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This is a list ofspaceflights launched between January and June 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see1963 in spaceflight.[1][2]
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 January 08:48 |  Molniya-L | BaikonurSite 1/5 | | |||||
| Luna E-6 №2 (Sputnik 25) | Intended:Highly elliptical Achieved:Low Earth | Lunar lander | 11 January | Launch failure | ||||
| Maiden flight of Molynia-L, upper stageullage motor failed to ignite, leaving spacecraft in useless orbit. | ||||||||
| 7 January 21:09:49 |  Thor DM-21 Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 0048 (KH-4 18/9051) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 January | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | January | Successful | |||
| Attitude control problems with spacecraft. | ||||||||
| 16 January 21:59 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | VandenbergLC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 0180 (Ferret/Samos-F2 3) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 9 January 1969 | Successful | |||
| Final flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-B before being redesignated SLV-2. | ||||||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
| 3 February 09:29:14 | Molniya-L | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |||||
| Luna E-6 №3 (Luna 1963B) | Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 3 February | Launch failure | ||||
| Upper stage gyroscope malfunction, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 14 February 05:35:08 | Delta B | Cape CanaveralLC-17B | US Air Force | |||||
| Syncom 1 | NASA | Intended:Geosynchronous Achieved:Subsynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Contact with spacecraft lost following apogee motor firing. | ||||||||
| 19 February 16:33 | Scout X-3M | Point ArguelloLC-D | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 0240 (DSAP-1 F3/P-35 3/AF-3) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | 26 December 1979 | Successful | |||
| Only flight of Scout X-3M. | ||||||||
| 28 February 21:48 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 0583 (KH-4 19/9052) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 610 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Maiden flight of Thrust Augmented Thor-Agena, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
March[edit] | ||||||||
| 18 March 21:13 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 0627 (KH-6 1/8001) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 March | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 612 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| P-11 4051 (Hitchhiker 1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | |||||
| First KH-6 launch, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 21 March 08:30 | Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |||||
| Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2 №9) | OKB-1 | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 March | Successful | |||
For flights after 31 March, see1963 in spaceflight (April-June) | ||||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January[edit] | |||||||
| 7 January 22:30:10 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape CanaveralLC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 10 January 05:31:02 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape CanaveralLC-16 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January | Plesetsk | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January | Plesetsk | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 18 January 03:32:50 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape CanaveralLC-30A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 22 January | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 00:27:37 | PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape CanaveralLC-26A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 18:10:13 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape CanaveralLC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January 10:44:07 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 25 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January | Plesetsk | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January | Plesetsk | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 January 01:00 | R-11A-1 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
| FIAN | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 27 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 16:27 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January | HGM-25A Titan I | VandenbergLC-395A-1 | |||||
| Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January 00:30:05 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January 08:51:51 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 31 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
February[edit] | |||||||
| 1 February | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 2 February 06:56:29 | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Point ArguelloLC-A | US Air Force | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 2 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Patrick Henry,ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSPatrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSPatrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSPatrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 6 February 17:58:24 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape CanaveralLC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 15:59:59 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape CanaveralLC-29A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 8 February | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 11 February 15:30 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape CanaveralLC-25A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 11 February | R-9A Desna | BaikonurSite 70 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February 01:47 | Journeyman | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | ||||
| Minnesota | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,675 kilometres (1,041 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 11:55:05 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 12:30 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February | R-14 Chusovaya | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February 00:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Launch failure | |||
| 14 February | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 15 February 00:45:00 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 15 February 16:34 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White SandsLC-35 | NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 239 kilometres (149 mi) | |||||||
| 16 February 00:30 | Nike-Zeus 3 | White SandsLC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 16 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi) | |||||||
| 16 February 21:45 | LGM-25C Titan II | VandenbergLC-395C | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 16 February | Trailblazer 1 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 16 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February 14:00:02 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February 17:43 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 18 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 306 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February 23:14 | Nike-Asp | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi) | |||||||
| 19 February | Plesetsk | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February 23:18 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February 23:34 | Nike-Cajun |  Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February 23:47 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 01:00:04 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 17:56:07 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 23:16 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
| 22 February | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 26 February 01:31:43 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 February | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 February 19:30:00 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February 09:02:48 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 28 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February 09:30 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February 21:48 | Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February 22:11 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February | Hopi-Dart | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| February | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
March[edit] | |||||||
| 1 March 01:20 |  Skylark-7C |  WoomeraLA-2 | RAE | ||||
| UCL Birmingham UCW | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 1 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 1 March 21:00 | SM-65F Atlas | Cape CanaveralLC-11 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 1 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 1 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 4 March | R-16U | BaikonurSite 41/4 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 5 March 01:00:01 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape CanaveralLC-30D | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 6 March 22:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March 17:48:15 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSThomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March 18:48:15 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSThomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 8 March 19:30 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
| 9 March 00:01 | Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
| 9 March 00:01 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 10 March 02:42 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Launch failure | |||
| 11 March 04:30 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
| UCL Birmingham UCW | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 11 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Launch failure | |||
| 12 March 05:21 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 09:50 | HAD | WoomeraLA-2 | WRE | ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March 01:01:49 | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March 01:46:04 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSTheodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSTheodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March 11:38 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March 02:05:40 | SM-65F Atlas | VandenbergLC-576D | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March 02:19 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March 08:32:22 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target Aeronomy | 16 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 18 March | RT-1 | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March 01:29:59 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March 16:00:02 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 21 March 11:40 | R-12 Dvina | Vladimirovka PL-1 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | REV Test | 21 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi) | |||||||
| 21 March 15:22:48 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 21 March 21:10:08 | SM-65F Atlas | VandenbergOSTF-2 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | |||||||
| 21 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | KwajaleinLC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 21 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 22 March 01:15 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 24 March 00:29:14 | SM-65F Atlas | VandenbergLC-576E | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 25 March 03:17 | Black Brant I | Churchill | CARDE | ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 March | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 March | Hopi-Dart | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 00:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 01:30:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 07:54:59 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 09:30 | HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 19:06 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 20:06:00 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March 20:11:55 | Saturn I (C-1) | Cape CanaveralLC-34 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 28 March | R-14 Chusovaya | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Launch failure | |||
| 28 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 02:57 | Nike-Cajun | Kwajalein | US Navy | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 30 March 08:45 | HGM-25A Titan I | VandenbergLC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 30 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 30 March | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 30 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| March | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| March | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
