1959 in spaceflight (January–June)

None December 2020 December 2020 This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 1959. For all other spaceflight activities, see 1959 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 1959 see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 1959.Orbital Launches of 1959 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau1959.htm 2025-08-31 space.skyrocket.de __TOC__ Orbital launches 1959 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 1 2 January 16:41:21Vostok Luna-1 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/686 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en icon USSR Luna B1-6 icon USSR Baikonur Site 1/5 icon USSR MVS Due to a malfunction of the ground control system, the duration of the second stage burn was incorrect, and it missed the moon by 5,995 kilometers, becoming the first man-made object to escape Earth and reach Heliocentric orbit. icon USSR Luna 1 (Ye-1 №4/Mechta)Luna Ye-1 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/luna_e1.htm 2025-09-22 Gunter's Space Page en MVS Intended: HEO to Lunar impactAchieved: Heliocentric Lunar impactor Partial failure 1 21 JanuaryOrbital Launches of 1959 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau1959.htm 2025-08-31 space.skyrocket.de icon USA Thor-DM18 Agena-A icon USA Vandenberg SLC-1W (75-3-4) icon USA US Air Force Destroyed prior to launch. icon USA Discovery (KH-1 Prototype)Discoverer 1 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/discoverer-1.htm 2025-09-22 Gunter's Space Page en ARPA Planned: Low Earth Technology demonstration N/A Destroyed prior to launch |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1959 yes February |- 1 17 February 15:55Vanguard Vanguard 2 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4337 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en icon USA Vanguard SLV-4 icon USA Cape Canaveral LC-18A icon USA US Navy 2nd Successful launch of the Vanguard Program. Still in orbit today. icon USA Vanguard 2 (Cloud Cover Satellite 2)Vanguard (20in Cloud Cover) https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/vanguard-20in_cc.htm 2025-09-22 Gunter's Space Page en NRL Medium Earth Atmospheric Successful 1 28 February 21:41:16Thor DM-18 Agena-A Discoverer 1 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4570 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA 1912 Vandenberg SLC-1W (75-3-4) USA 1912 US Air Force Maiden flight of Thor-Agena and first launch from Vandenberg. Agena telemetry lost T+730 seconds. Fate of the payload unknown, but generally presumed to have impacted somewhere in Antarctica. USA 1912 Discoverer 1 (KH-1 prototype)Discoverer 1 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/discoverer-1.htm 2025-09-22 Gunter's Space Page en CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Technology 6 March Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1959 yes March |- 1 3 March 05:10:56Juno II Pioneer 4 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6732 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Juno II AM-14 USA 1912 Cape Canaveral LC-5 USA 1912 ABMA Second stage burned for longer than planned, resulting in more distant flyby than planned.http://claudelafleur.qc.ca/Spacecrafts-1959.html#Pioneer-4 Pioneer 4 Claude Lafleur The Spacecraft Encyclopedia Spacecrafts [sic] launched in 1959 2009-03-10 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163127/http://claudelafleur.qc.ca/Spacecrafts-1959.html#Pioneer-4 live USA 1912 Pioneer 4Pioneer 3, 4 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer-3.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en NASA/ABMA Heliocentric Lunar flyby Partial launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1959 yes April |- 2 13 April 21:18:39Thor DM-18 Agena-A Discoverer 2 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4571 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA 1912 Vandenberg SLC-1W (75-3-4) USA 1912 US Air Force Capsule recovery failed due to timer error. May have been recovered by the Soviet Union, inspiring plot of 1963 Alistair MacLean novel Ice Station Zebra. USA 1912 Discoverer 2 (KH-1 prototype)Discoverer 2, 3, 12, 13 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/discoverer-2.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en CIA DST Low Earth Technology 26 April Partial spacecraft failure USA 1912 SRV CIA DST Low Earth Technology 26 April Partial spacecraft failure 2 14 April 02:49:46Vanguard Vanguard SLV-5 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4338 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Vanguard SLV-5 USA 1912 Cape Canaveral LC-18A USA 1912 US Navy Second stage damaged during separation, failed to reach orbit, first launch of multiple satellites on a single rocket. USA 1912 Vanguard (Magnetometer Satellite)Vanguard (13in Magnetometer) https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/vanguard-13in_m.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en NRL Intended: Medium Earth Radiation 14 April Launch failure 2 2 USA 1912 Vanguard BalloonVanguard-Balloon (Vanguard Sub-Satellite) https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/vanguard-balloon.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en NRL Intended: Medium Earth Air density inherit inherit |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1959 yes June |- 2 3 June 20:09:20Thor DM-18 Agena-A Discoverer 3 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4572 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA 1912 Vandenberg SLC-1W (75-3-4) USA 1912 US Air Force Agena attitude control malfunction pointed the stage in the wrong direction, sending it into the Pacific Ocean rather than orbit. USA 1912 Discoverer 3 (KH-1 Prototype)Discoverer 2, 3, 12, 13 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/discoverer-2.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en CIA DST Intended: Low Earth Technology 3 June Launch failure USA 1912 SRV CIA DST Low Earth Technology 3 June Launch failure 1 18 June 08:08Vostok E-1A n°1 (Luna-2) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/687 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USSR 1955 Luna (8K72) I1-7 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 MVS Internal guidance system failed at T+153 seconds after launch and the vehicle was destroyed by range safety. USSR 1955 Luna E-1A №1 (Ye-1A №5)Luna Ye-1A https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/luna_e1a.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en MVS Intended: Heliocentric Lunar impactor 18 June Launch failure 1 22 June 20:16:09Vanguard Vanguard SLV-6 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4339 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Vanguard SLV-6 USA 1912 Cape Canaveral LC-18A USA 1912 US Navy Second stage propulsion system malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit. USA 1912 Vanguard (Radiation Balance Satellite)Vanguard (20in Radiation Balance) https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/vanguard-20in_rb.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en NRL Intended: Medium Earth Radiation 22 June Launch failure 2 25 June 22:47:45Thor DM-18 Agena-A KH-1 1 (Discoverer 4) https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6732 2025-09-23 nextspaceflight.com en USA 1912 Thor DM-18 Agena-A USA 1912 Vandenberg SLC-1E (75-3-5) USA 1912 US Air Force Agena developed insufficient thrust to attain orbital velocity. USA 1912 Discoverer 4 (KH-1 1)KH-1 Corona https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kh-1.htm 2025-09-23 Gunter's Space Page en CIA DST Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 25 June Launch failure USA 1912 SRV 102 CIA DST Low Earth Technology 25 June Launch failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1959 yes |- |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| For flights after 30 June, see 1959 in spaceflight (July-December) |} Suborbital flights collapsed 10 January 11:00 USSR 1955A-1 USSR 1955Ostrov Kheysa USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital IonosphericAeronomy 10 January Successful Apogee: 100 km 16 January 04:00 USA 1912SM-65B Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-14 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 16 January Launch failure Apogee: 100 km 19 January 15:42 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 January Launch failure Apogee: 200 km 22 January 00:10 USA 1912PGM-19 Jupiter USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-5 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 January Successful Apogee: 500 km 23 January USA 1912Thor DM-18 Able-II USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912RVX-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 23 January Launch failure 27 January 17:00 FRADaniel FRACERES FRAONERA ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 January Successful Apogee: 127 km 27 January 23:34 USA 1912SM-65C Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 January Successful Apogee: 990 km 28 January USA 1912Nike-Cajun USA 1912Wallops Island USA 1912ARPA USA 1912Beacon Test 4 ARPA/NASA Suborbital Technology 28 January Successful Apogee: 122 km 30 January 22:53 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful Apogee: 520 km 4 February 08:01 USA 1912SM-65B Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-11 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 February Successful Apogee: 990 km, final flight of Atlas B 5 February 14:45 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 5 February Successful Apogee: 212 km 6 February 21:22 USA 1912HGM-25A Titan I USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-15 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful Maiden flight of Titan I, battleship second stage, apogee: 1000 km 20 February 05:38 USA 1912SM-65C Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 20 February Launch failure Apogee: 100 km 25 February 19:45 USA 1912HGM-25A Titan I USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-15 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 February Successful Battleship second stage, apogee: 1000 km 27 February 15:44 USA 1912Aerobee USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Solar 27 February Successful Apogee: 210 km 27 February 19:16 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 February Launch failure Apogee: 2 km 27 February 23:50 USA 1912PGM-19 Jupiter USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-26B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 28 February Successful Apogee: 500 km 28 February 07:58 USA 1912Thor DM-18 Able-II USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912RVX-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 28 February Successful Apogee: 520 km 3 March USA 1912Trailblazer 1 USA 1912Wallops Island USA 1912NASA NASA Suborbital REV test 3 March Successful Apogee: 260 km 4 March 11:14 UKSkylark-2 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE RAEUCLQueen's Suborbital Aeronomy 4 March Launch failure Apogee: 30 km 7 March 19:34 FRAVéronique FRAHammaguir Blandine FRACASDN CASDN Suborbital Aeronomy 7 March Launch failure Apogee: 35 km, released sodium 10 March 18:40 FRAVéronique FRAHammaguir Blandine FRACASDN CASDN Suborbital Aeronomy 10 March Successful Apogee: 124 km, released sodium 12 March 05:44 FRAVéronique FRAHammaguir Blandine FRACASDN CASDN Suborbital Aeronomy 12 March Successful Apogee: 174 km, released sodium 12 March 10:50 UKBlack Knight 201 AUSWoomera LA-5A UKRAE RAE Suborbital Test flight 12 March Successful Apogee: 537 km 12 March 15:44 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 12 March Successful Apogee: 210 km 13 March 13:50 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912White Sands LC-35 USA 1912US Navy NRL Suborbital 13 March Successful Apogee: 170 km 17 March 01:46 USSR 1955R-7 Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 March Successful Apogee: 1350 km 17 March USA 1912Honest John-Nike-Nike-20"SM USA 1912Wallops Island USA 1912NASA NASA Suborbital Test flight 17 March Successful Apogee: 1380 km 19 March 00:59 USA 1912SM-65C Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-12 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 March Launch failure Apogee: 200 km 21 March 06:19 USA 1912Thor DM-18 Able-II USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912RVX-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 21 March Successful Apogee: 520 km 22 March 00:58 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-18B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 March Successful Apogee: 520 km 25 March 05:25 USSR 1955R-7 Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful Apogee: 1350 km 27 March 04:02 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 March Successful Apogee: 520 km 30 March 15:01 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 30 March Successful Apogee: 201 km 30 March 16:45 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912White Sands LC-35 USA 1912US Navy NRL Suborbital 30 March Successful Apogee: 238 km 30 March 22:53 USSR 1955R-7 Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 March Launch failure Apogee: 1000 km 30 March USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 March Successful Apogee: 402 km 3 April 17:11 USA 1912HGM-25A Titan I USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-15 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 3 April Successful Battleship second stage, apogee: 1000 km 4 April 00:34 USA 1912PGM-19 Jupiter USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-26B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 April Successful Apogee: 500 km 4 April USA 1912WS-199B Bold Orion II USA 1912B-47, Cape Canaveral USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 April Successful Apogee: 200 km 7 April 14:46 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912White Sands LC-35 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 7 April Launch failure Apogee: 317 km 8 April 06:35 USA 1912Thor DM-18 Able-II USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912RVX-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 8 April Successful Apogee: 1230 km 11 April USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 April Successful Apogee: 402 km 14 April 21:46 USA 1912SM-65D Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-13 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 14 April Launch failure Apogee: 1 km 14 April USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 14 April Successful Apogee: 402 km 15 April 14:46 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 15 April Successful Apogee: 100 km 16 April 20:46 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Vandenberg LC-75-2-8 UKRoyal Air Force Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 16 April Successful Apogee: 520 km 20 April 15:30 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 April Successful Apogee: 500 km 21 April 01:05 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 21 April Successful Apogee: 235 km 22 April 19:29 USA 1912Nike-Cajun USA 1912Holloman USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 22 April Successful Apogee: 100 km 23 April 05:30 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 April Successful Apogee: 520 km 25 April 05:00 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-18B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 April Successful Apogee: 520 km 29 April USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 April Successful Apogee: 402 km 1 May USA 1912Terrier-ASROC-Cajun USA 1912Point Arguello USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Test flight 1 May Launch failure 2 May FRAOPd-56-39-22D (Antares) FRACERES FRAONERA ONERA Suborbital REV test 2 May Successful Apogee: 150 km 4 May 18:30 USA 1912HGM-25A Titan I USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-15 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful Battleship second stage, apogee: 1000 km 5 May 01:45 USA 1912Aerobee AJ10-34 USA 1912White Sands LC-35 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 5 May Successful Apogee: 113 km 7 May 01:47 USA 1912PGM-19 Jupiter USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-26B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 May Successful Apogee: 500 km 8 May 19:28 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 May Successful Apogee: 500 km 9 May 18:59 USSR 1955R-7 Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 May Launch failure Apogee: 1000 km 12 May 11:39 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 12 May Successful Apogee: 145 km 12 May 17:35 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 May Successful Apogee: 520 km 12 May USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 May Successful Apogee: 402 km 14 May 05:52 USA 1912PGM-19 Jupiter USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-5 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 14 May Successful Apogee: 500 km 14 May USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 14 May Successful Apogee: 402 km 15 May 22:10 USA 1912Arcon USA 1912Wallops Island USA 1912NASA NASA Suborbital Test flight 15 May Launch failure Apogee: 1 km 15 May USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 May Successful Apogee: 402 km 18 May 23:16 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 May Launch failure Apogee: 10 km 19 May 04:30 USA 1912SM-65D Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-14 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 May Launch failure Apogee: 1 km 21 May 06:40 USA 1912Thor DM-18 Able-II USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912RVX-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 21 May Successful Apogee: 520 km 22 May 11:15 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 22 May Successful Apogee: 100 km 23 May 02:42 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-18B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful Apogee: 520 km 27 May 04:51 USA 1912Nike-Cajun USA 1912White Sands USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 May Successful Apogee: 169 km 27 May 19:55 USA 1912Nike-Cajun USA 1912White Sands USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 27 May Successful Apogee: 177 km 28 May 07:35:02 USA 1912PGM-19 Jupiter USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-26B USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912Bioflight 2 US Air Force Suborbital BiologicalMissile test 28 May Successful Apogee: 483 km 30 May 21:42 USSR 1955R-7 Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 May Launch failure Apogee: 1000 km 30 May USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 May Successful Apogee: 402 km May AUSLong Tom AUSWoomera LA-2 AUSWRE WRE Suborbital Aeronomy   Successful Apogee: 100 km 2 June USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful Apogee: 402 km 5 June 04:15 USA 1912Trailblazer 1 USA 1912Wallops Island USA 1912NASA NASA Suborbital REV test 6 June Successful Apogee: 260 km 6 June 17:39 USA 1912SM-65D Atlas USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-13 USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 June Launch failure Apogee: 80 km 8 June USA 1912WS-199B Bold Orion I USA 1912B-47, Cape Canaveral USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 June Successful Apogee: 100 km 9 June 20:34 USSR 1955R-7 Semyorka USSR 1955Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 June Launch failure Apogee: 1000 km 10 June 16:40 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 10 June Successful Apogee: 225 km 11 June 06:44 USA 1912Thor DM-18 Able-II USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA 1912US Air Force USA 1912RVX-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 11 June Successful Apogee: 520 km 11 June 13:03 UKBlack Knight 201 AUSWoomera LA-5A UKRAE RAE Suborbital Test flight 11 June Successful Apogee: 803 km 12 June 18:57 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 June Launch failure Apogee: 10 km 15 June USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 June Successful Apogee: 402 km 16 June 21:45 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Vandenberg LC-75-2-7 UKRoyal Air Force Guidance system failed to engage as remove before flight safety wires had not been removed. Vehicle ascended vertically before being destroyed by range safety.http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1768/1 Launch failures: the "Oops!" factor Wayne Eleazer 31 January 2011 The Space Review 13 August 2011 15 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015192451/http://thespacereview.com/article/1768/1 live Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 16 June Launch failure 17 June USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 June Successful Apogee: 402 km 19 June USA 1912WS-199B Bold Orion I USA 1912B-47, Cape Canaveral USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful Apogee: 100 km 21 June USSR 1955R-5V Pobeda USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955AN AN Suborbital Solar 21 June Successful Apogee: 400 km 22 June 14:32 USA 1912Aerobee USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Solar 22 June Successful Apogee: 110 km 23 June 01:26 UKSkylark-1 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE RAE Suborbital Test flight 23 June Launch failure Apogee: 91 km 24 June 12:10 USA 1912Aerobee-150 (Hi) USA 1912Holloman LC-A USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital 24 June Successful Apogee: 200 km 26 June USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-18B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 June Successful Apogee: 520 km 26 June USA 1912Terrier-ASROC-Cajun USA 1912Point Arguello USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital 26 June Successful Apogee: 100 km 29 June 11:33 UKBlack Knight 201 AUSWoomera LA-5A UKRAE RAE Suborbital Test flight 29 June Successful Apogee: 442 km 30 June 02:37 USA 1912PGM-17 Thor DM-18A USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-17B USA 1912US Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 30 June Successful Apogee: 1000 km 29 June 15:42 USA 1912UGM-27 Polaris AX USA 1912Cape Canaveral LC-25A USA 1912US Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful Apogee: 500 km June USSR 1955R-13 USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955VMF VMF Suborbital Missile test   Successful Apogee: 150 km |} References External links 1959 on Spaceflight Category:1959 in spaceflight Category:Spaceflight by year Spaceflight