1965 in spaceflight (April–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

April-June

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3 April
21:25
 Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  Vandenberg PALC-2-4  US Air Force
 OPS 4682 (SNAPSHOT) US Air Force Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
 SECOR-4 (EGRS-4) US Army Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful
SNAPSHOT carried prototype nuclear reactor and secondary experiment which failed within an hour of activation, spacecraft operated for 43 days
6 April
23:47:50
 Delta D  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  NASA
 Intelsat I F1 (Early Bird) Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
First commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, ceased operations on 31 March 1971, final flight of Delta D
10 April  Molniya  Baikonur Site 1/5  
 Luna E-6 #8 Intended: Highly elliptical Lunar lander 10 April Launch failure
Third stage engine failure due to tank depressurisation, failed to orbit
23 April
01:55
 Molniya  Baikonur Site 1/5  
 Molniya 1-01 Molniya Communications 16 August 1979 Successful
17 April
09:50
 Voskhod  Baikonur Site 31/6  
 Kosmos 65 (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging 25 April Successful
28 April
20:17
 Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  Vandenberg PALC-2-4  US Air Force
 OPS 4983 (KH-7 #17/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 3 May Successful
 OPS 6717 (EHH B1) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth ELINT[1] 31 October 1969 Successful
29 April
14:17:00
 Scout X-4  Wallops Island LA-3A  NASA
 Explorer 27 (BE-C) NASA Low Earth Ionospheric/Geodesy 20 July 1973 Successful
29 April
21:44:56
 Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  Vandenberg PALC-1-1  US Air Force
 OPS 5023 (KH-4A #1019) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 26 May Successful
 SRV 626 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return May Successful
 SRV 627 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return 8 June Spacecraft failure
Second SRV failed to deorbit
6 May
15:00:03
 Titan IIIA  Cape Canaveral LC-20  US Air Force
 LES-2 Lincoln Highly elliptical Technology In orbit Successful
 LCS-1 Lincoln Medium Earth Radar calibration In orbit Successful
LES-2 used Star-13A motor used raise orbit from MEO. Final flight of Titan IIIA
7 May
09:50
 Vostok-2  Baikonur Site 31/6  
 Kosmos 66 (Zenit-2 #27) Low Earth Optical imaging 15 May Spacecraft failure
Parachute failed to deploy
9 May
07:49:37
 Molniya-M  Baikonur Site 1/5  
 Luna 5 Highly elliptical Lunar lander 12 May
19:10
Spacecraft failure
Retrorockets malfunctioned, spacecraft crashed on landing
18 May
18:02:18
 Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  US Air Force
 OPS 8431 (KH-4A #1021) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 15 June Successful
 SRV 674 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return May Successful
 SRV 670 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return May/June Successful
Aft camera shut down prematurely
20 May
16:30:53
 Thor LV-2D Burner-1  Vandenberg LC-4300B-6  US Air Force
 OPS 8386 (DMSP-3B F3/DAPP 12) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather 9 March 2012 Successful
Maiden flight of Thor LV-2D Burner-1
25 May
07:35:01
 Saturn I  Cape Canaveral LC-37B  NASA
 Apollo BP-26 NASA Low Earth Technology 8 July 1989 Successful
 Pegasus 2 NASA Low Earth Micrometeoroids 3 November 1979 Successful
Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968
25 May
10:48
 Voskhod  Baikonur Site 31/6  
 Kosmos 67 (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging 2 June Successful
27 May
19:30
 Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  Vandenberg PALC-2-4  US Air Force
 OPS 5236 (KH-7 #18/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 1 June Successful
28 May
02:54:56
 SM-65D Atlas D  Vandenberg ABRES-B-3  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV test 28 May Launch failure
 OV1-3 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Radiation
Rocket exploded two minutes after launch
29 May
12:00:00
 Delta C  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  NASA
 Explorer 28 (IMP-3/IMP-C) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric 5 July 1968 Successful
Ceased operations on 11 May 1967
3 June
15:15:59
 Titan II GLV  Cape Canaveral LC-19  US Air Force
 Gemini IV NASA Low Earth Technology 7 June
17:12:11
Successful
Carried two astronauts, Ed White became the first American to perform an EVA
8 June
07:40
 Molniya-M  Baikonur Site 1/5  
 Luna 6 Highly elliptical
Later: Heliocentric
Lunar lander In orbit Spacecraft failure
Engine failed to cut off after course correction; spacecraft ended up in heliocentric orbit
9 June
21:58:16
 Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5  US Air Force
 OPS 8425 (KH-4A #1020) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 22 June Partial spacecraft failure
 SRV 672 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return June Successful
 SRV 672 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return June Successful
Attitude control problems resulted in second SRV being returned early
15 June
10:04
 Vostok-2  Baikonur Site 31/6  
 Kosmos 68 (Zenit-2 #29) Low Earth Optical imaging 23 June Successful
18 June
14:00:04
 Titan IIIC  Cape Canaveral LC-40  US Air Force
US Air Force Low Earth Test flight 21 June Successful
Maiden flight of Titan IIIC
24 June
22:35:29
 Thor DSV-2A Ablestar  Vandenberg LC-75-1-1  US Air Force
 OPS 8480 (Transit O-4/NNS 30040) US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Failed within eleven months due to poorly manufactured components
25 June
09:50
 Voskhod  Baikonur Site 1/5  
 Kosmos 69 (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging 3 July Successful
25 June
19:30
 Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  Vandenberg PALC-2-4  US Air Force
 OPS 5501 (KH-7 #19/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 30 June Successful
 OPS 6749 (EHH B2) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 22 August 1968 Successful

Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

April

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1 April
02:07
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 April Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
2 April
13:22
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-31  NASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 2 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 April
