1963 in spaceflight (October–December)

none January 2014 January 2014 September 2011 This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 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/lau1963.htm Orbital Launches of 1963 8 August 2024 2 Orbital launches 1963 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| October |- 3 17 October 02:37 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-D USA Cape Canaveral LC-13 USA US Air Force Vela spacecraft deactivated after five years. USA Vela 1A US Air Force High Earth Nuclear test detectionRadiation research Successful USA Vela 1B US Air Force High Earth Nuclear test detectionRadiation research Successful USA ERS-12 US Air Force Highly elliptical Particle research Successful 5 February 1966 1 18 October 09:29:58 USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2 №13) Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 26 October 1 24 October USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 Second stage malfunctioned 353 seconds into the launch. USSR 1955DS-A1 №4 Intended: Low Earth TechnologyRadiation Launch failure 24 October 1 25 October 18:59:27 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-D USA Point Arguello LC-2-3 USA US Air Force USA OPS 2196 (KH-7 3/4003/AFP-206 SV-953) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 29 October 3 29 October 21:19 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force USA OPS 2437 (KH-5 10/9059A) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 21 January 1964 USA SRV 602 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful September USA Pundit 1 (P-11 4001) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT Successful 23 May 1965 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1963 yes November |- 1 1 November 08:56 USSR 1955 Polyot USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955 Maiden flight of Polyot rocket, non-intercept flight test of I-2B antisatellite weapon. USSR 1955 Polyot 1 (I-150/I-2B №1) Low Earth ASAT testTechnology Successful 16 October 1982 2 9 November 20:27:54 USA Thor SLV-2 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force Failed to orbit. USA OPS 2268 (KH-4 24/9060) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Launch failure 9 November 2 2 USA SRV 632 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return inherit inherit 1 11 November 06:23:35 USSR 1955 Molniya USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 Loss of control during coast phase, upper stage fired at incorrect orientation, spacecraft deployed into useless orbit. USSR 1955Kosmos 21 (Venera 3MV-1A №1) Intended: HeliocentricAchieved: Low Earth Venus flyby Launch failure 14 November 1 16 November 10:34 USSR 1955 Voskhod USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 Maiden flight of Voskhod rocket USSR 1955 Kosmos 22 (Zenit-4 №1) Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 22 November 1 27 November 02:30:01 USA Delta C USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force Maiden flight of Delta C, spacecraft ceased operations on 10 May 1965. USA Explorer 18 (IMP-A/IMP-1/S-74) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric Successful 30 November 1965 1 27 November 19:03:23 USA Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B AC-2 USA Cape Canaveral LC-36A USA NASA Only flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B, first successful Atlas-Centaur launch, first firing of a rocket engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen in space. NASA Low Earth Test flight Successful 30 July 1989 2 27 November 21:15:40 USA Thor SLV-2 Agena-D USA Point Arguello LC-1-1 USA US Air Force First Thor launch from Point Arguello, SRV failed to deorbit. USA OPS 2260 (KH-4 25/9061) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 15 December USA SRV 637 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Spacecraft failure Unknown 1 28 November USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 Upper stage failure, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct. USSR 1955Zenit-2 №14 Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging Launch failure 28 November |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1963 yes December |- 2 5 December 21:51 USA Thor DSV-2A Ablestar USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Transit 5BN-2 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, and became the first operational navigation satellite. USA Transit 5BN-2 US Navy Low Earth Navigation Successful USA Transit 5E-3 US Navy Low Earth Radiation Successful 1 13 December 14:15 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 USSR 1955Kosmos 23 (Omega №2) Low Earth Technology Successful 27 March 1964 1 18 December 21:45:30 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-D USA Point Arguello LC-2-3 USA US Air Force USA OPS 2372 (KH-7 4/4004/AFP-206 SV-954) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 20 December 1 19 December 09:28:58 USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 USSR 1955Kosmos 24 (Zenit-2 №15) Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 28 December 1 19 December 18:49:25 USA Scout X-4 USA Point Arguello LC-D USA US Air Force Achieved lower than planned orbit, tracking beacon did not have enough power to communicate with ground stations, but spacecraft could still be tracked by visual observation. USA Explorer 19 (AD-A/S-56b) NASA Medium Earth Air density Partial launch failurePartial spacecraft failure 10 May 1981 1 21 December 09:30:00 USA Delta B USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force USA Tiros-8 (Tiros-H/A-53) ESSA Low Earth Weather Successful 3 21 December 21:45 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force Final KH-4 flight, large amount of damage to film due to corona effect. USA OPS 1388 (KH-4 26/9062) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Partial spacecraft failure 8 January 1964 USA SRV 642 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful December USAPundit 2 (P-11 4101) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT Successful 7 November 1964 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1963 yes |- |} Suborbital flights collapsed 1 1 October 10:47 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 182 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 October Successful 1 1 October 17:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 219 km NASA Suborbital Solar 1 October Successful 1 1 October 19:39:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAAndrew Jackson SSBN-619 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful 1 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Makat USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful 1 1 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful 1 2 October 15:10 UKSkylark-7 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 148 km CambridgeUCL Suborbital Ionospheric 2 October Successful 1 2 October USANike-Tomahawk 9A USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 10 km Sandia Suborbital Test flight 2 October Launch failure 1 4 October 05:17:49 USASM-65F Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576G USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 October Launch failure 1 4 October 05:18:07 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful 1 4 October USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LC-394A-6 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful 1 4 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Makat USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful 1 7 October 20:00 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 165 km BRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 7 October Successful 1 7 October 21:31 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 10 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 7 October Launch failure 1 9 October 23:14 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 158 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 October Successful 1 10 October 10:33 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 2 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 10 October Launch failure 1 10 October 23:13 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 158 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 October Successful 1 10 October USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful 1 11 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful 1 12 October USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful 1 14 October 05:34 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957DRTE Apogee: 145 km DRTE Suborbital IonosphericAuroral 14 October Successful 1 14 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 October Successful 1 14 October USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1350 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 14 October Successful 1 15 October 09:51 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 210 km UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful 1 15 October 11:48 UKSkylark-7 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 139 km UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful 1 15 October 15:09 UKSkylark-7 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 140 km UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful 1 15 October 16:05 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 197 km NASA Suborbital Solar 15 October Successful 1 15 October 19:22 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 180 km UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 15 October Successful 1 15 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 October Successful 1 16 October 16:30:02 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful 1 16 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful 1 17 October 10:52 UKBlack Knight 201 AUSWoomera LA-5 EURUKELDO/RAE Apogee: 527 km ELDO/RAE Suborbital Missile test 17 October Successful 1 17 October 16:50 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 187 km CNES Suborbital Ionospheric 17 October Successful 1 17 October USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 17 October Successful 1 18 October 07:09 FRAVéronique ALGHammaguira Blandine FRACNES Apogee: 155 km CERMA Suborbital Biological research 18 October Successful 1 18 October 09:20 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957CARDE Apogee: 140 km CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy 18 October Successful 1 18 October USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 October Launch failure 1 18 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 18 October Successful 1 21 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 21 October Successful 1 22 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Plesetsk PU-11 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful 1 22 October USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful 1 23 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Missile test 23 October Launch failure 1 23 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful 1 23 October USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful 1 23 October USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful 1 24 October 05:30 FRAVéronique ALGHammaguira Blandine FRACNES Apogee: 88 km CERMA Suborbital Biological research 24 October Launch failure 1 24 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USASam Houston SSBN-609 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful 1 24 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Sam Houston, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful 1 24 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Sam Houston, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful 1 24 October USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Sam Houston, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful 1 25 October USSR 1955R-5B Pobeda USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955AN Apogee: 500 km AN Suborbital Aeronomy 25 October Successful 1 26 October 02:00 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957DRTE Apogee: 145 km DRTE Suborbital IonosphericAuroral 26 October Successful 1 26 October 16:14:04 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 October Successful 1 26 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 October Successful 1 28 October 03:15 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 500 km AFCRL Suborbital REV test 28 October Launch failure 1 28 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful 1 28 October USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful 1 29 October 02:53 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Churchill CAN 1957CARDE Apogee: 140 km CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy 29 October Successful 1 29 October USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful 1 30 October 14:26 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 186 km RAE