1962 in spaceflight (April–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks

3 April 04:57	Trailblazer 1		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	3 April	Successful
	Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
4 April 19:45:45	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 April 15:47	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 April	Successful
	Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
5 April	Nike-Zeus 3		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 April	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 April 17:16	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
6 April 17:16	Kosmos 2 (1MS #1)		Low Earth	Technology Cosmic rays Radiation	20 August 1963	Successful
6 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	6 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 April	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	8 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
9 April 15:04:48	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
	MIDAS-5	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful
	Westford Drag	Lincoln	Medium Earth	Communications Technology	In orbit	Successful
	Samos RV recovery failed, Westford Drag deployed copper dipoles, several were tracked as having decayed in the 1970s, particularly on 7 November 1976 and 22 May 1977, whilst many are still in orbit
9 April 21:07:40	SM-65F Atlas		Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
9 April 21:07:40		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Launch failure
10 April 18:20	Skylark-2		Woomera LA-2		RAE
10 April 18:20		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 April	Launch failure
10 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 April	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	11 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 April	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
11 April		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Launch failure
12 April 01:57:26	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
		Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 April 16:00:25	RM-89 Blue Scout I		Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
		AFCRL	Suborbital	REV Test	12 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)
12 April	R-5A Pobeda		Chelkar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Target	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 April	Nike-Zeus 3		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 April 09:28	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
	Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
17 April 09:43	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
	Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
17 April 17:20	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
	Apogee: 286 kilometres (178 mi)
18 April 00:54	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	Discoverer 39 (KH-4 9032)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	28 May	Successful
	SRV-584	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	22 April	Successful
	Last spacecraft to receive a Discoverer designation
18 April 18:17:54	PGM-19 Jupiter		Cape Canaveral LC-26A		THK
		THK	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), first Turkish spaceflight
18 April 19:32	Astrobee-200		Eglin		US Air Force
		AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: 221 kilometres (137 mi)
18 April	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
19 April	Nike-Zeus		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
20 April	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
20 April		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Launch failure
23 April 20:50	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
	Ranger 4	NASA	Heliocentric	Lunar impactor	26 April 12:49:53	Spacecraft failure
	Spacecraft timer malfunction, landed on wrong side of Moon, no data returned from impact
23 April	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
24 April 17:00:00	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
25 April 01:59:45	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
25 April 14:00:34	Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)		Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
	SA-2	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	+122.56 seconds	Successful
	Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater
25 April 16:50:26	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 April 04:00	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
24 April 04:00	Kosmos 3 (2MS #1)		Low Earth	Technology Cosmic rays Radiation	17 October	Successful
26 April 10:02	Vostok-K		Baikonur Site 1/5
	Kosmos 4 (Zenit-2 #2)		Low Earth	Optical imagery	29 April	Partial spacecraft failure
	Orientation system malfunctioned
26 April 16:00	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA/RRL
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 April	Successful
	Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
26 April 18:00:16	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
	Ariel 1 (UK-1/S-51)	SERC	Low Earth	Ionospheric	24 April 1976	Successful
	First British satellite
26 April 18:58:08	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
26 April 18:58:08	FTV-2401 (Samos 7/E-6 #1/AFP-201 PVP-851)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	27 April	Successful
26 April	Scout X-2		Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
	Solrad 4B (GRAB-4B)	US Navy/NRL	Intended: Low Earth	Radiation ELINT	26 April	Launch failure
	Final flight of Scout X-2, failed to orbit
26 April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 April 17:24:45	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
27 April 23:24	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
		Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 April	Nike-Zeus 3		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 April	RT-1		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 April	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 April 00:30:12	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	FTV-1125 (KH-4 9033)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 May	Successful
	SRV-586	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	May	Spacecraft failure
	SRV parachute failed to deploy
30 April 18:35	Astrobee-200		Eglin		US Air Force
		AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 April	Successful
	Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
30 April	Nike-Zeus 3		White Sands LC-38		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
April	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	April	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
April	Nike-Cajun		White Sands		US Army
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
April	Nike-Cajun		White Sands		US Army
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
April	Nike-Cajun		White Sands		US Army
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

