Wikipedia

1960 in spaceflight (January–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1960. For launches between July and December, see 1960 in spaceflight (July–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

edit
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January-June

edit
4 February
18:51:45 		 Thor DM-18 Agena-A  Vandenberg LC 75-3-4  US Air Force
 Discoverer 9 (KH-1 9006) CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 4 February Launch failure
 Discoverer 9 SRV CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Film return
Failed to reach orbit after premature cutoff of first stage
19 February
20:15:14 		 Thor DM-18 Agena-A  Vandenberg LC 75-3-5  US Air Force
 Discoverer 10 (KH-1 9007) CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 19 February Launch failure
 Discoverer 10 SRV CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Film return
Destroyed by range safety during ascent to orbit
26 February
17:25 		 Atlas LV-3A Agena-A  Cape Canaveral LC-14  US Air Force
 Midas-1 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Missile defence 26 February Launch failure
Maiden flight of Atlas-Agena, upper stage failed to separate.
11 March
13:00 		 Thor DM-18 Able-IV  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
 Pioneer 5 NASA Heliocentric Scientific In orbit Successful
Only flight of Thor-Able IV
23 March
13:35:11 		 Juno II  Cape Canaveral LC-26B  ABMA
 S-46 NASA Intended: Highly elliptical Radiation research 23 March Launch failure
Third stage failed to ignite
1 April
11:40:09 		 Thor DM-18 Able-II  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
 Tiros-1 (Tiros-A) NASA/NOAA Low Earth Weather In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Final flight of Thor-Able. Spacecraft ceased operations due to electrical system malfunction fifteen days short of planned end of mission
13 April
12:02:36 		 Thor DM-21 Ablestar  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
 Transit 1B US Navy Low Earth Navigation
Technology		 5 October 1967 Successful
 Solrad prototype US Navy Low Earth Technology 17 July Successful
Maiden flight of Thor-Ablestar, first restart of an upper stage
15 April
15:06:45 		 Luna 8K72  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
 Luna E-3 No.1 RVSN Intended: Heliocentric Lunar probe 15 April Launch failure
Second stage engine malfunctioned
15 April
20:30:37 		 Thor DM-18 Agena-A  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5  US Air Force
 Discoverer 11 (KH-1 9008) CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Optical imaging 26 April Spacecraft failure
 Discoverer 11 SRV CIA DST Low Earth (Polar) Film return
Spacecraft attitude control system malfunctioned, image recovery not attempted
16 April
16:07:41 		 Luna 8K72  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
 Luna E-3 No.2 RVSN Intended: Heliocentric Lunar probe 16 April Launch failure
Blok-B booster separated less than a second after launch
13 May
09:16:05 		 Thor DM-19 Delta  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
 Echo 1 NASA Intended: Medium Earth Communication
Technology		 13 May Launch failure
Maiden flight of Thor-Delta, upper stage attitude control system malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit
15 May
00:00:05 		 Vostok-L 8K72  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
 Korabl'-Sputnik 1 (Vostok-1KP) RVSN Low Earth Test flight 15 October 1965 Partial spacecraft failure
Deorbit burn boosted spacecraft into higher orbit due to incorrect orientation
24 May
17:36:46 		 Atlas LV-3A Agena-A  Cape Canaveral LC-14  US Air Force
 Midas-2 US Air Force Low Earth Missile defence 7 February 1974 Successful
22 June
05:54 		 Thor DM-21 Ablestar  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  US Air Force
 Transit 2A US Navy Low Earth Navigation
Technology		 In orbit Successful
 Solrad 1 (GRAB-1) US Navy/NRL Low Earth Radiation research
ELINT		 In orbit Successful
29 June
22:00:44 		 Thor DM-18 Agena-A  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  US Air Force
 Discoverer 12 (KH-1 prototype) CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Technology 29 June Launch failure
 Discoverer 12 SRV CIA DST Intended: Low Earth (Polar) Technology
Failed to reach orbit