Suborbital Test flight 30 October Successful 1 30 October FRADragon ALGHammaguira Bacchus FRACNES Apogee: 470 km DMA Suborbital Test flight 30 October Successful 1 31 October 16:50 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island LA-1 USANASA Apogee: 187 km CNES Suborbital Ionospheric 31 October Successful 1 31 October 18:00 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 112 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 31 October Successful 1 31 October 21:17 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island LA-2 USANASA Apogee: 134 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 31 October Successful 1 31 October USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-5 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful 1 October USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target October Successful 1 1 November 20:14:54 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral LC-15 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 1 November Successful 1 1 November USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful 1 1 November USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful 1 1 November USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful 1 2 November USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 November Successful 1 4 November 09:34 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 4 November Successful 1 4 November 10:00 USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 215 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful 1 4 November 10:31 USANike-Cajun USAKwajalein USAUS Navy Apogee: 150 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful 1 4 November 12:26 USANike-Cajun USAKwajalein USAUS Navy Apogee: 150 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful 1 4 November 15:10 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAKPNO Apogee: 200 km KPNO Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful 1 5 November 00:00 USANike-Cajun USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 164 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful 1 5 November USSR 1955UR-200 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 90/19 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 November Launch failure 1 5 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 November Successful 1 5 November USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 November Successful 1 6 November USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful 1 7 November 17:00:02 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 November Launch failure 1 7 November CAN 1957Black Brant III USAPoint Arguello LC-A USAUS Navy Apogee: 116 km US Navy Suborbital Test flight 7 November Successful 1 9 November 16:26 USANike-Cajun USAKwajalein USAUS Navy Apogee: 141 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 9 November Successful 1 9 November USALGM-25C Titan II USAVandenberg LC-395C USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 November Successful 1 11 November 18:48:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 November Successful 1 12 November 18:58 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 223 km Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 12 November Successful 1 13 November 16:27:57 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 November Successful 1 13 November 22:35:39 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 100 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 November Launch failure 1 13 November 23:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 262 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 13 November Successful 1 14 November 14:30 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 November Successful 1 14 November 14:58 USANike-Cajun USAKwajalein USAUS Navy Apogee: 127 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 14 November Successful 1 14 November USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital ABM test 14 November Successful 1 14 November USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 14 November Successful 1 16 November 16:54:42 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Andrew Jackson, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful 1 16 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful 1 17 November 18:15 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 370 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful 1 18 November USAHonest John-Nike-Nike USAPoint Arguello LC-A USANASA Apogee: 163 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 18 November Successful 1 19 November 00:05 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE BirminghamUCWUCL Suborbital IonosphericSolar 19 November Launch failure 1 19 November USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 November Launch failure 1 20 November 17:31 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 November Successful 1 21 November 12:55 USA Nike-Apache IND Thumba USA NASA Apogee: 208 km. First suborbital rocket launch from India. NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 21 November Successful 1 21 November USANike-Tomahawk 9A USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 292 km Sandia Suborbital Test flight 21 November Successful 1 22 November 21:00 USANike-Tomahawk 9A USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 292 km Sandia Suborbital Test flight 22 November Successful 1 22 November USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 November Successful 1 23 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 November Successful 1 23 November USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 November Successful 1 26 November 18:16 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 172 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 26 November Successful 1 26 November 18:44 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 151 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 26 November Successful 1 27 November 06:10:59 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 November Successful 1 27 November 17:50 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 216 km NRL Suborbital Solar 27 November Successful 1 27 November USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LC-394A-6 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 27 November Successful 1 27 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 November Successful 1 28 November USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 November Successful 1 28 November USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 November Successful 1 29 November USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-5 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 29 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 2 December 04:15 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 168 km RAE Suborbital Test flight 2 December Successful 1 3 December 04:59 UKSkylark-7C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 106 km BirminghamUCWUCL Suborbital IonosphericSolar 3 December Launch failure 1 3 December 08:00:29 USSR 1955R-36 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 67/21 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 903 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 3 December Successful 1 3 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 3 December Successful 1 3 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 3 December Successful 1 4 December USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 December Launch failure 1 4 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 December Successful 1 5 December USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 5 December Successful 1 5 December USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAFort Wingate USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 December Successful 1 7 December 13:11 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 103 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 December Successful 1 7 December 13:43:00 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 141 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 7 December Successful 1 8 December USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 December Launch failure 1 9 December 05:24 USAAstrobee-200 CAN 1957Churchill USAUS Air Force Apogee: 242 km US Air Force Suborbital AeronomyAuroral 9 December Launch failure 1 9 December USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 December Successful 1 10 December 03:11:17 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 December Successful 1 10 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 December Successful 1 11 December 01:00:06 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 December Launch failure 1 11 December 05:00 JPN 1870Lambda 2 JPN 1870Kagoshima LA-L JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 410 km TokyoKyoto Suborbital Ionospheric 11 December Successful 1 11 December USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 11 December Successful 1 12 December 08:50 JPN 1870Kappa-8L JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 103 km ISAS Suborbital AeronomyFields 12 December Successful 1 12 December 16:50 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 325 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 12 December Successful 1 12 December 19:06 AUSHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 100 km WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 12 December Successful 1 12 December 20:00:01 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral LC-15 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 12 December Successful 1 12 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 December Launch failure 1 12 December USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 December Successful 1 13 December 22:32 USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USANASA Apogee: 73 km NASA Suborbital SolarIonospheric 13 December Launch failure 1 13 December USSR 1955R-36 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 67/21 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 December Launch failure 1 13 December USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LC-394A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful 1 13 December USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful 1 17 December 17:17:34 USABlue Scout Junior SLV-1C USAVandenberg LC-4300C USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Communications 17 December Successful 1 17 December USALGM-25C Titan II USAVandenberg LC-395D USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 17 December Successful 1 17 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 December Successful 1 18 December 03:00 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful 1 18 December 09:52:27 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 18 December Successful 1 18 December 22:56:22 USASM-65F Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576G USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful 1 18 December USANike-Cajun USAKwajalein USAUS Navy Apogee: 100 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 December Successful 1 18 December USANike-Cajun USAKwajalein USAUS Navy Apogee: 100 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 December Successful 1 20 December USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-5 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful 1 20 December USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 December Successful 1 21 December USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 December Successful 1 24 December USSR 1955R-5B Pobeda USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955AN Apogee: 500 km AN Suborbital Aeronomy 24 December Successful 1 25 December USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 December Successful 1 29 December USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 December Successful 1 30 December USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 December Successful 1 December USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target December Successful 1 December PRCT-7A PRCShijiedu PRCSIED Apogee: 115 km SIED Suborbital Test flight December Successful 1 Unknown USSR 1955A-350Zh USSR 1955Sary Shagan LC-6 USSR 1955PRO Apogee: 100 km PRO Suborbital Missile test Successful Unknown 1 Unknown USSR 1955R-21 Project 658 Submarine, USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 293 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful Unknown 1 Unknown USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful Unknown 1 Unknown USATrailblazer-2M USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 300 km NASA Suborbital REV Test Successful Unknown |} References External links 1963 on Spaceflight Category:1963 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year 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