1962 in spaceflight (October–December)

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This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1962 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.

## Orbital launches

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### October

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2 October
22:11:30  |  Delta A | D013  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  |  US Air Force
Explorer 14 (EPE-B/S-3A)  | NASA  | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Successful
Maiden flight of Delta A.
3 October
12:15:11  |  Atlas LV-3B  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-14  |  US Air Force
Mercury-Atlas 8 | NASA  | Low Earth  | Test flight | 21:28:22 | Successful
Carried astronaut Wally Schirra.
9 October
18:35  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-B  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  |  US Air Force
FTV-1134 (KH-5 7/9046)  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 16 November | Partial spacecraft failure
SRV-603  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Film return | 13 October | Successful
Shutter malfunction, half of the film aboard the spacecraft was not used.
17 October
09:00:00  |  Vostok-2  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |
Kosmos 10 (Zenit-2 №6)  |  | Low Earth  | Optical imagery | 21 October | Successful
18 October
16:59  |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-12  |  US Air Force
Ranger 5 | NASA  | Heliocentric  | Lunar impactor | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Power system malfunction, missed Moon by 725 kilometres (450 mi).
20 October
04:00  |  Kosmos 63S1  |  |  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  |
Kosmos 11 (DS-A1 №1)  |  | Low Earth  | Technology | 18 May 1964 | Successful
24 October
17:55:04  |  Molniya  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  RVSN
Mars-2MV-4 №1 (Sputnik 22)  | RVSN  | Intended: Heliocentric
Achieved: Low Earth  | Mars flyby | 29 October | Launch failure
Upper stage engine exploded 16 seconds after ignition due to lubricant leak jamming turbopump gearbox.
25 October |  Kosmos 63S1  |  |  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  |
1MS №2 |  | Intended: Low Earth  | Technology
Radiation | 25 October | Launch failure
Failed to orbit
26 October
16:14  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-1-2  |  US Air Force
STARAD | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Radiation | 5 October 1967 | Successful
27 October
23:15:01  |  Delta A  | D014  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  |  US Air Force
Explorer 15 (EPE-C/S-3B)  | NASA  | Medium Earth  | Radiation | In orbit | Successful
Final flight of Delta A.
31 October
08:08  |  Thor DM-21 Ablestar  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  |  US Air Force
ANNA 1B | US Military/NASA  | Low Earth  | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful
Final flight of Thor DM-21 Ablestar.

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### November

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1 November
16:14:16  |  Molniya  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  RVSN
Mars 1 (2MV-4 №2/Sputnik 23)  | RVSN  | Heliocentric  | Mars flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Communications system failed on 21 March 1963, prior to flyby.
4 November
15:35:15  |  Molniya  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  RVSN
Mars 2MV-3 №1 (Sputnik 24)  | RVSN  | Intended: Heliocentric
Achieved: Low Earth  | Mars flyby | 5 November | Launch failure
Fuse shaken loose by vibrations, causing upper stage to fail to restart.
5 November
22:04  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-B  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  |  US Air Force
FTV-1136 (KH-4 14/9047)  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 3 December | Partial spacecraft failure
SRV-599  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Film return | 10 November | Successful
Camera door malfunction, 15 per cent of film unusable.
11 November
20:17:02  |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  |  |  Point Arguello LC-1-1  |  US Air Force
Samos-E6 5 (Samos-11/FTV-2405/AFP-201 PVP-855)  | US Air Force  | Low Earth  | Optical imagery | 12 November | Spacecraft failure
ERS-1 | US Air Force  | Low Earth  | Technology | Spacecraft failure
TRS failed to separate from FTV-2405, recovery of FTV failed.
24 November
22:01  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-B  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  |  US Air Force
FTV-1135 (KH-4 15/9048)  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 13 December | Partial spacecraft failure
SRV-601 | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Film return | November | Successful
Some film damaged by exposure through base of satellite.

