1961 in spaceflight (January–June)
# 1961 in spaceflight (January–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1961. For launches between July and December, see 1961 in spaceflight (July–December). 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 ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 6 January 00:10 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | US Army | US Army |
| 6 January 00:10 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 January | Launch failure |
| 7 January 17:33:42 | RM-89 Blue Scout I | RM-89 Blue Scout I | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 January 17:33:42 | | | HCO | Suborbital | Plasma research Astronomy | 7 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) ||||||
| 10 January 17:15 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 10 January 17:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 10 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 11 January 18:40 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Robert E. Lee, ETR | USS Robert E. Lee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 January 18:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
| 12 January 16:54 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 12 January 16:54 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi), first Italian spaceflight ||||||
| 13 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 13 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 January | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 13 January | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 13 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 14 January 01:19:04 | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 January 01:19:04 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi), first launch from Site 31 ||||||
| 14 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 14 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 14 January | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 14 January | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 14 January | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Robert E. Lee, ETR | USS Robert E. Lee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 January | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
| 17 January 21:25 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 January 21:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 18 January 04:00 | Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer 1 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 18 January 04:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 18 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 19 January 12:42 | Iris | Iris | | Wallops Island LA-1 | Wallops Island LA-1 | NASA | NASA |
| 19 January 12:42 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) ||||||
| 20 January 20:53 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 January 20:53 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 January | Launch failure |
| 23 January 21:02 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 January 21:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 24 January 21:55 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 January 21:55 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), went out of control ||||||
| 26 January 00:30 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 26 January 00:30 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 30 January 23:20 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 January 23:20 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 31 January 16:54:51 | Redstone MRLV | Redstone MRLV | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | NASA | NASA |
| 31 January 16:54:51 | | Mercury-Redstone 2 | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 251 kilometres (156 mi), carried Ham, a chimpanzee ||||||
| 31 January 20:21:19 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-A | Atlas LV-3A Agena-A | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 January 20:21:19 | | Samos 2 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 October 1973 | Successful |
| Electro-optical satellite ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| January | Kisha-Judi | Kisha-Judi | | Tonopah | Tonopah | Sandia | Sandia |
| January | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| February ||||||||
| 1 February 15:59 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31A | Cape Canaveral LC-31A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 February 15:59 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 1 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 1 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 2 February 19:00 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 February 19:00 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Launch failure |
| 4 February 01:18:03 | Molniya | Molniya | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 February 01:18:03 | | Venera-1VA 1 | RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus flyby | 26 February | Launch failure |
| Upper stage failed to ignite ||||||
| 5 February 13:48 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 5 February 13:48 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 6 February 21:40 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 6 February 21:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Launch failure |
| 7 February 12:46 | Black Knight 201 | Black Knight 201 | | Woomera LA-5A | Woomera LA-5A | RAE | RAE |
| 7 February 12:46 | | | RAE | Suborbital | REV Test | 7 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 687 kilometres (427 mi) ||||||
| 8 February | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 10 February 05:55 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 February 05:55 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 10 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 10 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 12 February 00:43:46 | Molniya | Molniya | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 February 00:43:46 | | Venera 1 (Venera-1VA 2) | RVSN | Heliocentric | Venus flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| First probe to fly past Venus, contact lost before flyby ||||||
| 13 February 04:39 | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 February 04:39 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 13:58 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 13 February 13:58 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) ||||||
| 13 February | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | CASDN |
| 13 February | | | LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Launch failure |
| 14 February 23:50 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 February 23:50 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 14 February | Strongarm | Strongarm | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | Ballistic Research Laboratory | Ballistic Research Laboratory |
| 14 February | | | US Air Force/BRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 15 February 22:01 | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | CASDN |
| 15 February 22:01 | | | LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 16 February 01:27 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | US Army | US Army |
| 16 February 01:27 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 16 February 13:05 | Scout X-1 | Scout X-1 | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 16 February 13:05 | | Explorer 9 (S-56A) | NASA | Medium Earth | Air density | 9 April 1964 | Successful |
