1962 in spaceflight (April–June)
This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches[edit]
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
April-June[edit] | |||||||
| 6 April 17:16 |
 Kosmos-2I 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
|
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| Kosmos 2 (1MS #1)
|
Low Earth | Technology Cosmic rays Radiation |
20 August 1963 | Successful | |||
| 9 April 15:04:48 |
 Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Point Arguello LC-1-2
|
US Air Force
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| MIDAS-5
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Westford Drag
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Lincoln | Medium Earth | Communications Technology |
In orbit | Successful | ||
| Samos RV recovery failed, Westford Drag deployed copper dipoles, several were tracked as having decayed in the 1970s, particularly on 7 November 1976 and 22 May 1977, whilst many are still in orbit | |||||||
| 18 April 00:54 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
|
US Air Force
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| Discoverer 39 (KH-4 9032)
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 May | Successful | ||
| SRV-584
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 22 April | Successful | ||
| Last spacecraft to receive a Discoverer designation | |||||||
| 23 April 20:50 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Cape Canaveral LC-12
|
US Air Force
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| Ranger 4
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NASA | Heliocentric | Lunar impactor | 26 April 12:49:53 |
Spacecraft failure | ||
| Spacecraft timer malfunction, landed on wrong side of Moon, no data returned from impact | |||||||
| 24 April 04:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
|
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| Kosmos 3 (2MS #1)
|
Low Earth | Technology Cosmic rays Radiation |
17 October | Successful | |||
| 26 April 10:02 |
Vostok-K
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
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| Kosmos 4 (Zenit-2 #2)
|
Low Earth | Optical imagery | 29 April | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| Orientation system malfunctioned | |||||||
| 26 April 18:00:16 |
Thor DM-19 Delta
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
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US Air Force
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 Ariel 1 (UK-1/S-51)
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SERC | Low Earth | Ionospheric | 24 April 1976 | Successful | ||
| First British satellite | |||||||
| 26 April 18:58:08 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Point Arguello LC-1-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| FTV-2401 (Samos 7/E-6 #1/AFP-201 PVP-851)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 27 April | Successful | ||
| 26 April | Scout X-2
|
Point Arguello LC-D
|
US Air Force
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| Solrad 4B (GRAB-4B)
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US Navy/NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation ELINT |
26 April | Launch failure | ||
| Final flight of Scout X-2, failed to orbit | |||||||
| 29 April 00:30:12 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| FTV-1125 (KH-4 9033)
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 May | Successful | ||
| SRV-586
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NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | May | Spacecraft failure | ||
| SRV parachute failed to deploy | |||||||
| 10 May 12:06 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17B
|
US Air Force
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| ANNA 1A
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US Military/NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Geodesy | 10 May | Launch failure | ||
| Second stage failed to ignite | |||||||
| 15 May 19:36 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
| ||||
| FTV-1126 (KH-5 9034A)
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NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 June | Successful | ||
| SRV-582
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NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 19 May | Successful | ||
| 24 May 12:45:16 |
Atlas LV-3B
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Cape Canaveral LC-14
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US Air Force
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| Mercury-Atlas 7
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NASA | Low Earth | Microgravity Earth observation |
17:41:21 | Successful | ||
| Balloon Subsatellite 1
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NASA | Low Earth | Air density | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Carried astronaut Scott Carpenter, Balloon Subsatellite failed to inflate, and subsequently failed to separate from Mercury spacecraft, resulting in the subsatellite's destruction during the Mercury spacecraft's re-entry.[1] | |||||||
| 24 May | Scout X-2M
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Point Arguello LC-D
|
US Air Force
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| FTV-3501 (DMSP-1A F1/P-35 1/AF-1)
|
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 24 May | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit | |||||||
| 28 May 03:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
|
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| Kosmos 5 (2MS #2)
|
Low Earth | Technology Radiation |
2 May 1963 | Successful | |||
| 30 May 01:00:04 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| FTV-1128 (KH-4 9035)
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 June | Successful | ||
| SRV-585
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 2 June | Successful | ||
| 1 June 09:38 |
Vostok-2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
|
| ||||
| Zenit-2 #3
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Intended: Low Earth | Optical imagery | 1 June | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Vostok-2, Block B engine failed 1.8 seconds after launch, rocket fell 300 metres (980 ft) from the launch pad, damaging it | |||||||
| 2 June 00:31 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
| ||||
| FTV-1127 (KH-5 9036)
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 June | Successful | ||
| SRV-583
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | June | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Oscar 2
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Project OSCAR | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 21 June | Successful | ||
| Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule, Oscar 2 ceased operations on 20 June | |||||||
| 17 June 18:14:18 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
|
Point Arguello LC-1-1
|
US Air Force
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| FTV-2402 (Samos 8/E-6 #2/AFP-201 PVP-852)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 18 June | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Failed to separate from Agena after deorbit | |||||||
| 18 June 20:20 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| FTV-2312 (Ferret/Samos-F2 2)
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US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | 30 October 1963 | Successful | ||
| 19 June 12:19:01 |
Thor DM-19 Delta
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
US Air Force
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| Tiros-5 (Tiros-E)
|
NASA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 23 June 00:30 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| FTV-1129 (KH-4 9037)
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 July | Successful | ||
| SRV-591
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | ||
