1958 in spaceflight (July–December)

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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 1958.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 1958 in spaceflight. For launches in the First half of 1958 see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 1958.[1][2]

## Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)  | Rocket | Flight number  | Launch site | LSP

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### July

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25 July[3] |  NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II |  |  F4D, Point Mugu  |  US Navy
Pilot-1 (D1)  | US Navy  | Intended: Medium Earth
Achieved: Unknown  | Technology | 25 July
(presumed) | Launch failure
Maiden flight of Pilot II. Unexpected loss of signal during ascent. Unclear if spacecraft reached orbit, but no confirmed contact was made with it, and no objects from the launch were catalogued.
26 July
15:00:57[4] |  Juno I | RS/CC-44 (TT)  |  Cape Canaveral LC-5 |  ABMA
Explorer 4 | ARPA  | Initial: Medium Earth
Decayed to: Low Earth  | Magnetospheric | 23 October 1959 | Successful

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### August

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12 August[5] |  NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II  |  |  F4D, Point Mugu  |  US Navy
Pilot-2 (D2)  | US Navy  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Technology | +0 seconds | Launch failure
Exploded during first stage ignition.
17 August
12:18[6] |  Thor DM-18 Able-I |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17A |  US Air Force
Pioneer 0 (Able I)  | US Air Force  | Intended: Selenocentric | Lunar probe | +77 seconds | Launch failure
Maiden flight of Thor-Able I, exploded at an altitude of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi).
22 August[7] |  NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II  |  |  F4D, Point Mugu  |  US Navy
Pilot-3 (D3)  | US Navy  | Intended: Medium Earth
Achieved: Unknown  | Technology | 22 August
(presumed) | Launch failure
Unexpected loss of signal during ascent. Unclear if spacecraft reached orbit, but no confirmed contact was made with it, and no objects from the launch were catalogued.
24 August
06:17:22[8] |  Juno I  | RS/CC-47 (HN)  |  Cape Canaveral LC-5  |  ABMA
Explorer 5 | ARPA  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Magnetospheric | 24 August | Launch failure
Loss of control after recontact between first and second stages.
25 August[9] |  NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II  |  |  F4D, Point Mugu  |  US Navy
Pilot-4 (R1)  | US Navy  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Radiation | +0 seconds | Launch failure
Exploded during first stage ignition.
26 August[10] |  NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II  |  |  F4D, Point Mugu  |  US Navy
Pilot-5 (R2)  | US Navy  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Radiation | 26 August | Launch failure
Failed to ignite.
28 August[11] |  NOTS-EV-1 Pilot II  |  |  F4D, Point Mugu  |  US Navy
Pilot-6 (R3)  | US Navy  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Radiation | 28 August | Launch failure
One second stage engine failed to ignite, final flight of Pilot.

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### September

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23 September[12] |  Luna (8K72)  | B1-3  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  MVS
Luna E-1 №1 (Luna 1958A)  | MVS  | Planned: Heliocentric | Lunar probe | +92 seconds | Launch failure
Maiden flight of Luna 8K72, rocket disintegrated.
26 September
15:38[13] |  Vanguard | SLV-3 |  Cape Canaveral LC-18A |  US Navy
Vanguard (Cloud Cover Satellite 1)[14] | NRL  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Atmospheric | 26 September | Launch failure
Second stage underperformed.

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### October

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11 October
08:42:13[15] |  Thor DM-18 Able-I  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  |  NASA
Pioneer 1 (Able II)  | NASA  | Intended: Selenocentric  | Lunar probe | 13 October
03:46 | Launch failure
Third stage underperformed, failed to reach the Moon, catalogued despite being on a suborbital trajectory. Returned data on radiation between the Earth and Moon.
11 October[16] |  Luna (8K72)  | B1-4  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  MVS
Luna E-1 №2 (Luna 1958B)  | MVS  | Intended: Heliocentric  | Lunar probe | +104 seconds | Launch failure
Rocket disintegrated.
23 October
03:21:04[17] |  Juno I  | RS/CC-49 (HE)  |  Cape Canaveral LC-5  |  ABMA
Beacon 1 | US Army  | Intended: Low Earth  | Atmospheric | +149 seconds | Launch failure
Structural failure, final flight of Juno I.

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### November

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8 November
07:30:21[18] |  Thor DM-18 Able-I  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  |  NASA
Pioneer 2 (Able III)  | NASA  | Intended: Selenocentric  | Lunar probe | 8 November | Launch failure
Third stage failed to ignite.

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### December

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4 December[19] |  Luna (8K72)  | B1-5  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  MVS
Luna E-1 №3 (Luna 1958C)  | MVS  | Intended: Heliocentric  | Lunar probe | +245 seconds | Launch failure
Hydrogen peroxide pump failed due to loss of lubrication, shutting down core stage engine.
6 December
05:44:52[20] |  Juno II | AM-11  |  Cape Canaveral LC-5  |  ABMA
Pioneer 3 | NASA  | Intended: Heliocentric  | Lunar flyby | 7 December
19:51 | Launch failure
Maiden flight of Juno II, premature first stage cutoff and erroneous angle during orbital insertion resulted in failure to reach orbit. Catalogued despite being on a suborbital trajectory. Returned data on radiation between the Earth and Moon.
18 December
23:02[21] |  Atlas B |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-11 |  US Air Force
SCORE | ARPA | Low Earth  | Communication | 12 January 1959 | Successful
First communications satellite, only orbital launch of Atlas B.

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## Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC)  | Rocket | Flight number  | Launch site | LSP

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(⚀ = CubeSat)  | Operator  | Orbit | Function  | Decay (UTC)  | Outcome
Remarks
2 July
05:00  | R-2A |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 2 July | Successful
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
2 July | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente  | US Navy
Winder 1 | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 2 July | Successful
Apogee: 560 kilometres (350 mi), delivery test ahead of Operation Argus
3 July
18:52  | Aerobee  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 3 July | Successful
Apogee: 262 kilometres (163 mi)
6 July
12:02  | Aerobee  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 6 July | Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
7 July
18:50  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Imaging | 7 July | Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
7 July
23:18  | Nike-Asp  |  | Point Mugu  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  |  | 7 July | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 July
23:15  | Nike-Asp  |  | Point Mugu  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  |  | 8 July | Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
10 July
02:30  | Thor DM-18 Able  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17A  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | REV test | 10 July | Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi), REV carried Mia II, a mouse
10 July
07:42  | R-7 Semyorka  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 July | Launch failure
11 July
18:30  | Aerobee  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 11 July | Successful
Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi)
11 July | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 11 July | Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), maiden flight of Jason
12 July
20:30  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Imaging | 12 July | Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
13 July
06:36  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 13 July | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
15 July
20:07  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
16 July
22:40  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  |  | 16 July | Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
16 July | Arcon |  | Wallops Island  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 16 July | Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
17 July
07:21  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 17 July | Successful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
17 July
09:04  | PGM-19 Jupiter  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-26B  | ABMA
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | REV test | 17 July | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), carried a Gaslight re-entry vehicle which was recovered
17 July
17:48  | Nike-Asp  |  | Point Mugu  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  |  | 17 July | Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
17 July | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 17 July | Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
18 July | WS-199B Bold Orion I  |  | B-47, Cape Canaveral  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 18 July | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 July
17:36  | SM-65B Atlas |  | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 July | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), maiden flight of Atlas B
21 July | Arcon  |  | Wallops Island  | US Army
| SRDL | Suborbital  | Test flight | 21 July | Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
22 July | Arcon  |  | Wallops Island  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 22 July | Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
23 July
22:13  | Thor DM-18 Able  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17A  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | REV test | 23 July | Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi), REV carried Wickie, a mouse
24 July | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente  | US Navy
Winder 4 | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 July | Successful
Apogee: 560 kilometres (350 mi), delivery test ahead of Operation Argus
25 July
05:01  | Nike-Asp  |  | Point Mugu  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  |  | 25 July | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 July
06:40  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 26 July | Successful
29 July
05:03  | Nike-Asp  |  | Point Mugu  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  |  | 29 July | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
31 July | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar SP-2 | OKB-1
| OKB-1  | Suborbital  | Target | 31 July | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
July | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente  | US Navy
Winder 2 | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), delivery test ahead of Operation Argus
July | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, San Clemente  | US Navy
Winder 3 | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Launch failure
Delivery test ahead of Operation Argus
1 August | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 750 kilometres (470 mi)
1 August | ASCAMP |  | Johnston | US Navy
| NRDL | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
1 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 1 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Teak nuclear explosion or its effects
2 August
05:47  | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  |  | 2 August | Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
2 August
22:16  | SM-65B Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 2 August | Successful
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
6 August | PGM-17 Thor DM-18  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-18B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 August | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
7 August | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar SP-2  | OKB-1
| OKB-1  | Suborbital  | Target | 7 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), observed Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
12 August | ASCAMP  |  | Johnston  | US Navy
| NRDL  | Suborbital  |  | 12 August | Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), intended to observe Hardtack Orange nuclear explosion or its effects
13 August
02:00  | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 13 August | Successful
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
13 August | Aerobee  |  | Holloman LC-A  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 13 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 August
00:40  | A-1  |  | Ernst Krenkel Observatory  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric
Aeronomy | 14 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 August
13:28  | Nike-Cajun  |  | White Sands  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  |  | 14 August | Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
15 August
04:16  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-10 | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 15 August | Successful
Apogee: 693 kilometres (431 mi), part of Operation Argus
15 August
15:45  | Aerobee  |  | Holloman LC-A  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 15 August | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 August | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar SP-2  | OKB-1
| OKB-1  | Suborbital  | Target | 17 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 August
11:27  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Ramey | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 20 August | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus
25 August
18:17  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 25 August | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus
27 August
02:20  | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, AO-7 | US Navy
Argus I | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 02:28 | Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
27 August
03:33  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-10  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 937 kilometres (582 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects
27 August
04:06  | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  |  | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
27 August
04:24  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Ramey  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects
27 August
06:05  | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi)
27 August
06:42  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Ramey  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects
27 August
07:29  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus I test or its effects
27 August
12:40  | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 450 kilometres (280 mi)
27 August
23:15  | PGM-19 Jupiter  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-26A  | ABMA
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | REV test | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 August | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar SP-2  | OKB-1
| OKB-1  | Suborbital  | Target | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 August
04:30  | SM-65B Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-11  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 August | Successful
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
30 August
03:10  | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, AO-8 | US Navy
Argus II | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 03:18 | Successful
Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi)
30 August
03:48  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
04:31  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-10  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 878 kilometres (546 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
05:18  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 830 kilometres (520 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
05:52  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Ramey  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 825 kilometres (513 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
06:36  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-10  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 699 kilometres (434 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
07:21  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 815 kilometres (506 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
22:02  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 745 kilometres (463 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
30 August
23:03  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Ramey  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 30 August | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
31 August
00:07  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-10  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 31 August | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus, observed Argus II test or its effects
August | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
August | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 September
19:03  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Ramey  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 2 September | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi), part of Operation Argus
2 September
20:03  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 2 September | Successful
Apogee: 7,897 kilometres (4,907 mi), part of Operation Argus
2 September
22:15  | Jason (Argo-E5)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-10  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 2 September | Successful
Apogee: 89 kilometres (55 mi), part of Operation Argus
6 September
22:05  | X-17  |  | USS Norton Sound, AO-9 | US Navy
Argus III | US Navy  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 22:13 | Successful
Apogee: 750 kilometres (470 mi), final flight of X-17
6 September | R-11FM Zemlya  |  | B-62, Beloye More  | OKB-1
| OKB-1  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 September | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 September
10:33  | Black Knight |  | Woomera LA-5A | RAE
| RAE  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 7 September | Successful
Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi), maiden flight of Black Knight
11 September | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | ARPA
Beacon Test 3 | ARPA  | Suborbital  | Technology | 11 September | Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
14 September
05:24  | SM-65B Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-14  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 14 September | Successful
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
18 September
21:27  | SM-65B Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-13  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 18 September | Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 September
00:48  | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 19 September | Successful
Apogee: 430 kilometres (270 mi)
24 September
17:15  | UGM-27 Polaris AX  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-25A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 September | Launch failure
Apogee: 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
25 September | WS-199B Bold Orion I  |  | B-47, Cape Canaveral  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 September | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 September | Exos |  | Wallops Island  | NACA/AFCRL
| NACA/AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 25 September | Successful
Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi), maiden flight of Exos
28 September
19:42  | Nike-Asp  |  | USS Point Defiance, PO-13 | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Solar | 28 September | Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
September | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
September | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 October
14:00  | A-1  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric
Solar | 4 October | Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
4 October
15:08  | R-11A Zemlya |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 October | Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
7 October | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | ARPA
Hi Ball 3 | ARPA  | Suborbital  | Technology | 7 October | Successful
Apogee: 244 kilometres (152 mi)
10 October
03:49  | PGM-19 Jupiter  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-26B  | ABMA
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | REV test | +49 seconds | Launch failure
Fire burned through fuel and oxidiser transducer lines resulting in loss of control, destroyed by range safety
10 October
13:50  | A-1  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric
Solar | 10 October | Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
10 October | WS-199B Bold Orion I  |  | B-47, Cape Canaveral  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 October | R-11A Zemlya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 10 October | Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
12 October
08:32:06  | Nike-Asp  |  | USS Point Defiance, PO-13  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Solar | 12 October | Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
12 October
08:42:03  | Nike-Asp  |  | USS Point Defiance, PO-13  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Solar | 12 October | Successful
Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
12 October
08:43:18  | Nike-Asp  |  | USS Point Defiance, PO-13  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Solar | 12 October | Successful
Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
12 October
08:52:49  | Nike-Asp  |  | USS Point Defiance, PO-13  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Solar | 12 October | Successful
Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi)
13 October
19:40  | Nike-Asp  |  | USS Point Defiance, PO-13  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  |  | 13 October | Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
14 October
12:00  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Meteorite research | 14 October | Successful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
15 October
01:04  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 15 October | Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
15 October
04:00  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Meteorite research | 15 October | Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
15 October | UGM-27 Polaris AX  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-25A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 15 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
15 October | R-2A  |  | Kapustin Yar SP-2  | OKB-1
| OKB-1  | Suborbital  | Target | 15 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 October
03:25  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Meteorite research | 18 October | Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
20 October
22:01  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 20 October | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
22 October
03:45  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Meteorite research | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
22 October
14:22  | Nike-Asp  |  | White Sands  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  |  | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 October
16:47  | Aerobee-300 |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Meteorite research | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
25 October
19:27  | Aerobee-300  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Meteorite research | 25 October | Successful
Apogee: 418 kilometres (260 mi)
31 October
11:54  | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 31 October | Successful
Apogee: 410 kilometres (250 mi)
31 October
19:59  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 31 October | Successful
Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
31 October
20:46  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Weather
Imaging | 31 October | Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
31 October | R-11A Zemlya  |  | Ernst Krenkel Observatory  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 31 October | Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 November | R-5M Pobeda |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 November
06:20  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 3 November | Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
3 November | R-5M Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 3 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 November | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Chelkar | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Target | 3 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 November
16:50  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Weather
Imaging | 4 November | Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
4 November | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Chelkar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Target | 4 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 November
08:53  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 November | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
5 November | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Chelkar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Target | 5 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 November | R-11A Zemlya  |  | Ostrov Kheysa  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
8 November
01:53  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | CARDE
| CARDE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 8 October | Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi), first Canadian spaceflight
13 November
08:59  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | CARDE
| CARDE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 13 November | Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
13 November
17:34  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Weather
Imaging | 13 November | Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
16 November
06:56  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Auroral | 16 November | Successful
Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi)
17 November | WS-199B Bold Orion I  |  | B-47, Cape Canaveral  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 17 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 November
04:00  | SM-65B Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-11  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 18 November | Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi)
18 November
16:47  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Weather
Imaging | 18 November | Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
19 November
21:51  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  |  | 19 November | Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
19 November | R-11A Zemlya  |  | Ostrov Kheysa  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
21 November
06:08  | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | 27 August | Successful
Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi)
23 November
22:02  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 23 November | Successful
Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi)
24 November
06:25:00  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Auroral | 24 November | Successful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
24 November
08:00  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 24 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
26 November
09:09  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 26 November | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
29 November
02:27  | SM-65B Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-14  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 November | Successful
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
29 November
16:30  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 29 November | Successful
Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi)
30 November
18:36:36  | Aerobee-300  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 304 kilometres (189 mi)
30 November
22:27  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  |  | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 December
19:35  | Aerobee-300  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 1 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 97 kilometres (60 mi)
3 December
10:13  | Skylark-1  |  | Woomera LA-2  | RAE
| RAE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 3 December | Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
3 December
18:39  | Aerobee-300  |  | Churchill  | US Navy
| NRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 3 December | Successful
Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
6 December
00:41  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-18B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
8 December | WS-199B Bold Orion II |  | B-47, Cape Canaveral  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 8 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 December | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NACA
| NACA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Weather
Imaging | 9 December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 December | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NACA
| NACA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Weather
Imaging | 9 December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 December | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Chelkar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Target | 11 December | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 December
08:53:44  | PGM-19 Jupiter  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-26B  | ABMA
Bioflight 1 | US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Biological | 13 December | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), carried a monkey, Gordo. Mission completed but recovery failed
14 December | R-5A Pobeda  |  | Chelkar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Target | 14 December | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
16 December
23:44:45  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  |  | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
16 December | WS-199B Bold Orion II  |  | B-47, Cape Canaveral  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 16 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 December
04:00  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-17B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 17 December | Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
23 December
13:00  | A-1  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric
Aeronomy | 23 December | Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
23 December | R-11A Zemlya  |  | Ostrov Kheysa  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 23 December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 December
04:45  | SM-65C Atlas |  | Cape Canaveral LC-12  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 December | Successful
Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi), maiden flight of Atlas C
24 December
16:00  | R-7 Semyorka  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
24 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 December
13:10  | A-1  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric
Aeronomy | 25 December | Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
25 December | R-11A Zemlya  |  | Ostrov Kheysa  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 25 December | Successful
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
25 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 December
15:28  | UGM-27 Polaris AX  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-25A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 September | Launch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 30 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 December
02:00  | PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-18B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 31 December | Launch failure
December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test |  | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
Unknown | Long Tom |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Test flight |  | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown | Long Tom  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Test flight |  | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown | Long Tom  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Test flight |  | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown | Long Tom  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Test flight |  | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown | Long Tom  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Test flight |  | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

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* Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
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