1963 in spaceflight (July–December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1963. For launches between January and June, see 1963 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 July
21:43:55
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
1 July CanadaBlack Brant III United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 1 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 July United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 1 July Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
1 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 July United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 July
14:18
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 2 July Successful
Apogee: 934 kilometres (580 mi)
2 July
16:00:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Lafayette, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 July
16:30:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Lafayette, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 July
09:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 3 July Successful
Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
3 July
17:48:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 July
21:13:57
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
3 July United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 3 July Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
3 July United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 July United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 July FranceBerenice FranceCERES FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV Test 3 July Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
5 July
21:00
United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-4 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
5 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
6 July
00:36
Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 6 July Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
8 July Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 July Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
9 July Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 July Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 July
02:46
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
STAN Suborbital Ionospheric 10 July Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
10 July
17:02
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 10 July Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
10 July Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionZenit-2 #12 Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging +2 seconds Launch failure
Block B booster failed 1.9 seconds after launch
11 July
23:00
United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 11 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 July
20:45:59
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1467 (KH-7 #4001/AFP-206 SV-951) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 18 July Successful
Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-D
12 July United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 July
21:03:28
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 14 July Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
16 July United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 July
02:30:02
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 July Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
19 July
00:00:10
United StatesThor DM-21 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1266 (KH-4 #9057) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 13 August Successful
United StatesSRV 624 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return July Successful
Last flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-D before being redesignated SLV-2
19 July
01:00
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 July
03:51:18
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesMidas 9 US Air Force Medium Earth Missile defence In orbit Successful
United StatesDash 2 US Air Force Medium Earth Air density 12 April 1971 Successful
United StatesTRS-9 US Air Force Medium Earth Technology In orbit Successful
United StatesTRS-10 US Air Force Medium Earth Technology In orbit Partial launch failure
TRS-10 failed to separate
19 July
05:30
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 19 July Successful
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
19 July
18:20:05
United StatesX-15 United StatesBalls 8, Edwards United StatesUS Air Force/NASA
United StatesFlight 90 US Air Force/NASA Suborbital Technology 18:31:29 Successful
Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), first X-15 flight to reach space
19 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 July
05:44:08
United StatesScout X-3A United StatesWallops Island LA-3 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test 20 July Launch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
20 July
15:18
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 20 July Successful
Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
20 July
20:00:02
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
20 July Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
20 July
20:30:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
20 July Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
20 July
21:03:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
20 July Successful
Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
20 July
21:05
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
Utah
AFCRL
Suborbital Solar 20 July Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
20 July
21:06
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy
Solar
20 July Launch failure
Apogee: 78 kilometres (48 mi)
20 July
21:13:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
20 July Successful
Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
20 July
21:40:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
20 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 July
21:54:45
United StatesAerobee-300A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy
Solar
20 July Successful
Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi)
20 July
22:10:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
20 July Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
23 July
06:00
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 23 July Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
24 July Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 July Launch failure
25 July
03:30:13
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 July
04:59
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital Test flight 25 July Launch failure
25 July
14:15
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 25 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 July
22:38
United StatesExos United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 25 July Successful
Apogee: 623 kilometres (387 mi)
25 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July
14:33:00
United StatesDelta B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesSyncom 2 NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
First spacecraft to be placed into geosynchronous orbit, positioned at 55° West
26 July
19:19:00
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesVandenberg OSTF-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 26 July Launch failure
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
26 July
21:19
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
Utah
AFCRL
Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
26 July Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
26 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 July
00:10
United StatesNike-Cajun SwedenKronogard SwedenRTG
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
27 July
04:55:01
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 July United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-5 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 July Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 July Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
29 July
23:28
United StatesNike-Cajun SwedenKronogard SwedenRTG
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 July Successful
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
30 July
16:16:08
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Plasma research
Astronomy
30 July Successful
Apogee: 11,100 kilometres (6,900 mi)
30 July
18:36:49
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 July Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
31 July
00:00:17
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1370 (KH-6 #8003) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 12 August Successful
United StatesSRV 614 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return August Successful
Final, and only successful KH-6 flight
31 July
20:52
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 31 July Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
July United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
July United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 August
08:06
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful
Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