| 28 June 01:09 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D
|
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
|
US Air Force
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| FTV-1151 (KH-4 9038)
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NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 September | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| SRV-592
|
NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 1 July | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of Thor DM-21 Agena-D, images severely affected by static | |||||||
| 30 June 16:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
|
| ||||
| Kosmos 6 (DS-P1 #1)
|
Low Earth | Technology Radar target |
8 September | Successful | |||
Suborbital launches[edit]
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
April[edit] | |||||||
| 3 April 04:57 |
Trailblazer 1
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 3 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 4 April 19:45:45 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 5 April 15:47 |
Skylark-2
|
 Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi) | |||||||
| 5 April | Nike-Zeus 3
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 6 April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 21:07:40 |
SM-65F Atlas
|
Cape Canaveral LC-11
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Launch failure | |||
| 10 April 18:20 |
Skylark-2
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Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 April | Launch failure | |||
| 10 April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 11 April | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 11 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 April | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Launch failure | |||
| 12 April 01:57:26 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-2
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April 16:00:25 |
RM-89 Blue Scout I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-18B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | REV Test | 12 April | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April | R-5A Pobeda
|
Chelkar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 12 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April | Nike-Zeus 3
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 13 April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 14 April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 17 April 09:28 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 17 April 09:43 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
| 17 April 17:20 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 286 kilometres (178 mi) | |||||||
| 18 April 18:17:54 |
PGM-19 Jupiter
|
Cape Canaveral LC-26A
|
 THK
| ||||
| THK | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), first Turkish spaceflight | |||||||
| 18 April 19:32 |
Astrobee-200
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 221 kilometres (137 mi) | |||||||
| 18 April | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 19 April | Nike-Zeus
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 20 April | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Launch failure | |||
| 23 April | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 24 April 17:00:00 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 25 April 01:59:45 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
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Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 25 April 14:00:34 |
Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)
|
Cape Canaveral LC-34
|
NASA
| ||||
| SA-2
|
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | +122.56 seconds | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater | |||||||
| 25 April 16:50:26 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Sam Houston, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 26 April 16:00 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
 NASA/RRL
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 26 April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 April 17:24:45 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 27 April 23:24 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-2
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 27 April | Nike-Zeus 3
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 28 April | RT-1
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 30 April 18:35 |
Astrobee-200
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi) | |||||||
| 30 April | Nike-Zeus 3
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| April | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| April | Nike-Cajun
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| April | Nike-Cajun
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| April | Nike-Cajun
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
May[edit] | |||||||
| 1 May 13:13 |
Black Knight 201
|
Woomera LA-5
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | REV test Ionospheric |
1 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 795 kilometres (494 mi) | |||||||
| 2 May 22:53 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi) | |||||||
| 2 May 23:44:53 |
Thor DSV-2E
|
Johnston LE-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 3 May 18:03 |
Iris
|
Wallops Island LA-1
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 3 May 20:00 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 845 kilometres (525 mi) | |||||||
| 4 May 01:41:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
Cape Canaveral LC-25A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 May 21:43 |
HGM-25A Titan I
|
Vandenberg LC-395A-1
|
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| Suborbital | Missile test | 4 May | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 6 May 05:41:00 |
Trailblazer-2M
|
Wallops Island
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 6 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 6 May 23:17:49 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Ethan Allen, Pacific Ocean
|
US Navy
| ||||
| FRIGATE BIRD
|
US Navy | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 6 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 8 May 15:05 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 8 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 8 May 19:49 |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-A
|
Cape Canaveral LC-36A
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 May | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas-Centaur, exploded due to insulation problem, apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) | |||||||
| 9 May 13:29:59 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 May | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 9 May 22:08 |
Nike-Zeus 3
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 May | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | |||||||
| 9 May 22:15:24 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Sam Houston, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 May | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 11 May 15:00:02 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 11 May 18:26:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Sam Houston, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 12 May 00:31:48 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-3
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 16 May 17:03 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA/RRL
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 17 May 02:04 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA/RRL
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
| 17 May | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 18 May 18:01 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
