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1960 in spaceflight (January–April)

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This is a list ofspaceflights launched between January and April 1960. For launches between May and August, see1960 in spaceflight (May–August), for launches between September and December, see1960 in spaceflight (September–December). For an overview of the whole year, see1960 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)

Rocket

Flight number

Launch site

LSP

Payload
(⚀ =CubeSat)

Operator

Orbit

Function

Decay (UTC)

Outcome

Remarks

February

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4 February
18:51:45^[1]

Thor DM-18 Agena-A

Vandenberg LC 75-3-4

US Air Force

Discoverer 9 (KH-1 6/9006)

CIA DST

Intended:Low Earth (Polar)

Optical imaging

4 February

Launch failure

SRV 113

CIA DST

Intended: Low Earth (Polar)

Film return

Failed to reach orbit after premature cutoff of first stage.

19 February
20:15:14^[2]

Thor DM-18 Agena-A

Vandenberg LC 75-3-5

US Air Force

Discoverer 10 (KH-1 7/9007)

CIA DST

Intended: Low Earth (Polar)

Optical imaging

19 February

Launch failure

SRV 110

CIA DST

Intended: Low Earth (Polar)

Film return

Destroyed by range safety during ascent to orbit.

26 February
17:25^[3]

Atlas LV-3A Agena-A

Cape CanaveralLC-14

US Air Force

MIDAS-1

US Air Force

Intended: Low Earth

Missile defence

26 February

Launch failure

Maiden flight ofAtlas-Agena, upper stage failed to separate.

March

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11 March
13:00^[4]

Thor DM-18 Able-IV

Cape CanaveralLC-17A

US Air Force

Pioneer 5

NASA

Heliocentric

Scientific

In orbit

Successful

Only flight of Thor-Able IV.

23 March
13:35:11^[5]

Juno II

AM-19C

Cape Canaveral LC-26B

ABMA

Explorer S-46

NASA

Intended:Highly elliptical

Radiation research

23 March

Launch failure

Third stage failed to ignite.

April

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1 April
11:40:09^[6]

Thor DM-18 Able-II

Cape Canaveral LC-17A

US Air Force

TIROS-1 (Tiros-A)

NASA/NOAA

Low Earth

Weather

In orbit

Partial spacecraft failure

Final flight of Thor-Able. Spacecraft ceased operations due to electrical system malfunction fifteen days short of planned end of mission.

13 April
12:02:36^[7]

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Cape Canaveral LC-17A

US Air Force

Transit 1B

US Navy

Low Earth

Navigation
Technology

5 October 1967

Successful

Solrad prototype

US Navy

Low Earth

Technology

17 July

Successful

Maiden flight of Thor-Ablestar, firstrestart of an upper stage.

15 April
15:06:45^[8]

Luna (8K72)

L1-9/I-19AMS

Baikonur Site 1/5

RVSN

Luna E-3 №1

RVSN

Intended: Heliocentric

Lunar probe

15 April

Launch failure

Second stage engine malfunctioned.

15 April
20:30:37^[9]

Thor DM-18 Agena-A

Vandenberg LC-75-3-5

US Air Force

Discoverer 11 (KH-1 8/9008)

CIA DST

Low Earth (Polar)

Optical imaging

26 April

Spacecraft failure

SRV 103

CIA DST

Low Earth (Polar)

Film return

Spacecraft attitude control system malfunctioned, image recovery not attempted.

16 April
16:07:41^[10]

Luna (8K72)

L1-9A

Baikonur Site 1/5

RVSN

Luna E-3 №2

RVSN

Intended: Heliocentric

Lunar probe

16 April

Launch failure

Blok-B booster separated less than a second after launch.

For flights after 30 April, see1960 in spaceflight (May–September)

Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ =CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January [edit]
7 January^[11] 01:40	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
8 January^[12]	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape CanaveralLC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
13 January^[13] 21:07	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 January^[14] 16:35	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C			Cape CanaveralLC-18B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
14 January^[15]	Aerobee-300			Eglin		US Air Force

		Tattletale PCC-1	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	14 January	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 January 04:52^[16]	Javelin			Wallops Island^[16]		US Air Force

			NRL	Suborbital	Test flight	15 January	Successful^[16]
		Apogee: 670 miles (1,080 km)^[16]
16 January^[17] 22:35	Shotput^[17]			Wallops Island^[17]		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	16 January	Successful
		Apogee: 413 kilometres (257 mi), test of systems forEcho satellites
18 January	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 January	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 January 18:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)^[18]			White Sands^[18]LC-35		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar research^[18]	19 January	Successful
		Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
20 January^[19] 16:35	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 January^[20]	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy^[20]

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test^[20]	20 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 January 20:10 (GMT)^[21]	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg^[21]LC-75-1-2		Royal Air Force^[21]

			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	21 January	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
24 January 16:15	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 January	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
26 January 00:48	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape CanaveralLC-26B		ABMA

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 January 05:42	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: 951 kilometres (591 mi)
26 January 23:43:05	SM-65D Atlas			VandenbergLC-576A-3		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January 01:31	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 January 18:51	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	29 January	Successful
		Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
29 January	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 January	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 January 16:17	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
January	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Aeronomy	January	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February [edit]
2 February 18:08	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape CanaveralLC-19		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 February	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February 22:19	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February 00:19	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape CanaveralLC-6		ABMA

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February 21:46	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape CanaveralLC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	5 February	Launch failure
10 February	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 February 04:11	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 February	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 February 00:43	Aerobee AJ10-34			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 February	Successful
		Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
13 February	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 February	Launch failure
16 February 20:48	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	16 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
16 February	Aerobee-300			Eglin		US Air Force

		Tattletale PCC-2	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	16 February	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 February 01:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteoroid research	17 February	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
19 February 17:11	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 February	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
19 February 17:18	Exos			Eglin		US Air Force

			UMI	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	19 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 37 kilometres (23 mi)
23 February	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
24 February	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape CanaveralLC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 February	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 February 18:02	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape CanaveralLC-30A		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 February	Successful
		Maiden flight of Pershing, apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 February	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
27 February 06:53	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Churchill		US Air Force

			JHU	Suborbital	Auroral	27 February	Successful
		Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
27 February 23:20	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	27 February	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
29 February	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 February	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
March [edit]
1 March 22:11	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	1 March	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
2 March 18:32	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 March	Successful
		Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
2 March 20:06	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			VandenbergLC-75-2-8		Royal Air Force

			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
3 March 22:50	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	3 March	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
5 March	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 March	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
8 March 13:10	SM-65D Atlas			Cape CanaveralLC-11		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), first use of inertial guidance^[22]
8 March 18:00	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	8 March	Launch failure
		Second stage malfunction
9 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape CanaveralLC-25A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 March	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 March 00:36	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 March	Launch failure
16 March 21:25	Aerobee-300			Churchill		NASA

			UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 March	Successful
		Apogee: 337 kilometres (209 mi)
16 March	Aerobee-300			Eglin		US Air Force

		Tattletale PCC-3	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	16 March	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 March 01:52	Nike-Asp			Churchill		NASA

			UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 March	Launch failure
17 March 23:55	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
18 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape CanaveralLC-25B		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 March	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	22 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 March	Astrobee-500			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 March	Launch failure
24 March 02:06	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
24 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March 18:40	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
25 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 March	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	RV test	29 March	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
29 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island,ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 March	Launch failure
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
29 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
March	R-13			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	March	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
April [edit]
1 April	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
7 April 02:06	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	7 April	Successful
		Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
8 April 02:06	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Launch failure
		Propulsion system malfunction, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
8 April 12:04	Nike-Cajun			Churchill		US Air Force

			BRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 April	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 April 03:18	Skylark-2C			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 218 kilometres (135 mi)
18 April 23:09	Scout X			Wallops IslandLA-3		NASA

		Cub Scout	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	18 April	Launch failure
		Maiden flight ofScout family, only flight of Scout X, structural Failure during staging, apogee: 48 kilometres (30 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNSObservation Island, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
19 April 14:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	19 April	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
20 April 18:30	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 April	Viper (ALSOR)			F-104,Edwards		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	20 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
21 April 10:35	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
21 April 15:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Fields research	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
21 April 20:55	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 April 19:39:01	SM-65D Atlas			VandenbergLC-576B-2		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
23 April 21:45	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
26 April 01:13	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April	Honest John-Nike-Gosling			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	RV test	26 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 43 kilometres (27 mi)
27 April 04:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 April 21:56	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	27 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
28 April 14:50	Nike Zeus			White SandsLC-38		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 April 20:18	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 April 15:47	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
29 April 23:45	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 April 03:45	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
May [edit]
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA

			ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA

			ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA

			ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	5 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 May 16:47:02	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
6 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 May 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
13 May 21:25	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	13 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 May 21:04	Black Brant I			Churchill		CARDE

			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	18 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 89 kilometres (55 mi)
18 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 May 15:00	SM-65D Atlas			Cape CanaveralLC-12		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), set distance record of 14,548 kilometres (9,040 mi) for suborbital spaceflight
23 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNSObservation Island, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 May 08:57	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA

			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
24 May 11:30	Black Knight 201			WoomeraLA-5A		RAE

			RAE	Suborbital	RV test	24 May	Launch failure
		Gaslight test, apogee: 563 kilometres (350 mi)
24 May 16:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 269 kilometres (167 mi)
24 May 17:44	Black Brant I			Churchill		CARDE

			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
25 May 00:48	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA

			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
25 May 22:00	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May 04:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

				Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May 05:30	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
27 May 17:20	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 May 18:27	Black Brant I			Churchill		CARDE

			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	28 May	Successful
		Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
30 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 May	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	31 May	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June [edit]
4 June 15:49	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
6 June 17:10	Nike-Cajun			Churchill		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
6 June	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Maiden flight of R-14, apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
7 June	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
9 June 16:19	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
10 June	R-5A Pobeda			Chelkar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 June 06:30	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
15 June 02:43	R-2A			Kapustin Yar		AN

			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 June 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands		NRL

				Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
15 June 22:56	Aerobee-300			Churchill		NASA

			UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 321 kilometres (199 mi)
16 June 05:29	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 June 12:04	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Successful
		Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
16 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Successful
		Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
21 June 10:05	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5A		RAE

			RAE	Suborbital	RV test	21 June	Successful
		Gaslight test, apogee: 484 kilometres (301 mi)
21 June	Kiva-Hopi			Point Mugu		US Air Force

		Phoenix 1	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	21 June	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
22 June 14:49	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
22 June 23:26	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			VandenbergLC-75-2-7		Royal Air Force

			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
22 June	Nike-Zeus			White Sands LC-38		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	22 June	Launch failure
22 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
23 June 02:22	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNSObservation Island, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 June 23:00	R-2A			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June 05:00	R-11A Zemlya			Kapustin Yar		AN

			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June 05:52	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 June 06:25	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
24 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 June	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 June 06:17	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	RV test	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
27 June 13:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

				Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
27 June 19:10	Nike-Asp			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
27 June	Nike-Asp			Cape Canaveral		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 June 02:30	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
28 June 05:10	Nike-Asp			Eglin		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
29 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
30 June 20:25	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	30 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 65 kilometres (40 mi)
June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

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Wade, Mark."Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Webb, Brian."Southwest Space Archive".
Zak, Anatoly."Russian Space Web".
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