1958 in spaceflight
# 1958 in spaceflight

Explorer 1 was the first American satellite to reach orbit on 31 January 1958.

## Launches

* ← Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →

### January

January launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 8 January | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 January | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 8 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 10 January 15:48 | SM-65A Atlas | SM-65A Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 January 15:48 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) ||||||
| 11 January | UGM-27 Polaris TV | UGM-27 Polaris TV | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 January | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 January | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Polaris, apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 17 January | UGM-27 Polaris TV | UGM-27 Polaris TV | | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 January | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 25 January 19:12 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 January 19:12 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 26 January 04:18:56 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 January 04:18:56 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 27 January 06:04 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 January 06:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 27 January 18:49 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Churchill | Churchill | US Army | US Army |
| 27 January 18:49 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 28 January 20:16 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 January 20:16 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 January | Launch failure |
| 29 January 19:06 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 January 19:06 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 22:15 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 29 January 22:15 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||

### February

February launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 1 February 03:48:56 | Juno I | Juno I | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | ABMA | ABMA |
| 1 February 03:48:56 | | Explorer 1 | ARPA | Initial: Medium Earth Decayed to: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 31 March 1970 | Successful |
| First successful American satellite launch, discovered Van Allen belts ||||||
| 3 February 18:02 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 February 18:02 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 06:17 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 February 06:17 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) ||||||
| 5 February 07:33 | Vanguard | Vanguard | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 5 February 07:33 | | Vanguard Test Vehicle 3 Backup (6.5 in Satellite) | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Geodesy | 5 February | Launch failure |
| Loss of control 57 seconds after launch ||||||
| 7 February 19:37 | SM-65A Atlas | SM-65A Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 February 19:37 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 06:37 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 February 06:37 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 16 February 06:17 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 February 06:17 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral | 16 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) ||||||
| 20 February 17:46 | SM-65A Atlas | SM-65A Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 February 17:46 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 90 kilometres (56 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 07:40 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 21 February 07:40 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 08:42 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 21 February 08:42 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 09:40 | A-1 | A-1 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 21 February 09:40 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 15:20 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 21 February 15:20 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 473 kilometres (294 mi) ||||||
| 22 February 02:02 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 22 February 02:02 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Auroral | 22 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 22 February 05:35 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 February 05:35 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral | 22 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 24 February 07:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 February 07:00 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
| 24 February 07:35 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 February 07:35 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 02:35 | A-1 | A-1 | | Ernst Krenkel Observatory | Ernst Krenkel Observatory | MVS | MVS |
| 26 February 02:35 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 26 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 05:49 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 February 05:49 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 22:18 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Army | US Army |
| 26 February 22:18 | | | BRL | Suborbital | Technology | 26 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 37 kilometres (23 mi), tested longer nosecone ||||||
| 28 February 13:08 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 February 13:08 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Launch failure |

### March

March launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 4 March 06:02 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 March 06:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 4 March 19:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 March 19:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi) ||||||
| 5 March 18:27:57 | Juno I | Juno I | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | ABMA | ABMA |
| 5 March 18:27:57 | | Explorer 2 | ARPA | Intended: Medium Earth | Magnetospheric | 5 March | Launch failure |
| Fourth stage failed to ignite ||||||
| 16 March 04:54 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 March 04:54 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 17 March 12:15:41 | Vanguard | Vanguard | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 March 12:15:41 | | Vanguard 1 (6.5in Satellite 3) | NRL | Medium Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful |
| Oldest spacecraft still in orbit, in addition to its upper launch stage ||||||
| 18 March | Nike Apache | Nike Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 18 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) ||||||
| 19 March 01:12 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Holloman LC-A | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 March 01:12 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 21 March | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Holloman LC-A | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 21 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 22 March 06:41 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 22 March 06:41 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 22 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) ||||||
| 23 March 18:07 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 March 18:07 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Auroral Aeronomy | 23 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi) ||||||
| 23 March | UGM-27 Polaris TV | UGM-27 Polaris TV | | San Clemente | San Clemente | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 18:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 March 18:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 22:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 March 22:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) ||||||
| 26 March 17:38:03 | Juno I | Juno I | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ABMA |
| 26 March 17:38:03 | | Explorer 3 | ARPA | Initial: Medium Earth Decayed to: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 27 June | Successful |
| 29 March 14:40 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 29 March 14:40 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 31 March | R-11FM Zemlya | R-11FM Zemlya | | B-67, Beloye More | B-67, Beloye More | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 31 March | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||

### April

April launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 4 April 15:30 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 4 April 15:30 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 5 April 17:01 | SM-65A Atlas | SM-65A Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 April 17:01 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 7 April | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | ARPA | ARPA |
| 7 April | | Hi Ball 1 | ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 7 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 244 kilometres (152 mi) ||||||
| 11 April | UGM-27 Polaris TV | UGM-27 Polaris TV | | San Clemente | San Clemente | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 April | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 17 April 10:57 | Skylark-1 | Skylark-1 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 17 April 10:57 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight Aeronomy | 17 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 18 April | UGM-27 Polaris TV | UGM-27 Polaris TV | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 April | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 April 13:30 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 April 13:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Launch failure |
| 24 April 00:10 | Thor DM-18 Able | Thor DM-18 Able | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 April 00:10 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | +150 seconds | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Thor-Able, turbopump gearbox failed. REV carried Mia, a mouse ||||||
| 24 April | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | ARPA | ARPA |
| 24 April | | Beacon Test 1 | ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 24 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) ||||||
| 27 April 09:01 | Sputnik 8A91 | Sputnik 8A91 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 27 April 09:01 | | ISZ-D1 No.1 | MVS | Intended: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | +88 seconds | Launch failure |
| Rocket disintegrated during ascent ||||||
| 28 April 02:53:00 | Vanguard | Vanguard | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 April 02:53:00 | | Vanguard Test Vehicle 5 (20 in X-ray) | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Solar | 29 April | Launch failure |
| Third stage failed to ignite ||||||

### May

May launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 1 May | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Holloman | Holloman | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 May | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 1 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 5 May 14:15 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 5 May 14:15 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 5 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) ||||||
| 8 May | UGM-27 Polaris TV | UGM-27 Polaris TV | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 May | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 15 May 07:00 | Sputnik 8A91 | Sputnik 8A91 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 15 May 07:00 | | Sputnik 3 (ISZ-D1 No.2) | MVS | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 6 April 1960 | Partial spacecraft failure |
| Faulty data recorder limited return of experimental results ||||||
| 18 May 05:05 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 18 May 05:05 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 05:21 | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), carried a Gaslight re-entry vehicle which was recovered ||||||
| 20 May 04:26 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 20 May 04:26 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight Aeronomy | 20 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 20 May 09:34:35 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Holloman | Holloman | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 May 09:34:35 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi), released caesium and sodium ||||||
| 21 May 11:31:59 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Holloman | Holloman | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 May 11:31:59 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi), released caesium and sodium ||||||
| 22 May 00:57 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | ARPA | ARPA |
| 22 May 00:57 | | Hi Ball 2 | ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 22 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi) ||||||
| 22 May 11:29:59 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Holloman | Holloman | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 May 11:29:59 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi), released sodium ||||||
| 24 May 10:30 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 24 May 10:30 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 25 May | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | ARPA | ARPA |
| 25 May | | Beacon Test 2 | ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 25 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) ||||||
| 25 May | R-11FM Zemlya | R-11FM Zemlya | | B-67, Beloye More | B-67, Beloye More | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 25 May | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 26 May | R-11FM Zemlya | R-11FM Zemlya | | B-67, Beloye More | B-67, Beloye More | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 26 May | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 28 May 03:46:20 | Vanguard | Vanguard | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 May 03:46:20 | | 20in Lyman-Alpha 1 | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Solar | 28 May | Launch failure |
| Loss of control before or during third stage burn ||||||
| May | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| May | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