| 17 February 07:17 | Nike Apache | Nike Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 February 07:17 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 19:04 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 February 19:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 17 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 20:25 | 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 |
| 17 February 20:25 | | Discoverer 20 (KH-5 9014A) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 July 1962 | Successful |
| 17 February 20:25 | | SRV 520 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 31 October | Spacecraft failure |
| Film recovery failed ||||||
| 18 February 22:58 | 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 |
| 18 February 22:58 | | Discoverer 21 (MIDAS RM-2) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology Missile defence | 20 April 1962 | Successful |
| 18 February | Strongarm | Strongarm | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | BRL | BRL |
| 18 February | | | US Air Force/BRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 2,027 kilometres (1,260 mi) ||||||
| 18 February | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 18 February | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 18 February | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | CASDN |
| 18 February | | | LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) ||||||
| 20 February | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 February | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 14:12 | Atlas LV-3B | Atlas LV-3B | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 February 14:12 | | Mercury-Atlas 2 | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14:28 | Successful |
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) ||||||
| 22 February 07:00 | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CASDN | CASDN |
| 22 February 07:00 | | | CERMA | Suborbital | Biological research | 22 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 22 February 20:25 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 February 20:25 | | Transit 3B | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation Technology | 30 March | Partial launch failure |
| 22 February 20:25 | | LOFTI-1 | NRL | Low Earth | Technology Ionospheric | 30 March | Partial launch failure |
| Spacecraft failed to separate from upper stage, some data still returned ||||||
| 22 February | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 22 February | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 22 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 24 February 00:19 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 February 00:19 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) ||||||
| 24 February 18:29 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 February 18:29 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 00:13:16 | Juno II | Juno II | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 25 February 00:13:16 | | S-45 | NASA | Intended: Highly elliptical | Ionospheric | 25 February | Launch failure |
| Third stage failed to ignite ||||||
| 27 February 00:52 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 February 00:52 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi), final flight of R-7 Semyorka ||||||
| February | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | February | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| February | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | February | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 15:42 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 March 15:42 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 1 March 18:19 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 March 18:19 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 2 March 05:07 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 2 March 05:07 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 2 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 2 March | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 3 March 03:39 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 March 03:39 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 3 March 13:59:19 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 March 13:59:19 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 3 March 16:02 | RM-90 Blue Scout II | RM-90 Blue Scout II | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 March 16:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Plasma research | 3 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 2,540 kilometres (1,580 mi) ||||||
| 3 March | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
| 3 March | | | ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 3 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 3 March | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 March | Launch failure |
| 4 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 4 March | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 4 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi) ||||||
| 6 March 09:56 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 6 March 09:56 | | | UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi) ||||||
| 6 March | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
| 6 March | | | ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 6 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 7 March | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
| 7 March | | | ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 8 March 16:53 | Aerobee-300 | Aerobee-300 | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 March 16:53 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 8 March 17:53 | Astrobee-1500 | Astrobee-1500 | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 March 17:53 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 431 kilometres (268 mi) ||||||
| 9 March 06:29:00 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 March 06:29:00 | | Korabl'-Sputnik 4 (Vostok-3KA 1) | RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 08:09:54 | Successful |
| Carried a dog and a mannequin ||||||
| 9 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 10 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 11 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 11 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 14 March 04:17 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 March 04:17 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), propellant system malfunctioned ||||||
| 14 March 21:52 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 March 21:52 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 15 March 17:47 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 15 March 17:47 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 15 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 01:19 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 16 March 01:19 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 17 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 17 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 23 March 16:25 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 March 16:25 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 23 March 19:25 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 March 19:25 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 23 March 22:41 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 March 22:41 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 17:30 | Redstone MRLV | Redstone MRLV | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | NASA | NASA |
| 24 March 17:30 | | Mercury-Redstone BD | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 19:17 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 March 19:17 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 25 March 01:49 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 March 01:49 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), electrical system malfunctioned ||||||
