1965 in Spaceflight - Deep Space Rendezvous

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
20 February Ranger 8 Lunar impact Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis at 09:57:37, returned 7,137 images
24 March Ranger 9 Lunar impact Impacted Alphonsus Crater at 14:08:20, returned 5,814 images
12 May Luna 5 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted at 19:10
11 June Luna 6 Lunar flyby Failed lander, closest approach: 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi)
15 July Mariner 4 Flyby of Mars Returned 21 images
20 July Zond 3 Lunar flyby Returned 25 images
6 August Zond 4 Flyby of Mars Communications system failed before flyby
7 October Luna 7 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted at 22:08
6 December Luna 8 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted at 21:51:30

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