1968 in spaceflight

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[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1968.

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Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site 		Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function 		Re-Entry/
Destruction 		Outcome Remarks
January 22
22:48 GMT 		Saturn IB (C-1B) LC-37B Cape Canaveral NASA Apollo 5 NASA LEO Test Lunar Module February 12, 1968 Successful Minor malfunction of LM Descent stage engine, otherwise successful
April 4
12:00:01 UTC 		Saturn V (C-5) LC-39A Kennedy Space Center NASA Apollo 6 NASA LEO Test CSM heat shield at Lunar return speeds. Test S-IVB re-ignition in LEO. April 4, 1968 21:57:21 UTC Partial failure Experienced Pogo oscillation during S-IC first stage assent. S-IVB failed re-ignite test.
October 11
15:02 GMT 		Saturn IB (C-1B) LC-34 Cape Canaveral NASA Apollo 7 NASA LEO Manned Orbital Flight October 22, 1968 Successful First manned Apollo flight
October 25
09:00 GMT 		Soyuz (R-7/A-2) LC-1 Baikonur RVSN Soyuz 2 RVSN LEO Docking target for Soyuz 3 October 28, 1968
07:21 GMT 		Successful Soyuz 3 failed to dock
October 26
08:34 GMT 		Soyuz (R-7/A-2) LC-31 Baikonur RVSN Soyuz 3 RVSN LEO Manned orbital flight October 30, 1968 Partial Failure Failed to dock with Soyuz 2
December 21
12:51 GMT 		Saturn V (C-5) LC-39A Kennedy Space Center NASA Apollo 8 NASA Lunar orbit Manned lunar orbiter December 27, 1968 Successful First manned mission to The Moon

[edit] Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1968

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Preceded by
1967 		Timeline of spaceflight
1968 		Succeeded by
1969
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