1960 in spaceflight (September–December)

none January 2014 January 2014 This is a list of spaceflights launched between September and December 1960. For launches between January and April, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–April), for launches between May and August, see 1960 in spaceflight (May–August). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=msacpn523mpjgq0jlooh41eme4@group.calendar.google.com Worldwide Space Launches 8 August 2024 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau1960.htm Orbital Launches of 1960 8 August 2024 2 Orbital launches 1960 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| September |- 2 13 September 22:14https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4593 Thor DM-18 Agena-A - KH-1 10 (Discoverer 15) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Mid-air recovery unsuccessful, capsule sank prior to recovery from sea. USA Discoverer 15 (KH-1 10/9010) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 18 October Successful USA SRV 106 CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Film return Spacecraft failure 16 September 1 25 September 15:13https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2737 Atlas-D Able - Pioneer P-30 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Atlas-D Able USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Second stage exploded during ascent. USA Pioneer P-30 (Able VA) US Air Force Intended: Selenocentric Lunar probe 25 September Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes October |- 1 4 October 17:50https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4594 Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Courier 1B Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Ablestar USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force First active communications satellite. USA Courier 1B US Army Low Earth Communication Successful 1 10 October 14:27:49https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/3808 Molniya - 1M n°1 (Marsnik 1) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Molniya (8K78) L1-4M USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Maiden flight of Molniya, first launch of a spacecraft to fly past Mars. Loss of control 301 seconds after launch due to resonance problem. USSR 1955 Mars 1M №1 RVSN Intended: Heliocentric Mars probe 10 October Launch failure 2 11 October 20:33https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2748 Atlas-LV3 Agena-D - Samos 1 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-A USA Point Arguello LC-1-1 USA US Air Force Upper stage malfunction. USA Samos E-1 1 (Samos 1) US Air Force Intended: Sun-synchronous Optical reconnaissance 11 October Launch failure USA Samos F-1 1 US Air Force Intended: Sun-synchronous Optical reconnaissance 11 October Launch failure 1 14 October 13:51:03https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/3809 Molniya - 1M n°2 (Marsnik 2) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Molniya (8K78) L1-5M USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Second stage failed to ignite. USSR 1955 Mars 1M №2 RVSN Intended: Heliocentric Mars probe 14 October Launch failure 2 26 October 20:26https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4595 Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-2 1 (Discoverer 16) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force Maiden flight of Thor-Agena B, second stage failed to separate. USA Discoverer 16 (KH-2 1/9011) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 26 October Launch failure 2 2 USA SRV 506 CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Film return inherit inherit |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes November |- 1 3 November 05:23:10https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6737 Juno II - Explorer 8 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Juno II AM-19D USA Cape Canaveral LC-26B USA ABMA Batteries expired on 27 December. USA Explorer 8 (S-30) NASA Medium Earth Ionospheric Successful 28 March 2012 2 12 November 20:43https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4596 Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-2 2 (Discoverer 17) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Film jettisonned before camera started taking images. USA Discoverer 17 (KH-2 2/9012) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 29 December Spacecraft failure USA SRV 507 CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Film return 14 November Successful 1 23 November 11:13:03https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4597 Thor DM-19 Delta - TIROS-2 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-19 Delta D003 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force USA TIROS-2 (Tiros-B) NASA/NOAA Low Earth Weather Successful 18 May 2014 2 30 November 19:50https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4598 Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Transit 3A & GRAB-2 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Ablestar USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force Destroyed by range safety following premature cutoff of first stage. USA Transit 3A US Navy Intended: Low Earth NavigationTechnology Launch failure 30 November 2 2 USA SOLRAD 2 (GRAB-2) US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth Radiation researchELINT inherit inherit |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes December |- 1 1 December 07:30:04https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1228 Vostok - Korabl-Sputnik 3 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Vostok-L (8K72) L1-13 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Engine failed to cut off after deorbit burn leading to steeper descent than planned, burned up in atmosphere during re-entry. USSR 1955Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6/Vostok-1K №3) RVSN Low Earth Test flight 2 December 07:15 Partial spacecraft failure 1 4 December 21:14https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4601 Scout X-1 - Explorer (S-56) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Scout X-1 ST-3 USA Wallops Island LA-3 USA NASA First orbital launch attempt to use a Scout rocket, second stage malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit. USA S-56 US Air Force Intended: Medium Earth Aeronomy 4 December Launch failure 2 7 December 20:20:58https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4599 Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-2 3 (Discoverer 18) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force USA Discoverer 18 (KH-2 3/9013) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 2 April 1961 Successful USA SRV 508 CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Film return 10 December Successful 1 15 December 09:10https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2739 Atlas-D Able - Pioneer P-31 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Atlas-D Able USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Final flight of Atlas-Able, first stage exploded during ascent. USA Pioneer P-31 (Able VB) US Air Force Intended: Selenocentric Lunar probe 15 December Launch failure 1 20 December 20:32https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4600 Thor DM-21 Agena-B - RM 1 (Discoverer 19) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force USA Discoverer 19 (MIDAS RM-1 prototype) ARPA Low Earth (Polar) Technology 23 January 1961 Successful 1 22 December 07:45:19https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1229 Vostok - 1K n°5 (Korabl-Sputnik 3) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Vostok-K (8K72K) USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Maiden flight of Vostok-K, second stage engine failure, spacecraft separated and recovered. Two dogs aboard, both survived. USSR 1955 Vostok-1K №4 RVSN Low Earth Test flight 22 December Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes |- |} Suborbital flights collapsed 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 October Launch failure 4 October 15:23 USAScout X-1 USAWallops Island LA-3 USANASA US Air Force Suborbital Plasma research 4 October Successful Apogee: 5600 km 5 October 19:52 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Remote sensing 5 October Successful Apogee: 225 km 5 October 16:04 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 7 October 15:50 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 7 October Successful Apogee: 1000 km 7 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 7 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 8 October 14:45 CAN 1957Black Brant I CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957CARDE DRTE Suborbital Auroral 8 October Successful Apogee: 116 km 10 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 11 October 19:15 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 11 October Launch failure Maiden flight of Atlas E, apogee: 1000 km 11 October 21:53 USAPGM-17 Thor DM-18A USAVandenberg LC-75-2-8 UKRoyal Air Force Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful Apogee: 520 km 12 October 16:37 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957CARDE CARDE Suborbital Test flight 12 October Successful Apogee: 196 km 12 October 21:27 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957CARDE CARDE Suborbital Test flight 12 October Successful Apogee: 216 km 12 October USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 12 October Apogee: 300 km 13 October 04:53:49 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 October Launch failure Apogee: 20 km 13 October 09:34 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 October Successful Apogee: 1800 km, carried three black mice 15 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 15 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 16 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 17 October 21:04 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USAUS Air Force UMI Suborbital Aeronomy 17 October Successful Apogee: 132 km 17 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 18 October 14:17 USAIris USAWallops Island LA-1 USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 18 October Successful Apogee: 225 km 18 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 18 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 18 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 19 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 20 October 16:02 USAPGM-19 Jupiter USACape Canaveral LC-26A USAABMA US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 20 October Successful Apogee: 500 km 20 October 19:50 CAN 1957Black Brant I CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957DRTE DRTE Suborbital Ionospheric 20 October Successful Apogee: 137 km 20 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 21 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 22 October 03:09 USATrailblazer 1 USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital RV test 22 October Successful Apogee: 260 km 22 October 05:13 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-14 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful Apogee: 1800 km 24 October 23:16 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 24 October Successful Apogee: 1000 km 24 October USANOTS-EV-2 Caleb USAF4D, Point Arguello USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Test flight 24 October Launch failure Apogee: 20 km, second stage failed to ignite 27 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 October Successful Apogee: 402 km 27 October USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 October Apogee: 300 km 28 October 12:21 CAN 1957Black Brant I CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957DRTE DRTE Suborbital Ionospheric 28 October Successful Apogee: 150 km October USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Test flight October Successful Apogee: 150 km October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test October Successful Apogee: 402 km October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test October Successful Apogee: 402 km October USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test October Successful Apogee: 675 km October USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test October Successful Apogee: 675 km 1 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful Apogee: 402 km 2 November 22:25 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA UMI Suborbital Aeronomy 2 November Successful Apogee: 109 km 3 November 21:19 USANike-Asp USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Test flight 3 November Successful Apogee: 193 km 4 November 20:52 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 4 November Successful Apogee: 100 km 4 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 November Successful Apogee: 402 km 4 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 November Successful Apogee: 402 km 4 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 November Successful Apogee: 402 km 5 November 01:00 PRCUSSR 1955GDRDong Feng 1 PRCJiuquan LA-3 PRCPLA PLA Suborbital Missile test 5 November Successful Apogee: 100 km 5 November USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 5 November Launch failure Apogee: 300 km 7 November 19:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 November Successful Apogee: 500 km 8 November 13:18 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior USACape Canaveral LC-18A USAUS Air Force USAHETS US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 8 November Launch failure Apogee: 200 km 10 November 01:44 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful Apogee: 975 km 10 November 02:35 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful Apogee: 211 km 10 November 16:22 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 November Successful Maiden flight of Polaris A2, apogee: 1000 km 11 November 11:22 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 11 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 11 November 12:11 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 11 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 12 November 18:40 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 12 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 12 November 23:32 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 12 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 12 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 November Successful Apogee: 402 km 13 November 16:03 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 13 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 15 November 05:54 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-12 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful Apogee: 1800 km 15 November 16:41 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 15 November Successful Apogee: 227 km 16 November 11:02 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE WRE/RAE Suborbital Test flight 16 November Successful Apogee: 105 km 16 November 17:37 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA UMI Suborbital Aeronomy 16 November Successful Apogee: 152 km 16 November 18:25 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful Apogee: 250 km 16 November 19:51 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 16 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 17 November 06:00 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 17 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 17 November 10:06 USANike-Cajun USAWhite Sands USA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful Apogee: 152 km 17 November 10:40 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful Apogee: 247 km 17 November 13:40 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful Apogee: 217 km 17 November 19:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 November Launch failure Apogee: 10 km 17 November USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Target 17 November Successful Apogee: 500 km 18 November 03:39 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 18 November Successful Apogee: 128 km 18 November 23:39 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 18 November Successful Apogee: 129 km 21 November 14:00 USARedstone MRLV USACape Canaveral LC-5 USAUS Air Force USAMercury-Redstone 1 NASA Intended: Suborbital Test flight +2 seconds Launch failure Engine failure one second after launch, rocket settled back onto launch pad without exploding, spacecraft later reflown as Mercury-Redstone 1A using different rocket. Apogee: 10 cm 21 November USANike-Cajun USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAAEC AEC Suborbital Aeronomy 21 November Apogee: 100 km 22 November 08:42 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 22 November Successful Apogee: 183 km 22 November USANike-Cajun USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAAEC AEC Suborbital Aeronomy 22 November Apogee: 100 km 23 November 23:55 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE RAE Suborbital Ionospheric 23 November Successful Apogee: 160 km 24 November USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Target 24 November Launch failure 25 November FRAAntares (OPd-56-39-22D) FRACERES FRAONERA ONERA Suborbital RV test 25 November Successful Apogee: 150 km 29 November 11:16 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Suborbital UV Astronomy 29 November Successful Apogee: 197 km 30 November 01:12 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 30 November Launch failure Apogee: 1000 km 30 November 05:01 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CAN 1957Fort Churchill USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 30 November Successful Apogee: 241 km 30 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 November Successful Apogee: 402 km 30 November FRAAntares (OPd-56-39-22D) FRACERES FRAONERA ONERA Suborbital RV test 30 November Successful Apogee: 150 km 1 December USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Test flight 1 December Successful Apogee: 150 km 5 December USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 December Successful Apogee: 1000 km 6 December 18:44 USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force USAPhoenix US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 6 December Successful Apogee: 367 km 7 December 00:20 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE RAE Suborbital Ionospheric 7 December Launch failure Apogee: 35 km 8 December 16:52:09 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 8 December Successful Apogee: 152 km 8 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 8 December Launch failure Apogee: 300 km 9 December 11:20 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful Apogee: 146 km 9 December 22:15 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Launch failure Apogee: 24 km 10 December 22:30 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 December Successful Apogee: 716 km 10 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 10 December Successful Apogee: 300 km 11 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 12 December 18:42 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 December Successful Apogee: 250 km 12 December 22:36 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 12 December Successful Apogee: 1140 km 12 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 13 December 20:08 USAPGM-17 Thor DM-18A USAVandenberg LC-75-2-8 UKRoyal Air Force Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful Apogee: 520 km 14 December 16:52 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 14 December Successful Apogee: 110 km 14 December USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 14 December Apogee: 300 km 14 December USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 14 December Apogee: 300 km 15 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 15 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 16 December 20:35:33 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 16 December Successful Apogee: 1800 km 16 December USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 16 December Apogee: 300 km 16 December USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 16 December Apogee: 300 km 17 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 17 December Successful Apogee: 300 km 19 December 16:15 USARedstone MRLV USACape Canaveral LC-5 USAUS Air Force USAMercury-Redstone 1A NASA Suborbital Test flight 17:00 Successful Reflight of Mercury-Redstone 1, apogee: 210 km 20 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 20 December USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 20 December Launch failure 22 December 18:34 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USARobert E. Lee SSBN-601 6, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful Apogee: 500 km 22 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 22 December Successful Apogee: 300 km 22 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 22 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 23 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 23 December Successful Apogee: 300 km 23 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 24 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 24 December Successful Apogee: 300 km 24 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 24 December USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 December Successful Apogee: 675 km 26 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 29 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 December Successful Apogee: 402 km 31 December USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 December Successful Apogee: 675 km 31 December USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955OKB-30 OKB-30 Suborbital Target 31 December Successful Apogee: 300 km December PRCUSSR 1955GDRDong Feng 1 PRCJiuquan LA-3 PRCPLA PLA Suborbital Missile test December Successful Apogee: 100 km December PRCUSSR 1955GDRDong Feng 1 PRCJiuquan LA-3 PRCPLA PLA Suborbital Missile test December Successful Apogee: 100 km December USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Test flight December Successful Apogee: 150 km December USANike-Nike-Recruit USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital RV test December Successful Apogee: 120 km Unknown USANike-Nike-Recruit USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital RV test Unknown Successful Apogee: 120 km Unknown USAJaguar USAB-57, White Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful Apogee: 800 km Unknown USASparoair I USAF3H-2, Point Mugu USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Test flight Unknown Successful Apogee: 100 km |} References External links 1960 on Spaceflight Category:1960 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight