1968 orbital launches

In 1968, ExGalactic records 119 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
119Other

Launches

  1. Surveyor 7 — 7 January 1968, 06:30 UTC — Success
  2. 454/D056 — 11 January 1968, 16:16 UTC — Success
  3. Ya15002- 05 — 16 January 1968, 12:00 UTC — Success
  4. 498/2733 — 17 January 1968, 10:12 UTC — Success
  5. 3B-13 — 18 January 1968, 19:04 UTC — Success
  6. N149 -21LM — 19 January 1968, 22:00 UTC — Success
  7. SA-204 — 22 January 1968, 22:48 UTC — Success
  8. 516/1640 — 24 January 1968, 22:26 UTC — Success
  9. N 15002- 14 — 6 February 1968, 08:00 UTC — Success
  10. Kosmos-202 — 20 February 1968, 10:03 UTC — Success
  11. N149 -22LM — 20 February 1968, 16:00 UTC — Success
  12. S162C — 2 March 1968, 03:55 UTC — Success
  13. Zond-4 — 2 March 1968, 18:29 UTC — Success
  14. 5602A/6503 (AA26) — 4 March 1968, 13:06 UTC — Success
  15. U231-06 — 5 March 1968, 11:20 UTC — Success
  16. Ya15002- 02 — 5 March 1968, 12:30 UTC — Success
  17. S160C — 5 March 1968, 18:28 UTC — Success
  18. 3B-14 — 13 March 1968, 19:51 UTC — Success
  19. G 15000- 03 — 14 March 1968, 09:34 UTC — Success
  20. 518/1638 — 14 March 1968, 22:00 UTC — Success
  21. Ya15002- 12 — 16 March 1968, 12:30 UTC — Success
  22. R 15000- 10 — 21 March 1968, 09:50 UTC — Success
  23. N 22500-08L — 22 March 1968, 09:30 UTC — Success
  24. Ya15002- 06 — 3 April 1968, 11:00 UTC — Success
  25. SA-502 — 4 April 1968, 12:00 UTC — Success
  26. 107F — 6 April 1968, 09:59 UTC — Success
  27. Luna-14 — 7 April 1968, 10:09 UTC — Success
  28. Ya231-02 — 9 April 1968, 11:26 UTC — Success
  29. Ya15000- 09 — 14 April 1968, 10:00 UTC — Success
  30. U 15000- 06 — 15 April 1968, 09:34 UTC — Success
  31. 3B-15 — 17 April 1968, 17:00 UTC — Success
  32. V 15001- 12 — 18 April 1968, 10:30 UTC — Success
  33. Kosmos-215 — 18 April 1968, 22:29 UTC — Success
  34. V 15001- 01 — 20 April 1968, 10:30 UTC — Success
  35. Ya15000- 82 L82 — 21 April 1968, 04:20 UTC — Success
  36. Kosmos-217 — 24 April 1968, 16:00 UTC — Success
  37. Ya22500-17L(5MO) — 25 April 1968, 00:45 UTC — Success
  38. Kosmos-219 — 26 April 1968, 04:42 UTC — Success
  39. 511/1643 — 1 May 1968, 21:31 UTC — Success
  40. N149 -17LM — 7 May 1968, 13:58 UTC — Success
  41. S161C — 17 May 1968, 02:06 UTC — Success
  42. 277/BII-6 — 23 May 1968, 04:38 UTC — Success
  43. Kosmos-221 — 24 May 1968, 07:04 UTC — Success
  44. Ya231-01 — 30 May 1968, 20:29 UTC — Success
  45. V 15001- 02 — 1 June 1968, 10:50 UTC — Success
  46. V 15001- 13 — 4 June 1968, 06:45 UTC — Success
  47. 3B-16 — 5 June 1968, 17:33 UTC — Success
  48. Kosmos-225 — 11 June 1968, 21:29 UTC — Success
  49. N 15000- 58 — 12 June 1968, 13:14 UTC — Success
  50. 3C-16 — 13 June 1968, 14:03 UTC — Success
  51. V 15001 -11 — 18 June 1968, 06:15 UTC — Success
  52. 517/1645 — 20 June 1968, 21:46 UTC — Success
  53. Ya15001- 12 — 21 June 1968, 12:00 UTC — Success
  54. Ya15002- 15 — 26 June 1968, 11:00 UTC — Success
  55. 476/D057 — 4 July 1968, 17:26 UTC — Success
  56. Kosmos-230 — 5 July 1968, 06:59 UTC — Success
  57. Ya15000- 85 L85 — 5 July 1968, 15:25 UTC — Success
  58. V 15001- 03 — 10 July 1968, 19:49 UTC — Success
  59. 75F — 11 July 1968, 19:30 UTC — Success
  60. V 15001- 14 — 16 July 1968, 13:10 UTC — Success
  61. Kosmos-233 — 18 July 1968, 19:59 UTC — Success
