1960 in spaceflight (May–August)
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This is a list of spaceflights launched between May and August 1960. For launches between January and April, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–April). For launches between September and December see 1960 in spaceflight (September-December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.[1][2]
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
May | ||||||||
| 13 May 09:16:05[3] |
 Thor DM-19 Delta |
D-1 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
US Air Force | ||||
| Echo 1 |
NASA | Intended: Medium Earth | Communication Technology | 13 May | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Thor-Delta, upper stage attitude control system malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit. | ||||||||
| 15 May 00:00:05[4] |
 Vostok-L (8K72) |
L1-11 | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4/Vostok-1KP №1) |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 15 October 1965 | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| Deorbit burn boosted spacecraft into higher orbit due to incorrect orientation. | ||||||||
| 24 May 17:36:46[5] |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force | |||||
| MIDAS-2 |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Missile defence | 7 February 1974 | Successful | |||
June | ||||||||
| 22 June 05:54[6] |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force | |||||
| Transit 2A |
US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation Technology | In orbit | Successful | |||
| SOLRAD 1 (GRAB-1) |
US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | Radiation research ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 29 June 22:00:44[7] |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force | |||||
| Discoverer 12 (KH-1 prototype) |
CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 29 June | Launch failure | |||
| SRV (GRD) |
CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | |||||
| Failed to reach orbit. | ||||||||
July | ||||||||
| 28 July 09:31[8] |
Vostok-L (8K72) |
L1-10 | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Vostok-1K №1 |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | +28.5 seconds | Launch failure | |||
| Booster engine burned through leading to premature separation 17 seconds after launch, rocket exploded shortly afterwards. Two dogs aboard spacecraft, killed in explosion. | ||||||||
August | ||||||||
| 10 August 20:37:54[9] |
 Thor DM-18 Agena-A |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force | |||||
| Discoverer 13 (KH-1 prototype) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 14 November | Successful | |||
| SRV (GRD) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 11 August | Successful | |||
| SRV recovered at sea, first successful recovery of a spacecraft from orbit. | ||||||||
| 12 August 09:39:43[10] |
Thor DM-19 Delta |
D002 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
US Air Force | ||||
| Echo 1A |
NASA | Medium Earth | Communication Technology | 24 May 1968 | Successful | |||
| 18 August 19:57:08[11] |
Thor DM-18 Agena-A |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force | |||||
| Discoverer 14 (KH-1 9/9009) |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 16 September | Successful | |||
| SRV 101 |
CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 20 August | Successful | |||
| SRV recovered in mid-air by a C-119 Flying Boxcar, first mid-air retrieval of a spacecraft. | ||||||||
| 18 August 19:58[12] |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
US Air Force | |||||
| Courier 1A |
US Army | Intended: Low Earth | Communication | +150 seconds | Launch failure | |||
| Rocket exploded during ascent Shortest interval between orbital launch attempts (less than a minute). | ||||||||
| 19 August 08:44:06[13] |
Vostok-L (8K72) |
L1-12 | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5/Vostok-1K №2) |
RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 20 August | Successful | |||
| First animals recovered from orbit. | ||||||||
For flights after 31 August, see 1960 in spaceflight (September–December) | ||||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 July 14:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteoroid research | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July 17:29 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 1 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), exploded above pad | |||||||
| 2 July 00:04 |
Scout X-1 |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 July | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Scout X-1, apogee: 1,380 kilometres (860 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 06:58 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 4 July |  R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 | ||||
| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 4 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July 15:56 |
R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 6 July 15:55 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 7 July 15:27 |
R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
| 7 July | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Launch failure | |||
| 7 July | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 | ||||
| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 7 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 9 July 04:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 04:24 |
 Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Successful | |||
| First Japanese spaceflight, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 12 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July 00:23 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July 14:47 |
Strongarm |
Wallops Island |
BRL | ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi) | |||||||
| 13 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 00:44 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 02:43 |
Strongarm |
Wallops Island |
BRL | ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 710 kilometres (440 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 10:05 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Frances |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July 06:10 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25B |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July 10:02 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 15 July | R-11A Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
AN | ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
| 17 July 04:11 |
Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
| 18 July 10:01 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Carry |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 16:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 17:39 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 20:34 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July | Nike-Cajun |
Point Arguello LC-B |
AEC | ||||
| AEC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 July | ||||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July | R-5A Pobeda |
Chelkar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 01:32 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Ida |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 21 July 10:02 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Lily |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 04:53 |
Nike-Cajun |
 Fort Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 22 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 10:11 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Hedy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 12:05 |
Iris |
Wallops Island LA-1 |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 22 July 23:46:16 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-1 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 23 July | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 | ||||
| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 23 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 08:30 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 11:54 |
 Black Knight 201 |
 Woomera LA-5A |
RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | RV test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Gaslight test, apogee: 531 kilometres (330 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 10:17 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Janet |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 16:00 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 10:19 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Dolly |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | Aerobee-300 |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Tattletale PCC-4 |
NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology | 27 July | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July 08:30:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Amy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | |||
| Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July 19:36 |
Long Tom |
Woomera LA-2 |
WRE | ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July 21:38 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 28 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July 13:13:03 |
Atlas LV-3B |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force | ||||
| Mercury-Atlas 1 |
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 July | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3B, structural failure during ascent. Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July 20:20 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 31 July | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar SP-2 |
