1962 in spaceflight (October–December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1962 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.

Launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
October
2 October 11:46:25	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	2 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
2 October 22:11:30	Delta A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Explorer 14 (EPE-B/S-3b)	NASA	Highly elliptical	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Delta A
3 October 12:15:11	Atlas LV-3B			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		Mercury-Atlas 8	NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	21:28:22	Successful
		Carried astronaut Wally Schirra
5 October	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 October	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
6 October 15:30	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
6 October	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1
				Suborbital	Missile test	6 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 October	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	7 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 October 18:35	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1134 (KH-5 9046)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	16 November	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-603	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	13 October	Successful
		Shutter malfunction, half of the film aboard the spacecraft was not used
11 October 00:30	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	11 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 October	Honest John-Nike			Barking Sands		US Air Force
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 October
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 October	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 October	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
12 October 16:24:03	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 October 06:59	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			ASE	Suborbital	XR astronomy	13 October	Successful
		Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi)
14 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	14 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
15 October 08:39	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CERMA	Suborbital	Biological research	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), first launch from Algeria following independence from France
15 October 16:17	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Cambridge UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi)
16 October 09:14:38	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-2		US Air Force
		Bluegill Double Prime	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	16 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 October 15:06	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 October	Successful
		Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
16 October	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	16 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
17 October 09:00:00	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 10 (Zenit-2 #5)		Low Earth	Optical imagery	21 October	Successful
17 October 15:52	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 October	Successful
		Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
17 October	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 October 00:51:54	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
18 October 01:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 86 kilometres (53 mi)
18 October 08:31	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CERMA	Suborbital	Biological research	18 October	Successful
		Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
18 October 16:59	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		Ranger 5	NASA	Heliocentric	Lunar impactor	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Power system malfunction, missed Moon by 725 kilometres (450 mi)
18 October	R-5B Pobeda			Kapustin Yar		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 October	Successful
		Apogee: 508 kilometres (316 mi)
19 October 18:15	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
19 October	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			LRBA	Suborbital	Test flight	19 October	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
20 October 04:00	Kosmos-2I 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 11 (DS-A1 #1)		Low Earth	Technology	18 May 1964	Successful
20 October 08:30	Castor-Recruit			Johnston		AEC
		CHECKMATE	AEC	Suborbital	Nuclear test	20 October	Successful
		Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi)
20 October 08:31	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	20 October	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
20 October 08:32	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	20 October	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
20 October 09:00	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 October	Honest John-Nike			Barking Sands		US Air Force
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 October
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 October	R-5B Pobeda			Kapustin Yar		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 October	R-5M Pobeda			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		K-3	RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	22 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 October	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			LRBA	Suborbital	Test flight	22 October	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
22 October	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 October	Launch failure
23 October 03:44:24	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
23 October 11:01	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			DFF LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
23 October 19:10:00	Honest John-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
24 October 09:46	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 October	Successful
		Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
24 October 17:55:04	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Mars-2MV-4 #1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Mars flyby	29 October	Launch failure
		Upper stage engine exploded 16 seconds after ignition due to lubricant leak jamming turbopump gearbox
24 October 19:00	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
25 October 06:00	Exos			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 October	Successful
		Apogee: 669 kilometres (416 mi)
25 October 06:30	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 October	Successful
		Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
23 October 11:19	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October 11:19	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 October 23:28	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	25 October	Successful
		Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
25 October	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 October	Kosmos-2I 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		1MS #2		Intended: Low Earth	Technology Radiation	25 October	Launch failure
		Failed to orbit
26 October 09:44:05	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
		BLUEGILL TRIPLE PRIME	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 October 09:58	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October 10:05	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October 10:11	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October 10:15	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October 10:22	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October 10:59:25	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-1		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Target	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 October 16:14	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		STARAD	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Radiation	5 October 1967	Successful
26 October 17:05:34	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 October	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October	Javelin			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 October 23:15:01	Delta A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Explorer 15 (EPE-C)	NASA	Medium Earth	Radiation	In orbit	Successful
		Final flight of Delta A
27 October	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 October	R-5M Pobeda			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		K-4	RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	28 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 October	R-9 Desna			Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Launch failure
29 October 23:21	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	29 October	Successful
		Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
29 October	Honest John-Nike			Barking Sands		US Air Force
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 October
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 October 01:50	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Wisconsin	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	30 October	Successful
		Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
31 October 08:08	Thor DM-21 Ablestar			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		ANNA 1B	US Military/NASA	Low Earth	Geodesy	In orbit	Successful
		Final flight of Thor DM-21 Ablestar
31 October 23:33	Honest John-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	31 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
31 October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	31 October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	MR-12			Sary Shagan		AN
			AN	Suborbital		October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
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)
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 11:25	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 11:54:48	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-2		US Air Force
		KINGFISH	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
1 November 12:16	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 12:20	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 12:24	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 12:40	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 16:14:16	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Mars 1 (2MV-4 #2)	RVSN	Heliocentric	Mars flyby	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Communications system failed on 21 March 1963, prior to flyby
2 November 04:25:00	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 November	Successful
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
2 November 07:34	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 November 11:25	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
3 November	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
3 November	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	3 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 November 15:35:15	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Mars-2MV-3 #1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Mars flyby	5 November	Launch failure
		Fuse shaken loose by vibrations, causing upper stage to fail to restart
4 November	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 November	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 November 15:29:59	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
5 November 22:04	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1136 (KH-4 9047)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	3 December	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-599	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	10 November	Successful
		Camera door malfunction, 15 percent of film unusable
6 November 19:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	6 November	Successful
		Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi)
7 November 10:25	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	7 November	Successful
		Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
7 November 10:53	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 November	Successful
		Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
7 November 19:43	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
8 November	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	8 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 November 03:12	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 November 01:03	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	11 November	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
11 November 20:17:02	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-2405 (Samos 11/E-6 #5/AFP-201 PVP-855)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	12 November	Spacecraft failure
		ERS-1 (TRS-1)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology		Spacecraft failure
		TRS failed to separate from FTV-2405, recovery of FTV failed
13 November 10:10	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar Meteorite research	13 November	Successful
		Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
13 November 22:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 November	Successful
		Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi)
14 November 22:36:02	SM-65F Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-2		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
16 November 00:52:22	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 01:26	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 November	Successful
		Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
16 November 04:22	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			CSIRO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)
16 November 05:59	Nike-Cajun			Fort Churchill		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
16 November 17:45:02	Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)			Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
		SA-3	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	+293 seconds	Successful
		Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater
17 November 17:06:17	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
18 November 04:57	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	18 November	Successful
		Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
19 November 17:00:11	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 November	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 November 21:41:30	Aerobee-300A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 November	Successful
		Apogee: 345 kilometres (214 mi)
21 November 18:20:35	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C			Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Communications	21 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 November 01:11	Skylark-7			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	22 November	Successful
		Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
22 November	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
24 November 22:01	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1135 (KH-4 9048)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	13 December	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-601	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	November	Successful
		Some film damaged by exposure through base of satellite
24 November	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	24 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 November	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
25 November 02:01	Kappa-9M			Kagoshima		ISAS
			ISAS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi)
25 November	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 November	Launch failure
26 November	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 November	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
27 November 10:17	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
27 November 18:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			HCO	Suborbital	Solar	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi)
27 November	Javelin			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 November	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
28 November 00:00	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
28 November 02:12:08	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 November 10:17	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)
28 November 17:36	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
28 November 23:25	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 November 16:33	Black Knight 301			Woomera LA-5		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	REV test	29 November	Successful
		Apogee: 576 kilometres (358 mi)
29 November	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 November	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November 10:57	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
30 November 11:15	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
30 November 17:36	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
30 November				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 November	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 November	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 November	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
November	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
November	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
November	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 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)
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)
November	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	November	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November	Berenice			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	November	Successful
		Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
December
1 December 18:06	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 December	Successful
		Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
1 December 20:34:00	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 December	Successful
		Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi)
1 December 21:25	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 December	Successful
		Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
1 December 21:34	Nike-Cajun			Fort Churchill		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 December	Successful
		Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
1 December 23:20	Nike-Apache			Eglin		NASA
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 December	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
1 December	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 December	Launch failure
3 December 23:20	Nike-Apache			Eglin		NASA AFCRL
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	3 December	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
4 December 00:01	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
4 December 03:45	Nike-Apache			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
4 December 04:45	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
4 December 07:06	Nike-Cajun			Fort Churchill		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
4 December 07:56	Skylark-5			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
4 December 10:28	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
4 December 21:30	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		FTV-1155 (KH-4 9049)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 December	Successful
		SRV-606	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	December	Spacecraft failure
		Parachute tore during SRV recovery
4 December	Centaure			Hammaguira		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 December 01:51	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 December	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 December 21:25	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
5 December	Dragon			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			DMA	Suborbital	Test flight	5 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi)
5 December	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1
				Suborbital	Missile test	5 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 December 00:00	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	6 December	Successful
		Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
6 December 00:16	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 December 05:32	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 December	Successful
		Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
6 December 05:43	Nike-Cajun			Fort Churchill		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 December	Successful
		Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
6 December 14:19:04	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
6 December 20:31:37	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 December	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	6 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 December 15:00:01	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 December	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 December				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 December				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 December 01:08	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 December	Successful
		Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi)
8 December	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 December	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 December	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 December	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
10 December 02:55:29	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 December	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
10 December 20:00	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-4		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	10 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
11 December 01:30	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 December	Successful
		Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
11 December 03:27	Nike-Cajun			Andøya		NTNF
			ILC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 December	Successful
		Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
11 December 04:22	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			CSIRO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 52 kilometres (32 mi)
11 December	Nike-Cajun			Salto di Quirra		CRA
			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 December	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 December 11:38:03	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-3		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Target	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 December 12:10	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 December 12:10	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
12 December 23:46	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
12 December	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
12 December	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
12 December	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
13 December 04:07	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		NRL PL120 (Poppy 1)	NRO	Medium Earth	ELINT	9 February 1967	Successful
		Injun 3	Iowa	Medium Earth	Ionospheric	25 August 1968	Successful
		NRL PL121	NRO	Medium Earth		1 July 1963	Successful
		SURCAL 2	NRL	Medium Earth	Calibration	18 January 1966	Successful
		Calsphere 1	NRL	Medium Earth	Calibration	5 February 1967	Successful
13 December 17:23	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			John Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 December	Launch failure
13 December 23:30:01	Delta B			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Relay 1 (A-15)	NASA	Medium Earth	Communications Technology	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Delta B
13 December	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
13 December	Terrier-Asp IV			Point Arguello LC-B		US Navy
			NOTS	Suborbital	Test flight	13 December
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 December 20:52	Nike-Cajun			Andøya		NTNF
			ILC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	14 December	Successful
		Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi), first Norwegian spaceflight
14 December 21:26	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		FTV-1156 (KH-4 9050)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 January 1963	Successful
		SRV-606	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	18/19 December	Successful
14 December	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 December 03:00:10	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 December 17:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 December	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
16 December 14:33:04	Scout X-3			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
		Explorer 16 (S-55b)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology Micrometeoroid	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Scout X-3
17 December 20:36:33	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
		MIDAS-6	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Missile defence	17 December	Launch failure
		ERS-3 (TRS-3)	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Technology
		ERS-4 (TRS-4)	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Technology
		Failed to orbit
17 December	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	ASAT test	17 December	Successful
		Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
17 December	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 December 05:03	Kappa-8			Kagoshima		ISAS
			TAO	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi)
18 December 17:26:55	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM test	18 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
18 December 19:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
19 December 01:25:45	Scout X-3			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		Transit 5A-1	US Navy	Low Earth	Technology Navigation	25 September 1968	Spacecraft failure
		Power system failed within a day of operations
19 December 07:33:44	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 December 20:08:28	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 December 21:51	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	19 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 December	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 December	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B			Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
		Ion Engine Test A	EOS WPAT	Suborbital	Technology	19 December	Spacecraft failure
		Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi), maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B, spacecraft power supply failed
21 December 00:35:15	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	21 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
21 December	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 December 09:29:26	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-1		Strategic Air Command
			AFCRL	Suborbital	ABM Test	22 December	Successful
		Apogee: 2,259 kilometres (1,404 mi)
22 December 09:32	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 12 (Zenit-2 #6)		Low Earth	Optical imagery	30 December	Successful
22 December 10:00	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	22 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 December 10:00	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	22 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
22 December 14:15	GAM-87A Skybolt			B-52, AMR		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 December
		Apogee: 580 kilometres (360 mi)
25 December	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 December	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 December	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
27 December	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 December	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
December	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	December	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
December	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	REV Test	December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	REV Test	December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	REV Test	December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4th Quarter	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, WTR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4th Quarter	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4th Quarter	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, WTR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4th Quarter	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4th Quarter	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, WTR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4th Quarter	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4th Quarter	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, WTR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4th Quarter	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	Unknown	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

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