### June

June launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 3 June 21:28 | SM-65A Atlas | SM-65A Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 June 21:28 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), final flight of Atlas A ||||||
| 4 June 15:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Holloman LC-A | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 June 15:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 4 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 4 June 21:17 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 June 21:17 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 5 June 11:30 | Skylark-1 | Skylark-1 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 5 June 11:30 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) ||||||
| 6 June | X-17 | X-17 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 6 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 6 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 13 June 15:06 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 June 15:06 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 18 June 10:35 | Skylark-1 | Skylark-1 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 18 June 10:35 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) ||||||
| 18 June 15:15 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 18 June 15:15 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 19 June 21:15 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 19 June 21:15 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight Aeronomy | 19 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 24 June | X-17 | X-17 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 June | | | US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 24 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 26 June 05:00:52 | Vanguard | Vanguard | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 June 05:00:52 | | 20in Lyman-Alpha 2 | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Solar | 26 June | Launch failure |
| Premature cutoff of second stage ||||||
| 26 June | Exos | Exos | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NACA/AFCRL | NACA/AFCRL |
| 26 June | | | NACA/AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi), maiden flight of Exos ||||||
| 27 June | WS-199B Bold Orion I | WS-199B Bold Orion I | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 June | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 June | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| June | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| June | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| June | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| June | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

### July

July launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 2 July 05:00 | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 2 July 05:00 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 2 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 2 July | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 July | | Winder 1 | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 560 kilometres (350 mi), delivery test ahead of Operation Argus ||||||
| 3 July 18:52 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 July 18:52 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 262 kilometres (163 mi) ||||||
| 6 July 12:02 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 July 12:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 7 July 18:50 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 July 18:50 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging | 7 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) ||||||
| 7 July 23:18 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 7 July 23:18 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | | 7 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 8 July 23:15 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 July 23:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | | 8 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 10 July 02:30 | Thor DM-18 Able | Thor DM-18 Able | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 July 02:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 10 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi), REV carried Mia II, a mouse ||||||
| 10 July 07:42 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 10 July 07:42 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 July | Launch failure |
| 11 July 18:30 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 11 July 18:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi) ||||||
| 11 July | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 11 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), maiden flight of Jason ||||||
| 12 July 20:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 July 20:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging | 12 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| 13 July 06:36 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 July 06:36 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 15 July 20:07 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 July 20:07 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) ||||||
| 16 July 22:40 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 July 22:40 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 16 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 16 July | Arcon | Arcon | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 July | | | NRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 17 July 07:21 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 July 07:21 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) ||||||
| 17 July 09:04 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 17 July 09:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 17 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), carried a Gaslight re-entry vehicle which was recovered ||||||
| 17 July 17:48 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 July 17:48 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | | 17 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 17 July | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
| 18 July | WS-199B Bold Orion I | WS-199B Bold Orion I | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 19 July 17:36 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 July 17:36 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), maiden flight of Atlas B ||||||
| 21 July | Arcon | Arcon | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Army | US Army |
| 21 July | | | SRDL | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 22 July | Arcon | Arcon | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Navy | US Navy |
| 22 July | | | NRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
| 23 July 22:13 | Thor DM-18 Able | Thor DM-18 Able | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 July 22:13 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 23 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi), REV carried Wickie, a mouse ||||||
| 24 July | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 July | | Winder 4 | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 560 kilometres (350 mi), delivery test ahead of Operation Argus ||||||
| 25 July 05:01 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 July 05:01 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 25 July | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | | F4D, Point Mugu | F4D, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 July | | Pilot-1 (D1) | US Navy | Intended: Medium Earth Achieved: Unknown | Technology | 25 July (presumed) | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Pilot II. Unexpected loss of signal during ascent. Unclear if spacecraft reached orbit, but no confirmed contact was made with it, and no objects from the launch were catalogued. ||||||
| 26 July 06:40 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 July 06:40 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
| 26 July 15:00:57 | Juno I | Juno I | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ABMA |
| 26 July 15:00:57 | | Explorer 4 | ARPA | Initial: Medium Earth Decayed to: Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 23 October 1959 | Successful |
| 29 July 05:03 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 29 July 05:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | | 29 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 31 July | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 31 July | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 31 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| July | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | US Navy | US Navy |
| July | | Winder 2 | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), delivery test ahead of Operation Argus ||||||
| July | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente | US Navy | US Navy |
| July | | Winder 3 | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | | Launch failure |
| Delivery test ahead of Operation Argus ||||||

