1960 in spaceflight (May–August)

none January 2014 January 2014 This is a list of spaceflights launched between May and August 1960. For launches between January and April, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–April). For launches between September and December see 1960 in spaceflight (September-December). 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;"| May |- 1 13 May 09:16:05https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4586 Thor DM-19 Delta - Echo 1 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA 1959 Thor DM-19 Delta D-1 USA 1959 Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1959 US Air Force Maiden flight of Thor-Delta, upper stage attitude control system malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit. USA 1959 Echo 1 NASA Intended: Medium Earth CommunicationTechnology Launch failure 13 May 1 15 May 00:00:05https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1202 Vostok-L - Korabl-Sputnik 1 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Vostok-L (8K72) L1-11 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Deorbit burn boosted spacecraft into higher orbit due to incorrect orientation. USSR 1955 Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4/Vostok-1KP №1) RVSN Low Earth Test flight 15 October 1965 Partial spacecraft failure 1 24 May 17:36:46https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2747 Atlas-LV3 Agena-A - Midas 2 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA 1959 Atlas LV-3A Agena-A USA 1959 Cape Canaveral LC-14 USA 1959 US Air Force USA 1959 MIDAS-2 US Air Force Low Earth Missile defence 7 February 1974 Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes June |- 2 22 June 05:54https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4587 Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Transit 2A & GRAB-1 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA 1959 Thor DM-21 Ablestar USA 1959 Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA 1959 US Air Force USA 1959 Transit 2A US Navy Low Earth NavigationTechnology Successful USA 1959 SOLRAD 1 (GRAB-1) US Navy/NRL Low Earth Radiation researchELINT Successful 2 29 June 22:00:44https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4588 Thor DM-18 Agena-A - Discoverer 12 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA 1959 Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA 1959 Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA 1959 US Air Force Failed to reach orbit. USA 1959 Discoverer 12 (KH-1 prototype) CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Technology 29 June Launch failure 2 2 USA 1959 SRV (GRD) CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Technology inherit inherit |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes July |- 1 28 July 09:31https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1226 Vostok - 1K n°2 (Korabl-Sputnik 2) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Vostok-L (8K72) L1-10 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Booster engine burned through leading to premature separation 17 seconds after launch, rocket exploded shortly afterwards. Two dogs aboard spacecraft, killed in explosion. USSR 1955 Vostok-1K №1 RVSN Low Earth Test flight +28.5 seconds Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1960 yes August |- 2 10 August 20:37:54https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4589 Thor DM-18 Agena-A - Discoverer 13 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force SRV recovered at sea, first successful recovery of a spacecraft from orbit. USA Discoverer 13 (KH-1 prototype) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Technology 14 November Successful USA SRV (GRD) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Technology 11 August Successful 1 12 August 09:39:43https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4590 Thor DM-19 Delta - Echo 1A Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-19 Delta D002 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force USA Echo 1A NASA Medium Earth CommunicationTechnology Successful 24 May 1968 2 18 August 19:57:08https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4591 Thor DM-18 Agena-A - KH-1 9 (Discoverer 14) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force SRV recovered in mid-air by a C-119 Flying Boxcar, first mid-air retrieval of a spacecraft. USA Discoverer 14 (KH-1 9/9009) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 16 September Successful USA SRV 101 CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Film return 20 August Successful 1 18 August 19:58https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4592 Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Courier 1A Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Ablestar USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force Rocket exploded during ascentShortest interval between orbital launch attempts (less than a minute). USA Courier 1A US Army Intended: Low Earth Communication +150 seconds Launch failure 1 19 August 08:44:06https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1227 Vostok - Korabl-Sputnik 2 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USSR 1955 Vostok-L (8K72) L1-12 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN First animals recovered from orbit. USSR 1955 Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5/Vostok-1K №2) RVSN Low Earth Test flight 20 August Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes |- |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| For flights after 31 August, see 1960 in spaceflight (September–December) |} Suborbital flights collapsed 1 July 14:35 USA 1959Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1959White Sands LC-35 USA 1959US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Meteoroid research 1 July Successful Apogee: 162 km 1 July 17:29 USA 1959HGM-25A Titan I USA 1959Cape Canaveral LC-20 USA 1959US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 1 July Launch failure Apogee: 1 km, exploded above pad 2 July 00:04 USA 1959Scout X-1 USA 1959Wallops Island LA-3 USA 1959NASA NASA Suborbital Test flight 2 July Launch failure Maiden flight of Scout X-1, apogee: 1380 km 2 July 06:58 USA 1959SM-65D Atlas USA 1959Cape Canaveral LC-11 USA 1959US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful Apogee: 1800 km 4 July USSR 1955GDRR-2A USSR 