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Appearance
File:Luna 2 Soviet moon probe.jpg | |
Orbital launches | |
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First | 2 January |
Last | 26 November |
Total | 23 |
Successes | 10 |
Failures | 11 |
Partial failures | 2 |
Catalogued | 14 |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Thor-Agena Atlas-Able Atlas D (suborbital test) |
Retirements | Vanguard |
Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to leave the gravitational influence of Earth.
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
2 January 16:41:21 |
Luna 8K72 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Mechta (Luna 1/E1-4) | MVS | Intended: HEO to Lunar impact Achieved: Heliocentric |
Lunar impactor | In orbit | Launch failure | ||
Missed Moon due to premature cutoff of upper stage caused by control system malfunction. First spacecraft to be placed in Heliocentric orbit. | |||||||
10 January 11:00 |
A-1 | Ostrov Kheysa | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy |
10 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 January 04:00 |
SM-65B Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 January 15:42 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
22 January 00:10 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
23 January | Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
RVX-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 23 January | Launch failure | ||
27 January 17:00 |
Daniel | CERES | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
27 January 23:34 |
SM-65C Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 990 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
28 January | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | ARPA | ||||
Beacon Test 4 | ARPA/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 28 January | Successful | ||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
30 January 22:53 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
February | |||||||
4 February 08:01 |
SM-65B Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 990 kilometres (620 mi), final flight of Atlas B | |||||||
5 February 14:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 5 February | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
6 February 21:22 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Titan I, battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
17 February 15:55 |
Vanguard | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
Vanguard 2 (20in Cloud Cover 2)[1] | NRL | Medium Earth | Atmospheric | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Transmitted data for 19 days, poor quality data returned due to uncontrolled rotation of spacecraft | |||||||
20 February 05:38 |
SM-65C Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 February 19:45 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful | |||
Battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
27 February 15:44 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 27 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
27 February 19:16 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
27 February 23:50 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
28 February 07:58 |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
RVX-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 28 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
28 February 21:41:16 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 1 (KH-1 prototype) | CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 6 March | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Thor-Agena, first spacecraft to be placed in polar orbit | |||||||
March | |||||||
3 March 05:10:56 |
Juno II | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ||||
Pioneer 4 | NASA/ABMA | Heliocentric | Lunar flyby | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
Second stage burned for longer than planned, resulting in more distant flyby than planned[2] | |||||||
3 March | Trailblazer 1 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | REV test | 3 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
4 March 11:14 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
RAE UCL Queen's |
Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) | |||||||
7 March 19:34 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | ||||
CASDN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi), released sodium | |||||||
10 March 18:40 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | ||||
CASDN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi), released sodium | |||||||
12 March 05:44 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | ||||
CASDN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi), released sodium | |||||||
12 March 10:50 |
Black Knight 201 | Woomera LA-5A | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 537 kilometres (334 mi) | |||||||
12 March 15:44 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 12 March | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
13 March 13:50 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | 13 March | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
17 March 01:46 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
17 March | Honest John-Nike-Nike-20"SM | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,380 kilometres (860 mi) | |||||||
19 March 00:59 |
SM-65C Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
21 March 06:19 |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
RVX-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 21 March | Successful | ||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
22 March 00:58 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
25 March 05:25 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
27 March 04:02 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
30 March 15:01 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 30 March | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
30 March 16:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | 30 March | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi) | |||||||
30 March 22:53 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
30 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
April | |||||||
3 April 17:11 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 April | Successful | |||
Battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
4 April 00:34 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
4 April | WS-199B Bold Orion II | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
7 April 14:46 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 7 April | Launch failure | ||||
Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi) | |||||||
8 April 06:35 |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
RVX-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 8 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,230 kilometres (760 mi) | |||||||
11 April | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
13 April 21:18:39 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 2 (KH-1 prototype) | CIA DST | Low Earth | Technology | 26 April | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Capsule recovery failed due to timer error. May have been recovered by the Soviet Union, inspiring plot of 1963 Alistair MacLean novel Ice Station Zebra | |||||||
14 April 02:49:46 |
Vanguard | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
20in Radiation Balance 1[1] | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Radiation | 14 April | Launch failure | ||
Vanguard Balloon[1] | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Air density | ||||
Second stage damaged during separation, failed to reach orbit, first launch of multiple satellites on a single rocket | |||||||
14 April 21:46 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
