1961 in spaceflight (July–December)

none January 2014 January 2014 This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1961. For launches between January and June, see 1961 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight. 2 Orbital launches 1961 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| July |- 2 7 July 23:29:48https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4636 KH-2 6 (Discoverer 26) Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force USA Discoverer 26 (KH-2 6/9019) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 5 December USA SRV 511 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 10 July Successful 1 12 July 10:25:06Thor DM-19 Delta TIROS-3 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/4637 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Thor DM-19 Delta USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force Deactivated on 28 February 1962. USA Tiros-3 (Tiros-C) NASA Low Earth Weather Successful 1 12 July 15:11Atlas-LV3 Agena-B Midas 3 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/2750 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-2 USA US Air Force Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B. USAMIDAS-3 US Air Force Low Earth Missile defence Successful 2 21 July 22:35Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-5 4 (Discoverer 27) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/4638 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force Destroyed by range safety during ascent. USA Discoverer 27 (KH-5 4/9020A) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 8 June Launch failure 2 2 USASRV 524 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return inherit inherit |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1961 yes August |- 2 4 August 00:01Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-2 7 (Discoverer 28) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/4639 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force Second stage control system malfunctioned, final KH-2 launch.http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/Programs/corona.html Corona Program Mission and Spacecraft Library NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2009-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519162314/http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/Programs/corona.html 19 May 2009 dead dmy-all USA Discoverer 28 (KH-2 7/9021) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 4 August Launch failure 2 2 USA SRV 512 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return inherit inherit 1 6 August 06:00Vostok Vostok 2 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/2412 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USSR 1955 Vostok-K USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Manned flight carrying cosmonaut Gherman Titov. Equipment module did not fully separate until reentry was underway. Titov ejected from spacecraft following reentry due to predicted hard landing and landed separately. USSR 1955 Vostok 2 RVSN Low Earth Test flight 7 August 07:18 Successful 1 16 August 03:21:05Thor DM-19 Delta Explorer 12 (EPE-A) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/4640 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Thor DM-19 Delta USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force Last signal received on 6 December. USA Explorer 12 (EPE-A/S-3) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric 31 August 1963 Successful 1 23 August 06:02:00Atlas-LV3 Agena-B Ranger 1 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/2751 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, primary mission still accomplished. USA Ranger 1 (P-32) NASA Intended: High EarthAchieved: Low Earth 30 August Technology Partial launch failure 1 25 August 18:29:44Scout X-1 Explorer 13 (S55A) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/4604 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Scout X-1 USA Wallops Island LA-3 USA NASA Reached lower orbit than planned and quickly decayed. USA Explorer 13 (S-55A) NASA Low Earth TechnologyMeteorite research 28 August Launch failure 2 30 August 20:00Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-3 1 (Discoverer 29) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/NextSpaceflight.com/launches/details/4641 2025-08-31 nextspaceflight.com en USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force First KH-3 satellite. USADiscoverer 29 (KH-3 1 /9023) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 9 September USA SRV 554 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 1 September Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1961 yes September |- 1 9 September 19:28 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-1 USA US Air Force Electro-optical satellite, rocket exploded on launch pad. USA Samos-E2 1 (Samos 3) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging +0 seconds Launch failure 2 12 September 19:59 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force USA Discoverer 30 (KH-3 2/9022) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 11 December USA SRV 551 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 14 September Successful 1 13 September 14:04 USA Atlas LV-3B USA Cape Canaveral LC-14 USA US Air Force USA Mercury-Atlas 4 NASA Low Earth Test flight 15:58:20 Successful 2 17 September 21:00 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force SRV recovery failed. USADiscoverer 31 (KH-3 3/9024) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 26 October USA SRV 552 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 19 September Spacecraft failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1961 yes October |- 2 13 October 19:22 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force USA Discoverer 32 (KH-3 4/9025) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 13 November Successful USA SRV 555 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 14 October Successful 2 21 October 13:53:03 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-2 USA US Air Force Westford-1 released 480 million copper dipoles, which failed to disperse correctly preventing experiments from being conducted. USA MIDAS-4 US Air Force Low Earth Missile defence Successful USA Westford-1 Lincoln Low Earth CommunicationsTechnology Spacecraft failure 2 23 October 19:23 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Rocket shut down prematurely, failed to orbit. USA Discoverer 33 (KH-2 8/9026) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 23 October Launch failure 2 2 USA SRV 513 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return inherit inherit 1 27 October 16:30 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 RVSN Maiden flight of Kosmos-2I 63S1, acceleration integrator malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit. USSR 1955 DS-1 №1 RVSN Intended: Low Earth Technology 27 October Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1961 yes November |- 1 1 November 15:32 USA RM-90 Blue Scout II USA Cape Canaveral LC-18B USA US Air Force Would have been used to test Mercury Tracking Network, went out of control 28 seconds after launch, subsequently destroyed by range safety, only orbital launch attempt of Blue Scout II. USA Mercury-Scout 1 (MNTV) NASA Intended: Low Earth Tracking test +43 seconds Launch failure 2 5 November 20:00 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Placed in useless orbit due to erroneous launch trajectory, SRV not released. USA Discoverer 34 (KH-2 9/9027) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 7 December 1962 Launch failure 2 2 USA SRV 553 US Air Force Low Earth Film return inherit inherit 2 15 November 21:23 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force USADiscoverer 35 (KH-2 10/9028) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 3 December Successful USA SRV 523 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 16 November Successful 2 15 November 22:26 USA Thor DM-21 Ablestar USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force Transit 4B carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor. USA Transit 4B US Navy Low Earth NavigationTechnology Successful USA TRAAC US Navy Low Earth Technology Successful 1 18 November 08:12 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Agena failed to restart resulting in lower orbit than planned, spacecraft decayed quickly. USA Ranger 2 (P-33) NASA Intended: High EarthAchieved: Low Earth 20 November Technology Launch failure 2 22 November 20:45:47 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-1 USA US Air Force Film-return satellite, failed to orbit. USA Samos-E5 1 (Samos 4) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 22 November Launch failure 2 2 USA Samos 4 RV US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Film return inherit inherit 1 29 November 15:07:57 USA Atlas LV-3B USA Cape Canaveral LC-14 USA US Air Force Carried Enos the Chimp. USA Mercury-Atlas 5 NASA Low Earth Test flight 18:28:59 Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1961 yes December |- 1 11 December 09:39:02 USSR 1955 Vostok-K USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN First launch of a Zenit satellite, failed to orbit due to premature cutoff of upper stage, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct 407 seconds after launch. USSR 1955 Zenit-2 №1 RVSN Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging +407 seconds Launch failure 3 12 December 20:40 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force First amateur-built satellite. USA Discoverer 36 (KH-3 5/9029) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 3 December Successful USA SRV 525 US Air Force Low Earth Film return 16 December Successful USA OSCAR 1 Project OSCAR Low Earth Amateur radio 31 January 1962 Successful 1 21 December 12:30 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 RVSN Second stage oxidiser exhausted prematurely due to turbopump malfunction, failed to orbit. USSR 1955 Kosmos DS-1 №2 RVSN Intended: Low Earth Technology 21 December Launch failure 2 22 December 19:12:33 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-2 USA US Air Force Film-return satellite, overshot target orbit resulting in return vehicle being unable to deorbit.http://www.planet4589.org/space/book/programs/nro/usafnro/SAMOSPROGRAM101/1961ALPHALAMBDA3.html Samos 5 Jonathan McDowell The History of Spaceflight Jonathan's Space Page 17 June 2010 USA FTV-2203 (Samos-E5 2/Samos 5) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging 31 December Launch failure 2 USA Samos 5 RV US Air Force Low Earth Film return 9 January 1962 inherit |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1961 yes |- |} Suborbital launches 1961 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| July |- 1 1 July 02:00 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30 USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful 1 4 July 04:00 USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1350 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 July Successful 1 4 July 20:20 USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1350 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 July Successful 1 7 July 04:51 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1500 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 July Successful 1 13 July 22:07 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 119 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 July Successful 1 13 July USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 July Successful 1 14 July 02:57 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 196 km New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 14 July Successful 1 14 July 15:00 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 200 km New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 14 July Successful 1 14 July 16:02 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 101 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 14 July Successful 1 19 July USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 19 July Successful 1 19 July USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 19 July Successful 1 20 July 02:00 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 July Successful 1 20 July 10:30 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 124 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 20 July Successful 1 20 July 13:12 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 193 km New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 20 July Successful 1 21 July 02:00 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful 1 21 July 02:42 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 158 km ISAS Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 21 July Successful 1 21 July 12:20 USARedstone MRLV USACape Canaveral LC-5 USANASA Carried Gus Grissom, apogee: 189 km, capsule sank during recovery operations after landing following inadvertent opening of escape hatch, final flight of the Mercury-Redstone programme USAMercury-Redstone 4 NASA Suborbital Manned flight 21 July Partial spacecraft failure 1 22 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 July Successful 1 22 July USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 July Launch failure 1 25 July 19:05 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 25 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 25 July USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 26 July 19:22 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 143 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 26 July Successful 1 26 July USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful 1 27 July 11:45 USAStrongarm-1 USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 75 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Launch failure 1 27 July 11:45 USAStrongarm-1 USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 75 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Launch failure 1 27 July 15:09 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 27 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 30 July USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 July Successful 1 31 July 21:32 