Manned Spaceflights and X-15 Flights - 1965

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Flight Launch Landing Name Country   Parameters
X-15 Flight 125
(X-15A #3) (Flight 39)
January 13, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Milton Thompson
(10th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 30.297 km
Speed: 5,973 kph

X-15 Flight 126
(X-15A #3) (Flight 40)
February 2, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(10th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 29.931 km
Speed: 6,253 kph

X-15 Flight 127
(X-15A-2) (Flight 5)
February 17, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(25th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 28.986 km
Speed: 5,649 kph

X-15 Flight 128
(X-15A #1) (Flight 52)
February 26, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(16th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 46.817 km
Speed: 6,034 kph

Voskhod 2 (3KD #4) March 18, 1965
(07:00 GMT)
March 19, 1965
(09:02 GMT)
Pilot: Pavel Belyayev
(1st Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 1)
USSR M Perigee: 167 km
Apogee: 475 km
Inclination: 64.8°
18 orbits
1 spacewalk
Co-pilot: Aleksei Leonov
(1st Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 1)
USSR M
Launch Vehicle
Voskhod
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
180 km NW of Perm
in the Ural mountains
(59° 34' N, 55° 28' E)
1st Backup Crew: Dmitri Zaikin USSR M Time
26 hours
2 minutes
1st Backup Crew: Yevgeni Khrunov USSR M
2nd Backup Crew: Viktor Gorbatko USSR M
2nd Backup Crew: Pyotr Kolodin USSR M

Gemini 3 (SC-3)
(Molly Brown)
March 23, 1965
(14:24 GMT)
March 23, 1965
(19:16 GMT)
Commander: Virgil "Gus" Grissom
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 1)
USA M Lowest Perigee
158.5 km
Highest Apogee
224.2 km
Inclination: 32.6°
3 orbits
Pilot: John Young
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M
Launch Vehicle
Titan II #GLV-3
Launch Pad 19
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Grand Turks Island
Atlantic Ocean
(22° 26' N, 70° 51' W)
Backup Crew: Walter Schirra USA M Time
4 hours
52 minutes
Backup Crew: Thomas Stafford USA M

X-15 Flight 129
(X-15A #1) (Flight 53)
March 26, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(26th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 31.059 km
Speed: 5,760 kph

X-15 Flight 130
(X-15A #3) (Flight 41)
April 23, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(11th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 24.293 km
Speed: 5,760 kph

X-15 Flight 131
(X-15A-2) (Flight 6)
April 28, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(17th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 28.224 km
Speed: 5,266 kph

X-15 Flight 132
(X-15A-2) (Flight 7)
May 18, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(18th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 31.12 km
Speed: 5,697 kph

X-15 Flight 133
(X-15A #1) (Flight 54)
May 25, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Milton Thompson
(11th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 54.803 km
Speed: 5,100 kph

X-15 Flight 134
(X-15A #3) (Flight 42)
May 28, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(12th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 63.886 km
Speed: 6,040 kph

Gemini 4 (SC-4) June 3, 1965
(15:16 GMT)
June 7, 1965
(17:12 GMT)
Commander: James McDivitt
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M Lowest Perigee
159.4 km
Highest Apogee
296.1 km
Inclination: 32.5°
62 orbits
1 spacewalk
Pilot: Edward White
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M
Launch Vehicle
Titan II #GLV-4
Launch Pad 19
Cape Canaveral, Florida
650 km SW of Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
(27° 44' N, 74° 11' W)
Backup Crew: Frank Borman USA M Time
4 days
1 hour
56 minutes
Backup Crew: James Lovell USA M

X-15 Flight 135
(X-15A #3) (Flight 43)
June 16, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(13th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 74.585 km
Speed: 5,477 kph

X-15 Flight 136
(X-15A #1) (Flight 55)
June 17, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Milton Thompson
(12th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 33.071 km
Speed: 5,697 kph

X-15 Flight 137
(X-15A-2) (Flight 8)
June 22, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(19th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 47.518 km
Speed: 6,336 kph

X-15 Flight 138
(X-15A #3) (Flight 44)
June 29, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(14th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
(1st Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition)
USA M Altitude: 85.527 km
Speed: 5,522 kph

X-15 Flight 139
(X-15A-2) (Flight 9)
July 8, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(20th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 64.8 km
Speed: 5,887 kph

X-15 Flight 140
(X-15A #3) (Flight 45)
July 20, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(27th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 32.126 km
Speed: 6,050 kph