  62. Ya15002- 16 — 30 July 1968, 07:00 UTC — Success
  63. 5501A/2801? — 6 August 1968, 11:08 UTC — Success
  64. 3B-17 — 6 August 1968, 16:30 UTC — Success
  65. 522/1644 — 7 August 1968, 21:36 UTC — Success
  66. S165C — 8 August 1968, 20:12 UTC — Success
  67. Ya15002- 07 — 9 August 1968, 07:00 UTC — Success
  68. AC-17 — 10 August 1968, 22:33 UTC — Success
  69. 528/D058 — 16 August 1968, 11:24 UTC — Success
  70. 4000-000-12L — 27 August 1968, 11:29 UTC — Success
  71. Ya15002- 17 — 27 August 1968, 12:29 UTC — Success
  72. V 15000- 13 — 28 August 1968, 10:00 UTC — Success
  73. V 15000- 15 — 5 September 1968, 07:00 UTC — Success
  74. 3B-18 — 10 September 1968, 18:30 UTC — Success
  75. V 15001- 05 — 14 September 1968, 06:50 UTC — Success
  76. Zond-5 — 14 September 1968, 21:42 UTC — Success
  77. V 15001- 16 — 16 September 1968, 12:30 UTC — Success
  78. 524/1647 — 18 September 1968, 21:32 UTC — Success
  79. Ya231-04 — 20 September 1968, 14:39 UTC — Success
  80. R 15000- 08 — 23 September 1968, 07:39 UTC — Success
  81. 3C-5 — 26 September 1968, 07:37 UTC — Success
  82. V 22500-10T — 2 October 1968, 13:35 UTC — Success
  83. V295-02 — 3 October 1968, 12:58 UTC — Success
  84. S167C — 3 October 1968, 20:49 UTC — Success
  85. V 15000- 86 L86 — 5 October 1968, 00:32 UTC — Success
  86. 521/2734 — 5 October 1968, 11:16 UTC — Success
  87. V 15002- 11 — 7 October 1968, 12:05 UTC — Success
  88. V 15001- 04 — 11 October 1968, 12:05 UTC — Success
  89. SA-205 — 11 October 1968, 15:02 UTC — Success
  90. N 22500-06L — 19 October 1968, 04:20 UTC — Success
  91. N 22500-05L — 20 October 1968, 04:02 UTC — Success
  92. 173/BII-8 — 23 October 1968, 04:34 UTC — Success
  93. Ya15000-008 — 25 October 1968, 09:00 UTC — Success
  94. Ya15000-010 — 26 October 1968, 08:34 UTC — Success
  95. V149 -28LM — 30 October 1968, 22:00 UTC — Success
  96. N 15001-010 — 31 October 1968, 09:14 UTC — Success
  97. N 22500-09L — 1 November 1968, 00:27 UTC — Success
  98. 515/1646 — 3 November 1968, 21:30 UTC — Success
  99. 3B-19 — 6 November 1968, 19:10 UTC — Success
  100. Pioneer 9 — 8 November 1968, 09:46 UTC — Success
  101. Zond-6 — 10 November 1968, 19:11 UTC — Success
  102. V 15001-006 — 13 November 1968, 12:00 UTC — Success
  103. 236-01 — 16 November 1968, 11:40 UTC — Success
  104. V 15001-017 — 21 November 1968, 12:10 UTC — Success
  105. V 15001-007 — 29 November 1968, 12:40 UTC — Success
  106. V149 -24LM — 30 November 1968, 12:00 UTC — Success
  107. V295-03 — 3 December 1968, 14:52 UTC — Success
  108. 3B-20 — 4 December 1968, 19:23 UTC — Success
  109. 481/D061 — 5 December 1968, 18:55 UTC — Success
  110. AC-16 — 7 December 1968, 08:40 UTC — Success
  111. V 15002-001 — 10 December 1968, 08:25 UTC — Success
  112. 527/1648 — 12 December 1968, 22:22 UTC — Success
  113. Kosmos-259 — 14 December 1968, 05:09 UTC — Success
  114. 532/D062 — 15 December 1968, 17:21 UTC — Success
  115. Ya15000-039 L87 — 16 December 1968, 09:15 UTC — Success
  116. 536/D063 — 19 December 1968, 00:32 UTC — Success
  117. N231-13 — 19 December 1968, 23:55 UTC — Success
  118. Apollo 8 — 21 December 1968, 12:51 UTC — Success
  119. Kosmos-262 — 26 December 1968, 09:45 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

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