1960 in spaceflight (July–December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1960. For launches between January and June, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–June). 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
July
1 July 14:35	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteoroid research	1 July	Successful
	Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi)
1 July 17:29	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	1 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), exploded above pad
2 July 00:04	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	2 July	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Scout X-1, apogee: 1,380 kilometres (860 mi)
2 July 06:58	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
4 July	R-2A		Kapustin Yar SP-2		NII-88
		NII-88	Suborbital	Target	4 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 July 15:56	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
6 July 15:55	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
7 July 15:27	R-7A Semyorka		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	7 July	Successful
	Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
7 July	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
7 July		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	7 July	Launch failure
7 July	R-2A		Kapustin Yar SP-2		NII-88
		NII-88	Suborbital	Target	7 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 July 04:00	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 July	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
11 July 04:24	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Test flight	11 July	Successful
	First Japanese spaceflight, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
12 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 July 00:23	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 July	Successful
	Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
13 July 14:47	Strongarm		Wallops Island		BRL
		BRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	13 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi)
13 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 July 00:44	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi)
14 July 02:43	Strongarm		Wallops Island		BRL
		BRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	14 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 710 kilometres (440 mi)
14 July 10:05	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Frances	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 July	Successful
	Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
15 July 06:10	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
15 July 10:02	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 July	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
15 July	R-11A Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 July	Successful
	Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
17 July 04:11	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Test flight	17 July	Successful
	Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
18 July 10:01	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Carry	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 July	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
19 July 16:00	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 July 17:39	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 July 20:34	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 July	Nike-Cajun		Point Arguello LC-B		AEC
		AEC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 July
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
20 July	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	20 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 July 01:32	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Ida	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 July	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
21 July 10:02	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Lily	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 July	Successful
	Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
22 July 04:53	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Auroral	22 July	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
22 July 10:11	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Hedy	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 July	Successful
	Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
22 July 12:05	Iris		Wallops Island LA-1		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 July	Successful
	Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
22 July 23:46:16	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-1		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
23 July	R-2A		Kapustin Yar SP-2		NII-88
		NII-88	Suborbital	Target	23 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 July 08:30	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 July	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
25 July 11:54	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5A		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	RV test	25 July	Successful
	Gaslight test, apogee: 531 kilometres (330 mi)
26 July 10:17	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Janet	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
26 July 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 July 10:19	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Dolly	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 July	Successful
	Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
27 July	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
	Tattletale PCC-4	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	27 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
28 July 08:30:00	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Amy	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	28 July
	Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
28 July 09:31	Vostok-L 8K72		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Vostok-1K-1	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	+28.5 seconds	Launch failure
	Booster engine burned through leading to premature separation 17 seconds after launch, rocket exploded shortly afterwards. Two dogs aboard spacecraft, killed in explosion.
28 July 19:36	Long Tom		Woomera LA-2		WRE
		WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	28 July	Successful
	Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
28 July 21:38	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	28 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 July 13:13:03	Atlas LV-3B		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
	Mercury-Atlas 1	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	29 July	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3B, structural failure during ascent. Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
29 July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 July 20:20	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	30 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
31 July	R-2A		Kapustin Yar SP-2		NII-88
		NII-88	Suborbital	Target	31 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
July	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
July	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
July	Kiva-Hopi		Point Mugu		US Air Force
	Phoenix 5	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	July	Successful
	Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
August
1 August 08:30	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Ruthy	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 August	Successful
	Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
1 August 10:23	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Hilda	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 August	Successful
	Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
1 August 17:10	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
2 August 03:14	Strongarm		Wallops Island		BRL
		BRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	2 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 550 kilometres (340 mi)
2 August 13:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	2 August	Successful
	Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
2 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
2 August		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 August	Launch failure
3 August 15:26	Aerobee-300A		Wallops Island		NASA
		UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 August	Successful
	Apogee: 415 kilometres (258 mi)
4 August	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
6 August 09:00	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Gerta	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 August	Successful
	Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
8 August 10:15	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Betsey	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 August	Successful
	Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
8 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
9 August 18:09	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
10 August 10:35	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Jeannie	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 August	Successful
	Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi)
10 August 10:35	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Test flight	10 August	Successful
	Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
10 August 20:37:54	Thor DM-18 Agena-A		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 13 (KH-1 prototype)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Technology	14 November	Successful
	Discoverer 13 SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Technology	11 August	Successful
	SRV recovered at sea, first successful recovery of a spacecraft from orbit
10 August 22:46	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	10 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 August	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
	Tattletale PCC-5	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	10 August	Successful
	Apogee: 383 kilometres (238 mi)
10 August	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	10 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
