1961 in spaceflight (July–December)
# 1961 in spaceflight (July–December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1961. For launches between January and June, see 1961 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight.

## Launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 1 July 02:00 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | US Army | US Army |
| 1 July 02:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 4 July 04:00 | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 July 04:00 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 4 July 20:20 | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 July 20:20 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 7 July 04:51 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 July 04:51 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 7 July 23:29:48 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 July 23:29:48 | | Discoverer 26 (KH-2 9019) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 December | Successful |
| 7 July 23:29:48 | | SRV 511 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 10 July | Successful |
| 12 July 10:25:06 | Thor DM-19 Delta | Thor DM-19 Delta | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 July 10:25:06 | | Tiros-3 (Tiros-C) | NASA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| Deactivated on 28 February 1962 ||||||
| 12 July 15:11 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 July 15:11 | | MIDAS-3 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B ||||||
| 13 July 22:07 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 July 22:07 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 13 July | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 July | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 July 02:57 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 July 02:57 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 14 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) ||||||
| 14 July 15:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 July 15:00 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 14 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 14 July 16:02 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 July 16:02 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) ||||||
| 19 July | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 19 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 July | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 19 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 02:00 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 20 July 02:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 10:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 10:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 13:12 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 13:12 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 21 July 02:00 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 July 02:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 21 July 02:42 | Kappa-8 | Kappa-8 | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 21 July 02:42 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 21 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 21 July 12:20 | Redstone MRLV | Redstone MRLV | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | NASA | NASA |
| 21 July 12:20 | | Mercury-Redstone 4 | NASA | Suborbital | Manned flight | 21 July | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Carried Gus Grissom, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi), capsule sank during recovery operations after landing following inadvertent opening of escape hatch, final flight of the Mercury-Redstone programme ||||||
| 21 July 22:35 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 July 22:35 | | Discoverer 27 (KH-5 9020A) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 June | Launch failure |
| 21 July 22:35 | | SRV 524 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 8 June | Launch failure |
| Destroyed by range safety during ascent ||||||
| 22 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 22 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 22 July | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Launch failure |
| 25 July 19:05 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 July 19:05 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 25 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 25 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 25 July | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 26 July 19:22 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 26 July 19:22 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 26 July | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 26 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 27 July 11:45 | Strongarm-1 | Strongarm-1 | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 July 11:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi) ||||||
| 27 July 11:45 | Strongarm-1 | Strongarm-1 | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 July 11:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi) ||||||
| 27 July 15:09 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31A | Cape Canaveral LC-31A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 July 15:09 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 27 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 27 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 30 July | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 31 July 21:32 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 July 21:32 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| August ||||||||
| 1 August 11:02 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 1 August 11:02 | | | UCL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) ||||||
| 1 August 20:18 | Astrobee-1500 | Astrobee-1500 | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 August 20:18 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Geodesy | 1 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 2 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 3 August | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 August | Launch failure |
| 4 August 00:01 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 August 00:01 | | Discoverer 28 (KH-2 9021) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 August | Launch failure |
| 4 August 00:01 | | SRV 512 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 4 August | Launch failure |
| Second stage control system malfunctioned, final KH-2 launch ||||||
| 4 August | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 August | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 5 August 00:19 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Army | US Army |
| 5 August 00:19 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 6 August 06:00 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 August 06:00 | | Vostok 2 | RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 7 August 07:18 | Successful |
| Manned flight carrying cosmonaut Gherman Titov. Equipment module did not fully separate until reentry was underway. Titov ejected from spacecraft following reentry due to predicted hard landing and landed separately. ||||||
| 9 August 04:31 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 August 04:31 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi), maiden flight of Atlas F ||||||
| 9 August | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 10 August | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 10 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 11 August 14:30 | Exos | Exos | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 11 August 14:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| 11 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 11 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 11 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 11 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 August 10:57 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 August 10:57 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 13 August | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Launch failure |
| 15 August 17:21 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 August 17:21 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi) ||||||
| 15 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 15 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 16 August 03:21:05 | Thor DM-19 Delta | Thor DM-19 Delta | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 August 03:21:05 | | Explorer 12 (EPE-A/S-3) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | 31 August 1963 | Successful |
| Last signal received on 6 December ||||||
| 16 August 20:27 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 August 20:27 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) ||||||
| 17 August 14:29 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 August 14:29 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 225,000 kilometres (140,000 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 17 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 18 August 03:06 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 18 August 03:06 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 18 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 22 August | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 22 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 22 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 22 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 22 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 22 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 23 August 01:16 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 August 01:16 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 23 August 06:02:00 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 August 06:02:00 | | Ranger 1 (P-32) | NASA | Intended: High Earth Achieved: Low Earth | Technology | 30 August | Partial launch failure |
| Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, primary mission still accomplished ||||||
| 23 August 17:02 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 August 17:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 23 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 24 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 24 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 25 August 18:29:44 | Scout X-1 | Scout X-1 | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 25 August 18:29:44 | | Explorer 13 (S-55A) | NASA | Low Earth | Technology Meteorite research | 28 August | Launch failure |
| Reached lower orbit than planned and quickly decayed ||||||
| 25 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 25 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 25 August | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 25 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 17:41 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 August 17:41 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 29 August 14:35 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands | White Sands | NRL | NRL |
| 29 August 14:35 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 29 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 30 August 18:30 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 18:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 30 August 20:00 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 20:00 | | Discoverer 29 (KH-3 9023) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 September | Successful |
| 30 August 20:00 | | SRV 554 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 1 September | Successful |
| First KH-3 satellite ||||||
| 30 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 30 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 30 August | RAM-A | RAM-A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 30 August | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,280 kilometres (800 mi) ||||||
| 31 August | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 31 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 31 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 31 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| September ||||||||
| 4 September | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 6 September 22:30 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Vandenberg LE-7 | Vandenberg LE-7 | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force |
| 6 September 22:30 | | | Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 6 September | R-5M Pobeda | R-5M Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 6 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 7 September 01:30 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 September 01:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 7 September 18:17 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 7 September 18:17 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 8 September 04:06 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 8 September 04:06 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 8 September 04:11 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 8 September 04:11 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 8 September | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 September | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 9 September 01:42 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 September 01:42 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), propulsion system malfunctioned ||||||
| 9 September 19:28 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 September 19:28 | | Samos 3 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +0 seconds | Launch failure |
| Electro-optical satellite, rocket exploded on launch pad ||||||
| 9 September 20:02 | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Army | US Army |
| 9 September 20:02 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 10 September 05:50 | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Novaya Zemlya | Novaya Zemlya | RVSN | RVSN |
| 10 September 05:50 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 10 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 10 September | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 10 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 10 September | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 10 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Launch failure |
| 11 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 11 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 12 September 05:00 | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Novaya Zemlya | Novaya Zemlya | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 September 05:00 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 12 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 12 September 19:59 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 September 19:59 | | Discoverer 30 (KH-3 9022) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 December | Successful |
| 12 September 19:59 | | SRV 551 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 14 September | Successful |
| 13 September 09:32 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 September 09:32 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 331 kilometres (206 mi) ||||||
| 13 September 14:04 | Atlas LV-3B | Atlas LV-3B | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 September 14:04 | | Mercury-Atlas 4 | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 15:58:20 | Successful |
| 13 September 23:53 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 September 23:53 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 431 kilometres (268 mi) ||||||
| 13 September | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 13 September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 13 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 13 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 September | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 14 September 04:45 | R-13 | R-13 | | Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula | Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 September 04:45 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 14 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 16 September 04:00 | R-13 | R-13 | | Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula | Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 September 04:00 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 16 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 16 September 10:02 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 September 10:02 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi) ||||||
| 16 September 21:39 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 September 21:39 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
| 16 September 23:55 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 September 23:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi) ||||||
| 17 September 04:47 | Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer 1 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 September 04:47 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 17 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 17 September 10:03 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 September 10:03 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 17 September 21:00 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 September 21:00 | | Discoverer 31 (KH-3 9024) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 October | Successful |
| 17 September 21:00 | | SRV 552 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 19 September | Spacecraft failure |
| SRV recovery failed ||||||
| 17 September | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 18 September 12:15 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | NASA | NASA |
| 18 September 12:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 18 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 19 September | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Launch failure |
| 21 September | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 22 September | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 September | Launch failure |
