Rocket Launches in 1968
Spaceflight in 1968: Apollo 8 carries Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders around the Moon in December, the first people to leave Earth orbit. They circle the Moon ten times on Christmas Eve and take the Earthrise photograph. Apollo flies its first crew in October on Apollo 7, and in September the Soviet Zond 5 sends two tortoises around the Moon and back.
128 launches in 1968 · 9 failures · 2 partial
Launch list for 1968
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-01-07 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Surveyor 7 | Convair | Success |
| 1968-01-11 | Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-01-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 58 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-01-17 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-01-18 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 11 | LM | Success |
| 1968-01-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 2 | Polyot | Success |
| 1968-01-22 | Saturn IB | Apollo 5 | Chrysler / Douglas | Success |
| 1968-01-24 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 45 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-02-06 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 38 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-02-07 | Molniya-M 2BL | Ye-6LS 112 | Progress RSC | Failure |
| 1968-02-20 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-V 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-02-20 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1968-03-02 | Scout A | Transit-O 18 | Vought | Success |
| 1968-03-02 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 4 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1968-03-04 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | OGO 5 | Convair | Success |
| 1968-03-05 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-03-05 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 59 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-03-05 | Scout B | Explorer 37 | Vought | Success |
| 1968-03-06 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-Ya 1 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1968-03-13 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 12 | LM | Success |
| 1968-03-14 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 9 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-03-14 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 46 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-03-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 39 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-03-21 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-03-22 | Tsiklon-2A | US-AO 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-04-03 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 60 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-04-04 | Saturn V | Apollo 6 | Boeing / North American / Douglas | Partial Failure |
| 1968-04-06 | SM-65F Atlas | OV1-13 & 14 | Convair | Success |
| 1968-04-07 | Molniya-M 2BL | Luna-14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-04-09 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 12 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-04-14 | Soyuz 11A511 | Kosmos 212 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-04-15 | Soyuz 11A511 | Kosmos 213 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-04-17 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 13 | LM | Success |
| 1968-04-18 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 40 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-04-18 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-A | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-04-20 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 61 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-04-21 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 8 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-04-22 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.7L | Khrunichev | Failure |
| 1968-04-24 | Tsiklon-2A | I2M 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-04-25 | R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 17 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-04-26 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-D 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-05-01 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-05-07 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 2 | Polyot | Success |
| 1968-05-17 | Scout B | ESRO 2B | Vought | Success |
| 1968-05-18 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus B | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1968-05-23 | Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-05-24 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-05-30 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 14 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-06-01 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 62 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-06-04 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 41 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-06-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 2 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1968-06-05 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 14 | LM | Success |
| 1968-06-11 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-Ya 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-06-12 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 10 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-06-13 | Titan IIIC | IDCSP 20 to 27 | LM | Success |
| 1968-06-15 | Kosmos 11K65 | Strela-2 4 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1968-06-18 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 42 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-06-20 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 47 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-06-21 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-06-26 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 43 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-07-04 | Thor Delta J | RAE 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-07-05 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U3-S 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-07-05 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 9 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-07-10 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 63 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-07-11 | SM-65F Atlas | OV1-15 | Convair | Success |
| 1968-07-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 44 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-07-18 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 15 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-07-30 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 45 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-08-06 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1968-08-06 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 15 | LM | Success |
| 1968-08-07 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-08-08 | Scout B | Explorer 39 | Vought | Success |
| 1968-08-09 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 64 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-08-10 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | ATS 4 | Convair | Partial Failure |
| 1968-08-16 | Thor Delta N | ESSA 7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-08-16 | Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 | UVR | Convair | Failure |
| 1968-08-27 | Kosmos 11K65 | Strela-2 5 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-08-27 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 46 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-08-28 | Soyuz 11A511 | Kosmos 238 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-09-05 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 47 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-09-10 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 16 | LM | Success |
| 1968-09-14 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 65 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-09-14 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 5 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1968-09-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 48 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-09-18 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 48 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-09-19 | Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-1 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1968-09-20 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-09-23 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 3 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-09-26 | Titan IIIC | OV2-5 | LM | Success |
| 1968-10-02 | R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 20 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-10-03 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 16 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-10-03 | Scout B | ESRO 1A (Aurorae) | Vought | Success |
| 1968-10-05 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 10 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-10-05 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-10-07 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 49 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-10-11 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 66 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-10-11 | Saturn IB | Apollo 7 | Chrysler / Douglas | Success |
| 1968-10-19 | Tsiklon-2A | I2M 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-10-20 | Tsiklon-2A | I2P 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-10-23 | Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-10-25 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-10-26 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-10-30 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 3 | Polyot | Success |
| 1968-10-31 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-11-01 | Tsiklon-2A | I2P 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-11-03 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-11-06 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 17 | LM | Success |
| 1968-11-08 | Thor Delta E1 | Pioneer 9 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-11-10 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 6 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1968-11-13 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 67 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-11-16 | Proton-K | Proton-4 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1968-11-21 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 50 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-11-29 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 68 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-11-29 | Europa I | STV 1 | ELDO | Failure |
| 1968-11-30 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 3 | Polyot | Success |
| 1968-12-03 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 17 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-12-04 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 18 | LM | Success |
| 1968-12-05 | Thor Delta E1 | HEOS 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-12-07 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2 | Convair | Success |
| 1968-12-10 | Voskhod | Zenit-2 69 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1968-12-12 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 49 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-12-14 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-I 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-12-15 | Thor Delta N | ESSA 8 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-12-16 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1Yu 15L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1968-12-19 | Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1968-12-19 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-GK 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1968-12-21 | Saturn V | Apollo 8 | Boeing / North American / Douglas | Success |
| 1968-12-26 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-GF | Yuzhmash | Success |