14 April | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
15 April 14:46 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 15 April | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 April 20:46 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-2-8 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
20 April 15:30 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
21 April 01:05 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 21 April | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) | |||||||
22 April 19:29 |
Nike-Cajun | Holloman | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 April 05:30 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
25 April 05:00 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
29 April | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
May | |||||||
1 May | Terrier-ASROC-Cajun | Point Arguello | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 May | Launch failure | |||
2 May | OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) | CERES | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | REV test | 2 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
4 May 18:30 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 May | Successful | |||
Battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
5 May 01:45 |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
7 May 01:47 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
8 May 19:28 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
9 May 18:59 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
12 May 11:39 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 12 May | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
12 May 17:35 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
12 May | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
14 May 05:52 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
14 May | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
15 May 22:10 |
Arcon | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
15 May | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
18 May 23:16 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
19 May 04:30 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
21 May 06:40 |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
RVX-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 21 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
22 May 11:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 22 May | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 May 02:42 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
27 May 04:51 |
Nike-Cajun | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
27 May 19:55 |
Nike-Cajun | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
28 May 07:35:02 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
Bioflight 2 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Biological Missile test |
28 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 483 kilometres (300 mi) | |||||||
30 May 21:42 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
30 May | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
May | Long Tom | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
June | |||||||
2 June | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
3 June 20:09:20 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 3 (KH-1 Prototype) | CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 3 June | Launch failure | ||
Loss of signal after upper stage ignition | |||||||
5 June 04:15 |
Trailblazer 1 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | REV test | 6 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
6 June 17:39 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi) | |||||||
8 June | WS-199B Bold Orion I | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 June 20:34 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
10 June 16:40 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 10 June | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
11 June 06:44 |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
RVX-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 11 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
11 June 13:03 |
Black Knight 201 | Woomera LA-5A | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 803 kilometres (499 mi) | |||||||
12 June 18:57 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
15 June | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
16 June 21:45 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-2-7 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Launch failure | |||
Guidance system failed to engage as remove before flight safety wires had not been removed. Vehicle ascended vertically before being destroyed by range safety.[3] | |||||||
17 June | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
18 June 08:08 |
Luna 8K72 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Luna-E1A-1 | MVS | Intended: Heliocentric | Lunar impactor | 18 June | Launch failure | ||
Inertial guidance system failed 153 seconds after launch | |||||||
19 June | WS-199B Bold Orion I | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 June | R-5V Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | AN | ||||
AN | Suborbital | Solar | 21 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
22 June 14:32 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
22 June 20:16:09 |
Vanguard | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
20in Radiation Balance[1] | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Radiation | 22 June | Launch failure | ||
Second stage propulsion system malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit | |||||||
23 June 01:26 |
Skylark-1 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 91 kilometres (57 mi) | |||||||
24 June 12:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 24 June | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
25 June 22:47:45 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 4 (KH-1 9001) | CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 June | Launch failure | ||
Upper stage underperformed, failed to reach orbit | |||||||
26 June | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
26 June | Terrier-ASROC-Cajun | Point Arguello | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | 26 June | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 June 11:33 |
Black Knight 201 | Woomera LA-5A | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 442 kilometres (275 mi) | |||||||
30 June 02:37 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
29 June 15:42 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
June | R-13 | Kapustin Yar | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
2 July 06:40 |
R-2 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 2 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
7 July 11:15 |
Javelin | Wallops Island | US Air Force | ||||
AFSWC | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,045 kilometres (649 mi) | |||||||
10 July 01:01 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
10 July 04:47 |
R-2 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 10 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 July 03:40 |
R-2 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 14 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
14 July 17:45 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 14 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
15 July 16:59 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
16 July 17:37:03 |
Juno II | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ||||
Explorer S-6 | NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Scientific | +5.5 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Destroyed by range safety after rocket went out of control | |||||||
17 July 17:40 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | 17 July | Launch failure | ||||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