| 23 September 20:36 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 September 20:36 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 26 September 21:56 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 September 21:56 | | | BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 26 September | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 26 September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 26 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 26 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 September | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 27 September 00:25 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 27 September 00:25 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 27 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) ||||||
| 29 September 01:52 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 September 01:52 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 29 September 14:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 29 September 14:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 30 September 14:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 30 September 14:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 30 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) ||||||
| 30 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 30 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| September | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| September | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| September | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 3rd Quarter | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 3rd Quarter | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3rd Quarter | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 3rd Quarter | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 3rd Quarter | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3rd Quarter | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| October ||||||||
| 2 October 18:23 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 October 18:23 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 4 October 11:19 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | NASA | NASA |
| 4 October 11:19 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) ||||||
| 4 October 14:22 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 October 14:22 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 4 October | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 5 October 13:42 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 October 13:42 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 5 October 19:10 | Hi-Hoe | Hi-Hoe | | F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello | F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello | NOTS | NOTS |
| 5 October 19:10 | | | NOTS/NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), second stage failed to ignite ||||||
| 5 October | Daniel | Daniel | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
| 5 October | | | ONERA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 6 October | R-5M Pobeda | R-5M Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 6 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 6 October | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 7 October 01:30 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 October 01:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 7 October 20:03 | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Army | US Army |
| 7 October 20:03 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) ||||||
| 8 October | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Launch failure |
| 9 October | Daniel | Daniel | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
| 9 October | | | ONERA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 9 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 10 October 17:40 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 10 October 17:40 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,544 kilometres (959 mi) ||||||
| 10 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 10 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 11 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Launch failure |
| 12 October 13:21 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 October 13:21 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) ||||||
| 12 October | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 13 October 19:22 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 October 19:22 | | Discoverer 32 (KH-3 9025) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 November | Successful |
| 13 October 19:22 | | SRV 555 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 14 October | Successful |
| 14 October 04:26 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 October 04:26 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,055 kilometres (656 mi) ||||||
| 14 October | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 October | | | ASE | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 15 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 16 October 14:54 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 October 14:54 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 18 October 13:25 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 18 October 13:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 19 October 17:38 | Scout X-1 | Scout X-1 | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 19 October 17:38 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research Aeronomy | 19 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 6,855 kilometres (4,259 mi) ||||||
| 19 October | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 20 October | R-13 | R-13 | | Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula | Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula | RVSN | RVSN |
| 20 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 20 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 21 October 13:53:03 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 October 13:53:03 | | MIDAS-4 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 October 13:53:03 | | Westford-1 | Lincoln | Low Earth | Communications Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Westford-1 released 480 million copper dipoles, which failed to disperse correctly preventing experiments from being conducted ||||||
| 21 October | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 21 October | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 21 October | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 21 October | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 22 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 22 October | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 23 October 16:38:40 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 October 16:38:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 23 October 19:23 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 October 19:23 | | Discoverer 33 (KH-3 9026) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 October | Launch failure |
| 23 October 19:23 | | SRV 513 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 23 October | Launch failure |
| Rocket shut down prematurely, failed to orbit ||||||
| 23 October | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 23 October | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Launch failure |
| 24 October 00:23 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 24 October 00:23 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar Meteorite research | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 24 October 03:59 | Kappa-8 | Kappa-8 | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 24 October 03:59 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 24 October 23:28 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 October 23:28 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 24 October | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 25 October 06:59 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 October 06:59 | | | ASE | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 25 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) ||||||
| 25 October | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 25 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 26 October | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 26 October | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Launch failure |
| 27 October 09:35 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 27 October 09:35 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) ||||||
| 27 October 15:06:04 | Saturn C-1 (Saturn I) | Saturn C-1 (Saturn I) | | Cape Canaveral LC-34 | Cape Canaveral LC-34 | NASA | NASA |
| 27 October 15:06:04 | | SA-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi), maiden flight of Saturn I, flew with battleship upper stages ||||||
| 27 October 16:30 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 October 16:30 | | DS-1 1 | RVSN | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 27 October | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Kosmos-2I 63S1, acceleration integrator malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit ||||||
| 27 October | R-5M Pobeda | R-5M Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 27 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 27 October | R-5M Pobeda | R-5M Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 27 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 28 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 28 October | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 28 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 29 October | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 30 October 11:13 | Kappa-8 | Kappa-8 | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 30 October 11:13 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) ||||||
| 31 October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 31 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 31 October | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 31 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| November ||||||||
| 1 November 03:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 1 November 03:00 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) ||||||
| 1 November 15:32 | RM-90 Blue Scout II | RM-90 Blue Scout II | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 November 15:32 | | Mercury-Scout 1 (MNTV) | NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Tracking test | +43 seconds | Launch failure |
| Would have been used to test Mercury Tracking Network, went out of control 28 seconds after launch, subsequently destroyed by range safety, only orbital launch attempt of Blue Scout II ||||||
| 1 November 17:56 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | NASA | NASA |
| 1 November 17:56 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 2 November | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 2 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 3 November 14:01:32 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 November 14:01:32 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 3 November 15:30 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 November 15:30 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 3 November 17:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 November 17:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 5 November 20:00 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 November 20:00 | | Discoverer 34 (KH-3 9027) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 December 1962 | Launch failure |
| 5 November 20:00 | | SRV 553 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 7 December 1962 | Launch failure |
| Placed in useless orbit due to erroneous launch trajectory, SRV not released ||||||
| 8 November 09:00 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 8 November 09:00 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 8 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 8 November 16:10 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | USS Ethan Allen, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 November 16:10 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 9 November | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 November | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 10 November 14:55 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 November 14:55 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research Biological | 10 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), carried a squirrel monkey, engine failed early in ascent ||||||
| 15 November 13:00 | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 15 November 13:00 | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 15 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 430 kilometres (270 mi) ||||||
| 15 November 13:42 | Journeyman | Journeyman | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | NASA |
| 15 November 13:42 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Biological | 15 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi) ||||||
| 15 November 21:23 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 November 21:23 | | Discoverer 35 (KH-3 9028) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 December | Successful |
| 15 November 21:23 | | SRV 523 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 16 November | Successful |
| 15 November 22:26 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 November 22:26 | | Transit 4B | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 15 November 22:26 | | TRAAC | US Navy | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| Transit 4B carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor ||||||
| 15 November | Asp-Apache | Asp-Apache | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | | |
| 15 November | | | NMSU | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 15 November | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 15 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 15 November | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 15 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 15 November | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 15 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 16 November 20:37 | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Army | US Army |
| 16 November 20:37 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 17 November 15:15 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 November 15:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 17 November 16:06 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 November 16:06 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 610 kilometres (380 mi) ||||||
| 18 November 06:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 18 November 06:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 18 November 08:12 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 November 08:12 | | Ranger 2 (P-33) | NASA | Intended: High Earth Achieved: Low Earth | Technology | 20 November | Launch failure |
| Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, spacecraft decayed quickly ||||||
| 18 November 13:42 | Journeyman | Journeyman | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | NASA |
| 18 November 13:42 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Biological | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,057 kilometres (657 mi) ||||||
| 20 November 18:04 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | NASA | NASA |
| 20 November 18:04 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 20 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 21 November 19:00 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Army | US Army |
| 21 November 19:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 21 November | Skylark-5C | Skylark-5C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 21 November | | | UCL/RAE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 21 November | Launch failure |
| 22 November 00:30 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 November 00:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 22 November 20:45:47 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 November 20:45:47 | | Samos 4 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 November | Launch failure |
| 22 November 20:45:47 | | Samos 4 RV | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 22 November | Launch failure |
| Film-return satellite, failed to orbit ||||||
| 22 November 21:04 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 November 21:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 22 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
| 25 November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 25 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 25 November | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 29 November 15:07:57 | Atlas LV-3B | Atlas LV-3B | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 November 15:07:57 | | Mercury-Atlas 5 | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 18:28:59 | Successful |
| Carried Enos the Chimp ||||||
| 29 November 23:01:49 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 29 November 23:01:49 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 29 November | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 29 November | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 29 November | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 29 November | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 November | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 30 November 17:10 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 30 November 17:10 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi) ||||||
| 30 November | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 30 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 1 December 20:40 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 December 20:40 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) ||||||
