// year 1968

Orbital launches in 1968

129 launch attempts in 1968: 118 succeeded and 10 failed. Together they carried 195 payloads, 3 of them crewed.

129 launches118 successful195 payloads

1967 All years 1969

By country

Soviet Union80

United States48

European Launcher Development Organisation1

By rocket

Voskhod 11A5729 Kosmos 11K6317 Thorad SLV-2G Agena D10 Titan IIIB8 Kosmos 11K65M6 Molniya 8K78M6 Proton-K/D5 Tsiklon-2A5 Soyuz 11A5115 Scout B4

By spaceport

Baikonur40 Vandenberg32 Plesetsk31 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy15 Kapustin Yar9 Wallops1 Woomera1

Launches by month

84131671291110151113

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1968

129 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 7, 1968	Surveyor SC-71968-001	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
2	Jan 11, 1968	Geos B1968-002	Thor Delta E1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
3	Jan 16, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 591968-003	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
4	Jan 17, 1968	MULTIGROUP 31968-004	Thor SLV-2A Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
5	Jan 18, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43111968-005	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
6	Jan 19, 1968	Tselina-O1968-006	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
7	Jan 22, 1968	Apollo 51968-007	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
8	Jan 24, 1968	CORONA J-451968-008	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
9	Feb 6, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 401968-009	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
10	Feb 7, 1968	E-6LS No. 1121968-F01	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
11	Feb 20, 1968	DS-U2-V No. 41968-010	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
12	Feb 20, 1968	Sfera1968-011	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
13	Mar 2, 1968	NNS O-181968-012	Scout A	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
14	Mar 2, 1968	L-1 No. 6L1968-013	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
15	Mar 4, 1968	OGO E1968-014	Atlas SLV-3A Agena D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
16	Mar 5, 1968	DS-P1-I No. 31968-015	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Mar 5, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 561968-016	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
18	Mar 5, 1968	Solar Explorer B1968-017	Scout B	Wallops	United States	1	Success
19	Mar 6, 1968	DS-U1-Ya No. 11968-F02	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Failure
20	Mar 13, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43121968-018	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
21	Mar 14, 1968	Meteor 11F614 No. 91968-019	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
22	Mar 14, 1968	CORONA J-481968-020	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	5	Success
23	Mar 16, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 381968-021	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
24	Mar 21, 1968	Zenit-2M1968-022	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
25	Mar 22, 1968	US-A reactor1968-023	Tsiklon-2A	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
26	Apr 3, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 601968-024	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
27	Apr 4, 1968	Apollo CM-0201968-025	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
28	Apr 6, 1968	OV1-131968-026	Atlas F	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
29	Apr 7, 1968	E-6LS No. 1131968-027	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
30	Apr 9, 1968	DS-P1-Yu No. 131968-028	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
31	Apr 14, 1968	Soyuz No. 81968-029	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
32	Apr 15, 1968	Soyuz No. 71968-030	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
33	Apr 17, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43131968-031	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
34	Apr 18, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 451968-032	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Apr 18, 1968	DS-U1-A No. 11968-033	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
36	Apr 20, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 621968-034	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
37	Apr 21, 1968	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 101968-035	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	Apr 22, 1968	L-1 No. 7L1968-F03	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
39	Apr 24, 1968	I2M1968-036	Tsiklon-2A	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
40	Apr 25, 1968	OGCh No. 17LU1968-037	R-36O 8K69	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
41	Apr 26, 1968	DS-U2-D No. 21968-038	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	May 1, 1968	CORONA CR-31968-039	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
43	May 7, 1968	Tsiklon1968-040	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
44	May 17, 1968	ESRO 2B1968-041	Scout B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
45	May 18, 1968	Nimbus B1968-F04	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	2	Failure
46	May 23, 1968	DAPP 54201968-042	Thor Burner 2	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
47	May 24, 1968	DS-P1-Yu No. 141968-043	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
48	May 30, 1968	DS-P1-Yu No. 121968-044	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
49	Jun 1, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 631968-045	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
50	Jun 4, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 461968-046	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
51	Jun 4, 1968	Sfera No. 12L1968-F05	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
52	Jun 5, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43141968-047	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
53	Jun 11, 1968	DS-U1-Ya No. 21968-048	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
54	Jun 12, 1968	Meteor No. 101968-049	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
55	Jun 13, 1968	IDCSP 201968-050	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	8	Success
56	Jun 15, 1968	Strela-2 No. 31968-F06	Kosmos 11K65	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
57	Jun 18, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 441968-051	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
58	Jun 20, 1968	CORONA J-471968-052	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	5	Success
59	Jun 21, 1968	Zenit-2M1968-053	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
60	Jun 26, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 411968-054	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
61	Jul 4, 1968	RAE A1968-055	Thor Delta J	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