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1500 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 31 July Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| August |- 1 1 August 11:02 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 124 km UCL Suborbital UV Astronomy 1 August Successful 1 1 August 20:18 USAAstrobee-1500 USAPoint Arguello LC-A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 10 km US Air Force Suborbital Geodesy 1 August Launch failure 1 2 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 August Successful 1 3 August USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 3 August Launch failure 1 4 August USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 August Successful 1 5 August 00:19 USAPGM-19 Jupiter USACape Canaveral LC-26A USAUS Army Apogee: 500 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 August Successful 1 9 August 04:31 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km, maiden flight of Atlas F US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 9 August USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 10 August USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 5 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 10 August Launch failure 1 11 August 14:30 USAExos USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 114 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 11 August Successful 1 11 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 11 August Successful 1 11 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 11 August Successful 1 12 August 10:57 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 153 km NASA Suborbital Technology 12 August Successful 1 12 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful 1 12 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful 1 12 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful 1 12 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful 1 12 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful 1 12 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful 1 13 August USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 August Launch failure 1 15 August 17:21 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 271 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 15 August Successful 1 15 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 August Successful 1 16 August 20:27 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 182 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 16 August Successful 1 17 August 14:29 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior USACape Canaveral LC-18A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 225000 km US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 17 August Successful 1 17 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 100 km RVSN Suborbital Target 17 August Launch failure 1 17 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 17 August Successful 1 18 August 03:06 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 141 km GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 August Successful 1 18 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 5 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 August Launch failure 1 22 August USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 22 August Successful 1 22 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 100 km RVSN Suborbital Target 22 August Launch failure 1 22 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 22 August Successful 1 23 August 01:16 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1800 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful 1 23 August 17:02 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 225 km US Air Force Suborbital AeronomySolar 23 August Successful 1 24 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 24 August Successful 1 25 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 25 August Successful 1 25 August USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 25 August Successful 1 28 August 17:41 USANike-Asp USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 28 August Successful 1 29 August 14:35 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands USANRL Apogee: 260 km NRL Suborbital Solar 29 August Successful 1 30 August 18:30 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 30 August Launch failure 1 30 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful 1 30 August USARAM-A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1280 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 30 August Successful 1 31 August USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful 1 31 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| September |- 1 4 September USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 6 September 22:30 USAPGM-17 Thor DM-18A USAVandenberg LE-7 UKRoyal Air Force Apogee: 520 km Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 September Successful 1 6 September USSR 1955R-5M Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 6 September Successful 1 7 September 01:30 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 September Successful 1 7 September 18:17 USANike-Asp ITASalto di Quirra ITACRA Apogee: 200 km ROSAP Suborbital Aeronomy 7 September Successful 1 8 September 04:06 USANike-Cajun ITASalto di Quirra ITACRA Apogee: 100 km ROSAP Suborbital Aeronomy 8 September Successful 1 8 September 04:11 USANike-Cajun ITASalto di Quirra ITACRA Apogee: 145 km ROSAP Suborbital Aeronomy 8 September Successful 1 8 September USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 September Successful 1 9 September 01:42 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km, propulsion system malfunctioned US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 September Launch failure 1 9 September 20:02 USANike-Zeus USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 1 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 9 September Launch failure 1 10 September 05:50 USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Novaya Zemlya USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 100 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 10 September Successful 1 10 September USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 September Successful 1 10 September USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 September Launch failure 1 11 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 September Successful 1 12 September 05:00 USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Novaya Zemlya USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 100 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 12 September Successful 1 13 September 09:32 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 331 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 September Successful 1 13 September 23:53 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 431 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 September Successful 1 13 September USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 13 September Successful 1 13 