18 July 18:15 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
20 July | R-11A Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | AN | ||||
AN | Suborbital | 20 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
21 July 02:00 |
R-11A Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 21 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
21 July 05:22 |
SM-65C Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi) | |||||||
21 July 07:33 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
21 July 14:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | 21 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
21 July 14:00 |
R-11A Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 21 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
21 July | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 21 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
21 July | Javelin | Wallops Island | US Air Force | ||||
AFSWC | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 July 01:14 |
R-11A Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | 22 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) | |||||||
24 July 12:47 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
24 July 16:34 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 24 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi) | |||||||
24 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
25 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
26 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
28 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
29 July 04:10 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
30 July 04:00 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
31 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
3 August 21:41 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
6 August 02:48 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
6 August | UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
7 August 14:24:20 |
Thor DM-18 Able-III | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
Explorer 6 | US Air Force | Highly elliptical | Radiation Imaging |
30 June 1961 | Successful | ||
7 August 17:05 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 7 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
7 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
7 August | Arcon | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
7 August | Arcon | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | |||||||
7 August | Arcon | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
11 August 18:01 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
12 August | Terrier-ASROC-Cajun | Point Arguello | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | 12 August | Launch failure | ||||
13 August 19:00:08 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 5 (KH-1 9002) | CIA DST | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 February 1961 | Spacecraft failure | ||
Electrical system malfunction. Deorbit burn conducted in incorrect direction, raising orbit | |||||||
13 August 23:14 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
13 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Launch failure | |||
14 August 09:00 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
14 August 16:00 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +0 seconds | Launch failure | |||
First all-up test of Titan I, hold-down bolts released prematurely, rocket exploded on launch pad[4] | |||||||
14 August 16:00 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 14 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
14 August 19:30 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25B | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
14 August 19:36:04 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-2-6 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 August | Launch failure | |||
15 August 00:31:00 |
Juno II | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ||||
Beacon 2 | NASA/US Army | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 15 August | Launch failure | ||
Premature cutoff of first stage, failed to reach orbit | |||||||
17 August 09:18 |
Nike-Asp | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi), released sodium | |||||||
19 August 00:20 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
19 August 00:34 |
Nike-Asp | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi), released sodium | |||||||
19 August 19:24:44 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 6 (KH-1 9003) | CIA DST | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 October | Spacecraft failure | ||
Retrorocket malfunctioned | |||||||
22 August 00:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 22 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
22 August 02:30 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 22 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
24 August 15:33 |
SM-65C Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | |||||||
24 August 22:47 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | 24 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
25 August | UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
26 August 17:35 |
Nike-Zeus A | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 August | Launch failure | |||
26 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
27 August 01:30 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
27 August 16:57 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
28 August 16:10 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 28 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) | |||||||
27 August 12:30 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
28 August 18:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | 28 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) | |||||||
28 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
31 August 22:53 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
Sunflare II | US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 31 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
1 September 01:01 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 1 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
1 September 19:00 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | 1 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
2 September 00:03 |
Nike-Asp | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 2 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
2 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Launch failure | |||
5 September 15:27 |
Black Brant I | Fort Churchill | CARDE | ||||
CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of Black Brant | |||||||
5 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
8 September 15:14 |
Black Brant I | Fort Churchill | CARDE | ||||
CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
9 September 08:19 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
Big Joe 1 | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 08:32 | Partial launch failure | ||
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi), Boilerplate Mercury test, booster engines failed to separate, spacecraft recovered | |||||||
9 September 17:50:42 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-2 | SAC | ||||
SAC | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
10 September 21:48 |
Black Brant I | Fort Churchill | CARDE | ||||
CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
11 September 19:12 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | 11 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi) | |||||||
12 September 06:39:42 |
Luna 8K72 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Luna 2 (E-1A-2) | MVS | Heliocentric | Lunar impactor | 14 September 22:02 |
Successful | ||
First spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon | |||||||
12 September | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
14 September 17:27 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | 14 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 218 kilometres (135 mi) | |||||||
15 September 21:45 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
Bioflight 3 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Biological Missile test |
15 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
15 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
15 September | Aerobee | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
17 September 00:12 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
Birmingham UCL |
Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
17 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
17 September 02:09 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
17 September 14:34 |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
Transit 1A | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation Technology |
17 September | Launch failure | ||
Third stage malfunctioned | |||||||
17 September 18:37 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | ||||
DRTE.01 | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 256 kilometres (159 mi) | |||||||
17 September 21:09 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
18 September 05:20:07 |
Vanguard/Altair | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
Vanguard 3 (20in MXE)[1] | NRL | Medium Earth | Scientific | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
Final flight of Vanguard rocket, satellite failed to separate from carrier rocket, otherwise successful, spacecraft operated until 11 December | |||||||
18 September 16:02 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
18 September 16:55 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 September 17:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | ||||
DRTE.02 | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
22 September 18:00 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
22 September | Aerobee-100 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
24 September 00:29 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
Birmingham UCL |
Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
25 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
28 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
28 September | UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
29 September 10:59 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
30 September 10:57 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
30 September | Terrier-Asp | Point Arguello | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | 30 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
October | |||||||
1 October 01:28 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
1 October 10:49 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
2 October 11:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
2 October 18:11 |
UGM-27 Polaris AX | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
3 October 11:03 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
4 October 00:43:39 |
Luna 8K72 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Luna 3 (E-2A-1) | MVS | High Earth | Lunar flyby | 29 April 1960 | Successful | ||
Placed on a circumlunar trajectory, returned first images of the far side of the Moon | |||||||
5 October 11:01 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
6 October 05:55 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
6 October 16:41 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
6 October 18:26 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-2-8 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
8 October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
9 October 08:40 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
9 October 11:17 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
9 October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 October | Launch failure | |||
9 October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
10 October 03:10 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
10 October 12:00 |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 10 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
12 October 09:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
12 October 10:12 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
12 October 18:18 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
13 October 11:17 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
13 October 15:30:04 |
Juno II | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ||||
Explorer 7 (S-1A) | NASA | Low Earth | Scientific | In orbit | Successful | ||
Broadcast data until 24 August 1961 | |||||||
13 October | WS-199B Bold Orion II | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
14 October 04:15 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
15 October 11:05 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
16 October 11:17 |
Nike-Cajun | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
15 October | R-11A Zemlya | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | ||||
AN | Suborbital | 15 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
15 October | R-11A Zemlya | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | ||||
AN | Suborbital | 15 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
20 October 14:25 |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
21 October 22:57 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
22 October 03:20 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
22 October 17:30 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
22 October | OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) | CERES | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | REV test | 22 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
24 October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
25 October 17:32 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
25 October 17:44 |
Aerobee-300 | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force/Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 386 kilometres (240 mi) | |||||||
26 October 17:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 August | Launch failure | |||
27 October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 October | Launch failure | |||
28 October 14:47 |
Aerobee-300 | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force/Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
28 October 22:40 |
Shotput | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Echo E60 | NASA/ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 28 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
29 October 02:12 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
29 October 07:20 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
30 October 11:49 |
Black Knight 201 | Woomera LA-5A | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | REV test | 30 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 732 kilometres (455 mi) | |||||||
November | |||||||
1 November 21:23 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
3 November | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
4 November 21:37 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
5 November 00:38 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
6 November 07:25 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
6 November 16:36 |
Aerobee-300 | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force/Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 393 kilometres (244 mi) | |||||||
7 November 20:28:41 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 7 (KH-1 9004) | CIA DST | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 November | Spacecraft failure | ||
Satellite tumbled out of control | |||||||
10 November 12:00 |
