1963 in spaceflight (July–September)
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This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
July | ||||||||
| 10 July |  Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Zenit-2 №12 |
Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +2 seconds | Launch failure[1]: 164 | ||||
| Block B booster failed 1.9 seconds after launch. | ||||||||
| 12 July 20:45:59 |
 Atlas LV-3A Agena-D |
Point Arguello LC-2-3 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1467 (KH-7 1 4001/AFP-206 SV-951) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 July | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-D. | ||||||||
| 19 July 00:00:10 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1266 (KH-4 23/9057) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 August | Successful | |||
| SRV 624 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | July | Successful | |||
| Last flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-D before being redesignated SLV-2. | ||||||||
| 19 July 03:51:18 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B |
Point Arguello LC-1-2 |
US Air Force | |||||
| Midas 9 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Dash 2 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Air density | 12 April 1971 | Successful | |||
| ERS-9 (TRS 4) |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | |||
| ERS-10 |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Partial launch failure | |||
| ERS-10 failed to separate. | ||||||||
| 26 July 14:33:00 |
Delta B |
Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
US Air Force | |||||
| Syncom 2 |
NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| First spacecraft to be placed into geosynchronous orbit, positioned at 55° West. | ||||||||
| 31 July 00:00:17 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1370 (KH-6 3/8003) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 August | Successful | |||
| SRV 614 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |||
| Final, and only successful KH-6 flight. | ||||||||
August | ||||||||
| 6 August 06:00 |
Kosmos 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
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| Kosmos 19 (DS-P1 №3) |
Low Earth | Radar target Technology | 30 March 1964 | Successful | ||||
| 22 August | Kosmos 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
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| DS-A1 №3 |
Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation | 22 August | Launch failure | ||||
| First stage malfunctioned. | ||||||||
| 25 August 00:30 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1419 (KH-4A 1/1001) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 September | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV 615 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |||
| SRV 617 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 September | Spacecraft failure | |||
| First KH-4A mission, some film affected by fog, second SRV not returned. | ||||||||
| 29 August 20:31 |
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1561 (KH-5 9/9058A) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 November | Successful | |||
| SRV 604 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | |||
| LAMPO |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Tracking target | 29 September | Successful | |||
| First flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-D following redesignation. | ||||||||
September | ||||||||
| 6 September 19:30:18 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D |
Point Arguello LC-2-3 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1947 (KH-7 2/4002/AFP-206 SV-952) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 September | Successful | |||
| 23 September 23:00 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1353 (KH-4A 2/1002) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 October | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV 619 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | |||
| SRV 620 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Film severely affected by light leaks, second SRV not recovered. | ||||||||
| 27 September 11:17:49 |
Scout X-2B |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1610 (DSAP-1 F5 F3/P-35 5/AF-5) |
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 27 September | Launch failure | |||
| Only flight of Scout X-2B, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 28 September 20:22 |
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force | |||||
| Transit 5BN-1 |
US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| Transit 5E-1 |
US Navy | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Thor DSV-2A Ablestar, Transit 5BN-1 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, gravity-gradient stabilization system left spacecraft in an inverted orientation, preventing operational use. | ||||||||
For flights after 30 September, see 1962 in spaceflight (October-December) | ||||||||
Suborbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
July | |||||||
| 1 July 21:43:55 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July |  Black Brant III |
Point Arguello LC-A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July | Nike-Tomahawk 9A |
Barking Sands |
Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 14:18 |
Javelin |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 934 kilometres (580 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 16:00:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Lafayette, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Lafayette, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July 09:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July 17:48:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July 21:13:57 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576C |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Tomahawk 9A |
Barking Sands |
Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July |  Berenice |
CERES |
ONERA | ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July 21:00 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-4 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 6 July 00:36 |
R-5 Pobeda |
Plesetsk |
AN | ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 8 July | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 9 July | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 10 July 02:46 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| STAN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 10 July 17:02 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 10 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 23:00 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-2 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 July | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 21:03:28 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
| 16 July | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-2 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 July 02:30:02 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 01:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 05:30 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 18:20:05 |
X-15 |
Balls 8, Edwards |
US Air Force/NASA | ||||
| Flight 90 |
US Air Force/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18:31:29 | Successful | ||
| Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), first X-15 flight to reach space | |||||||
| 19 July | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 05:44:08 |
Scout X-3A |
Wallops Island LA-3 |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 15:18 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 20:00:02 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 20:30:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:03:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:05 |
Black Brant II |
Churchill |
US Air Force | ||||
| Utah AFCRL |
Suborbital | Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:06 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 78 kilometres (48 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:13:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:40:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:54:45 |
Aerobee-300A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 22:10:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 23 July 06:00 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 23 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 24 July | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Launch failure | |||
| 25 July 03:30:13 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 04:59 |
 Skylark-7 |
 Woomera LA-2 |
RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 July | Launch failure | |||
| 25 July 14:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 22:38 |
Exos |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 623 kilometres (387 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 19:19:00 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg OSTF-1 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 21:19 |
Black Brant II |
Churchill |
US Air Force | ||||
| Utah AFCRL |
Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 00:10 |
Nike-Cajun |
 Kronogard |
RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 04:55:01 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-29A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-5 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July 23:28 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kronogard |
RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July 16:16:08 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior |
Cape Canaveral LC-18A |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Plasma research Astronomy | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 11,100 kilometres (6,900 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July 18:36:49 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576C |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 31 July 20:52 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-1 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| July | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | July | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| July | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | July | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
| 1 August 08:06 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands |
NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 23:27 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kronogard |
RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 02:30 |
Skylark-5C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
| 2 August 08:00 |
Sparoair I |
F3H Demon, Point Mugu |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 21:43 |
Shotput |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
 San Marco Test 2 |
CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 23:33 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 5 August 17:30:15 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-32B |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 7 August 22:29 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kronogard |
RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LC-394A-1 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 17:14:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 18:19:43 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August | R-12 Dvina |
Sovetskaya Gavan |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 04:59:47 |
R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/15 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 757 kilometres (470 mi) | |||||||
| 14 August 03:56:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August | Nike-Zeus 3 |
White Sands LC-38 |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-1 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Marshall, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Marshall, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Marshall, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Marshall, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Marshall, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Marshall, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August 04:00:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-29A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August | MGM-31 Pershing I |
Hueco |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 60/8 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 21 August 21:23:55 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August 18:05:57 |
X-15 |
NB-52, Edwards |
US Air Force/NASA | ||||
| Flight 91 |
US Air Force/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18:17:05 | Successful | ||
| Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi), second and last X-15 flight to reach space, first person to make two spaceflights, first spacecraft to make two spaceflights | |||||||
| 22 August | Hopi-Dart |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:01:06 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:41:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August | R-12 Dvina |
Sovetskaya Gavan |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 02:00 |
 Lambda 2 |
Kagoshima LA-L |
ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 51 kilometres (32 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 09:50:57 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576F |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August | Nike-Zeus 3 |
Kwajalein |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 August 17:02:23 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 27 August | MGM-31 Pershing I |
Hueco |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 23:10 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-3 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LC-394A-6 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August 06:30:26 |
R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 754 kilometres (469 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | R-14 Chusovaya |
Plesetsk |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-3 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August 01:35:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
Cape Canaveral LC-25A |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| August | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| August | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
| 1 September 08:03 |
Nike-Cajun |
 Andøya |
NDRE | ||||
| ILC/NDRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric Solar | 1 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September 22:36 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 288 kilometres (179 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September 13:11 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Churchill |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 |
USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 5 September 03:41 |
Skylark-5C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) | |||||||
| 5 September | Martlet 3 |
 Barbados |
DND/DoD | ||||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September 21:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA | ||||
| HCO | Suborbital | Solar | 6 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September 21:59 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-2 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 9 September 16:02 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
| 9 September | Kapustin Yar |
MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 11 September 14:24 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 11 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) | |||||||
| 11 September 21:00 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576B-1 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September 06:20 |
Nike-Apache |
Andøya |
|||||
| ILC/NDRE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma Solar | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | HGM-25A Titan I |
Vandenberg LC-395A-2 |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September | R-12 Dvina |
Makat |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 20 September 15:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 20 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 20 September | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September | R-12 Dvina |
Plesetsk |
MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | LGM-25C Titan II |
Vandenberg LC-395D |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September 04:15 |
Nike-Apache |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September 17:06 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Black Mesa |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 03:57 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 04:34 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 07:09 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 11:04:41 |
SM-65E Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576C |
Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 13:40 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Black Mesa |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 21:40 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Black Mesa |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September 04:37 |
Nike-Apache |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September 05:30 |
Nike-Apache |
Eglin |
US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LC-394A-7 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/3 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 03:25:00 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USNS Observation Island, ETR |
US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 13:40 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Black Mesa |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 20:40 |
MGM-31 Pershing I |
Black Mesa |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 14:43 |
Aerobee-150A |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | R-36 |
Baikonur Site 67/21 |
RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
| 29 September 02:37 |
Javelin |
Wallops Island |
NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,037 kilometres (644 mi) | |||||||
| September | A-350Zh |
Sary Shagan LC-6 |
PRO | ||||
| PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| September | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| September | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