X-15 Flight 141
(X-15A-2) (Flight 10)
August 3, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(28th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 63.612 km
Speed: 5,796 kph

X-15 Flight 142
(X-15A #1) (Flight 56)
August 6, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Milton Thompson
(13th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 31.455 km
Speed: 5,686 kph

X-15 Flight 143
(X-15A #3) (Flight 46)
August 10, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(15th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
(2nd Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition)
USA M Altitude: 82.601 km
Speed: 5,712 kph

Gemini 5 (SC-5) August 21, 1965
(14:00 GMT)
August 29, 1965
(12:55 GMT)
Commander: Gordon Cooper
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 1)
USA M Lowest Perigee
161.8 km
Highest Apogee
349.8 km
Inclination: 32.61°
120 orbits
Pilot: Charles Conrad
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M
Launch Vehicle
Titan II #GLV-5
Launch Pad 19
Cape Canaveral, Florida
620 km SW of Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
(29° 44' N, 69° 45' W)
Backup Crew: Neil Armstrong USA M Time
7 days
22 hours
55 minutes
Backup Crew: Elliot See USA M

X-15 Flight 144
(X-15A #1) (Flight 57)
August 25, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Milton Thompson
(14th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 65.258 km
Speed: 5,799 kph

X-15 Flight 145
(X-15A #3) (Flight 47)
August 26, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(29th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 73.030 km
Speed: 5,426 kph

X-15 Flight 146
(X-15A-2) (Flight 11)
September 2, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(21st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 73.091 km
Speed: 5,744 kph

X-15 Flight 147
(X-15A #1) (Flight 58)
September 9, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(30th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 29.627 km
Speed: 5,686 kph

X-15 Flight 148
(X-15A #3) (Flight 48)
September 14, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(22nd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 72.847 km
Speed: 5,662 kph

X-15 Flight 149
(X-15A #1) (Flight 59)
September 22, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(31st X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 30.571 km
Speed: 5,712 kph

X-15 Flight 150
(X-15A #3) (Flight 49)
September 28, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(23th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
(1st Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition)
USA M Altitude: 90.099 km
Speed: 6,005 kph

X-15 Flight 151
(X-15A #1) (Flight 60)
September 30, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: William Knight
(1st X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 23.35 km
Speed: 4,373 kph

X-15 Flight 152
(X-15A #3) (Flight 50)
October 12, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: William Knight
(2nd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 28.77 km
Speed: 5,001 kph

X-15 Flight 153
(X-15A #1) (Flight 61)
October 14, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Engle
(16th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
(3rd Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition)
USA M Altitude: 81.23 km
Speed: 5,718 kph

X-15 Flight 154
(X-15A #3) (Flight 51)
October 27, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(24th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 72.21 km
Speed: 5,662 kph

X-15 Flight 155
(X-15A-2) (Flight 12)
November 3, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(32nd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 21.52 km
Speed: 2,414 kph

X-15 Flight 156
(X-15A #1) (Flight 62)
November 4, 1965
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: William Dana
(1st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 24.44 km
Speed: 4,450 kph

Gemini 7 (SC-7) December 4, 1965
(19:30 GMT)
December 18, 1965
(14:05 GMT)
Commander: Frank Borman
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M Lowest Perigee
161.4 km
Highest Apogee
328.2 km
Inclination: 28.89°
206 orbits
Pilot: James Lovell
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M
Launch Vehicle
Titan II #GLV-7
Launch Pad 19
Cape Canaveral, Florida
1200 km SW of Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
(25° 25.1' N, 70.6° 7' W)
Backup Crew: Edward White USA M Time
13 days
18 hours
35 minutes
Backup Crew: Michael Collins USA M

Gemini 6A (SC-6) December 15, 1965
(13:37 GMT)
December 16, 1965
(15:28 GMT)
Commander: Walter Schirra
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 1)
USA M Lowest Perigee
160.9 km
Highest Apogee
311.3 km
Inclination: 28.89°
16 orbits
Pilot: Thomas Stafford
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 2)
USA M
Launch Vehicle
Titan II #GLV-6
Launch Pad 19
Cape Canaveral, Florida
1010 km SW of Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
(23° 35' N, 67° 50' W)
Backup Crew: Virgil "Gus" Grissom USA M Time
1 day
1 hour
51 minutes
Backup Crew: John Young USA M

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