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1961 in spaceflight (July–December)

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This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1961. For launches between January and June, see 1961 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

July-December

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7 July
23:29:48
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 26 (KH-2 9019) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 5 December Successful
United StatesSRV 511 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 10 July Successful
12 July
10:25:06
United StatesThor DM-19 Delta United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesTiros-3 (Tiros-C) NASA Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
Deactivated on 28 February 1962
12 July
15:11
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesMIDAS-3 US Air Force Low Earth Missile defence In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
21 July
22:35
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 27 (KH-5 9020A) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 8 June Launch failure
United StatesSRV 524 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return
Destroyed by range safety during ascent
4 August
00:01
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 28 (KH-2 9021) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 4 August Launch failure
United StatesSRV 512 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return
Second stage control system malfunctioned, final KH-2 launch[1]
6 August
06:00
Soviet UnionVostok-K Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet UnionRVSN
Soviet UnionVostok 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.
16 August
03:21:05
United StatesThor DM-19 Delta United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesExplorer 12 (EPE-A/S-3) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric 31 August 1963 Successful
Last signal received on 6 December
23 August
06:02:00
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 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
25 August
18:29:44
United StatesScout X-1 United StatesWallops Island LA-3 United StatesNASA
United StatesExplorer 13 (S-55A) NASA Low Earth Technology
Meteorite research
28 August Launch failure
Reached lower orbit than planned and quickly decayed
30 August
20:00
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 29 (KH-3 9023) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 9 September Successful
United StatesSRV 554 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 1 September Successful
First KH-3 satellite
9 September
19:28
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesSamos 3 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging +0 seconds Launch failure
Electro-optical satellite, rocket exploded on launch pad
12 September
19:59
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 30 (KH-3 9022) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 11 December Successful
United StatesSRV 551 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 14 September Successful
13 September
14:04
United StatesAtlas LV-3B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-14 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesMercury-Atlas 4 NASA Low Earth Test flight 15:58:20 Successful
17 September
21:00
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 31 (KH-3 9024) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 26 October Successful
United StatesSRV 552 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 19 September Spacecraft failure
SRV recovery failed
13 October
19:22
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 32 (KH-3 9025) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 13 November Successful
United StatesSRV 555 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 14 October Successful
21 October
13:53:03
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesMIDAS-4 US Air Force Low Earth Missile defence In orbit Successful
United StatesWestford-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
23 October
19:23
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 33 (KH-3 9026) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 23 October Launch failure
United StatesSRV 513 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return
Rocket shut down prematurely, failed to orbit
27 October
16:30
Soviet UnionKosmos 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet UnionRVSN
Soviet UnionDS-1 1 RVSN Intended: Low Earth Technology 27 October Launch failure
Maiden flight of Kosmos-2I 63S1, acceleration integrator malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit
1 November
15:32
United StatesRM-90 Blue Scout II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18B United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesMercury-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
5 November
20:00
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 34 (KH-3 9027) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 7 December 1962 Launch failure
United StatesSRV 553 US Air Force Low Earth Film return
Placed in useless orbit due to erroneous launch trajectory, SRV not released
15 November
21:23
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 35 (KH-3 9028) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 3 December Successful
United StatesSRV 523 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 16 November Successful
15 November
22:26
United StatesThor DM-21 Ablestar United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesTransit 4B US Navy Low Earth Navigation
Technology
In orbit Successful
United StatesTRAAC US Navy Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
Transit 4B carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor
18 November
08:12
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 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
22 November
20:45:47
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesSamos 4 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 22 November Launch failure
United StatesSamos 4 RV US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return
Film-return satellite, failed to orbit
29 November
15:07:57
United StatesAtlas LV-3B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-14 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesMercury-Atlas 5 NASA Low Earth Test flight 18:28:59 Successful
Carried Enos the Chimp
11 December
09:39:02
Soviet UnionVostok-K Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet UnionRVSN
Soviet UnionZenit-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
20:40
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesDiscoverer 36 (KH-3 9029) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 3 December Successful
United StatesSRV 525 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 16 December Successful
United StatesOSCAR 1 Project OSCAR Low Earth Amateur radio 31 January 1962 Successful
First amateur-built satellite
21 December
12:30
Soviet UnionKosmos 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet UnionRVSN
Soviet UnionDS-1 2 RVSN Intended: Low Earth Technology 21 December Launch failure
Second stage oxidiser exhausted prematurely due to turbopump malfunction, failed to orbit
22 December
19:12:33
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesFTV-2203 (Samos 5) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 31 December Launch failure
United StatesSamos 5 RV US Air Force Low Earth Film return 9 January 1962
Film-return satellite, overshot target orbit resulting in return vehicle being unable to deorbit[2]

Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

July

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1 July
02:00
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
4 July
04:00
Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 July Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
4 July
20:20
Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 July Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
7 July
04:51
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 July Successful
Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
13 July
22:07
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 July Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
13 July United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 July
02:57
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 14 July Successful
Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
14 July
15:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 14 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 July
16:02
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 14 July Successful
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
19 July Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 19 July Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
19 July Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 19 July Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 July
02:00
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 July Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 July
10:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 20 July Successful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
20 July
13:12
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 20 July Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
21 July
02:00
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 July
02:42
JapanKappa-8 JapanAkita JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
21 July Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
21 July
12:20
United StatesRedstone MRLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-5 United StatesNASA
United StatesMercury-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
22 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 July Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 July Launch failure
25 July
19:05
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 July Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
26 July
19:22
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 26 July Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
26 July United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
27 July
11:45
United StatesStrongarm-1 United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Launch failure
Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)
27 July
11:45
United StatesStrongarm-1 United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Launch failure
Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)
27 July
15:09
United StatesLGM-30A Minuteman IA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 July Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 July Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
31 July
21:32
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 31 July Successful
Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)

August

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1 August
11:02
United KingdomSkylark-2 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital UV Astronomy 1 August Successful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
1 August
20:18
United StatesAstrobee-1500 United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Geodesy 1 August Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
2 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 August Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 3 August Launch failure
4 August United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 August
00:19
United StatesPGM-19 Jupiter United StatesCape Canaveral LC-26A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
9 August
04:31
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi), maiden flight of Atlas F
9 August Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 August United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 10 August Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
11 August
14:30
United StatesExos United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 11 August Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
11 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 11 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 11 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August
10:57
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 12 August Successful
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
12 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
13 August Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 August Launch failure
15 August
17:21
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 15 August Successful
Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi)
15 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 August
20:27
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 16 August Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
17 August
14:29
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 17 August Successful
Apogee: 225,000 kilometres (140,000 mi)
17 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 17 August Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 17 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 August
03:06
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 August Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
18 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 August Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
22 August United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 22 August Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 22 August Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 22 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 August
01:16
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
23 August
17:02
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy
Solar
23 August Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
24 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 24 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 25 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 August Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 25 August Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 August
17:41
United StatesNike-Asp United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 28 August Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 August
14:35
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 29 August Successful
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
30 August
18:30
United StatesLGM-30A Minuteman IA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 30 August Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
30 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 August United StatesRAM-A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test 30 August Successful
Apogee: 1,280 kilometres (800 mi)
31 August United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
31 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)