11 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 August 09:39:43	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
12 August 09:39:43	Echo 1A	NASA	Medium Earth	Communication Technology	24 May 1968	Successful
12 August 13:00	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 August 18:28	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 August	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 August
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
13 August 07:19	Viper-Falcon		Eglin		US Air Force
	TP-Annie	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 August	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
15 August 10:35	Honest John-Nike		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Lola	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 August	Successful
	Apogee: 84 kilometres (52 mi)
16 August 01:42	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Arlene	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 August	Successful
	Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi)
16 August 10:41	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Peggy	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 August	Successful
	Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
17 August 10:42	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Susan	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 August	Successful
	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
18 August 01:35	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
18 August 02:42	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Linda	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 August	Successful
	Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
18 August 10:15	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
18 August 19:57:08	Thor DM-18 Agena-A		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 14 (KH-1 9009)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	16 September	Successful
	Discoverer 14 SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	20 August	Successful
	SRV recovered in mid-air by a C-119 Flying Boxcar, first mid-air retrieval of a spacecraft
18 August 19:58	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	Courier 1A	US Army	Intended: Low Earth	Communication	+150 seconds	Launch failure
	Rocket exploded during ascent Shortest interval between orbital launch attempts (less than a minute)
19 August 03:20	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
19 August 08:44:06	Vostok-L 8K72		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Korabl'-Sputnik 2 (Vostok-1K-2)	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	20 August	Successful
	First animals recovered from orbit
19 August 10:40	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Olive	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 August	Successful
	Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
19 August 19:56	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Rena	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 August	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
20 August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 August 17:40:57	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 23 kilometres (14 mi)
23 August 17:01	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NYU	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	23 August	Successful
	Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
23 August 17:10	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	23 August	Successful
	Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi)
25 August 01:04	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 August	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 August 14:28	Honest John-Nike		Eglin		US Air Force
	Firefly Zelda	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 August	Successful
	Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
26 August 01:03	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 August 11:00	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 August	Successful
	Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
29 August 03:38	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	29 August	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
29 August 06:13	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	29 August	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
30 August	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
30 August	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	30 August	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 August	Aerobee-300		Eglin		US Air Force
	Tattletale PCC-6	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	31 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
August	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	August	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
August	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	August	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
August	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	August	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
August	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	August	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
August	R-13		Project 611 Submarine		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September
2 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 September	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 September 14:08	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	3 September	Successful
	Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
3 September 17:29	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	3 September	Successful
	Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
5 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 September	R-11FM Zemlya		B-67, Beloye More		VMF
		VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	10 September	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 September 20:38:38	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 September 17:55	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
13 September 17:55		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 September	Launch failure
13 September 22:14	Thor DM-18 Agena-A		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 15 (KH-1 9010)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	18 October	Successful
	Discoverer 15 SRV	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	16 September	Spacecraft failure
	Mid-air recovery unsuccessful, capsule sank prior to recovery from sea
15 September 14:01	Aerobee-100		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	15 September	Successful
	Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
15 September 21:28	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 September	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
15 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 September	R-2A		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 September	Successful
	Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
17 September 00:50	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
17 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 September 16:35	Journeyman		Point Arguello LC-A		NASA
	NERV-I	NASA	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	19 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,884 kilometres (1,171 mi)
19 September 18:31	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
20 September 00:16	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		US Air Force
20 September 00:16		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 September	Launch failure
20 September 12:55	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 September	Successful
	Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
21 September 13:01:53	XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior		Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Air Force
	HETS	US Air Force	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	21 September	Spacecraft failure
	Maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior, radio malfunction prevented data acquisition, apogee: 26,700 kilometres (16,600 mi)
21 September 23:20	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		US Air Force
		BRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
21 September	R-11A Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 September	Successful
	Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
22 September 06:32	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 September	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 September 20:56	R-2A		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 September	Successful
	Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
22 September 22:05	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
22 September 22:05		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 September	Launch failure
22 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 September 01:05	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
23 September 01:05		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 September	Launch failure
23 September 06:40	Black Brant I		Fort Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 September	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 September	R-11A Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 September	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 September 15:13	Atlas-Able		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
	Pioneer P-30 (Able VA)	US Air Force	Intended: Selenocentric	Lunar probe	25 September	Launch failure
	Second stage exploded during ascent
26 September 11:25	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
		ISAS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 September	Successful
	Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
26 September	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	26 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
27 September 14:44	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	27 September	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
27 September 22:10	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 September 22:10	Nike-Asp		Eglin		US Air Force
			Suborbital	XR Astronomy	27 September	Successful
	Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi)
28 September 19:38	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 September	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 September 22:45	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		US Air Force
		BRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	28 September	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
28 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 September	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	28 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 September 14:20	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	29 September	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 September 20:31:11	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 September 06:17	Black Brant I		Fort Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 September	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 September	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September	R-2		Jiuquan LA-3		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
	First Chinese spaceflight, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October
1 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
1 October		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Launch failure
4 October 15:23	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Plasma research	4 October	Successful
	Apogee: 5,600 kilometres (3,500 mi)
4 October 17:50	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	Courier 1B	US Army	Low Earth	Communication	In orbit	Successful
	First active communications satellite
5 October 19:52	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Remote sensing	5 October	Successful
	Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
5 October 16:04	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
7 October 15:50	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 October 14:45	Black Brant I		Fort Churchill		CARDE
		DRTE	Suborbital	Auroral	8 October	Successful
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
10 October 14:27:49	Molniya 8K78		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Mars 1M No.1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric	Mars probe	10 October	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Molniya, first launch of a spacecraft to fly past Mars. Loss of control 301 seconds after launch due to resonance problem
10 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 October 19:15	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Atlas E, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
11 October 20:33	Atlas LV-3A Agena-A		Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
	Samos-1	US Air Force	Intended: Sun-synchronous	Optical reconnaissance	11 October	Launch failure
	Upper stage malfunction
11 October 21:53	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-2-8		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
12 October 16:37	Black Brant II		Fort Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	12 October	Successful
	Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
12 October 21:27	Black Brant II		Fort Churchill		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	12 October	Successful
	Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
12 October	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 October
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
13 October 04:53:49	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
13 October 09:34	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), carried three black mice
14 October 13:51:03	Molniya 8K78		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Mars 1M No.2	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric	Mars probe	14 October	Launch failure
	Second stage failed to ignite
15 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
15 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
16 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	16 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
17 October 21:04	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		US Air Force
		UMI	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 October	Successful
	Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
17 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 October 14:17	Iris		Wallops Island LA-1		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
18 October	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Patrick Henry, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 October 16:02	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-26A		ABMA
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 October	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 October 19:50	Black Brant I		Fort Churchill		DRTE
		DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	20 October	Successful
	Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
20 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
21 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 October 03:09	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
22 October 05:13	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
24 October 23:16	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 October	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October	NOTS-EV-2 Caleb		F4D, Point Arguello		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	24 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), second stage failed to ignite
26 October 20:26	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 16 (KH-1 9011)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	26 October	Launch failure
	Discoverer 16 SRV	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	26 October	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Thor-Agena B, second stage failed to separate
27 October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 October	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 October
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
28 October 12:21	Black Brant I		Fort Churchill		DRTE
		DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 October	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	October	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
October	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	October	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November
1 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 November 22:25	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		UMI	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 November	Successful
	Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
3 November 05:23:10	Juno II		Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
	Explorer 8 (S-30)	NASA	Medium Earth	Ionospheric	28 March 2012	Successful
	Batteries expired on 27 December
3 November 21:19	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
4 November 20:52	Nike-Cajun		Eglin		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	4 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 November 01:00	Dong Feng 1		Jiuquan LA-3		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 November	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	5 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
7 November 19:00	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	7 November	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
8 November 13:18	XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior		Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Air Force
	HETS	US Air Force	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	8 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 November 01:44	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 November	Successful
	Apogee: 975 kilometres (606 mi)
10 November 02:35	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
			Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 November	Successful
	Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
10 November 16:22	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 November	Successful
	Maiden flight of Polaris A2, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
11 November 11:22	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	11 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
11 November 12:11	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	11 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
12 November 18:40	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	12 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
12 November 20:43	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 17 (KH-1 9012)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	29 December	Spacecraft failure
	Discoverer 17 SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	14 November	Successful
	Film jettisonned before camera started taking images
12 November 23:32	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	12 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
12 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 November 16:03	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	13 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
15 November 05:54	SM-65D Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
15 November 16:41	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi)
16 November 11:02	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		WRE/RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	16 November	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
16 November 17:37	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		UMI	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 November	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
16 November 18:25	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 November	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
16 November 19:51	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	16 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
17 November 06:00	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
17 November 10:06	Nike-Cajun		White Sands
			Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
17 November 10:40	Skylark-2C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL/QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 247 kilometres (153 mi)
