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1964 April 1 -
  • Contract for 27 prototype Apollo space suits Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: A7L. MSC negotiated a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract, valued at $1.65 million, with Hamilton Standard for 27 prototype Apollo space suits and 12 pairs of gloves. References: 16.
1964 April 1 -
  • Barmin's design bureau named lead for all space launch pad designs. Nation: USSR. Decree 'On appointing KB TM as main space launch pad design organization' was issued. References: 474.
1964 April 1 - Launch Site: Little Carter Bay. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 HITAB.
  • TSRA-2 Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2.
1964 April - Launch Vehicle: Saturn V.
  • Rotating manned orbital research laboratory for a Saturn V launch vehicle. Nation: USA. Program: Skylab. Spacecraft: LORL. A study to recommend, define, and substantiate a logical approach for establishing a rotating manned orbital research laboratory for a Saturn V launch vehicle was made for MSC. The study was performed by the Lockheed-California Company, Burbank, California. It was based on the proposition that a large rotating space station would be one method by which the United States could maintain its position as a leader in space technology. Additional Details: Rotating manned orbital research laboratory for a Saturn V launch vehicle..
1964 April -
  • LLRV's shipped to NASA Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Apollo LLRV. The two LLRV's were shipped from Bell to the NASA FRC, with program emphasis on vehicle No. 1. It was first readied for captured flight on a tilt table constructed at the FRC to test the engines without actually flying.
1964 April 1 - 03:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 8L. LV Configuration: Kappa 8L K-8L-3.
  • Aeronomy / fields mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 1 - 20:22 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC11. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas F. LV Configuration: Atlas F 137F.
  • ABRES WAC-2 / Pod 2 Reentry test / plume mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 2 - Launch Site: San Marco. Launch Complex: Rita. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache.
  • Test mission Nation: Italy. Agency: CRA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 2-9 -
  • Static firing of the Apollo LEM descent engine Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM. Space Technology Laboratories (STL) began using its new San Juan Capistrano, Calif., test facility to static fire the firm's LEM descent engine. Hereafter, the bulk of STL's development firings were made at this site. References: 16.
1964 April 2 - 02:42 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M T15000-23.
  • Zond 1 Nation: USSR. Program: Venera. Payload: 3MV-1 s/n 4. Mass: 890 kg (1,960 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Venus. Spacecraft: Venera 3MV-1. Agency: NII-88. COSPAR: 1964-016D. USAF Sat Cat: 785. Failed Venus probe. Solar Orbit (Heliocentric). Elaboration of a long range space system and conduct of scientific research. References: 2, 6, 64.
1964 April 3 - 03:48 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 NASA 04.15GG.
  • Ultraviolet astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 3 - 20:26 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: OSTF2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas F. LV Configuration: Atlas F 3F. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1964 April 4 - 09:36 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92. LV Configuration: Vostok 8A92 G15001-04.
  • Cosmos 28 Nation: USSR. Payload: Zenit-2 11F61 s/n 16. Mass: 4,720 kg (10,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-2. Agency: NII-88. Perigee: 213 km (132 mi). Apogee: 373 km (231 mi). Inclination: 65.00 deg. Period: 90.40 min. COSPAR: 1964-017A. USAF Sat Cat: 779. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1964-04-12. Area survey photo reconnaissance satellite. References: 2, 6,93.
1964 April 6 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-320.
  • Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 7 -
  • First of two Apollo lunar landing research vehicles completed Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LLRV. Bell Aerosystems Company completed the first of two lunar landing research vehicles, to be delivered to the NASA Flight Research Center for testing. References: 16.
1964 April 7 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC31B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 443.
  • Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 7 - 05:29 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 2. LV Configuration: Black Brant II AA-2A-43.
  • Auroral particles Aurora / ionosphere / micrometeorites mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 7 - 14:13 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 KP3.4.
  • Dayglow Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 223 km (138 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 8 - 07:47 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 2. LV Configuration: Black Brant II AD-2A-44.
  • Auroral study Apr9? Aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 154 km (95 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 8 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC19. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan II GLV. LV Configuration: Titan II GLV GT-1 / 62-12556.
  • Gemini 1 Nation: USA. Program: Gemini. Payload: Gemini SC1. Mass: 3,187 kg (7,026 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Spacecraft: Gemini. Agency: NASA MSC. Perigee: 154 km (95 mi). Apogee: 299 km (185 mi). Inclination: 32.60 deg. Period: 89.00 min. COSPAR: 1964-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 782. Decay Date: 1964-04-12. The first Gemini mission, Gemini-Titan I, was launched from Complex 19 at Cape Kennedy at 11:00 a.m., e.s.t. This was an unmanned flight, using the first production Gemini spacecraft and a modified Titan II Gemini launch vehicle (GLV). The mission's primary purpose was to verify the structural integrity of the GLV and spacecraft, as well as to demonstrate the GLV's ability to place the spacecraft into a prescribed earth orbit. Mission plans did not include separation of the spacecraft from the second stage of the vehicle, and both were inserted into orbit as a unit six minutes after launch. The planned mission encompassed only the first three orbits and ended about four hours and 50 minutes after liftoff. No recovery was planned for this mission, but Goddard continued to track the spacecraft until it reentered the atmosphere on the 64th orbital pass over the southern Atlantic Ocean (April 12) and disintegrated. The flight qualified the GLV and its systems and the structure of the spacecraft. References: 2, 6, 16, 26.
1964 April 8 - 18:02 GMT - Launch Site: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 37.3 N x 114.9 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 1-46-73.
  • X-15A Optical Degradation /Alternate Build Technology/test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 53 km (32 mi). Maximum Speed - 5580 kph. Maximum Altitude - 53340 m. References: 2.
1964 April 9 - 14:22 GMT - Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.134IA.
  • Rehbar 4? (Na) Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 9 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2. LV Configuration: Titan II N-3A.
  • Research and development / Pod RVIP test / plume study mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). This Air Force conducted test program contributed significantly to the development of the Gemini launch vehicle; the Gemini malfunction detection system was tested on five flights, Gemini guidance components on three, and the longitudinal oscillation fix on four. In addition to flight testing these (and other) critical components, these flights also enhanced confidence in the use of the Titan II as a launch vehicle. Thirty-two Titan II test flights were analyzed to determine whether any characteristic of the flight would have demanded a Gemini abort; 22 were adjudged successful from the standpoint of a Gemini mission, nine would have required Gemini to abort, and one resulted in a prelaunch shutdown. References: 2.
1964 April 10 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: RAM. Model: RAM B. LV Configuration: RAM B RAM B-3.
  • RAM B-3 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 10 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.121GE.
  • Auroral emissions Aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 11 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Dragon 1. LV Configuration: Dragon D-09.
  • FU-104B Probe / Na Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 11 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C58.
  • Sodium / TMA release Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 11 - 07:05 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90/19. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-200. Model: UR-200. FAILURE: Failure.
  • State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 11 - 09:19 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7C. LV Configuration: Skylark-7C SL136.
  • Ozone distribution Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE/RAE. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 12 - 09:21 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Sputnik 11A59. LV Configuration: Sputnik 11A59 T15001-01A.
  • Polet 2; Polyot 2 Nation: USSR. Payload: I-2B s/n 2. Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Class: Military. Type: ASAT. Spacecraft: Polyot. Agency: NII-88. Perigee: 303 km (188 mi). Apogee: 479 km (297 mi). Inclination: 58.10 deg. Period: 92.30 min. COSPAR: 1964-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 783. Decay Date: 1966-06-08. ASAT interceptor control and propulsion test. Elaboration of systems providing for the extensive manouevring of space apparatuses. References: 2, 6, 272.
1964 April 13 -
  • Construction of nine Voskhod spacecraft approved. Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod. Spacecraft: Voskhod. Flight: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 2. Central Committee of the Communist Party and Council of Soviet Ministers Decree 'On approval of work on four Voskhods and five EVA-equipped Vykhods' was issued. Work on the 3KV (three crew) and 3KD (two crew plus inflatable airlock) versions of the basic Vostok spacecraft began. References: 474.
1964 April 13 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Dragon 1. LV Configuration: Dragon D-06.
  • FU-104B Probe / Na Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 425 km (264 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 13 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C59.
  • Sodium / TMA release Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 13 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF07. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 734.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 14 -
  • Phase I tests of the Apollo SM engine completed Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Firings at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) and at Aerojet-General Corporation's Sacramento test site completed Phase I development tests of the SM propulsion engine. The last simulated altitude test at AEDC was a sustained burn of 635 seconds, which demonstrated the engine's capability for long-duration firing. Preliminary data indicated that performance was about three percent below specification, but analysis was in progress to see if it could be improved. References: 16.
1964 April 14 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Electrical-Electronic Interference Tests began on Gemini launch vehicle (GLV) 2 in the vertical test facility at Martin-Baltimore. Nation: USA. Oscillograph recorders monitored 20 GLV and aerospace ground equipment (AGE) circuits, five of which displayed anomalies. Two hydraulic switchover cicuits showed voltage transients exceeding failure criteria, but a special test fixed this anomaly in the AGE rather than the GLV.
1964 April 14 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI51.
  • Solar La Solar ultraviolet mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi). FU110 Atomic H (Ly-alpha), Solar X-rays mission. References: 2.
1964 April 14 - 06:40 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.122GE.
  • Auroral emissions Aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 157 km (97 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 14 - 08:32 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HAD. LV Configuration: HAD 129.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 121 km (75 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 14 - 21:42 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC12. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 263D.
  • FIRE 1 Nation: USA. Agency: NASA?. Apogee: 837 km (520 mi). FIRE was a subscale model of the Apollo capsule used to verify the spacecraft's hypersonic flight and thermal characteristics. An Atlas D launch vehicle lifted a Project Fire spacecraft from Cape Kennedy in the first test of the heat that would be encountered by a spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at lunar-return velocity. During the spacecraft's fall toward earth, a solid-fuel Antares II rocket behind the payload fired for 30 seconds, increasing the descent speed to 40,501 kilometers (25,166 miles) per hour. Instruments in the spacecraft radioed temperature data to the ground. The spacecraft exterior reached an estimated temperature of 11,400 K (20,000 degrees F). About 32 minutes after launch, the spacecraft impacted into the Atlantic Ocean. The mission, sponsored by Langley Research Center, provided reentry heating measurements needed to evaluate heatshield materials and information on the communications blackout during reentry. References: 2.
1964 April 15 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • After reviewing the results of Gemini-Titan (GT) 1, the Gemini Management Panel remained optimistic that manned flight could be accomplished in 1964. Nation: USA. Flight: Gemini 3. According to the work schedule, GT-2 could fly on August 24 and GT-3 on November 16, with comfortable allowances for four-week slips for each mission. Some special attention was devoted to GT-2, where the spacecraft had become the pacing item, a position held by the launch vehicle on GT-1. Spacecraft No. 2 systems tests had started one month late but were proceeding well. In addition, the schedule looked tight for starting spacecraft No. 3 systems tests on June 1.