### August

August launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 1 August | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 August | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 750 kilometres (470 mi) ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 1 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 2 August 05:47 | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 2 August 05:47 | | | MVS | Suborbital | | 2 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) ||||||
| 2 August 22:16 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 August 22:16 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi) ||||||
| 6 August | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 August | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 7 August | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 7 August | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 7 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | ASCAMP | ASCAMP | | Johnston | Johnston | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | | NRDL | Suborbital | | 12 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), intended to observe Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects ||||||
| 12 August | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | | F4D, Point Mugu | F4D, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 August | | Pilot-2 (D2) | US Navy | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | +0 seconds | Launch failure |
| Exploded during first stage ignition ||||||
| 13 August 02:00 | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 13 August 02:00 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) ||||||
| 13 August | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Holloman LC-A | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 August | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 14 August 00:40 | A-1 | A-1 | | Ernst Krenkel Observatory | Ernst Krenkel Observatory | MVS | MVS |
| 14 August 00:40 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 14 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 14 August 13:28 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 August 13:28 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 14 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) ||||||
| 15 August 04:16 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 August 04:16 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 15 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 693 kilometres (431 mi), part of Operation Argus ||||||
| 15 August 15:45 | Aerobee | Aerobee | | Holloman LC-A | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 August 15:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 17 August 12:18 | Thor DM-18 Able-I | Thor DM-18 Able-I | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 August 12:18 | | Pioneer (Pioneer 0) | US Air Force | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | +77 seconds | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Thor-Able I, exploded at an altitude of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 17 August | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 20 August 11:27 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Ramey | Ramey | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 August 11:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 20 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus ||||||
| 22 August | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | | F4D, Point Mugu | F4D, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 22 August | | Pilot-3 (D3) | US Navy | Intended: Medium Earth Achieved: Unknown | Technology | 22 August (presumed) | Launch failure |
| Unexpected loss of signal during ascent. Unclear if spacecraft reached orbit, but no confirmed contact was made with it, and no objects from the launch were catalogued. ||||||
| 24 August 06:17:22 | Juno I | Juno I | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ABMA |
| 24 August 06:17:22 | | Explorer 5 | ARPA | Intended: Medium Earth | Magnetospheric | 24 August | Launch failure |
| Loss of control after recontact between first and second stages ||||||
| 25 August 18:17 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 August 18:17 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 25 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus ||||||
| 25 August | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | | F4D, Point Mugu | F4D, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 August | | Pilot-4 (R1) | US Navy | Intended: Medium Earth | Radiation | +0 seconds | Launch failure |
| Exploded during first stage ignition ||||||
| 26 August | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | | F4D, Point Mugu | F4D, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 August | | Pilot-5 (R2) | US Navy | Intended: Medium Earth | Radiation | 26 August | Launch failure |
| Failed to ignite ||||||
| 27 August 02:20 | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, AO-7 | USS Norton Sound, AO-7 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 27 August 02:20 | | Argus I | US Navy | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 02:28 | Successful |
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) ||||||
| 27 August 03:33 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 August 03:33 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 937 kilometres (582 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects ||||||
| 27 August 04:06 | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 27 August 04:06 | | | MVS | Suborbital | | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 27 August 04:24 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Ramey | Ramey | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 August 04:24 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects ||||||
| 27 August 06:05 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 27 August 06:05 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi) ||||||
| 27 August 06:42 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Ramey | Ramey | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 August 06:42 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects ||||||
| 27 August 07:29 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 August 07:29 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects ||||||
| 27 August 12:40 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 27 August 12:40 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi) ||||||
| 27 August 23:15 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | ABMA | ABMA |
| 27 August 23:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 27 August | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 27 August | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 28 August | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II | | F4D, Point Mugu | F4D, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 August | | Pilot-6 (R3) | US Navy | Intended: Medium Earth | Radiation | 28 August | Launch failure |
| One second stage engine failed to ignite, final flight of Pilot ||||||
| 29 August 04:30 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 August 04:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi) ||||||
| 30 August 03:10 | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, AO-8 | USS Norton Sound, AO-8 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 30 August 03:10 | | Argus II | US Navy | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 03:18 | Successful |
| Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi) ||||||
| 30 August 03:48 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 03:48 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 04:31 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 04:31 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 878 kilometres (546 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 05:18 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 05:18 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 830 kilometres (520 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 05:52 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Ramey | Ramey | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 05:52 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 825 kilometres (513 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 06:36 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 06:36 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 699 kilometres (434 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 07:21 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 07:21 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 815 kilometres (506 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 22:02 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 22:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 745 kilometres (463 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 30 August 23:03 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Ramey | Ramey | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 August 23:03 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| 31 August 00:07 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 August 00:07 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 31 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects ||||||
| August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

