1964 in spaceflight

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1964 in spaceflight
Gemini 1.jpg
The launch of Gemini 1, the first flight of the Titan II GLV rocket and the Gemini programme
Orbital launches
First11 January
Last21 December
Total101
Successes83
Failures15
Partial failures3
Catalogued 87
National firsts
Satellite Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Rockets
Maiden flights Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C
Delta D
Kosmos-1 63S3
Molniya-M 8K78M
Titan II GLV
Titan IIIA
Vostok-2M 8A92M
Retirements Delta B
Scout X-3
Polyot 11A59
Vostok-K 8K72K
Crewed flights
Orbital1
Total travellers3

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC)SpacecraftEventRemarks
2 February Ranger 6 Lunar impactImpacted Mare Tranquillitatis at 09:24:32, failed to return images
14 July Zond 1 Flyby of Venus Closest approach: 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi), communications system failed before flyby
31 July Ranger 7 Lunar impactImpacted Mare Nubium at 13:25:48, returned 4,308 images

Orbital launch summary

By country

1964 Launches.svg
  Soviet Union
  United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 1964
CountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial
failures
Remarks
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 362970
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 645383

By rocket

RocketCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9810
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4310Maiden flight
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2011Maiden flight
Delta B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2110Retired
Delta C Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2101
Delta D Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1100Maiden flight
Kosmos-1 63S3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2110Maiden flight
Kosmos-2I 63S1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8710
Molniya 8K78Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3210
Molniya-M 8K78MFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5140Maiden flight
Polyot 11A59Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1100Retired
Saturn I Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300First orbital launch
Scout X-3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1100Retired
Scout X-4 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7610
Scout X-4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1100First Italian satellite launch
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3210
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2101
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2200
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Flag of the United States.svg  United States 201910
Titan II GLV Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1100Maiden flight
Titan IIIA Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2110Maiden flight
Voskhod 11A57Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5500
Vostok-K 8K72KFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2200Retired
Vostok-2 8A92Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9900
Vostok-2M 8A92MFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1100Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regimeLaunchesAchievedNot AchievedAccidentally
Achieved
Remarks
Low Earth 776882
Medium Earth 4310
High Earth 11830Including Highly elliptical orbits
Geosynchronous/transfer 2110
Heliocentric 6420

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References

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