1963 in spaceflight (January–June)
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Launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
January |
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| 4 January 08:48 |
 Molniya-L |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Luna E-6 #2 |
Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth |
Lunar lander | 11 January | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Molynia-L, upper stage ullage motor failed to ignite, leaving spacecraft in useless orbit | ||||||
| 7 January 21:09:49 |
 Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0048 (KH-4 #9051) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 January | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | January | Successful | |
| Attitude control problems with spacecraft | ||||||
| 7 January 22:30:10 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 January | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 10 January 05:31:02 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 16 January 21:59 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0180 (Ferret/Samos-F2 #3) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 9 January 1969 | Successful | |
| Final flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-B before being redesignated SLV-2 | ||||||
| 16 January | Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 16 January | Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 18 January 03:32:50 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 22 January | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 23 January 00:27:37 |
PGM-19 Jupiter |
Cape Canaveral LC-26A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 23 January 18:10:13 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 25 January 10:44:07 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-2 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 25 January | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 25 January | Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 25 January | Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 27 January 01:00 |
R-11A-1 |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| FIAN | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 29 January 16:27 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | ||||||
| 29 January | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-1 |
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| Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 31 January 00:30:05 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 31 January 08:51:51 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576A-3 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| January | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| January | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
February |
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| 1 February | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 2 February 06:56:29 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C |
Point Arguello LC-A |
US Air Force |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 2 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 3 February 09:29:14 |
Molniya-L |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Luna E-6 #3 |
Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 3 February | Launch failure | ||
| Upper stage gyroscope malfunction, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 4 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 February | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 6 February 17:58:24 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 7 February 15:59:59 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-29A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 8 February | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 11 February 15:30 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 11 February | R-9A Desna |
Baikonur Site 70 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| 12 February 01:47 |
Journeyman |
Point Arguello LC-A |
NASA |
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| Minnesota | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,675 kilometres (1,041 mi) | ||||||
| 13 February 11:55:05 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576A-1 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| NRL | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 13 February 12:30 |
Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 13 February | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 13 February | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 14 February 00:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) | ||||||
| 14 February 05:35:08 |
Delta B |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force |
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| Syncom 1 |
NASA | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Subsynchronous |
Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |
| Contact with spacecraft lost following apogee motor firing | ||||||
| 14 February | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Launch failure | ||
| 14 February | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 14 February | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 15 February 00:45:00 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 15 February 16:34 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 239 kilometres (149 mi) | ||||||
| 16 February 00:30 |
Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 16 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi) | ||||||
| 16 February 21:45 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Vandenberg LC-395C |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | ||||||
| 16 February | Trailblazer 1 |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 16 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
| 18 February 14:00:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-29A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| 18 February 17:43 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 18 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 306 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 18 February 23:14 |
Nike-Asp |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi) | ||||||
| 19 February 16:33 |
Scout X-3M |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0240 (DMSP-2A F1/P-35 #3/AF-3) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | 26 December 1979 | Successful | |
| Only flight of Scout X-3M | ||||||
| 19 February | Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February 23:18 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February 23:34 |
Nike-Cajun |
 Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February 23:47 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 21 February 01:00:04 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 21 February 17:56:07 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 21 February 23:16 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | ||||||
| 22 February | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| 26 February 01:31:43 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 26 February | Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 27 February 19:30:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 28 February 09:02:48 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576A-3 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 28 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 28 February 09:30 |
Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 28 February 21:48 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0583 (KH-4 #9052) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 February | Launch failure | |
| SRV 610 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||
| Maiden flight of Thrust Augmented Thor-Agena, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 28 February 21:48 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 28 February 22:11 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | ||||||
| 28 February | Hopi-Dart |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| February | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
March |
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| 1 March 01:20 |
 Skylark-7C |
 Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