1 May 13:13	Black Knight 201		Woomera LA-5		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	REV test Ionospheric	1 May	Successful
	Apogee: 795 kilometres (494 mi)
2 May 22:53	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 May	Successful
	Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi)
2 May 23:44:53	Thor DSV-2E		Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 May 18:03	Iris		Wallops Island LA-1		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	3 May	Successful
	Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
3 May 20:00	Javelin		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 May	Successful
	Apogee: 845 kilometres (525 mi)
4 May 01:41:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 May 21:43	HGM-25A Titan I		Vandenberg LC-395A-1
			Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 May 05:41:00	Trailblazer-2M		Wallops Island		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	REV Test	6 May	Successful
	Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
6 May 23:17:49	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Ethan Allen, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
	FRIGATE BIRD	US Navy	Suborbital	Nuclear test	6 May	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
8 May 15:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	8 May	Successful
	Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
8 May 19:49	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-A		Cape Canaveral LC-36A		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	8 May	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Atlas-Centaur, exploded due to insulation problem, apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
9 May 13:29:59	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
9 May 22:08	Nike-Zeus 3		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
9 May 22:15:24	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
10 May 12:06	Thor DM-21 Ablestar		Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
	ANNA 1A	US Military/NASA	Intended: Low Earth	Geodesy	10 May	Launch failure
	Second stage failed to ignite
11 May 15:00:02	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 May 18:26:04	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 May 00:31:48	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
		Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	12 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
15 May 19:36	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
	FTV-1126 (KH-5 9034A)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	20 June	Successful
	SRV-582	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	19 May	Successful
16 May 17:03	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA/RRL
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 May	Successful
	Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
17 May 02:04	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA/RRL
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
17 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 May 18:01	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
	Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
18 May	Centaure		CERES		CNES
		CNET	Suborbital	Test flight	18 May	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
19 May 01:59:59	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 May	R-2A		Kapustin Yar SP-2		NII-88
		NII-88	Suborbital	Target	21 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	22 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 May 18:01:36	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 May 19:48:00	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 May 10:50	Kappa-8		Akita		ISAS
24 May 10:50		RRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 May	Launch failure
24 May 12:45:16	Atlas LV-3B		Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
	Mercury-Atlas 7	NASA	Low Earth	Microgravity Earth observation	17:41:21	Successful
	Balloon Subsatellite 1	NASA	Low Earth	Air density	17:41:21	Spacecraft failure
	Carried astronaut Scott Carpenter, Balloon Subsatellite failed to inflate, and subsequently failed to separate from Mercury spacecraft, resulting in the subsatellite's destruction during the Mercury spacecraft's re-entry.^[1]
24 May	Scout X-2M		Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
	FTV-3501 (DMSP-1A F1/P-35 1/AF-1)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Weather	24 May	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit
24 May	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
	Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
25 May 12:43	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 May	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 May 18:04	Nike-Zeus 3		Point Mugu		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 May	Successful
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 May 03:00	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
28 May 03:00	Kosmos 5 (2MS #2)		Low Earth	Technology Radiation	2 May 1963	Successful
29 May	Centaure		CERES		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 May	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
29 May	Centaure		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 May	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
29 May	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 May	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 May 01:00:04	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
	FTV-1128 (KH-4 9035)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	11 June	Successful
	SRV-585	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	2 June	Successful
30 May	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 May 03:01	Long Tom		Woomera LA-2		WRE
		WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	31 May	Successful
	Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
31 May 17:08:44	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C		Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Communications	31 May	Successful
	Apogee: 830 kilometres (520 mi)
31 May	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	31 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
May	MR-12		Kapustin Yar		AN
		AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	May	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

1 June 09:38	Vostok-2		Baikonur Site 1/5
	Zenit-2 #3		Intended: Low Earth	Optical imagery	1 June	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of Vostok-2, Block B engine failed 1.8 seconds after launch, rocket fell 300 metres (980 ft) from the launch pad, damaging it
1 June	R-16U		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
1 June	Nike-Cajun		Johnston		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 June	Véronique		Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 June 00:31	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	FTV-1127 (KH-5 9036)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	11 June	Successful
	SRV-583	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	June	Spacecraft failure
	Oscar 2	Project OSCAR	Low Earth	Amateur radio	21 June	Successful
	Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule, Oscar 2 ceased operations on 20 June
2 June 19:16:01	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 June 22:34:57	UGM-27 Polaris A2		USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June 09:44:17	Thor DSV-2E		Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
	BLUEGILL	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	4 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 June 14:00	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
4 June	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
4 June	Véronique		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 June 04:06:21	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 June 12:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
5 June	Centaure		CERES		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure		Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
	Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
6 June 03:00	Skylark-5C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi)
6 June 23:40:00	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
6 June	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
6 June	Véronique		Reggane		CNES
		CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 June 00:10	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA/Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
7 June 00:56	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi)
7 June 08:52	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		NASA
		GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 34 kilometres (21 mi)
7 June 14:45	Nike-Cajun		Sonmiani		SUPA
		SUPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
7 June 18:21:37	LGM-25C Titan II		Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 June	R-16U		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
8 June 00:53	Nike-Cajun		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 June	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
8 June 17:35:01	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 June	R-14 Usovaya		Kapustin Yar		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
	Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
9 June	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
11 June 14:50	Nike-Cajun		Sonmiani		SUPA
		SUPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 June	Successful
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
12 June 21:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	12 June	Successful
	Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi)
14 June	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
15 June 02:00:01	MGM-31 Pershing I		Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
15 June 16:48	Nike-Apache		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
15 June	Black Brant III		Wallops Island		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	15 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 98 kilometres (61 mi)
15 June	Black Brant III		Wallops Island		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	15 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi)
15 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 June 18:14:18	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B		Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
	FTV-2402 (Samos 8/E-6 #2/AFP-201 PVP-852)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	18 June	Spacecraft failure
	Failed to separate from Agena after deorbit
18 June 20:20	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
18 June 20:20	FTV-2312 (Ferret/Samos-F2 2)	US Air Force	Low Earth	ELINT	30 October 1963	Successful
19 June 00:30	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A		Vandenberg LE-8		Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
	Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
19 June 06:59	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
		ASE	Suborbital	XR astronomy	19 June	Successful
	Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
19 June 12:19:01	Thor DM-19 Delta		Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
19 June 12:19:01	Tiros-5 (Tiros-E)	NASA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
19 June	Black Brant III		Wallops Island		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	19 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June	Nike-Cajun		Johnston		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 June	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
20 June 05:20	Skylark-5C		Woomera LA-2		RAE
		UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	20 June	Successful
	Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi)
20 June 08:46:16	Thor DSV-2E		Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
	STARFISH	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	20 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
20 June 13:29	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		NASA	Suborbital	Technology	20 June	Successful
	Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
21 June	R-9 Desna		Baikonur		RVSN
		RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
22 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 June 00:30	Thor DM-21 Agena-B		Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
	FTV-1129 (KH-4 9037)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	7 July	Successful
	SRV-591	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
26 June 08:38	HAD		Woomera LA-2		WRE
		WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
26 June 10:57:42	SM-65D Atlas		Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
		Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 June 11:30	Nike-Zeus 3		Kwajalein		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
26 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 June 14:10:00	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 June	Berenice		CERES		ONERA
		ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	27 June	Successful
	Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
28 June 00:10:00	Nike-Asp		Wallops Island		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 June
	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 June 01:09	Thor DM-21 Agena-D		Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
	FTV-1151 (KH-4 9038)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	14 September	Partial spacecraft failure
	SRV-592	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	1 July	Successful
	Maiden flight of Thor DM-21 Agena-D, images severely affected by static
28 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 June	Black Brant III		Wallops Island		CARDE
		CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	28 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
29 June 05:40:00	LGM-30A Minuteman IA		Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 June 14:05:58	UGM-27 Polaris A2		Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 June 21:00	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 June	Successful
	Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
29 June	R-12 Dvina		Kapustin Yar		MVS
		MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
	Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June 04:55	Aerobee-150A		Wallops Island		NASA
		Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 June	Successful
	Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
30 June 16:00	Kosmos-2I 63S1		Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
30 June 16:00	Kosmos 6 (DS-P1 #1)		Low Earth	Technology Radar target	8 September	Successful

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Footnotes

↑ "Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 2009-07-26.

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