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For launches in the first half of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (January–June), for launches in the second half, see 1964 in spaceflight (July–December)
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The launch of Gemini 1, the first flight of the Titan II GLV rocket and the Gemini programme
Fact Sheet
Orbital Launches
First 11 January
Last 21 December
Total 100
Successes 83
Failures 15
Partial Failures 2
Catalogued 87
National Firsts
Satellite  Italy
Rockets
Maiden Flights Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C
Delta D
Kosmos-1 63S3
Molniya-M 8K78M
Titan II GLV
Titan IIIA
Vostok-2M 8A92M
Retirements Delta B
Scout X-3
Polyot 11A59
Vostok-K 8K72K
Manned flights
Orbital 1
Total travellers 3
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Contents


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

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
2 February Ranger 6 Lunar impact Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis at 09:24:32, failed to return images
14 July Zond 1 Flyby of Venus Closest approach: 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi), communications system failed before flyby
31 July Ranger 7 Lunar impact Impacted Mare Nubium at 13:25:48, returned 4,308 images

Orbital launch summary

By country

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  Soviet Union
  United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 1964
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures		 Remarks
 Soviet Union 36 29 7 0
 United States 64 54 8 2


By rocket

Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  United States 3 3 0 0
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D  United States 9 8 1 0
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  United States 4 3 1 0 Maiden flight
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C  United States 2 1 1 0 Maiden flight
Delta B  United States 2 1 1 0 Retired
Delta C  United States 2 1 0 1
Delta D  United States 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Kosmos-1 63S3  Soviet Union 2 1 1 0 Maiden flight
Kosmos-2I 63S1  Soviet Union 8 7 1 0
Molniya 8K78  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0
Molniya-M 8K78M  Soviet Union 5 1 4 0 Maiden flight
Polyot 11A59  Soviet Union 1 1 0 0 Retired
Saturn I  United States 3 3 0 0 First orbital launch
Scout X-3  United States 1 1 0 0 Retired
Scout X-4  United States 7 6 1 0
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar  United States 3 2 1 0
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B  United States 2 1 0 1
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D  United States 2 2 0 0
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  United States 20 19 1 0
Titan II GLV  United States 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Titan IIIA  United States 2 1 1 0 Maiden flight
Voskhod 11A57  Soviet Union 5 5 0 0
Vostok-K 8K72K  Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 Retired
Vostok-2 8A92  Soviet Union 9 9 0 0
Vostok-2M 8A92M  Soviet Union 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
Achieved		 Remarks
Low Earth 78 69 8 1
Medium Earth 3 3 0 0
High Earth 11 8 3 0 Including Highly elliptical orbits
Geosynchronous/transfer 2 1 1 0
Heliocentric 6 4 2 0

References
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Footnotes

Timeline of spaceflight
1940s 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Preceded by
1963		 Timeline of spaceflight
1964		 Succeeded by
1965







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