NII-88 | ||||
| NII-88 | Suborbital | Target | 31 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-5A Pobeda |
Chelkar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| July | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Mugu |
US Air Force | ||||
| Phoenix 5 |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 08:30 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Ruthy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 10:23 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Hilda |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 17:10 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS George Washington, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 03:14 |
Strongarm |
Wallops Island |
BRL | ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 550 kilometres (340 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 13:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
| 3 August 15:26 |
Aerobee-300A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| UMI | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 415 kilometres (258 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 4 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 6 August 09:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Gerta |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August 10:15 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Betsey |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 18:09 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 10:35 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Jeannie |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 10:35 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE | ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August 22:46 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-19 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | Aerobee-300 |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Tattletale PCC-5 |
NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology | 10 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 383 kilometres (238 mi) | |||||||
| 10 August | Nike-Zeus |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 11 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August 13:00 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August 18:28 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 August | Kiva-Hopi |
Point Arguello LC-B |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 07:19 |
Viper-Falcon |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| TP-Annie |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August 10:35 |
Honest John-Nike |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Lola |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 84 kilometres (52 mi) | |||||||
| 16 August 01:42 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Arlene |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 16 August 10:41 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Peggy |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August 10:42 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Susan |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 01:35 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 02:42 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Linda |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
| 18 August 10:15 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 19 August 03:20 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 August 10:40 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Olive |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
| 19 August 19:56 |
Nike-Cajun |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Rena |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August 17:40:57 |
Nike-Asp |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 23 kilometres (14 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:01 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NYU | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August 01:04 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August 14:28 |
Honest John-Nike |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Firefly Zelda |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 26 August 01:03 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 26 August 11:00 |
Skylark-2 |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE | ||||
| QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August 03:38 |
Trailblazer 1 |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August 06:13 |
Trailblazer 1 |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | RV test | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-20 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August | Aerobee-300 |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Tattletale PCC-6 |
NSA | Suborbital | SIGNIT Technology | 31 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-14 Chusovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-14 Chusovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-14 Chusovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-13 |
Project 611 Submarine |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 2 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September 14:08 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September 17:29 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 5 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September | R-11FM Zemlya |
B-67, Beloye More |
VMF | ||||
| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September 20:38:38 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-3 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 September 17:55 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Launch failure | |||
| 15 September 14:01 |
Aerobee-100 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 15 September 21:28 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 15 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 16 September | R-2A |
Kapustin Yar |
AN | ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September 00:50 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September 16:35 |
Journeyman |
Point Arguello LC-A |
NASA | ||||
| NERV-I |
NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 19 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,884 kilometres (1,171 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September 18:31 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-14 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 20 September 00:16 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 September | Launch failure | |||
| 20 September 12:55 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September 13:01:53 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior |
Cape Canaveral LC-18A |
US Air Force | ||||
| HETS |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 21 September | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior, radio malfunction prevented data acquisition, apogee: 26,700 kilometres (16,600 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September 23:20 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force | ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September | R-11A Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
AN | ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 06:32 |
Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 20:56 |
R-2A |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 22 September 22:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Launch failure | |||
| 22 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September 01:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Patrick Henry, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Launch failure | |||
| 23 September 06:40 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE | ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | R-11A Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
AN | ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September 11:25 |
Kappa-8 |
Akita |
ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September |  OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) |
CERES |
ONERA | ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 14:44 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 22:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 22:10 |
Nike-Asp |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| Suborbital | XR Astronomy | 27 September | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 19:38 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Cape Canaveral LC-30A |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 22:45 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
US Air Force | ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-19 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 14:20 |
HGM-30A Titan I |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 20:31:11 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-2 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September 06:17 |
Black Brant I |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE | ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September | OPd-56-39-22D (Antares) |
CERES |
ONERA | ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | RV test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-14 Chusovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-14 Chusovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-2 |
 Jiuquan LA-3 |
PLA | ||||
| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| First Chinese spaceflight, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
