This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1960. For launches between July and September, see 1960 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.[1][2]
Orbital launches
edit| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
Octoberedit | ||||||||
| 4 October 17:50 |
 Thor DM-21 Ablestar
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Cape Canaveral LC-17B
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US Air Force
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| Courier 1B
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US Army | Low Earth | Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||
| First active communications satellite. | ||||||||
| 10 October 14:27:49 |
 Molniya (8K78)
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L1-4M | Baikonur Site 1/5
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RVSN
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| Mars 1M №1
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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. | ||||||||
| 11 October 20:33 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A
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Point Arguello LC-1-1
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US Air Force
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| Samos E-1 1 (Samos 1)
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US Air Force | Intended: Sun-synchronous | Optical reconnaissance | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
| Samos F-1 1
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US Air Force | Intended: Sun-synchronous | Optical reconnaissance | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
| Upper stage malfunction. | ||||||||
| 14 October 13:51:03 |
Molniya (8K78)
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L1-5M | Baikonur Site 1/5
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RVSN
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| Mars 1M №2
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RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric | Mars probe | 14 October | Launch failure | |||
| Second stage failed to ignite. | ||||||||
| 26 October 20:26 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 16 (KH-2 1/9011)
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 26 October | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 506
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CIA DST | Intended: Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | |||||
| Maiden flight of Thor-Agena B, second stage failed to separate. It Carried Scotop-3 (Aftrak-3) ELINT Payload and the TOD-5 Navigation Payload. | ||||||||
Novemberedit | ||||||||
| 3 November 05:23:10 |
Juno II
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AM-19D | Cape Canaveral LC-26B
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ABMA
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| Explorer 8 (S-30)
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NASA | Medium Earth | Ionospheric | 28 March 2012 | Successful | |||
| Batteries expired on 27 December. | ||||||||
| 12 November 20:43 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 17 (KH-2 2/9012)
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 29 December | Spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV 507
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 14 November | Successful | |||
| Film jettisonned before camera started taking images. It Carried Scotop-4 (Aftrak-4) ELINT Payload and the TOD-6 Navigation Payload. | ||||||||
| 23 November 11:13:03 |
Thor DM-19 Delta
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D003 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A
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US Air Force
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| TIROS-2 (Tiros-B)
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NASA/NOAA | Low Earth | Weather | 18 May 2014 | Successful | |||
| 30 November 19:50 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
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Cape Canaveral LC-17B
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US Air Force
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| Transit 3A
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US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation Technology |
30 November | Launch failure | |||
| SOLRAD 2 (GRAB-2)
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US Navy/NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation research ELINT | |||||
| Destroyed by range safety following premature cutoff of first stage. | ||||||||
Decemberedit | ||||||||
| 1 December 07:30:04 |
Vostok-L (8K72)
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L1-13 | Baikonur Site 1/5
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RVSN
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| Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6/Vostok-1K №3)
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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. | ||||||||
| 4 December 21:14 |
Scout X-1
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ST-3 | Wallops Island LA-3
|
NASA
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| S-56
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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. | ||||||||
| 7 December 20:20:58 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 18 (KH-2 3/9013)
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Optical imaging | 2 April 1961 | Successful | |||
| SRV 508
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CIA DST | Low Earth (Polar) | Film return | 10 December | Successful | |||
| It Carried TOD-7 Navigation Payload. | ||||||||
| 15 December 09:10 |
Atlas-D Able
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Cape Canaveral LC-12
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US Air Force
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| Pioneer P-31 (Able VB)
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US Air Force | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 15 December | Launch failure | |||
| Final flight of Atlas-Able, first stage exploded during ascent. | ||||||||
| 20 December 20:32 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| Discoverer 19 (MIDAS RM-1 prototype)
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ARPA | Low Earth (Polar) | Technology | 23 January 1961 | Successful | |||
| 22 December 07:45:19 |
Vostok-K (8K72K)
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Baikonur Site 1/5
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RVSN
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| Vostok-1K №4
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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. | ||||||||
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Suborbital flights
edit| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 1 October | R-12 Dvina
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Kapustin Yar
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RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Launch failure | |||
| 4 October 15:23 |
Scout X-1
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Wallops Island LA-3
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NASA
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Plasma research | 4 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 5,600 kilometres (3,500 mi) | |||||||
| 5 October 19:52 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
 Fort Churchill
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Remote sensing | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 5 October 16:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A1
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Cape Canaveral LC-25A
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US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 15:50 |
HGM-30A Titan I
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Cape Canaveral LC-20
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US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October | R-12 Dvina
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Kapustin Yar
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RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 14:45 |
Black Brant I
|
Fort Churchill
|
CARDE
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| DRTE | Suborbital | Auroral | 8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1
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Cape Canaveral LC-25A
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US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October 19:15 |
SM-65E Atlas
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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 21:53 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A
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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 | |||||||
| 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
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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
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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 | |||||||
| 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 Chusovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-14 Chusovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 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 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 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
|
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| 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 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
| ||||
| 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 | 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) | |||||||
| 1 December | Nike-Zeus
|
White Sands LC-38
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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 | 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) | |||||||
| 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 | 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
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | RV test | 20 December | Launch failure | |||
| 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 Chusovaya
|
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 Chusovaya
|
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) | |||||||
Reference
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- ^ "Orbital Launches of 1960". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
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