1959 in spaceflight (January–June)

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 1959.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 1959 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 1959 see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 1959. ^{[1] [2]}

Orbital launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
2 January 16:41:21	Luna (8K72)		B1-6	Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
		Luna 1 (Mechta/Ye-1 №4)	MVS	Intended: HEO to Lunar impact Achieved: Heliocentric	Lunar impactor	In orbit	Launch failure
		Missed Moon due to premature cutoff of upper stage caused by control system malfunction. First spacecraft to be placed in Heliocentric orbit.
21 January	Thor-DM18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		Discovery (KH-1 Prototype)	ARPA	Planned: Low Earth	Technology demonstration	N/A	Destroyed prior to launch
		Destroyed prior to launch.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
17 February 15:55	Vanguard		SLV-4	Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Navy
		Vanguard 2 (Cloud Cover Satellite 2) [3]	NRL	Medium Earth	Atmospheric	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
		Transmitted data for 19 days, poor quality data returned due to uncontrolled rotation of spacecraft.
28 February 21:41:16	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		Discoverer 1 (KH-1 prototype)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Technology	6 March	Successful
		Maiden flight of Thor-Agena, first spacecraft to be placed in polar orbit.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
3 March 05:10:56	Juno II		AM-14	Cape Canaveral LC-5		ABMA
		Pioneer 4	NASA/ABMA	Heliocentric	Lunar flyby	In orbit	Partial launch failure
		Second stage burned for longer than planned, resulting in more distant flyby than planned. [4]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
13 April 21:18:39	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		Discoverer 2 (KH-1 prototype)	CIA DST	Low Earth	Technology	26 April	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth	Technology	26 April	Partial spacecraft failure
		Capsule recovery failed due to timer error. May have been recovered by the Soviet Union, inspiring plot of 1963 Alistair MacLean novel Ice Station Zebra .
14 April 02:49:46	Vanguard		SLV-5	Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Navy
		Vanguard (Magnetometer Satellite) [3]	NRL	Intended: Medium Earth	Radiation	14 April	Launch failure
		Vanguard (30-inch sphere) [3]	NRL	Intended: Medium Earth	Air density
		Second stage damaged during separation, failed to reach orbit, first launch of multiple satellites on a single rocket.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
3 June 20:09:20	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		Discoverer 3 (KH-1 Prototype)	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth	Technology	3 June	Launch failure
		SRV	CIA DST	Low Earth	Technology	3 June	Launch failure
		Loss of signal after upper stage ignition.
18 June 08:08	Luna (8K72)		I1-7	Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
		Luna E-1A №1 (Luna 1959A/Ye-1A №5)	MVS	Intended: Heliocentric	Lunar impactor	18 June	Launch failure
		Internal guidance system failed 153 seconds after launch.
22 June 20:16:09	Vanguard		SLV-6	Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Navy
		Vanguard (Radiation Balance Satellite) [3]	NRL	Intended: Medium Earth	Radiation	22 June	Launch failure
		Second stage propulsion system malfunctioned, failed to reach orbit.
25 June 22:47:45	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		Discoverer 4 (KH-1 1/9001)	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	25 June	Launch failure
		SRV 102	CIA DST	Low Earth	Technology	25 June	Launch failure
		Upper stage underperformed, failed to reach orbit.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 June, see 1959 in spaceflight (July-December)