62	Jul 5, 1968	DS-U3-S No. 21968-056	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
63	Jul 5, 1968	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 131968-057	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
64	Jul 10, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 641968-058	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
65	Jul 11, 1968	OV1-15S1968-059	Atlas F	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
66	Jul 15, 1968	1968-E011968-E01	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	0	OE
67	Jul 16, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 471968-060	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Jul 18, 1968	DS-P1-Yu No. 151968-061	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
69	Jul 30, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 421968-062	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Aug 6, 1968	CANYON 11968-063	Atlas SLV-3A Agena D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
71	Aug 6, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43151968-064	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
72	Aug 7, 1968	CORONA CR-41968-065	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
73	Aug 8, 1968	AD-C1968-066	Scout B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
74	Aug 9, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 611968-067	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
75	Aug 10, 1968	ATS D1968-068	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure · 0.4
76	Aug 16, 1968	TOS E1968-069	Thor Delta N	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
77	Aug 16, 1968	UVR1968-F07	Atlas Burner 2	Vandenberg	United States	13	Failure
78	Aug 27, 1968	Strela-2 No. 41968-070	Kosmos 11K65	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
79	Aug 27, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 431968-071	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
80	Aug 28, 1968	Soyuz No. 91968-072	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
81	Sep 5, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 481968-073	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
82	Sep 10, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43161968-074	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
83	Sep 14, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 661968-075	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
84	Sep 14, 1968	L-1 No. 9L1968-076	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
85	Sep 16, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 491968-077	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
86	Sep 18, 1968	CORONA J-491968-078	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
87	Sep 19, 1968	INTELSAT III F-11968-F08	Thor Delta M	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure
88	Sep 20, 1968	DS-P1-I No. 41968-079	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
89	Sep 23, 1968	Zenit-2M1968-080	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
90	Sep 26, 1968	OV2-51968-081	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	4	Success
91	Oct 2, 1968	OGCh No. V22500-10 (20?)1968-082	R-36O 8K69	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
92	Oct 3, 1968	DS-P1-Yu No. 161968-083	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
93	Oct 3, 1968	ESRO 1A1968-084	Scout B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
94	Oct 5, 1968	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 141968-085	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
95	Oct 5, 1968	STRAWMAN 11968-086	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
96	Oct 7, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 511968-087	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
97	Oct 11, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 651968-088	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
98	Oct 11, 1968	Apollo CM-1011968-089	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
99	Oct 19, 1968	I2M1968-090	Tsiklon-2A	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
100	Oct 20, 1968	I2P1968-091	Tsiklon-2A	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
101	Oct 23, 1968	DAPP 64221968-092	Thor Burner 2	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
102	Oct 25, 1968	Soyuz No. 111968-093	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
103	Oct 26, 1968	Soyuz No. 101968-094	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
104	Oct 30, 1968	Tselina-O1968-095	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
105	Oct 31, 1968	Zenit-4M1968-096	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
106	Nov 1, 1968	I2P1968-097	Tsiklon-2A	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
107	Nov 3, 1968	CORONA CR-51968-098	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
108	Nov 6, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43171968-099	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
109	Nov 8, 1968	Pioneer D1968-100	Thor Delta E1	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
110	Nov 10, 1968	L-1 No. 12L1968-101	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
111	Nov 13, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 671968-102	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
112	Nov 16, 1968	N-6 No. 11968-103	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
113	Nov 21, 1968	Zenit-4 No. 501968-104	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
114	Nov 29, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 681968-105	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
115	Nov 29, 1968	STV 51968-F09	Europa I	Woomera	European Launcher Development Organisation	1	Failure
116	Nov 30, 1968	Sfera1968-106	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
117	Dec 3, 1968	DS-P1-Yu No. 171968-107	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
118	Dec 4, 1968	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43181968-108	Titan IIIB	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
119	Dec 5, 1968	HEOS A11968-109	Thor Delta E1	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
120	Dec 7, 1968	OAO A21968-110	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
121	Dec 10, 1968	Zenit-2 No. 691968-111	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
122	Dec 12, 1968	CORONA J-501968-112	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
123	Dec 14, 1968	DS-U2-I No. 31968-113	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
124	Dec 15, 1968	TOS F1968-114	Thor Delta N	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
125	Dec 16, 1968	Molniya-1Yu 11F67 No. 151968-115	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
126	Dec 19, 1968	INTELSAT III F-21968-116	Thor Delta M	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
127	Dec 19, 1968	DS-U2-GK No. 11968-117	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
128	Dec 21, 1968	Apollo CM-1031968-118	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
129	Dec 26, 1968	DS-U2-GF No. 11968-119	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.