September

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4 September Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
6 September
22:30
United StatesPGM-17 Thor DM-18A United StatesVandenberg LE-7 United KingdomRoyal Air Force
Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 September Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
6 September Soviet UnionR-5M Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 6 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
7 September
01:30
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 September
18:17
United StatesNike-Asp ItalySalto di Quirra ItalyCRA
ROSAP Suborbital Aeronomy 7 September Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 September
04:06
United StatesNike-Cajun ItalySalto di Quirra ItalyCRA
ROSAP Suborbital Aeronomy 8 September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 September
04:11
United StatesNike-Cajun ItalySalto di Quirra ItalyCRA
ROSAP Suborbital Aeronomy 8 September Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
8 September United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 September
01:42
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 September Launch failure
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), propulsion system malfunctioned
9 September
20:02
United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesPoint Mugu United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 9 September Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
10 September
05:50
Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionNovaya Zemlya Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 10 September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 September Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 September Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 September Launch failure
11 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 September
05:00
Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionNovaya Zemlya Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 12 September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 September
09:32
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 September Successful
Apogee: 331 kilometres (206 mi)
13 September
23:53
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 September Successful
Apogee: 431 kilometres (268 mi)
13 September United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 13 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
13 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 September Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
14 September
04:45
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionProject 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 14 September Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 September
04:00
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionProject 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 16 September Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 September
10:02
United StatesNike-Asp United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 September Launch failure
Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi)
16 September
21:39
United StatesNike-Asp United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 September Successful
Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
16 September
23:55
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 September Launch failure
Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi)
17 September
04:47
United StatesTrailblazer 1 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test 17 September Successful
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
17 September
10:03
United StatesNike-Asp United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 September Successful
Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi)
17 September Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 September
12:15
United KingdomSkylark-2C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 18 September Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
19 September Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 September Launch failure
21 September Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 September Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
22 September Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 September Launch failure
23 September
20:36
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 September
21:56
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesUS Air Force
BRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 September Successful
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
26 September United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 September Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
27 September
00:25
United KingdomSkylark-2 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
27 September Successful
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
29 September
01:52
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 September
14:00
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 September
14:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 30 September Successful
Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
30 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
September Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test September Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
3rd Quarter United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 3rd Quarter Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
3rd Quarter United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 3rd Quarter Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

October

[edit]
2 October
18:23
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 October Successful
Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
4 October
11:19
United KingdomSkylark-2C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 4 October Successful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
4 October
14:22
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 October Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 4 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 October
13:42
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 October Successful
Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
5 October
19:10
United StatesHi-Hoe United StatesF4H Phantom II, Point Arguello United StatesNOTS
NOTS/NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 October Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), second stage failed to ignite
5 October FranceDaniel FranceCERES FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 5 October Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
6 October Soviet UnionR-5M Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 6 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 October Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 October Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
7 October
01:30
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 October
20:03
United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesPoint Mugu United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 7 October Launch failure
Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
8 October Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 October Launch failure
9 October FranceDaniel FranceCERES FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 October Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 October
17:40
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 October Successful
Apogee: 1,544 kilometres (959 mi)
10 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
11 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 October Launch failure
12 October
13:21
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 12 October Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
12 October Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
14 October
04:26
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 14 October Successful
Apogee: 1,055 kilometres (656 mi)
14 October United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
ASE Suborbital XR astronomy 14 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 15 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
16 October
14:54
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Ethan Allen, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 October
13:25
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 18 October Successful
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
19 October
17:38
United StatesScout X-1 United StatesWallops Island LA-3 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research
Aeronomy
19 October Successful
Apogee: 6,855 kilometres (4,259 mi)
19 October Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
20 October Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionProject 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 20 October Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 October Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 21 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 October Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 21 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
22 October Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 22 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 October
16:38:40
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Ethan Allen, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 October Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 23 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 October Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 October Launch failure
24 October
00:23
United KingdomSkylark-2 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy
Solar
Meteorite research
24 October Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
24 October
03:59
JapanKappa-8 JapanAkita JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 24 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 October
23:28
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 24 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 October
06:59
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
ASE Suborbital XR astronomy 25 October Successful
Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
25 October Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 25 October Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 26 October Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 51 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 October Launch failure
27 October
09:35
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 27 October Successful
Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
27 October
15:06:04
United StatesSaturn C-1 (Saturn I) United StatesCape Canaveral LC-34 United StatesNASA
United StatesSA-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 Soviet UnionR-5M Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 27 October Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
27 October Soviet UnionR-5M Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 27 October Successful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
28 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
28 October Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 28 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 October Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
30 October
11:13
JapanKappa-8 JapanAkita JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 30 October Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
31 October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 October Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)

November

[edit]
1 November
03:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 November Successful
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
1 November
17:56
United KingdomSkylark-2C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 1 November Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
2 November United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 2 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 November
14:01:32
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Ethan Allen, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 November
15:30
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Ethan Allen, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 November
17:00
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Ethan Allen, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
8 November
09:00
United KingdomSkylark-2 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
8 November Successful
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
8 November
16:10
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Ethan Allen, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 November United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 November
14:55
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS 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
Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
15 November Successful
Apogee: 430 kilometres (270 mi)
15 November
13:42
United StatesJourneyman United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Biological 15 November Successful
Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi)
15 November United StatesAsp-Apache United StatesKwajalein
NMSU Suborbital Aeronomy 15 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 November United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
15 November United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
15 November United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
16 November
20:37
United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesPoint Mugu United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
17 November
15:15
United StatesLGM-30A Minuteman IA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 November
16:06
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful
Apogee: 610 kilometres (380 mi)
18 November
06:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 18 November Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
18 November
13:42
United StatesJourneyman United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Biological 18 November Successful
Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi)
20 November
18:04
United KingdomSkylark-2C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 20 November Successful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
21 November
19:00
United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesPoint Mugu United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 21 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 November United KingdomSkylark-5C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL/RAE Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
21 November Launch failure
22 November
00:30
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 November
21:04
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy
22 November Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
25 November Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 November Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 November Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 November Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
29 November
23:01:49
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
29 November Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
29 November Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
29 November Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
29 November United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 November
17:10
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 30 November Successful
Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
30 November United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 30 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

December

[edit]
1 December
20:40
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
1 December United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
1 December United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 December Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
2 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 2 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 December Soviet UnionR-16 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 December Launch failure
4 December
04:00:16
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 4 December Successful
Apogee: 44,400 kilometres (27,600 mi)
4 December Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 December Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
5 December
23:26
United KingdomSkylark-2C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
Birmingham/UCL Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
5 December Successful
Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
5 December United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 December
01:30
United StatesPGM-17 Thor DM-18A United StatesVandenberg LE-8 United KingdomRoyal Air Force
Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 December Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
6 December
22:37
United StatesPGM-19 Jupiter United StatesCape Canaveral LC-26A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 6 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 December FranceCentaure FranceReggane FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 December Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
6 December FranceCentaure FranceHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 December Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
7 December
21:18:36
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 7 December Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
7 December
23:15
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
7 December Successful
Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
8 December Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 December Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
8 December United StatesAstrobee-1500 United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Geodesy 8 December Successful
Apogee: 2,190 kilometres (1,360 mi)
9 December FranceCentaure FranceReggane FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 December FranceCentaure FranceHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 December FranceCentaure FranceHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
10 December
17:01
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Cosmic ray research 10 December Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
12 December
20:16
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 December Launch failure
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), guidance system failed
13 December
12:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Meteorite research 13 December Successful
Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
13 December United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 December
07:09
United StatesTrailblazer 2 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test 14 December Successful
Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
14 December
10:29
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 14 December Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
14 December
20:00
United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 December Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 December
20:26
United StatesNike-Zeus United StatesPoint Mugu United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 December Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 December Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 14 December Launch failure
15 December
17:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 15 December Successful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
15 December United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 December
13:04
United StatesLGM-30A Minuteman IA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 December
03:32
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Cosmic ray research 20 December Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
21 December
03:35
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS 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
19:54
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 21 December Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
22 December
04:24
United StatesAerobee-300A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Ionospheric 22 December Successful
Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi)
23 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 December Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 23 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December
05:05
JapanKappa-9L JapanAkita JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Test flight 26 December Successful
Apogee: 343 kilometres (213 mi)
26 December Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 26 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 26 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December Soviet UnionR-14 Usovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 December Launch failure
27 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionVladimirovka PL-1 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital REV Test 27 December Successful
Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi)
28 December United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 December Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
29 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 December Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 29 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 December Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 29 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
30 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 December Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionChelkar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target 30 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
Unknown United StatesJaguar United StatesB-57A Canberra, White Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi)
Unknown United StatesSparoair II United StatesF3H Demon, Point Mugu United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight  
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown United StatesSparoair II United StatesF3H Demon, Point Mugu United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight  
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

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  1. ^ "Corona Program". Mission and Spacecraft Library. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Samos 5". The History of Spaceflight. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 17 June 2010.