1960 in spaceflight (July–December)
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This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1960. For launches between January and June, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.
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Launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
July |
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| 1 July 14:35 |
 Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteoroid research | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July 17:29 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 1 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), exploded above pad | |||||||
| 2 July 00:04 |
Scout X-1 |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 July | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Scout X-1, apogee: 1,380 kilometres (860 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 06:58 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 4 July |   R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 |
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| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 4 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July 15:56 |
R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 6 July 15:55 |
 UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 7 July 15:27 |
R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 7 July | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Launch failure | |||
| 7 July | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 |
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| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 7 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 9 July 04:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 04:24 |
 Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS |
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| ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | |||
| First Japanese spaceflight, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 12 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July 00:23 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July 14:47 |
Strongarm |
Wallops Island |
BRL |
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| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 00:44 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 02:43 |
Strongarm |
Wallops Island |
BRL |
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| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 710 kilometres (440 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 10:05 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Frances |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July 06:10 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25B |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July 10:02 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July | R-11A Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
AN |
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| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
| 17 July 04:11 |
Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS |
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| ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
| 18 July 10:01 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Carry |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 16:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 17:39 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 20:34 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July | Nike-Cajun |
Point Arguello LC-B |
AEC |
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| AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 July | ||||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July | R-5A Pobeda |
Chelkar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 01:32 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Ida |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 10:02 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Lily |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 04:53 |
Nike-Cajun |
 Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 22 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 10:11 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Hedy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 12:05 |
Iris |
Wallops Island LA-1 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 23:46:16 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-1 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 23 July | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 |
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| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 23 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 08:30 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 11:54 |
 Black Knight 201 |
 Woomera LA-5A |
RAE |
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| RAE | Suborbital | RV test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Gaslight test, apogee: 531 kilometres (330 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 10:17 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Janet |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 16:00 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 10:19 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Dolly |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | Aerobee-300 |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Tattletale PCC-4 |
NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology |
27 July | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July 08:30:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Amy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | |||
| Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July 09:31 |
Vostok-L 8K72 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
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| Vostok-1K-1 |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | +28.5 seconds | Launch failure | ||
| Booster engine burned through leading to premature separation 17 seconds after launch, rocket exploded shortly afterwards. Two dogs aboard spacecraft, killed in explosion. | |||||||
| 28 July 19:36 |
Long Tom |
Woomera LA-2 |
WRE |
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| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July 21:38 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 28 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July 13:13:03 |
Atlas LV-3B |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force |
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| Mercury-Atlas 1 |
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 July | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3B, structural failure during ascent. Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July 20:20 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 31 July | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 |
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| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 31 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-5A Pobeda |
Chelkar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| July | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Mugu |
US Air Force |
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| Phoenix 5 |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi) | |||||||
August |
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| 1 August 08:30 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Ruthy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 10:23 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Hilda |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 17:10 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 03:14 |
Strongarm |
Wallops Island |
BRL |
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| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 550 kilometres (340 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 13:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
| 3 August 15:26 |
Aerobee-300A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| UMI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 415 kilometres (258 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 6 August 09:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Gerta |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August 10:15 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Betsey |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 18:09 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 10:35 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Jeannie |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 10:35 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
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| UCL | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 20:37:54 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| Discoverer 13 (KH-1 prototype) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 14 November | Successful | ||
| Discoverer 13 SRV |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 11 August | Successful | ||
| SRV recovered at sea, first successful recovery of a spacecraft from orbit | |||||||
| 10 August 22:46 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-19 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | Aerobee-300 |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Tattletale PCC-5 |
NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology |
10 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 383 kilometres (238 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | Nike-Zeus |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 11 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August 09:39:43 |
Thor DM-19 Delta |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
US Air Force |
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| Echo 1A |
NASA | Medium Earth | Communication Technology |
24 May 1968 | Successful | ||
| 12 August 13:00 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August 18:28 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 07:19 |
Viper-Falcon |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| TP-Annie |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August 10:35 |
Honest John-Nike |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Lola |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 84 kilometres (52 mi) | |||||||
| 16 August 01:42 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Arlene |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 16 August 10:41 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Peggy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August 10:42 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Susan |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 01:35 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 02:42 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Linda |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 10:15 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 19:57:08 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
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| Discoverer 14 (KH-1 9009) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 16 September | Successful | ||
| Discoverer 14 SRV |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 20 August | Successful | ||
| SRV recovered in mid-air by a C-119 Flying Boxcar, first mid-air retrieval of a spacecraft | |||||||
| 18 August 19:58 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force |
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| Courier 1A |
US Army | Intended: Low Earth | Communication | +150 seconds | Launch failure | ||
| Rocket exploded during ascent Shortest interval between orbital launch attempts (less than a minute) |
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| 19 August 03:20 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 August 08:44:06 |
Vostok-L 8K72 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
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| Korabl'-Sputnik 2 (Vostok-1K-2) |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 20 August | Successful | ||
| First animals recovered from orbit | |||||||
| 19 August 10:40 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Olive |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
| 19 August 19:56 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Rena |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August 17:40:57 |
Nike-Asp |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 23 kilometres (14 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:01 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NYU | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August 01:04 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August 14:28 |
Honest John-Nike |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Firefly Zelda |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 26 August 01:03 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 26 August 11:00 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
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| QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August 03:38 |
Trailblazer 1 |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August 06:13 |
Trailblazer 1 |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August | Aerobee-300 |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| Tattletale PCC-6 |
NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology |
31 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-13 |
Project 611 Submarine |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September |
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| 2 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September 14:08 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September 17:29 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 5 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September | R-11FM Zemlya |
B-67, Beloye More |
VMF |
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| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September 20:38:38 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-3 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September 17:55 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Launch failure | |||
| 13 September 22:14 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| Discoverer 15 (KH-1 9010) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 18 October | Successful | ||
| Discoverer 15 SRV |
CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 16 September | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Mid-air recovery unsuccessful, capsule sank prior to recovery from sea | |||||||
| 15 September 14:01 |
Aerobee-100 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 15 September 21:28 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 15 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar |
AN |
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| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September 00:50 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September 16:35 |
Journeyman |
Point Arguello LC-A |
NASA |
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| NERV-I |
NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 19 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,884 kilometres (1,171 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September 18:31 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 20 September 00:16 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 September | Launch failure | |||
| 20 September 12:55 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September 13:01:53 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior |
Cape Canaveral LC-18A |
US Air Force |
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| HETS |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 21 September | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior, radio malfunction prevented data acquisition, apogee: 26,700 kilometres (16,600 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September 23:20 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force |
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| BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September | R-11A Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
AN |
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| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 06:32 |
Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS |
||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 20:56 |
R-2A |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 22:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Launch failure | |||
| 22 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September 01:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Launch failure | |||
| 23 September 06:40 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | R-11A Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
AN |
||||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 15:13 |
Atlas-Able |
Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Pioneer P-30 (Able VA) |
US Air Force | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 25 September | Launch failure | ||
| Second stage exploded during ascent | |||||||
| 26 September 11:25 |
Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS |
||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September |  OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) |
CERES |
ONERA |
||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 14:44 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 22:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 22:10 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
||||
| Suborbital | XR Astronomy | 27 September | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 19:38 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 22:45 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force |
||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-19 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 14:20 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 20:31:11 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-2 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September 06:17 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) |
CERES |
ONERA |
||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 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-2 |
 Jiuquan LA-3 |
PLA |
||||
| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| First Chinese spaceflight, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
October |
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| 1 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Launch failure | |||
| 4 October 15:23 |
Scout X-1 |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Plasma research | 4 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 5,600 kilometres (3,500 mi) | |||||||
| 4 October 17:50 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force |
||||
| Courier 1B |
US Army | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
| First active communications satellite | |||||||
| 5 October 19:52 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Remote sensing | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 5 October 16:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 15:50 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 14:45 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
||||
| DRTE | Suborbital | Auroral | 8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October 14:27:49 |
Molniya 8K78 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
||||
| Mars 1M No.1 |
RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric | Mars probe | 10 October | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Molniya, first launch of a spacecraft to fly past Mars. Loss of control 301 seconds after launch due to resonance problem | |||||||
| 10 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October 19:15 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-13 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas E, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October 20:33 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A |
Point Arguello LC-1-1 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Samos-1 |
US Air Force | Intended: Sun-synchronous | Optical reconnaissance | 11 October | Launch failure | ||
| Upper stage malfunction | |||||||
| 11 October 21:53 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A |
Vandenberg LC-75-2-8 |
Royal Air Force |
||||
| Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
| 12 October 16:37 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 12 October 21:27 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi) | |||||||
| 12 October | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 October | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 04:53:49 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-3 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 09:34 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), carried three black mice | |||||||
| 14 October 13:51:03 |
Molniya 8K78 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
||||
| Mars 1M No.2 |
RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric | Mars probe | 14 October | Launch failure | ||
| Second stage failed to ignite | |||||||
| 15 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 15 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 16 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 17 October 21:04 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force |
||||
| UMI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
| 17 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 18 October 14:17 |
Iris |
Wallops Island LA-1 |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 18 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 18 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 18 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 20 October 16:02 |
PGM-19 Jupiter |
Cape Canaveral LC-26A |
ABMA |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 October 19:50 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
DRTE |
||||
| DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
| 20 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 21 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October 03:09 |
Trailblazer 1 |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 22 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October 05:13 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 24 October 23:16 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-19 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 24 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 24 October | NOTS-EV-2 Caleb |
F4D, Point Arguello |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), second stage failed to ignite | |||||||
| 26 October 20:26 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Discoverer 16 (KH-1 9011) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 26 October | Launch failure | ||
| Discoverer 16 SRV |
CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | ||||
| Maiden flight of Thor-Agena B, second stage failed to separate | |||||||
| 27 October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October 12:21 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
DRTE |
||||
| DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| October | Nike-Zeus |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
November |
|||||||
| 1 November | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 2 November 22:25 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| UMI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 05:23:10 |
Juno II |
Cape Canaveral LC-26B |
ABMA |
||||
| Explorer 8 (S-30) |
NASA | Medium Earth | Ionospheric | 28 March 2012 | Successful | ||
| Batteries expired on 27 December | |||||||
| 3 November 21:19 |
Nike-Asp |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November 20:52 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 01:00 |
Dong Feng 1 |
Jiuquan LA-3 |
PLA |
||||
| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 5 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 7 November 19:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November 13:18 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior |
Cape Canaveral LC-18A |
US Air Force |
||||
| HETS |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 8 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 01:44 |
Javelin |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 975 kilometres (606 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 02:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
||||
| Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 16:22 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Polaris A2, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 11 November 11:22 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 11 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 11 November 12:11 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 11 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 18:40 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 20:43 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Discoverer 17 (KH-1 9012) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 29 December | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Discoverer 17 SRV |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 14 November | Successful | ||
| Film jettisonned before camera started taking images | |||||||
| 12 November 23:32 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 November 16:03 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 13 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November 05:54 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 15 November 16:41 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 11:02 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
||||
| WRE/RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 17:37 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| UMI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 18:25 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 19:51 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 06:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 10:06 |
Nike-Cajun |
White Sands |
|
||||
| Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 10:40 |
Skylark-2C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
||||
| UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 247 kilometres (153 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 13:40 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 19:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November | R-5A Pobeda |
Chelkar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November 03:39 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November 23:39 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 21 November 14:00 |
Redstone MRLV |
Cape Canaveral LC-5 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Mercury-Redstone 1 |
NASA | Intended: Suborbital | Test flight | +2 seconds | Launch failure | ||
| Engine failure one second after launch, rocket settled back onto launch pad without exploding, spacecraft later reflown as Mercury-Redstone 1A using different rocket. Apogee: 10 centimetres (3.9 in) | |||||||
| 21 November | Nike-Cajun |
Point Arguello LC-B |
AEC |
||||
| AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 November | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 November 08:42 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 22 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
| 22 November | Nike-Cajun |
Point Arguello LC-B |
AEC |
||||
| AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 November | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 23 November 11:13:03 |
Thor DM-19 Delta |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
US Air Force |
||||
| Tiros-2 (Tiros-B) |
NASA/NOAA | Low Earth | Weather | 18 May 2014 | Successful | ||
| 23 November 23:55 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 24 November | R-5A Pobeda |
Chelkar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 24 November | Launch failure | |||
| 25 November | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) |
CERES |
ONERA |
||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 25 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November 11:16 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
||||
| Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 29 November | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November 01:12 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-13 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November 05:01 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 241 kilometres (150 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November 19:50 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force |
||||
| Transit 3A |
US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation Technology |
30 November | Launch failure | ||
| Solrad 2 (GRAB-2) |
US Navy/NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation research ELINT |
||||
| Destroyed by range safety following premature cutoff of first stage | |||||||
| 30 November | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) |
CERES |
ONERA |
||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
December |
|||||||
| 1 December 07:30:04 |
Vostok-L 8K72 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
||||
| Korabl'-Sputnik 3 (Vostok-1K-3) |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 2 December 07:15 |
Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| Engine failed to cut off after deorbit burn leading to steeper descent than planned, burned up in atmosphere during re-entry | |||||||
| 1 December | Nike-Zeus |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 4 December 21:14 |
Scout X-1 |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA |
||||
| S-56 |
US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Aeronomy | 4 December | Launch failure | ||
| First orbital launch attempt to use a Scout rocket, second stage malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit | |||||||
| 5 December | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 6 December 18:44 |
Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
||||
| Phoenix |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 367 kilometres (228 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December 00:20 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December 20:20:58 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Discoverer 18 (KH-2 9013) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 2 April 1961 | Successful | ||
| Discoverer 18 SRV |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 10 December | Successful | ||
| 8 December 16:52:09 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 8 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 11:20 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 22:15 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi) | |||||||
| 10 December 22:30 |
Javelin |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 716 kilometres (445 mi) | |||||||
| 10 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 10 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 11 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 December 18:42 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 12 December 22:36 |
Javelin |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,140 kilometres (710 mi) | |||||||
| 12 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 December 20:08 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A |
Vandenberg LC-75-2-8 |
Royal Air Force |
||||
| Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December 16:52 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 14 December | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December 09:10 |
Atlas-Able |
Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Pioneer P-31 (Able VB) |
US Air Force | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 15 December | Launch failure | ||
| Final flight of Atlas-Able, first stage exploded during ascent | |||||||
| 15 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December 20:35:33 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-3 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 17 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 17 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 19 December 16:15 |
Redstone MRLV |
Cape Canaveral LC-5 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Mercury-Redstone 1A |
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 17:00 | Successful | ||
| Reflight of Mercury-Redstone 1, apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 20 December 20:32 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
||||
| Discoverer 19 (MIDAS prototype) |
ARPA | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 23 January 1961 | Successful | ||
| 20 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 20 December | HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force |
||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 20 December | Launch failure | |||
| 22 December 07:45:19 |
Vostok-K 8K72K |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN |
||||
| Vostok-1K-4 |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 22 December | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Vostok-K, second stage engine failure, spacecraft separated and recovered. Two dogs aboard, both survived. | |||||||
| 22 December 18:34 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 23 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 23 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 24 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 24 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 24 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 24 December | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 29 December | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 31 December | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 31 December | R-5 Pobeda |
Chelkar |
OKB-30 |
||||
| OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 31 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| December | Dong Feng 1 |
Jiuquan LA-3 |
PLA |
||||
| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| December | Dong Feng 1 |
Jiuquan LA-3 |
PLA |
||||
| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| December | Nike-Zeus |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| December | Nike-Nike-Recruit |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
||||
| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Nike-Nike-Recruit |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Jaguar |
B-57, White Sands |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Sparoair I |
F3H-2, Point Mugu |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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