Suborbital launches

edit
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

edit
7 January[1]
01:40 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-13  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 January Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
8 January[2]  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 January Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
13 January[3]
21:07 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 January Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 January[4]
16:35 		 PGM-17 Thor DM-18C  Cape Canaveral LC-18B  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 14 January Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
14 January[5]  Aerobee-300  Eglin  US Air Force
 Tattletale PCC-1 NSA Suborbital SIGNIT
Technology		 14 January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 January
04:52[6] 		 Javelin  Wallops Island[6]  US Air Force
NRL Suborbital Test flight 15 January Successful[6]
Apogee: 670 miles (1,080 km)[6]
16 January[7]
22:35 		 Shotput[7]  Wallops Island[7]  NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 16 January Successful
Apogee: 413 kilometres (257 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
18 January  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 January Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 January
18:18 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)[8]  White Sands[8] LC-35  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar research[8] 19 January Successful
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
20 January[9]
16:35 		 R-7A Semyorka  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 January[10]  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy[10]
US Navy Suborbital Missile test[10] 20 January Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 January
20:10 (GMT)[11] 		 PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  Vandenberg[11] LC-75-1-2  Royal Air Force[11]
Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 21 January Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
24 January
16:15 		 R-7A Semyorka  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 January Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
26 January
00:48 		 PGM-19 Jupiter  Cape Canaveral LC-26B  ABMA
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 January Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 January
05:42 		 Javelin  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 26 January Successful
Apogee: 951 kilometres (591 mi)
26 January
23:43:05 		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576A-3  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 January Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January
01:31 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-13  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 27 January Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 27 January Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 January
18:51 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 29 January Successful
Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
29 January  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 January Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 January
16:17 		 R-7A Semyorka  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
January  Nike-Cajun  White Sands  US Army
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

February

edit
2 February
18:08 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-19  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February
22:19 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 February Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February
00:19 		 PGM-19 Jupiter  Cape Canaveral LC-6  ABMA
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 5 February Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February
21:46 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-16  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 5 February Launch failure
10 February  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 February Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 February
04:11 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-13  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 February
00:43 		 Aerobee AJ10-34  White Sands LC-35  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 13 February Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
13 February  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 February Launch failure
16 February
20:48 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 16 February Launch failure
Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
16 February  Aerobee-300  Eglin  US Air Force
 Tattletale PCC-2 NSA Suborbital SIGNIT
Technology		 16 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 February
01:00 		 Nike-Cajun  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Meteoroid research 17 February Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
19 February
17:11 		 PGM-17 Thor DM-18C  Cape Canaveral LC-18B  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 February Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
19 February
17:18 		 Exos  Eglin  US Air Force
UMI Suborbital Cosmic ray research 19 February Launch failure
Apogee: 37 kilometres (23 mi)
23 February  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 23 February Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
24 February  HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-15  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 24 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 February
18:02 		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 February Successful
Maiden flight of Pershing, apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 February  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 February Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
27 February
06:53 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Churchill  US Air Force
JHU Suborbital Auroral 27 February Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
27 February
23:20 		 Shotput  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 27 February Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
29 February  PGM-17 Thor DM-18C  Cape Canaveral LC-18B  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 February Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)

March

edit
1 March
22:11 		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 1 March Successful
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
2 March
18:32 		 Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 2 March Successful
Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
2 March
20:06 		 PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  Vandenberg LC-75-2-8  Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
3 March
22:50 		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 3 March Successful
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
5 March  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 March Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
8 March
13:10 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-11  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 March Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), first use of inertial guidance[12]
8 March
18:00 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-16  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 8 March Launch failure
Second stage malfunction
9 March  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 March Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 March
00:36 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-13  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 11 March Launch failure
16 March
21:25 		 Aerobee-300  Churchill  NASA
UMI Suborbital Ionospheric 16 March Successful
Apogee: 337 kilometres (209 mi)
16 March  Aerobee-300  Eglin  US Air Force
 Tattletale PCC-3 NSA Suborbital SIGNIT
Technology		 16 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 March
01:52 		 Nike-Asp  Churchill  NASA
UMI Suborbital Ionospheric 17 March Launch failure
17 March
23:55 		 R-7A Semyorka  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 March Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
18 March  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25B  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 March Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 March  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 March  HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-15  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 22 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 March  Astrobee-500  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 22 March Launch failure
24 March
02:06 		 R-7A Semyorka  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 March Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
24 March  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March
18:40 		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 25 March Successful
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
25 March  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25B  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 March  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 March  Trailblazer 1  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital RV test 29 March Successful
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
29 March  UGM-27 Polaris A1  USNS Observation Island, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 March Launch failure
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
29 March  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 March  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
March  R-13  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test March Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