1 August
23:27
United StatesNike-Cajun SwedenKronogard SwedenRTG
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
2 August
02:30
United KingdomSkylark-5C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital Test flight 2 August Launch failure
2 August
08:00
United StatesSparoair I United StatesF3H Demon, Point Mugu United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital UV Astronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
2 August
21:43
United StatesShotput United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
ItalySan Marco Test 2 CRA Suborbital Test flight 2 August Successful
Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
2 August
23:33
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
5 August
17:30:15
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 August Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 August
06:00
Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 19 (DS-P1 #3) Low Earth Radar target
Technology
30 March 1964 Successful
7 August
22:29
United StatesNike-Cajun SwedenKronogard SwedenRTG
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 August Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
8 August United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 August United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 August
17:14:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 August
18:19:43
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionSovetskaya Gavan Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 August
04:59:47
Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 August Successful
Apogee: 757 kilometres (470 mi)
14 August
03:56:05
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 August United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 August Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 August United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 15 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Marshall, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Marshall, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Marshall, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Marshall, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Marshall, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Marshall, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 August
04:00:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 August United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesHueco United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 August Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 60/8 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
21 August
21:23:55
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 21 August Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
22 August
18:05:57
United StatesX-15 United StatesNB-52, Edwards United StatesUS Air Force/NASA
United StatesFlight 91 US Air Force/NASA Suborbital Technology 18:17:05 Successful
Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi), second and last X-15 flight to reach space, first person to make two spaceflights, first spacecraft to make two spaceflights
22 August Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionDS-A1 #3 Intended: Low Earth Technology
Radiation
22 August Launch failure
First stage malfunctioned
22 August United StatesHopi-Dart United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 22 August Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
23 August
17:01:06
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 August
17:41:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionSovetskaya Gavan Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 August
02:00
JapanLambda 2 JapanKagoshima LA-L JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 24 August Launch failure
Apogee: 51 kilometres (32 mi)
24 August
09:50:57
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576F United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 24 August Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
24 August United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 24 August Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 August
00:30
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1419 (KH-4A #1001) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 12 September Partial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 615 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return August Successful
United StatesSRV 617 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return 12 September Spacecraft failure
First KH-4A mission, some film affected by fog, second SRV not returned
27 August
17:02:23
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 August United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesHueco United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 August
23:10
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 28 August Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
29 August
20:31
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1561 (KH-5 #9058A) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 7 November Successful
United StatesSRV 604 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return September Successful
United StatesLAMPO US Air Force Low Earth Tracking target 29 September Successful
First flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-D following redesignation
29 August United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-6 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 August Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 August
06:30:26
Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful
Apogee: 754 kilometres (469 mi)
30 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 August Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
30 August United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 August
01:35:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 August Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
August United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 September
08:03
United StatesNike-Cajun NorwayAndøya NorwayNDRE
ILC/NDRE Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
Solar
1 September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 September
22:36
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 3 September Successful
Apogee: 288 kilometres (179 mi)
4 September
13:11
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Cosmic ray research 4 September Successful
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
4 September United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 September
03:41
United KingdomSkylark-5C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital Test flight 5 September Successful
Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi)
5 September CanadaMartlet 3 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Test flight 5 September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 September
19:30:18
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1947 (KH-7 #4002/AFP-206 SV-952) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 8 September Successful
6 September
21:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
HCO Suborbital Solar 6 September Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
6 September
21:59
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 6 September Launch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 6 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
9 September
16:02
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 September Successful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
9 September Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 September Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 September Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 September
14:24
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 11 September Successful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
11 September
21:00
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 11 September Launch failure
Apogee: 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 September
06:20
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya
ILC/NDRE Suborbital Ionospheric
Plasma
Solar
12 September Successful
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
12 September Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 September Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
17 September Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
17 September United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 September
15:45
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 20 September Successful
Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
20 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
21 September Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 September Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 September
23:00
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1353 (KH-4A #1002) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 12 October Partial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 619 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return September Successful
United StatesSRV 620 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return 12 October Spacecraft failure
Film severely affected by light leaks, second SRV not recovered
23 September United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395D United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 September Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 September
04:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
24 September Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
24 September
17:06
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesBlack Mesa United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 24 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 September
03:57
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 25 September Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
25 September
04:34
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 25 September Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
25 September
07:09
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 25 September Successful
Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
25 September
11:04:41
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 September Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 September
13:40
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesBlack Mesa United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 September
21:40
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesBlack Mesa United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 September
04:37
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 September Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
26 September
05:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 September Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
26 September United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-7 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 September Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 September
03:25:00
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 September
11:17:49
United StatesScout X-2B United StatesPoint Arguello LC-D United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1610 (DMSP-1A F3/P-35 #5/AF-5) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Weather 27 September Launch failure
Only flight of Scout X-2B, failed to orbit
27 September
13:40
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesBlack Mesa United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
27 September
20:40
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesBlack Mesa United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 September
14:43
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 28 September Successful
Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
28 September
20:22
United StatesThor DSV-2A Ablestar United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesTransit 5BN-1 US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
United StatesTransit 5E-1 US Navy Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Thor DSV-2A Ablestar, Transit 5BN-1 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, gravity-gradient stabilization system left spacecraft in an inverted orientation, preventing operational use
28 September Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 September Launch failure
29 September
02:37
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 29 September Successful
Apogee: 1,037 kilometres (644 mi)
September Soviet UnionA-350Zh Soviet UnionSary Shagan LC-6 Soviet UnionPRO
PRO Suborbital Missile test September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
September United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
September United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 October
10:47
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 October Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
1 October
17:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 1 October Successful
Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)
1 October
19:39:05
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
2 October
15:10
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
Cambridge
UCL
Suborbital Ionospheric 2 October Successful
Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
2 October United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 2 October Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
4 October
05:17:49
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576G United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 October Launch failure
4 October
05:18:07
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 October United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-6 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
4 October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 October
20:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
BRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 7 October Successful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
7 October
21:31
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 7 October Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
9 October
23:14
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 October Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
10 October
10:33
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 10 October Launch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
10 October
23:13
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 October Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
10 October Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 October Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 October
05:34
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill CanadaDRTE
DRTE Suborbital Ionospheric
Auroral
14 October Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
14 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
14 October Soviet UnionR-7A Semyorka Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 14 October Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
15 October
09:51
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
15 October
11:48
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
15 October
15:09
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 October
16:05
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 15 October Successful
Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
15 October
19:22
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
15 October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 October
16:30:02
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 October
02:37
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesCape Canaveral LC-13 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesVela 1A US Air Force High Earth Nuclear test detection
Radiation research
In orbit Successful
United StatesVela 1B US Air Force High Earth Nuclear test detection
Radiation research
In orbit Successful
United StatesERS-12 US Air Force Highly elliptical Particle research 5 February 1966 Successful
Vela spacecraft deactivated after five years
17 October
10:52
United KingdomBlack Knight 201 AustraliaWoomera LA-5 European UnionUnited KingdomELDO/RAE
ELDO/RAE Suborbital Missile test 17 October Successful
Apogee: 527 kilometres (327 mi)
17 October
16:50
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
CNES Suborbital Ionospheric 17 October Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
17 October United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 17 October Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 October
07:09
FranceVéronique AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
CERMA Suborbital Biological research 18 October Successful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
18 October
09:20
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill CanadaCARDE
CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy 18 October Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
18 October
09:29:58
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 20 (Zenit-2 #13) Low Earth Optical imaging 26 October Successful
18 October Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 October Launch failure
18 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 18 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 21 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionPlesetsk PU-11 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
22 October Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 23 October Launch failure
23 October Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
23 October Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 October United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 October
05:30
FranceVéronique AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
CERMA Suborbital Biological research 24 October Launch failure
Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi)
24 October Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionDS-A1 #4 Intended: Low Earth Technology
Radiation
24 October Launch failure
Second stage malfunctioned 353 seconds into the launch