12:54
 Skylark-7  Salto di Quirra  ESRO
UCL Suborbital Ionospheric 3 April Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
3 April
21:59
 Nike-Apache  Fort Churchill  NASA
Rice Suborbital Plasma research 3 April Successful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
4 April
16:06:35
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-32  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 April Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
5 April
07:20
 Thor DSV-2J  Johnston LE-2  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital ABM test 5 April Successful
Apogee: 826 kilometres (513 mi)
5 April
13:45:53
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-33  NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 5 April Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
5 April
19:42
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-34  NASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 5 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 April
13:34:59
 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-1  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 6 April Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
6 April
16:34:05
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-35  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 6 April Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
9 April
01:01
 Skylark-7C  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
CULH Suborbital Solar 9 April Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
9 April
18:10:37
 XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr  Cape Canaveral LC-18A  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 April Successful
Apogee: 25,422 kilometres (15,796 mi)
9 April
19:18:15
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-36  NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 9 April Successful
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
9 April
20:26:10
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-37  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 9 April Successful
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi)
10 April
08:10
 LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-09  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 April
14:47
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 12 April Successful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
12 April
17:14:02
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-38  NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 12 April Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
12 April
18:37
 Nike-Iroquois  Eglin  US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 12 April Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
12 April  R-16U  Baikonur Site 60/6  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 April Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
13 April
04:05:06
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
13 April
16:00:09
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 April Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
13 April
17:10
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39  NASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 13 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April
19:06
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-40  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April
21:00
 LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-02  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 April
21:00
 LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-08  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 April
06:09:19
 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 April Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
14 April
14:39
 Journeyman  Wallops Island  NASA
Minnesota Suborbital Plasma research 14 April Successful
Apogee: 1,660 kilometres (1,030 mi)
15 April
10:45
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
Minnesota Suborbital Aeronomy 15 April Successful
Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi)
15 April
16:00:04
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-41  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 15 April Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 April
18:02
 Nike-Apache  USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-42  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 15 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 April
19:19:55
 LGM-25C Titan II  Vandenberg LC-395C  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 April  R-12 Dvina  Makat  MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 April Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 April
02:20
 UR-100  Baikonur Site 130  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 April Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 April
15:40
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 20 April Successful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
21 April
11:02
 Black Knight 301  Woomera LA-5  RAE
UCL Suborbital REV test
Ionospheric
21 April Successful
Apogee: 651 kilometres (405 mi)
22 April
05:14
 Black Brant III  Fort Churchill  NRCC
NRCC Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
22 April Successful
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
22 April  R-5A Pobeda  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 April
03:01
 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 April Successful
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
23 April
04:02
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 April Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
24 April
05:15
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 24 April Launch failure
Apogee: 82 kilometres (51 mi)
24 April
10:00:25
 R-17 Elbrus  Kapustin Yar  MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
24 April  R-12 Dvina  Makat  MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 April  R-5A Pobeda  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April
14:13
 R-5A Pobeda  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April  R-16U  Baikonur Site 41/4  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 April
05:00
 R-36  Baikonur Site 140/18  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 April Successful
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi)
27 April
06:30
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NRL
NRL Suborbital XR astronomy 27 April Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
28 April
22:27
 Nike-Cajun  Point Barrow  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 April
23:57
 Centaure 1  Thumba  ISRO
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
28 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 April  R-16U  Baikonur Site 41/4  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 April Launch failure
29 April
09:03
 Skylark-7C  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Launch failure
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 April
11:09
 Skylark-7  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
29 April
12:25
 Skylark-7  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
29 April
13:56
 Skylark-7  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
29 April
16:19
 Skylark-7  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 April
17:32
 Nike-Cajun  Sonmiani  NASA
SUPA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 April
17:56
 Skylark-7  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
29 April
20:40
 Skylark-7C  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
30 April
19:05:07
 LGM-25C Titan II  Vandenberg LC-395D  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 April
22:00
 LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-03  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
April  Nike-Apache  White Sands  US Army
US Army Suborbital Target April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 May
23:43
 Centaure 1  Thumba  ISRO
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 1 May Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
3 May
18:23
 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 3 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 May
05:54
 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 4 May Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
4 May
07:30
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NRL
NRL Suborbital IR Astronomy 4 May Launch failure
Apogee: 17 kilometres (11 mi)
5 May
03:23
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 5 May Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
8 May
01:59:59
 LGM-30F Minuteman II  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
10 May
07:30
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
10 May
10:20
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
10 May
13:20
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
10 May
16:20
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
10 May
19:20
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
10 May  LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-09  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 May
00:45
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
11 May
03:10
 HAD  North Carnarvon  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
11 May
08:39
 HAD  Woomera LA-2  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
11 May
20:40
 Skylark-7C  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
12 May
12:30
 R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 May Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 May
16:02:35
 XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr  Cape Canaveral LC-18A  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 12 May Successful
Apogee: 13,586 kilometres (8,442 mi)
13 May
16:05
 Skylark-7C  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
RSRS Suborbital Ionospheric 13 May Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
13 May  Emeraude VE121  Hammaguira Brigitte  CNES
CNES Suborbital Missile test 13 May Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 May
05:00
 R-36  Baikonur Site 140/18  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 May Successful
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi)
18 May  Topaze VE111L  Hammaguira Brigitte  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 18 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 May  LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-07  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 18 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 May
05:25
 Skylark-7C  Woomera LA-2   RAE/WRE
RSRS Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
19 May Successful
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi)
19 May
13:00
 R-13  K-170, Barents Sea  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
19 May
20:11:00
 Javelin  Wallops Island  NASA
PSU Suborbital Ionospheric 19 May Successful
Apogee: 947 kilometres (588 mi)
20 May
03:45
 UR-100  Baikonur  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 May Launch failure
21 May
23:53:25
 LGM-25C Titan II  Vandenberg LC-395B  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 21 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 May  Topaze VE111L  Hammaguira Brigitte  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 21 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 May
02:02:01
 Nike-Apache  Ascension  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 22 May Successful
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi)
22 May
06:29
 R-16U  Baikonur Site 41/3  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
Apogee: 920 kilometres (570 mi)
22 May
14:00:00
 Nike-Apache  Ascension  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 22 May Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
22 May
21:55:00
 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-12  NASA
 FIRE 2 NASA Suborbital REV Test 22 May Successful
Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi)
24 May
10:00
 R-13  Project 629 Submarine, Barents Sea  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May
13:00
 R-13  Project 629 Submarine, Barents Sea  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May
23:20
 Exos  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 25 May Successful
Apogee: 488 kilometres (303 mi)
25 May  HAD  Woomera LA-2  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 25 May Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
25 May  R-5A Pobeda  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 May Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 May
02:00:00
 LGM-30F Minuteman II  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 May
13:36
 R-13  K-170, Barents Sea  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 May
17:30
 R-17 Elbrus  Kapustin Yar  MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi)
26 May
19:01
 Javelin  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 26 May Launch failure
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
26 May
23:20
 Exos  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 26 May Successful
Apogee: 488 kilometres (303 mi)
26 May  MGM-31 Pershing I  Gilson Butte  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 May  R-5A Pobeda  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 May
23:56
 Black Brant II  Fort Churchill  NRCC
DRTE Suborbital Ionospheric 27 May Launch failure
Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi)
27 May  Veronique 61  Hammaguira Blandine  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Solar 27 May Launch failure
Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
27 May  MGM-31 Pershing I  Gilson Butte  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 May Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 May
02:23
 R-16U  Baikonur Site 60/6  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 May Successful
Apogee: 743 kilometres (462 mi)
30 May
20:00
 Nike-Tomahawk  Rarotonga  Sandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
 Nike-Tomahawk  Rarotonga  Sandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
 Nike-Tomahawk  Rarotonga  Sandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
 Nike-Tomahawk  Rarotonga  Sandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
 Nike-Tomahawk  Rarotonga  Sandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
31 May
13:30
 R-13  Project 629 Submarine, Barents Sea  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
31 May  Rubis  Hammaguira Bacchus  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Ionospheric 31 May Successful
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi)
31 May  UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Nathan Hale, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 May  UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Nathan Hale, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
May  Nike-Javelin  White Sands  DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
May  Trailblazer 2  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test May Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

June

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2 June
06:22
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy 2 June Successful
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
2 June
10:19
 Nike-Cajun  Eglin  US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 2 June Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
2 June
10:30
 Nike-Cajun  Eglin  US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 2 June Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
2 June
10:40
 LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-08  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 June
14:19
 Black Brant II  Fort Churchill  NRCC
DRTE Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
2 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 June  MGM-31 Pershing I  Gilson Butte  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 June
10:38:09
 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg ABRES-B-2  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 3 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
3 June
20:54
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
US Army Suborbital Ionospheric 3 June Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
3 June
23:57
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 3 June Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
3 June  Rubis  Hammaguira Bacchus  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Ionospheric 3 June Successful
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi)
4 June
05:35
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 4 June Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
4 June
07:17
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 4 June Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
5 June
05:40
 Rubis  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
CNES Suborbital Test flight 5 June Successful
Apogee: 2,020 kilometres (1,260 mi)
5 June
20:20
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
US Army Suborbital Ionospheric 5 June Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
5 June
22:43
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
US Army Suborbital Ionospheric 5 June Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
6 June
17:45
 Honest John-Nike  Eglin  DASA
DASA Suborbital Ionospheric 6 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 June  LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-03  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 June
08:31
 HAD  Woomera LA-2  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 8 June Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
8 June
15:17:03
 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg ABRES-A-1  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 8 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
9 June
08:32
 HAD  Woomera LA-2  WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 9 June Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
9 June
16:26:15
 XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr  Cape Canaveral LC-18A  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 June Successful
Apogee: 17,533 kilometres (10,895 mi)
10 June
01:57
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 10 June Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
10 June
03:58
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 10 June Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
10 June
12:26:40
 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg ABRES-A-3  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 10 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
10 June  LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-02  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 June Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
10 June  Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric 10 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 June
01:07
 Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 11 June Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
12 June
15:15
 Honest John-Nike-Nike  Barking Sands  Sandia
LRL Suborbital XR astronomy 12 June Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
12 June
19:14
 Black Brant VB  Fort Churchill  BAL
BAL Suborbital Test flight 12 June Successful
Apogee: 378 kilometres (235 mi)
14 June
09:13:30
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 14 June Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
14 June
13:31:30
 LGM-25C Titan II  Vandenberg LC-395C  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 14 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 June
00:00
 Tacite  CEL  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 15 June Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
15 June  UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS John Adams (SSBN-620), ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 June  UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS John Adams, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 June
13:56:04
 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 June Successful
Apogee: 650 kilometres (400 mi)
16 June  MGM-31 Pershing I  Gilson Butte  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 June
21:07
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Fort Churchill  NASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 17 June Successful
Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi)
17 June
21:41:00
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 17 June Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June
08:06:00
 Honest John-Nike  Barking Sands  DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 18 June
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 June
16:12
 Black Brant VB  Fort Churchill  BAL
BAL Suborbital Test flight 18 June Successful
Apogee: 364 kilometres (226 mi)
18 June
17:56
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
ESSA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 June Successful
Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
18 June
23:11
 Aerobee 350  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 18 June Successful
Apogee: 374 kilometres (232 mi)
19 June  UR-100  Baikonur  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 June Launch failure
22 June
04:15
 Athena RTV  Green River Pad 3  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 22 June Launch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 June
06:00:00
 Honest John-Nike  Barking Sands  DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 22 June
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 June
07:37
 Athena RTV  Green River Pad 2  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 22 June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 June  Centaure 1  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 22 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 June
01:03
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
23 June
01:59
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
23 June
04:00
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
23 June
08:47
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
23 June
08:52
 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
23 June
14:32
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  KPNO
KPNO Suborbital Solar 23 June Successful
Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
23 June
15:47
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Fort Churchill  NASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 23 June Successful
Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
23 June  LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-09  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 23 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 June  Centaure 1  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 June  Centaure 1  CERES  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 June  Centaure 1  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 June  Centaure 1  CERES  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
24 June
06:07:00
 Honest John-Nike  Barking Sands  DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 24 June
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 June  Centaure 1  CERES  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 24 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
24 June  Centaure 1  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 24 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
24 June  Centaure 1  Reggane  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 24 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
24 June  Centaure 1  CERES  CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 24 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
29 June
12:00
 LGM-30B Minuteman IB  Vandenberg LF-08  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 June
17:45
 Honest John-Nike-Javelin  Eglin  US Air Force
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 June Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
29 June
19:00
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 June Successful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
29 June  R-16U  Baikonur Site 60/7  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 June Launch failure
29 June  Nike-Javelin  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 29 June Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 June
05:33
 Journeyman  Wallops Island LA-4  NASA
Michigan Suborbital Radio astronomy 30 June Successful
Apogee: 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi)
30 June
14:29:30
 LGM-25C Titan II  Vandenberg LC-395D  Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 June
14:30
 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 30 June Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
June  Nike-Javelin  White Sands  DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Nike-Apache  White Sands  US Army
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Nike-Apache  White Sands  US Army
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Nike-Zeus 3  Kwajalein  US Army
US Army Suborbital ABM test June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
June  Nike-Zeus 3  Kwajalein  US Army
US Army Suborbital ABM test June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
June  Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Martlet 2  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Martlet 3  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June  Martlet 3  Barbados   DND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Низкоорбитальные спутники РТР США (in Russian). SPYSAT. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.