1964 April 15-16 -
  • Demonstration of space suits using the LEM TM-1 mockup Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM, A7L. MSC Crew Systems Division representatives attended a demonstration at Grumman of Apollo Phase B and Gemini space suits using the LEM TM-1 mockup and a mockup portable life support system. Tests demonstrated ingress egress capability through the forward and top hatches, operation of controls and displays, and methods of getting out on the lunar surface and returning to the spacecraft. Generally, the A7L Space Suit proved sufficiently mobile for all these tasks, though there was no great difference between its performance and that of the Gemini suit during these trials. References: 16.
1964 April 15 - 01:21 GMT - Launch Site: Ascension. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.24UA.
  • UM Pitot 5 / Fire calibration Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 15 - 15:56 GMT - Launch Site: Ascension. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.23UA.
  • UM Pitot 6 / Fire calibration Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 15 - 23:25 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. LV Configuration: Javelin NASA 12.03GT/GI.
  • Ionosphere / test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 727 km (451 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 16 -
  • Apollo scientist-astronaut program planned Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications (OSSA) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) were planning a scientist-astronaut program. The screening-for-selection process could be scheduled for February 1965. Additional Details: Apollo scientist-astronaut program planned. References: 16.
1964 April 16 -
  • Apollo changes for Block II Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Joseph F. Shea, ASPO Manager, in a letter to North American's Apollo Program Manager, summarized MSC's review of the weight status of the Block I and the design changes projected for Block II CSM's.

    The Block II design arose from the need to add docking and crew transfer capability to the CM. Reduction of the CM control weight (from 9,500 to 9,100 kilograms (21,000 to 20,000 pounds)) and deficiencies in several major subsystems added to the scope of the redesign. Additional Details: Apollo changes for Block II. References: 16.

1964 April 16 - 07:16 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 2. LV Configuration: Black Brant II AD-2A-36.
  • Ionosphere / particles / micrometeorite mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 152 km (94 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 16 - 21:00 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.143UI.
  • E-layer Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 17 -
  • Manned Apollo LEM drop tests Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM. Grumman conducted manned drop tests to determine the LEM crew's ability to land the spacecraft from a standing position. All tests were run with the subject in an unpressurized suit in a "hands off" standing position with no restraint system or arm rests. References: 16.
1964 April 17 - 00:44 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 5A. LV Configuration: Black Brant VA AF-VA-35/03.
  • Daytime ne Test / ionosphere mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 17 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.142GA.
  • Density Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 18 - 00:38 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.73GA.
  • Grenades Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 18 - 00:59 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.83GA.
  • Grenades Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 20 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn I, Saturn V.
  • IBM to build the instrument units for the Saturn launch vehicles Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. NASA selected IBM, Federal Systems Division, to develop and build the instrument units (IU) for the Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles. (IBM had been chosen by NASA in October 1963 to design and build the IU data adapters and digital guidance computers and to integrate and check out the IUs.) Under this new contract, expected to be worth over $175 million, IBM would supply the structure and the environmental control system. NASA would furnish the telemetry system and the stabilized platform (ST-124M) of the guidance system. MSFC would manage the contract. References: 16.
1964 April 20 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: VE. Model: Agate. LV Configuration: Agate R.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 20 - 08:08 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M T15000-21. FAILURE: Power failure caused upper stage shutdown at T+340 seconds.
  • Luna failure Nation: USSR. Program: Luna. Payload: E-6 s/n 5. Class: Planetary. Type: Lunar. Spacecraft: Luna E-6. Agency: RVSN. COSPAR: F640420A. Decay Date: 1964-04-20. The upper stages broke up on re-entry into the atmosphere.. References: 64, 65.
1964 April 20 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-286.
  • First surface launch test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 20 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-119.
  • Submerged launch test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 21 - 06:15 GMT - Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Complex: LE2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DSV-2J. LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 290 (20003).
  • AFP-437 combat training interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF 10ADS. Apogee: 778 km (483 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 21 - 18:50 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2E. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor Ablestar. LV Configuration: Thor Ablestar-2 379 AB014. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Transit 5BN-3 Nation: USA. Program: Transit. Mass: 75 kg (165 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Transit. Agency: U.S. Navy. COSPAR: F640421A. Decay Date: 1964-04-21. Carried SNAP-9A nuclear power source. After this launch failure it was decided that operational Transits would be solar-powered only. References: 126.
  • Transit 5E-4 Nation: USA. Program: Transit. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Transit. Agency: U.S. Navy. COSPAR: F640421B. Radiation monitoring. References: 279.
1964 April 21 - 23:56 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 3. LV Configuration: Black Brant III FF-3-09.
  • Test mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 22 - 06:54 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.123GE.
  • Auroral emissions Aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 23-30 -
  • First firing of a prototype thrust chamber for Apollo LEM descent engine Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM. Rocketdyne conducted the first firing of the prototype thrust chamber assembly for its LEM descent engine. References: 16.
1964 April 23 - 11:00 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF03. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 917.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 23 - 16:19 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC4W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas Agena D. LV Configuration: Atlas Agena D 351D / Agena D S01A 4805.
  • KH 7-07 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-7 no. 7. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-7. Agency: NRO/USAF. Perigee: 150 km (90 mi). Apogee: 336 km (208 mi). Inclination: 103.60 deg. Period: 89.40 min. COSPAR: 1964-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 786. Decay Date: 1964-04-29. KH-7 type satellite. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 2, 6, 278.
1964 April 24 -
  • Deletion of the Apollo LEM's front docking capability Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM. Representatives from a number of elements within MSC (including systems and structural engineers, advanced systems and rendezvous experts, and two astronauts, Edward H. White II and Elliot M. See, Jr.) discussed the idea of deleting the LEM's front docking capability (an idea spawned by the recent TM-1 mockup review). Rather than nose-to-nose docking, the LEM crew might be able to perform the rendezvous and docking maneuver, docking at the spacecraft's upper (transfer) hatch, by using a window above the LEM commander's head to enable him to see his target. Additional Details: Deletion of the Apollo LEM's front docking capability. References: 16.
1964 April 24 -
  • Apollo scientific experiments program Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Gemini. The NASA Manned Space Science Division was planning a scientific experiments program for manned and unmanned earth orbital flights. The manned program would be a direct outgrowth of the Gemini experiments program. References: 16.
1964 April 24 -
  • Voskhod plans Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod, Vostok. Spacecraft: Voskhod, Berkut. Flight: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 2, Vostok 7, Vostok 8, Vostok 9, Vostok 10. Kamanin receives the directive issued by Biryuzov to implement the Voskhod Party resolutions. Four spacecraft will be completed, two in a three-man configuration, to be flown in the second half of 1964, and two in a configuration that will provide an airlock and allow one cosmonaut to exit into open space. Less than a year is allowed to develop the new spacecraft version for the spacewalk, as well as develop the space suit. This will be a crash priority program, and allow Korolev no resources to complete and launch five Vostok spacecraft on manned and life sciences missions beginning in May. References: 376.
1964 April 24 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC31B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 444.
  • Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 25 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Lex. LV Configuration: Lex 01. FAILURE: Failure.
  • LEX-01 test Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 25 - 10:19 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92. LV Configuration: Vostok 8A92 R15001-01.
  • Cosmos 29 Nation: USSR. Payload: Zenit-2 11F61 s/n 19. Mass: 4,720 kg (10,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-2. Agency: NII-88. Perigee: 203 km (126 mi). Apogee: 292 km (181 mi). Inclination: 65.00 deg. Period: 89.50 min. COSPAR: 1964-021A. USAF Sat Cat: 791. Duration: 7.00 days. Decay Date: 1964-05-02. Area survey photo reconnaissance satellite. References: 2, 6,93.
1964 April 26 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC67/22. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: R-36 8K67. FAILURE: Failure.
  • State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1964 April 27 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF05. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1A. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1A 605.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 April 27 - 23:23 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor SLV-2A Agena D. LV Configuration: Thor SLV-2A Agena D 395 / Agena D 1604.
  • KH-4A 1005 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-4A s/n 1005 / Agena D 1604. Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-4A. Agency: NRO/CIA. Perigee: 175 km (108 mi). Apogee: 445 km (276 mi). Inclination: 79.90 deg. Period: 90.80 min. COSPAR: 1964-022A. USAF Sat Cat: 796. Decay Date: 1964-05-26. KH-4A. Mission failed. Recovery vehicle impacted in Venezuela. References: 2, 6.
1964 April 29 -
  • Gemini Pecan Mission. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Gemini Pecan, Gemini. C. Howard Robins, Jr., and others in the MSC Advanced Spacecraft Technology Division investigated the suitability of and formulated a tentative mission flight plan for using a Gemini spacecraft to link up with an orbiting vehicle to achieve a long-duration space mission (dubbed the 'Pecan' mission). The two crewmen were to transfer to the Pecan for the duration of the mission. As with similar investigations for the application of Apollo hardware, the scheme postulated by Robins and his colleagues emphasized maximum use of existing and planned hardware, facilities, and operational techniques.
1964 April 29 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Site: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 37.3 N x 114.9 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 1-47-74.
  • X-15A Opt Deg/Att Indic. Technology/test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 31 km (19 mi). Maximum Speed - 6285 kph. Maximum Altitude - 30968 m. References: 2.
1964 April 30 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: SLV-3 Atlas / Agena D.
  • First Agena D for the Gemini program. Nation: USA. Program: Gemini. Spacecraft: Gemini. Flight: Gemini 12. Air Force Space Systems Division (SSD) accepted the first Agena D (AD-71) for the Gemini program. The Agena D was a production-line vehicle procured from Lockheed by SSD for NASA through routine procedures. Following minor retrofit operations, the vehicle, now designated Gemini Agena target vehicle 5001, entered the manufacturing final assembly area at the Lockheed plant on May 14. There began the conversion of the Agena D into a target vehicle for Gemini rendezvous missions. Major modifications were installation of a target docking adapter (supplied by McDonnell), an auxiliary equipment rack, external status displays, a secondary propulsion system, and an L-band tracking radar.
1964 May 4 - Launch Vehicle: Alfa.
  • Swiss military joint plans for nuclear warhead ballistic missiles. Nation: Switzerland. Swiss military joint staff issued a recommendation to have 250 nuclear weapons, including 100 on rockets, by 1980.
1964 May 4 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C60.
  • CNET A test Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 6 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 NE3.154.
  • Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 7 -
  • Voskhod showdown Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod. Spacecraft: Voskhod. Flight: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 2. Korolev meets with the cosmonauts, VVS, and RVSN staff to discuss concerns as to the safety of Voskhod. As for flying without spacesuits, Korolev points out than in 14 Zenit-2/Zenit-4 and 10 Vostok flights there has not been a single instance of loss of cabin pressure. He conveniently omits stating that the suit used on the Vostok missions allowed the cosmonaut 4 to 6 hours of oxygen supply to return to earth in case of cabin depressurisation; but on Voskhod the crew will perish. As for individual crew parachutes, he believes they are useless since the crew would not get a chance to use them in an emergency anyway. Korolev sold Khrushchev on the mission by characterising Voskhod as a modification of the reliable Vostok spacecraft. However, he did inform Khrushchev that the risk of loss of the crew on a Voskhod flight was greater than on a Vostok flight. However it was decided this risk was worth taking in exchange for the great political effect of having the first multi-man crew in space. References: 376.
1964 May 7 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF02. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 1002.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 7 - 02:31 GMT - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 8 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Langley Research Center completed tests on a model of the Gemini launch vehicle to determine the static and dynamic loads imposed on the vehicle and the launch vehicle erector by ground winds. Nation: USA. Simulated wind velocities of 5 to 52 miles per hour did not produce loads great enough to be of concern. Tests had begun on April 15.
1964 May 8 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C33.
  • CNET A test Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 10 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C22.
  • Seddon Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 10 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C46.
  • Sodium release Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 11 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF06. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1A. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1A 718.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 11-12 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Primary and backup crews for Gemini-Titan 3 inspected a spacecraft No.3 crew station mock-up at McDonnell. Nation: USA. Flight: Gemini 3. They found all major aspects of the crew station acceptable. A few items remained to be corrected but would not affect the launch schedule.
1964 May 12 - Launch Vehicle: N1. Model: N1 1962.
  • Korolev's plans Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod, Lunar L1. Spacecraft: Voskhod, Soyuz A, Soyuz B, Soyuz V. Flight: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 2, Voskhod 3, Voskhod 4, Voskhod 5, Voskhod 6, Soyuz A-1, Soyuz A-2, Soyuz A-3, Soyuz A-4. While Kamanin is away arranging screening of Voskhod candidates, Korolev meets with the VVS General Staff. He tells them he wants to have four Voskhods completed by the anniversary of the October Resolution for the first spacewalk. He dreams of a manned lunar flyby by either docking Soyuz A-B-V modules in orbit, or in a single N1 launch (no metal has even yet been cut for the N1 at Kuibyshev). In order to further develop EVA techniques he wants to convert a further five Vostoks into the Voskhod configuration. Meanwhile Kamanin agrees to a compression of the medical screening schedule from 20-25 days to 15-17 days. The physicians will reduce it no further than this. References: 376.
1964 May 12 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-52.
  • Ballistic Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 313 km (194 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 12 - 11:25 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: RN. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 13.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 12 - 17:51 GMT - Launch Site: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 36.1 N x 116.0 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 3-28-47. FAILURE: Problems with inertial platform and SAS.
  • X-15A SUV/BLN test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 22 km (13 mi). Maximum Speed - 4962 kph. Maximum Altitude - 22189 m. References: 2.
1964 May 13 - 12:59 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Little Joe II. Model: Little Joe II 6-1-0. LV Configuration: Little Joe II-6-1-0 LJII-2 (12-50-2).
  • A-001 / BP-12 Spacecraft test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). First flight test of Little Joe II using a command module (CM) boilerplate (BP-12) at White Sands Missile Range, N. Mex. References: 2.
1964 May 14 - Launch Site: Altus AFB. Launch Complex: 577-6. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas F. LV Configuration: Atlas F 61F. FAILURE: Exploded during propellant loading.
  • Accident Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Operational missile test at Altus AFB. References: 2.
1964 May 14 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-50.
  • Ballistic Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 313 km (194 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 14 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C23.
  • Seddon Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 14 - 04:31 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7C. LV Configuration: Skylark-7C SL20.
  • Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE/RAE. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 15 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-51.
  • Ballistic Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 325 km (201 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 15 - 06:56 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90/19. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-200. Model: UR-200.
  • State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 689 km (428 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 18 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-46.
  • Ballistic HRT Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 18 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF03. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 997.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 18 - 06:20 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache.
  • REDLAMP TMA Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 152 km (94 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 18 - 06:20 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache AE5.479.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 208 km (129 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 18 - 09:50 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Voskhod 11A57. LV Configuration: Voskhod 11A57 G15000-12.
  • Cosmos 30 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-4. Agency: NII-88. Perigee: 206 km (128 mi). Apogee: 366 km (227 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 90.30 min. COSPAR: 1964-023A. USAF Sat Cat: 797. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1964-05-26. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule References: 2, 6.
1964 May 18 - 18:35 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache.
  • REDLAMP SF6 Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 19 - 06:45 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache AE5.481 -.
  • REDLAMP TMA Aeronomy / test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 19 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache AE5.482 -.
  • REDLAMP SF6 Aeronomy / test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 267 km (165 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 19 - 18:26 GMT - Launch Site: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 37.3 N x 114.9 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 1-48-75.
  • X-15A Optical Degradation /Alternate Build Technology/test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). Maximum Speed - 5262 kph. Maximum Altitude - 59680 m. References: 2.
1964 May 19 - 19:21 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC4W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas Agena D. LV Configuration: Atlas Agena D 350D / Agena D S01A 4806.
  • KH 7-08 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-7 no. 8. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-7. Agency: NRO/USAF. Perigee: 141 km (87 mi). Apogee: 380 km (230 mi). Inclination: 101.10 deg. Period: 89.70 min. COSPAR: 1964-024A. USAF Sat Cat: 799. Decay Date: 1964-05-22. KH-7 type satellite. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 2, 6, 278.
1964 May 20 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache.
  • Noctilucent clouds Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 20 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-12 Sandia 152-22.
  • Stovepipe Ballistic test Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 21 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-10.
  • Density Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 329 km (204 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 21 - 17:39 GMT - Launch Site: Silver Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 35.3 N x 116.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 3-29-48. FAILURE: Emergency landing at Cuddleback Lake.
  • X-15A SUV/BLN test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 19 km (11 mi). Premature engine shutdown at 41 sec. Maximum Speed - 3001 kph. Maximum Altitude - 19568 m. References: 2.
1964 May 22 -
  • Kosmoplan and Raketoplan canceled, except for LK-1 manned circumlunar spacecraft. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Kosmoplan, Raketoplan, LK-1. Central Committee of the Communist Party and Council of Soviet Ministers Decree 'On termination of work on the Kosmoplan and Raketoplan at OKB-52 and approval for the LK-1' was issued. References: 474.
1964 May 23 - 04:59 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC67/21. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: R-36 8K67. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Kura state trials missile launch Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 870 km (540 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 25 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-28.
  • LASL Sun Solar mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 290 km (180 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 25 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF07. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 889.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 25 - 18:29 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3P-6.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 25 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3P-1.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 26 -
  • Voskhod Cosmonaut Training Group selected. Nation: USSR. The group was selected toprovide payload specialists and physicians for Voskhod spaceflights.. Qualifications: Engineers, scientists, or physicians nominated by their parent organizations; under 40 years of age; under 170 cm tall; under 70 kg in weight.. In 1963 it was decided to fly the Voskhod multi-seat spacecraft. There followed a chaotic struggle between the commander of the Soviet cosmonaut team, Kamanin, and leaders of other military and civilian scientific and engineering organisations over who would fly on these missions. The training group for the first Voskhod 3-seat mission included:
1964 May 27 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-30.
  • LASL Sun Solar mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 290 km (180 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 27 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 AD3.355.
  • Lunar X-ray Test / x-ray astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 28 - Launch Site: Little Carter Bay. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 HITAB.
  • TSRA-1 Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 28 - 07:32 GMT - Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Complex: LE2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DSV-2J. LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 227 (20007). FAILURE: Failure.
  • AFP-437 combat training interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 932 km (579 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 28 - 17:07 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC37B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Saturn I. Model: Saturn I. LV Configuration: Saturn I-Blk2 SA-6.
  • Saturn 6 Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Payload: Apollo CSM Boilerplate 13. Mass: 16,900 kg (37,200 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Lunar spacecraft. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Agency: NASA MSC. Perigee: 179 km (111 mi). Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). Inclination: 31.70 deg. Period: 88.20 min. COSPAR: 1964-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 800. Decay Date: 1964-06-01. Apollo Saturn Mission A-101, using CM BP-13 atop SA-6 Saturn I launch vehicle, launched at Cape Kennedy, Fla., to prove spacecraft/launch vehicle compatibility. Boilerplate CSM, LM adapter, LES. LES jettison demonstrated. References: 2, 6, 16, 26, 27.
1964 May 28 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Complex: Pad 2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. LV Configuration: Athena A002. FAILURE: Failure.
  • USAF A002 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 29 -
  • Voskhod passenger candidates Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod. Spacecraft: Voskhod. Flight: Voskhod 1. Following final review, the General Staff ordered Lazarev, Yegorov, Polyakov, Sorokin, and Katys to enter training for flight aboard the Voskhod spacecraft. References: 376.
1964 May 30 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-16. Model: R-16U.
  • Operational test launch Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,210 km (750 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 30 - 02:30 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC67/22. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: R-36 8K67.
  • Kura state trials missile launch Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 864 km (536 mi). References: 2.
1964 May 30 - 04:02 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90/19. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-200. Model: UR-200.
  • State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 695 km (431 mi). References: 2.
1964 June - Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor. LV Configuration: Thor LV-2D.
  • Program 437 ASAT declared operational. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Program 437. The system had a two week reaction time - the missiles and nuclear warheads were stored in kits at Vandenberg and had to be deployed to the Johnson Atoll launch site.
1964 June -
  • MORL Phase I contracts Nation: USA. Spacecraft: MORL. Boeing and Douglas received Phase I contracts for further refinement of MORL station designs. The recommended concept was now for a 13.5 tonne 'dry' space station, launched by Saturn IB, with Gemini or Apollo being used for crew rotation. The 6.5 meter diameter and 12.6 meter long station included a docking adapter, Hangar section, airlock, and a dual-place centrifuge.
1964 June - Launch Vehicle: Martlet. Model: Martlet 3B.
  • Martlet 3B final test flight Nation: Canada. The last test flights of the Martlet 3B were performed in mid-1964 after which no further work was performed by HARP on sub-calibre gun-launched rocket vehicles. References: 2.
1964 June 3 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.33GI.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 4 -
  • Voskhod technical review Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod. Spacecraft: Voskhod. Flight: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 2. Korolev presents the Voskhod technical design to organisations outside of OKB-1. Over 27 VVS representatives, including 10 cosmonauts, attend. The two Vostok variants have been dubbed 3KV (3-crew version) and 3KD (2 crew version with airlock). Korolev will complete integration of the first 3KV article by 12 June (8 days from the briefing). The first two articles will be shipped to Baikonur on 15 June for final test. An unmanned test flight with mannequins will be made in July, with the first three-crew manned flight in August. This will be followed by the first 3KD flight in September, with the first spacewalk. The difficulty in preparing equipment and training crews on this schedule are immense; and the chances of complete success are low. But it is the only way the Soviet Union can maintain its leadership in space in the face of the impending Gemini and Apollo flight tests, and the delays in Soyuz. After the meeting, Kamanin decides to train two cosmonauts as Voskhod spacecraft commanders, and the other three as spacewalkers. References: 376.
1964 June 4 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78 R103-34. FAILURE: At T+104 sec the tank draining of core Block A failed due to jamming of the servo-motored throttle and break down of the motor's circuit The launcher was destroyed on impact downrange from the pad.
  • Molniya-1 s/n 2 Failure Nation: USSR. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-1 s/n 2. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-1. Agency: RVSN. COSPAR: F640604A. Unsuccessful first attempt to launch Molniya communications satellite. References: 64, 65.
1964 June 4 - 03:50 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC5. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Model: Scout X-4. LV Configuration: Scout X-4 S125R.
  • Transit 5C-1 Nation: USA. Program: Transit. Payload: Transit 5C. Mass: 54 kg (119 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Transit. Agency: USN. Perigee: 825 km (512 mi). Apogee: 898 km (557 mi). Inclination: 90.50 deg. Period: 102.20 min. COSPAR: 1964-026A. USAF Sat Cat: 801. Operational prototype similar to the 5A series but with some redesign to improve performance. Operated successfully until 23 August 1965. References: 2, 6.
1964 June 4 - 22:59 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor SLV-2A Agena D. LV Configuration: Thor SLV-2A Agena D 403 / Agena D 1176.
  • KH-4A 1006 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-4A s/n 1006 / Agena D 1176. Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-4A. Agency: NRO/CIA. Perigee: 149 km (92 mi). Apogee: 429 km (266 mi). Inclination: 80.00 deg. Period: 90.30 min. COSPAR: 1964-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 802. Decay Date: 1964-06-18. KH-4A. Highest quality imagery attained to date from the KH-4 system. References: 2, 6.
1964 June 4 - 23:44 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA6A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Blue Streak. LV Configuration: Blue Streak F-1.
  • Blue Streak only. Successful. Nation: Europe. Agency: ELDO. Apogee: 157 km (97 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 5 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 3C.
  • Three firms received authorization to begin work on space station studies. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: MOL. Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert announced that three firms, Douglas Aircraft Company, General Electric Company, and The Martin Company, had received authorization to begin work on space station studies. Zuckert predicted also that the Titan III would be test-flown that summer and would launch the Manned Orbiting Laboratory sometime in 1967 or 1968.
1964 June 6 - Launch Site: Cuxhaven. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -.
  • Further use of Cuxhaven for rocket launches banned. Nation: Germany. The DRG (German Rocket Society) planned a new series of rocket launches but found further launches throughout the Germany due to a new regulation prohibiting such launches over 100 m altitude. This rule was enacted when a student was killed at Braunlage in Lower Saxony during a rocket experiment by Gerhard Zucker.
1964 June 6 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Mayak-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Model: Kosmos 63S1.
  • Cosmos 31 Nation: USSR. Program: DS. Payload: DS-MT s/n 2. Mass: 325 kg (716 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: DS-MT. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 221 km (137 mi). Apogee: 485 km (301 mi). Inclination: 48.90 deg. Period: 91.70 min. COSPAR: 1964-028A. USAF Sat Cat: 803. Completed Operations Date: 1964-06-23. Decay Date: 1964-10-20. Payload developed by the VNIIEM to test electric gyrodyne orientation systems. Also studied variations in the intensity of cosmic rays. References: 2, 6, 99.
1964 June 7 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC41/4. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-16. Model: R-16U.
  • Operational test launch Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,210 km (750 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 8 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • The entire complement of astronauts began launch abort training on the Ling-Temco-Vought simulator. Nation: USA. Flight: Gemini 3. Group 1 (selected April 1959) and Group 2 (September 1962) astronauts averaged approximately 100 runs each whereas Group 3 (October 1963) astronauts completed 32 runs apiece. The Gemini-Titan 3 launch profile was simulated in detail, including such cues as noise, vibration, pitch and roll programming, and other motion cues which results from various launch anomalies. The training was completed July 30.
1964 June 8 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Model: Veronique 61. LV Configuration: Veronique 61 VA75.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 8 - 16:34 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3P-2.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 8 - 17:09 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3P-4.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 9 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF05. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1A. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1A 532.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 10 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Contract with Martin for 15 Gemini launch vehicles (GLV) converted. Nation: USA. Air Force Space Systems Division's cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with Martin for 15 Gemini launch vehicles (GLV) and associated aerospace ground equipment was replaced by a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Contract negotiations had been conducted between March 15 and April 30, 1964. The final contract contained cost, performance, and schedule incentives. Target cost was $111 million and target fee was $8.88 million. The maximum fee possible under the contract was $16.65 million as against a minimum of $3.33 million. The period of performance under the contract was July 1, 1963, through December 31, 1967, and covered the delivery of 14 GLVs (one GLV had already been delivered) and associated equipment and services, including checkout and launch.
1964 June 10 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Model: Rubis. LV Configuration: Rubis R1.
  • A-1 capsule test Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 10 - 10:48 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92. LV Configuration: Vostok 8A92 R15001-02.
  • Cosmos 32 Nation: USSR. Payload: Zenit-2 11F61 s/n 18. Mass: 4,720 kg (10,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-2. Agency: NII-88. Perigee: 205 km (127 mi). Apogee: 322 km (200 mi). Inclination: 51.30 deg. Period: 89.80 min. COSPAR: 1964-029A. USAF Sat Cat: 807. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1964-06-18. Area survey photo reconnaissance satellite. References: 2, 6,93.
1964 June 10 - 12:44 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 NASA 04.67NP.
  • Paraglider Technology / meteoroid mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 10 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.155GE.
  • B Field 1 Magnetosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 146 km (90 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 11 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF06. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1A. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1A 715.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 11 - 08:31 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HAD. LV Configuration: HAD 128.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 113 km (70 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 12 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Assistant Director for Flight Operations, Manned Spacecraft Center, reported that three basic plans were under study for rendezvous missions. Nation: USA. Flight: Gemini 6. Rendezvous at first apogee would probably be rejected because of possible dispersions which might necessitate plane changes. Rendezvous from concentric orbits seemed to be desirable because of the freedom in selection of the geographic position of rendezvous. Major work thus far, however, had been expended on the tangential rendezvous. Subsequently, the concentric orbit plan was chosen for Gemini-Titan 6, the first rendezvous mission.
1964 June 12 - 05:03 GMT - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bacchus. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Model: Rubis. LV Configuration: Rubis R2.