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### December

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4 December
21:30  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-1-2  |  US Air Force
FTV-1155 (KH-4 15/9049)  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 8 December | Successful
SRV-606  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Film return | December | Spacecraft failure
Parachute tore during SRV. recovery
13 December
04:07  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-1-1  |  US Air Force
Poppy 1A (NRL PL120)  | NRO  | Medium Earth  | ELINT | 9 February 1967 | Successful
Poppy 1B (NRL PL121)  | NRO  | Medium Earth  |  | 1 July 1963 | Successful
Injun 3 | Iowa  | Medium Earth  | Ionospheric | 25 August 1968 | Successful
SURCAL 2 | NRL  | Medium Earth  | Calibration | 18 January 1966 | Successful
Calsphere 1 | NRL  | Medium Earth  | Calibration | 5 February 1967 | Successful
13 December
23:30:01  |  Delta B | D015  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  |  US Air Force
Relay 1 (A-15)  | NASA  | Medium Earth  | Communications
Technology | In orbit | Successful
Maiden flight of Delta B.
14 December
21:26  |  Thor DM-21 Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5  |  US Air Force
FTV-1156 (KH-4 17/9050)  | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 8 January 1963 | Successful
SRV-606 | NRO/CIA  | Low Earth  | Film return | 18/19 December | Successful
16 December
14:33:04  |  Scout X-3 |  |  Wallops Island LA-3  |  NASA
Explorer 16 (S-55b)  | NASA  | Low Earth  | Technology
Micrometeoroid | In orbit | Successful
Maiden flight of Scout X-3.
17 December
20:36:33  |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  |  |  Point Arguello LC-1-2  |  US Air Force
MIDAS-6 | US Air Force  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Missile defence | 17 December | Launch failure
ERS-3 | US Air Force  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Technology
ERS-4 | US Air Force  | Intended: Medium Earth  | Technology
Failed to orbit.
19 December
01:25:45  |  Scout X-3  |  |  Point Arguello LC-D  |  US Air Force
Transit 5A-1 | US Navy  | Low Earth  | Technology
Navigation | 25 September 1968 | Spacecraft failure
Power system failed within a day of operations.
22 December
09:32  |  Vostok-2  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |
Kosmos 12 (Zenit-2 №7)  |  | Low Earth  | Optical imagery | 30 December | Successful

