This is a list ofspaceflights launched between January and March 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see1964 in spaceflight (April–June),1964 in spaceflight (July–September) and1964 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see1964 in spaceflight.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
| 11 January 20:07[1] |  Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||||
| Poppy 3A (Solrad 7A) | NRL | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Poppy 3B (NRL-PL 135) | US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Poppy 3C (GGSE-1) | NRL | Low Earth | Gravity gradient stabilization | In orbit | Successful | |||
| SECOR-1 (EGRS-1) | US Army | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | |||
| NRL Composite 4 | ||||||||
| 19 January 10:59:54 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 3367A (DSAP-1 F6/P-35 6) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
| OPS 3367B (DSAP-1 F7/P-35 7) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 21 January 21:14:59 | Delta B | Cape CanaveralLC-17B | US Air Force | |||||
| Relay 2 (A-16) | NASA | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 25 January 13:59:04 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | VandenbergLC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||||
| Echo 2 | NASA/Unknown | Low Earth | Communications | 7 June 1969 | Successful | |||
| 29 January 16:25:01 | Saturn I | Cape CanaveralLC-37B | NASA | |||||
| Saturn I SA-5 (Jupiter nosecone) | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 30 April | Successful | |||
| First all-up test and orbital launch of the Saturn I. | ||||||||
| 30 January 21:51:02 |  Vostok-K | BaikonurSite 1/5 | | |||||
| Elektron 1 | Medium Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | ||||
| Elektron 2 | Highly elliptical | Radiation | 27 April 1997 | Successful | ||||
| 30 January 15:49:09 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape CanaveralLC-12 | US Air Force | |||||
| Ranger 6 | NASA | Highly elliptical | Lunar impactor | 2 February 09:24:32 | Spacecraft failure | |||
| ImpactedMare Tranquillitatis, camera failed to return imagery. | ||||||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
| 15 February 21:38 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | VandenbergLC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 3444 (KH-4A 3/1004) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 March | Successful | |||
| SRV 629 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February | Successful | |||
| SRV 628 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February | Successful | |||
| 19 February 05:47:40 | Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |||||
| Venera 3MV-1 №2 | Intended:Heliocentric | Venus flyby | In orbit | Launch failure | ||||
| Second stage malfunctioned. | ||||||||
| 25 February 13:26 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin YarMayak-2 | | |||||
| Kosmos 25 (DS-P1 №4) | Low Earth | Radar target Technology | 21 November | Successful | ||||
| 25 February 18:59:47 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Point ArguelloLC-2-3 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 2423 (KH-7 5/4005/AFP-206 SV-955) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 March | Successful | |||
| 28 February 03:20 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 3722 (Ferret 5/Samos-F3 1) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 19 February 1969 | Successful | |||
March[edit] | ||||||||
| 11 March 20:14:24 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 3435 (KH-7 6/4006/AFP-206 SV-956) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 March | Successful | |||
| 18 March 15:07 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |||||
| Kosmos 26 (DS-MG №1) | Low Earth | Technology | 28 September | Successful | ||||
| 19 March 11:13:41 | Delta B | Cape CanaveralLC-17A | US Air Force | |||||
| BE-A (S-66) | NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Ionospheric | 19 March | Launch failure | |||
| Final flight of Delta B, third stage produced insufficient thrust, failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 21 March 08:15:35 | Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |||||
| Luna E-6 №6 | Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar flyby | 21 March | Launch failure | ||||
| Luna E-6 №6 SA | Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth | Lunar lander | ||||||
| Failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 24 March 22:22:48 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | |||||
| OPS 3467 (KH-4A 4/1003) | US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 March | Launch failure | |||
| SRV 631 | US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| SRV 630 | US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||||
| Failed to orbit. | ||||||||
| 27 March 03:24:42 | Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |||||
| Kosmos 27 (Venera 3MV-1 №3) | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus flyby | 29 March | Launch failure | ||||
| Kosmos 27SA | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus lander | ||||||
| Upper stage attitude control system failure. | ||||||||
| 27 March 17:25:23 | Scout X-3 | Wallops IslandLA-3 | NASA | |||||
 Ariel 2 (UK-C/UK-2/S-52) | SERC | Low Earth | Galactic radiation | 18 November 1967 | Successful | |||
| Final flight of Scout X-3. | ||||||||
For flights after 31 March, see1964 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] | |||||||
| 4 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 6 January[2] | Nike Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | ABM test | 6 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 8 January 00:00:10[2] | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape CanaveralLC-29A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 8 January 13:15[2] | Nike-Apache |  Thumba | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 9 January 05:22 |  Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
| NRC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research | 9 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 9 January | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 9 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 10 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | VandenbergLF-07 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 12 January 00:26 | Nike-Apache | Thumba | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
| 12 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 13 January 16:30:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Nathan Hale,ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 13 January 21:50:01 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSNathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 13 January 23:39:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSNathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
| 14 January 06:05 | Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
| NRC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research | 14 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
| 14 January | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi) | |||||||
| 14 January | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 15 January 20:30:19 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape CanaveralLC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 15 January 22:34 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 45 kilometres (28 mi) | |||||||
| 15 January 22:40 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January 04:28:58 | R-36 | BaikonurSite 67/21 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 908 kilometres (564 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January 05:00 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January 11:34 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 16 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | VandenbergLF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 17 January 00:29:59 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape CanaveralLC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 17 January 05:01 | Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 925 kilometres (575 mi) | |||||||
| 20 January 17:02:01 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 20 January 18:00 | Black Brant II | Churchill | CARDE | ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 20 January 21:15 | Black Brant II | Churchill | CARDE | ||||
| CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 22 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Launch failure | |||
| 22 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 22 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 18:25 | Nike-Cajun | Kwajalein | US Navy | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January 18:36 | Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 January | LGM-25C Titan II | VandenbergLC-395C | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 24 January 00:16 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 24 January 01:30 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLF-04 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January 05:30 | Nike-Apache | Thumba | NASA | ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 25 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January | R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Launch failure | |||
| 25 January | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 16:47:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSNathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 26 January 19:59:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSNathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 27 January 04:30 | Nike-Apache | Thumba | NASA | ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 27 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January 19:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White SandsLC-35 | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January 23:01:38 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape CanaveralLC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 03:09 | Aerobee-300A | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 04:11 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 04:18 | Nike-Cajun | Ascension | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 10:00 | Nike-Apache | Thumba | NASA | ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January 22:17 | Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | VandenbergLF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January 13:30 | Nike-Apache | Thumba | NASA | ||||
| New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 31 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
| 31 January | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| January | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
February[edit] | |||||||
| 1 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 2 February | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 2 February | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 2 February | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
| 3 February 16:41:07 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS James Monroe, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 01:05 | Skylark-5C |  WoomeraLA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 01:35:00 | Nike-Apache | Ascension | NASA | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 01:46 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February 00:39 | Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February 03:20 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February 06:00 | R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Launch failure | |||
| 6 February | Honest John-Nike-Nike | Point ArguelloLC-A | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 6 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 6 February | R-16U | BaikonurSite 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 8 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 9 February 04:12 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
| Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric Auroral | 9 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | |||||||
| 9 February |  Centaure 1 |  HammaguiraBacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
| 10 February | Athena RTV | Green RiverPad 2 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 10 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi) | |||||||
| 10 February | Dragon | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| DMA | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi) | |||||||
| 11 February 18:06 | R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Launch failure | |||
| 11 February | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLF-06 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February 19:59:40 | SM-65E Atlas | VandenbergLC-576F | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Launch failure | |||
| 12 February 20:30 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 12 February | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 01:36:22 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 04:29 | Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 04:30 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 04:55 | Nike-Cajun | Ascension | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February 05:00 | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 13 February | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February 04:37 | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNES | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February 07:47 | Thor DSV-2J | JohnstonLE-1 | US Air Force | ||||
| Douglas | Suborbital | ABM test | 14 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 14 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 15 February 04:37 | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
| CNES | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 17 February 10:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands | NRL | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 268 kilometres (167 mi) | |||||||
| 17 February 16:15 | LGM-25C Titan II | VandenbergLC-395B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 17 February 17:03:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSJames Monroe, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February 21:50 | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Air Force/ERDA | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 18 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 19 February 15:15:07 | R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 906 kilometres (563 mi) | |||||||
| 19 February 21:30 | Nike-Cajun | White Sands | US Air Force/ERDA | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February 03:00 | Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February 07:23 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 20 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 24 February 14:57 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February 00:17 | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February 02:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February 02:45 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February 20:22 | SM-65E Atlas | Cape CanaveralLC-11 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 25 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | |||||||
| 25 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
| 26 February 01:29:58 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 26 February 20:14:44 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 26 February 21:18 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) | |||||||
| 26 February | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Launch failure | |||
| 27 February 02:30:28 | R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 February | Launch failure | |||
| 28 February 02:04:14 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 28 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 29 February 05:32 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 29 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
| 29 February | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 29 February | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | VandenbergLF-05 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 29 February | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
March[edit] | |||||||
| 1 March 06:40 | Thor DSV-2J | Johnston LE-1 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 1 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 674 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 2 March 16:30:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 3 March | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
| 4 March 09:53 | HAD | WoomeraLA-2 | WRE | ||||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
| 4 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 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) | |||||||
| 6 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 7 March 02:45 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 10 March 02:06 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
| Southampton ICST UCL | Suborbital | GR astronomy Solar | 10 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 10 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 10 March | Tomahawk | Tonopah | Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March 12:30:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape CanaveralLC-25A | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March 18:00 | Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March | Hammaguira Bacchus | ONERA | |||||
| ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March | Black Knight 201 | WoomeraLA-5 | RAE | ||||
| RAE | Suborbital | REV Test | 11 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 11 March | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 02:07 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
| Southampton ICST UCL | Suborbital | GR astronomy Solar | 12 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 02:58:40 | Nike-Apache |  Andøya | NDRE | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral Plasma Solar | 12 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
| 12 March 04:20 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 11:40:56 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | Cape CanaveralLC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 13 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 600 kilometres (370 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 17:04:47 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March 18:20 | Nike-Cajun | Kwajalein | US Navy | ||||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) | |||||||
| 13 March | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Launch failure | |||
| 13 March | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 14 March | Honest John-Nike-Nike | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 14 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March 02:44 | Nike-Apache | Andøya | NDRE | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma | 15 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March 14:12:54 | R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March 16:30:14 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSWoodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March 19:29 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands | NOTS | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Radiation | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 16 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Henry Clay, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 18 March 06:11 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| Rice | Suborbital | Auroral | 18 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 18 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi) | |||||||
| 19 March 15:42 | Nike-Apache | Andøya | NDRE | ||||
| NDRE/BERG | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma Solar | 19 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
| 20 March 05:23 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| Rice | Suborbital | Auroral | 20 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
| 20 March 17:20:11 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 20 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USSHenry Clay, ETR | US Navy | ||||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 23 March 10:37 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| Rice | Suborbital | Auroral | 23 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) | |||||||
| 23 March 20:41:57 | LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | ||||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 23 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 23 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 24 March 04:22:54 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 24 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
| 24 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 24 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 25 March 03:25 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 25 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) | |||||||
| 25 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 March | Nike-Apache |   Santa Rita | CRA | ||||
| CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 25 March | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 26 March 03:30 | Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
| NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 26 March | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-05 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 26 March | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
| 27 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Launch failure | |||
| 28 March | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
| 30 March 19:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 30 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) | |||||||
| 30 March | Nike-Apache | Santa Rita | CRA | ||||
| CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
| 31 March 02:33:11 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 31 March 02:33:30 | Nike Javelin | Cape Canaveral | Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC) | ||||
| AGPC | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 31 March | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| March | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
| US Army | Suborbital | Target | March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
