1961 in spaceflight (July–December)
This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1961. For launches between January and June, see 1961 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
July[edit] | ||||||||
| 7 July 23:29:48 |
 Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 26 (KH-2 6/9019)
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 December | Successful | |||
| SRV 511
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 10 July | Successful | |||
| It Carried Wild Bill (Aftrack 9) ELINT payload to search for signals from the HEN HOUSE ABM/AES radar at Sary Shagan, the Soctop 7 (Aftrack 8) ELINT payload and the GRD Package/HSRP-2 (Module 102?). | ||||||||
| 12 July 10:25:06 |
Thor DM-19 Delta
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Cape Canaveral LC-17A
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US Air Force
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| Tiros-3 (Tiros-C)
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NASA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Deactivated on 28 February 1962. | ||||||||
| 12 July 15:11 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
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Point Arguello LC-1-2
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US Air Force
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| MIDAS-3
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B. | ||||||||
| 21 July 22:35 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 27 (KH-5 4/9020A)
|
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 June | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 524
|
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Destroyed by range safety during ascent. | ||||||||
August[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 August 00:01 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 28 (KH-2 7/9021)
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US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 August | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 512
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US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Second stage control system malfunctioned, final KH-2 launch.[1] It Carried Taki (2) (Aftrack 11) ELINT payload and the Soctop 8 (Aftrack 10) ELINT payload. | ||||||||
| 6 August 06:00 |
 Vostok-K
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Baikonur Site 1/5
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RVSN
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| Vostok 2
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RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 7 August 07:18 |
Successful | |||
| Manned flight carrying cosmonaut Gherman Titov. Equipment module did not fully separate until reentry was underway. Titov ejected from spacecraft following reentry due to predicted hard landing and landed separately. | ||||||||
| 16 August 03:21:05 |
Thor DM-19 Delta
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Cape Canaveral LC-17A
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US Air Force
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| Explorer 12 (EPE-A/S-3)
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NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | 31 August 1963 | Successful | |||
| Last signal received on 6 December. | ||||||||
| 23 August 06:02:00 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
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Cape Canaveral LC-12
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US Air Force
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| Ranger 1 (P-32)
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NASA | Intended: High Earth Achieved: Low Earth |
Technology | 30 August | Partial launch failure | |||
| Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, primary mission still accomplished. | ||||||||
| 25 August 18:29:44 |
Scout X-1
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Wallops Island LA-3
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NASA
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| Explorer 13 (S-55A)
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NASA | Low Earth | Technology Meteorite research |
28 August | Launch failure | |||
| Reached lower orbit than planned and quickly decayed. | ||||||||
| 30 August 20:00 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 29 (KH-3 1 /9023)
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 September | Successful | |||
| SRV 554
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 1 September | Successful | |||
| First KH-3 satellite. It Carried Texas Pint (Aftrack 12) ELINT payload, the Vela Hotel Package 1 and a GRD Package (Module 103?). | ||||||||
September[edit] | ||||||||
| 9 September 19:28 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
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Point Arguello LC-1-1
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US Air Force
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| Samos-E2 1 (Samos 3)
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US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +0 seconds | Launch failure | |||
| Electro-optical satellite, rocket exploded on launch pad. | ||||||||
| 12 September 19:59 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 30 (KH-3 2/9022)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 December | Successful | |||
| SRV 551
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 14 September | Successful | |||
| It Carried Topsoc 1 (Aftrack 13) ELINT payload and a GRD Package (Horizon Sensor Experiment). | ||||||||
| 13 September 14:04 |
Atlas LV-3B
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Cape Canaveral LC-14
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US Air Force
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| Mercury-Atlas 4
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NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 15:58:20 | Successful | |||
| 17 September 21:00 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 31 (KH-3 3/9024)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 October | Successful | |||
| SRV 552
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 19 September | Spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV recovery failed. It Carried Topsoc 2 (Aftrack 14) ELINT payload, the Vela Hotel Package 2 and a GRD Package (Module 105?). | ||||||||
October[edit] | ||||||||
| 13 October 19:22 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 32 (KH-3 4/9025)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 November | Successful | |||
| SRV 555
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 14 October | Successful | |||
| It carried the Topsoc 3 (Aftrack 15) ELINT payload, Research Payload Kit No. 3B (Module 106?) and a TR-17 type SECOR transponder. | ||||||||
| 21 October 13:53:03 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Point Arguello LC-1-2
|
US Air Force
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| MIDAS-4
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Westford-1
|
Lincoln | Low Earth | Communications Technology |
In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Westford-1 released 480 million copper dipoles, which failed to disperse correctly preventing experiments from being conducted. | ||||||||
| 23 October 19:23 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 33 (KH-2 8/9026)
|
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 October | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 513
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US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Rocket shut down prematurely, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 27 October 16:30 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
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RVSN
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| DS-1 №1
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RVSN | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 27 October | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Kosmos-2I 63S1, acceleration integrator malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit. | ||||||||
November[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 November 15:32 |
RM-90 Blue Scout II
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Cape Canaveral LC-18B
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US Air Force
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| Mercury-Scout 1 (MNTV)
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NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Tracking test | +43 seconds | Launch failure | |||
| Would have been used to test Mercury Tracking Network, went out of control 28 seconds after launch, subsequently destroyed by range safety, only orbital launch attempt of Blue Scout II. | ||||||||
| 5 November 20:00 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 34 (KH-2 9/9027)
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 December 1962 | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 553
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Placed in useless orbit due to erroneous launch trajectory, SRV not released. It Carried Topsoc 4 (Aftrack 16) ELINT payload, the Vela Hotel Package 3 and a TR-17 type SECOR transponder. | ||||||||
| 15 November 21:23 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 35 (KH-2 10/9028)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 December | Successful | |||
| SRV 523
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 16 November | Successful | |||
| 15 November 22:26 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
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Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
US Air Force
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| Transit 4B
|
US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation Technology |
In orbit | Successful | |||
| TRAAC
|
US Navy | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Transit 4B carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor. | ||||||||
| 18 November 08:12 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
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Cape Canaveral LC-12
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US Air Force
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| Ranger 2 (P-33)
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NASA | Intended: High Earth Achieved: Low Earth |
Technology | 20 November | Launch failure | |||
| Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, spacecraft decayed quickly. | ||||||||
| 22 November 20:45:47 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Point Arguello LC-1-1
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US Air Force
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| Samos-E5 1 (Samos 4)
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US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 November | Launch failure | |||
| Samos 4 RV
|
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Film-return satellite, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 29 November 15:07:57 |
Atlas LV-3B
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Cape Canaveral LC-14
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US Air Force
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| Mercury-Atlas 5
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NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 18:28:59 | Successful | |||
| Carried Enos the Chimp. | ||||||||
December[edit] | ||||||||
| 11 December 09:39:02 |
Vostok-K
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
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RVSN
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| Zenit-2 №1
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RVSN | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +407 seconds | Launch failure | |||
| First launch of a Zenit satellite, failed to orbit due to premature cutoff of upper stage, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct 407 seconds after launch. | ||||||||
| 12 December 20:40 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 36 (KH-3 5/9029)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 December | Successful | |||
| SRV 525
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 16 December | Successful | |||
| OSCAR 1
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Project OSCAR | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 31 January 1962 | Successful | |||
| First amateur-built satellite. | ||||||||
| 21 December 12:30 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
|
RVSN
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| Kosmos DS-1 №2
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RVSN | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 21 December | Launch failure | |||
| Second stage oxidiser exhausted prematurely due to turbopump malfunction, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 22 December 19:12:33 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Point Arguello LC-1-2
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US Air Force
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| FTV-2203 (Samos-E5 2/Samos 5)
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 December | Launch failure | |||
| Samos 5 RV
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US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 9 January 1962 | ||||
| Film-return satellite, overshot target orbit resulting in return vehicle being unable to deorbit.[2] It carried the S.T. Low 1 (Aftrack 18) ELINT payload. | ||||||||
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Suborbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
July[edit] | |||||||
| 1 July 02:00 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
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Cape Canaveral LC-30
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US Army
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 4 July 04:00 |
R-7A Semyorka
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Baikonur Site 31/6
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RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 4 July 20:20 |
R-7A Semyorka
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Baikonur Site 31/6
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RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 7 July 04:51 |
SM-65E Atlas
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Cape Canaveral LC-13
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US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July 22:07 |
Nike-Cajun
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Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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Cape Canaveral LC-29A
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US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 02:57 |
Nike-Apache
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Wallops Island
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NASA
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| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 14 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 15:00 |
Nike-Apache
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Wallops Island
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NASA
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| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 14 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 16:02 |
Nike-Cajun
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Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July | R-5 Pobeda
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Kapustin Yar
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RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July | R-5 Pobeda
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Kapustin Yar
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RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 02:00 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
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Cape Canaveral LC-30A
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US Army
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 10:30 |
Nike-Cajun
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Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 13:12 |
Nike-Apache
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Wallops Island
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NASA
