1963 in spaceflight (April–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between March and June 1963. For launches between July and September, see 1963 in spaceflight (July-September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight. ^{[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
1 April 23:01	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		OPS 0720 (KH-4 20/9053)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 April	Successful
		SRV 609	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	5 April	Successful
2 April 08:16:37	Molniya-L			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Luna 4		Highly elliptical	Lunar lander	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Spacecraft failed to perform course correction burn, resulting in failure to land.
3 April 02:00:02	Delta B		D017	Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Explorer 17 (AE-A/S6)	NASA	Low Earth	Atmospheric	24 November 1966	Successful
5 April 23:01	Scout X-3			Vandenberg LC-D		US Air Force
		Transit 5A-2	USN	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
6 April	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		DS-P1 №2		Intended: Low Earth	Radar target Technology	6 April	Launch failure
		First stage malfunction, failed to orbit.
13 April 11:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 14 (Omega №1)		Low Earth	Technology	29 August	Successful
22 April 08:30	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2 №8)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	27 April	Successful
26 April 20:13	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		OPS 1008 (KH-5 8/9055)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 April	Launch failure
		SRV 605	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return
		Attitude control sensor misalignment resulted in failure to reach orbit.
26 April	Scout X-2M			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		OPS 1298 (DSAP-1 F4/P-35 4/AF-4)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Weather	26 April	Launch failure
		Final flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit.
28 April 08:50	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2 №10)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 May	Partial spacecraft failure
		Attitude control system malfunctioned.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
7 May 11:38:03	Delta B		D018	Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Telstar 2	AT&T	Medium Earth	Communications	16 May 1965 14:03	Successful
9 May 20:06:16	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
		MIDAS 7	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful
		DASH 1	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Air density research	In orbit	Successful
		ERS-5 (TRS-2)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Technology	11 November 2011	Successful
		ERS-6 (TRS 3)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
		Westford-2	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Communications Technology	In orbit	Successful
		First operational MIDAS satellite, first satellite to detect a missile launch from space, operated for six weeks. The Westford Needles project resulted in the first large collection of space debris.
15 May 13:04:13	Atlas LV-3B			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		Mercury-Atlas 9	NASA	Low Earth	Biological Technology	16 May 23:24:02	Successful
		Balloon Subsatellite 2	NASA	Low Earth	Air density		Spacecraft failure
		Flashing Light Unit	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	Unknown	Successful
		Crewed flight with astronaut Gordon Cooper, final flight of Atlas LV-3B and Mercury programme, Balloon Subsatellite failed to deploy. [3]
18 May 22:21	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		OPS 0924 (KH-6 2/8002)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	27 May	Spacecraft failure
		SRV 613	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	May	Successful
		Film failed to feed into camera, no images returned.
22 May 03:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 17 (DS-A1 №2)		Low Earth	Technology Radiation	24 June	Successful
24 May 10:33	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 №11)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	2 June	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 June 02:50	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		DS-MT №1		Intended: Low Earth	Technology Radiation	+4 seconds	Launch failure
		First stage malfunctioned four seconds after launch.
12 June 23:58	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		OPS 0954 (KH-4 21/9054)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	12 July	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV 616	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
		Some images unusable due to corona effect.
12 June	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
		MIDAS 8	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Missile defence	12 June	Launch failure
		TRS-7	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Technology
		TRS-8	US Air Force	Intended: Medium Earth	Technology
		Failed to orbit.
14 June 11:58:58	Vostok-K			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Vostok 5		Low Earth	Biological Technology	19 June 11:58:58	Successful
		Crewed flight with cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky.
15 June 14:29	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		Solrad 6A	US Navy/NRL	Low Earth	Radiation	1 August	Successful
		LOFTI 2B	US Navy/NRL	Low Earth	Ionospheric Technology	18 July	Successful
		Surcal 3		Low Earth	Calibration	5 July	Successful
		Radose 112	US Navy/NRL	Low Earth	Radiation	30 July	Successful
		FTV 1292 (Poppy 2)	US Navy	Low Earth	ELINT	27 July	Successful
		NRL Composite 3.
16 June 01:49:52	Scout X-3			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		Transit 5A-3	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation	3 August 1990	Partial launch failure
		Damaged during launch, preventing operational use.
16 June 09:29:52	Vostok-K			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Vostok 6		Low Earth	Biological Technology	19 June 08:20	Successful
		Crewed flight with cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, first woman to fly in space, final flight of Vostok programme.
19 June 09:50:01	Delta B			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		TIROS-7 (Tiros-G/A-52)	ESSA	Low Earth	Weather	3 June 1994	Successful
27 June 00:37	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		OPS 0999 (KH-4 22/9056)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 July	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV 611	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June/July	Successful
		Hitchhiker 2 (P-11 4201)	US Air Force	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Successful
		Light leaks damaged film.
28 June 21:19:22	Scout X-4			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
		GRS (PL-19/CRL-1/AFCRL-A)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Ionospheric Radiation	14 December 1983	Spacecraft failure
		Maiden flight of Scout X-4, spacecraft power supply failed after 13th orbit.
29 June 23:30	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		OPS 1440 (Ferret/Samos-F2 4)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	ELINT	26 October 1969	Successful
		Maiden flight of the Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 June, see 1963 in spaceflight (July–September)

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 April	Centaure			Kerguelen		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
3 April 16:46	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			STAN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 April	Successful
		Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi)
4 April 15:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
4 April 19:45:45	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 April 03:01:43	Scout X-3			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		Transit 5A-2	US Navy	Intended: Low Earth	Navigation	5 April	Launch failure
		Replacement for Transit 5A-1, failed to orbit
5 April	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 April 00:44:55	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
6 April 04:03	Black Brant I			Churchill		NRC
			NRC	Suborbital	Auroral Aeronomy Ionospheric	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
6 April 07:25	Black Brant I			Churchill		NRC
			NRC	Suborbital	Auroral/Ionospheric/Fields	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
8 April 11:26	Astrobee-1500			Wallops Island LA-2A		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	8 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 72 kilometres (45 mi)
8 April 16:00:02	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 April 20:28	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 April	Successful
		Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi)
9 April	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 April 20:33:07	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 April	Launch failure
10 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 April 02:08:59	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 April 20:30	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 April	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
12 April 05:30	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			CSIRO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi)
12 April 14:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		KPNO
			KPNO	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 April 19:29:21	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 April	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April 09:23	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL/QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
17 April 16:39	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30E		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 April				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 April				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 April 21:00:14	Aerobee-300A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 342 kilometres (213 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 April 20:00:11	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 April 10:01	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			DFF/LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
20 April	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA
		San Marco Test 1	CRA	Suborbital	Technology	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 426 kilometres (265 mi)
22 April	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
23 April 20:48	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
23 April 22:07	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
23 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-4		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 April 20:40:49	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
24 April 20:59:36	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
24 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 April				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 April	Hopi-Dart			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
25 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 April 18:31:23	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 April	Dragon			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			Sud Aviation	Suborbital	Test flight	26 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi)
26 April	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 April 02:03	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	REV Test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
27 April	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395C		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 April 04:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
30 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-2		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
April	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	April	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
1 May 10:15	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 May	Launch failure
1 May 16:59	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			LPA/CEA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	1 May	Successful
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
2 May 15:03	Seliger 3			Cuxhaven		DRG
			BSFEGmbH	Suborbital	Test flight	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
2 May 17:03	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
7 May 20:30	Black Brant II			Churchill		NRC
			DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
7 May 21:11	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
8 May 17:23	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			Lockheed	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
8 May	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 May 16:08:32	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 May 18:02	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			CSIRO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 May	Successful
		Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi)
10 May 14:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi)
10 May 17:44:04	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 May	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
10 May	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Solar	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
11 May	Kiva-Hopi			Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 May
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
13 May	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395D		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 May 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
14 May	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
15 May 18:22	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 May	Successful
		Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
16 May 04:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 May	Successful
		Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
16 May 14:38	Nike-Cajun			Sonmiani		NASA
			SUPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 May	Successful
		Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
17 May 16:14:59	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 May 23:00:18	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C			Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Communications	17 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 May 01:06	Nike-Apache			Eglin		NASA
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
18 May 05:14:00	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
18 May 08:55	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi)
18 May 10:06	Nike-Apache			Eglin		NASA
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
18 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/7		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Launch failure
18 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/6		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 May	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
20 May 02:09	Kappa-9M			Kagoshima		ISAS
			TAO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 345 kilometres (214 mi)
20 May	Nike-Apache			Salto di Quirra		NASA
			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 May	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
21 May 05:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
21 May 18:25	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
21 May	Nike-Apache			Salto di Quirra		NASA
			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 May	Nike-Apache			Salto di Quirra		NASA
			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 May	Centaure			Reggane		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 May	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
22 May 01:10	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		NASA
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
22 May 04:38	Scout X-3			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
22 May 05:10	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA/CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
22 May 08:51	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA/CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
23 May 05:13	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA/CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 May 08:46	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Met Office Jodrell Bank	Suborbital	Solar Aeronomy	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
23 May	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	ASAT test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 May 00:45	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
24 May 09:00	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
24 May 17:33:05	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 May	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-6		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 May	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May 00:47	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
25 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
25 May	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
26 May 05:34:00	Honest John-Nike			Barking Sands		US Air Force
			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 May
		Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
29 May 04:35	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL/RSRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
29 May 04:48:14	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 May 16:56:24	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
29 May	Nike Javelin			Eglin		Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC)
			AGPC	Suborbital	Test flight	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi)
30 May	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
30 May	Centaure			CELPA		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
1 June	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
4 June 20:12:18	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 June	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 June 00:30	R-5B Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Ionospheric Plasma	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 June 04:14:59	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
6 June 14:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
6 June 16:16:59	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 June 05:06	Black Brant II			Churchill		NRC
			DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
11 June 05:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Solar	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi)
12 June 09:03:01	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 June 09:30	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 June 18:39	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
12 June	Tomahawk			Tonopah		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
13 June 16:30:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Lafayette, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 June 17:05:34	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Lafayette, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 June	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 June	Launch failure
13 June	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 June	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
17 June 16:14:02	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 June 18:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
18 June 00:30	R-5B Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 June 03:28	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June 04:30	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL/RSRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
18 June	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
19 June 17:33	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
19 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	19 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi)
20 June 03:00	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
20 June 05:20	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi)
20 June 14:25	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NRL	Suborbital	Test flight	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
20 June	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395C		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 June 15:44:03	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	21 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 June	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 June	Launch failure
24 June 19:00	Black Brant II			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
24 June 23:00	Black Brant II			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi)
24 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 June 13:20	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		KPNO
			KPNO	Suborbital	Aeronomy Auroral	25 June	Successful
		Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
25 June	Nike-Tomahawk 9A			Barking Sands		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	25 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 June	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 June	Berenice			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
28 June 02:34:12	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 June 14:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
28 June	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 June	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
29 June 16:46	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
29 June	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
29 June	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
30 June	Tomahawk			Point Mugu
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	30 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
30 June	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/7		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
June	RT-1			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
June	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	REV Test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital		June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital		June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital		June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

Reference

1. "Worldwide Space Launches" . Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Orbital Launches of 1963" . Retrieved 8 August 2024.
3. "Mercury Project Summary Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

External links

• Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
• Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
• Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
• 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.
• "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
• "Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight.

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