1964 in spaceflight (October–December)
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This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (January–March), 1964 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1964 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
October-December[edit] | |||||||
| 4 October 03:45:00 |
 Delta C
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Cape Canaveral LC-17A
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US Air Force
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| Explorer 21 (IMP-2/IMP-B/S-74a)
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NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | January 1966 | Partial launch failure | ||
| Apogee lower than expected, returned data until 13 October 1965 | |||||||
| 5 October 21:50:14 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
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| OPS 3333 (KH-4A #1011)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 October | Successful | ||
| SRV 653
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October | Successful | ||
| SRV 654
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| Aerial recovery of second SRV failed, necessitating recovery by ship | |||||||
| 6 October 07:12:00 |
 Voskhod
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Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Kosmos 47 (Voskhod 3KV #2)
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Low Earth | Test flight | 7 October 07:28 |
Successful | |||
| 6 October 17:04:21 |
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar
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Vandenberg LC-75-1-2
|
US Air Force
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| OPS 5798 (Transit O-1/NNS 30010)
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US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Dragsphere 1
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US Navy | Low Earth | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Dragsphere 2
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US Navy | Low Earth | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Transit satellite failed a few days after becoming operational | |||||||
| 8 October | Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
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Vandenberg PALC-2-4
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US Air Force
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| OPS 4036 (KH-7 #4012/AFP-206 SV-961)
|
US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 October | Launch failure | ||
| Failed to orbit | |||||||
| 10 October 03:01 |
Scout X-4
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Vandenberg PALC-D
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US Air Force
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| Explorer 22 (BE-B/S-66a)
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NASA | Low Earth | Geodesy Ionospheric |
In orbit | Successful | ||
| 12 October 07:30:01 |
Voskhod
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Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Voskhod 1
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Low Earth | Biological | 13 October 07:47:04 |
Successful | |||
| Manned flight with three cosmonauts, first manned Voskhod flight, first spacecraft to carry more than one person | |||||||
| 14 October 09:50 |
Vostok-2
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Baikonur Site 31/6
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| Kosmos 48 (Zenit-2 #24)
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Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 October | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| Spacecraft's thermal regulation system malfunctioned, necessitating early return to Earth | |||||||
| 17 October 22:02:23 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg PALC-1-1
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US Air Force
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| OPS 3559 (KH-4A #1012)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 4 November | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| SRV 651
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October | Successful | ||
| SRV 645
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October | Successful | ||
| Attitude control problems during second imagery period | |||||||
| 23 October 07:30 |
Kosmos-1
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Baikonur Site 41/15
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| Strela-1 #6
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Low Earth | Communications Technology |
23 October | Launch failure | |||
| Strela-1 #7
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Low Earth | Communications Technology | |||||
| Strela-1 #8
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Low Earth | Communications Technology | |||||
| Failed to orbit | |||||||
| 23 October 18:30 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D
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Vandenberg PALC-2-3
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US Air Force
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| OPS 4384 (KH-7 #4013/AFP-206 SV-963)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 October | Successful | ||
| OPS 5063 (SSF-A #4/EHH A4)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | SIGINT | 23 February 1965 | Successful | ||
| 24 October 05:16 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
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| Kosmos 49 (DS-MG #2)
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Low Earth | Technology | 21 August 1965 | Successful | |||
| 28 October 10:48 |
Vostok-2
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Baikonur Site 31/6
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| Kosmos 50 (Zenit-2 #26)
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Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 November | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Failed to deorbit, commanded to self-destruct | |||||||
| 2 November 21:30:20 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
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US Air Force
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| OPS 5434 (KH-4A #1013)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 November | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| SRV 656
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | ||
| SRV 657
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | ||
| Both cameras erroneously took images immediately after launch, and subsequently failed before first imagery period was complete, 65% of images returned were out of focus | |||||||
| 4 November 02:12:11 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
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US Air Force
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| OPS 3062 (Ferret #7/Samos-F3 #3)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 5 November 1969 | Successful | ||
| 5 November 19:22:05 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D
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Cape Canaveral LC-13
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US Air Force
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| Mariner 3
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NASA | Heliocentric | Mars flyby | 5 November | Launch failure | ||
| Payload fairing failed to separate, resulting in spacecraft mass being too great to reach Mars | |||||||
| 6 November 12:02:01 |
Scout X-4
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Wallops Island LA-3
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NASA
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| Explorer 23 (S-55C)
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NASA | Low Earth | Technology Micrometeoroid research |
29 June 1983 | Successful | ||
| 18 November 20:35:54 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
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US Air Force
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| OPS 3360 (KH-4A #1014)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 December | Successful | ||
| SRV 659
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | ||
| SRV 660
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | ||
| Carried ORBIS (KH-4A 1014) experiment | |||||||
| 21 November 17:09:39 |
Scout X-4
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Vandenberg PALC-D
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US Air Force
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| Explorer 24 (AD-B/S-56c)
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NASA | Medium Earth | Geodesy Ionospheric |
18 October 1968 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 25 (IE-B/Injun-4)
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NASA | Medium Earth | Atmospheric Ionospheric Particle research |
In orbit | Successful | ||
| 28 November 14:22:01 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D
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Cape Canaveral LC-12
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US Air Force
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| Mariner 4
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NASA | Heliocentric | Mars flyby | In orbit | Successful | ||
| First spacecraft to successfully fly past Mars, closest approach 9,846 kilometres (6,118 mi) at 01:00:57 UTC on 15 July 1965 | |||||||
| 30 November 13:12 |
Molniya
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Baikonur Site 1/5
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| Zond 2 (Mars 3MV-4A #2)
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Heliocentric | Mars flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Communications lost in April 1965, flew past Mars on 6 August 1965 | |||||||
| 1 December | Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Site 86/1
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| DS-2 #2
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Low Earth | Technology | 1 December | Launch failure | |||
| Payload fairing failed to separate, failed to orbit | |||||||
| 4 December 18:57 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
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Vandenberg PALC-2-4
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US Air Force
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| OPS 4439 (KH-7 #4014/AFP-206 SV-964)
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 December | Successful | ||
| 9 December 23:02 |
Kosmos 63S1
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Kapustin Yar Site 86/1
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| Kosmos 51 (DS-MT #3)
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Low Earth | Technology | 14 November 1965 | Successful | |||
| 10 December 16:52:33 |
Titan IIIA
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Cape Canaveral LC-20
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US Air Force
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| US Air Force | Low Earth | Test flight | 13 December | Successful | |||
| 11 December 14:25:02 |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C
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Cape Canaveral LC-36A
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NASA
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| Surveyor Mass Model
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NASA | Intended: Medium Earth Achieved: Low Earth |
Test flight | 12 December | Partial launch failure | ||
| Centaur failed to restart[1] | |||||||
| 13 December 00:08:10 |
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar
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Vandenberg LC-75-1-2
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US Air Force
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| OPS 6582 (Transit O-2/NNS 30020)
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US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Transit 5E-5
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US Navy | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Transit O-2 failed a few days after becoming operational | |||||||
| 15 December 20:20:04 |
Scout X-4
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Wallops Island LA-3A
|
 CRA
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| San Marco 1
|
CRA | Low Earth | Technology Air density |
11 September 1965 | Successful | ||
| First Italian satellite | |||||||
| 19 December 21:10:16 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
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Vandenberg LC-75-3-4
|
US Air Force
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| OPS 3358 (KH-4A #1015)
|
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 January 1965 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
| SRV 662
|
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | December | Successful | ||
| SRV 663
|
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | December/January | Successful | ||
| Telemetry problems early in the mission led to some errors in areas photographed | |||||||
| 21 December 09:00:03 |
Delta C
|
Cape Canaveral LC-17A
|
US Air Force
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| Explorer 26 (EPE-D)
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NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | 23 August 2021[2] | Successful | ||
| 21 December 19:08:56 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D
|
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
|
US Air Force
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| OPS 3762 (Quill #1/FTV 2355)
|
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Radar imaging | 11 January 1965 | Successful | ||
| SRV
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US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Only Quill satellite to be launched, operated successfully but images found to be useless | |||||||
Suborbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
October[edit] | |||||||
| 2 October 02:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 2 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 2 October 03:35:14 |
UR-200
|
Baikonur Site 90/20
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 681 kilometres (423 mi) | |||||||
| 2 October | LGM-25C Titan II
|
Vandenberg LC-395C
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 4 October 06:00 |
Athena RTV
|
Green River Pad 2
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 4 October | Launch failure | |||
| 5 October |  Centaure 1
|
 Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
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| CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October 20:20 |
 Black Brant IIB
|
Fort Churchill
|
CARDE
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| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October | R-12 Dvina
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Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 18:35 |
Black Brant IIB
|
Fort Churchill
|
CARDE
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| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 23:04 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October 23:19 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 7 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) | |||||||
| 7 October | Centaure 1
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 05:32 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Lockheed | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,004 kilometres (624 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 10:23 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 10:34:00 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
| 9 October 04:04:56 |
Scout X-3C
|
Wallops Island LA-3A
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 9 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
| 9 October | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October 02:00 |
R-36
|
Baikonur Site 67/22
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 865 kilometres (537 mi) | |||||||
| 10 October 07:00:04 |
R-17 Elbrus
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Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October | R-16U
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Baikonur Site 41/4
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 12 October | Rubis
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
ONERA
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| ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 16:50:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3
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USS James Madison, ETR
|
US Navy
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 October 09:36 |
HAD
|
 Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 14 October | Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NOTS
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| NOTS | Suborbital | Radiation | 14 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 16 October 12:10 |
R-17 Elbrus
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Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi) | |||||||
| 16 October | Terrier-Tomahawk
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Barking Sands
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Sandia
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 October | Launch failure | |||
| 16 October | R-12 Dvina
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Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 17 October 10:43 |
Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
| 17 October 10:45 |
Nike Javelin
|
Eglin
|
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October 15:42 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 840 kilometres (520 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October 23:00 |
 Blue Streak
|
Woomera LA-6A
|
 ELDO
| ||||
| ELDO | Suborbital | 19 October | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR
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US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR
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US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR
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US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR
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US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 20 October 02:29 |
UR-200
|
Baikonur Site 90/20
|
RVSN
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,129 kilometres (702 mi) | |||||||
| 20 October | Emeraude VE121
|
Hammaguira Brigitte
|
CNES
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| CNES | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Launch failure | |||
| 20 October | Tomahawk
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Tonopah
|
Sandia
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 October | Launch failure | |||
| 21 October 19:44 |
Astrobee-1500
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Wallops Island LA-2A
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) | |||||||
| 21 October 21:12 |
HAD
|
Carnarvon
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October 11:03 |
HAD
|
Carnarvon
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WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 23 October 16:00 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
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| NASA | Suborbital | Radio astronomy | 23 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) | |||||||
| 24 October 17:33 |
Nike-Apache
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 00:58 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| ASE/MIT | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 10:50 |
Skylark-7C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE/WRE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy X-ray astronomy |
27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 16:57 |
Black Brant II
|
Fort Churchill
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 16:57 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Fort Churchill
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric |
27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 20:25 |
Nike-Apache
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
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USS Lafayette, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Lafayette, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Lafayette, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 28 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2
|
USS Lafayette, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 29 October 01:59 |
R-36
|
Baikonur Site 67/22
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 868 kilometres (539 mi) | |||||||
| 29 October 12:15:02 |
R-17 Elbrus
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) | |||||||
| 29 October 16:28:13 |
LGM-30F Minuteman II
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 29 October 23:18 |
Centaure 1
|
CERES
|
ESRO
| ||||
| LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 30 October 19:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 30 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 31 October 18:04:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3
|
USS Casimir Pulaski, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| October | A-350Zh
|
Sary Shagan Site 6
|
PRO
| ||||
| PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| October | Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| October | Berenice
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| October | Berenice
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
November[edit] | |||||||
| 1 November 06:00 |
Nike-Apache
|
Fort Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
| 1 November 06:15 |
Nike-Apache
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
| 1 November 06:18 |
Nike-Apache
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 2 November 09:03 |
 Kappa-8L
|
Kagoshima
|
ISAS
| ||||
| TAO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 00:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-08
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 00:35 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-03
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 07:57 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| Princeton | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 10:02 |
Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 17:32 |
Nike-Apache
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 3 November 17:38 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November 08:31 |
Centaure 1
|
 CELPA
|
CNIE
| ||||
| ONUSJ | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November 16:35 |
Véronique
|
Hammaguira Blandine
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November 17:00 |
LGM-25C Titan II
|
Vandenberg LC-395D
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 4 November | UGM-133A Minuteman IA
|
Vandenberg LF-06
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 03:01 |
Kappa-9M
|
Kagoshima
|
ISAS
| ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 356 kilometres (221 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 17:00 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 19:03 |
Javelin
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 867 kilometres (539 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 20:38 |
Nike-Apache
|
Fort Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Fields Ionospheric |
5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 20:39 |
Javelin
|
Fort Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 840 kilometres (520 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November 23:16 |
Centaure 1
|
CELPA
|
CNIE
| ||||
| ONUSJ | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-09
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | Centaure 1
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | Centaure 1
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | Centaure 1
|
CERES
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | Centaure 1
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | Centaure 1
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November 00:02 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November 00:08 |
Nike-Apache
|
 Thumba
|
NASA
| ||||
| ISRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November 05:20 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November 08:31 |
Centaure 1
|
CELPA
|
CINE
| ||||
| ONUSJ | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November 10:00 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November 13:45 |
Black Knight 301
|
Woomera LA-5
|
RAE
| ||||
| UCL | Suborbital | REV Test Aeronomy |
6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 629 kilometres (391 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November | LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-02
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 November | Launch failure | |||
| 6 November | LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-07
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November | Centaure 1
|
Reggane
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 6 November | Centaure 1
|
CERES
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 7 November 01:38 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 7 November 03:21 |
Athena RTV
|
Green River Pad 1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 7 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 7 November 05:13 |
Nike-Apache
|
Fort Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| BRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 7 November 05:14 |
Javelin
|
Fort Churchill
|
NASA
| ||||
| BRL/Michigan | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 714 kilometres (444 mi) | |||||||
| 7 November 10:31 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 7 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November 08:22 |
Véronique
|
Hammaguira Blandine
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 8 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 98 kilometres (61 mi) | |||||||
| 9 November 12:54 |
Nike-Apache
|
Thumba
|
NASA
| ||||
| ISRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 9 November | UGM-133A Minuteman IA
|
Vandenberg LF-05
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 9 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 00:05 |
Nike-Apache
|
Thumba
|
NASA
| ||||
| ISRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 02:05 |
Kappa-8L
|
Kagoshima
|
ISAS
| ||||
| Osaka | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 11:07 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 251 kilometres (156 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 22:25 |
Nike-Apache
|
AO-4 LP-1
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November 22:28 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November | Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 10 November | Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 11 November 09:59 |
HAD
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 11 November 22:24 |
Nike-Apache
|
USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-2
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
| 11 November 22:27 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 03:05 |
Kappa-8L
|
Kagoshima
|
ISAS
| ||||
| Osaka | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 10:00 |
HAD
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 10:53 |
Nike-Apache
|
USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-3
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 10:56 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 12 November 19:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 12 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 13 November 16:57:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3
|
USS Casimir Pulaski, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi) | |||||||
| 14 November 10:23 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 14 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 06:57 |
Thor DSV-2J
|
Johnston LE-1
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,148 kilometres (713 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 18:18 |
Aerobee-150A
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 18:31 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 16 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 17:49 |
Nike-Apache
|
USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-4
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 194 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 21:10 |
Nike-Cajun
|
USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-5
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November | Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November 11:23:00 |
Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Hueco
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 18 November | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Hueco
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 05:34 |
Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 17:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 18:34 |
Nike-Apache
|
USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-6
|
NASA
| ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 19:02 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 20:20 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 22:02 |
Nike-Apache
|
USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-7
|
NASA
| ||||
| Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November 23:43 |
Nike-Apache
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Hueco
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November | MGM-31 Pershing I
|
Hueco
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November | Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 21 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 22 November 16:30 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 23 November 17:07 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi) | |||||||
| 24 November | Nike Javelin
|
Eglin
|
Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC)
| ||||
| AGPC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 November | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 25 November 11:34 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NRL
| ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 25 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 November 08:02 |
Black Brant II
|
Fort Churchill
|
NRCC
| ||||
| NRCC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research |
27 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 27 November 13:31 |
Nike-Iroquois
|
Eglin
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
| 27 November 17:38 |
Centaure 1
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| MPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) | |||||||
| 28 November 11:14:26 |
R-17 Elbrus
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 November | Athena RTV
|
Green River Pad 3
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 28 November | Launch failure | |||
| 30 November 13:11 |
Nike-Apache
|
 Sonmiani
|
NASA
| ||||
| SUPARCO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November 17:37 |
Centaure 1
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| MPE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November | Honest John-Nike-Nike
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
| 30 November | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi) | |||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| November | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
December[edit] | |||||||
| 1 December 01:20 |
Nike-Apache
|
Sonmiani
|
NASA
| ||||
| SUPARCO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December 04:20 |
Nike-Cajun
|
CELPA
|
NASA
| ||||
| TUC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December 06:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December 08:45:04 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576A-1
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | REV Test | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 1 December | Nike-Tomahawk
|
Barking Sands
|
Sandia
| ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 2 December 16:30:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3
|
USS Stonewall Jackson, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 December 17:40 |
Dragon
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
CNES
| ||||
| CNES | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 390 kilometres (240 mi) | |||||||
| 4 December 11:09:17 |
SM-65D Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576A-3
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 4 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 4 December 18:06 |
Nike-Cajun
|
CELPA
|
NASA
| ||||
| TUC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 4 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 5 December 04:30 |
Athena RTV
|
Green River Pad 2
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 5 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 7 December 17:56 |
Nike-Apache
|
Wallops Island
|
NASA
| ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 7 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December 10:26 |
HAD
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December 22:55 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 8 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 8 December | HGM-25A Titan I
|
Vandenberg LC-395A-1
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 08:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-08
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
| 9 December 20:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-02
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 10 December 10:26 |
HAD
|
Woomera LA-2
|
WRE
| ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 11 December | Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
Walker Cay
|
NOTS
| ||||
| NOTS | Suborbital | Radiation | 11 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December 00:00 |
R-36
|
Baikonur Site 67/22
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December 17:59:59 |
LGM-30F Minuteman II
|
Cape Canaveral LC-32B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 15 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December 02:02 |
Skylark 3
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE/WRE
| ||||
| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December 14:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 16 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December 14:57 |
Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
NASA
| ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December 16:34:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3
|
USS Stonewall Jackson, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 16 December | Sparrow-Arcas
|
San Nicolas
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Weather | 16 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 17 December 03:05 |
Skylark-7C
|
Woomera LA-2
|
RAE/WRE
| ||||
| CULH | Suborbital | Solar | 17 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
| 17 December 06:55 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi)
|
White Sands LC-35
|
NASA
| ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) | |||||||
| 17 December 19:54:00 |
Nike-Cajun
|
Point Mugu
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 December | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 17 December | Sparrow-Arcas
|
San Nicolas
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Weather | 17 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 18 December | Rubis
|
Hammaguira Bacchus
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi) | |||||||
| 18 December | LGM-30B Minuteman IB
|
Vandenberg LF-07
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 18 December | R-14 Usovaya
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 18 December | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41/3
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 19 December 01:06:12 |
LGM-30F Minuteman II
|
Cape Canaveral LC-31B
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 21 December 09:44:59 |
R-17 Elbrus
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December 04:00 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B
|
Vandenberg PALC-A
|
US Air Force
| ||||
| EOS WPAT |
Suborbital | Technology | 22 December | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December 16:30:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3
|
USS Von Steuben, ETR
|
US Navy
| ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December 19:15:20 |
SM-65F Atlas
|
Vandenberg LC-576E
|
Strategic Air Command
| ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | |||||||
| 22 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-12 Dvina
|
Kapustin Yar
|
MVS
| ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 December | R-16U
|
Baikonur Site 41/3
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| December | Nike-Apache
|
White Sands
|
US Army
| ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| December | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| December | Nike-Javelin
|
White Sands
|
DASA
| ||||
| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | A-350Zh
|
Sary Shagan Site 6
|
PRO
| ||||
| PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | A-350Zh
|
Sary Shagan Site 6
|
PRO
| ||||
| PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | MR-12
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | MR-12
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | MR-12
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | MR-12
|
Kapustin Yar
|
AN
| ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | RT-1
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | RT-1
|
Kapustin Yar
|
RVSN
| ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Berenice
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Berenice
|
CERES
|
ONERA
| ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Sidewinder-Raven
|
White Sands
|
ERDL
| ||||
| ERDL | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| Unknown | Sidewinder-Raven
|
White Sands
|
ERDL
| ||||
| ERDL | Suborbital | Test flight | Unknown | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
References
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Kyle, Ed (28 May 2005). "ATLAS CENTAUR LV-3C DEVELOPMENT HISTORY". Space Launch Report. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (26 August 2021). "NASA's S-3C scientific satellite, the Energetic Particles Explorer D, named Explorer 26 after launch was launched on 1964 Dec 21 into an elliptical 310 x 26200 km x 20.1 deg orbit and operated for 2.4 years. Satcat number 963, it reentered 2021 Aug 23 after 56.7 years in space" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 August 2021 – via Twitter.
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