April

edit
1 April  Shotput  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 1 April Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
7 April
02:06 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 7 April Successful
Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
8 April
02:06 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-11  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 April Launch failure
Propulsion system malfunction, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
8 April
12:04 		 Nike-Cajun  Churchill  US Air Force
BRL Suborbital Aeronomy 8 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 April  HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-16  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 8 April Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 April
03:18 		 Skylark-2C  Woomera LA-2  RAE
RAE Suborbital Test flight 12 April Successful
Apogee: 218 kilometres (135 mi)
18 April
23:09 		 Scout X  Wallops Island LA-3  NASA
 Cub Scout NASA Suborbital Test flight 18 April Launch failure
Maiden flight of Scout family, only flight of Scout X, structural Failure during staging, apogee: 48 kilometres (30 mi)
18 April  UGM-27 Polaris A1  USNS Observation Island, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 April Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
19 April
14:15 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands  NRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 19 April Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
20 April
18:30 		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 20 April Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 April  Viper (ALSOR)  F-104, Edwards  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 20 April Launch failure
Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
21 April
10:35 		 Skylark-2  Woomera LA-2  RAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 21 April Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
21 April
15:00 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Fields research 21 April Successful
Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
21 April
20:55 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-15  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 21 April Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 April
19:39:01 		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-2  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 April Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
23 April
21:45 		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 23 April Successful
Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
26 April
01:13 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April  Honest John-Nike-Gosling  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital RV test 26 April Launch failure
Apogee: 43 kilometres (27 mi)
27 April
04:18 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 27 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 April
21:56 		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 27 April Launch failure
Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
28 April
14:50 		 Nike Zeus  White Sands LC-38  US Army
US Army Suborbital Test flight 28 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 April
20:18 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-16  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 28 April Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 April
15:47 		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
29 April
23:45 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-29A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 April Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 April
03:45 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 30 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)

May

edit
2 May  OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)  CERES  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital RV test 2 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 May  OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)  CERES  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital RV test 2 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 May Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 May  OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)  CERES  ONERA
ONERA Suborbital RV test 5 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 May
16:47:02 		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-2  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 6 May Launch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
6 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 May Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 May
16:00 		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 10 May Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
13 May
21:25 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-15  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 13 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 May
21:04 		 Black Brant I  Churchill  CARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 18 May Launch failure
Apogee: 89 kilometres (55 mi)
18 May  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25B  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 18 May Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 May
15:00 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-12  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 20 May Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), set distance record of 14,548 kilometres (9,040 mi) for suborbital spaceflight
23 May  UGM-27 Polaris A1  USNS Observation Island, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 May
08:57 		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 24 May Launch failure
Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
24 May
11:30 		 Black Knight 201  Woomera LA-5A  RAE
RAE Suborbital RV test 24 May Launch failure
Gaslight test, apogee: 563 kilometres (350 mi)
24 May
16:40 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 24 May Successful
Apogee: 269 kilometres (167 mi)
24 May
17:44 		 Black Brant I  Churchill  CARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 24 May Successful
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
25 May
00:48 		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 25 May Successful
Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
25 May
22:00 		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 25 May Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May
04:05 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NRL
Suborbital UV Astronomy 27 May Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May
05:30 		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 27 May Successful
Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
27 May
17:20 		 HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-16  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 27 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 May
18:27 		 Black Brant I  Churchill  CARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 28 May Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
30 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 May Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 May  Shotput  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 31 May Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test May Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)