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## Suborbital launches

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### October

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2 October
11:46:25  | SM-65D Atlas  |  | Vandenberg LC-576B-2  | Strategic Air Command
| Strategic Air Command  | Suborbital  | Target | 2 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 October | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 October | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 60/8  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
6 October
15:30  | UGM-27 Polaris A3  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-29A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
6 October | HGM-25A Titan I |  | Vandenberg LC-395A-1  |
|  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 October | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 7 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 October
00:30  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 11 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 October | Honest John-Nike |  | Barking Sands | US Air Force
| Michigan  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 11 October |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 October | R-16U  |  | Baikonur  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 October | R-16U  |  | Baikonur  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
12 October
16:24:03  | LGM-25C Titan II  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-16  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 12 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 October
06:59  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | White Sands LC-35  | US Air Force
| ASE  | Suborbital  | XR astronomy | 13 October | Successful
Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi)
14 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1  |  | USNS Observation Island, ETR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 14 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1  |  | USNS Observation Island, ETR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 14 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
15 October
08:39  | Véronique  |  | Hammaguira Blandine  | CNES
| CERMA | Suborbital  | Biological research | 15 October | Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), first launch from Algeria following independence from France
15 October
16:17  | Skylark-2  |  | Woomera LA-2  | RAE
| Cambridge
UCL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 15 October | Successful
Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi)
16 October
09:14:38  | Thor DSV-2E  |  | Johnston LE-2 | US Air Force
Bluegill Double Prime | US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 16 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 October
15:06  | Nike-Apache  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 16 October | Successful
Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
16 October | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 60/8  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 16 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
17 October
15:52  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 17 October | Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
17 October | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 17 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 October
00:51:54  | LGM-30A Minuteman IA  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-31B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 18 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
18 October
01:00  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 18 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 86 kilometres (53 mi)
18 October
08:31  | Véronique  |  | Hammaguira Blandine  | CNES
| CERMA  | Suborbital  | Biological research | 18 October | Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
18 October | R-5B Pobeda |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 18 October | Successful
Apogee: 508 kilometres (316 mi)
19 October
18:15  | SM-65F Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-11  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
19 October | Véronique  |  | Hammaguira Blandine  | CNES
| LRBA | Suborbital  | Test flight | 19 October | Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
20 October
08:30  | Castor-Recruit |  | Johnston  | AEC
CHECKMATE | AEC  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 20 October | Successful
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi)
20 October
08:31  | Strypi-Antares  |  | Johnston  | DASA
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 20 October | Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
20 October
08:32  | Strypi-Antares  |  | Johnston  | DASA
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 20 October | Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
20 October
09:00  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 20 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 October | Honest John-Nike  |  | Barking Sands  | US Air Force
| Michigan  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 21 October |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 October | R-5B Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 October | R-5M Pobeda |  | Kapustin Yar | RVSN
K-3 | RVSN  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 October | Véronique  |  | Hammaguira Blandine  | CNES
| LRBA  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
22 October | R-9 Desna  |  | Baikonur  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 October | Launch failure
23 October
03:44:24  | MGM-31 Pershing I  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 23 October | Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
23 October
11:01  | Véronique  |  | Hammaguira Blandine  | CNES
| DFF
LPA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 23 October | Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
23 October
19:10:00  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 23 October | Successful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
24 October
09:46  | HAD  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 24 October | Successful
Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
24 October
19:00  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Point Mugu  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
25 October
06:00  | Exos  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful
Apogee: 669 kilometres (416 mi)
25 October
06:30  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 25 October | Successful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
23 October
11:19  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October
11:19  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 October
23:28  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | White Sands LC-35  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Solar | 25 October | Successful
Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
25 October | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October
09:44:05  | Thor DSV-2E  |  | Johnston LE-1  | US Air Force
BLUEGILL TRIPLE PRIME | US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 October
09:58  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October
10:05  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October
10:11  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October
10:15  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October
10:22  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October
10:59:25  | SM-65D Atlas  |  | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Target | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 October
17:05:34  | LGM-25C Titan II  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-15  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 October | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October | Javelin  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 October | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 27 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 October | R-5M Pobeda  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
K-4 | RVSN  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 28 October | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 October | R-9 Desna  |  | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 28 October | Launch failure
29 October
23:21  | Véronique  |  | Hammaguira Blandine  | CNES
| LPA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 29 October | Successful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
29 October | Honest John-Nike  |  | Barking Sands  | US Air Force
| Michigan  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 29 October |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 October
01:50  | Aerobee-150A  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| Wisconsin | Suborbital  | UV Astronomy | 30 October | Successful
Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
31 October
23:33  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 31 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
31 October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 31 October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | MR-12  |  | Sary Shagan  | AN
| AN  | Suborbital  |  | October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
October | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
October | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
October | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
October | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | October | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

