List of space launches of the USSR in 1964
| date | Launch vehicle | Payload (Type) | Cosmodrome / Launch Complex | SCD / NSSDC ID | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 30 | East |  Electron-1 , Electron-2 ( Electron ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00746 / 1964-006A , 00748 / 1964-006B | Success |
| February 19th | Lightning-M | Venus 3MV-1 | Baikonur 1/5 | 00770 / 1964-014A | Failure |
| February 27 | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-25 ( DS-P1 ) | Kapustin Yar “Lighthouse-2” | 00757 / 1964-010A | Success |
| March 18 | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-26 ( DS-MG ) | Kapustin Yar “Lighthouse-2” | 00766 / 1964-013A | Success |
| 21 March | Lightning | Moon E-6 | Baikonur 1/5 | Failure | |
| March 27th | Lightning | Cosmos-27 ( 3MV-1 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00770 / 1964-014A | Failure |
| April 2 | Lightning | Probe-1 ( 3MV-1 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00785 / 1964-016D | Partial success |
| April, 4 | East-2 | Cosmos-28 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00779 / 1964-017A | Success |
| 12th of April | Flight 11A59 | Flight-2 ( I-2V ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00784 / 1964-019A | Success |
| 20 April | Lightning | Moon E-6 | Baikonur 1/5 | Failure | |
| 25th of April | East-2 | Cosmos-29 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00791 / 1964-021A | Success |
| May 18 | Sunrise | Cosmos-30 ( Zenit-4 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00797 / 1964-023A | Success |
| June 4th | Lightning | Lightning 1 | Baikonur 1/5 | Failure | |
| June 6th | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-31 ( DS-MT ) | Kapustin Yar “Lighthouse-2” | 00803 / 1964-028A | Success |
| June 10th | East-2 | Cosmos-32 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00807 / 1964-029A | Success |
| June 23 | East-2 | Cosmos-33 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00816 / 1964-033A | Success |
| July 1 | Sunrise | Cosmos-34 ( Zenit-4 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00822 / 1964-034A | Success |
| July 10th | East | Electron-3 , Electron-4 ( 2D ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00829 / 1964-038A , 00830 / 1964-038B | Success |
| July 15 | East-2 | Cosmos-35 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00833 / 1964-039A | Success |
| July 30th | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-36 ( DS-P1-U ) | Kapustin Yar “Lighthouse-2” | 00844 / 1964-042A | Success |
| August 14 | East-2 | Cosmos-37 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00848 / 1964-044A | Success |
| August 18 | Space 65C3 | Cosmos-38 - Cosmos-40 ( Arrow-1 ) | Baikonur 41/15 | 00853 / 1964-046A , 00854 / 1964-046B , 00855 / 1964-046C | Success |
| August 22 | Lightning | Cosmos-41 ( Lightning-1 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00869 / 1964-049D | Success |
| August 22 | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-42 , Cosmos-43 ( Arrow-1 ) | Kapustin Yar “Lighthouse-2” | 00864 / 1964-050A , 00867 / 1964-050C | Success |
| August 28 | Vostok-2M | Cosmos-44 ( Meteor ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00876 / 1964-053A | Success |
| September 13th | Sunrise | Cosmos-45 ( Zenit-4 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00880 / 1964-055A | Success |
| September 24th | East-2 | Cosmos-46 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00848 / 1964-044A | Success |
| October 6th | Sunrise | Cosmos-47 ( Sunrise ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00891 / 1964-062A | Success |
| October 12th | Sunrise | Sunrise 1 ( Sunrise ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00904 / 1964-065A | Success |
| October 14 | East-2 | Cosmos-48 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00908 / 1964-066A | Success |
| October 23 | Space 65C3 | Arrow-1, 3 apparatus | Baikonur 41/15 | Failure | |
| October 24th | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-49 ( DS-MG ) | Kapustin Yar “Lighthouse-2” | 00913 / 1964-069A | Success |
| 28 of October | East-2 | Cosmos-50 ( Zenit-2 ) | Baikonur 31/6 | 00919 / 1964-070A | Success |
| November 30th | Lightning | Probe-2 ( 3MV-4 ) | Baikonur 1/5 | 00945 / 1964-078C | Success |
| December 1st | Space 63C1 | - ( DS-2 ) | Kapustin Yar 86/1 | Failure | |
| 9th December | Space 63C1 | Cosmos-51 ( DS-MT ) | Kapustin Yar 86/1 | 00947 / 1964-080A | Success |
Content
Statistics
Number of launches: 36 Successful launches: 29
| Launch vehicle | Number of starts | Failures | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 12 | 0 | |
| Space | ten | 2 | |
| Lightning | eight | five | |
| Flight | one | 0 | |
| Sunrise | five | 0 |
| Cosmodrome | Number of starts | Failures | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | 25 | 6 | |
| Kapustin Yar | eight | one |
Other events
| date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10th of March | The Zenit-2 reconnaissance satellite has been adopted by the USSR Armed Forces. |
| March 27th | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-23 ( 00707 / 1963-050A ) ceased to exist when it entered the dense layers of the atmosphere. |
| March 28 | Ceased to exist, entering the dense atmosphere, the Soviet satellite " Cosmos-27 ." |
| 30th of March | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-19 ( 00632 / 1963-033A ) ceased to exist when it entered the dense layers of the atmosphere. |
| 12th of April | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet satellite Cosmos-28 (Zenit-2, ser. No. 16) landed. |
| April 13th | A resolution was issued by the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the creation of a three-seater spacecraft Voskhod (3KV) and a two-seater spacecraft Voskhod (3KD). |
| May 2 | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet satellite Cosmos-29 landed (Zenit-2, ser. No. 19). |
| May 18 | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-11 (00441/1962 Beta Theta1) ceased to exist when it entered the dense layers of the atmosphere. |
| 26 of May | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-30 (Zenit-4) landed. |
| June 18th | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-32 (Zenit-2) landed. |
| July 1 | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-33 (Zenit-2) landed. |
| July 9th | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-34 (Zenit-4) landed. |
| July 23 | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-35 (Zenit-2) landed. |
| August 3rd | A resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR “On the work on the exploration of the moon and outer space” was issued on the development of work on the launch vehicle H1 and the lunar system L3. |
| August 22 | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-37 (Zenit-2) landed. |
| September 18th | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-45 (Zenit-4) landed. |
| 2 October | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-46 (Zenit-2) landed. |
| October 7th | On the territory of the USSR (in Kazakhstan), the descent vehicle of the Soviet unmanned spacecraft Cosmos-47 landed. |
| October 13th | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod-1 made a soft landing. Cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov and Boris Egorov returned to Earth. The duration of the astronauts in space was 1 day 17 minutes. |
| The 20th of October | On the territory of the USSR, the descent vehicle of the Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-48 (Zenit-2) landed. |
| The 20th of October | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-31 ceased to exist when it entered the dense layers of the atmosphere. |
| November 5 | The Soviet reconnaissance satellite Cosmos-50 (Zenit-2) completed the task, but, due to a malfunction of the brake engine, it was not possible to remove it from orbit. The spacecraft was blown up in orbit by a self-destruction system. |
| November 8th | Ceased to exist, entering the dense atmosphere, the Soviet satellite " Cosmos-38 " ("Arrow-1"). |
| November 17th | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-39 (Strela-1) ceased to exist when it entered the dense atmosphere. |
| November 18th | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-40 (Strela-1) ceased to exist when it entered the dense atmosphere. |
| November 21 | The Soviet satellite Cosmos-25 ( DS-P1 ) ceased to exist when it entered the dense layers of the atmosphere. |
See also
- List of space launches in 1964
- Timeline of manned spaceflight
Links
- Encyclopedia "Cosmonautics" A.Zheleznyakov. Space exploration chronicle
- Space launches and events in the USSR and Russia
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