### September

September launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 2 September 19:03 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Ramey | Ramey | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 September 19:03 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 2 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus ||||||
| 2 September 20:03 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 September 20:03 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 2 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 7,897 kilometres (4,907 mi), part of Operation Argus ||||||
| 2 September 22:15 | Jason (Argo-E5) | Jason (Argo-E5) | | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 September 22:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Radiation | 2 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 89 kilometres (55 mi), part of Operation Argus ||||||
| 6 September 22:05 | X-17 | X-17 | | USS Norton Sound, AO-9 | USS Norton Sound, AO-9 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 6 September 22:05 | | Argus III | US Navy | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 22:13 | Successful |
| Apogee: 750 kilometres (470 mi), final flight of X-17 ||||||
| 6 September | R-11FM Zemlya | R-11FM Zemlya | | B-62, Beloye More | B-62, Beloye More | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 6 September | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 7 September 10:33 | Black Knight | Black Knight | | Woomera LA-5A | Woomera LA-5A | RAE | RAE |
| 7 September 10:33 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi), maiden flight of Black Knight ||||||
| 11 September | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | ARPA | ARPA |
| 11 September | | Beacon Test 3 | ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 11 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) ||||||
| 14 September 05:24 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 September 05:24 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi) ||||||
| 18 September 21:27 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 September 21:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 19 September 00:48 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 19 September 00:48 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 19 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 430 kilometres (270 mi) ||||||
| 23 September | Luna 8K72 | Luna 8K72 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 23 September | | Luna E-1 #1 | MVS | Planned: Heliocentric | Lunar probe | +92 seconds | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Luna 8K72, rocket disintegrated ||||||
| 24 September 17:15 | UGM-27 Polaris AX | UGM-27 Polaris AX | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 September 17:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) ||||||
| 25 September | WS-199B Bold Orion I | WS-199B Bold Orion I | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 September | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 25 September | Exos | Exos | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NACA/AFCRL | NACA/AFCRL |
| 25 September | | | NACA/AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi), maiden flight of Exos ||||||
| 26 September 15:38 | Vanguard | Vanguard | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 September 15:38 | | 20in Cloud Cover 1 | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Atmospheric | 26 September | Launch failure |
| Second stage underperformed ||||||
| 28 September 19:42 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 28 September 19:42 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 28 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

### October

October launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 4 October 14:00 | A-1 | A-1 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 4 October 14:00 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 4 October 15:08 | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 4 October 15:08 | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 7 October | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | ARPA | ARPA |
| 7 October | | Hi Ball 3 | ARPA | Suborbital | Technology | 7 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 244 kilometres (152 mi) ||||||
| 10 October 03:49 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 10 October 03:49 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | +49 seconds | Launch failure |
| Fire burned through fuel and oxidiser transducer lines resulting in loss of control, destroyed by range safety ||||||
| 10 October 13:50 | A-1 | A-1 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 10 October 13:50 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 10 October | WS-199B Bold Orion I | WS-199B Bold Orion I | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 October | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 10 October | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 10 October | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 11 October 08:42:13 | Thor DM-18 Able-I | Thor DM-18 Able-I | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 11 October 08:42:13 | | Pioneer 1 | NASA | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 13 October 03:46 | Launch failure |
| Third stage underperformed, failed to reach the Moon, catalogued despite being on a suborbital trajectory. Returned data on radiation between the Earth and Moon. ||||||
| 11 October | Luna 8K72 | Luna 8K72 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 11 October | | Luna E-1 #2 | MVS | Intended: Heliocentric | Lunar probe | +104 seconds | Launch failure |
| Rocket disintegrated ||||||
| 12 October 08:32:06 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 October 08:32:06 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) ||||||
| 12 October 08:42:03 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 October 08:42:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi) ||||||
| 12 October 08:43:18 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 October 08:43:18 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi) ||||||
| 12 October 08:52:49 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 12 October 08:52:49 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi) ||||||
| 13 October 19:40 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 October 19:40 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | | 13 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 14 October 12:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 October 12:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 01:04 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 October 01:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 04:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 October 04:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 15 October | UGM-27 Polaris AX | UGM-27 Polaris AX | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 15 October | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 15 October | R-2A | R-2A | | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | OKB-1 | OKB-1 |
| 15 October | | | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 18 October 03:25 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 October 03:25 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 18 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 20 October 22:01 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 October 22:01 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 22 October 03:45 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 October 03:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 22 October 14:22 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 October 14:22 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 22 October 16:47 | Aerobee-300 | Aerobee-300 | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 October 16:47 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 23 October 03:21:04 | Juno I | Juno I | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ABMA |
| 23 October 03:21:04 | | Beacon 1 | US Army | Intended: Low Earth | Atmospheric | +149 seconds | Launch failure |
| Structural failure, final flight of Juno I ||||||
| 25 October 19:27 | Aerobee-300 | Aerobee-300 | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 October 19:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 25 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 418 kilometres (260 mi) ||||||
| 31 October 11:54 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 31 October 11:54 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 410 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 31 October 19:59 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 31 October 19:59 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) ||||||
| 31 October 20:46 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 October 20:46 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Weather Imaging | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 31 October | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Ernst Krenkel Observatory | Ernst Krenkel Observatory | AN | AN |
| 31 October | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

### November

November launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 1 November | R-5M Pobeda | R-5M Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 3 November 06:20 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 November 06:20 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) ||||||
| 3 November | R-5M Pobeda | R-5M Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 3 November | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 November 16:50 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 November 16:50 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Weather Imaging | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) ||||||
| 4 November | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 5 November 08:53 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 November 08:53 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 5 November | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 5 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 5 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 6 November | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Ostrov Kheysa | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | AN |
| 6 November | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 8 November 01:53 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 8 November 01:53 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi), first Canadian spaceflight ||||||
| 8 November 07:30:21 | Thor DM-18 Able-I | Thor DM-18 Able-I | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 8 November 07:30:21 | | Pioneer 2 | NASA | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 8 November | Launch failure |
| Third stage failed to ignite ||||||
| 13 November 08:59 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 13 November 08:59 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 13 November 17:34 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 November 17:34 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Weather Imaging | 13 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 16 November 06:56 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 November 06:56 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 16 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi) ||||||
| 17 November | WS-199B Bold Orion I | WS-199B Bold Orion I | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 November | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 18 November 04:00 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 November 04:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||
| 18 November 16:47 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 November 16:47 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Weather Imaging | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) ||||||
| 19 November 21:51 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 November 21:51 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 19 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 19 November | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Ostrov Kheysa | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | AN |
| 19 November | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 21 November 06:08 | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | AN | AN |
| 21 November 06:08 | | | AN | Suborbital | | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi) ||||||
| 23 November 22:02 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 November 22:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 24 November 06:25:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 November 06:25:00 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 24 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
| 24 November 08:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 November 08:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) ||||||
| 26 November 09:09 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 November 09:09 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 29 November 02:27 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 November 02:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi) ||||||
| 29 November 16:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 29 November 16:30 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi) ||||||
| 30 November 18:36:36 | Aerobee-300 | Aerobee-300 | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 November 18:36:36 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi) ||||||
| 30 November 22:27 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 November 22:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | | 30 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||

### December

December launches :

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 1 December 19:35 | Aerobee-300 | Aerobee-300 | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 December 19:35 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 97 kilometres (60 mi) ||||||
| 3 December 10:13 | Skylark-1 | Skylark-1 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 3 December 10:13 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) ||||||
| 3 December 18:39 | Aerobee-300 | Aerobee-300 | | Churchill | Churchill | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 December 18:39 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 4 December | Luna 8K72 | Luna 8K72 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 4 December | | Luna E-1 #3 | MVS | Intended: Heliocentric | Lunar probe | +245 seconds | Launch failure |
| Hydrogen peroxide pump failed due to loss of lubrication, shutting down core stage engine ||||||
| 6 December 00:41 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 December 00:41 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 6 December 05:44:52 | Juno II | Juno II | | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ABMA |
| 6 December 05:44:52 | | Pioneer 3 | NASA | Intended: Heliocentric | Lunar flyby | 7 December 19:51 | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Juno II, premature first stage cutoff and erroneous angle during orbital insertion resulted in failure to reach orbit. Catalogued despite being on a suborbital trajectory. Returned data on radiation between the Earth and Moon. ||||||
| 8 December | WS-199B Bold Orion II | WS-199B Bold Orion II | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 8 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NACA | NACA |
| 9 December | | | NACA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Weather Imaging | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NACA | NACA |
| 9 December | | | NACA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Weather Imaging | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 11 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 11 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 12 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 12 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 December 08:53:44 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | ABMA | ABMA |
| 13 December 08:53:44 | | Bioflight 1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Biological | 13 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), carried a monkey, Gordo. Mission completed but recovery failed ||||||
| 14 December | R-5A Pobeda | R-5A Pobeda | | Chelkar | Chelkar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 14 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 16 December 23:44:45 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 December 23:44:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 16 December | WS-199B Bold Orion II | WS-199B Bold Orion II | | B-47, Cape Canaveral | B-47, Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 17 December 04:00 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 December 04:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) ||||||
| 18 December 23:02 | SM-65B Atlas | SM-65B Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 December 23:02 | | SCORE | ARPA | Low Earth | Communication | 12 January 1959 | Successful |
| First communications satellite, only orbital launch of Atlas B ||||||
| 23 December 13:00 | A-1 | A-1 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 23 December 13:00 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 23 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 23 December | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Ostrov Kheysa | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | AN |
| 23 December | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 24 December 04:45 | SM-65C Atlas | SM-65C Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 December 04:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi), maiden flight of Atlas C ||||||
| 24 December 16:00 | R-7 Semyorka | R-7 Semyorka | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | MVS |
| 24 December 16:00 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi) ||||||
| 24 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 24 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 25 December 13:10 | A-1 | A-1 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 25 December 13:10 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 25 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 25 December | R-11A Zemlya | R-11A Zemlya | | Ostrov Kheysa | Ostrov Kheysa | AN | AN |
| 25 December | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) ||||||
| 25 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 25 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 30 December 15:28 | UGM-27 Polaris AX | UGM-27 Polaris AX | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 30 December 15:28 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 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) ||||||
| 31 December 02:00 | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 December 02:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 December | Launch failure |
| December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Long Tom | Long Tom | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| Unknown | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Long Tom | Long Tom | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| Unknown | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Long Tom | Long Tom | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| Unknown | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Long Tom | Long Tom | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| Unknown | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Long Tom | Long Tom | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| Unknown | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||

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## Orbital launch summary

### By country

* Soviet Union
* United States

Orbital launch attempts by country in 1958 :

| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| United States | 23 | 5 | 16 | 2 | First successful orbital launch |

### By rocket

**By family**

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlas | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | First orbital launch |
| Redstone | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | First orbital launch |
| Jupiter | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Maiden flight |
| NOTS-EV | United States | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Only orbital launches |
| R07R-7 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Thor | United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Maiden flight |
| Viking | United States | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |

**By type and configuration**

| Rocket | Country | Type | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlas B | United States | SM-65 Atlas | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight, only orbital launch |
| Juno I | United States | Jupiter-C | Redstone | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Juno II | United States | Juno | Jupiter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Maiden flight |
| Luna | Soviet Union | Vostok | R-7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Pilot II | United States | Pilot | NOTS-EV | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Only flights |
| Sputnik 8A91 | Soviet Union | Sputnik | R-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Only flights |
| Thor DM-18 Able-I | United States | Thor-Able | Thor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Maiden flight |
| Vanguard | United States | Vanguard | Viking | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |

### By launch site

| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baikonur | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Point Mugu | United States | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### By orbit

| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Catalogued Suborbital | 0 N/A | 0 N/A | 0 N/A | 2 | Pioneer 1 and Pioneer 3 went more than 100'000 km on their way to the Moon but were ultimately suborbital due to insufficient velocity. |
| Low Earth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |
| Heliocentric | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
