title: 1962 in spaceflight (July–September)
text: # 1962 in spaceflight (July–September)
  
  This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and September 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.
  
  ## Launches
  
  * ← Jan
  * Feb
  * Mar
  * Apr
  * May
  * Jun
  * Jul
  * Aug
  * Sep
  * Oct
  * Nov
  * Dec →
  
  | Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
  | Remarks ||||||
  | July ||||||||
  | 1 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 1 July | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 2 July | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 2 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
  | 4 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 4 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 5 July 03:46 | Skylark-5 | Skylark-5 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
  | 5 July 03:46 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) ||||||
  | 5 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 5 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 5 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 5 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 5 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 5 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 5 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 5 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 6 July | Berenice | Berenice | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
  | 6 July | | | ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 6 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
  | 8 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 8 July | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:46:28 | Thor DSV-2E | Thor DSV-2E | | Johnston LE-1 | Johnston LE-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July 08:46:28 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:51:39 | Strypi-Antares | Strypi-Antares | | Johnston | Johnston | DASA | DASA |
  | 9 July 08:51:39 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 820 kilometres (510 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:52:27 | Strypi-Antares | Strypi-Antares | | Johnston | Johnston | DASA | DASA |
  | 9 July 08:52:27 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:55:43 | Strypi-Antares | Strypi-Antares | | Johnston | Johnston | DASA | DASA |
  | 9 July 08:55:43 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:57:29 | Strypi-Antares | Strypi-Antares | | Johnston | Johnston | DASA | DASA |
  | 9 July 08:57:29 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:57:49 | Strypi-Antares | Strypi-Antares | | Johnston | Johnston | DASA | DASA |
  | 9 July 08:57:49 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July 08:59 | Honest John-Nike | Honest John-Nike | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July 08:59 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 July | Launch failure |
  | 9 July 09:08 | Honest John-Nike | Honest John-Nike | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July 09:08 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Javelin | Javelin | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Javelin | Javelin | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Journeyman | Journeyman | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | AEC | AEC |
  | 9 July | | | AEC | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 July | |
  | Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Astrobee-1500 | Astrobee-1500 | | Point Arguello LC-B | Point Arguello LC-B | Sandia | Sandia |
  | 9 July | | | AEC | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 July | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 10 July 08:35:05 | Thor DM-19 Delta | Thor DM-19 Delta | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 10 July 08:35:05 | | Telstar 1 | AT&T | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | First active communications satellite, damaged by radiation from Starfish Prime nuclear test, resulting in intermittent performance from November 1962 to 21 February 1963, when the satellite failed completely. ||||||
  | 10 July 15:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
  | 10 July 15:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 10 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 11 July 18:51:54 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 11 July 18:51:54 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
  | 12 July 16:57:57 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
  | 12 July 16:57:57 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 12 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
  | 12 July 18:31:57 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 12 July 18:31:57 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 12 July 20:05:13 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 12 July 20:05:13 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 13 July 03:03:10 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 13 July 03:03:10 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
  | 13 July 21:11:33 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 13 July 21:11:33 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
  | 13 July | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 60/8 | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 13 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Launch failure |
  | 16 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
  | 16 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 18 July 09:30:12 | Thor DSV-2D | Thor DSV-2D | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 18 July 09:30:12 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,484 kilometres (922 mi) ||||||
  | 18 July 20:51:20 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 18 July 20:51:20 | | FTV-2403 (Samos 9/E-6 #3/AFP-201 PVP-853) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 27 July | Spacecraft failure |
  | Failed to deorbit, spacecraft separated from Agena whilst still in orbit, Agena decayed on 25 July ||||||
  | 19 July 08:40 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 19 July 08:40 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 19 July 11:05:27 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
  | 19 July 11:05:27 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
  | 19 July 11:35 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
  | 19 July 11:35 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 21 July 00:56 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 21 July 00:56 | | FTV-1130 (KH-4 9039) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 August | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | 21 July 00:56 | | SRV-593 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | July | Successful |
  | Aborted after six passes, photos severely affected by static ||||||
  | 21 July 20:49:54 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 21 July 20:49:54 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 21 July 22:19:15 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 21 July 22:19:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 21 July 23:49:14 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 21 July 23:49:14 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 21 July | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 21 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
  | 21 July | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 21 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
  | 22 July 09:21:23 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 22 July 09:21:23 | | Mariner 1 | NASA | Intended: Heliocentric | Venus flyby | +293 seconds | Launch failure |
  | Guidance system failure, destroyed by range safety ||||||
  | 23 July | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 23 July | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 23 July | Javelin | Javelin | | Johnston | Johnston | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 23 July | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 24 July 12:09:00 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 24 July 12:09:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 July | |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 24 July 17:29:12 | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 24 July 17:29:12 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 24 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 24 July 21:41 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 24 July 21:41 | | | UCO | Suborbital | Solar | 24 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
  | 24 July | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 24 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
  | 25 July 15:41 | NOTS-EV-2 Caleb | NOTS-EV-2 Caleb | | F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello | F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello | NOTS | NOTS |
  | 25 July 15:41 | | | NOTS/NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,166 kilometres (725 mi) ||||||
  | 25 July 16:17:20 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 16 | Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 16 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 25 July 16:17:20 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
  | 25 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 25 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 25 July | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 25 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 26 July 09:13:53 | Thor DSV-2E | Thor DSV-2E | | Johnston LE-1 | Johnston LE-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 26 July 09:13:53 | | BLUEGILL PRIME | US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 26 July | Launch failure |
  | 26 July 17:50:02 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 26 July 17:50:02 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 27 July | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS George Washington, ETR | USS George Washington, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 27 July | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 27 July | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS George Washington, ETR | USS George Washington, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 27 July | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 27 July | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS George Washington, ETR | USS George Washington, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 27 July | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 27 July | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS George Washington, ETR | USS George Washington, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 27 July | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 27 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 27 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 28 July 00:30 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 28 July 00:30 | | FTV-1131 (KH-4 9040) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 August | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | 28 July 00:30 | | SRV-594 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 1 August | Successful |
  | Images severely affected by radiation and static ||||||
  | 28 July 02:50 | Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer 1 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 28 July 02:50 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 28 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
  | 28 July 09:18:31 | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
  | 28 July 09:18:31 | | Kosmos 7 (Zenit-2 #4) | | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 1 August | Successful |
  | 28 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 28 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Launch failure |
  | 29 July | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 29 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Launch failure |
  | 30 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 30 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 31 July | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 60/8 | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 31 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
  | July | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
  | July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
  | July | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
  | July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
  | July | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
  | July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful |
  | Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
  | August ||||||||
  | 1 August 18:40:40 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Army | US Army |
  | 1 August 18:40:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 1 August 21:07:10 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576E | Vandenberg LC-576E | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 1 August 21:07:10 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
  | 2 August 00:17 | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 2 August 00:17 | | FTV-1152 (KH-4 9041) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 August | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | 2 August 00:17 | | SRV-595 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 6 August | Successful |
  | Images severely affected by static ||||||
  | 3 August 17:46 | Exos | Exos | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 3 August 17:46 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi) ||||||
  | 4 August | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 4 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
  | 5 August 17:58:59 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 5 August 17:58:59 | | FTV-2404 (Samos 10/E-6 #4/AFP-201 PVP-854) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 6 August | Spacecraft failure |
  | Recovery failed ||||||
  | 5 August | Kiva-Hopi | Kiva-Hopi | | Point Arguello LC-B | Point Arguello LC-B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 5 August | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 August | |
  | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
  | 7 August 00:47:08 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | AFCRL | AFCRL |
  | 7 August 00:47:08 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) ||||||
  | 7 August 19:20:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 7 August 19:20:05 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 8 August 16:55 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 8 August 16:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
  | 8 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 8 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 8 August | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 8 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
  | 9 August 15:05:02 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 9 August 15:05:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
  | 9 August 22:51:08 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
  | 9 August 22:51:08 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
  | 9 August 23:05:19 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
