1963 in spaceflight (July–September)

none August 2026 January 2014 October 2023 This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight. 2 Orbital launches 1963 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| July |- 1 10 July USSR 1955 Vostok-2 USSR 1955 Baikonur Site 1/5 USSR 1955 Block B booster failed 1.9 seconds after launch. USSR 1955 Zenit-2 №12 Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging Launch failurehttp://archive.org/details/eyeinskystoryofc0000unse Eye in the sky: the story of the Corona spy satellites 1998 Smithsonian Institution Press 978-1-56098-830-4 Washington, D.C. 164 +2 seconds 1 12 July 20:45:59 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-D USA Point Arguello LC-2-3 USA US Air Force Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-D. USA OPS 1467 (KH-7 1 4001/AFP-206 SV-951) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 18 July 2 19 July 00:00:10 USA Thor DM-21 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Last flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-D before being redesignated SLV-2. USA OPS 1266 (KH-4 23/9057) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 13 August USA SRV 624 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful July 4 19 July 03:51:18 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-B USA Point Arguello LC-1-2 USA US Air Force ERS-10 failed to separate. USA Midas 9 US Air Force Medium Earth Missile defence Successful USA Dash 2 US Air Force Medium Earth Air density 12 April 1971 Successful USA ERS-9 (TRS 4) US Air Force Medium Earth Technology Successful USA ERS-10 US Air Force Medium Earth Technology Partial launch failure 1 26 July 14:33:00 USA Delta B USA Cape Canaveral LC-17A USA US Air Force First spacecraft to be placed into geosynchronous orbit, positioned at 55° West. USA Syncom 2 NASA Geosynchronous Communications Successful 2 31 July 00:00:17 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force Final, and only successful KH-6 flight. USA OPS 1370 (KH-6 3/8003) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 12 August USA SRV 614 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful August |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1963 yes August |- 1 6 August 06:00 USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 USSR 1955 Kosmos 19 (DS-P1 №3) Low Earth Radar targetTechnology Successful 30 March 1964 1 22 August USSR 1955 Kosmos 63S1 USSR 1955 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 USSR 1955 First stage malfunctioned. USSR 1955DS-A1 №3 Intended: Low Earth TechnologyRadiation Launch failure 22 August 3 25 August 00:30 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 USA US Air Force First KH-4A mission, some film affected by fog, second SRV not returned. USA OPS 1419 (KH-4A 1/1001) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Partial spacecraft failure 12 September USA SRV 615 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful August USA SRV 617 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Spacecraft failure 12 September 3 29 August 20:31 USA Thor SLV-2 Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 USA US Air Force First flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-D following redesignation. USA OPS 1561 (KH-5 9/9058A) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 7 November USA SRV 604 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful September USA LAMPO US Air Force Low Earth Tracking target Successful 29 September |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1963 yes September |- 1 6 September 19:30:18 USA Atlas LV-3A Agena-D USA Point Arguello LC-2-3 USA US Air Force USA OPS 1947 (KH-7 2/4002/AFP-206 SV-952) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Successful 8 September 3 23 September 23:00 USA Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 USA US Air Force Film severely affected by light leaks, second SRV not recovered. USA OPS 1353 (KH-4A 2/1002) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging Partial spacecraft failure 12 October USA SRV 619 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Successful September USA SRV 620 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Spacecraft failure 12 October 1 27 September 11:17:49 USA Scout X-2B USA Point Arguello LC-D USA US Air Force Only flight of Scout X-2B, failed to orbit. USA OPS 1610 (DSAP-1 F5 F3/P-35 5/AF-5) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Weather Launch failure 27 September 2 28 September 20:22 USA Thor DSV-2A Ablestar USA Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 USA US Air Force Maiden flight of Thor DSV-2A Ablestar, Transit 5BN-1 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, gravity-gradient stabilization system left spacecraft in an inverted orientation, preventing operational use. USA Transit 5BN-1 US Navy Low Earth Navigation Partial spacecraft failure USA Transit 5E-1 US Navy Low Earth Radiation Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 1963 yes |- |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| For flights after 30 September, see 1962 in spaceflight (October-December) |} Suborbital launches 1963 yes |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| July |- 1 1 July 21:43:55 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful 1 1 July CAN 1957Black Brant III USAPoint Arguello LC-A USAUS Navy Apogee: 100 km US Navy Suborbital Test flight 1 July Successful 1 1 July USANike-Tomahawk 9A USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 250 km Sandia Suborbital Test flight 1 July Successful 1 1 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful 1 1 July USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful 1 2 July 14:18 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 934 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 2 July Successful 1 2 July 16:00:04 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USALafayette SSBN-616 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful 1 2 July 16:30:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Lafayette, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful 1 3 July 09:00 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 199 km US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 3 July Successful 1 3 July 17:48:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful 1 3 July 21:13:57 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576C USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1600 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful 1 3 July USANike-Tomahawk 9A