| 18 May |  Centaure
|
CERES
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 19 May 01:59:59 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 21 May |  R-2A
|
Kapustin Yar SP-2
|
NII-88
| ||||
| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 21 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 May | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 May 18:01:36 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 May 19:48:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 24 May 10:50 |
Kappa-8
|
Akita
|
ISAS
| ||||
| RRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 May | Launch failure | |||
| 24 May | Véronique
|
Hammaguira Blandine
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
| 25 May 12:43 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 26 May 18:04 |
Nike-Zeus 3
|
Point Mugu
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 May | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 29 May | Centaure
|
CERES
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 29 May | Centaure
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 29 May | Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 30 May | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 31 May 03:01 |
Long Tom
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 31 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 31 May 17:08:44 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C
|
Point Arguello LC-A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Communications | 31 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 830 kilometres (520 mi) | |||||||
| 31 May | Véronique
|
 Hammaguira Blandine
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 31 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| May | MR-12
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
June[edit] | |||||||
| 1 June | R-16U
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 1 June | Nike-Cajun
|
Johnston
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 1 June | Véronique
|
Hammaguira Blandine
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 2 June 19:16:01 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 2 June 22:34:57 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 June 09:44:17 |
Thor DSV-2E
|
Johnston LE-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| BLUEGILL
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 June 14:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
Cape Canaveral LC-25A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 4 June | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 4 June | Véronique
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June 04:06:21 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June 12:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar |
5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June | Centaure
|
CERES
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June | Centaure
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June | Centaure
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June | Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 5 June | Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June 03:00 |
Skylark-5C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June 23:40:00 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 6 June | Véronique
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June 00:10 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA/Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June 00:56 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June 08:52 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 34 kilometres (21 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June 14:45 |
Nike-Cajun
|
 Sonmiani
|
SUPA
| ||||
| SUPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June 18:21:37 |
LGM-25C Titan II
|
Cape Canaveral LC-15
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 7 June | R-16U
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 8 June 00:53 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
| 8 June 17:35:01 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 8 June | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 9 June | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 11 June 14:50 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Sonmiani
|
SUPA
| ||||
| SUPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
| 12 June 21:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 12 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi) | |||||||
| 14 June | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 15 June 02:00:01 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Cape Canaveral LC-30A
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi) | |||||||
| 15 June 16:48 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 15 June |  Black Brant III
|
Wallops Island
|
CARDE
| ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 98 kilometres (61 mi) | |||||||
| 15 June | Black Brant III
|
Wallops Island
|
CARDE
| ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi) | |||||||
| 15 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 00:30 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A
|
Vandenberg LE-8
|
Royal Air Force
| ||||
| Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June 06:59 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| ASE | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi);[2] first detection of X-rays emitted from outside the solar system[3][4] | |||||||
| 19 June | Black Brant III
|
Wallops Island
|
CARDE
| ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June | Nike-Cajun
|
Johnston
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 19 June | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 20 June 05:20 |
Skylark-5C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar |
20 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi) | |||||||
| 20 June 08:46:16 |
Thor DSV-2E
|
Johnston LE-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| STARFISH
|
US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 20 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 20 June 13:29 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 20 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 21 June | R-9 Desna
|
Baikonur
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 22 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 June 08:38 |
HAD
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
| 26 June 10:57:42 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576B-3
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 26 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 26 June 11:30 |
Nike-Zeus 3
|
Kwajalein
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 26 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 June 14:10:00 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
US Navy
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 June | ||||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 June | Berenice
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 27 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 28 June 00:10:00 |
Nike-Asp
|
Wallops Island
|
US Navy
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 June | ||||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 28 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 28 June | Black Brant III
|
Wallops Island
|
CARDE
| ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) | |||||||
| 29 June 05:40:00 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 29 June 14:05:58 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
Cape Canaveral LC-25A
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 June 21:00 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 29 June | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 June 04:55 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
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