| 1 December | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 1 December | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 1 December | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 December | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 1 December | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 2 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 2 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 2 December | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Launch failure |
| 4 December 04:00:16 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 December 04:00:16 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 4 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 44,400 kilometres (27,600 mi) ||||||
| 4 December | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 5 December 23:26 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 5 December 23:26 | | | Birmingham/UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 5 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 5 December | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 5 December | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 6 December 01:30 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Vandenberg LE-8 | Vandenberg LE-8 | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force |
| 6 December 01:30 | | | Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 6 December 22:37 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Army | US Army |
| 6 December 22:37 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 6 December | Centaure | Centaure | | Reggane | Reggane | CNES | CNES |
| 6 December | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 6 December | Centaure | Centaure | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 6 December | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 7 December 21:18:36 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 7 December 21:18:36 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 7 December 23:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 December 23:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 7 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) ||||||
| 8 December | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 8 December | Astrobee-1500 | Astrobee-1500 | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Geodesy | 8 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 2,190 kilometres (1,360 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | Centaure | Centaure | | Reggane | Reggane | CNES | CNES |
| 9 December | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | Centaure | Centaure | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 9 December | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | Centaure | Centaure | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 9 December | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 10 December 17:01 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 10 December 17:01 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 10 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) ||||||
| 11 December 09:39:02 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 December 09:39:02 | | Zenit-2 1 | RVSN | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +407 seconds | Launch failure |
| First launch of a Zenit satellite, failed to orbit due to premature cutoff of upper stage, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct 407 seconds after launch ||||||
| 12 December 20:16 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 December 20:16 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), guidance system failed ||||||
| 12 December 20:40 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 December 20:40 | | Discoverer 36 (KH-3 9029) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 December | Successful |
| 12 December 20:40 | | SRV 525 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 16 December | Successful |
| 12 December 20:40 | | OSCAR 1 | Project OSCAR | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 31 January 1962 | Successful |
| First amateur-built satellite ||||||
| 13 December 12:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 December 12:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 13 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi) ||||||
| 13 December | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 December 07:09 | Trailblazer 2 | Trailblazer 2 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 December 07:09 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 14 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 14 December 10:29 | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| 14 December 10:29 | | | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 14 December 20:00 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 14 December 20:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 14 December 20:26 | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Army | US Army |
| 14 December 20:26 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 14 December | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Launch failure |
| 15 December 17:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 December 17:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 15 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) ||||||
| 15 December | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 18 December 13:04 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 December 13:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 20 December 03:32 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 December 03:32 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 20 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 21 December 03:35 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 December 03:35 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research Ionospheric Meteorite research | 21 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), hydraulic system failed ||||||
| 21 December 12:30 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 December 12:30 | | DS-1 2 | RVSN | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 21 December | Launch failure |
| Second stage oxidiser exhausted prematurely due to turbopump malfunction, failed to orbit ||||||
| 21 December 19:54 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 December 19:54 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) ||||||
| 22 December 04:24 | Aerobee-300A | Aerobee-300A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 22 December 04:24 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi) ||||||
| 22 December 19:12:33 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 December 19:12:33 | | FTV-2203 (Samos 5) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 December | Launch failure |
| 22 December 19:12:33 | | Samos 5 RV | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 9 January 1962 | Launch failure |
| Film-return satellite, overshot target orbit resulting in return vehicle being unable to deorbit ||||||
| 23 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 23 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 23 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 23 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 26 December 05:05 | Kappa-9L | Kappa-9L | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 26 December 05:05 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 343 kilometres (213 mi) ||||||
| 26 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 26 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 26 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 26 December | R-14 Usovaya | R-14 Usovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Launch failure |
| 27 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Vladimirovka PL-1 | Vladimirovka PL-1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV Test | 27 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi) ||||||
| 28 December | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 28 December | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 29 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 29 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 29 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 29 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 29 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 29 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 30 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 30 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 30 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 30 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Jaguar | Jaguar | | B-57A Canberra, White Sands | B-57A Canberra, White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| Unknown | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Sparoair II | Sparoair II | | F3H Demon, Point Mugu | F3H Demon, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| Unknown | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | | |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Sparoair II | Sparoair II | | F3H Demon, Point Mugu | F3H Demon, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| Unknown | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | | |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||

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