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| UCL Birmingham UCW |
Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 1 March 21:00 |
SM-65F Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 1 March | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 4 March | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/4 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 5 March 01:00:01 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30D |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 6 March 22:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | ||||||
| 7 March 17:48:15 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| 7 March 18:48:15 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 7 March | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 8 March 19:30 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 9 March 00:01 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
| 9 March 00:01 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 10 March 02:42 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-3 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Launch failure | ||
| 11 March 04:30 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
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| UCL Birmingham UCW |
Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
11 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 11 March | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Launch failure | ||
| 12 March 05:21 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-2 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 12 March 09:50 |
HAD |
Woomera LA-2 |
WRE |
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| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
| 12 March | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March 01:01:49 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C |
Point Arguello LC-A |
US Air Force |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March 01:46:04 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| 15 March 11:38 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-1 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 15 March | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 16 March 02:05:40 |
SM-65F Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576D |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 16 March 02:19 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 16 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | ||||||
| 16 March 08:32:22 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576A-1 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target Aeronomy |
16 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 16 March | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 18 March 21:13 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0627 (KH-6 #8001) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 March | Launch failure | |
| SRV 612 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||
| P-11 #1 (Hitchhiker) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | |||
| First KH-6 launch, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 18 March | RT-1 |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March 01:29:59 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March 16:00:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-29A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 21 March 08:30 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2 #9) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 March | Successful | ||
| 21 March 11:40 |
R-12 Dvina |
Vladimirovka PL-1 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | REV Test | 21 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi) | ||||||
| 21 March 15:22:48 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 21 March 21:10:08 |
SM-65F Atlas |
Vandenberg OSTF-2 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 21 March | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein LC-38 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 21 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | ||||||
| 22 March 01:15 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 24 March 00:29:14 |
SM-65F Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576E |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 25 March 03:17 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
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| CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 25 March | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 27 March | Hopi-Dart |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 00:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 01:30:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 07:54:59 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 09:30 |
HAD |
Woomera LA-2 |
WRE |
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| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 19:06 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 20:06:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 20:11:55 |
Saturn I (C-1) |
Cape Canaveral LC-34 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Launch failure | ||
| 28 March | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 29 March 02:57 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 30 March 08:45 |
HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-2 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 30 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 30 March | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/4 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 30 March | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| March | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| March | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
April |
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| 1 April 23:01 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0720 (KH-4 #9053) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 April | Successful | |
| SRV 609 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 5 April | Successful | |
| 1 April | Centaure |
 Kerguelen |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 2 April 08:16:37 |
Molniya-L |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
|
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| Luna 4 |
Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Spacecraft failed to perform course correction burn, resulting in failure to land | ||||||
| 3 April 02:00:02 |
Delta B |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
US Air Force |
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| Explorer 17 (AE-A/S6) |
NASA | Low Earth | Atmospheric | 24 November 1966 | Successful | |
| 3 April 16:46 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| STAN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | ||||||
| 4 April 15:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 4 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) | ||||||
| 4 April 19:45:45 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 5 April 03:01:43 |
Scout X-3 |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force |
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| Transit 5A-2 |
US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation | 5 April | Launch failure | |
| Replacement for Transit 5A-1, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 5 April | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-1 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 6 April 00:44:55 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 6 April 04:03 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| NRCC | Suborbital | Auroral Aeronomy Ionospheric |
6 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | ||||||
| 6 April 07:25 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| NRCC | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionospheric/Fields | 6 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 6 April | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
|
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| DS-P1 #2 |
Intended: Low Earth | Radar target Technology |
6 April | Launch failure | ||
| First stage malfunction, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 8 April 11:26 |
Astrobee-1500 |
Wallops Island LA-2A |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 72 kilometres (45 mi) | ||||||
