1964 in spaceflight (October–December)

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

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

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Remarks

### October

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4 October
03:45:00  |  Delta C | D026  |  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  |  US Air Force
Explorer 21 (IMP-2/IMP-B/S-74a)  | 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  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  |  US Air Force
OPS 3333 (KH-4A 11/1011)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 26 October | Successful
SRV 653 | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | October | Successful
SRV 654 | 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  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  RVSN
Kosmos 47 (Voskhod 3KV №1)  |  | Low Earth  | Test flight | 7 October
07:28 | Successful
6 October
17:04:21  |  Thor DSV-2A Ablestar |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-1-2  |  US Air Force
OPS 5798 (Transit O-1/NNS 30010)  | US Navy  | Low Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Dragsphere 1 | US Navy  | Low Earth  |  | In orbit | Successful
Dragsphere 2 | US Navy  | Low Earth  |  | In orbit | Successful
Transit satellite failed a few days after becoming operational.
8 October |  Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg PALC-2-4  |  US Air Force
OPS 4036 (KH-7 12/4012/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  |  |  Vandenberg PALC-D  |  US Air Force
Explorer 22 (BE-B/S-66a)  | NASA  | Low Earth  | Geodesy
Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful
12 October
07:30:01  |  Voskhod  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |
Voskhod 1 |  | 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  |  |  Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Kosmos 48 (Zenit-2 №24)  |  | 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  |  |  Vandenberg PALC-1-1  |  US Air Force
OPS 3559 (KH-4A 12/1012)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 4 November | Partial spacecraft failure
SRV 651 | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | October | Successful
SRV 645 | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | October | Successful
Attitude control problems during second imagery period.
23 October
07:30  |  Kosmos-1  |  |  Baikonur Site 41/15  |
Strela-1 №6 |  | Low Earth  | Communications
Technology | 23 October | Launch failure
Strela-1 №7 |  | Low Earth  | Communications
Technology
Strela-1 №8 |  | Low Earth  | Communications
Technology
Failed to orbit.
23 October
18:30  |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg PALC-2-3  |  US Air Force
OPS 4384 (KH-7 13/4013/AFP-206 SV-963)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 28 October | Successful
OPS 5063 (SSF-A 4/EHH A4)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | SIGINT | 23 February 1965 | Successful
24 October
05:16  |  Kosmos 63S1  |  |  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  |  RVSN
Kosmos 49 (DS-MG №2)  |  | Low Earth  | Technology | 21 August 1965 | Successful
28 October
10:48  |  Vostok-2  |  |  Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Kosmos 50 (Zenit-2 №24)  |  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 5 November | Spacecraft failure
Failed to deorbit, commanded to self-destruct.

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### November

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2 November
21:30:20  |  Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  |  US Air Force
OPS 5434 (KH-4A 13/1013)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 28 November | Partial spacecraft failure
SRV 656 | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | November | Successful
SRV 657 | 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  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 |  US Air Force
OPS 3062 (Ferret 7/Samos-F3 3)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | ELINT | 5 November 1969 | Successful
5 November
19:22:05  |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-D  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-13  |  US Air Force
Mariner 3 | 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  |  |  Wallops Island LA-3  |  NASA
Explorer 23 (S-55C)  | NASA  | Low Earth  | Technology
Micrometeoroid research | 29 June 1983 | Successful
18 November
20:35:54  |  Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-1-1  |  US Air Force
OPS 3360 (KH-4A 14/1014)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 6 December | Successful
SRV 659 | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | November | Successful
SRV 660 | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | November | Successful
Carried ORBIS (KH-4A 1014) experiment.
21 November
17:09:39  |  Scout X-4  |  |  Vandenberg PALC-D  |  US Air Force
Explorer 24 (AD-B/S-56c)  | NASA  | Medium Earth  | Geodesy
Ionospheric | 18 October 1968 | Successful
Explorer 25 (IE-B/Injun-4)  | NASA  | Medium Earth  | Atmospheric
Ionospheric
Particle research | In orbit | Successful
28 November
14:22:01  |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-D  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-12 |  US Air Force
Mariner 4 | 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  | G15000-29  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |
Zond 2 (Mars 3MV-4 №1)  |  | Heliocentric | Mars flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Communications lost in April 1965, flew past Mars on 6 August 1965.

