1960 in spaceflight (July–December)
Appearance
This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1960. For launches between January and June, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
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28 July 09:31 |
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RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | +28.5 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Booster engine burned through leading to premature separation 17 seconds after launch, rocket exploded shortly afterwards. Two dogs aboard spacecraft, killed in explosion. | |||||||
10 August 20:37:54 |
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 14 November | Successful | ||
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 11 August | Successful | ||
SRV recovered at sea, first successful recovery of a spacecraft from orbit | |||||||
12 August 09:39:43 |
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NASA | Medium Earth | Communication Technology |
24 May 1968 | Successful | ||
18 August 19:57:08 |
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 16 September | Successful | ||
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 20 August | Successful | ||
SRV recovered in mid-air by a C-119 Flying Boxcar, first mid-air retrieval of a spacecraft | |||||||
18 August 19:58 |
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US Army | Intended: Low Earth | Communication | +150 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Rocket exploded during ascent Shortest interval between orbital launch attempts (less than a minute) | |||||||
19 August 08:44:06 |
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RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 20 August | Successful | ||
First animals recovered from orbit | |||||||
13 September 22:14 |
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 18 October | Successful | ||
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CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 16 September | Spacecraft failure | ||
Mid-air recovery unsuccessful, capsule sank prior to recovery from sea | |||||||
25 September 15:13 |
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US Air Force | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 25 September | Launch failure | ||
Second stage exploded during ascent | |||||||
4 October 17:50 |
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US Army | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||
First active communications satellite | |||||||
10 October 14:27:49 |
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RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric | Mars probe | 10 October | Launch failure | ||
Maiden flight of Molniya, first launch of a spacecraft to fly past Mars. Loss of control 301 seconds after launch due to resonance problem | |||||||
11 October 20:33 |
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US Air Force | Intended: Sun-synchronous | Optical reconnaissance | 11 October | Launch failure | ||
Upper stage malfunction | |||||||
14 October 13:51:03 |
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RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric | Mars probe | 14 October | Launch failure | ||
Second stage failed to ignite | |||||||
26 October 20:26 |
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 26 October | Launch failure | ||
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CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | ||||
Maiden flight of Thor-Agena B, second stage failed to separate | |||||||
3 November 05:23:10 |
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NASA | Medium Earth | Ionospheric | 28 March 2012 | Successful | ||
Batteries expired on 27 December | |||||||
12 November 20:43 |
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 29 December | Spacecraft failure | ||
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 14 November | Successful | ||
Film jettisonned before camera started taking images | |||||||
23 November 11:13:03 |
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NASA/NOAA | Low Earth | Weather | 18 May 2014 | Successful | ||
30 November 19:50 |
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US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation Technology |
30 November | Launch failure | ||
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US Navy/NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation research ELINT | ||||
Destroyed by range safety following premature cutoff of first stage | |||||||
1 December 07:30:04 |
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RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 2 December 07:15 |
Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Engine failed to cut off after deorbit burn leading to steeper descent than planned, burned up in atmosphere during re-entry | |||||||
4 December 21:14 |
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US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Aeronomy | 4 December | Launch failure | ||
First orbital launch attempt to use a Scout rocket, second stage malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit | |||||||
7 December 20:20:58 |
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 2 April 1961 | Successful | ||
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 10 December | Successful | ||
15 December 09:10 |
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US Air Force | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 15 December | Launch failure | ||
Final flight of Atlas-Able, first stage exploded during ascent | |||||||
20 December 20:32 |
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ARPA | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 23 January 1961 | Successful | ||
22 December 07:45:19 |
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RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 22 December | Launch failure | ||
Maiden flight of Vostok-K, second stage engine failure, spacecraft separated and recovered. Two dogs aboard, both survived. |
Suborbital launches
[edit]Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
July[edit] | |||||||
1 July 14:35 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteoroid research | 1 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) | |||||||
1 July 17:29 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 1 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), exploded above pad | |||||||
2 July 00:04 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 July | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Scout X-1, apogee: 1,380 kilometres (860 mi) | |||||||
2 July 06:58 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
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NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 4 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 July 15:56 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
6 July 15:55 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
7 July 15:27 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Launch failure | |||
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NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 7 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 July 04:00 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
11 July 04:24 |
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ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | |||
First Japanese spaceflight, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
13 July 00:23 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
13 July 14:47 |
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BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
14 July 00:44 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
14 July 02:43 |
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BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 710 kilometres (440 mi) | |||||||
14 July 10:05 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
15 July 06:10 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
15 July 10:02 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
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AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
17 July 04:11 |
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ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
18 July 10:01 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
19 July 16:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
20 July 17:39 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
20 July 20:34 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 July | ||||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
21 July 01:32 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
21 July 10:02 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
22 July 04:53 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 22 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
22 July 10:11 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
22 July 12:05 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
22 July 23:46:16 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
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NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 23 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
25 July 08:30 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
25 July 11:54 |
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RAE | Suborbital | RV test | 25 July | Successful | |||
Gaslight test, apogee: 531 kilometres (330 mi) | |||||||
26 July 10:17 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
26 July 16:00 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
27 July 10:19 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
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NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology |
27 July | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
28 July 08:30:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | |||
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
28 July 19:36 |
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WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
28 July 21:38 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 28 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
29 July 13:13:03 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 July | Launch failure | ||
Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3B, structural failure during ascent. Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
30 July 20:20 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 31 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Target | July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi) | |||||||
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1 August 08:30 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
1 August 10:23 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
1 August 17:10 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
2 August 03:14 |
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BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 550 kilometres (340 mi) | |||||||
2 August 13:30 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
3 August 15:26 |
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UMI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 415 kilometres (258 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
6 August 09:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
8 August 10:15 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
9 August 18:09 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
10 August 10:35 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
10 August 10:35 |
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UCL | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | |||||||
10 August 22:46 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 10 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology |
10 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 383 kilometres (238 mi) | |||||||
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US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
12 August 13:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
12 August 18:28 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | ||||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
13 August 07:19 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
15 August 10:35 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 84 kilometres (52 mi) | |||||||
16 August 01:42 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
16 August 10:41 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
17 August 10:42 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
18 August 01:35 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
18 August 02:42 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
18 August 10:15 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
19 August 03:20 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
19 August 10:40 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
19 August 19:56 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
22 August 17:40:57 |
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GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 23 kilometres (14 mi) | |||||||
23 August 17:01 |
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NYU | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 23 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
23 August 17:10 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 23 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
25 August 01:04 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
25 August 14:28 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
26 August 01:03 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
26 August 11:00 |
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QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
29 August 03:38 |
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NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 29 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
29 August 06:13 |
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NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 29 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
30 August | ![]() |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
30 August | ![]() |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 30 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
31 August | ![]() |
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NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology |
31 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
August | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
August | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
August | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
August | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
August | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September[edit] | |||||||
2 September | ![]() |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
3 September 14:08 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
3 September 17:29 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
5 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
10 September | ![]() |
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VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
12 September 20:38:38 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
13 September 17:55 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Launch failure | |||
15 September 14:01 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
15 September 21:28 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
15 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
17 September 00:50 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
17 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
19 September 16:35 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 19 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,884 kilometres (1,171 mi) | |||||||
19 September 18:31 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
20 September 00:16 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 September | Launch failure | |||
20 September 12:55 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
21 September 13:01:53 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 21 September | Spacecraft failure | ||
Maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior, radio malfunction prevented data acquisition, apogee: 26,700 kilometres (16,600 mi) | |||||||
21 September 23:20 |
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BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
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AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
22 September 06:32 |
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ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
22 September 20:56 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
22 September 22:05 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Launch failure | |||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
23 September 01:05 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Launch failure | |||
23 September 06:40 |
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CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
24 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
26 September 11:25 |
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ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
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ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 26 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
27 September 14:44 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 27 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
27 September 22:10 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 September 22:10 |
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Suborbital | XR Astronomy | 27 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi) | |||||||
28 September 19:38 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
28 September 22:45 |
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BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
28 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
29 September 14:20 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 29 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
29 September 20:31:11 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
29 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
30 September 06:17 |
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CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
30 September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 30 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
First Chinese spaceflight, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
October[edit] | |||||||
1 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Launch failure | |||
4 October 15:23 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Plasma research | 4 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 5,600 kilometres (3,500 mi) | |||||||
5 October 19:52 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Remote sensing | 5 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
5 October 16:04 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
7 October 15:50 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 7 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
7 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
8 October 14:45 |
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DRTE | Suborbital | Auroral | 8 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
10 October | ![]() |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
11 October 19:15 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Atlas E, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
11 October 21:53 |
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Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
12 October 16:37 |
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CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
12 October 21:27 |
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CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 October | ||||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
13 October 04:53:49 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
13 October 09:34 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), carried three black mice | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
16 October | ![]() |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
17 October 21:04 |
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UMI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
17 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
18 October 14:17 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
18 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
18 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
19 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
20 October 16:02 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
20 October 19:50 |
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DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
21 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
22 October 03:09 |
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NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 22 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
22 October 05:13 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
24 October 23:16 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), second stage failed to ignite | |||||||
27 October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
27 October | ![]() |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | ||||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
28 October 12:21 |
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DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
October | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
November[edit] | |||||||
1 November | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
2 November 22:25 |
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UMI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
3 November 21:19 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
4 November 20:52 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
4 November | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
4 November | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
5 November 01:00 |
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PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November | ![]() |
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 5 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
7 November 19:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
8 November 13:18 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 8 November | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
10 November 01:44 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 975 kilometres (606 mi) | |||||||
10 November 02:35 |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) | |||||||
10 November 16:22 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 November | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Polaris A2, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
11 November 11:22 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 11 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
11 November 12:11 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 11 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
12 November 18:40 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
12 November 23:32 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
12 November | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
13 November 16:03 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 13 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
15 November 05:54 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
15 November 16:41 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi) | |||||||
16 November 11:02 |
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WRE/RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
16 November 17:37 |
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UMI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
16 November 18:25 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
16 November 19:51 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 16 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
17 November 06:00 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 17 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
17 November 10:06 |
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Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
17 November 10:40 |
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UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 247 kilometres (153 mi) | |||||||
17 November 13:40 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi) | |||||||
17 November 19:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 17 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
18 November 03:39 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 18 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
18 November 23:39 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 18 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
21 November 14:00 |
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NASA | Intended: Suborbital | Test flight | +2 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Engine failure one second after launch, rocket settled back onto launch pad without exploding, spacecraft later reflown as Mercury-Redstone 1A using different rocket. Apogee: 10 centimetres (3.9 in) | |||||||
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AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 November | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 November 08:42 |
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NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 22 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
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AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 November | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 November 23:55 |
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RAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 24 November | Launch failure | |||
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ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 25 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
29 November 11:16 |
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Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 29 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
30 November 01:12 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
30 November 05:01 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 241 kilometres (150 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 30 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
December[edit] | |||||||
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US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
6 December 18:44 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 367 kilometres (228 mi) | |||||||
7 December 00:20 |
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RAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi) | |||||||
8 December 16:52:09 |
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GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 8 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
9 December 11:20 |
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GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
9 December 22:15 |
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GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi) | |||||||
10 December 22:30 |
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GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 716 kilometres (445 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
12 December 18:42 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
12 December 22:36 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,140 kilometres (710 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
13 December 20:08 |
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Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
14 December 16:52 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | ||||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | ||||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
15 December | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
16 December 20:35:33 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | ||||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
17 December | ![]() |
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 17 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
19 December 16:15 |
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NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 17:00 | Successful | ||
Reflight of Mercury-Redstone 1, apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
20 December | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 20 December | Launch failure | |||
22 December 18:34 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 22 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 23 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 24 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
26 December | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
29 December | ![]() |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 31 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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NASA | Suborbital | RV test | December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
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NASA | Suborbital | RV test | Unknown | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
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