  | 9 August 23:05:19 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August 21:11:21 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg OSTF-2 | Vandenberg OSTF-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 10 August 21:11:21 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August 21:27:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 10 August 21:27:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 10 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 10 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 10 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 10 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 10 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 10 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 11 August 01:48:11 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | AFCRL | AFCRL |
  | 11 August 01:48:11 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) ||||||
  | 11 August 08:30 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 11 August 08:30 | | Vostok 3 | RVSN | Low Earth | Biological | 15 August 06:52 | Successful |
  | Carried cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev ||||||
  | 12 August 08:02:17 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 12 August 08:02:17 | | Vostok 4 | RVSN | Low Earth | Biological | 15 August 06:59 | Successful |
  | Carried cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, landed early after codeword requesting end of mission was accidentally used in conversation between crew and controllers ||||||
  | 13 August 22:00 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 13 August 22:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
  | 14 August 15:20 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
  | 14 August 15:20 | | | Sheffield UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) ||||||
  | 15 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 15 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 17 August 16:34:10 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 17 August 16:34:10 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
  | 18 August 07:09 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Andøya | Andøya | NTNF | NTNF |
  | 18 August 07:09 | | | ILC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 18 August 15:00 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
  | 18 August 15:00 | | Kosmos 8 (DS-K-8 #1) | | Low Earth | Technology Radar target | 17 August 1963 | Successful |
  | 19 August 00:57:39 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | AFCRL | AFCRL |
  | 19 August 00:57:39 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
  | 21 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 21 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 21 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 21 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 21 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 21 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 21 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 21 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 21 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 21 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 21 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 21 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 22 August 01:30:00 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
  | 22 August 01:30:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
  | 22 August 15:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
  | 22 August 15:30 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 22 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) ||||||
  | 23 August 07:15 | Kappa-8L | Kappa-8L | | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | ISAS | ISAS |
  | 23 August 07:15 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 173 kilometres (107 mi) ||||||
  | 23 August 11:44 | Scout X-2M | Scout X-2M | | Point Arguello LC-D | Point Arguello LC-D | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 23 August 11:44 | | FTV-3502 (DMSP-1A F2/P-35 2/AF-2) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
  | 23 August 17:10 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 23 August 17:10 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
  | 23 August | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 23 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 24 August 11:38 | Black Knight 301 | Black Knight 301 | | Woomera LA-5 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | RAE |
  | 24 August 11:38 | | | UCL | Suborbital | REV test Ionospheric | 24 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 573 kilometres (356 mi) ||||||
  | 25 August 02:18:45 | Molniya | Molniya | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 25 August 02:18:45 | | Venera-2MV-1 #1 | RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus lander | 28 August | Launch failure |
  | One of four upper stage ullage motors failed to ignite, resulting in loss of control ||||||
  | 25 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Point Mugu | Point Mugu | US Army | US Army |
  | 25 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 27 August 06:59:14 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 27 August 06:59:14 | | Mariner 2 | NASA | Heliocentric | Venus flyby | In orbit | Successful |
  | 27 August 09:08 | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
  | 27 August 09:08 | | | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
  | 27 August 15:02:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 27 August 15:02:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 28 August 19:34 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 28 August 19:34 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) ||||||
  | 28 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
  | 28 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 29 August 01:00 | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 29 August 01:00 | | FTV-1153 (KH-4 9044) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 September | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | 29 August 01:00 | | SRV-596 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 2 September | Successful |
  | Attitude control system malfunctioned ||||||
  | 29 August 01:01 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
  | 29 August 01:01 | | | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
  | 29 August 19:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 29 August 19:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
  | 31 August 00:56:07 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | AFCRL | AFCRL |
  | 31 August 00:56:07 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 31 August | Successful |
  | Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) ||||||
  | 31 August 16:25 | Scout X-3A | Scout X-3A | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
  | 31 August 16:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 31 August | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi), third stage ignition occurred late ||||||
  | September ||||||||
  | 1 September 02:18:45 | Molniya | Molniya | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 1 September 02:18:45 | | Venera-2MV-1 #2 | RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus lander | 6 September | Launch failure |
  | Valve failed to open, preventing upper stage restart ||||||
  | 1 September 20:39 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 1 September 20:39 | | FTV-1132 (KH-5 9042) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 October | Successful |
  | 1 September 20:39 | | SRV-600 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | September | Spacecraft failure |
  | Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule ||||||
  | 4 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 4 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 4 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 4 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 4 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 4 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 4 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 6 September 16:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 6 September 16:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
  | 7 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 7 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 7 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 7 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 11 September 13:30 | Skylark-2C | Skylark-2C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
  | 11 September 13:30 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) ||||||
  | 11 September 23:24 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 11 September 23:24 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 306 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
  | 12 September 00:59:13 | Molniya | Molniya | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 12 September 00:59:13 | | Venera-2MV-2 #1 | RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus lander | 14 September | Launch failure |
  | Vernier engine exploded due to failure of oxidiser valve to close ||||||
  | 12 September 15:50:00 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 12 September 15:50:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
  | 14 September 08:09:06 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 14 September 08:09:06 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 15 September 20:37:10 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
  | 15 September 20:37:10 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
  | 15 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 15 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 17 September 23:46 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 17 September 23:46 | | FTV-1133 (KH-4 9043) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 November | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | 17 September 23:46 | | ERS-2 (TRS-1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 19 November | Spacecraft failure |
  | 17 September 23:46 | | SRV-597 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 19 September | Successful |
  | Capping shutter malfunctioned, ERS-2 failed to separate from FTV-1133 ||||||
  | 18 September 08:53:08 | Thor DM-19 Delta | Thor DM-19 Delta | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 18 September 08:53:08 | | Tiros-6 (Tiros-F2) | NASA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
  | Final flight of Thor-Delta, last signal from satellite received on 21 October 1963 ||||||
  | 19 September 03:06:22 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 19 September 03:06:22 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
  | 19 September 19:30 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 19 September 19:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
  | 19 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 19 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 20 September 03:45:41 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 20 September 03:45:41 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
  | 20 September 04:21 | Skylark-2 | Skylark-2 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
  | 20 September 04:21 | | | Sheffield | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) ||||||
  | 20 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 20 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
  | 20 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 20 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Launch failure |
  | 21 September | RAM-B | RAM-B | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 21 September | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 21 September | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
  | 22 September 02:24 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 22 September 02:24 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 22 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
  | 22 September 06:45 | Journeyman | Journeyman | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 22 September 06:45 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Radio astronomy | 22 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,691 kilometres (1,051 mi) ||||||
  | 27 September 02:14:56 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | Cape Canaveral LC-30 | US Army | US Army |
  | 27 September 02:14:56 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
  | 27 September 09:39:51 | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
  | 27 September 09:39:51 | | Kosmos 9 (Zenit-2 #7) | | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 1 October | Successful |
  | 29 September 06:05 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 29 September 06:05 | | Alouette 1 | DRTE | Low Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful |
  | 29 September 06:05 | | TAVE | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
  | Alouette 1 became the first Canadian satellite, TAVE intentionally remained attached to the carrier rocket's upper stage ||||||
  | 27 September 18:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 27 September 18:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
  | 27 September | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
  | 27 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
  | 27 September | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
  | 27 September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 27 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 27 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 28 September 21:01 | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | LGM-30A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-3 | Vandenberg LC-394A-3 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 28 September 21:01 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Launch failure |
  | Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) ||||||
  | 28 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
  | 28 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
  | 29 September 23:34:50 | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
  | 29 September 23:34:50 | | FTV-1154 (KH-4 9045) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 October | Partial spacecraft failure |
  | 29 September 23:34:50 | | SRV-598 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | October | Successful |
  | Attitude control system malfunctioned ||||||
  | 30 September 06:02 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
  | 30 September 06:02 | | | NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 30 September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) ||||||
  | September | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
  | September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
  | September | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
  | September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
  | Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
  | 3rd Quarter | Berenice | Berenice | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
  | 3rd Quarter | | | ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 3rd Quarter | Successful |
  | Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
  
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