1962 in spaceflight (January–March)

none August 2026 January 2014 October 2023 This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (April–June), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight. 2 Orbital launches 1962 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 2 13 January 21:41 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force Last KH-3 launch, failed to orbit. USADiscoverer 37 (KH-3 6/9030) NRO/CIA Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 13 JanuaryCorona http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/programs/corona.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071003082210/http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/Programs/corona.html 3 October 2007 30 June 2010 Mission and Spacecraft Library NASA Launch Failure 2 2 USA SRV-571 NRO/CIA Intended: Low Earth Film return inherit inherit 5 24 January 09:30 USA Thor DM-21 Ablestar USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force Failed to orbit. USA LOFTI 2A US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth TechnologyIonospheric Launch failure 24 January 5 5 USA SECOR (ERGS) US Army Intended: Low Earth Geodesy inherit inherit USA Solrad 4 (GRAB-4) US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth RadiationELINT inherit inherit USA Injun 2 Iowa Intended: Low Earth Ionospheric inherit inherit USA SURCAL 1 NRL Intended: Low Earth Calibration inherit inherit 1 26 January 20:30 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Upper stage guidance malfunction, missed Moon by 36793 km.December 21, 2017 Ranger 3 - NASA Science https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-3/ 2026-08-13 NASA en USA Ranger 3 (P-34) NASA Heliocentric Lunar impactor Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes February |- 1 8 February 12:43:45 USA Thor DM-19 Delta D007 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force Last signal received on 30 June. USA TIROS-4 (Tiros-D) NASA Low Earth Weather Successful 1 20 February 14:47:39 USA Atlas LV-3B USA Cape Canaveral LC-14 USA US Air Force Carried astronaut John Glenn, first US crewed orbital spaceflight. USA Mercury-Atlas 6 NASA Low Earth Test flight Successful 19:43:02 1 21 February 18:44 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Upper stage failed to restart, placed in lower orbit than planned. USA FTV-2301 (Ferret/Samos-F2 1) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT 9 March Partial launch failure 2 27 February 19:39 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force First KH-4 launch, returned unfocused images. USA Discoverer 38 (KH-4 1/9031) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 21 March Partial spacecraft failure USA SRV-581 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 3 March Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes March |- 1 7 March 16:06:18 USA Thor DM-19 Delta USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USAUS Air Force Last signal received in May 1964. USA OSO-1 (OSO-A) NASA Low Earth Solar 8 October 1981 Successful 2 7 March 22:10:31 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-2 USA US Air Force RV recovery failed, resulting in termination of Samos film-return programme. USA Samos 6 US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 3 November Successful USASamos 6 RV US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 7 June 1963 Spacecraft failure 1 16 March 11:59 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 1 (DS-2 №1/Sputnik 11) Low Earth IonosphericTechnology 25 May Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes |- |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| For flights after 31 March, see 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) |} Suborbital launches 1962 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 1 4 January USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 January Successful 1 5 January 15:00:02 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 January Successful 1 11 January USSR 1955R-14U Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 January Successful 1 13 January 16:15 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 209 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 13 January Successful 1 13 January USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 January Successful 1 13 January USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 January Successful 1 15 January 11:07:01 USAThor DSV-2D USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 15 January Successful 1 16 January 18:59:59 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful 1 16 January USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 16 January Successful 1 16 January USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful 1 17 January 21:02:26 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 17 January Successful 1 17 January USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 January Successful 1 18 January USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 18 January Successful 1 21 January 00:57 USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 21 January Successful 1 22 January USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 January Successful 1 23 January 17:05:37 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 January Launch failure 1 23 January 21:28:27 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful 1 25 January 03:26 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 January Successful 1 25 January 14:59:48 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 January Successful 1 25 January 22:02 USANike-Zeus USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 January Successful 1 25 January USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 January Successful 1 27 January USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 January Successful 1 27 January USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 January Successful 1 29 January 20:00 USAAstrobee-200 USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 250 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 January Successful 1 29 January 23:30:56 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 January Successful 1 30 January USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| February |- 1 1 February USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 February Successful 1 5 February 20:58 UKSkylark-5C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 215 km RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 5 February Successful 1 7 February 04:38 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 4 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 7 February Launch failure 1 7 February 11:50 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 960 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 7 February Successful 1 7 February USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 7 February Successful 1 11 February USSR 1955R-14U Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 February Successful 1 12 February USANike-Zeus USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 10 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 February Launch failure 1 13 February 20:55 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1600 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 February Successful 1 15 February 15:35:53 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 15 February Successful 1 16 February 23:04 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 February Successful 1 17 February 19:43 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 157 km NASA Suborbital Technology 17 February Successful 1 17 February USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 February Successful 1 17 February USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 February Successful 1 20 February 01:00:01 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful 1 20 February 13:28 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 132 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 20 February Successful 1 21 February 22:30 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 21 February Launch failure 1 21 February USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 February Successful 1 21 February USARAM-A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1000 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 21 February Successful 1 23 February USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-1 Apogee: 50 km Suborbital Missile test 23 February Launch failure 1 24 February USSR 1955R-21 Project 658 Submarine, USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 293 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 February Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| March |- 1 1 March 00:14:09 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg OSTF-1 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1600 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 1 March Successful 1 1 March 05:07 USAScout X-1A USAWallops Island LA-3 USANASA Apogee: 214 km, only flight of Scout X-1A USAP-21A NASA Suborbital REV Test 1 March Successful 1 1 March 17:07 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 144 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 March Successful 1 1 March 19:45:01 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 March Successful 1 1 March 23:23 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 135 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 March Successful 1 1 March 23:30 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 16 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 1 March Launch failure 1 2 March 00:05 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 113 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 March Successful 1 2 March 10:47 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 145 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 2 March Successful 1 2 March 10:54 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 134 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 March Successful 1 2 March 11:15 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 115 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 March Successful 1 3 March USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 3 March Successful 1 5 March 09:55 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 233 km UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 March Successful 1 5 March USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful 1 6 March 12:35 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 173 km UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 6 March Successful 1 6 March 13:30 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 323 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 6 March Successful 1 6 March USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 6 March Successful 1 8 March 15:23:51 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 March Successful 1 9 March 00:16 USANike-Zeus 3 USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 10 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 9 March Launch failure 1 13 March USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 13 March Successful 1 13 March USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 13 March Successful 1 14 March USATerrier-Asp IV USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Navy Apogee: 150 km NOTS Suborbital Test flight 14 March Successful 1 15 March 23:31:50 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful 1 16 March 18:08:58 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral LC-16 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful 1 16 March USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 16 March Successful 1 19 March 11:04 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 140 km UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 March Successful 1 19 March 15:30 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 79 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 19 March Launch failure 1 19 March 23:28 USAPGM-17 Thor DM-18A USAVandenberg LE-7 UKRoyal Air Force Apogee: 520 km Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 March Successful 1 21 March USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 March Launch failure 1 21 March PRCDongfeng 2 PRCJiuquan LA-3 PRCPLA PLA Suborbital Missile test 21 March Launch failure 1 22 March USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 March Successful 1 23 March 01:30:02 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 March Successful 1 23 March 23:44 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 142 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 March Successful 1 23 March 23:54 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 121 km NASA/Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 23 March Successful 1 24 March 00:39:32 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 24 March Successful 1 26 March 19:03 USANOTS-EV-2 Caleb USAF4H Phantom II, Point Arguello USANOTS Apogee: 21 km NOTS/NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 March Launch failure 1 27 March 23:48 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 117 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 March Successful 1 28 March 00:03 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 123 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 March Successful 1 28 March USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 28 March Successful 1 29 March 07:27 USAScout X-2 USAWallops Island LA-3 USANASA Apogee: 6291 km, maiden flight of Scout X-2 NASA Suborbital Plasma researchAeronomy 29 March Successful 1 29 March 09:28 USAHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 125 km WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 29 March Successful 1 30 March USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 30 March Launch failure 1 March USSR 1955RT-1 USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 10 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test March Launch failure |} 1962 yes References External links 1962 on Spaceflight Category:1962 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight