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Fact Sheet
The Vostok 1 spacecraft, aboard which Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth on 12 April 1961
Orbital Launches
First	31 January
Last	22 December
Total	50
Successes	29
Failures	19
Partial Failures	2
Catalogued	36
National Firsts
Spaceflight	Italy
Space Traveller	Soviet Union United States
Rockets
Maiden Flights	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B Kosmos-2I 63S1 Saturn I (suborbital test)
Retirements	Atlas LV-3A Agena-A Juno II
Manned flights
Orbital	2
Suborbital	2
Total travellers	4
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Launches

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

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
6 January 00:10	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
6 January 00:10		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	6 January	Launch failure
7 January 17:33:42	RM-89 Blue Scout I		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		HCO	Suborbital	Plasma research Astronomy	7 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
10 January 17:15	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 January	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 January	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 January 18:40	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 January	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
12 January 16:54	Nike-Cajun		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 January	Successful
	Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi), first Italian spaceflight
13 January	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	13 January	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 January	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	13 January	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
14 January 01:19:04	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi), first launch from Site 31
14 January	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 January	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	14 January	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
14 January	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
17 January 21:25	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	17 January	Successful
	Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
18 January 04:00	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	18 January	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
19 January 12:42	Iris		Wallops Island LA-1		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 January	Launch failure
	Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
20 January 20:53	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
20 January 20:53		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Launch failure
23 January 21:02	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
24 January 21:55	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 January	Launch failure
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), went out of control
26 January 00:30	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
30 January 23:20	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 January	Successful
	Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
31 January 16:54:51	Redstone MRLV		Cape Canaveral LC-5		NASA
	Mercury-Redstone 2	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	31 January	Successful
	Apogee: 251 kilometres (156 mi), carried Ham the Chimp
31 January 20:21:19	Atlas LV-3A Agena-A		Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
	Samos 2	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	21 October 1973	Successful
	Electro-optical satellite
January	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	January	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
January	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	January	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
January	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	January	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
January	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	January	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
January	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	January	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
January	Kisha-Judi		Tonopah		Sandia
		Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	January	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February
1 February 15:59	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-31A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
1 February	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	1 February	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 February 19:00	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
2 February 19:00		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 February	Launch failure
4 February 01:18:03	Molniya		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Venera-1VA 1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Venus flyby	26 February	Launch failure
	Upper stage failed to ignite
5 February 13:48	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	5 February	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
6 February 21:40	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
6 February 21:40		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 February	Launch failure
7 February 12:46	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5A		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	REV Test	7 February	Successful
	Apogee: 687 kilometres (427 mi)
8 February	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 February	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
10 February 05:55	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 February	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 February	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 February 00:43:46	Molniya		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Venera 1 (Venera-1VA 2)	RVSN	Heliocentric	Venus flyby	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
	First probe to fly past Venus, contact lost before flyby
13 February 04:39	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
13 February 13:58	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 February	Successful
	Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
13 February	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
13 February		LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 February	Launch failure
14 February 23:50	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 February	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
14 February	Strongarm		Wallops Island		Ballistic Research Laboratory
		US Air Force/BRL	Suborbital	Test flight	14 February	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 February 22:01	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 February	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 February 01:27	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 February	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
16 February 13:05	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
16 February 13:05	Explorer 9 (S-56A)	NASA	Medium Earth	Air density	9 April 1964	Successful
17 February 07:17	Nike Apache		Wallops Island		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	17 February	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 February 19:04	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	17 February	Successful
	Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi)
17 February 20:25	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 20 (KH-5 9014A)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	28 July 1962	Successful
	SRV 520	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	31 October	Spacecraft failure
	Film recovery failed
18 February 22:58	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
18 February 22:58	Discoverer 21 (MIDAS RM-2)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology Missile defence	20 April 1962	Successful
18 February	Strongarm		Wallops Island		BRL
		US Air Force/BRL	Suborbital	Test flight	18 February	Successful
	Apogee: 2,027 kilometres (1,260 mi)
18 February	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	18 February	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
18 February	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 February	Launch failure
	Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
20 February	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 February 14:12	Atlas LV-3B		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