### November

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1 November
11:25  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November
11:54:48  | Thor DSV-2E  |  | Johnston LE-2  | US Air Force
KINGFISH | US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Nuclear test | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
1 November
12:16  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November
12:20  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November
12:24  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November
12:40  | Honest John-Nike  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 1 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 November
04:25:00  | Honest John-Nike-Nike |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
2 November
07:34  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 2 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 November
11:25  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 2 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
3 November | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 3 November | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
3 November | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 3 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 November | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 November | Nike-Cajun  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 November
15:29:59  | UGM-27 Polaris A3  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-29A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
6 November
19:45  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | White Sands LC-35  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Solar | 6 November | Successful
Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi)
7 November
10:25  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
7 November
10:53  | Nike-Apache  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 7 November | Successful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
7 November
19:43  | SM-65F Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-11  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 November | Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
8 November | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | White Sands LC-38  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 8 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 November
03:12  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Point Mugu  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 9 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 November
01:03  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 11 November | Successful
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
13 November
10:10  | Skylark-7C |  | Woomera LA-2  | RAE
| UCL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Solar
Meteorite research | 13 November | Successful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
13 November
22:30  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 13 November | Successful
Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi)
14 November
22:36:02  | SM-65F Atlas  |  | Vandenberg OSTF-2  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 14 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
16 November
00:52:22  | MGM-31 Pershing I  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-30A  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 16 November | Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
16 November
01:26  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 16 November | Successful
Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
16 November
04:22  | Aerobee-150A  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| CSIRO | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 16 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)
16 November
05:59  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 16 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
16 November
17:45:02  | Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-34  | NASA
SA-3 (Apollo) | NASA  | Suborbital  | Test flight | +293 seconds | Successful
Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater
17 November
17:06:17  | UGM-27 Polaris A3  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-29A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 17 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
18 November
04:57  | Aerobee-150A  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Technology | 18 November | Successful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
19 November
17:00:11  | LGM-30A Minuteman IA  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-31B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 November | Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 November | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 November
21:41:30  | Aerobee-300A |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| Michigan
NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 20 November | Successful
Apogee: 345 kilometres (214 mi)
21 November
18:20:35  | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C  |  | Point Arguello LC-A  | US Air Force
| Strategic Air Command  | Suborbital  | Communications | 21 November | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 November | Ceadar-3[1] |  | Dbayeh  | Lebanese space program
| Lebanese space program  | Suborbital  |  | 21 November | Successful
First Lebanese spaceflight
22 November
01:11  | Skylark-7 |  | Woomera LA-2  | RAE
| RAE/WRE  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 22 November | Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
22 November | R-16U  |  | Baikonur  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 November | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
24 November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 November | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 November | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 24 November | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
25 November
02:01  | Kappa-9M |  | Kagoshima  | ISAS
| ISAS  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 25 November | Launch failure
Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi)
25 November | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 November | Launch failure
26 November | Centaure  |  | Hammaguira Bacchus  | CNES
| CNRS | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
27 November
10:17  | HAD  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 27 November | Successful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
27 November
18:00  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | White Sands LC-35  | NASA
| HCO | Suborbital  | Solar | 27 November | Successful
Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi)
27 November | Javelin  |  | Johnston  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 27 November | Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 November | Centaure  |  | CELPA | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 27 November | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
28 November
00:00  | Honest John-Nike-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 28 November | Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
28 November
02:12:08  | MGM-31 Pershing I  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-30A  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 28 November | Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 November
10:17  | Skylark-7C  |  | Woomera LA-2  | RAE
| UCL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 28 November | Successful
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)
28 November
17:36  | Centaure  |  | Hammaguira Bacchus  | CNES
| CNRS
UCL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 28 November | Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
28 November
23:25  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Point Mugu  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 28 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 November
16:33  | Black Knight 301  |  | Woomera LA-5  | RAE
| RAE  | Suborbital  | REV test | 29 November | Successful
Apogee: 576 kilometres (358 mi)
29 November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 November | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 November | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | White Sands LC-38  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November
10:57  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
30 November
11:15  | Nike-Apache  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
30 November
17:36  | Centaure  |  | Hammaguira Bacchus  | CNES
| CNRS
UCL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
30 November |  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November |  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November |  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 November | Centaure  |  | Hammaguira Bacchus  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 November | Centaure  |  | CELPA  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 November | Centaure  |  | CERES  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
November | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
November | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | November | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
November | Berenice  |  | CERES  | ONERA
| ONERA  | Suborbital  | REV Test | November | Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)