17 November 13:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi)
17 November 19:00	UGM-27 Polaris A1		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
17 November	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 November 03:39	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	18 November	Successful
	Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
18 November 23:39	Nike-Cajun		Fort Churchill		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	18 November	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
21 November 14:00	Redstone MRLV		Cape Canaveral LC-5		US Air Force
	Mercury-Redstone 1	NASA	Intended: Suborbital	Test flight	+2 seconds	Launch failure
	Engine failure one second after launch, rocket settled back onto launch pad without exploding, spacecraft later reflown as Mercury-Redstone 1A using different rocket. Apogee: 10 centimetres (3.9 in)
21 November	Nike-Cajun		Point Arguello LC-B		AEC
		AEC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 November
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 November 08:42	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	22 November	Successful
	Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi)
22 November	Nike-Cajun		Point Arguello LC-B		AEC
		AEC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 November
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 November 11:13:03	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
23 November 11:13:03	Tiros-2 (Tiros-B)	NASA/NOAA	Low Earth	Weather	18 May 2014	Successful
23 November 23:55	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 November	Successful
	Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
24 November	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
24 November		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	24 November	Launch failure
25 November	Antares (OPd-56-39-22D)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	25 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
29 November 11:16	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NRL
			Suborbital	UV Astronomy	29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
30 November 01:12	SM-65E Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 November 05:01	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Fort Churchill		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 November	Successful
	Apogee: 241 kilometres (150 mi)
30 November 19:50	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	Transit 3A	US Navy	Intended: Low Earth	Navigation Technology	30 November	Launch failure
	Solrad 2 (GRAB-2)	US Navy/NRL	Intended: Low Earth	Radiation research ELINT	30 November	Launch failure
	Destroyed by range safety following premature cutoff of first stage
30 November	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 November	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 November	Antares (OPd-56-39-22D)		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	30 November	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
November	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	November	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	November	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
December
1 December 07:30:04	Vostok-L 8K72		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Korabl'-Sputnik 3 (Vostok-1K-3)	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	2 December 07:15	Partial spacecraft failure
	Engine failed to cut off after deorbit burn leading to steeper descent than planned, burned up in atmosphere during re-entry
1 December	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 December 21:14	Scout X-1		Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
	S-56	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Aeronomy	4 December	Launch failure
	First orbital launch attempt to use a Scout rocket, second stage malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit
5 December	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	5 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 December 18:44	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
	Phoenix	US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	6 December	Successful
	Apogee: 367 kilometres (228 mi)
7 December 00:20	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		RAE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	7 December	Launch failure
	Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi)
7 December 20:20:58	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	Discoverer 18 (KH-2 9013)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	2 April 1961	Successful
	Discoverer 18 SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Film return	10 December	Successful
8 December 16:52:09	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	8 December	Successful
	Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
8 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	8 December	Launch failure
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
9 December 11:20	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 December	Successful
	Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
9 December 22:15	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 December	Launch failure
	Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
10 December 22:30	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 December	Successful
	Apogee: 716 kilometres (445 mi)
10 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	10 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
11 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 December 18:42	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 December 22:36	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	12 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,140 kilometres (710 mi)
12 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 December 20:08	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LC-75-2-8		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 December	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
14 December 16:52	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 December	Successful
	Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
14 December	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 December
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
14 December	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 December
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
15 December 09:10	Atlas-Able		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
	Pioneer P-31 (Able VB)	US Air Force	Intended: Selenocentric	Lunar probe	15 December	Launch failure
	Final flight of Atlas-Able, first stage exploded during ascent
15 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 December 20:35:33	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	16 December	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
16 December	Kiva-Hopi		Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 December
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
17 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	17 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
19 December 16:15	Redstone MRLV		Cape Canaveral LC-5		US Air Force
	Mercury-Redstone 1A	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	17:00	Successful
	Reflight of Mercury-Redstone 1, apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
20 December 20:32	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
20 December 20:32	Discoverer 19 (MIDAS prototype)	ARPA	Low Earth (Polar)	Technology	23 January 1961	Successful
20 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 December	HGM-30A Titan I		Cape Canaveral LC-20		US Air Force
20 December		US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	20 December	Launch failure
22 December 07:45:19	Vostok-K 8K72K		Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
	Vostok-1K-4	RVSN	Low Earth	Test flight	22 December	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Vostok-K, second stage engine failure, spacecraft separated and recovered. Two dogs aboard, both survived.
22 December 18:34	UGM-27 Polaris A1		USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	22 December	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	22 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
22 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	23 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
23 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	24 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
24 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 December	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
26 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 December	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 December	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 December	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 December	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
31 December	R-5 Pobeda		Chelkar		OKB-30
		OKB-30	Suborbital	Target	31 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December	Dong Feng 1		Jiuquan LA-3		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	Missile test	December	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December	Dong Feng 1		Jiuquan LA-3		PLA
		PLA	Suborbital	Missile test	December	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December	Nike-Zeus		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	December	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
December	Nike-Nike-Recruit		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	December	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
Unknown	Nike-Nike-Recruit		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	RV test	Unknown	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
Unknown	Jaguar		B-57, White Sands		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	Unknown	Successful
	Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi)
Unknown	Sparoair I		F3H-2, Point Mugu		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	Unknown	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 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".
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1960 in spaceflight (July–December)

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