1955Kapustin Yar SP-2 USSR 1955NII-88 NII-88 Suborbital Target 4 July Successful Apogee: 100 km 5 July 15:56 USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful Apogee: 1350 km 6 July 15:55 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 July Launch failure Apogee: 10 km 7 July 15:27 USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 7 July Successful Apogee: 1350 km 7 July USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 July Launch failure 7 July USSR 1955GDRR-2A USSR 1955Kapustin Yar SP-2 USSR 1955NII-88 NII-88 Suborbital Target 7 July Successful Apogee: 100 km 9 July 04:00 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 July Successful Apogee: 105 km 11 July 04:24 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS ISAS Suborbital Test flight 11 July Successful First Japanese spaceflight, apogee: 150 km 12 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 July Successful Apogee: 402 km 13 July 00:23 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 13 July Successful Apogee: 170 km 13 July 14:47 USAStrongarm USAWallops Island USABRL BRL Suborbital Ionospheric 13 July Launch failure Apogee: 670 km 13 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 July Successful Apogee: 402 km 14 July 00:44 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 14 July Launch failure Apogee: 28 km 14 July 02:43 USAStrongarm USAWallops Island USABRL BRL Suborbital Ionospheric 14 July Launch failure Apogee: 710 km 14 July 10:05 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Frances US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 14 July Successful Apogee: 148 km 15 July 06:10 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25B USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 July Successful Apogee: 500 km 15 July 10:02 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 15 July Successful Apogee: 120 km 15 July USSR 1955R-11A Zemlya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN AN Suborbital Ionospheric 15 July Successful Apogee: 206 km 17 July 04:11 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS ISAS Suborbital Test flight 17 July Successful Apogee: 182 km 18 July 10:01 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Carry US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 18 July Successful Apogee: 130 km 19 July 16:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful Apogee: 500 km 20 July 17:39 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAGeorge Washington SSBN-598 6, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 July Successful Apogee: 500 km 20 July 20:34 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS George Washington, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 July Successful Apogee: 500 km 20 July USANike-Cajun USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAAEC AEC Suborbital Aeronomy 20 July Apogee: 120 km 20 July USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Target 20 July Successful Apogee: 500 km 21 July 01:32 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Ida US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 21 July Successful Apogee: 130 km 21 July 10:02 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Lily US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 21 July Successful Apogee: 151 km 22 July 04:53 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Auroral 22 July Successful Apogee: 129 km 22 July 10:11 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Hedy US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 22 July Successful Apogee: 108 km 22 July 12:05 USAIris USAWallops Island LA-1 USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 22 July Successful Apogee: 224 km 22 July 23:46:16 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-1 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 July Launch failure Apogee: 20 km 23 July USSR 1955GDRR-2A USSR 1955Kapustin Yar SP-2 USSR 1955NII-88 NII-88 Suborbital Target 23 July Successful Apogee: 100 km 24 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 July Successful Apogee: 402 km 25 July 08:30 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 25 July Successful Apogee: 120 km 25 July 11:54 UKBlack Knight 201 AUSWoomera LA-5A UKRAE RAE Suborbital RV test 25 July Successful Gaslight test, apogee: 531 km 26 July 10:17 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Janet US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 26 July Successful Apogee: 119 km 26 July 16:00 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful Apogee: 250 km 26 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful Apogee: 402 km 27 July 10:19 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Dolly US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Successful Apogee: 115 km 27 July USAAerobee-300 USAEglin USAUS Air Force USATattletale PCC-4 NSA Suborbital SIGNITTechnology 27 July Launch failure Apogee: 5 km 28 July 08:30:00 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Amy US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 28 July Apogee: 111 km 28 July 19:36 AUSLong Tom AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 28 July Successful Apogee: 126 km 28 July 21:38 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 28 June Launch failure Apogee: 100 km 28 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 July Successful Apogee: 402 km 29 July 13:13:03 USAAtlas LV-3B USACape Canaveral LC-14 USAUS Air Force USAMercury-Atlas 1 NASA Suborbital Test flight 29 July Launch failure Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3B, structural failure during ascent. Apogee: 13 km 29 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 July Successful Apogee: 402 km 30 July 20:20 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS George Washington, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 30 July Successful Apogee: 500 km 31 July USSR 1955GDRR-2A USSR 1955Kapustin Yar SP-2 USSR 1955NII-88 NII-88 Suborbital Target 31 July Successful Apogee: 100 km July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful Apogee: 402 km July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful Apogee: 402 km July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful Apogee: 402 km July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful Apogee: 402 km July USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Target July Successful Apogee: 500 km July USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Mugu USAUS Air Force USAPhoenix 5 US Air Force Suborbital Test flight July Successful Apogee: 325 km 1 August 08:30 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Ruthy US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful Apogee: 113 km 1 August 10:23 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Hilda US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful Apogee: 126 km 1 August 17:10 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS George Washington, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 August Launch failure Apogee: 1 km 2 August 03:14 USAStrongarm USAWallops Island USABRL BRL Suborbital Ionospheric 2 August Launch failure Apogee: 550 km 2 August 13:30 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL NRL Suborbital Ionospheric 2 August Successful Apogee: 148 km 2 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 August Launch failure 3 August 15:26 USAAerobee-300A USAWallops Island USANASA UMI Suborbital Ionospheric 3 August Successful Apogee: 415 km 4 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 August Successful Apogee: 500 km 4 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 4 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 6 August 09:00 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Gerta US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 6 August Successful Apogee: 138 km 8 August 10:15 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Betsey US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 8 August Successful Apogee: 109 km 8 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 9 August 18:09 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-12 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful Apogee: 1800 km 10 August 10:35 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Jeannie US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 10 August Successful Apogee: 104 km 10 August 10:35 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE UCL Suborbital Test flight 10 August Successful Apogee: 171 km 10 August 22:46 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 10 August Successful Apogee: 1000 km 10 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 10 August USAAerobee-300 USAEglin USAUS Air Force USATattletale PCC-5 NSA Suborbital SIGNITTechnology 10 August Successful Apogee: 383 km 10 August USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Test flight 10 August Successful Apogee: 150 km 11 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 12 August 13:00 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful Apogee: 1800 km 12 August 18:28 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful Apogee: 500 km 12 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 12 August USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 12 August Apogee: 300 km 13 August 07:19 USAViper-Falcon USAEglin USAUS Air Force USATP-Annie US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 13 August Successful Apogee: 120 km 15 August 10:35 USAHonest John-Nike USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Lola US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 15 August Successful Apogee: 84 km 16 August 01:42 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Arlene US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 16 August Successful Apogee: 104 km 16 August 10:41 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Peggy US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 16 August Successful Apogee: 103 km 17 August 10:42 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Susan US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 17 August Successful Apogee: 114 km 18 August 01:35 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 18 August Successful Apogee: 150 km 18 August 02:42 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Linda US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 18 August Successful Apogee: 133 km 18 August 10:15 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 18 August Successful Apogee: 150 km 19 August 03:20 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 August Successful Apogee: 500 km 19 August 10:40 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Olive US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 19 August Successful Apogee: 106 km 19 August 19:56 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Rena US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 19 August Successful Apogee: 105 km 20 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful Apogee: 402 km 22 August 17:40:57 USANike-Asp USAWallops Island USANASA GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 22 August Launch failure Apogee: 23 km 23 August 17:01 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA NYU Suborbital Cosmic ray research 23 August Successful Apogee: 190 km 23 August 17:10 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Solar 23 August Successful Apogee: 237 km 25 August 01:04 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 25 August Successful Apogee: 200 km 25 August 14:28 USAHonest John-Nike USAEglin USAUS Air Force USAFirefly Zelda US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 25 August Successful Apogee: 102 km 26 August 01:03 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 26 August Successful Apogee: 150 km 26 August 11:00 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 26 August Successful Apogee: 109 km 29 August 03:38 USATrailblazer 1 USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital RV test 29 August Successful Apogee: 260 km 29 August 06:13 USATrailblazer 1 USAWallops Island USANASA NASA Suborbital RV test 29 August Successful Apogee: 260 km 30 August USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 30 August Launch failure Apogee: 150 km 30 August USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 30 August Successful Apogee: 1000 km 31 August USAAerobee-300 USAEglin USAUS Air Force USATattletale PCC-6 NSA Suborbital SIGNITTechnology 31 August Successful Apogee: 100 km August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test August Successful Apogee: 402 km August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test August Successful Apogee: 402 km August USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test August Successful Apogee: 675 km August USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test August Successful Apogee: 675 km August USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test August Successful Apogee: 675 km August USSR 1955R-13 USSR 1955Project 611 Submarine USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test August Successful Apogee: 150 km 2 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 September Successful Apogee: 500 km 3 September 14:08 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 3 September Successful Apogee: 122 km 3 September 17:29 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 3 September Successful Apogee: 122 km 5 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 10 September USSR 1955R-11FM Zemlya USSR 1955B-67, Beloye More USSR 1955VMF VMF Suborbital Missile test 10 September Successful Apogee: 200 km 12 September 20:38:38 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 September Launch failure Apogee: 1000 km 13 September 17:55 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 September Launch failure 15 September 14:01 USAAerobee-100 USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Solar 15 September Successful Apogee: 102 km 15 September 21:28 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAPatrick Henry SSBN-599 6, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 September Successful Apogee: 500 km 15 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 15 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 16 September USSR 1955GDRR-2A USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN AN Suborbital Ionospheric 16 September Successful Apogee: 210 km 17 September 00:50 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful Apogee: 1800 km 17 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 19 September 16:35 USAJourneyman USAPoint Arguello LC-A USANASA USANERV-I NASA Suborbital Cosmic ray research 19 September Successful Apogee: 1884 km 19 September 18:31 USASM-65D Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-14 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 September Successful Apogee: 1800 km 20 September 00:16 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 20 September Launch failure 20 September 12:55 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 20 September Successful Apogee: 195 km 21 September 13:01:53 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior USACape Canaveral LC-18A USAUS Air Force USAHETS US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 21 September Spacecraft failure Maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior, radio malfunction prevented data acquisition, apogee: 26700 km 21 September 23:20 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USAUS Air Force BRL Suborbital Aeronomy 21 September Launch failure Apogee: 1 km 21 September USSR 1955R-11A Zemlya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN AN Suborbital Aeronomy 21 September Successful Apogee: 210 km 22 September 06:32 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 22 September Successful Apogee: 200 km 22 September 20:56 USSR 1955GDRR-2A USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Ionospheric 22 September Successful Apogee: 210 km 22 September 22:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 22 September Launch failure 22 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 23 September 01:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Patrick Henry, ETR USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 September Launch failure 23 September 06:40 CAN 1957Black Brant I CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957CARDE CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy 23 September Successful Apogee: 100 km 23 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 September Successful Apogee: 500 km 23 September USSR 1955R-11A Zemlya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN AN Suborbital Ionospheric 23 September Successful Apogee: 200 km 24 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 26 September 11:25 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 26 September Successful Apogee: 185 km 26 September FRAOPd-56-39-22D (Antares) FRACERES FRAONERA ONERA Suborbital RV test 26 September Successful Apogee: 150 km 27 September 14:44 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USANASA NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 27 September Successful Apogee: 129 km 27 September 22:10 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 September Successful Apogee: 100 km 27 September 22:10 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force Suborbital XR Astronomy 27 September Successful Apogee: 233 km 28 September 19:38 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 September Successful Apogee: 250 km 28 September 22:45 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Fort Churchill USAUS Air Force BRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 September Successful Apogee: 105 km 28 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 28 September USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 28 September Successful Apogee: 1000 km 29 September 14:20 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-15 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital RV test 29 September Successful Apogee: 1000 km 29 September 20:31:11 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 September Launch failure Apogee: 500 km 29 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 30 September 06:17 CAN 1957Black Brant I CAN 1957Fort Churchill CAN 1957CARDE CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy 30 September Successful Apogee: 100 km 30 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 30 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 September Successful Apogee: 402 km 30 September FRAOPd-56-39-22D (Antares) FRACERES FRAONERA ONERA Suborbital RV test 30 September Successful Apogee: 150 km September USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful Apogee: 675 km September USSRR-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful Apogee: 675 km September USSR 1955GDRR-2 PRCJiuquan LA-3 PRCPLA PLA Suborbital Missile test September Successful First Chinese spaceflight, apogee: 100 km |} References External links 1960 on Spaceflight Category:1960 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight