This is a list ofspaceflights launched between July and December 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see1963 in spaceflight.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
July[edit] | ||||||||
| 10 July |  Vostok-2 | BaikonurSite 1/5 | | |||||
| Zenit-2 №12 | Intended:Low Earth | Optical imaging | +2 seconds | Launch failure | ||||
| Block B booster failed 1.9 seconds after launch. | ||||||||
| 12 July 20:45:59 |  Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Point ArguelloLC-2-3 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1467 (KH-7 1 4001/AFP-206 SV-951) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 July | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-D. | ||||||||
| 19 July 00:00:10 | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1266 (KH-4 23/9057) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 August | Successful | |||
| SRV 624 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | July | Successful | |||
| Last flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-D before being redesignated SLV-2. | ||||||||
| 19 July 03:51:18 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Point ArguelloLC-1-2 | US Air Force | |||||
| Midas 9 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Dash 2 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Air density | 12 April 1971 | Successful | |||
| ERS-9 (TRS 4) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | |||
| ERS-10 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Partial launch failure | |||
| ERS-10 failed to separate. | ||||||||
| 26 July 14:33:00 | Delta B | Cape CanaveralLC-17A | US Air Force | |||||
| Syncom 2 | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| First spacecraft to be placed into geosynchronous orbit, positioned at 55° West. | ||||||||
| 31 July 00:00:17 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1370 (KH-6 3/8003) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 August | Successful | |||
| SRV 614 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |||
| Final, and only successful KH-6 flight. | ||||||||
August[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 August 06:00 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin YarMayak-2 | | |||||
| Kosmos 19 (DS-P1 №3) | Low Earth | Radar target Technology | 30 March 1964 | Successful | ||||
| 22 August | Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |||||
| DS-A1 №3 | Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation | 22 August | Launch failure | ||||
| First stage malfunctioned. | ||||||||
| 25 August 00:30 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1419 (KH-4A 1/1001) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 September | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV 615 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |||
| SRV 617 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 September | Spacecraft failure | |||
| First KH-4A mission, some film affected byfog, second SRV not returned. | ||||||||
| 29 August 20:31 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1561 (KH-5 9/9058A) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 November | Successful | |||
| SRV 604 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | |||
| LAMPO | US Air Force | Low Earth | Tracking target | 29 September | Successful | |||
| First flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-D following redesignation. | ||||||||
September[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 September 19:30:18 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1947 (KH-7 2/4002/AFP-206 SV-952) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 September | Successful | |||
| 23 September 23:00 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1353 (KH-4A 2/1002) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 October | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| SRV 619 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | |||
| SRV 620 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Film severely affected by light leaks, second SRV not recovered. | ||||||||
| 27 September 11:17:49 | Scout X-2B | Point Arguello LC-D | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 1610 (DSAP-1 F5 F3/P-35 5/AF-5) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 27 September | Launch failure | |||
| Only flight of Scout X-2B, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 28 September 20:22 | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||||
| Transit 5BN-1 | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | |||
| Transit 5E-1 | US Navy | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Thor DSV-2A Ablestar, Transit 5BN-1 carried aSNAP-9Anuclear power system,gravity-gradient stabilization system left spacecraft in an inverted orientation, preventing operational use. | ||||||||
For flights after 30 September, see1962 in spaceflight (October-December) | ||||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
July[edit] | |||||||
| 1 July 21:43:55 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape CanaveralLC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July |  Black Brant III | Point ArguelloLC-A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 1 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | White SandsLC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 14:18 | Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 934 kilometres (580 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 16:00:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Lafayette,ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 2 July 16:30:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSLafayette, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July 09:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July 17:48:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape CanaveralLC-25A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July 21:13:57 | SM-65E Atlas | VandenbergLC-576C | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 3 July |  Berenice | CERES | ONERA | ||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 3 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July 21:00 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLC-394A-4 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 6 July 00:36 | R-5 Pobeda | Plesetsk | AN | ||||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 8 July | R-16U | BaikonurSite 41/15 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 9 July | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 10 July 02:46 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| STAN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 10 July 17:02 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White SandsLC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 10 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July 23:00 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLC-394A-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 11 July | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 14 July 21:03:28 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
| 16 July | HGM-25A Titan I | VandenbergLC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 July 02:30:02 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 01:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 05:30 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
| 19 July 18:20:05 | X-15 | Balls 8,Edwards | US Air Force/NASA | ||||
| Flight 90 | US Air Force/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18:31:29 | Successful | ||
| Manned flight withastronautJoseph Walker, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), first X-15 flight to reach space | |||||||
| 19 July | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 05:44:08 | Scout X-3A | Wallops IslandLA-3 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 15:18 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 20:00:02 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 20:30:00 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:03:00 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:05 | Black Brant II | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
| Utah AFCRL | Suborbital | Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:06 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 20 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 78 kilometres (48 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:13:00 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:40:00 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 21:54:45 | Aerobee-300A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
| 20 July 22:10:00 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
| 23 July 06:00 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 23 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 24 July | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Launch failure | |||
| 25 July 03:30:13 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape CanaveralLC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 04:59 |  Skylark-7 |  WoomeraLA-2 | RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 July | Launch failure | |||
| 25 July 14:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July 22:38 | Exos | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 623 kilometres (387 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 19:19:00 | SM-65E Atlas | VandenbergOSTF-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July 21:19 | Black Brant II | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
| Utah AFCRL | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 00:10 | Nike-Cajun |  Kronogard | RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July 04:55:01 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape CanaveralLC-29A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLC-394A-5 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 27 July | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July 23:28 | Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July 16:16:08 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | Cape CanaveralLC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Plasma research Astronomy | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 11,100 kilometres (6,900 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July 18:36:49 | SM-65E Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576C | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 31 July 20:52 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| July | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | July | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| July | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | July | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
August[edit] | |||||||
| 1 August 08:06 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands | NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) | |||||||
| 1 August 23:27 | Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 02:30 | Skylark-5C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 August | Launch failure | |||
| 2 August 08:00 | Sparoair I | F3H Demon,Point Mugu | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 21:43 | Shotput | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
 San Marco Test 2 | CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi) | |||||||
| 2 August 23:33 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 5 August 17:30:15 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 7 August 22:29 | Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | RTG | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLC-394A-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 8 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 17:14:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August 18:19:43 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSAlexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August | R-12 Dvina | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 August 04:59:47 | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 757 kilometres (470 mi) | |||||||
| 14 August 03:56:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 15 August | HGM-25A Titan I | VandenbergLC-395A-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSJohn Marshall, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSJohn Marshall, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSJohn Marshall, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSJohn Marshall, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSJohn Marshall, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August 04:00:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August | MGM-31 Pershing I | Hueco | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 20 August | R-16U | BaikonurSite 60/8 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 21 August 21:23:55 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape CanaveralLC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 22 August 18:05:57 | X-15 | NB-52, Edwards | US Air Force/NASA | ||||
| Flight 91 | US Air Force/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18:17:05 | Successful | ||
| Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi), second and last X-15 flight to reach space, first person to make two spaceflights, first spacecraft to make two spaceflights | |||||||
| 22 August | Hopi-Dart | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:01:06 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSAlexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 17:41:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSAlexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August | R-12 Dvina | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 02:00 |  Lambda 2 | KagoshimaLA-L | ISAS | ||||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 51 kilometres (32 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August 09:50:57 | SM-65E Atlas | VandenbergLC-576F | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 27 August 17:02:23 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 27 August | MGM-31 Pershing I | Hueco | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 August 23:10 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 29 August | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | VandenbergLC-394A-6 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August 06:30:26 | R-16U | BaikonurSite 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 754 kilometres (469 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | R-14 Chusovaya | Plesetsk | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 30 August | HGM-25A Titan I | VandenbergLC-395A-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August 01:35:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 31 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| August | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| August | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
September[edit] | |||||||
| 1 September 08:03 | Nike-Cajun |  Andøya | NDRE | ||||
| ILC/NDRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric Solar | 1 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 3 September 22:36 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 288 kilometres (179 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September 13:11 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USSAbraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USSAbraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USSAbraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USSAbraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USSAbraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 4 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 5 September 03:41 | Skylark-5C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) | |||||||
| 5 September | Martlet 3 |  Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
| DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September 21:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
| HCO | Suborbital | Solar | 6 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September 21:59 | SM-65D Atlas | VandenbergLC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 6 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 9 September 16:02 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
| 9 September | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 10 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 11 September 14:24 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 11 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) | |||||||
| 11 September 21:00 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September 06:20 | Nike-Apache | Andøya | |||||
| ILC/NDRE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma Solar | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
| 12 September | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 17 September | HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 19 September | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 20 September 15:45 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 20 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
| 20 September | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 21 September | R-12 Dvina | Plesetsk | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | LGM-25C Titan II | VandenbergLC-395D | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September 04:15 | Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September 17:06 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 03:57 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 04:34 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 07:09 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 11:04:41 | SM-65E Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576C | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 13:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 21:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September 04:37 | Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September 05:30 | Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | VandenbergLC-394A-7 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 26 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 03:25:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 13:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 20:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 14:43 | Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September | R-36 | BaikonurSite 67/21 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
| 29 September 02:37 | Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,037 kilometres (644 mi) | |||||||
| September | A-350Zh | Sary Shagan LC-6 | PRO | ||||
| PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| September | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| September | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