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### December

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1 December |  Kosmos 63S1  |  |  Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 |  RVSN
DS-2 №2 |  | Low Earth  | Technology | 1 December | Launch failure
Payload fairing failed to separate, failed to orbit.
4 December
18:57  |  Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D  |  |  Vandenberg PALC-2-4  |  US Air Force
OPS 4439 (KH-7 14/4014/AFP-206 SV-964)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Optical imaging | 6 December | Successful
9 December
23:02  |  Kosmos 63S1  |  |  Kapustin Yar Site 86/1  |  RVSN
Kosmos 51 (DS-MT №3)  |  | Low Earth  | Technology | 14 November 1965 | Successful
10 December
16:52:33  |  Titan IIIA  |  |  Cape Canaveral LC-20  |  US Air Force
Transtage 2  | US Air Force  | Low Earth  | Test flight | 13 December | Successful
11 December
14:25:02  |  Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C | AC-4  |  Cape Canaveral LC-36A |  NASA
Surveyor Mass Model 1 | 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  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-1-2  |  US Air Force
OPS 6582 (Transit O-2/NNS 30020)  | US Navy  | Low Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Transit 5E-5 | 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  |  |  Wallops Island LA-3A  |  CRA
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  |  |  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  |  US Air Force
OPS 3358 (KH-4A 15/1015)  | 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
Explorer 26 (EPE-D)  | 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
OPS 3762 (Quill 1/FTV 2355)  | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Radar imaging | 11 January 1965 | Successful
SRV | US Air Force/NRO  | Low Earth  | Film return | Unknown | Successful
Only Quill satellite to be launched, operated successfully but images found to be useless.

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## Suborbital launches

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

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### October

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2 October
02:35  | Aerobee-150 (Hi)  |  | White Sands LC-35  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | XR astronomy | 2 October | Successful
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
2 October
03:35:14  | UR-200  |  | Baikonur Site 90/20  | RVSN
| 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
| CNET | Suborbital  | Test flight | 5 October | Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 October
20:20  | Black Brant IIB |  | Fort Churchill  | CARDE
| CARDE  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 6 October | Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
6 October | R-12 Dvina  |  | 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
| 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
| 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
| GCA  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 8 October | Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
8 October
10:34:00  | Nike-Apache  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| NASA  | Suborbital  | Magnetospheric | 8 October | Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
9 October
04:04:56  | Scout X-3C |  | Wallops Island LA-3A  | NASA
| 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
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 10 October | Successful
Apogee: 865 kilometres (537 mi)
10 October
07:00:04  | R-17 Elbrus  |  | 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  |  | Baikonur Site 41/4  | RVSN
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 11 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
12 October | Rubis |  | Hammaguira Bacchus  | ONERA
| ONERA  | Suborbital  | Test flight | 12 October | Launch failure
Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
13 October
16:50:04  | UGM-27 Polaris A3  |  | USS James Madison, ETR  | US Navy
| 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
| NOTS  | Suborbital  | Radiation | 14 October | Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 October
12:10  | R-17 Elbrus  |  | Kapustin Yar  | MVS
| MVS  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 16 October | Successful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
16 October | Terrier-Tomahawk  |  | Barking Sands  | Sandia
| Sandia  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 16 October | Launch failure
16 October | R-12 Dvina  |  | 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
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 17 October | Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
17 October
10:45  | Nike Javelin |  | Eglin  |
| AFCRL  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 17 October | Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
19 October
15:42  | Javelin  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| 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  |  | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR  | US Navy
| US Navy  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 19 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2  |  | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR  | 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
| RVSN  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 20 October | Successful
Apogee: 1,129 kilometres (702 mi)
20 October | Emeraude VE121 |  | Hammaguira Brigitte | CNES
| CNES  | Suborbital  | Missile test | 20 October | Launch failure
20 October | Tomahawk  |  | Tonopah | Sandia
| Sandia  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 20 October | Launch failure
21 October
19:44  | Astrobee-1500 |  | 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  | WRE
| WRE  | Suborbital  | Aeronomy | 22 October | Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October
16:00  | Javelin  |  | Wallops Island  | NASA
| 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  |  | 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

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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

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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)

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## Reference

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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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* 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".
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* "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.
* "Space Launch Plans". Novosti Kosmonavtiki.

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