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
10 January 11:00	A-1			Ostrov Kheysa		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	10 January	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 January 04:00	SM-65B Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	16 January	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 January 15:42	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 January	Launch failure
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 January 00:10	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-5		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 January	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		RVX-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	REV test	23 January	Launch failure
27 January 17:00	Daniel			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 January	Successful
		Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
27 January 23:34	SM-65C Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
		Apogee: 990 kilometres (620 mi)
28 January	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		ARPA
		Beacon Test 4	ARPA/NASA	Suborbital	Technology	28 January	Successful
		Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
30 January 22:53	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 January	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
4 February 08:01	SM-65B Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 February	Successful
		Apogee: 990 kilometres (620 mi), final flight of Atlas B
5 February 14:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		5 February	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
6 February 21:22	HGM-25A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 February	Successful
		Maiden flight of Titan I, battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 February 05:38	SM-65C Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 February 19:45	HGM-25A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 February	Successful
		Battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 February 15:44	Aerobee			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	27 February	Successful
		Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
27 February 19:16	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
27 February 23:50	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 February 07:58	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		RVX-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	REV test	28 February	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
3 March	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV test	3 March	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
4 March 11:14	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE UCL Queen's	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 March	Launch failure
		Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)
7 March 19:34	Véronique			Hammaguir Blandine		CASDN
			CASDN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 March	Launch failure
		Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi), released sodium
10 March 18:40	Véronique			Hammaguir Blandine		CASDN
			CASDN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 March	Successful
		Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi), released sodium
12 March 05:44	Véronique			Hammaguir Blandine		CASDN
			CASDN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 March	Successful
		Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi), released sodium
12 March 10:50	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5A		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	12 March	Successful
		Apogee: 537 kilometres (334 mi)
12 March 15:44	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		12 March	Successful
		Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
13 March 13:50	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Navy
			NRL	Suborbital		13 March	Successful
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
17 March 01:46	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
17 March	Honest John-Nike-Nike-20"SM			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	17 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,380 kilometres (860 mi)
19 March 00:59	SM-65C Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 March	Launch failure
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 March 06:19	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		RVX-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	REV test	21 March	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
22 March 00:58	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 March	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
25 March 05:25	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
27 March 04:02	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 March	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
30 March 15:01	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		30 March	Successful
		Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
30 March 16:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Navy
			NRL	Suborbital		30 March	Successful
		Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
30 March 22:53	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 March	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
3 April 17:11	HGM-25A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	3 April	Successful
		Battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 April 00:34	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 April	WS-199B Bold Orion II			B-47, Cape Canaveral		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 April 14:46	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		7 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi)
8 April 06:35	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		RVX-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	REV test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,230 kilometres (760 mi)
11 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 April 21:46	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
14 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 April 14:46	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		15 April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 April 20:46	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg LC-75-2-8		Royal Air Force
			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	16 April	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
20 April 15:30	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 April 01:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi)
22 April 19:29	Nike-Cajun			Holloman		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 April 05:30	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
25 April 05:00	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
29 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 May	Terrier-ASROC-Cajun			Point Arguello		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	1 May	Launch failure
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	REV test	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 May 18:30	HGM-25A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
		Battleship second stage, apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 May 01:45	Aerobee AJ10-34			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 May	Successful
		Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
7 May 01:47	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
8 May 19:28	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
9 May 18:59	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 May 11:39	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		12 May	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
12 May 17:35	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 May	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
12 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	12 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 May 05:52	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-5		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 May 22:10	Arcon			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	15 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
15 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 May 23:16	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
19 May 04:30	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
21 May 06:40	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		RVX-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	REV test	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
22 May 11:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 May 02:42	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
27 May 04:51	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
27 May 19:55	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
28 May 07:35:02	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26B		US Air Force
		Bioflight 2	US Air Force	Suborbital	Biological Missile test	28 May	Successful
		Apogee: 483 kilometres (300 mi)
30 May 21:42	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
May	Long Tom			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy		Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 June 04:15	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
6 June 17:39	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi)
8 June	WS-199B Bold Orion I			B-47, Cape Canaveral		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 June 20:34	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 June 16:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
11 June 06:44	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		RVX-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	REV test	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
11 June 13:03	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5A		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 803 kilometres (499 mi)
12 June 18:57	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
15 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 June 21:45	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg LC-75-2-7		Royal Air Force
			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	16 June	Launch failure
		Guidance system failed to engage as remove before flight safety wires had not been removed. Vehicle ascended vertically before being destroyed by range safety. [5]
17 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 June	WS-199B Bold Orion I			B-47, Cape Canaveral		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 June	R-5V Pobeda			Kapustin Yar		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Solar	21 June	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
22 June 14:32	Aerobee			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
23 June 01:26	Skylark-1			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	23 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 91 kilometres (57 mi)
24 June 12:10	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital		24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 June	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
26 June	Terrier-ASROC-Cajun			Point Arguello		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital		26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 June 11:33	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5A		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 442 kilometres (275 mi)
30 June 02:37	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 June 15:42	UGM-27 Polaris AX			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
June	R-13			Kapustin Yar		VMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

Reference

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