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 September Successful 1 13 September USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 September Successful 1 14 September 04:45 USSR 1955R-13 USSR 1955Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 150 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 14 September Successful 1 16 September 04:00 USSR 1955R-13 USSR 1955Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 150 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 16 September Successful 1 16 September 10:02 USANike-Asp USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 27 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 September Launch failure 1 16 September 21:39 USANike-Asp USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 208 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 September Successful 1 16 September 23:55 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 88 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 September Launch failure 1 17 September 04:47 USATrailblazer 1 USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 260 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 17 September Successful 1 17 September 10:03 USANike-Asp USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 273 km GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 September Successful 1 17 September USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful 1 18 September 12:15 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 USANASA Apogee: 193 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 18 September Successful 1 19 September USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 September Launch failure 1 21 September USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 31/6 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1350 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 September Successful 1 22 September USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 September Launch failure 1 23 September 20:36 USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-1 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 September Successful 1 26 September 21:56 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USAUS Air Force Apogee: 128 km BRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 September Successful 1 26 September USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful 1 26 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful 1 26 September USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful 1 27 September 00:25 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 153 km UCL Suborbital IonosphericSolar 27 September Successful 1 29 September 01:52 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 September Successful 1 29 September 14:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 September Successful 1 30 September 14:30 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 223 km NASA Suborbital Solar 30 September Successful 1 30 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 September Successful 1 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 September USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 September USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 September USSR 1955R-17 Elbrus USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 150 km MVS Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 3rd Quarter USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 3rd Quarter Successful 1 3rd Quarter USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 3rd Quarter Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| October |- 1 2 October 18:23 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1500 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 October Successful 1 4 October 11:19 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 USANASA Apogee: 195 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 4 October Successful 1 4 October 14:22 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 October Successful 1 4 October USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 4 October Successful 1 5 October 13:42 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1500 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 October Successful 1 5 October 19:10 USAHi-Hoe USAF4H Phantom II, Point Arguello USANOTS Apogee: 10 km, second stage failed to ignite NOTS/NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 October Launch failure 1 5 October FRADaniel FRACERES FRAONERA Apogee: 130 km ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 5 October Successful 1 6 October USSR 1955R-5M Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 6 October Successful 1 6 October USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 October Successful 1 7 October 01:30 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 October Successful 1 7 October 20:03 USANike-Zeus USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 3 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 7 October Launch failure 1 8 October USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 October Launch failure 1 9 October FRADaniel FRACERES FRAONERA Apogee: 130 km ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 9 October Successful 1 9 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 October Successful 1 10 October 17:40 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1544 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 October Successful 1 10 October USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful 1 11 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/4 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 October Launch failure 1 12 October 13:21 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 192 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 12 October Successful 1 12 October USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 October Successful 1 14 October 04:26 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1055 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 14 October Successful 1 14 October USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 200 km ASE Suborbital XR astronomy 14 October Successful 1 15 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 15 October Successful 1 16 October 14:54 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAEthan Allen SSBN-608 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful 1 18 October 13:25 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 152 km NASA Suborbital Technology 18 October Successful 1 19 October 17:38 USAScout X-1 USAWallops Island LA-3 USANASA Apogee: 6855 km NASA Suborbital Plasma researchAeronomy 19 October Successful 1 19 October USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful 1 20 October USSR 1955R-13 USSR 1955Project 611 Submarine, Kola Peninsula USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 150 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 20 October Successful 1 21 October USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN Apogee: 500 km AN Suborbital Aeronomy 21 October Successful 1 21 October USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN Apogee: 500 km AN Suborbital Aeronomy 21 October Successful 1 22 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 October Successful 1 22 October USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 22 October Successful 1 23 October 16:38:40 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Ethan Allen, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 October Successful 1 23 October USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 23 October Successful 1 23 October USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 October Launch failure 1 24 October 00:23 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 142 km UCL Suborbital AeronomySolarMeteorite research 24 October Successful 1 24 October 03:59 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 200 km ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 24 October Successful 1 24 October 23:28 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful 1 24 October USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 24 October Successful 1 25 October 06:59 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 232 km ASE Suborbital XR astronomy 25 October Successful 1 25 October USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 100 km RVSN Suborbital Target 25 October Launch failure 1 26 October USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 100 km RVSN Suborbital Target 26 October Launch failure 1 26 October USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur Site 51 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 October Launch failure 1 27 October 09:35 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 148 km GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 27 October Successful 1 27 October 15:06:04 USASaturn C-1 (Saturn I) USACape Canaveral LC-34 USANASA Apogee: 136 km, maiden flight of Saturn I, flew with battleship upper stages USASA-1 NASA Suborbital Test flight 27 October Successful 1 27 October USSR 1955R-5M Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 300 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 27 October Successful 1 27 October USSR 1955R-5M Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 180 km RVSN Suborbital Nuclear test 27 October Successful 1 28 October USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful 1 28 October USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 28 October Successful 1 29 October USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful 1 30 October 11:13 JPN 1870Kappa-8 JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 175 km ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 30 October Successful 1 31 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful 1 31 October USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful 1 October USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test October Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| November |- 1 1 November 03:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 212 km NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 November Successful 1 1 November 17:56 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 USANASA Apogee: 193 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 1 November Successful 1 2 November USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 2 November Successful 1 3 November 14:01:32 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Ethan Allen, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful 1 3 November 15:30 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Ethan Allen, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful 1 3 November 17:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Ethan Allen, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful 1 8 November 09:00 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 152 km UCL Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 8 November Successful 1 8 November 16:10 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Ethan Allen, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 November Successful 1 9 November USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 November Successful 1 10 November 14:55 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 10 km, carried a squirrel monkey, engine failed early in ascent US Air Force Suborbital Cosmic ray researchBiological 10 November Launch failure 1 15 November 13:00 USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN Apogee: 430 km AN Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 15 November Successful 1 15 November 13:42 USAJourneyman USAPoint Arguello LC-A USANASA Apogee: 1057 km NASA Suborbital Biological 15 November Successful 1 15 November USAAsp-Apache USAKwajalein Apogee: 100 km NMSU Suborbital Aeronomy 15 November Successful 1 15 November USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful 1 15 November USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful 1 15 November USANike-Zeus USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful 1 16 November 20:37 USANike-Zeus USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 November Successful 1 17 November 15:15 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 November Successful 1 17 November 16:06 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USAUS Air Force Apogee: 610 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful 1 18 November 06:30 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 142 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 18 November Successful 1 18 November 13:42 USAJourneyman USAPoint Arguello LC-A USANASA Apogee: 1057 km NASA Suborbital Biological 18 November Successful 1 20 November 18:04 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 USANASA Apogee: 209 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 20 November Successful 1 21 November 19:00 USANike-Zeus 3 USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 21 November Successful 1 21 November UKSkylark-5C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE UCL/RAE Suborbital IonosphericSolar 21 November Launch failure 1 22 November 00:30 USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 November Successful 1 22 November 21:04 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km US Air Force Suborbital IonosphericAeronomy 22 November Successful 1 25 November USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 November Successful 1 25 November USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 November Successful 1 29 November 23:01:49 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 29 November USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 29 November USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 29 November USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1350 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 29 November USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful 1 30 November 17:10 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 238 km NRL Suborbital Solar 30 November Successful 1 30 November USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 30 November Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| December |- 1 1 December 20:40 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1600 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful 1 1 December USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful 1 1 December USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful 1 1 December USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 December Successful 1 2 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 2 December Successful 1 2 December USSR 1955R-16 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 December Launch failure 1 4 December 04:00:16 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior USAPoint Arguello LC-A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 44400 km US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 4 December Successful 1 4 December USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 December Successful 1 5 December 23:26 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 226 km Birmingham/UCL Suborbital IonosphericSolar 5 December Successful 1 5 December USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 December Successful 1 6 December 01:30 USAPGM-17 Thor DM-18A USAVandenberg LE-8 UKRoyal Air Force Apogee: 520 km Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 December Successful 1 6 December 22:37 USAPGM-19 Jupiter USACape Canaveral LC-26A USAUS Army Apogee: 500 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 6 December Successful 1 6 December FRACentaure FRAReggane FRACNES Apogee: 130 km CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 December Successful 1 6 December FRACentaure FRAHammaguira Bacchus FRACNES Apogee: 130 km CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 December Successful 1 7 December 21:18:36 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 7 December Successful 1 7 December 23:15 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 234 km US Air Force Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 7 December Successful 1 8 December USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 December Successful 1 8 December USAAstrobee-1500 USAPoint Arguello LC-A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 2190 km US Air Force Suborbital Geodesy 8 December Successful 1 9 December FRACentaure FRAReggane FRACNES Apogee: 130 km CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful 1 9 December FRACentaure FRAHammaguira Bacchus FRACNES Apogee: 130 km CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful 1 9 December FRACentaure FRAHammaguira Bacchus FRACNES Apogee: 130 km CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 December Successful 1 10 December 17:01 USANike-Cajun CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 132 km NASA Suborbital Cosmic ray research 10 December Successful 1 12 December 20:16 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km, guidance system failed US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 December Launch failure 1 13 December 12:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 246 km US Air Force Suborbital Meteorite research 13 December Successful 1 13 December USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-20 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 December Successful 1 14 December 07:09 USATrailblazer 2 USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 157 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 14 December Successful 1 14 December 10:29 USAHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 130 km WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 14 December Successful 1 14 December 20:00 USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 December Successful 1 14 December 20:26 USANike-Zeus USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 150 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 14 December Successful 1 14 December USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 14 December Launch failure 1 15 December 17:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 169 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 15 December Successful 1 15 December USAHGM-25A Titan I USACape Canaveral LC-19 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful 1 18 December 13:04 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful 1 20 December 03:32 USASM-65E Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-13 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1800 km US Air Force Suborbital Cosmic ray research 20 December Successful 1 21 December 03:35 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 500 km, hydraulic system failed US Air Force Suborbital Cosmic ray researchIonosphericMeteorite research 21 December Launch failure 1 21 December 19:54 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 132 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 21 December Successful 1 22 December 04:24 USAAerobee-300A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 365 km Michigan Suborbital Ionospheric 22 December Successful 1 23 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 December Successful 1 23 December USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 23 December Successful 1 26 December 05:05 JPN 1870Kappa-9L JPN 1870Akita JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 343 km ISAS Suborbital Test flight 26 December Successful 1 26 December USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 26 December Successful 1 26 December USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 26 December Successful 1 26 December USSR 1955R-14 Usovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 December Launch failure 1 27 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Vladimirovka PL-1 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 405 km RVSN Suborbital REV Test 27 December Successful 1 28 December USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 December Successful 1 29 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 December Successful 1 29 December USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 29 December Successful 1 29 December USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 29 December Successful 1 30 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 December Successful 1 30 December USSR 1955R-5A Pobeda USSR 1955Chelkar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 500 km RVSN Suborbital Target 30 December Successful 1 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test December Successful 1 December USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test December Successful 1 Unknown USAJaguar USAB-57A Canberra, White Sands USAUS Air Force Apogee: 800 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful 1 Unknown USASparoair II USAF3H Demon, Point Mugu USAUS Navy Apogee: 100 km US Navy Suborbital Test flight 1 Unknown USASparoair II USAF3H Demon, Point Mugu USAUS Navy Apogee: 100 km US Navy Suborbital Test flight |} 1961 yes References External links 1961 on Spaceflight Category:1961 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight