1962 in spaceflight (July–September)

none January 2014 August 2022 This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and September 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) 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;"| July |- 1 10 July 08:35:05 USA Thor DM-19 Delta D011 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA US Air Force First active communications satellite, damaged by radiation from Starfish Prime nuclear test, resulting in intermittent performance from November 1962 to 21 February 1963, when the satellite failed completely. USA Telstar 1 AT&T Medium Earth Communications Partial spacecraft failure 1 18 July 20:51:20 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-1 USA US Air Force Failed to deorbit, spacecraft separated from Agena whilst still in orbit, Agena decayed on 25 July. USA Samos-E6 3 (Samos-9/FTV-2403/AFP-201 PVP-853) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imagery 27 July Spacecraft failure 2 21 July 00:56 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Aborted after six passes, photos severely affected by static. USA FTV-1130 (KH-4 8/9039) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 14 August Partial spacecraft failure USA SRV-593 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return July Successful 1 22 July 09:21:23 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force Guidance system failure, destroyed by range safety. USA Mariner 1 NASA Intended: Heliocentric Venus flyby +293 seconds Launch failure 2 28 July 00:30 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force Images severely affected by radiation and static. USA FTV-1131 (KH-4 9/9040) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 24 August Partial spacecraft failure USA SRV-594 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 1 August Successful 1 28 July 09:18:31 USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 7 (Sputnik 17/Zenit-2 №4) OKB-1 Low Earth Optical imagery 1 August Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes August |- 2 2 August 00:17 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Images severely affected by static. USA FTV-1152 (KH-4 10/9041) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 26 August Partial spacecraft failure USA SRV-595 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 6 August Successful 1 5 August 17:58:59 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-1 USA US Air Force Recovery failed. USA Samos-E6 4 (Samos-10/FTV-2404/AFP-201 PVP-854) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imagery 6 August Spacecraft failure 1 11 August 08:30 USSR 1955 Vostok-K USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Carried cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev USSR 1955 Vostok 3 RVSN Low Earth Biological 15 August 06:52 Successful 1 12 August 08:02:17 USSR 1955 Vostok-K USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Carried cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, landed early after codeword requesting end of mission was accidentally used in conversation between crew and controllers. USSR 1955 Vostok 4 RVSN Low Earth Biological 15 August 06:59 Successful 1 18 August 15:00 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 8 (Sputnik 18/DS-K-8 #1) Low Earth TechnologyRadar target 17 August 1963 Successful 1 23 August 11:44https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4607 Scout X-2M - DSAP-1 F2 Next Spaceflight 1 March 2025 USA Scout X-2M USA Point Arguello LC-D USA US Air Force USA DSAP-1 F2 (P-35 2/FTV-3502/DMSP-1A F2/AF-2) US Air Force Low Earth Weather Successful 1 25 August 02:18:45 USSR 1955 Molniya USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN One of four upper stage ullage motors failed to ignite, resulting in loss of control. USSR 1955 Venera 2MV-1 №1 (Sputnik 19) RVSN Intended: HeliocentricAchieved: Low Earth Venus lander 28 August Launch failure 1 27 August 06:59:14 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA US Air Force USA Mariner 2 NASA Heliocentric Venus flyby Successful 2 29 August 01:00 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force Attitude control system malfunctioned. USA FTV-1153 (KH-4 11/9044) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 10 September Partial spacecraft failure USA SRV-596 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 2 September Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes September |- 1 1 September 02:18:45 USSR 1955 Molniya USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Valve failed to open, preventing upper stage restart. USSR 1955Venera 2MV-1 №2 (Sputnik 20) RVSN Intended: HeliocentricAchieved: Low Earth Venus lander 6 September Launch failure 2 1 September 20:39 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule. USA FTV-1132 (KH-5 6/9042) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 26 October Successful USA SRV-600 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return September Spacecraft failure 1 12 September 00:59:13 USSR 1955 Molniya USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 RVSN Vernier engine exploded due to failure of oxidiser valve to close. USSR 1955Venera-2MV-2 №1 (Sputnik 21) RVSN Intended: HeliocentricAchieved: Low Earth Venus lander 14 September Launch failure 3 17 September 23:46 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force Capping shutter malfunctioned, ERS-2 failed to separate from FTV-1133. USA FTV-1133 (KH-4 9043) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 19 November 2 Partial spacecraft failure USA ERS-2 (TRS-1) US Air Force Low Earth Technology inherit Spacecraft failure USA SRV-597 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 19 September Successful 1 18 September 08:53:08 USA Thor DM-19 Delta D012 USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force Final flight of Thor-Delta, last signal from satellite received on 21 October 1963. USA Tiros-6 (Tiros-F2) NASA Low Earth Weather Successful 1 27 September 09:39:51 USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 USSR 1955Kosmos 9 (Zenit-2 №7) Low Earth Optical imagery 1 October Successful 2 29 September 06:05 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-B USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Alouette 1 became the first Canadian satellite, TAVE intentionally remained attached to the carrier rocket's upper stage. CAN 1957 Alouette 1 DRTE Low Earth Ionospheric Successful USA TAVE NASA Low Earth Technology Successful 2 29 September 23:34:50 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force Attitude control system malfunctioned. USAFTV-1154 (KH-4 13/9045) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 8 October Partial spacecraft failure USA SRV-598 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return October Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1962 yes |- |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| For flights after 30 September, see 1962 in spaceflight (September-December) |} Suborbital launches 1962 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| July |- 1 1 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 July Successful 1 2 July USSR 1955R-7A Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1350 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful 1 4 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 July Successful 1 4 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 July Successful 1 5 July 03:46 UKSkylark-5 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 111 km UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 July Successful 1 5 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful 1 5 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful 1 5 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful 1 5 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful 1 6 July FRABerenice FRACERES FRAONERA Apogee: 270 km ONERA Suborbital REV Test 6 July Successful 1 8 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 8 July Successful 1 9 July 08:46:28 USAThor DSV-2E USAJohnston LE-1 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 400 km USASTARFISH PRIME US Air Force Suborbital Nuclear test 9 July Successful 1 9 July 08:51:39 USAFRAStrypi-Antares USAJohnston USADASA Apogee: 820 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 9 July Successful 1 9 July 08:52:27 USAFRAStrypi-Antares USAJohnston USADASA Apogee: 1100 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 9 July Successful 1 9 July 08:55:43 USAFRAStrypi-Antares USAJohnston USADASA Apogee: 1200 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 9 July Successful 1 9 July 08:57:29 USAFRAStrypi-Antares USAJohnston USADASA Apogee: 1030 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 9 July Successful 1 9 July 08:57:49 USAFRAStrypi-Antares USAJohnston USADASA Apogee: 900 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 9 July Successful 1 9 July 08:59 USAHonest John-Nike USAJohnston USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 9 July Launch failure 1 9 July 09:08 USAHonest John-Nike USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 9 July Successful 1 9 July USAJavelin USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 500 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 9 July Successful 1 9 July USAJavelin USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 500 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 9 July Successful 1 9 July USAJourneyman USAPoint Arguello LC-A USA AEC Apogee: 1500 km AEC Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 July 1 9 July USAAstrobee-1500 USAPoint Arguello LC-B USASandia Apogee: 1 km AEC Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 July Launch failure 1 9 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 9 July Successful 1 9 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 9 July Successful 1 9 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 9 July Successful 1 9 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 9 July Successful 1 10 July 15:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 200 km NASA Suborbital Technology 10 July Successful 1 11 July 18:51:54 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral LC-15 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 11 July Successful 1 12 July 16:57:57 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 12 July Successful 1 12 July 18:31:57 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAJohn Marshall SSBN-611 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 July Successful 1 12 July 20:05:13 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 July Successful 1 13 July 03:03:10 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 July Launch failure 1 13 July 21:11:33 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg OSTF-1 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1800 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 July Launch failure 1 13 July USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 60/8 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 July Launch failure 1 16 July USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 July Successful 1 18 July 09:30:12 USAThor DSV-2D USACape Canaveral LC-17A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1484 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 18 July Successful 1 19 July 08:40 USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 July Successful 1 19 July 11:05:27 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful 1 19 July 11:35 USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful 1 21 July 20:49:54 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful 1 21 July 22:19:15 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful 1 21 July 23:49:14 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful 1 21 July USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful 1 21 July USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful 1 23 July USANike-Cajun USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 23 July Successful 1 23 July USAJavelin USAJohnston USAUS Air Force Apogee: 500 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 23 July Successful 1 24 July 12:09:00 USAAerobee-150A USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 24 July 1 24 July 17:29:12 USABlue Scout Junior SLV-1C USAPoint Arguello LC-A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Communications 24 July Successful 1 24 July 21:41 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 208 km UCO Suborbital Solar 24 July Successful 1 24 July USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 July Successful 1 25 July 15:41 USANOTS-EV-2 Caleb USAF4H Phantom II, Point Arguello USANOTS Apogee: 1166 km NOTS/NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 25 July Successful 1 25 July 16:17:20 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 16 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 25 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 25 July USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 26 July 09:13:53 USAThor DSV-2E USAJohnston LE-1 USAUS Air Force USABLUEGILL PRIME US Air Force Suborbital Nuclear test 26 July Launch failure 1 26 July 17:50:02 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful 1 27 July USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAGeorge Washington SSBN-598 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 27 July USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS George Washington, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 27 July USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS George Washington, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 27 July USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS George Washington, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy 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 28 July 02:50 USATrailblazer 1 USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 280 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 28 July Successful 1 28 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 July Launch failure 1 29 July USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 July Launch failure 1 30 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 July Successful 1 31 July USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 60/8 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 July Successful 1 July USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful 1 July USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful 1 July USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test July Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| August |- 1 1 August 18:40:40 USAPGM-19 Jupiter USACape Canaveral LC-26A USAUS Army Apogee: 500 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 August Successful 1 1 August 21:07:10 USASM-65F Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576E USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 1 August Successful 1 3 August 17:46 USAExos USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 365 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 3 August Successful 1 4 August USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 August Successful 1 5 August USAKiva-Hopi USAPoint Arguello LC-B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 300 km US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 5 August 1 7 August 00:47:08 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard USAAFCRL Apogee: 105 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 7 August Successful 1 7 August 19:20:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 August Successful 1 8 August 16:55 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 149 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 8 August Successful 1 8 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful 1 8 August USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful 1 9 August 15:05:02 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 August Launch failure 1 9 August 22:51:08 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 9 August 23:05:19 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 10 August 21:11:21 USASM-65F Atlas USAVandenberg OSTF-2 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 10 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 10 August Launch failure 1 10 August 21:27:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful 1 10 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful 1 10 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful 1 10 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful 1 10 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful 1 10 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 August Successful 1 11 August 01:48:11 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard USAAFCRL Apogee: 105 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 11 August Successful 1 13 August 22:00 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 13 August Successful 1 14 August 15:20 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 111 km SheffieldUCL Suborbital Ionospheric 14 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 17 August 16:34:10 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Launch failure 1 18 August 07:09 USANike-Cajun NORAndøya NORNTNF Apogee: 100 km ILC Suborbital Ionospheric 18 August Successful 1 19 August 00:57:39 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard USAAFCRL Apogee: 109 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 August Successful 1 21 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful 1 21 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful 1 21 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful 1 21 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful 1 21 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful 1 21 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 August Successful 1 22 August 01:30:00 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30A USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 22 August Successful 1 22 August 15:30 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 234 km NRL Suborbital Solar 22 August Successful 1 23 August 07:15 JPN 1870Kappa-8L JPN 1870Kagoshima JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 173 km ISAS Suborbital Test flight 23 August Successful 1 23 August 17:10 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 129 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 August Successful 1 23 August USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful 1 24 August 11:38 UKBlack Knight 301 AUSWoomera LA-5 UKRAE Apogee: 573 km UCL Suborbital REV testIonospheric 24 August Successful 1 25 August USANike-Zeus 3 USAPoint Mugu USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 August Launch failure 1 27 August 09:08 USAHAD AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE Apogee: 114 km WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 27 August Successful 1 27 August 15:02:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful 1 28 August 19:34 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 148 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 28 August Successful 1 28 August USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 August Successful 1 29 August 01:01 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 109 km RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 29 August Successful 1 29 August 19:00 USANike-Cajun USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 29 August Successful 1 31 August 00:56:07 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard USAAFCRL Apogee: 111 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 31 August Successful 1 31 August 16:25 USAScout X-3A USAWallops Island LA-3 USANASA Apogee: 217 km, third stage ignition occurred late NASA Suborbital REV Test 31 August Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| September |- 1 4 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 6 September 16:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 September Successful 1 7 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 7 September Successful 1 7 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 7 September Successful 1 11 September 13:30 UKSkylark-2C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 232 km UCL Suborbital Ionospheric 11 September Successful 1 11 September 23:24 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 306 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 11 September Successful 1 12 September 15:50:00 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral LC-15 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 September Successful 1 14 September 08:09:06 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAObservation Island T-AGM-23 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 September Successful 1 15 September 20:37:10 USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSNS Observation Island, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 September Successful 1 15 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 September Successful 1 19 September 03:06:22 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 September Successful 1 19 September 19:30 USASM-65F Atlas USACape Canaveral LC-11 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1400 km US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 19 September Successful 1 19 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 September Successful 1 20 September 03:45:41 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 20 September Successful 1 20 September 04:21 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 113 km Sheffield Suborbital Ionospheric 20 September Successful 1 20 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 September Successful 1 20 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 September Launch failure 1 21 September USARAM-B USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 20 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 21 September Launch failure 1 22 September 02:24 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 187 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 22 September Successful 1 22 September 06:45 USAJourneyman USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1691 km Michigan Suborbital Radio astronomy 22 September Successful 1 27 September 02:14:56 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USACape Canaveral LC-30 USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 27 September 18:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 260 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 27 September Successful 1 27 September USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 27 September USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 27 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 28 September 21:01 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-3 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 50 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 28 September Launch failure 1 28 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 September Successful 1 30 September 06:02 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 171 km NASA Suborbital XR astronomy 30 September Successful 1 September USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 September USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 3rd Quarter FRABerenice FRACERES FRAONERA Apogee: 270 km ONERA Suborbital REV Test 3rd Quarter Successful |} 1962 yes References External links 1962 on Spaceflight Category:1962 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight