| Date |
Time (UTC) |
Event |
| 1965 Jan 11 |
09:36 |
Cosmos 52 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №26) launched into 200 x 296 kilometre, 89.5 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite. |
| 1965 Jan 19 |
06:58 |
Cosmos 52 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Feb 22 |
07:40 |
Cosmos 57 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod/Soyuz rocket into 165 x 427 kilometre orbit at 64.7 degrees inclination - it is a test mission prior to the orbiting of Voskhod 2 and carries two dummy cosmonauts |
| 1965 Feb 22 |
09:00 |
Approx time - an unauthorised radio signal from a tracking station interferes with a legitimate transmission and causes Cosmos 57 to execute the wrong command - the retro-rocket fires prematurely and in the wrong direction, standing the spacecraft in orbit |
| 1965 Feb 22 |
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A test of Cosmos 57 inflatable airlock is successful |
| 1965 Feb 22 |
10:40 |
Approx time - a self-destruct explosive charge is fired on radio command from the ground destroying Cosmos 57 totally |
| 1965 Mar 7 |
09:07 |
Cosmos 59 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 206 x 323 kilometre, 89.8 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. Because of the Cosmos 57 (Voskhod) re-entry failure, a dummy Voskhod airlock attach point is fitted to Cosmos 59 to check its aerodynamic effect during re-entry |
| 1965 Mar 12 |
09:36 |
Cosmos 60 (lunar spacecraft E-6-9) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket into 195 x 248 kilometre orbit around the Earth at 64.7 degrees inclination - it mission is to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface but the final stage rocket engine fails to fire, leaving it stranded in Earth orbit |
| 1965 Mar 15 |
12:14 |
Cosmos 59 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. The Voskhod airlock attachment passes the test. |
| 1965 Mar 18 |
07:00 |
Voskhod 2 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod/Soyuz rocket into 167 x 475 kilometre orbit at 64.8 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyaev aboard |
| 1965 Mar 18 |
08:34 |
Alexei Leonov opens the outer hatch of Voskhod 2 airlock and becomes the first human to float free in space - the airlock is a 'soft' tube on the outside of the spacecraft, with the walls inflated with a small amount of air |
| 1965 Mar 18 |
08:55 |
Approx time - after spending 12 minutes 'walking' in space outside Voskhod 2, drifting up to 5 metres from the spacecraft at the end of a tether, Leonov has some difficulty re-entering Voskhod because of unanticipated inflation of his spacesuit - in spite of this he succeds and closes the airlock hatch |
| 1965 Mar 19 |
07:00 |
Approx time - Voskhod 2 retro rocket fails to fire |
| 1965 Mar 19 |
08:35 |
One orbit later than the planned re-entry, Voskhod 2 reserve retro rocket fires and initiates re-entry |
| 1965 Mar 19 |
09:02 |
Voskhod 2 lands in the Ural Mountains, near the town of Perm which is nearly 1000 kilometres north of the originally planned landing site - the crew has to wait nearly 24 hours before being rescued |
| 1965 Mar 25 |
10:04 |
Cosmos 64 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №17) launched into 209 x 257 kilometre, 89.2 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite. |
| 1965 Apr 2 |
08:10 |
Cosmos 64 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Apr 10 |
|
E-6-8 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket towards a low orbit around the Earth at 65 degrees inclination - it mission is to soft land on the lunar surface but problems with the third-stage of its rocket prevent it from reaching orbit |
| 1965 Apr 17 |
09:50 |
Cosmos 65 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 206 x 318 kilometre, 89.8 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. weather |
| 1965 Apr 25 |
08:24 |
Cosmos 65 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 May 7 |
09:50 |
Cosmos 66 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №27) launched into 199 x 283 kilometre, 89.3 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite - re-entered for recovery after eight days but destroyed on impact when parachute system failed. |
| 1965 May 9 |
07:49 |
Luna 5 (E-6-10) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket into approx 150 x 225 kilometre orbit around the Earth at 64.8 degrees inclination - it mission is to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface |
| 1965 May 12 |
19:10 |
Luna 5 retro-rocket fails to fire and it crashes onto the Moon near 31 degrees South, 8 degrees West, in the Mare Nubium area, and a 220 x 80 kilometre dust cloud, which lasts for ten minutes, is noted by an observatory at Rodeswich in Germany - touchdown was planned for 19:15 |
| 1965 May 15 |
07:12 |
Cosmos 66 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 May 17 |
|
Cosmos 60 re-enters the Earth atmosphere and is destroyed by frictional heating |
| 1965 May 25 |
10:48 |
Cosmos 67 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 203 x 354 kilometre, 90 minutes period, 51.9 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. |
| 1965 Jun 2 |
10:34 |
Cosmos 67 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Jun 8 |
07:40 |
Luna 6 (E-6-7) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket into approx 170 x 250 kilometre orbit around the Earth at 64.8 degrees inclination - it mission is to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface |
| 1965 Jun 8 |
08:47 |
Final stage of Luna 6 launching rocket fired to place it into a trajectory towards the Moon |
| 1965 Jun 9 |
|
Luna 6 rocket engine fails to shut down as planned at the end of a course-correction manoeuvre so all fuel is exhausted - the spacecraft is consequently in a trajectory which causes it to miss the Moon |
| 1965 Jun 11 |
17:00 |
Luna 6 passes 159,613 kilometres from the Moon - it may have gone into orbit around the Sun |
| 1965 Jun 15 |
10:04 |
Cosmos 68 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №29) launched into 201 x 319 kilometre, 89.7 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite. |
| 1965 Jun 23 |
07:46 |
Cosmos 68 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Jun 25 |
09:50 |
Cosmos 69 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 206 x 310 kilometre, 89.7 minutes period, 64.9 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. |
| 1965 Jul 3 |
07:46 |
Cosmos 69 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Jul 13 |
|
Zenit-2 11Ф61 №28 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Satellite lost when launch vehicle second-stage guidance failed. |
| 1965 Jul 18 |
14:38 |
Zond 3 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket into approx 164 x 210 kilometre orbit around the Earth at 64.8 degrees inclination - it mission is an engineering test of an interplanetary spacecraft |
| 1965 Jul 19 |
23:40 |
Zond 3 passes 9,200 kilometres behind the Moon and takes a series of 25 photographs of the far side and later transmits them to Earth - it then continues into orbit around the Sun |
| 1965 Aug 3 |
11:02 |
Cosmos 77 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 201 x 281 kilometre, 89.3 minutes period, 51.8 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. This was the first msiion following acceptance into service 1965 Jul 12. |
| 1965 Aug 11 |
09:22 |
Cosmos 77 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Aug 14 |
11:16 |
Cosmos 78 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №30) launched into 208 x 299 kilometre, 89.6 minutes period, 68.9 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite. |
| 1965 Aug 22 |
08:38 |
Cosmos 78 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Aug 25 |
10:19 |
Cosmos 79 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 204 x 338 kilometre, 89.9 minutes period, 64.9 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. |
| 1965 Sep 2 |
07:12 |
Cosmos 79 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Sep 9 |
09:36 |
Cosmos 85 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 204 x 298 kilometre, 89.5 minutes period, 64.9 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. |
| 1965 Sep 17 |
06:58 |
Cosmos 85 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Sep 23 |
09:07 |
Cosmos 91 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 202 x 322 kilometre, 89.8 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. |
| 1965 Oct 1 |
06:58 |
Cosmos 91 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Oct 4 |
07:56 |
Luna 7 (E-6-11) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket into 129 x 286 kilometre orbit around the Earth at 64.8 degrees - it mission is to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface |
| 1965 Oct 4 |
09:03 |
Final stage of Luna 7 launching rocket fired to place it into a trajectory towards the Moon |
| 1965 Oct 5 |
|
Luna 7 rocket engine is used to correct its trajectory towards the Moon |
| 1965 Oct 7 |
22:08 |
Luna 7 retro-rocket fires early and after it shuts down, the spacecraft gathers speed and is destroyed as it crashes onto the Moon near 9 degrees north, 40 degrees west in the Oceanus Procellarum |
| 1965 Oct 15 |
12:40 |
Approx time - the cabin of Korabl Sputnik 1 (launched 1960) re-enters the Earth atmosphere and is destroyed by frictional heating |
| 1965 Oct 16 |
08:09 |
Cosmos 92 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 201 x 332 kilometre, 89.8 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. weather |
| 1965 Oct 24 |
06:43 |
Cosmos 92 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Oct 28 |
08:24 |
Cosmos 94 (Zenit-4 11Ф69) launched into 203 x 269 kilometre, 89.2 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Voskhod 11A57 rocket. Second generation photo-reconnaissance satellite with higher-resolution camera system. |
| 1965 Nov 5 |
06:43 |
Cosmos 94 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Nov 27 |
08:24 |
Cosmos 98 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №31) launched into 205 x 546 kilometre, 92.1 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite. |
| 1965 Dec 3 |
10:46 |
Luna 8 (E-6-12) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Molniya rocket into approx 170 x 250 kilometre orbit around the Earth at 51.8 degrees inclination - it mission is to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface |
| 1965 Dec 3 |
11:53 |
Final stage of Luna 8 launching rocket fired to place it into a trajectory towards the Moon |
| 1965 Dec 4 |
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Luna 8 rocket engine is used to correct its trajectory towards the Moon |
| 1965 Dec 5 |
07:12 |
Cosmos 98 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1965 Dec 6 |
21:51 |
Luna 8 retro-rocket fires late and the spacecraft is destroyed as it crashes onto the Moon near 9.1 degrees north, 63.3 degrees west in the Oceanus procellarum - although the landing is a failure, the mission completes the experimental development of a stellar-orientation system and methods of controlling from the Earth of radio equipment, flight trajectory measuring equipment and other instrumentation |
| 1965 Dec 10 |
08:09 |
Cosmos 99 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №32) launched into 202 x 308 kilometre, 89.6 minutes period, 65 deg inclination orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Vostok 8A92 rocket. Photo reconnaissance satellite. |
| 1965 Dec 18 |
05:46 |
Cosmos 99 descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