USABarking Sands USASandia Apogee: 20 km Sandia Suborbital Test flight 3 July Launch failure 1 3 July USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful 1 3 July USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 July Successful 1 3 July FRABerenice FRACERES FRAONERA Apogee: 270 km ONERA Suborbital REV Test 3 July Successful 1 5 July 21:00 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-4 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful 1 5 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Makat USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 July Successful 1 6 July 00:36 USSR 1955R-5 Pobeda USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955AN Apogee: 400 km AN Suborbital Aeronomy 6 July Successful 1 8 July USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/15 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 July Successful 1 9 July USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/15 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 July Successful 1 10 July 02:46 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 204 km STAN Suborbital Ionospheric 10 July Successful 1 10 July 17:02 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 225 km US Air Force Suborbital Solar 10 July Successful 1 11 July 23:00 USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 11 July Successful 1 11 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 July Successful 1 12 July USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 July Successful 1 14 July 21:03:28 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 172 km GCA Suborbital Ionospheric 14 July Successful 1 16 July USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 July Successful 1 17 July 02:30:02 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 10 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 July Launch failure 1 19 July 01:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful 1 19 July 05:30 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 185 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 19 July Successful 1 19 July 18:20:05 USAX-15 USABalls 8, Edwards USAUS Air Force/NASA Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 106 km, first X-15 flight to reach space USAFlight 90 US Air Force/NASA Suborbital Technology 18:31:29 Successful 1 19 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Makat USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 July Successful 1 20 July 05:44:08 USAScout X-3A USAWallops Island LA-3 USANASA Apogee: 2 km NASA Suborbital REV Test 20 July Launch failure 1 20 July 15:18 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 213 km NASA Suborbital Solar 20 July Successful 1 20 July 20:00:02 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 5 km GCA Suborbital IonosphericSolar 20 July Launch failure 1 20 July 20:30:00 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 5 km GCA Suborbital IonosphericSolar 20 July Launch failure 1 20 July 21:03:00 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 196 km GCA Suborbital IonosphericSolar 20 July Successful 1 20 July 21:05 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Churchill USAUS Air Force Apogee: 143 km UtahAFCRL Suborbital Solar 20 July Successful 1 20 July 21:06 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 78 km Johns Hopkins Suborbital AeronomySolar 20 July Launch failure 1 20 July 21:13:00 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 199 km GCA Suborbital IonosphericSolar 20 July Successful 1 20 July 21:40:00 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 200 km GCA Suborbital IonosphericSolar 20 July Successful 1 20 July 21:54:45 USAAerobee-300A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 338 km Michigan Suborbital AeronomySolar 20 July Successful 1 20 July 22:10:00 USANike-Apache CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 192 km GCA Suborbital IonosphericSolar 20 July Successful 1 23 July 06:00 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 177 km NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 23 July Successful 1 24 July USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 July Launch failure 1 25 July 03:30:13 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 25 July 04:59 UKSkylark-7 AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE RAE Suborbital Test flight 25 July Launch failure 1 25 July 14:15 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 200 km NRL Suborbital Solar 25 July Successful 1 25 July 22:38 USAExos USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 623 km AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 25 July Successful 1 25 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 402 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 July Successful 1 26 July 19:19:00 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg OSTF-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 26 July Launch failure 1 26 July 21:19 CAN 1957Black Brant II CAN 1957Churchill USAUS Air Force Apogee: 143 km UtahAFCRL Suborbital AuroralIonospheric 26 July Successful 1 26 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful 1 26 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful 1 26 July USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful 1 26 July USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 July Successful 1 27 July 00:10 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard SWERTG Apogee: 126 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 July Successful 1 27 July 04:55:01 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 27 July USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-5 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command 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 27 July USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/15 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful 1 29 July 23:28 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard SWERTG Apogee: 128 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 July Successful 1 30 July 16:16:08 USAXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior USACape Canaveral LC-18A USAUS Air Force Apogee: 11100 km AFCRL Suborbital Plasma researchAstronomy 30 July Successful 1 30 July 18:36:49 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576C USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1600 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 July Successful 1 31 July 20:52 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 31 July Successful 1 July USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital July Successful 1 July USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital July Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| August |- 1 1 August 08:06 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands USANRL Apogee: 232 km NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful 1 1 August 23:27 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard SWERTG Apogee: 126 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 August Successful 1 2 August 02:30 UKSkylark-5C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE RAE Suborbital Test flight 2 August Launch failure 1 2 August 08:00 USASparoair I USAF3H Demon, Point Mugu USAUS Navy Apogee: 107 km US Navy Suborbital UV Astronomy 2 August Successful 1 2 August 21:43 USAShotput USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 294 km ITASan Marco Test 2 CRA Suborbital Test flight 2 August Successful 1 2 August 23:33 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 151 km Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 2 August Successful 1 5 August 17:30:15 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-32B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 100 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 August Launch failure 1 7 August 22:29 USANike-Cajun SWEKronogard SWERTG Apogee: 130 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 August Successful 1 8 August USALGM-30A Minuteman IA USAVandenberg LC-394A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1300 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful 1 8 August USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 8 August Successful 1 9 August 17:14:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAAlexander Hamilton SSBN-617 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 9 August 18:19:43 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 9 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Sovetskaya Gavan USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 August Successful 1 13 August 04:59:47 USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/15 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 757 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 August Successful 1 14 August 03:56:05 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 August Successful 1 15 August USANike-Zeus 3 USAWhite Sands LC-38 USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 August Successful 1 15 August USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 15 August Successful 1 17 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAJohn Marshall SSBN-611 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful 1 17 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful 1 17 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful 1 17 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful 1 17 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful 1 17 August USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS John Marshall, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful 1 20 August 04:00:03 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-29A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful 1 20 August USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAHueco USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful 1 20 August USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 60/8 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 August Successful 1 21 August 21:23:55 USALGM-25C Titan II USACape Canaveral LC-15 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 21 August Successful 1 22 August 18:05:57 USAX-15 USANB-52, Edwards USAUS Air Force/NASA Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 107 km, second and last X-15 flight to reach space, first person to make two spaceflights, first spacecraft to make two spaceflights USAFlight 91 US Air Force/NASA Suborbital Technology 18:17:05 Successful 1 22 August USAHopi-Dart USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1 km NASA Suborbital Test flight 22 August Launch failure 1 23 August 17:01:06 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful 1 23 August 17:41:04 USAUGM-27 Polaris A2 USAUSS Alexander Hamilton, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful 1 23 August USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Sovetskaya Gavan USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 August Successful 1 24 August 02:00 JPN 1870Lambda 2 JPN 1870Kagoshima LA-L JPN 1870ISAS Apogee: 51 km ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 24 August Launch failure 1 24 August 09:50:57 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576F USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1600 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 24 August Successful 1 24 August USANike-Zeus 3 USAKwajalein USAUS Army Apogee: 200 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 24 August Successful 1 27 August 17:02:23 USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USACape Canaveral LC-31B USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful 1 27 August USAMGM-31 Pershing I USAHueco USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful 1 28 August 23:10 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1800 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 28 August Successful 1 29 August USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LC-394A-6 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 August Successful 1 30 August 06:30:26 USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 754 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful 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 USSR 1955R-14 Chusovaya USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 675 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful 1 30 August USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-3 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 August Successful 1 31 August 01:35:04 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USACape Canaveral LC-25A USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy 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 1 August USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target August Successful 1 August USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target August Successful |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| September |- 1 1 September 08:03 USANike-Cajun NORAndøya NORNDRE Apogee: 100 km ILC/NDRE Suborbital AeronomyIonosphericSolar 1 September Successful 1 3 September 22:36 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 288 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 3 September Successful 1 4 September 13:11 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) CAN 1957Churchill USANASA Apogee: 228 km NASA Suborbital Cosmic ray research 4 September Successful 1 4 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAAbraham Lincoln SSBN-602 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USAUGM-27 Polaris A1 USAUSS Abraham Lincoln, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 500 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 4 September USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 September Successful 1 5 September 03:41 UKSkylark-5C AUSWoomera LA-2 UKRAE Apogee: 214 km RAE Suborbital Test flight 5 September Successful 1 5 September CAN 1957Martlet 3 BRBBarbados CAN 1957USADND/DoD Apogee: 100 km DND/DoD Suborbital Test flight 5 September Successful 1 6 September 21:30 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANASA Apogee: 222 km HCO Suborbital Solar 6 September Successful 1 6 September 21:59 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 200 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 6 September Launch failure 1 6 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 6 September Successful 1 9 September 16:02 USANike-Apache USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 169 km New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 September Successful 1 9 September USSR 1955Kapustin Yar USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 200 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 September Successful 1 10 September USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 September Successful 1 11 September 14:24 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 165 km NASA Suborbital Technology 11 September Successful 1 11 September 21:00 USASM-65D Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576B-1 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1700 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 11 September Launch failure 1 12 September 06:20 USANike-Apache NORAndøya Apogee: 136 km ILC/NDRE Suborbital IonosphericPlasmaSolar 12 September Successful 1 12 September USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 September Successful 1 17 September USSR 1955R-9 Desna USSR 1955Baikonur USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1160 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful 1 17 September USAHGM-25A Titan I USAVandenberg LC-395A-2 USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 1000 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 17 September Successful 1 19 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Makat USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 September Successful 1 20 September 15:45 USAAerobee-150 (Hi) USAWhite Sands LC-35 USANRL Apogee: 208 km NRL Suborbital Solar 20 September Successful 1 20 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 September Successful 1 21 September USSR 1955R-12 Dvina USSR 1955Plesetsk USSR 1955MVS Apogee: 402 km MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 September Successful 1 23 September USALGM-25C Titan II USAVandenberg LC-395D USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 September Successful 1 24 September 04:15 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 158 km AFCRL Suborbital AeronomyIonospheric 24 September Successful 1 24 September 17:06 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USABlack Mesa USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 24 September Successful 1 25 September 03:57 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 143 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 25 September Successful 1 25 September 04:34 USANike-Cajun USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 151 km NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 25 September Successful 1 25 September 07:09 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 224 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 25 September Successful 1 25 September 11:04:41 USASM-65E Atlas USAVandenberg LC-576C USAStrategic Air Command Apogee: 100 km Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 September Launch failure 1 25 September 13:40 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USABlack Mesa USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 September Successful 1 25 September 21:40 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USABlack Mesa USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 September Successful 1 26 September 04:37 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 170 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 September Successful 1 26 September 05:30 USANike-Apache USAEglin USAUS Air Force Apogee: 170 km AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 September Successful 1 26 September USALGM-30B Minuteman IB USAVandenberg LC-394A-7 USAUS Air Force Apogee: 1300 km US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful 1 26 September USSR 1955R-16U USSR 1955Baikonur Site 41/3 USSR 1955RVSN Apogee: 1210 km RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful 1 27 September 03:25:00 USAUGM-27 Polaris A3 USAObservation Island T-AGM-23 6, ETR USAUS Navy Apogee: 1000 km US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 27 September 13:40 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USABlack Mesa USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 27 September 20:40 USAMGM-31 Pershing I USABlack Mesa USAUS Army Apogee: 250 km US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful 1 28 September 14:43 USAAerobee-150A USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 226 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 28 September Successful 1 28 September USSR 1955R-36 USSR 1955Baikonur Site 67/21 USSR 1955RVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 September Launch failure 1 29 September 02:37 USAJavelin USAWallops Island USANASA Apogee: 1037 km NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 29 September Successful 1 September USSR 1955A-350Zh USSR 1955Sary Shagan LC-6 USSR 1955PRO Apogee: 100 km PRO Suborbital Missile test September Successful 1 September USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target September Successful 1 September USANike-Apache USAWhite Sands USAUS Army Apogee: 100 km US Army Suborbital Target September Successful |colspan=8 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