1966 in spaceflight

1966 in spaceflight

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This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1966.

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1966

*February 3Luna 9 landed in "Oceanus Procellarum"
*February 27Venera 2 flyby of Venus, communication lost en route
*March 1Venera 3 impacted Venus, communication lost en route
*April 3Luna 10 entered selenocentric orbit
*June 2Surveyor 1 landed in "Oceanus Procellarum"
*August 14Lunar Orbiter 1 entered selenocentric orbit, 211 very good pictures
*August 27Luna 11 entered selenocentric orbit
*September 23Surveyor 2 impacted at "Sinus Medii"
*October 25Luna 12 entered selenocentric orbit
*October 29Lunar Orbiter 1 deliberately impacted the Moon
*November 10Lunar Orbiter 2 entered selenocentric orbit, 184 very good pictures
*December 24Luna 13 landed in "Oceanus Procellarum"

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