1963 in spaceflight (April–June)
This is a list of spaceflights launched between March and June 1963. For launches between July and September, see 1963 in spaceflight (July-September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 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 | ||||||||
April | ||||||||
| 1 April 23:01 |
 Thor DM-21 Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| OPS 0720 (KH-4 20/9053)
|
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 April | Successful | |||
| SRV 609
|
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 5 April | Successful | |||
| 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
|
D017 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
US Air Force
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| Explorer 17 (AE-A/S6)
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NASA | Low Earth | Atmospheric | 24 November 1966 | Successful | |||
| 5 April 23:01 |
Scout X-3
|
Vandenberg LC-D
|
US Air Force
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| Transit 5A-2
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USN | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 6 April | Kosmos 63S1
|
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
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| DS-P1 №2
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Intended: Low Earth | Radar target Technology |
6 April | Launch failure | ||||
| First stage malfunction, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 13 April 11:00 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
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| Kosmos 14 (Omega №1)
|
Low Earth | Technology | 29 August | Successful | ||||
| 22 April 08:30 |
Vostok-2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2 №8)
|
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 April | Successful | ||||
| 26 April 20:13 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D
|
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
|
US Air Force
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| OPS 1008 (KH-5 8/9055)
|
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
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US Air Force
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| OPS 1298 (DSAP-1 F4/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. | ||||||||
| 28 April 08:50 |
Vostok-2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2 №10)
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Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 May | Partial spacecraft failure | ||||
| Attitude control system malfunctioned. | ||||||||
May | ||||||||
| 7 May 11:38:03 |
Delta B
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D018 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B
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US Air Force
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| Telstar 2
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AT&T | Medium Earth | Communications | 16 May 1965 14:03 |
Successful | |||
| 9 May 20:06:16 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
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Point Arguello LC-1-2
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US Air Force
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| MIDAS 7
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| DASH 1
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Air density research | In orbit | Successful | |||
| ERS-5 (TRS-2)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | 11 November 2011 | Successful | |||
| ERS-6 (TRS 3)
|
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Westford-2
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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. The Westford Needles project resulted in the first large collection of space debris. | ||||||||
| 15 May 13:04:13 |
Atlas LV-3B
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Cape Canaveral LC-14
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US Air Force
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| Mercury-Atlas 9
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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 | |||
| Crewed flight with astronaut Gordon Cooper, final flight of Atlas LV-3B and Mercury programme, Balloon Subsatellite failed to deploy.[3] | ||||||||
| 18 May 22:21 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| OPS 0924 (KH-6 2/8002)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 May | Spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV 613
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | May | Successful | |||
| Film failed to feed into camera, no images returned. | ||||||||
| 22 May 03:00 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
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| Kosmos 17 (DS-A1 №2)
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Low Earth | Technology Radiation |
24 June | Successful | ||||
| 24 May 10:33 |
Vostok-2
|
Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 №11)
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Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 June | Successful | ||||
June | ||||||||
| 1 June 02:50 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
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| |||||
| DS-MT №1
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Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation |
+4 seconds | Launch failure | ||||
| First stage malfunctioned four seconds after launch. | ||||||||
| 12 June 23:58 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
|
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| OPS 0954 (KH-4 21/9054)
|
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
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US Air Force
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| MIDAS 8
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US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Missile defence | 12 June | Launch failure | |||
| TRS-7
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US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | |||||
| TRS-8
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US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | |||||
| Failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 14 June 11:58:58 |
Vostok-K
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Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Vostok 5
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Low Earth | Biological Technology |
19 June 11:58:58 |
Successful | ||||
| Crewed flight with cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. | ||||||||
| 15 June 14:29 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
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US Air Force
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| Solrad 6A
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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
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| Transit 5A-3
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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
|
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| Vostok 6
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Low Earth | Biological Technology |
19 June 08:20 |
Successful | ||||
| Crewed flight with cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, first woman to fly in space, final flight of Vostok programme. | ||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 22/9056)
|
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 2 (P-11 4201)
|
US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Light leaks damaged film. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 29 June 23:30 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
|
US Air Force
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| OPS 1440 (Ferret/Samos-F2 4)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 26 October 1969 | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of the Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B. | ||||||||
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For flights after 30 June, see 1963 in spaceflight (July–September)
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Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 April | Centaure
|
 Kerguelen
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 5 April 03:01:43 |
Scout X-3
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Point Arguello LC-D
|
US Air Force
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| Transit 5A-2
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US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation | 5 April | Launch failure | ||
| Replacement for Transit 5A-1, failed to orbit | |||||||
| 5 April | HGM-25A Titan I
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Vandenberg LC-395A-1
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US Air Force
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 6 April 04:03 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Black Brant I
|
Churchill
|
NRC
| ||||
| NRC | Suborbital | Auroral Aeronomy Ionospheric |
6 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 6 April 07:25 |
Black Brant I
|
Churchill
|
NRC
| ||||
| NRC | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionospheric/Fields | 6 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April 11:26 |
Astrobee-1500
|
Wallops Island LA-2A
|
NASA
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April 20:28 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
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Cape Canaveral LC-31B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 11 April | R-14 Chusovaya
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Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 April | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April 19:29:21 |
MGM-31 Pershing I
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Cape Canaveral LC-30
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US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April | UGM-133A Minuteman IA
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Vandenberg LC-394A-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 13 April | Nike-Zeus 3
|
Kwajalein
|
US Army
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 13 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 April 09:23 |
 Skylark-7C
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Woomera LA-2
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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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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 | 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
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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
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USNS Observation Island, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 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 | 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) | |||||||
| 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
| ||||
| BSFEGmbH | 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 20:30 |
Black Brant II
|
Churchill
|
NRC
| ||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 10 May 14:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NRL
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 May | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 10 May | Véronique
|
Hammaguira Blandine
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 10 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
| 11 May | Kiva-Hopi
|
Point Arguello LC-B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 May | ||||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 13 May | LGM-25C Titan II
|
Vandenberg LC-395D
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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 18:22 |
Centaure
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
| 16 May 04:00 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| 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 | 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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 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
|
Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA/CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 22 May 08:51 |
Nike-Apache
|
Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA/CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
| 23 May 05:13 |
Nike-Apache
|
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 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
|
Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (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) | |||||||
| 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
|
Churchill
|
NRC
| ||||
| 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 | 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 | 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) | |||||||
| 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 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
|
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
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Churchill
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CARDE
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| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) | |||||||
| 24 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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KPNO
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| KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroral |
25 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
| 25 June | Nike-Tomahawk 9A
|
Barking Sands
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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 | Berenice
|
CERES
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ONERA
| ||||
| 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 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA
|
Vandenberg LC-394A-1
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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
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
| 29 June | R-14 Chusovaya
|
Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| 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
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RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| June | RT-1
|
Plesetsk
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| June | Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| June | Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | June | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| June | Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | June | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| June | Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | June | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Reference
- ^ "Worldwide Space Launches". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Orbital Launches of 1963". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Mercury Project Summary Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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