June

edit
4 June
15:49 		 R-7 Semyorka  Baikonur Site 1/5  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 June Successful
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
6 June
17:10 		 Nike-Cajun  Churchill  NASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 6 June Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
6 June  R-14 Chusovaya  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 June Successful
Maiden flight of R-14, apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
7 June  UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25A  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 7 June Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
9 June
16:19 		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 9 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
10 June  R-5A Pobeda  Chelkar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 June Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 June
06:30 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-11  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 11 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 June  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 13 June Successful
Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
15 June
02:43 		  R-2A  Kapustin Yar  AN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 15 June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 June
15:45 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands  NRL
Suborbital Aeronomy 15 June Successful
Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
15 June
22:56 		 Aerobee-300  Churchill  NASA
UMI Suborbital Ionospheric 15 June Successful
Apogee: 321 kilometres (199 mi)
16 June
05:29 		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 June Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 June
12:04 		 Skylark-2  Woomera LA-2  RAE
QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 16 June Successful
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
16 June  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 16 June Successful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 18 June Successful
Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
21 June
10:05 		 Black Knight 201  Woomera LA-5A  RAE
RAE Suborbital RV test 21 June Successful
Gaslight test, apogee: 484 kilometres (301 mi)
21 June  Kiva-Hopi  Point Mugu  US Air Force
 Phoenix 1 US Air Force Suborbital Test flight 21 June Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
22 June
14:49 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-14  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
22 June
23:26 		 PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  Vandenberg LC-75-2-7  Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 22 June Successful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
22 June  Nike-Zeus  White Sands LC-38  US Army
US Army Suborbital Test flight 22 June Launch failure
22 June  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CASDN
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 22 June Launch failure
Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
23 June
02:22 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  USNS Observation Island, ETR  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 June Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 June
23:00 		  R-2A  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Ionospheric 23 June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June
05:00 		 R-11A Zemlya  Kapustin Yar  AN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June
05:52 		 UGM-27 Polaris A1  Cape Canaveral LC-25B  US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 June Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 June
06:25 		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 24 June Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
24 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 June Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 June  HGM-30A Titan I  Cape Canaveral LC-15  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital RV test 24 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 June
06:17 		 Trailblazer 1  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital RV test 26 June Successful
Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
27 June
13:15 		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NRL
Suborbital Aeronomy 27 June Successful
Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
27 June
19:10 		 Nike-Asp  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 27 June Launch failure
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
27 June  Nike-Asp  Cape Canaveral  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 27 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 June
02:30 		 SM-65D Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-12  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 28 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
28 June
05:10 		 Nike-Asp  Eglin  US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 28 June Successful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
29 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June
16:00 		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 30 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
30 June
20:25 		 Javelin  Wallops Island  NASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 30 June Launch failure
Apogee: 65 kilometres (40 mi)
June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test June Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test June Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June  R-14 Chusovaya  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test June Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

References

edit
  • Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
  • Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
  • Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.[dead link‍]
  • Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
  • Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  • McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
  • Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
  • Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
  • Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
  • Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
  • "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
  • "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[dead link‍]
  • "Space Information Center". JAXA.[dead link‍]
  • "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
Generic references:

  Spaceflight portal

Footnotes

edit
  1. ^ "Atlas Missile Hits The Mark". The South Bend Tribune. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Associated Press. 7 January 1960. p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Polaris Makes Successful 900 Mile Flight". The Sacramento Bee. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Associated Press. 8 January 1960. p. 17. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Polaris Missile Successfully Hurls Dummy Warhead 900 Miles". The Burlington Free Press. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Associated Press. 14 January 1960. p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Thor blasts off in test of new space engine". The Birmingham News. Cape Canaveral, Florida: Advance Publications. Associated Press. 14 January 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Revolutionary Missile Cone Made". Marshfield News-Herald. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. 14 January 1960. p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c d "Third Javelin Rocket Makes Good Flight". Carlsbad Current-Argus. Wallops Flight Facility. United Press International. 15 January 1960. p. 11. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c Hartmann, Fred (18 January 1960). "Sky Balloon Had 'em Guessing". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. p. 3. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c "Nose Cone Bends In Studying Sun". The Orlando Sentinel. Andrews Air Force Base: Tribune Publishing. 19 January 1960. p. 16. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Brig. Gen. Phillips, Thomas R. (22 January 1960). "Soviet Rocket That Hit in Pacific Could Reach Any Spot in U.S. From East, West or Over Pole". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Washington, D.C.: Pulitzer, Inc. p. 17. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b c "Navy Fires Polaris In Successful Test". The Palm Beach Post. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Associated Press. 21 January 1960. p. 8. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b c "RAF Fires Thor Shot". Santa Maria Times. 21 January 1960. p. 1. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Atlas Scores As Titan Fizzles". The Tampa Tribune. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Associated Press. 9 March 1960. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1960_in_spaceflight_(January–June)&oldid=1229233566"