1960 in spaceflight (January–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1960. For launches between July and December, see 1960 in spaceflight (July–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
7 January 01:40	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
8 January	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 January	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
13 January 21:07	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 January	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 January 16:35	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
14 January	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
	Tattletale PCC-1	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	14 January	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 January 04:52	Javelin		Wallops Island		US Air Force
		NRL	Suborbital	Test flight	15 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,200 kilometres (750 mi)
16 January 22:35	Shotput		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	16 January	Successful
	Apogee: 413 kilometres (257 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
18 January	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 January	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 January 18:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar research	19 January	Successful
	Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
20 January 16:35	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 January	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 January 20:10	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	21 January	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
24 January 16:15	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 January	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
26 January 00:48	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 January 05:42	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: 951 kilometres (591 mi)
26 January 23:43:05	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576A-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January 01:31	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 January 18:51	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	29 January	Successful
	Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
29 January	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 January	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 January 16:17	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 January	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
January	Nike-Cajun		White Sands		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Aeronomy	January	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February
2 February 18:08	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February 18:51:45	Thor DM-18 Agena-A		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 9 (KH-1 9006)	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	4 February	Launch failure
	Discoverer 9 SRV	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	4 February	Launch failure
	Failed to reach orbit after premature cutoff of first stage
4 February 22:19	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 February	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February 00:19	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-6		ABMA
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 February	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February 21:46	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
5 February 21:46		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	5 February	Launch failure
10 February	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 February 04:11	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 February 00:43	Aerobee AJ10-34		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 February	Successful
	Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
13 February	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
13 February		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 February	Launch failure
16 February 20:48	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	16 February	Launch failure
	Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
16 February	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
	Tattletale PCC-2	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	16 February	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 February 01:00	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteoroid research	17 February	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
9 February 17:11	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 February	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
19 February 17:18	Exos		Eglin		US Air Force
		UMI	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	19 February	Launch failure
	Apogee: 37 kilometres (23 mi)
19 February 20:15:14	Thor DM-18 Agena-A		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 10 (KH-1 9007)	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	19 February	Launch failure
	Discoverer 9 SRV	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	19 February	Launch failure
	Destroyed by range safety during ascent to orbit
23 February	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 February	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
24 February	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 February	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 February 18:02	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 February	Successful
	Maiden flight of Pershing, apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 February 17:25	Atlas LV-3A Agena-A		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
	Midas-1	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Missile defence	26 February	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Atlas-Agena, upper stage failed to separate.
26 February	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 February	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
27 February 06:53	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Churchill		US Air Force
		JHU	Suborbital	Auroral	27 February	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
27 February 23:20	Shotput		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	27 February	Successful
	Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
29 February	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 February	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
March
1 March 22:11	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Solar	1 March	Successful
	Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
2 March 18:32	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 March	Successful
	Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
2 March 20:06	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-2-8		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
3 March 22:50	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Solar	3 March	Successful
	Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
5 March	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 March	Successful
	Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
8 March 13:10	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), first use of inertial guidance
8 March 18:00	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	8 March	Launch failure
	Second stage malfunction
9 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 March	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 March 00:36	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
11 March 00:36		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 March	Launch failure
11 March 13:00	Thor DM-18 Able-IV		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Pioneer 5	NASA	Heliocentric	Scientific	In orbit	Successful
	Only flight of Thor-Able IV
16 March 21:25	Aerobee-300		Churchill		NASA
		UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 March	Successful
	Apogee: 337 kilometres (209 mi)
16 March	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
	Tattletale PCC-3	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	16 March	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 March 01:52	Nike-Asp		Churchill		NASA
17 March 01:52		UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 March	Launch failure
17 March 23:55	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
18 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 March	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	22 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 March	Astrobee-500		Eglin		US Air Force
22 March		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 March	Launch failure
23 March 13:35:11	Juno II		Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
	S-46	NASA	Intended: Highly elliptical	Radiation research	23 March	Launch failure
	Third stage failed to ignite
24 March 02:06	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 March	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
24 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March 18:40	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 March	Successful
	Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
25 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 March	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	29 March	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
29 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
29 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 March	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 March	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
March	R-13		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	March	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
April
1 April 11:40:09	Thor DM-18 Able-II		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Tiros-1 (Tiros-A)	NASA/NOAA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
	Final flight of Thor-Able. Spacecraft ceased operations due to electrical system malfunction fifteen days short of planned end of mission
1 April	Shotput		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	1 April	Successful
	Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
7 April 02:06	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	7 April	Successful
	Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
8 April 02:06	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Launch failure
	Propulsion system malfunction, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
8 April 12:04	Nike-Cajun		Churchill		US Air Force
		BRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 April	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	8 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 April 03:18	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 218 kilometres (135 mi)
13 April 12:02:36	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Transit 1B	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation Technology	5 October 1967	Successful
	Solrad prototype	US Navy	Low Earth	Technology	17 July	Successful
	Maiden flight of Thor-Ablestar, first restart of an upper stage
15 April 15:06:45	Luna 8K72		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Luna E-3 No.1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric	Lunar probe	15 April	Launch failure
	Second stage engine malfunctioned
15 April 20:30:37	Thor DM-18 Agena-A		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 11 (KH-1 9008)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	26 April	Spacecraft failure
	Discoverer 11 SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	26 April	Spacecraft failure
	Spacecraft attitude control system malfunctioned, image recovery not attempted
16 April 16:07:41	Luna 8K72		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Luna E-3 No.2	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric	Lunar probe	16 April	Launch failure
	Blok-B booster separated less than a second after launch
18 April 23:09	Scout X		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
	Cub Scout	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	18 April	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Scout family, only flight of Scout X, structural Failure during staging, apogee: 48 kilometres (30 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
19 April 14:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Solar	19 April	Successful
	Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
20 April 18:30	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 April	Viper (ALSOR)		F-104, Edwards		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	20 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
21 April 10:35	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
21 April 15:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Fields research	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
21 April 20:55	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	21 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 April 19:39:01	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
23 April 21:45	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	23 April	Successful
	Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
26 April 01:13	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April	Honest John-Nike-Gosling		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	26 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 43 kilometres (27 mi)
27 April 04:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 April 21:56	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Solar	27 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
28 April 14:50	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	28 April	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 April 20:18	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	28 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 April 15:47	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 April	Successful
	Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
29 April 23:45	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 April 03:45	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
May
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	2 May	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	2 May	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	5 May	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 May 16:47:02	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
6 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 May 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
13 May 09:16:05	Thor DM-19 Delta		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
13 May 21:25	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	13 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 May 00:00:05	Vostok-L 8K72		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Korabl'-Sputnik 1 (Vostok-1KP)	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	15 October 1965	Partial spacecraft failure
	Deorbit burn boosted spacecraft into higher orbit due to incorrect orientation
18 May 21:04	Black Brant I		Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	18 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 89 kilometres (55 mi)
18 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 May 15:00	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), set distance record of 14,548 kilometres (9,040 mi) for suborbital spaceflight
23 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 May 08:57	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
24 May 11:30	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5A		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	RV test	24 May	Launch failure
	Gaslight test, apogee: 563 kilometres (350 mi)
24 May 16:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 May	Successful
	Apogee: 269 kilometres (167 mi)
24 May 17:36:46	Atlas LV-3A Agena-A		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
24 May 17:36:46	Midas-2	US Air Force	Low Earth	Missile defence	7 February 1974	Successful
24 May 17:44	Black Brant I		Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	24 May	Successful
	Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
25 May 00:48	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
	Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
25 May 22:00	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Solar	25 May	Successful
	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May 04:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
			Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 May	Successful
	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May 05:30	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 May	Successful
	Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
27 May 17:20	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	27 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 May 18:27	Black Brant I		Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	28 May	Successful
	Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
30 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 May	Shotput		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	31 May	Successful
	Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June
4 June 15:49	R-7 Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
6 June 17:10	Nike-Cajun		Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
6 June	R-14 Chusovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
	Maiden flight of R-14, apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
7 June	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
9 June 16:19	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
10 June	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 June 06:30	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 June	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 June	Successful
	Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
15 June 02:43	R-2A		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 June 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands		NRL
			Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
15 June 22:56	Aerobee-300		Churchill		NASA
		UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 321 kilometres (199 mi)
16 June 05:29	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 June 12:04	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
16 June	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Successful
	Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
21 June 10:05	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5A		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	RV test	21 June	Successful
	Gaslight test, apogee: 484 kilometres (301 mi)
21 June	Kiva-Hopi		Point Mugu		US Air Force
	Phoenix 1	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	21 June	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
22 June 05:54	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
22 June 14:49	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
22 June 23:26	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-2-7		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
22 June	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
22 June		US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	22 June	Launch failure
22 June	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
23 June 02:22	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 June 23:00	R-2A		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June 05:00	R-11A Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June 05:52	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 June 06:25	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
24 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 June	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 June 06:17	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
27 June 13:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
			Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 June	Successful
	Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
27 June 19:10	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
27 June	Nike-Asp		Cape Canaveral		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 June 02:30	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
28 June 05:10	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 June	Successful
	Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
29 June 22:00:44	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
	Discoverer 12 SRV	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Technology	29 June	Launch failure
	Failed to reach orbit
29 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
30 June 20:25	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	30 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 65 kilometres (40 mi)
June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June	R-14 Chusovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

References

Generic references:

Spaceflight portal

Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
"ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
"NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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