### December

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1 December
18:06  | Nike-Apache  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 1 December | Successful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
1 December
20:34:00  | Nike-Apache  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| Michigan  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful
Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi)
1 December
21:25  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
1 December
21:34  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
1 December
23:20  | Nike-Apache  |  | Eglin  | NASA
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
1 December | Centaure  |  | Hammaguira Bacchus  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 1 December | Launch failure
3 December
23:20  | Nike-Apache  |  | Eglin  | NASA
AFCRL
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 3 December | Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
4 December
00:01  | Honest John-Nike-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy
Ionospheric | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
4 December
03:45  | Nike-Apache  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
4 December
04:45  | Honest John-Nike-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
4 December
07:06  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
4 December
07:56  | Skylark-5  |  | Woomera LA-2  | RAE
| UCL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
4 December
10:28  | HAD  |  | Woomera LA-2  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
4 December | Centaure  |  | Hammaguira  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 December
01:51  | Honest John-Nike-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 5 December | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 December
21:25  | SM-65F Atlas  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-11  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
5 December | Dragon |  | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES
| DMA  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 5 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi)
5 December | HGM-25A Titan I  |  | Vandenberg LC-395A-1  |
|  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 5 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 December
00:00  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
6 December
00:16  | Nike-Apache |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 December
05:32  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
6 December
05:43  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Churchill  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
6 December
14:19:04  | UGM-27 Polaris A3  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-29A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
6 December
20:31:37  | LGM-25C Titan II  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-16  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Makat | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 6 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 December
15:00:01  | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |  | Cape Canaveral LC-32B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 December |  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 December |  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 7 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 December
01:08  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful
Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi)
8 December | Centaure  |  | CELPA  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
9 December | Centaure  |  | CELPA  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
10 December
02:55:29  | MGM-31 Pershing I  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-30A  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 December | Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
10 December
20:00  | LGM-30A Minuteman IA  |  | Vandenberg LC-394A-4 | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
11 December
01:30  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
11 December
03:27  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Andøya | NTNF
| ILC  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 11 December | Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
11 December
04:22  | Aerobee-150A  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| CSIRO  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 11 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 52 kilometres (32 mi)
11 December | Nike-Cajun  |  | Salto di Quirra | CRA
| ROSAP | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Makat  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 December
11:38:03  | SM-65D Atlas  |  | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Target | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 December
12:10  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Kwajalein  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 December
12:10  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Kwajalein  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 12 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
12 December
23:46  | Honest John-Nike-Nike  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
12 December | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
12 December | Centaure  |  | CERES  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
12 December | Centaure  |  | CERES  | CNES
| CNRS  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
13 December
17:23  | Aerobee-150A  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| Johns Hopkins  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 13 December | Launch failure
13 December | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 13 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
13 December | Terrier-Asp IV  |  | Point Arguello LC-B  | US Navy
| NOTS  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 13 December |
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 December
20:52  | Nike-Cajun  |  | Andøya  | NTNF
| ILC  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 14 December | Successful
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi), first Norwegian spaceflight
14 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Makat  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 14 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 December
03:00:10  | LGM-30B Minuteman IB  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-31B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 15 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 December
17:30  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | Eglin  | US Air Force
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Ionospheric | 15 December | Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
17 December | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | White Sands LC-38  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | ASAT test | 17 December | Successful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
17 December | R-16U  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 17 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 December
05:03  | Kappa-8  |  | Kagoshima  | ISAS
| TAO | Suborbital  | Cosmic ray research | 18 December | Successful
Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi)
18 December
17:26:55  | SM-65E Atlas  |  | Vandenberg OSTF-1  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | ABM test | 18 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
18 December
19:45  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | White Sands LC-35  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Solar | 18 December | Successful
Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
19 December
07:33:44  | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-25A  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 December
20:08:28  | LGM-25C Titan II  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-15  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 December | Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 December
21:51  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Point Mugu  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Makat  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 December | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B  |  | Point Arguello LC-A  | US Air Force
Ion Engine Test A | EOS
WPAT  | Suborbital  | Technology | 19 December | Spacecraft failure
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi), maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B, spacecraft power supply failed
21 December
00:35:15  | LGM-30A Minuteman IA  |  | Cape Canaveral LC-32B  | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 21 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
21 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Makat  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 21 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 December
09:29:26  | SM-65D Atlas  |  | Vandenberg LC-576A-1  | Strategic Air Command
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | ABM Test | 22 December | Successful
Apogee: 2,259 kilometres (1,404 mi)
22 December
10:00  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Kwajalein  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 December | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 December
10:00  | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Kwajalein  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 December | Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
22 December
14:15  | GAM-87A Skybolt |  | B-52, AMR | US Air Force
| US Air Force  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 22 December |
Apogee: 580 kilometres (360 mi)
25 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Makat  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 December | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 25 December | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
27 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 27 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 December | R-12 Dvina  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 29 December | Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
December | R-14 Usovaya  |  | Kapustin Yar  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | December | Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
December | Nike-Apache  |  | White Sands  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | REV Test | December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December | Nike-Apache  |  | White Sands  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | REV Test | December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December | Nike-Apache  |  | White Sands  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | REV Test | December | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Ethan Allen, WTR | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Ethan Allen, WTR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Ethan Allen, WTR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Ethan Allen, WTR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Unknown | Nike-Zeus 3  |  | Point Mugu  | US Army
| US Army  | Suborbital  | Missile test | Unknown | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

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## Reference

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1. ^ "Cedre 3". astronautix. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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* Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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* Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
* Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
* McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
* Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
* Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
* Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
* Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
* "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
* "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
* "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
* "Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight.

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