| 8 April 16:00:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-29A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 9 April 20:28 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi) | ||||||
| 9 April | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 10 April 20:33:07 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 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 02:08:59 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 11 April 20:30 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-5 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 11 April | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 12 April 05:30 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| CSIRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 12 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | ||||||
| 12 April 14:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
KPNO |
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| KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 12 April 19:29:21 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 12 April | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-1 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 13 April 11:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
|
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| Kosmos 14 (Omega-1 #1) |
Low Earth | Technology | 29 August | Successful | ||
| 13 April | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 13 April | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-3 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April 09:23 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
|||
| UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April 16:39 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30E |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Ethan Allen, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Ethan Allen, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Ethan Allen, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April | Plesetsk |
MVS |
||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April | Plesetsk |
MVS |
||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April | Plesetsk |
MVS |
||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April 21:00:14 |
Aerobee-300A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 342 kilometres (213 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Ethan Allen, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Ethan Allen, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Ethan Allen, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
|||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 19 April 20:00:11 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 20 April 10:01 |
Véronique |
 Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
|||
| DFF/LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
20 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 20 April | Shotput |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
 San Marco Test 1 |
CRA | Suborbital | Technology | 20 April | Successful | |
| Apogee: 426 kilometres (265 mi) | ||||||
| 22 April 08:30 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
|
|||
| Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2 #8) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 April | Successful | ||
| 22 April | R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | ||||||
| 23 April 20:48 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) | ||||||
| 23 April 22:07 |
Véronique |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
|||
| LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
23 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 23 April | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-4 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 24 April 20:40:49 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30 |
US Army |
|||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 24 April 20:59:36 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg OSTF-1 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | ||||||
| 24 April | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
|||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 24 April | Plesetsk |
MVS |
||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 25 April | Hopi-Dart |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| 25 April | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 26 April 18:31:23 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 26 April 20:13 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force |
|||
| OPS 1008 (KH-5 #9055) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 April | Launch failure | |
| SRV 605 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||
| Attitude control sensor misalignment resulted in failure to reach orbit | ||||||
| 26 April | Scout X-2M |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force |
|||
| OPS 1298 (DMSP-2A F2/P-35 #4/AF-4) |
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 26 April | Launch failure | |
| Final flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 26 April | Dragon |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| Sud Aviation | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi) | ||||||
| 26 April | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/4 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 27 April 02:03 |
SM-65F Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 27 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 27 April | LGM-25C Titan II |
Vandenberg LC-395C |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 28 April 08:50 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
|
|||
| Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2 #10) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 May | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| Attitude control system malfunctioned | ||||||
| 28 April | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 30 April 04:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
|||
| NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 30 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | ||||||
| 30 April | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-2 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| April | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
May |
||||||
| 1 May 10:15 |
HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-1 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 May | Launch failure | ||
| 1 May 16:59 |
Véronique |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
|||
| LPA/CEA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
1 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 2 May 15:03 |
 Seliger 3 |
Cuxhaven |
DRG |
|||
| Seliger | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 2 May 17:03 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 2 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) | ||||||
| 7 May 11:38:03 |
Delta B |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force |
|||
| Telstar 2 |
AT&T | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |
| Deactivated at 14:03 UTC on 16 May 1962 | ||||||
| 7 May 20:30 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
|||
| DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | ||||||
| 7 May 21:11 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) | ||||||
| 8 May 17:23 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| Lockheed | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) | ||||||
| 8 May | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-5 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 9 May 16:08:32 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 9 May 18:02 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| CSIRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) | ||||||
| 9 May 20:06:16 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B |
Point Arguello LC-1-2 |
US Air Force |
|||
| Midas 7 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |
| Dash 1 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Air density | In orbit | Successful | |
| ERS-5 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | 11 November 2011 | Successful | |
| ERS-6 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | |
| Westford-2 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Communications Technology |
In orbit | Successful | |