	Mercury-Atlas 2	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	14:28	Successful
	Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
22 February 07:00	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CERMA	Suborbital	Biological research	22 February	Successful
	Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
22 February 20:25	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	Transit 3B	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation Technology	30 March	Partial launch failure
	LOFTI-1	NRL	Low Earth	Technology Ionospheric	30 March	Partial launch failure
	Spacecraft failed to separate from upper stage, some data still returned
22 February	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	22 February	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
24 February 00:19	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 February	Successful
	Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
24 February 18:29	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
25 February 00:13:16	Juno II		Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
	S-45	NASA	Intended: Highly elliptical	Ionospheric	25 February	Launch failure
	Third stage failed to ignite
27 February 00:52	R-7 Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi), final flight of R-7 Semyorka
February	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	February	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
February	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	February	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
March
1 March 15:42	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	1 March	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 March 18:19	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 March 05:07	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
2 March	R-12 Dvina		Makat		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	2 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
3 March 03:39	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 March 13:59:19	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
3 March 16:02	RM-90 Blue Scout II		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Plasma research	3 March	Successful
	Apogee: 2,540 kilometres (1,580 mi)
3 March	Antares (OPd-56-39-22D)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	3 March	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
3 March	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
3 March		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	3 March	Launch failure
4 March	R-12 Dvina		Makat		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	4 March	Successful
	Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi)
6 March 09:56	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL/QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 March	Successful
	Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi)
6 March	Antares (OPd-56-39-22D)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	6 March	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
7 March	Antares (OPd-56-39-22D)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	7 March	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
8 March 16:53	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	8 March	Successful
	Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
8 March 17:53	Astrobee-1500		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	8 March	Successful
	Apogee: 431 kilometres (268 mi)
9 March 06:29:00	Vostok-K		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Korabl'-Sputnik 3 (Vostok-3KA 1)	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	08:09:54	Successful
	Carried a dog and a mannequin
9 March	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 March 04:17	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), propellant system malfunctioned
14 March 21:52	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	14 March	Successful
	Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
15 March 17:47	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	15 March	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
15 March	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 March 01:19	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 March	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 March 16:25	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
23 March 19:25	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 March	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 March 22:41	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
24 March 17:30	Redstone MRLV		Cape Canaveral LC-5		NASA
	Mercury-Redstone BD	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	24 March	Successful
	Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
24 March 19:17	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 March	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 March 01:49	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), electrical system malfunctioned
25 March 05:54:00	Vostok-K		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Korabl'-Sputnik 4 (Vostok-3KA 2)	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	07:40	Successful
	Carried a dog and a mannequin
25 March 15:17:04	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Explorer 10 (P-14)	NASA	Highly elliptical	Magnetospheric Plasma research	In orbit	Successful
	Successfully completed operations fifty two hours after launch
25 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 March 16:54	Aerobee-300A		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 March	Successful
	Apogee: 386 kilometres (240 mi)
26 March	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	26 March	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
27 March 04:08	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS/RRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 March	Successful
	Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
28 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 March	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 March 05:13:43	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-2-7		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 March	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
30 March 20:34:43	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 22 (KH-2 9015)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	30 March	Launch failure
	SRV 509	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Film return	30 March	Launch failure
	Second stage attitude control system failure^[1]
31 March 19:42	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
31 March 19:42		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	31 March	Launch failure
March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
March		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	March	Launch failure
1^st Quarter	Nike Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	1^st Quarter	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
April
1 April 03:25	Kappa-9L		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Test flight	1 April	Successful
	Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
2 April 14:06	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
3 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	3 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 April 10:56	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 April	Successful
	Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
5 April 12:57	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 April	Successful
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
6 April	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
7 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 April 19:21	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 23 (KH-5 9016A)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	16 April 1962	Successful
	SRV 509	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	23 May 1962	Spacecraft failure
	SRV raised orbit during deorbit burn
9 April 09:16	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
10 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 April 15:40	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
11 April 15:40	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
12 April 06:07:00	Vostok-K		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Vostok 1	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	07:55	Successful
	Carried Yuri Gagarin, first manned spaceflight. Equipment module did not fully separate until reentry was underway. Gagarin ejected from spacecraft following reentry due to predicted hard landing, and landed separately at 08:05.