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| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 02:00 |
HGM-25A Titan I
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Cape Canaveral LC-20
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US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 02:42 |
 Kappa-8
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Akita
|
ISAS
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| ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
21 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 12:20 |
Redstone MRLV
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Cape Canaveral LC-5
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NASA
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| Mercury-Redstone 4
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NASA | Suborbital | Manned flight | 21 July | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| Carried Gus Grissom, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi), capsule sank during recovery operations after landing following inadvertent opening of escape hatch, final flight of the Mercury-Redstone programme | |||||||
| 22 July | R-12 Dvina
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Kapustin Yar
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MVS
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Launch failure | |||
| 25 July 19:05 |
HGM-25A Titan I
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Cape Canaveral LC-19
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US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July | R-12 Dvina
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Kapustin Yar
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MVS
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July | R-9 Desna
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Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 19:22 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
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US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 11:45 |
Strongarm-1
|
White Sands
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US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 11:45 |
Strongarm-1
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White Sands
|
US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 15:09 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
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Cape Canaveral LC-31A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 31 July 21:32 |
SM-65E Atlas
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Cape Canaveral LC-11
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | |||||||
August[edit] | |||||||
| 1 August 11:02 |
 Skylark-2
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 Woomera LA-2
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RAE
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| UCL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 1 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 20:18 |
Astrobee-1500
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Point Arguello LC-A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Geodesy | 1 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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Cape Canaveral LC-29A
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US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 August | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
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RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 August | Launch failure | |||
| 4 August | HGM-25A Titan I
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Cape Canaveral LC-20
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US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 5 August 00:19 |
PGM-19 Jupiter
|
Cape Canaveral LC-26A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 04:31 |
SM-65F Atlas
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Cape Canaveral LC-13
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US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi), maiden flight of Atlas F | |||||||
| 9 August | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | MGM-31 Pershing I
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Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 11 August 14:30 |
Exos
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 11 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 11 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 11 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August 10:57 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Launch failure | |||
| 15 August 17:21 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
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US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 16 August 20:27 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August 14:29 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior
|
Cape Canaveral LC-18A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225,000 kilometres (140,000 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 17 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 03:06 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USNS Observation Island, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 22 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 22 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 01:16 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-3
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:02 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar |
23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 24 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 25 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 25 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 17:41 |
Nike-Asp
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August 14:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August 18:30 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | RAM-A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,280 kilometres (800 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
September[edit] | |||||||
| 4 September | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September 22:30 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A
|
Vandenberg LE-7
|
Royal Air Force
| ||||
| Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September | R-5M Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 6 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 7 September 01:30 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-20
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 7 September 18:17 |
Nike-Asp
|
 Salto di Quirra
|
CRA
| ||||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 8 September 04:06 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Salto di Quirra
|
CRA
| ||||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 8 September 04:11 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Salto di Quirra
|
CRA
| ||||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
| 8 September | HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-19
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 September 01:42 |
SM-65E Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-13
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), propulsion system malfunctioned | |||||||
| 9 September 20:02 |
Nike-Zeus
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September 05:50 |
R-12 Dvina
|
Novaya Zemlya
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Launch failure | |||
| 11 September | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September 05:00 |
R-12 Dvina
|
Novaya Zemlya
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September 09:32 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 331 kilometres (206 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September 23:53 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 431 kilometres (268 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 14 September 04:45 |
R-13
|
Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 14 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September 04:00 |
R-13
|
Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 16 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September 10:02 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September 21:39 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September 23:55 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September 04:47 |
Trailblazer 1
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September 10:03 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 18 September 12:15 |
Skylark-2C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 18 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Launch failure | |||
| 21 September | R-7A Semyorka
|
Baikonur Site 31/6
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Launch failure | |||
| 23 September 20:36 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Vandenberg LC-395A-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September 21:56 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 00:25 |
Skylark-2
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 01:52 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-20
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 14:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
Cape Canaveral LC-25A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September 14:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-17 Elbrus
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 3rd Quarter | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3rd Quarter | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 3rd Quarter | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3rd Quarter | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
October[edit] | |||||||
| 2 October 18:23 |
SM-65E Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-11
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | |||||||
| 4 October 11:19 |
Skylark-2C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 4 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
| 4 October 14:22 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USNS Observation Island, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 October | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 4 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 5 October 13:42 |
SM-65E Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-13
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | |||||||
| 5 October 19:10 |
Hi-Hoe
|
F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello
|
NOTS
| ||||
| NOTS/NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), second stage failed to ignite | |||||||
| 5 October |  Daniel
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October | R-5M Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 6 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 01:30 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-19
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 20:03 |
Nike-Zeus
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Launch failure | |||
| 9 October | Daniel
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 9 October | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October 17:40 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,544 kilometres (959 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
| 12 October 13:21 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 12 October | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 14 October 04:26 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,055 kilometres (656 mi) | |||||||
| 14 October | Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| ASE | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 14 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 15 October | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 16 October 14:54 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Ethan Allen, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 18 October 13:25 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October 17:38 |
Scout X-1
|
Wallops Island LA-3
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research Aeronomy |
19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 6,855 kilometres (4,259 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 20 October | R-13
|
Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 20 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 21 October | R-5A Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 21 October | R-5A Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 22 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 October 16:38:40 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Ethan Allen, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 October | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 23 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 October | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Launch failure | |||
| 24 October 00:23 |
Skylark-2
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar Meteorite research |
24 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
| 24 October 03:59 |
Kappa-8
|
Akita
|
ISAS
| ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 24 October 23:28 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-20
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 24 October | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 24 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 25 October 06:59 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| ASE | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 25 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) | |||||||
| 25 October | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 25 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 26 October | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 26 October | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur Site 51
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Launch failure | |||
| 27 October 09:35 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 15:06:04 |
Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)
|
Cape Canaveral LC-34
|
NASA
| ||||
| SA-1
|
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi), maiden flight of Saturn I, flew with battleship upper stages | |||||||
| 27 October | R-5M Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October | R-5M Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October | R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 29 October | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 30 October 11:13 |
Kappa-8
|
Akita
|
ISAS
| ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 31 October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 31 October | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
November[edit] | |||||||
| 1 November 03:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
| 1 November 17:56 |
Skylark-2C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 2 November | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 14:01:32 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Ethan Allen, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 15:30 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Ethan Allen, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 17:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
USS Ethan Allen, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November 09:00 |
Skylark-2
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
8 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November 16:10 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Ethan Allen, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 November | UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
Cape Canaveral LC-29A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 14:55 |
SM-65E Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-13
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research Biological |
10 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), carried a squirrel monkey, engine failed early in ascent | |||||||
| 15 November 13:00 |
R-5 Pobeda
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 430 kilometres (270 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November 13:42 |
Journeyman
|
Point Arguello LC-A
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Biological | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November | Asp-Apache
|
Kwajalein
|
|||||
| NMSU | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 20:37 |
Nike-Zeus
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 15:15 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 16:06 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 610 kilometres (380 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November 06:30 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November 13:42 |
Journeyman
|
Point Arguello LC-A
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Biological | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi) | |||||||
| 20 November 18:04 |
Skylark-2C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 20 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 21 November 19:00 |
Nike-Zeus 3
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 21 November | Skylark-5C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL/RAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
21 November | Launch failure | |||
| 22 November 00:30 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-20
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 November 21:04 |
SM-65F Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-11
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy |
22 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | |||||||
| 25 November | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 25 November | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November 23:01:49 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-2
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November | R-7A Semyorka
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November | HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-19
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November 17:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November | Nike-Zeus 3
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
December[edit] | |||||||
| 1 December 20:40 |
SM-65E Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-13
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December | UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
Cape Canaveral LC-29A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 2 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 2 December | R-16
|
Baikonur Site 41
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Launch failure | |||
| 4 December 04:00:16 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior
|
Point Arguello LC-A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 4 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 44,400 kilometres (27,600 mi) | |||||||
| 4 December | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 5 December 23:26 |
Skylark-2C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| Birmingham/UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
5 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 5 December | UGM-27 Polaris A1
|
Cape Canaveral LC-25A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 6 December 01:30 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A
|
Vandenberg LE-8
|
Royal Air Force
| ||||
| Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
| 6 December 22:37 |
PGM-19 Jupiter
|
Cape Canaveral LC-26A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 6 December | Centaure
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 6 December | Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December 21:18:36 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-3
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December 23:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
7 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December | Astrobee-1500
|
Point Arguello LC-A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Geodesy | 8 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 2,190 kilometres (1,360 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December | Centaure
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December | Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December | Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 10 December 17:01 |
Nike-Cajun
|
 Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 10 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
| 12 December 20:16 |
SM-65F Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-11
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), guidance system failed | |||||||
| 13 December 12:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 13 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi) | |||||||
| 13 December | HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-20
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December 07:09 |
Trailblazer 2
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 14 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December 10:29 |
HAD
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December 20:00 |
Nike-Zeus 3
|
Kwajalein
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December 20:26 |
Nike-Zeus
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Launch failure | |||
| 15 December 17:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December | HGM-25A Titan I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-19
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 December 13:04 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-31B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 20 December 03:32 |
SM-65E Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-13
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 20 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 21 December 03:35 |
SM-65F Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-11
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research Ionospheric Meteorite research |
21 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), hydraulic system failed | |||||||
| 21 December 19:54 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December 04:24 |
Aerobee-300A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi) | |||||||
| 23 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 December | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 23 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December 05:05 |
Kappa-9L
|
Akita
|
ISAS
| ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 343 kilometres (213 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Launch failure | |||
| 27 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Vladimirovka PL-1
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | REV Test | 27 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi) | |||||||
| 28 December | MGM-31 Pershing I
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Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 29 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 29 December | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 29 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 29 December | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 29 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 30 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 December | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 30 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Jaguar
|
B-57A Canberra, White Sands
|
US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Sparoair II
|
F3H Demon, Point Mugu
|
US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | |||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Sparoair II
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F3H Demon, Point Mugu
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US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | |||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Reference
[edit]- ^ "Corona Program". Mission and Spacecraft Library. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Samos 5". The History of Spaceflight. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
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[edit]- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
- Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
- "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
- "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
- "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
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