| 25 March 05:54:00 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 March 05:54:00 | | Korabl'-Sputnik 5 (Vostok-3KA 2) | RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 07:40 | Successful |
| Carried a dog and a mannequin ||||||
| 25 March 15:17:04 | Thor DM-19 Delta | Thor DM-19 Delta | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 March 15:17:04 | | Explorer 10 (P-14) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric Plasma research | In orbit | Successful |
| Successfully completed operations fifty-two hours after launch ||||||
| 25 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 25 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 March 16:54 | Aerobee-300A | Aerobee-300A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 26 March 16:54 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 386 kilometres (240 mi) ||||||
| 26 March | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 26 March | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 26 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 27 March 04:08 | Kappa-8 | Kappa-8 | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 27 March 04:08 | | | ISAS/RRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) ||||||
| 28 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 28 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 28 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 28 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 28 March | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 30 March 05:13:43 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Vandenberg LC-75-2-7 | Vandenberg LC-75-2-7 | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force |
| 30 March 05:13:43 | | | Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 30 March 20:34:43 | 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 March 20:34:43 | | Discoverer 22 (KH-2 9015) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 March | Launch failure |
| 30 March 20:34:43 | | SRV 509 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 30 March | Launch failure |
| Second stage attitude control system failure ||||||
| 31 March 19:42 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 March 19:42 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Launch failure |
| March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | March | Launch failure |
| 1st Quarter | Nike Zeus | Nike Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 1st Quarter | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1st Quarter | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| April ||||||||
| 1 April 03:25 | Kappa-9L | Kappa-9L | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 1 April 03:25 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi) ||||||
| 2 April 14:06 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 April 14:06 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 3 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 3 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 4 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 4 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 5 April 10:56 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 5 April 10:56 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 5 April 12:57 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 5 April 12:57 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) ||||||
| 6 April | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 6 April | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 7 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 7 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 8 April 19:21:08 | 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 |
| 8 April 19:21:08 | | Discoverer 23 (KH-5 9016A) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 April 1962 | Successful |
| 8 April 19:21:08 | | SRV 509 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 23 May 1962 | Spacecraft failure |
| SRV raised orbit during deorbit burn ||||||
| 9 April 09:16 | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 April 09:16 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 10 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 11 April 15:40 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 April 15:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) ||||||
| 11 April 15:40 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 April 15:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) ||||||
| 12 April 06:07:00 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 April 06:07:00 | | Vostok 1 | RVSN | Low Earth | Test flight | 07:55 | Successful |
| Carried Yuri Gagarin, first crewed spaceflight. Equipment module did not fully separate until reentry was underway. Gagarin ejected from the spacecraft following reentry due to a predicted hard landing, and landed separately at 08:05. ||||||
| 12 April 06:07 | RM-90 Blue Scout II | RM-90 Blue Scout II | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 April 06:07 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Plasma research | 12 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,931 kilometres (1,200 mi) ||||||
| 14 April 17:15 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 14 April 17:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) ||||||
| 14 April | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 April | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Launch failure |
| 15 April 13:58:29 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 April 13:58:29 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 April | Launch failure |
| 18 April 04:40 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 18 April 04:40 | | | NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 18 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi) ||||||
| 18 April 12:27 | Kappa-8 | Kappa-8 | | Akita | Akita | ISAS | ISAS |
| 18 April 12:27 | | | TAO/TOK | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 19 April 09:36 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 19 April 09:36 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) ||||||
| 19 April 18:37 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 19 April 18:37 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 19 April | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Robert E. Lee, ETR | USS Robert E. Lee, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 April | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 19 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 20 April 03:46 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 20 April 03:46 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 20 April 18:39 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 20 April 18:39 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) ||||||
| 20 April 18:43 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | CRA | CRA |
| 20 April 18:43 | | | ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 00:12 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 April 00:12 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 02:26:14 | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 April 02:26:14 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 05:56:20 | Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer 1 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 April 05:56:20 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 21 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 09:34 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 April 09:34 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 09:39 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 April 09:39 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 12:00 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 April 12:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 21 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 21 April 15:53 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 21 April 15:53 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 21 April | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 April | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 April | Launch failure |