Strongarm | Wallops Island | US Army | ||||
BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), maiden flight of Strongarm | |||||||
12 November 19:24 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
14 November 22:38 |
Aerobee-300 | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
18 November 19:30 |
Nike-Asp | Elgin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
18 November 22:17 |
Nike-Asp | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi), released sodium | |||||||
18 November | Strongarm | Wallops Island | US Army | ||||
BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
19 November 01:31 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
19 November 07:44 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
19 November 10:36 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
19 November 10:51 |
Nike-Asp | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi), released sodium | |||||||
19 November | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
20 November 10:51 |
Nike-Asp | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi), released sodium | |||||||
20 November 17:11 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
20 November 18:16 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
20 November 19:25:24 |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | ||||
Discoverer 8 (KH-1 9005) | CIA DST | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 March 1960 | Launch failure | ||
Inserted into useless orbit with greater eccentricity than planned | |||||||
20 November 21:06 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
22 November 18:35 |
Aerobee-300 | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force/Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi) | |||||||
24 November 19:48 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
26 November 07:26 |
Atlas-Able | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
Pioneer P-3 | NASA | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | +45 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Payload fairing separated prematurely, rocket disintegrated | |||||||
27 November 01:12:33 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
30 November 09:58 |
Aerobee | White Sands | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
30 November 10:16 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
Queen's | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi), released sodium | |||||||
30 November 12:35 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi) | |||||||
30 November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
November | R-13 | Project 611 submarine | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
December | |||||||
1 December 11:36 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
UCL Birmingham |
Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
1 December 17:00 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
1 December | Trailblazer 1 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | REV test | 1 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
2 December 05:29 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Launch failure | |||
3 December | R-11A Zemlya | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | ||||
AN | Suborbital | 3 December | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
3 December | R-11A Zemlya | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | ||||
AN | Suborbital | 3 December | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
12 December 17:11 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +0 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Vibrations from ignition erroneously triggered self-destruct system whilst rocket was still on pad[4][5] | |||||||
17 December 20:13 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
9 December 00:10 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
10 December 00:08 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
15 December 02:14 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Royal Air Force | ||||
Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Launch failure | |||
15 December | OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) | CERES | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | REV test | 15 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
16 December 04:50 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
16 December | Nike-Zeus A | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
17 December 00:03 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
17 December | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
18 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
19 December 00:48 |
SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
21 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
22 December 07:56 |
Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 901 kilometres (560 mi) | |||||||
23 December 19:05 |
R-7A Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
23 December | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-25B | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
26 December | R-5A Pobeda | Chelkar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
27 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
28 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
December | R-5A Pobeda | Chelkar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Target | December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | R-11FM Zemlya | B-67, Beloye More | VMF | ||||
VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | Launch failure | ||||
Unknown | ALSOR | F-104, Edwards | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) |
Deep Space Rendezvous
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
4 January | Luna 1 | First Lunar flyby | Failed impactor, closest approach: 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) |
4 March | Pioneer 4 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 60,200 kilometres (37,400 mi) |
14 September | Luna 2 | First Lunar impact | Landed in Mare Imbrium, first spacecraft to reach the surface of a celestial body |
6 October | Luna 3 | Lunar flyby | First Circumlunar flight, returned 29 pictures including first images of the far side of the Moon; closest approach 6,200 kilometres (3,900 mi) |
Orbital launch summary
By country
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Orbital launch attempts by country in 1959 |
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
United States | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
By rocket
Rocket | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Atlas-Able | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Juno II | United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Luna 8K72 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A | United States | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Thor DM-18 Able-II | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Thor DM-18 Able-III | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vanguard | United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Final flight |
By orbit
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low Earth | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
Medium Earth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
High Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Including Highly elliptical orbits |
Heliocentric | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
References
- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
- Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.[dead link]
- 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.
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Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Krebs, Gunter. "Vanguard". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
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