| First operational Midas satellite, first satellite to detect a missile launch from space, operated for six weeks | ||||||
| 10 May 14:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 10 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) | ||||||
| 10 May 17:44:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 10 May | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | ||||||
| 10 May | Véronique |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 10 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 11 May | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 May | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 13 May | LGM-25C Titan II |
Vandenberg LC-395D |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May 15:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 14 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May | Centaure |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 15 May 13:04:13 |
Atlas LV-3B |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force |
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| Mercury-Atlas 9 |
NASA | Low Earth | Biological Technology |
16 May 23:24:02 |
Successful | |
| Balloon Subsatellite 2 |
NASA | Low Earth | Air density | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Flashing Light Unit |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology | Unknown | Successful | |
| Manned flight with astronaut Gordon Cooper, final flight of Atlas LV-3B and Mercury programme, Balloon Subsatellite failed to deploy.[1] | ||||||
| 15 May 18:22 |
Centaure |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 16 May 04:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | ||||||
| 16 May 14:38 |
Nike-Cajun |
 Sonmiani |
NASA |
|||
| SUPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | ||||||
| 17 May 16:14:59 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 17 May 23:00:18 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C |
Point Arguello LC-A |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Communications | 17 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 01:06 |
Nike-Apache |
Eglin |
NASA |
|||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 05:14:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 08:55 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
|||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 10:06 |
Nike-Apache |
Eglin |
NASA |
|||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 22:21 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0924 (KH-6 #8002) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 May | Spacecraft failure | |
| SRV 613 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | May | Successful | |
| Film failed to feed into camera, no images returned | ||||||
| 18 May | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 60/7 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Launch failure | ||
| 18 May | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 60/6 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 60/8 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May | R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | ||||||
| 20 May 02:09 |
 Kappa-9M |
Kagoshima |
ISAS |
|||
| TAO | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 345 kilometres (214 mi) | ||||||
| 20 May | Nike-Apache |
Salto di Quirra |
NASA |
|||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 20 May | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May 05:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May 18:25 |
Centaure |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May | Nike-Apache |
Salto di Quirra |
NASA |
|||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May | Nike-Apache |
Salto di Quirra |
NASA |
|||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May | Centaure |
Reggane |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May | Centaure |
CERES |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 22 May 01:10 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
NASA |
|||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 22 May 03:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
|
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| Kosmos 17 (DS-A1 #2) |
Low Earth | Technology Radiation |
24 June | Successful | ||
| 22 May 04:38 |
Scout X-3 |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA |
|||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 22 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | ||||||
| 22 May 05:10 |
Nike-Apache |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
|||
| GCA/CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi) | ||||||
| 22 May 08:51 |
Nike-Apache |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
|||
| GCA/CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
| 23 May 05:13 |
Nike-Apache |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
|||
| GCA/CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 23 May 08:46 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
|||
| Met Office Jodrell Bank |
Suborbital | Solar Aeronomy |
23 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | ||||||
| 23 May | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army |
|||
| US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 23 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 24 May 00:45 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) | ||||||
| 24 May 09:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | ||||||
| 24 May 10:33 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
|
|||
| Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 #11) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 June | Successful | ||
| 24 May 17:33:05 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 24 May | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LC-394A-6 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 24 May | Centaure |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May 00:47 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May | Centaure |
 CELPA |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) | ||||||
| 26 May 05:34:00 |
Honest John-Nike |
Barking Sands |
US Air Force |
|||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 May | |||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | ||||||
| 29 May 04:35 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
|||
| UCL/RSRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
29 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 29 May 04:48:14 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 29 May 16:56:24 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-16 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) | ||||||
| 29 May | Nike Javelin |
Eglin |
AGPC |
|||
| AGPC | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 30 May | Centaure |
CELPA |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 30 May | Centaure |
CELPA |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
June |
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| 1 June 02:50 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
|
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| DS-MT #1 |
Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation |
+4 seconds | Launch failure | ||
| First stage malfunctioned four seconds after launch | ||||||
| 1 June | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June 20:12:18 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg OSTF-1 |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Robert E. Lee, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 5 June | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army |
|||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 6 June 00:30 |
R-5B Pobeda |
Plesetsk |
AN |
|||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma |
6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 6 June 04:14:59 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 6 June 14:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
|||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | ||||||
| 6 June 16:16:59 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 6 June | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 8 June | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 8 June | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 11 June 05:06 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
|||
| DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 11 June 05:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
|||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Solar | 11 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi) | ||||||
| 12 June 09:03:01 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576A-3 |
Strategic Air Command |
|||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 12 June 09:30 |
Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army |
|||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 12 June 18:39 |
Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS UCL |
Suborbital | Ionospheric | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | ||||||
| 12 June 23:58 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
|||
| OPS 0954 (KH-4 #9054) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 July | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV 616 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | |
| Some images unusable due to corona effect | ||||||
| 12 June | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B |
Point Arguello LC-1-2 |
US Air Force |
|||
| Midas 8 |
US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Missile defence | 12 June | Launch failure | |
| TRS-7 |
US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | |||
| TRS-8 |
US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | |||
| Failed to orbit | ||||||
| 12 June | Tomahawk |
Tonopah |
Sandia |
|||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||||
| 13 June 16:30:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Lafayette, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 13 June 17:05:34 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Lafayette, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 13 June | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 June | Launch failure | ||
| 13 June | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 14 June 11:58:58 |
Vostok-K |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
|
|||
| Vostok 5 |
Low Earth | Biological Technology |
19 June 11:58:58 |
Successful | ||
| Manned flight with cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky | ||||||
| 14 June | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS |
|||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 14 June | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 15 June 14:29 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force |
|||
| Solrad 6A |
US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | Radiation | 1 August | Successful | |
| LOFTI 2B |
US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | Ionospheric Technology |
18 July | Successful | |
| Surcal 3 |
Low Earth | Calibration | 5 July | Successful | ||
| Radose 112 |
US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | Radiation | 30 July | Successful | |
| FTV 1292 (Poppy 2) |
US Navy | Low Earth | ELINT | 27 July | Successful | |
| NRL Composite 3 | ||||||
| 16 June 01:49:52 |
Scout X-3 |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force |
|||
| Transit 5A-3 |
US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | 3 August 1990 | Partial launch failure | |
| Damaged during launch, preventing operational use | ||||||
| 16 June 09:29:52 |
Vostok-K |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
|
|||
| Vostok 6 |
Low Earth | Biological Technology |
19 June 08:20 |
Successful | ||
| Manned flight with cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, first woman to fly in space, final flight of Vostok programme | ||||||
| 17 June 16:14:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 17 June 18:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
|||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June 00:30 |
R-5B Pobeda |
Plesetsk |
AN |
|||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June 03:28 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
|||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June 04:30 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
|||
| UCL/RSRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-3 |
Strategic Air Command |
|||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June | Véronique |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June 09:50:01 |
Delta B |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force |
|||
| Tiros-7 (Tiros-G/A-52) |
ESSA | Low Earth | Weather | 3 June 1994 | Successful | |
| 19 June 17:33 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
|||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June | Véronique |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
|||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi) | ||||||
| 20 June 03:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
|||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 20 June 05:20 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE |
|||
| UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar |
20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi) | ||||||
| 20 June 14:25 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
|||
| NRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | ||||||
| 20 June | LGM-25C Titan II |
Vandenberg LC-395C |
US Air Force |
|||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 21 June 15:44:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy |
|||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 21 June | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN |
|||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 June | Launch failure | ||
| 24 June 19:00 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
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| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June 23:00 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
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| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 25 June 13:20 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
KPNO |
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| KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroral |
25 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | ||||||
| 25 June | Nike-Tomahawk 9A |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 26 June | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 27 June 00:37 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 0999 (KH-4 #9056) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 July | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV 611 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June/July | Successful | |
| Hitchhiker 1 (P-11 #2) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |
| Light leaks damaged film | ||||||
| 27 June | Berenice |
CERES |
ONERA |
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| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 27 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
| 28 June 02:34:12 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 28 June 14:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 28 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | ||||||
| 28 June 21:19:22 |
Scout X-4 |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA |
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| GRS (PL-19/CRL-1/AFCRL-A) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Ionospheric Radiation |
14 December 1983 | Spacecraft failure | |
| Maiden flight of Scout X-4, spacecraft power supply failed after 13th orbit | ||||||
| 28 June | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-1 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 28 June | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 29 June 16:46 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | ||||||
| 29 June 23:30 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 1440 (Ferret/Samos-F2 #4) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 26 October 1969 | Successful | |
| Maiden flight of the Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B | ||||||
| 29 June | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 29 June | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 30 June | Tomahawk |
Point Mugu |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 30 June | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 60/7 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| June | RT-1 |
Plesetsk |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
References
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