  • A-1 capsule test Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 13 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Model: Veronique 61. LV Configuration: Veronique 61 VA76.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 13 - 15:47 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor SLV-2A Agena D. LV Configuration: Thor SLV-2A Agena D 408 / Agena D 1606.
  • KH-5 9065A Nation: USA. Payload: KH-5 s/n 9065A. Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-5. Agency: NRO/CIA. Perigee: 352 km (218 mi). Apogee: 362 km (224 mi). Inclination: 114.90 deg. Period: 91.70 min. COSPAR: 1964-030A. USAF Sat Cat: 811. Decay Date: 1965-06-02. KH-5; carried Star Flash experiment. Officially: Spacecraft Engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 2, 6.
  • Starflash 1A Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Starflash. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: 1964-030xx. References: 2, 279.
1964 June 14 -
  • Voskhod development approved. Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod. Spacecraft: Voskhod. Flight: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 2. Decree 'On approval of work on Voskhod and Vykhod' was issued. References: 474.
1964 June 15 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Brigitte. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Model: Emeraude VE121. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1964 June 15 - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: RW04/22. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 2- C-53.
  • X-15A-2 Carry test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi). X-15 captive flight (X-15A-2 modification) References: 2.
1964 June 15 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF02. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 910.
  • Operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 16 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 NB3.147.
  • Ultraviolet / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 17 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Contract with Aerojet-General for engines and related aerospace ground equipment revised. Nation: USA. Air Force Space Systems Division's cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with Aerojet-General for engines and related aerospace ground equipment for the Gemini launch vehicle was replaced by a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Contract negotiations had been conducted between May 25 and June 17, 1964. The final contract covered the procurement of 14 sets of engines (one set had already been delivered) and associated equipment during the period from July 1, 1963, through December 31, 1967. Cost, performance, and schedule incentives made possible a maximum fee of $5,885,250 versus a minimum fee of $1,177,050. The initial target cost was $39,235,000 with a target fee of $3,138,800.
1964 June 17 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Brigitte. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Diamant. Model: Emeraude VE121. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1964 June 17 - 01:01 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: RN. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 14.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 17 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90/19. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-200. Model: UR-200.
  • State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 18 -
  • USSR five-year military space plan issued. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Raketoplan, Soyuz R, Zenit-2M, Zenit-4M, US-A, US-P, Spiral OS, MiG 105-11. Ministry of Defence Decree 'On military space programs for 1964-69, including the R spaceplane' was issued. The decree was issued by Defence Ministry Marshal Rodiono Yakovlevich Malinovksiy. Included in this plan were new versions of the automatic Zenit, Morya-1 (US series) spacecraft, the Spiral spaceplane, the Soyuz-R manned combat spacecraft, and others. Chelomei's Raketoplan spaceplane was cancelled. References: 376, 474.
1964 June 18 - 04:56 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor SLV-2 Agena D. LV Configuration: Thor SLV-2 Agena D 407 / Agena D 2304.
  • OPS 4467A Nation: USA. Payload: DAPP. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Military. Spacecraft: AFP-43. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 812 km (504 mi). Apogee: 820 km (500 mi). Inclination: 99.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min. COSPAR: 1964-031A. USAF Sat Cat: 812. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). References: 2, 6.
  • OPS 4467B Nation: USA. Payload: DAPP. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Military. Spacecraft: AFP-43. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 814 km (505 mi). Apogee: 822 km (510 mi). Inclination: 99.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min. COSPAR: 1964-031B. USAF Sat Cat: 813. References: 2, 6.
1964 June 18 - 14:56 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: 576A1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 243D.
  • ABRES LORV-1 / Pod 31 Re-entry vehicle test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 19 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2.
  • Stage I of Gemini launch vehicle 3 was erected in the vertical test facility at Martin-Baltimore. Nation: USA. Flight: Gemini 3. Stage II was erected June 22. Power was first applied June 29, and subsystems functional verification testing concluded July 31.
1964 June 19 - Launch Vehicle: N1, R-56.
  • R-56 super booster canceled. Nation: USSR. Decree 'On termination of work on the R-56 launch vehicle and on schedule of the testing for the N1' was issued. References: 474.
1964 June 19 - 13:46 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 KP3.6.
  • Dayglow Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 19 - 23:18 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2E. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor SLV-2A Agena D. LV Configuration: Thor SLV-2A Agena D 410 / Agena D 1609.
  • KH-4A 1007 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-4A s/n 1007 / Agena D 1609. Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-4A. Agency: NRO/CIA. Perigee: 180 km (110 mi). Apogee: 451 km (280 mi). Inclination: 85.00 deg. Period: 90.90 min. COSPAR: 1964-032A. USAF Sat Cat: 814. Decay Date: 1964-07-16. KH-4A. Out-of-focus area on some film. References: 2, 6.
1964 June 23 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-297.
  • Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 23 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-319.
  • Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 23 - 10:19 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92. LV Configuration: Vostok 8A92 G15001-05.
  • Cosmos 33 Nation: USSR. Payload: Zenit-2 11F61 s/n 20. Mass: 4,720 kg (10,400 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-2. Agency: NII-88. Perigee: 205 km (127 mi). Apogee: 279 km (173 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 89.40 min. COSPAR: 1964-033A. USAF Sat Cat: 816. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1964-07-01. Area survey photo reconnaissance satellite. References: 2, 6,93.
1964 June 23 - 18:16 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-296.
  • Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1964 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: SLV-3 Atlas / Agena D.
  • Construction of Gemini-Agena facilities at complex 14 was completed. Nation: USA. General Dynamics finished the installation and checkout of equipment in the Launch Operations Building on July 20. Lockheed equipment in the Launch Operations Building was installed and checked out by July 31.
1964 June 24 - 04:42 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC67/22. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: R-36 8K67.