1963 in spaceflight (October-December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight. ^{[1] [2]}

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
17 October 02:37	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
		Vela 1A	US Air Force	High Earth	Nuclear test detection Radiation research	In orbit	Successful
		Vela 1B	US Air Force	High Earth	Nuclear test detection Radiation research	In orbit	Successful
		ERS-12	US Air Force	Highly elliptical	Particle research	5 February 1966	Successful
		Vela spacecraft deactivated after five years.
18 October 09:29:58	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2 №13)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 October	Successful
24 October	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		DS-A1 №4		Intended: Low Earth	Technology Radiation	24 October	Launch failure
		Second stage malfunctioned 353 seconds into the launch.
25 October 18:59:27	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-2-3		US Air Force
		OPS 2196 (KH-7 3/4003/AFP-206 SV-953)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	29 October	Successful
29 October 21:19	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		OPS 2437 (KH-5 10/9059A)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	21 January 1964	Successful
		SRV 602	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	September	Successful
		Pundit 1 (P-11 4001)	US Air Force	Low Earth	ELINT	23 May 1965	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
1 November 08:56	Polyot			Baikonur Site 31/6
		Polyot 1 (I-150/I-2B №1)		Low Earth	ASAT test Technology	16 October 1982	Successful
		Maiden flight of Polyot rocket, non-intercept flight test of I-2B antisatellite weapon.
9 November 20:27:54	Thor SLV-2 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		OPS 2268 (KH-4 24/9060)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	9 November	Launch failure
		SRV 632	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return
		Failed to orbit.
11 November 06:23:35	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 21 (Venera 3MV-1A №1)		Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Venus flyby	14 November	Launch failure
		Loss of control during coast phase, upper stage fired at incorrect orientation, spacecraft deployed into useless orbit.
16 November 10:34	Voskhod			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 22 (Zenit-4 №1)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	22 November	Successful
		Maiden flight of Voskhod rocket
27 November 02:30:01	Delta C			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Explorer 18 (IMP-A/IMP-1/S-74)	NASA	Highly elliptical	Magnetospheric	30 November 1965	Successful
		Maiden flight of Delta C, spacecraft ceased operations on 10 May 1965.
27 November 19:03:23	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B		AC-2	Cape Canaveral LC-36A		NASA
			NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	30 July 1989	Successful
		Only flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B, first successful Atlas-Centaur launch, first firing of a rocket engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen in space.
27 November 21:15:40	Thor SLV-2 Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
		OPS 2260 (KH-4 25/9061)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	15 December	Successful
		SRV 637	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	Unknown	Spacecraft failure
		First Thor launch from Point Arguello, SRV failed to deorbit.
28 November	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Zenit-2 №14		Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	28 November	Launch failure
		Upper stage failure, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct.
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5 December 21:51	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		Transit 5BN-2	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
		Transit 5E-3	US Navy	Low Earth	Radiation	In orbit	Successful
		Transit 5BN-2 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, and became the first operational navigation satellite.
13 December 14:15	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 23 (Omega №2)		Low Earth	Technology	27 March 1964	Successful
18 December 21:45:30	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-2-3		US Air Force
		OPS 2372 (KH-7 4/4004/AFP-206 SV-954)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	20 December	Successful
19 December 09:28:58	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 24 (Zenit-2 №15)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	28 December	Successful
19 December 18:49:25	Scout X-4			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		Explorer 19 (AD-A/S-56b)	NASA	Medium Earth	Air density	10 May 1981	Partial launch failure Partial spacecraft failure
		Achieved lower than planned orbit, tracking beacon did not have enough power to communicate with ground stations, but spacecraft could still be tracked by visual observation.