24 October United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Sam Houston, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Sam Houston, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Sam Houston, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Sam Houston, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Sam Houston, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Sam Houston, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 October
18:59:27
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2196 (KH-7 #4003/AFP-206 SV-953) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 29 October Successful
25 October Soviet UnionR-5B Pobeda Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 25 October Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 October
02:00
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill CanadaDRTE
DRTE Suborbital Ionospheric
Auroral
26 October Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
26 October
16:14:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 October Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 October
03:15
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital REV test 28 October Launch failure
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 October United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 October Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 October
02:53
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill CanadaCARDE
CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy 29 October Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 October
21:19
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2437 (KH-5 #9059A) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 21 January 1964 Successful
United StatesSRV 602 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return September Successful
United StatesHitchhiker 2 (P-11 #3) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT 23 May 1965 Successful
29 October Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 October
14:26
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital Test flight 30 October Successful
Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
30 October FranceDragon AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
DMA Suborbital Test flight 30 October Successful
Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi)
31 October
16:50
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island LA-1 United StatesNASA
CNES Suborbital Ionospheric 31 October Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
31 October
18:00
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 31 October Successful
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
31 October
21:17
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island LA-2 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 31 October Successful
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
31 October United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-5 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
October United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target October Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November
08:56
Soviet UnionPolyot Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionPolyot 1 (I-150/I-2B #1) Low Earth ASAT test
Technology
16 October 1982 Successful
Maiden flight of Polyot rocket, non-intercept flight test of I-2B antisatellite weapon
1 November
20:14:54
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 1 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
1 November United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 November Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 November Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 November United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
4 November
09:34
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 4 November Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
4 November
10:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful
Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
4 November
10:31
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 November
12:26
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 November
15:10
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesKPNO
KPNO Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 November
00:00
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
5 November Soviet UnionUR-200 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 90/19 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 November Launch failure
5 November Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 November Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 November Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 November Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
6 November United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 November
17:00:02
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 November Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
7 November CanadaBlack Brant III United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Test flight 7 November Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
9 November
16:26
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 9 November Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
9 November
20:27:54
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2268 (KH-4 #9060) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 9 November Launch failure
United StatesSRV 632 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return
Failed to orbit
9 November United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 November
18:48:05
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
11 November
06:23:35
Soviet UnionMolniya Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 21 (Venera 3MV-1A #1) Intended: Heliocentric
Achieved: Low Earth
Venus flyby 14 November Launch failure
Loss of control during coast phase, upper stage fired at incorrect orientation, spacecraft deployed into useless orbit
12 November
18:58
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 12 November Successful
Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
13 November
16:27:57
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 November
22:35:39
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 November Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 November
23:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 13 November Successful
Apogee: 262 kilometres (163 mi)
14 November
14:30
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
14 November
14:58
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 14 November Successful
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
14 November United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ABM test 14 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 November United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 14 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 November
10:34
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 22 (Zenit-4 #1) Low Earth Optical imaging 22 November Successful
Maiden flight of Voskhod rocket
16 November
16:54:42
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 November Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 November
18:15
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful
Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi)
18 November United StatesHonest John-Nike-Nike United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 18 November Successful
Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi)
19 November
00:05
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
Birmingham
UCW
UCL
Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
19 November Launch failure
19 November Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 November Launch failure
20 November
17:31
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 November
12:55
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 21 November Successful
Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
21 November United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 21 November Successful
Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi)
22 November
21:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 22 November Successful
Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi)
22 November Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 November Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
23 November Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 November Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 November Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 November Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
26 November
18:16
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 26 November Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
26 November
18:44
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 26 November Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
27 November
02:30:01
United StatesDelta C United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesExplorer 18 (IMP-A/IMP-1/S-74) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric 30 November 1965 Successful
Maiden flight of Delta C, spacecraft ceased operations on 10 May 1965
27 November
06:10:59
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 November
17:50
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 27 November Successful
Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
27 November
19:03:23
United StatesAtlas LV-3C Centaur-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-36A United StatesNASA
NASA Low Earth Test flight 30 July 1989 Successful
Only flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B, first successful Atlas-Centaur launch, first firing of a rocket engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen in space
27 November
21:15:40
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2260 (KH-4 #9061) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 15 December Successful
United StatesSRV 637 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Unknown Spacecraft failure
First Thor launch from Point Arguello, SRV failed to deorbit
27 November United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-6 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 27 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 November Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 November Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 November Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionZenit-2 #14 Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 28 November Launch failure
Upper stage failure, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct
28 November Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 November Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 November United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-5 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 November Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 December
04:15
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital Test flight 2 December Successful
Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
3 December
04:59
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
Birmingham
UCW
UCL
Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
3 December Launch failure
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
3 December
08:00:29
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 3 December Successful
Apogee: 903 kilometres (561 mi)
3 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 3 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
3 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 3 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 December Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 December Launch failure
4 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 December
21:51
United StatesThor DSV-2A Ablestar United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesTransit 5BN-2 US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
United StatesTransit 5E-3 US Navy Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful
Transit 5BN-2 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, and became the first operational navigation satellite
5 December United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 5 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 December United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 December Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
7 December
13:11
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 December Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
7 December
13:43:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 7 December Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
8 December Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 December Launch failure
9 December
05:24
United StatesAstrobee-200 CanadaFort Churchill United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy
Auroral
9 December Launch failure
Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
9 December Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 December Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
10 December
03:11:17
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 December
01:00:06
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 December Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
11 December
05:00
JapanLambda 2 JapanKagoshima LA-L JapanISAS
Tokyo
Kyoto
Suborbital Ionospheric 11 December Successful
Apogee: 410 kilometres (250 mi)
11 December United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 11 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 December
08:50
JapanKappa-8L JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Aeronomy
Fields
12 December Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
12 December
16:50
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 12 December Successful
Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
12 December
19:06
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 12 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 December
20:00:01
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 12 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 December Launch failure
12 December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 December Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
13 December
14:15
Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 23 (Omega-1 #2) Low Earth Technology 27 March 1964 Successful
13 December
22:32
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar
Ionospheric
13 December Launch failure
Apogee: 73 kilometres (45 mi)
13 December Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 December Launch failure
13 December United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 December United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 December
17:17:34
United StatesBlue Scout Junior SLV-1C United StatesVandenberg LC-4300C United StatesUS Air Force
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Communications 17 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 December United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395D United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 17 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 December Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 December
03:00
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 December
09:52:27
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
18 December
21:45:30
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2372 (KH-7 #4004/AFP-206 SV-954) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 20 December Successful
18 December
22:56:22
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576G United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
18 December United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 December United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 December
09:28:58
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 24 (Zenit-2 #15) Low Earth Optical imaging 28 December Successful
19 December
18:49:25
United StatesScout X-4 United StatesPoint Arguello LC-D United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesExplorer 19 (AD-A/S-56b) NASA Medium Earth Air density 10 May 1981 Partial launch failure
Partial spacecraft failure
Achieved lower than planned orbit, tracking beacon did not have enough power to communicate with ground stations, but spacecraft could still be tracked by visual observation
20 December United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LC-394A-5 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 December Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
21 December
09:30:00
United StatesDelta B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesTiros-8 (Tiros-H/A-53) ESSA Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
21 December
21:45
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 1388 (KH-4 #9062) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 8 January 1964 Partial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 642 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return December Successful
United StatesHitchhiker 3 (P-11 #4) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT 7 November 1964 Successful
Final KH-4 flight, large amount of damage to film due to corona effect
21 December Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 December Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
24 December Soviet UnionR-5B Pobeda Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionAN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 24 December Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 December Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 December Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
29 December Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 December Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 December Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
December United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December ChinaT-7A ChinaShijiedu ChinaSIED
SIED Suborbital Test flight December Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionA-350Zh Soviet UnionSary Shagan LC-6 Soviet UnionPRO
PRO Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-21 Project 658 Submarine, Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi)
Unknown Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
Unknown United StatesTrailblazer-2M United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

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