| 22 April | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Army | US Army |
| 22 April | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 25 April 02:26 | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 April 02:26 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Launch failure |
| 25 April 16:15 | Atlas LV-3B | Atlas LV-3B | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 April 16:15 | | Mercury-Atlas 3 | NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Test flight | 16:23 | Launch failure |
| Carrier rocket destroyed by range safety 43.4 seconds after launch, following failure of guidance system to execute pitch and roll commands, spacecraft separated by launch escape system and travelled 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) downrange, reaching an apogee of 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) ||||||
| 27 April 14:16:38 | Juno II | Juno II | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 27 April 14:16:38 | | Explorer 11 (S-15) | NASA | Low Earth | GR astronomy | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Onboard recorder failed during or immediately after launch, data returned through direct transmission ||||||
| 27 April 20:02 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 27 April 20:02 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 724 kilometres (450 mi) ||||||
| 27 April 22:32 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 27 April 22:32 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi) ||||||
| 27 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 27 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 28 April | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 28 April | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 1 May 12:10 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 1 May 12:10 | | | UCL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 1 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 1 May | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 3 May 17:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 May 17:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 5 May 14:34 | Redstone MRLV | Redstone MRLV | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | NASA | NASA |
| 5 May 14:34 | | Mercury-Redstone 3 | NASA | Suborbital | Crewed flight | 14:49 | Successful |
| Carried Alan Shepard, first American in space, apogee 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 5 May 23:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 5 May 23:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 6 May 04:54 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 6 May 04:54 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 8 May 17:10 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 May 17:10 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 9 May 11:53 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 May 11:53 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 9 May 12:07 | Black Knight 201 | Black Knight 201 | | Woomera LA-5B | Woomera LA-5B | RAE | RAE |
| 9 May 12:07 | | | RAE | Suborbital | REV Test | 9 May | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 415 kilometres (258 mi) ||||||
| 9 May 16:00:22 | RM-89 Blue Scout I | RM-89 Blue Scout I | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 May 16:00:22 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Plasma research | 9 May | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 10 May | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 May | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 May 02:00 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 May 02:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 13 May | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | Antares (OPd-56-39-22D) | | Hammaguira | Hammaguira | ONERA | ONERA |
| 13 May | | | ONERA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 16 May 15:45 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 May 15:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 16 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi) ||||||
| 16 May 17:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 May 17:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 16 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 312 kilometres (194 mi) ||||||
| 16 May 19:23:27 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41 | Baikonur Site 41 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 May 19:23:27 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 17 May | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 17 May | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 17 May | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 17 May | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 17 May | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 18 May 06:10 | Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer 1 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 18 May 06:10 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 18 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 19 May 02:00 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | US Army | US Army |
| 19 May 02:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 19 May 14:18 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31A | Cape Canaveral LC-31A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 May 14:18 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 May | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 23 May | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 May | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 24 May 03:18:06 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 May 03:18:06 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Launch failure |
| 24 May 19:48:05 | Juno II | Juno II | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 24 May 19:48:05 | | S-45A | NASA | Intended: Highly elliptical | Ionospheric | 27 April | Launch failure |
| Second stage failed to ignite, final flight of Juno II ||||||
| 24 May 21:50:38 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 May 21:50:38 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 25 May 17:03 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 25 May 17:03 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) ||||||
| 25 May | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 May | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 25 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 25 May | Nike Zeus | Nike Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 25 May | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 25 May | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Launch failure |
| 26 May 02:26 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 May 02:26 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
| 27 May | Centaure | Centaure | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 27 May | | | CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 29 May 01:44:23 | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 May 01:44:23 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Launch failure |
| 29 May | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 29 May | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 29 May | Centaure | Centaure | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 29 May | | | CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 30 May 05:15 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 30 May 05:15 | | | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| May | Kiva-Hopi | Kiva-Hopi | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| May | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | May | Successful |
| Apogee: 273 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| June ||||||||
| 2 June 05:12:14 | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur Site 51 | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 June 05:12:14 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Launch failure |
| 2 June 17:24:30 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 June 17:24:30 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 4 June | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 June | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 6 June 12:31 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 June 12:31 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 6 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) ||||||
| 6 June 18:00 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 June 18:00 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Launch failure |
| 6 June 21:48 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 6 June 21:48 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 7 June 00:40 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 7 June 00:40 | | | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) ||||||
| 7 June 11:20 | Black Knight 201 | Black Knight 201 | | Woomera LA-5 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | RAE |
| 7 June 11:20 | | | UCL | Suborbital | REV test Ionospheric | 7 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 583 kilometres (362 mi) ||||||
| 7 June 21:37:31 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 June 21:37:31 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Launch failure |
| 8 June 21:16 | 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 |
| 8 June 21:16 | | Discoverer 24 (KH-5 9018A) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 June | Launch failure |
| 8 June 21:16 | | SRV 541 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 8 June | Launch failure |
| Failed to orbit ||||||
| 9 June 05:11 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | US Army | US Army |
| 9 June 05:11 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 9 June 18:02 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 June 18:02 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 9 June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 9 June | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 9 June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 9 June | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 9 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 10 June | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CRS | CRS |
| 10 June | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 12 June 15:53 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 June 15:53 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 13 June 05:12 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 June 05:12 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 867 kilometres (539 mi) ||||||
| 15 June 00:02:59 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 15 June 00:02:59 | | | DRTE/CRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 901 kilometres (560 mi) ||||||
| 15 June 05:45 | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 June 05:45 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 15 June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 15 June | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 16 June 07:47:23 | R-16 | R-16 | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 June 07:47:23 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Launch failure |
| 16 June 23:02 | 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 |
| 16 June 23:02 | | Discoverer 25 (KH-2 9017) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 July | Successful |
| 16 June 23:02 | | SRV 510 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Film return | 19 June | Successful |
| 17 June 07:29 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 17 June 07:29 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) ||||||
| 18 June 04:35 | Kappa-4 | Kappa-4 | | Obachi | Obachi | ISAS | ISAS |
| 18 June 04:35 | | | TOK | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 18 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) ||||||
| 20 June 23:54 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Vandenberg LC-75-2-7 | Vandenberg LC-75-2-7 | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force |
| 20 June 23:54 | | | Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 21 June 14:45 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 21 June 14:45 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 21 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 271 kilometres (168 mi) ||||||
| 23 June 03:00 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 June 03:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), went out of control ||||||
| 23 June 15:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 June 15:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 23 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 23 June 23:40 | Nike-Zeus | Nike-Zeus | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 23 June 23:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 24 June 03:28 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 June 03:28 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 24 June 23:17 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 24 June 23:17 | | | CRPL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,018 kilometres (633 mi) ||||||
| 24 June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 24 June | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 24 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 June 15:15 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 26 June 15:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 26 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 29 June 04:22 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 June 04:22 | | Transit 4A | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 29 June 04:22 | | Injun-1 | Iowa | Low Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 29 June 04:22 | | Solrad 3 (GRAB-3) | US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | Radiation ELINT | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Injun-1 and Solrad 3 failed to separate from each other, particularly affecting operations of the Injun satellite, Transit 4A carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor. After completing the mission, the Able upper stage exploded in orbit, creating hundreds of space debris. ||||||
| 29 June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 29 June | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 30 June 17:09 | Scout X-1 | Scout X-1 | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 30 June 17:09 | | S-55 | NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Technology Meteorite research | 30 June | Launch failure |
| Third stage failed to ignite ||||||
| 30 June 17:20 | Astrobee-200 | Astrobee-200 | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 June 17:20 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi) ||||||
| 30 June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | OKB-30 | OKB-30 |
| 30 June | | | OKB-30 | Suborbital | Target | 30 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

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