12 April 06:07	RM-90 Blue Scout II		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Plasma research	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,931 kilometres (1,200 mi)
14 April 17:15	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	14 April	Successful
	Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
14 April	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
14 April		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Launch failure
15 April 13:58:29	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
15 April 13:58:29		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 April	Launch failure
18 April 04:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
18 April 12:27	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		TAO/TOK	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
19 April 09:36	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 April	Successful
	Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
19 April 18:37	Nike-Asp		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 April	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 April	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
19 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 April 03:46	Nike-Asp		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 April	Successful
	Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
20 April 18:39	Nike-Asp		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 April	Successful
	Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
20 April 18:43	Nike-Asp		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 April	Successful
	Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
21 April 00:12	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
21 April 02:26:14	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
21 April 05:56:20	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		US Air Force	Suborbital	REV Test	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
21 April 09:34	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 April 09:39	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
21 April 12:00	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi)
21 April 15:53	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 April	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
21 April		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 April	Launch failure
22 April	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-26A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 April 02:26	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
25 April 02:26		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Launch failure
25 April 16:15	Atlas LV-3B		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
	Mercury-Atlas 3	NASA	Intended: Low Earth	Test flight	16:23	Launch failure
	Carrier rocket destroyed by range safety 43.4 seconds after launch, following failure of guidance system to execute pitch and roll commands, spacecraft separated by launch escape system and travelled 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) downrange, reaching an apogee of 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi)
27 April 14:16:38	Juno II		Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
	Explorer 11 (S-15)	NASA	Low Earth	GR astronomy	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
	Onboard recorder failed during or immediately after launch, data returned through direct transmission
27 April 20:02	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 724 kilometres (450 mi)
27 April 22:32	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi)
27 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
May
1 May 12:10	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	1 May	Successful
	Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
1 May	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 May 17:00	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	3 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 May 14:34	Redstone MRLV		Cape Canaveral LC-5		NASA
	Mercury-Redstone 3	NASA	Suborbital	Manned flight	14:49	Successful
	Carried Alan Shepard, first American in space, apogee 187 kilometres (116 mi)
5 May 23:00	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 May	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
6 May 04:54	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 May	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
8 May 17:10	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 May 11:53	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 May	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
9 May 12:07	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5B		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	REV Test	9 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 415 kilometres (258 mi)
9 May 16:00:22	RM-89 Blue Scout I		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Plasma research	9 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
10 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 May 02:00	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
13 May	Antares (OPd-56-39-22D)		Hammaguira		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	13 May	Successful
	Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
16 May 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	16 May	Successful
	Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
16 May 17:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	16 May	Successful
	Apogee: 312 kilometres (194 mi)
16 May 19:23:27	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	16 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
17 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
17 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
17 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
17 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
17 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 May 06:10	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	18 May	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
19 May 02:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 May 14:18	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-31A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 May	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 May 03:18:06	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
24 May 03:18:06		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Launch failure
24 May 19:48:05	Juno II		Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
	S-45A	NASA	Intended: Highly elliptical	Ionospheric	27 April	Launch failure
	Second stage failed to ignite, final flight of Juno II
24 May 21:50:38	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
25 May 17:03	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 May	Successful
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
25 May	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	25 May	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 May	Nike Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
25 May		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Launch failure
26 May 02:26	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
27 May	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNET	Suborbital	Test flight	27 May	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
29 May 01:44:23	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
29 May 01:44:23		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Launch failure
29 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 May	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNET	Suborbital	Test flight	29 May	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 May 05:15	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	30 May	Successful
	Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
May	Kiva-Hopi		Wallops Island		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	May	Successful
	Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi)
June
2 June 05:12:14	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
2 June 05:12:14		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Launch failure
2 June 17:24:30	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
4 June	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
6 June 12:31	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteorite research	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
