and Ultraviolet observation N/A Successful
17 November Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research N/A Successful
22 November
19:07 GMT		 Proton 8K82K (11S824) LC-81, Baikonur RVSN Soyuz 7K-L1 5L RVSN Intended: Lunar free-return Test prototype Soyuz 7K-L1P 22 November 1967 Failure Second stage failure
29 November
GMT		 Redstone rocket Woomera WRE WRESAT Technology LEO Atmospheric experiments 10 January 1968 Successful First Australian Launched Satellite
1 December
06:08 GMT		 Skylark 7C LA-2-SL, Woomera RAE (none) N/A N/A Test Sounding rocket N/A Successful
4 December
21:01 GMT		 Europa LA-6A, Woomera ELDO (none) N/A N/A Test launch vehicle with battleship third stage and boilerplate payload N/A Failure Second stage failed to separate
5 December
01:03 GMT		 Scout B SLC-5, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force OV3-06 US Air Force LEO Magnetosphere research satellite 9 March 1969 Successful
6 December
16:30 GMT		 Black Brant VA-CRL-AF17.750D Churchill NRC (none) N/A N/A Ionosphere research N/A Successful

Deep Space Rendezvous
Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
8 FebruaryLunar Orbiter 3Selenocentric orbit insertionReturned 182 images
20 AprilSurveyor 3Lunar landingin Oceanus Procellarum
8 MayLunar Orbiter 4Selenocentric orbit insertionReturned 163 images
17 JulySurveyor 4Lunar impactFailed lander, impacted Sinus Medii
22 JulyExplorer 35Selenocentric orbit insertion
5 AugustLunar Orbiter 5Selenocentric orbit insertionReturned 213 images
11 SeptemberSurveyor 5Lunar landingin Mare Tranquillitatis
1 OctoberLunar Orbiter 2Lunar impact
10 OctoberLunar Orbiter 3Lunar impact
18 OctoberVenera 4Venus probeAtmospheric probe functioned for 94 minutes in the Venerian atmosphere
19 OctoberMariner 5Flyby of VenusClosest approach 3,990 kilometres (2,480 mi)
31 OctoberLunar Orbiter 4Lunar impact
10 NovemberSurveyor 6Lunar landingin Sinus Medii

References
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Footnotes
  1. "Spacecraft Query Results". Master Catalog Search. NASA NSSDC. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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