6 June 18:00	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
6 June 18:00		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Launch failure
6 June 21:48	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
7 June 00:40	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
7 June 11:20	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	REV test Ionospheric	7 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 583 kilometres (362 mi)
7 June 21:37:31	SM-65E Atlas		Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force
7 June 21:37:31		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Launch failure
8 June 21:16	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 24 (KH-5 9018A)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 June	Launch failure
	SRV 541	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Film return	8 June	Launch failure
	Failed to orbit
9 June 05:11	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
9 June 18:02	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 June	Successful
	Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
9 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
9 June	R-12 Dvina		Makat		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	9 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 June	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CRS
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 June 15:53	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 June 05:12	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	13 June	Successful
	Apogee: 867 kilometres (539 mi)
15 June 00:02:59	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		DRTE/CRC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 901 kilometres (560 mi)
15 June 05:45	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
15 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 June 07:47:23	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
16 June 07:47:23		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	16 June	Launch failure
16 June 23:02	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
	Discoverer 25 (KH-2 9017)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	12 July	Successful
	SRV 510	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	19 June	Successful
17 June 07:29	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 June	Successful
	Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
18 June 04:35	Kappa-4		Obachi		ISAS
		TOK	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	18 June	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
20 June 23:54	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-2-7		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 June	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
21 June 14:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Solar	21 June	Successful
	Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi)
23 June 03:00	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), went out of control
23 June 15:00	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteorite research	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
23 June 23:40	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
24 June 03:28	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
24 June 23:17	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		CRPL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,018 kilometres (633 mi)
24 June	R-12 Dvina		Makat		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 June 15:15	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
26 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 June 04:22	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	Transit 4A	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation Technology	In orbit	Successful
	Injun-1	Iowa	Low Earth	Ionospheric	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
	Solrad-3 (GRAB-3)	US Navy/NRL	Low Earth	Radiation ELINT	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
	Injun-1 and Solrad-3 failed to separate from each other, particularly affecting operations of the Injun satellite, Transit 4A carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor
29 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June 17:09	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
	S-55	NASA	Intended: Low Earth	Technology Meteorite research	30 June	Launch failure
	Third stage failed to ignite
30 June 17:20	Astrobee-200		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	30 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)
30 June	R-12 Dvina		Makat		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	30 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
July
1 July 02:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	1 July	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
4 July 04:00	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
4 July 20:20	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
7 July 04:51	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
7 July 23:29:48	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 26 (KH-2 9019)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	5 December	Successful
	SRV 511	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	10 July	Successful
12 July 10:25:06	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Tiros-3 (Tiros-C)	NASA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
	Deactivated on 28 February 1962
12 July 15:11	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
	MIDAS-3	US Air Force	Low Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful
	Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
13 July 22:07	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 July	Successful
	Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
13 July	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 July 02:57	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		New Hampshire	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	14 July	Successful
	Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
14 July 15:00	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		New Hampshire	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	14 July	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 July 16:02	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 July	Successful
	Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
19 July	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	19 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
19 July	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	19 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 July 02:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 July 10:30	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
20 July 13:12	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		New Hampshire	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
21 July 02:00	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 July 02:42	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	21 July	Successful
	Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
21 July 12:20	Redstone MRLV		Cape Canaveral LC-5		NASA
	Mercury-Redstone 4	NASA	Suborbital	Manned flight	21 July	Partial spacecraft failure
	Carried Gus Grissom, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi), capsule sank during recovery operations after landing following inadvertent opening of escape hatch, final flight of the Mercury-Redstone programme
21 July 22:35	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 27 (KH-5 9020A)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 June	Launch failure
	SRV 524	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Film return	8 June	Launch failure
	Destroyed by range safety during ascent
22 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	22 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 July	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
22 July		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 July	Launch failure
25 July 19:05	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 July	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
26 July 19:22	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
26 July	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
27 July 11:45	Strongarm-1		White Sands		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)
27 July 11:45	Strongarm-1		White Sands		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)
27 July 15:09	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-31A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 July	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
31 July 21:32	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	31 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
August
1 August 11:02	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	1 August	Successful
	Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
1 August 20:18	Astrobee-1500		Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Geodesy	1 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
2 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 August	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
3 August		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 August	Launch failure
4 August 00:01	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 28 (KH-2 9021)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	4 August	Launch failure
	SRV 512	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Film return	4 August	Launch failure
	Second stage control system malfunctioned, final KH-2 launch^[1]
4 August	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 August 00:19	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-26A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 August 06:00	Vostok-K		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Vostok 2	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	7 August 07:18	Successful
	Manned flight carrying cosmonaut Gherman Titov. Equipment module did not fully separate until reentry was underway. Titov ejected from spacecraft following reentry due to predicted hard landing and landed separately.
9 August 04:31	SM-65F Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi), maiden flight of Atlas F
9 August	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 August	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
11 August 14:30	Exos		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 August	Successful
	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
11 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	11 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	11 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August 10:57	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
12 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
13 August	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
13 August		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 August	Launch failure
15 August 17:21	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	15 August	Successful
	Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi)
15 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 August 03:21:05	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Explorer 12 (EPE-A/S-3)	NASA	Highly elliptical	Magnetospheric	31 August 1963	Successful
	Last signal received on 6 December
16 August 20:27	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	16 August	Successful
	Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
17 August 14:29	XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior		Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	17 August	Successful
	Apogee: 225,000 kilometres (140,000 mi)
17 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	17 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	17 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 August 03:06	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 August	Successful
	Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
18 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
22 August	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	22 August	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	22 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	22 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 August 01:16	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
23 August 10:04:10	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
	Ranger 1 (P-32)	NASA	Intended: High Earth Achieved: Low Earth	Technology	30 August	Partial launch failure
	Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, primary mission still accomplished
23 August 17:02	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	23 August	Successful
	Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
24 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	24 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 August 18:29:44	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
	Explorer 13 (S-55A)	NASA	Low Earth	Technology Meteorite research	28 August	Launch failure
	Reached lower orbit than planned and quickly decayed
25 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	25 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 August	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	25 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 August 17:41	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 August	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 August 14:35	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Solar	29 August	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
30 August 18:30	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
30 August 20:00	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 29 (KH-3 9023)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	9 September	Successful
	SRV 554	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	1 September	Successful
	First KH-3 satellite
30 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 August	RAM-A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	30 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,280 kilometres (800 mi)
31 August	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	31 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
31 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	31 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
September
4 September	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
6 September 22:30	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LE-7		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
6 September	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	6 September	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
7 September 01:30	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 September 18:17	Nike-Asp		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 September	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 September 04:06	Nike-Cajun		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 September 04:11	Nike-Cajun		Salto di Quirra		CRA
		ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 September	Successful
	Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
8 September	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 September 01:42	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), propulsion system malfunctioned
9 September 19:28	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
	Samos 3	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	+0 seconds	Launch failure
	Electro-optical satellite, rocket exploded on launch pad
9 September 20:02	Nike-Zeus		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
10 September 05:50	R-12 Dvina		Novaya Zemlya		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	10 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 September	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 September	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
10 September		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 September	Launch failure
11 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 September 05:00	R-12 Dvina		Novaya Zemlya		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	12 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 September 19:59	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 30 (KH-3 9022)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	11 December	Successful
	SRV 551	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	14 September	Successful
13 September 09:32	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 September	Successful
	Apogee: 331 kilometres (206 mi)
13 September 14:04	Atlas LV-3B		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
13 September 14:04	Mercury-Atlas 4	NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	15:58:20	Successful
13 September 23:53	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 September	Successful
	Apogee: 431 kilometres (268 mi)
13 September	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	13 September	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
13 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	13 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 September	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
14 September 04:45	R-13		Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	14 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 September 04:00	R-13		Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	16 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 September 10:02	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi)
16 September 21:39	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 September	Successful
	Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
16 September 23:55	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi)
17 September 04:47	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	17 September	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
17 September 10:03	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 September	Successful
	Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi)
17 September 21:00	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
	Discoverer 31 (KH-3 9024)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 October	Successful
	SRV 552	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	19 September	Spacecraft failure
	SRV recovery failed
17 September	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 September 12:15	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	18 September	Successful
	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
19 September	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
19 September		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Launch failure
21 September	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
22 September	R-16		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
22 September		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 September	Launch failure
23 September 20:36	HGM-25A Titan I		Vandenberg LC-395A-1		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 September 21:56	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		US Air Force
		BRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 September	Successful
	Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
26 September	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 September	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 September	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
27 September 00:25	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	27 September	Successful
	Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
29 September 01:52	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 September 14:00	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 September 14:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Solar	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
30 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
September	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September	R-17 Elbrus		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
3^rd Quarter	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	3^rd Quarter	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
3^rd Quarter	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	3^rd Quarter	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October
2 October 18:23	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
4 October 11:19	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	4 October	Successful
	Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
4 October 14:22	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 October	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	4 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 October 13:42	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
5 October 19:10	Hi-Hoe		F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello		NOTS
		NOTS/NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), second stage failed to ignite
5 October	Daniel		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 October	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
6 October	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	6 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 October	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
7 October 01:30	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 October 20:03	Nike-Zeus		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
8 October	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
8 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 October	Launch failure
9 October	Daniel		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 October	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 October	R-16U		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 October 17:40	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,544 kilometres (959 mi)
10 October	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
11 October	R-16U		Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
11 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Launch failure
12 October 13:21	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 October	Successful
	Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
12 October	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
13 October 19:22	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 32 (KH-3 9025)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	13 November	Successful
	SRV 555	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	14 October	Successful
14 October 04:26	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	14 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,055 kilometres (656 mi)
14 October	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		ASE	Suborbital	XR astronomy	14 October	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 October	R-16U		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
16 October 14:54	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	16 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 October 13:25	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
19 October 17:38	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Plasma research Aeronomy	19 October	Successful
	Apogee: 6,855 kilometres (4,259 mi)
19 October	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 October	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
20 October	R-13		Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	20 October	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 October 13:53:03	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
	MIDAS-4	US Air Force	Low Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful
	Westford-1	Lincoln	Low Earth	Communications Technology	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
	Westford-1 released 480 million copper dipoles, which failed to disperse correctly preventing experiments from being conducted
21 October	R-5A Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 October	R-5A Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 October	R-16U		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
22 October	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 October 16:38:40	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 October 19:23	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 33 (KH-3 9026)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	23 October	Launch failure
	SRV 513	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Film return	23 October	Launch failure
	Rocket shut down prematurely, failed to orbit
23 October	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	23 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 October	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
23 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Launch failure
24 October 00:23	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar Meteorite research	24 October	Successful
	Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
24 October 03:59	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 October	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 October 23:28	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	24 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 October 06:59	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		ASE	Suborbital	XR astronomy	25 October	Successful
	Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
25 October	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	25 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	26 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October	R-9 Desna		Baikonur Site 51		RVSN
26 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 October	Launch failure
27 October 09:35	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 October	Successful
	Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
27 October 15:06:04	Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)		Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
	SA-1	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	27 October	Successful
	Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi), maiden flight of Saturn I, flew with battleship upper stages
27 October 16:30	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Mayak-2		RVSN
	DS-1 1	RVSN	Intended: Low Earth	Technology	27 October	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Kosmos-2I 63S1, acceleration integrator malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit
27 October	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	27 October	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
27 October	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Nuclear test	27 October	Successful
	Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
28 October	R-16U		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
28 October	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	28 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 October	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
30 October 11:13	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 October	Successful
	Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
31 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	31 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 October	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 October	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
November
1 November 03:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 November	Successful
	Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
1 November 15:32	RM-90 Blue Scout II		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
	Mercury-Scout 1 (MNTV)	NASA	Intended: Low Earth	Tracking test	+43 seconds	Launch failure
	Would have been used to test Mercury Tracking Network, went out of control 28 seconds after launch, subsequently destroyed by range safety, only orbital launch attempt of Blue Scout II
1 November 17:56	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	1 November	Successful
	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
2 November	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	2 November	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 November 14:01:32	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 November 15:30	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 November 17:00	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 November 20:00	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
	Discoverer 34 (KH-3 9027)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	7 December 1962	Launch failure
	SRV 553	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	7 December 1962	Launch failure
	Placed in useless orbit due to erronous launch trajectory, SRV not released
8 November 09:00	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	8 November	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
8 November 16:10	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 November	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 November 14:55	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research Biological	10 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), carried a squirrel monkey, engine failed early in ascent
15 November 13:00	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 430 kilometres (270 mi)
15 November 13:42	Journeyman		Point Arguello LC-A		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Biological	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi)
15 November 21:23	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 35 (KH-3 9028)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	3 December	Successful
	SRV 523	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	16 November	Successful
15 November 22:26	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	Transit 4B	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation Technology	In orbit	Successful
	TRAAC	US Navy	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
	Transit 4B carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor
15 November	Asp-Apache		Kwajalein
		NMSU	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 November	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
15 November	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
15 November	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 November 20:37	Nike-Zeus		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
17 November 15:15	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 November 16:06	Javelin		Wallops Island		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 610 kilometres (380 mi)
18 November 06:30	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 November	Successful
	Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
18 November 08:12	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
	Ranger 2 (P-33)	NASA	Intended: High Earth Achieved: Low Earth	Technology	20 November	Launch failure
	Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, spacecraft decayed quickly
18 November 13:42	Journeyman		Point Arguello LC-A		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Biological	18 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi)
20 November 18:04	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	20 November	Successful
	Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
21 November 19:00	Nike-Zeus 3		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	21 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 November	Skylark-5C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
21 November		UCL/RAE	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	21 November	Launch failure
22 November 00:30	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 November 20:45:47	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
	Samos 4	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	22 November	Launch failure
	Samos 4 RV	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Film return	22 November	Launch failure
	Film-return satellite, failed to orbit
22 November 21:04	SM-65F Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	22 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
25 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 November	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 November	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
29 November 15:07:57	Atlas LV-3B		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
	Mercury-Atlas 5	NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	18:28:59	Successful
	Carried Enos the Chimp
29 November 23:01:49	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
		Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
29 November	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
29 November	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
29 November	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
29 November	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 November 17:10	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Solar	30 November	Successful
	Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
30 November	Nike-Zeus 3		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
December
1 December 20:40	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
1 December	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
1 December	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
2 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	2 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 December	R-16		Baikonur Site 41		RVSN
2 December		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 December	Launch failure
4 December 04:00:16	XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior		Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	4 December	Successful
	Apogee: 44,400 kilometres (27,600 mi)
4 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 December	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
5 December 23:26	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		Birmingham/UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	5 December	Successful
	Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
5 December	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	5 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 December 01:30	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LE-8		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 December	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
6 December 22:37	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-26A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	6 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 December	Centaure		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 December	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
6 December	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 December	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
7 December 21:18:36	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
		Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	7 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
7 December 23:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	7 December	Successful
	Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
8 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 December	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
8 December	Astrobee-1500		Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Geodesy	8 December	Successful
	Apogee: 2,190 kilometres (1,360 mi)
9 December	Centaure		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 December	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 December	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 December	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 December	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 December	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
10 December 17:01	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	10 December	Successful
	Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
11 December 09:39:02	Vostok-K		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Zenit-2 1	RVSN	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	+407 seconds	Launch failure
	First launch of a Zenit satellite, failed to orbit due to premature cutoff of upper stage, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct 407 seconds after launch
12 December 20:16	SM-65F Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), guidance system failed
12 December 20:40	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 36 (KH-3 9029)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	3 December	Successful
	SRV 525	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	16 December	Successful
	Oscar 1	Project OSCAR	Low Earth	Amateur radio	31 January 1962	Successful
	First amateur-built satellite
13 December 12:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteorite research	13 December	Successful
	Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
13 December	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 December 07:09	Trailblazer 2		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	14 December	Successful
	Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
14 December 10:29	HAD		Woomera LA-2		WRE
		WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 December	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
14 December 20:00	Nike-Zeus 3		Kwajalein		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	14 December	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 December 20:26	Nike-Zeus		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	14 December	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
14 December		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 December	Launch failure
15 December 17:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
15 December	HGM-25A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 December 13:04	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 December 03:32	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	20 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
21 December 03:35	SM-65F Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research Ionospheric Meteorite research	21 December	Launch failure
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), hydraulic system failed
21 December 12:30	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Mayak-2		RVSN
	DS-1 2	RVSN	Intended: Low Earth	Technology	21 December	Launch failure
	Second stage oxidiser exhausted prematurely due to turbopump malfunction, failed to orbit
21 December 19:54	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 December	Successful
	Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
22 December 04:24	Aerobee-300A		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 December	Successful
	Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi)
22 December 19:12:33	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
	Samos 5	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imaging	31 December	Successful
	Samos 4 RV	US Air Force	Low Earth	Film return	9 January 1962	Spacecraft failure
	Film-return satellite, return vehicle failed to deorbit
23 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	23 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 December	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	23 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December 05:05	Kappa-9L		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Test flight	26 December	Successful
	Apogee: 343 kilometres (213 mi)
26 December	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	26 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	26 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
26 December		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 December	Launch failure
27 December	R-12 Dvina		Vladimirovka PL-1		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	REV Test	27 December	Successful
	Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi)
28 December	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 December	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
29 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 December	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	29 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 December	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	29 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
30 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 December	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	30 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
Unknown	Jaguar		B-57A Canberra, White Sands		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	Unknown	Successful
	Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi)
Unknown	Sparoair II		F3H Demon, Point Mugu		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown	Sparoair II		F3H Demon, Point Mugu		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

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Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
19 May	Venera 1	Flyby of Venus	Spacecraft was already non-functional as communication had been lost en route, closest approach: 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi)

Orbital launch summary

By country

	Soviet Union
	United States

Orbital launch attempts by country in 1961

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Soviet Union	9	5	4	0
United States	41	24	15	2

By rocket

Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A	United States	1	1	0	0	Retired
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B	United States	7	3	3	1	Maiden flight
Atlas LV-3B	United States	3	2	1	0	First orbital launch
RM-90 Blue Scout II	United States	1	0	1	0	First orbital launch
Juno II	United States	3	1	2	0	Retired
Kosmos-2I 63S1	Soviet Union	2	0	2	0	Maiden flight
Molniya 8K78	Soviet Union	2	1	1	0
Scout X-1	United States	3	1	2	0
Thor DM-21 Ablestar	United States	3	2	0	1
Thor DM-21 Agena-B	United States	17	11	6	0
Thor DM-19 Delta	United States	3	3	0	0
Vostok-K 8K72K	Soviet Union	5	4	1	0