21 December 09:30:00	Delta B			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Tiros-8 (Tiros-H/A-53)	ESSA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
21 December 21:45	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		OPS 1388 (KH-4 26/9062)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 January 1964	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV 642	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	December	Successful
		Pundit 2 (P-11 4101)	US Air Force	Low Earth	ELINT	7 November 1964	Successful
		Final KH-4 flight, large amount of damage to film due to corona effect.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 October 10:47	Nike-Apache			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 October	Successful
		Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
1 October 17:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	1 October	Successful
		Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)
1 October 19:39:05	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Andrew Jackson, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 October	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 October	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
2 October 15:10	Skylark-7			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Cambridge UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	2 October	Successful
		Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
2 October	Nike-Tomahawk 9A			Barking Sands		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	2 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
4 October 05:17:49	SM-65F Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576G		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 October	Launch failure
4 October 05:18:07	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 October	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-6		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
4 October	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 October 20:00	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			BRL	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	7 October	Successful
		Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
7 October 21:31	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	7 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
9 October 23:14	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 October	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
10 October 10:33	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	10 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
10 October 23:13	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 October	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
10 October				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 October	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 October				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	12 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 October 05:34	Black Brant II			Churchill		DRTE
			DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric Auroral	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
14 October	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
14 October	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
15 October 09:51	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL/QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
15 October 11:48	Skylark-7			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
15 October 15:09	Skylark-7			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 October 16:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
15 October 19:22	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL/QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
15 October	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 October 16:30:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Andrew Jackson, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	16 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 October	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 October	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 October 10:52	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5		ELDO/RAE
			ELDO/RAE	Suborbital	Missile test	17 October	Successful
		Apogee: 527 kilometres (327 mi)
17 October 16:50	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			CNES	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 October	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
17 October	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	17 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 October 07:09	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CERMA	Suborbital	Biological research	18 October	Successful
		Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
18 October 09:20	Black Brant II			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 October	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
18 October	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Launch failure
18 October	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 October	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	21 October	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 October	R-16U			Plesetsk PU-11		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
22 October				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	22 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 October	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Launch failure
23 October	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
23 October				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 October	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 October 05:30	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CERMA	Suborbital	Biological research	24 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi)
24 October	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 October	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	24 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 October	R-5B Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 October	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 October 02:00	Black Brant II			Churchill		DRTE
			DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric Auroral	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
26 October 16:14:04	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USS Andrew Jackson, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 October	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 October	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 October 03:15	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	REV test	28 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 October	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 October				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 October 02:53	Black Brant II			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 October	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 October				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 October	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 October 14:26	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	30 October	Successful
		Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
30 October	Dragon			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			DMA	Suborbital	Test flight	30 October	Successful
		Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi)
31 October 16:50	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island LA-1		NASA
			CNES	Suborbital	Ionospheric	31 October	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
31 October 18:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	31 October	Successful
		Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
31 October 21:17	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island LA-2		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	31 October	Successful
		Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
31 October	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	31 October	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
October	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Target	October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 20:14:54	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Test flight	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
1 November	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 November				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 November				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 November	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	2 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
4 November 09:34	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	REV Test	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
4 November 10:00	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
4 November 10:31	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 November 12:26	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 November 15:10	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		KPNO
			KPNO	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 November 00:00	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 November	Successful
		Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
5 November	UR-200			Baikonur Site 90/19		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Launch failure
5 November	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 November	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
6 November	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 November	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 November 17:00:02	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
7 November	Black Brant III			Point Arguello LC-A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	7 November	Successful
		Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
9 November 16:26	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 November	Successful
		Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
9 November	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395C		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 November 18:48:05	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USS Andrew Jackson, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 November 18:58	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 November	Successful
		Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
13 November 16:27:57	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 November 22:35:39	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	13 November	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 November 23:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 November	Successful
		Apogee: 262 kilometres (163 mi)
14 November 14:30	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	14 November	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
14 November 14:58	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 November	Successful
		Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
14 November	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	ABM test	14 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 November	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	14 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 November 16:54:42	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Andrew Jackson, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	16 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 November	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	16 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 November 18:15	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 November	Successful
		Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi)
18 November	Honest John-Nike-Nike			Point Arguello LC-A		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	18 November	Successful
		Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi)
19 November 00:05	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Birmingham UCW UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	19 November	Launch failure
19 November	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 November	Launch failure
20 November 17:31	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	20 November	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
21 November 12:55	Nike-Apache			Thumba		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 November	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi). First suborbital rocket launch from India.
21 November	Nike-Tomahawk 9A			Barking Sands		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	21 November	Successful
		Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi)
22 November 21:00	Nike-Tomahawk 9A			Barking Sands		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	22 November	Successful
		Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi)
22 November	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
23 November	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	23 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 November	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
26 November 18:16	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 November	Successful
		Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
26 November 18:44	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 November	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
27 November 06:10:59	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 November 17:50	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
27 November	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-6		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 November	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 November				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 November				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 November	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 November	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 November	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 December 04:15	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	2 December	Successful
		Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
3 December 04:59	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Birmingham UCW UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	3 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
3 December 08:00:29	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/21		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 December	Successful
		Apogee: 903 kilometres (561 mi)
3 December	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	3 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
3 December	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	3 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 December	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 December	Launch failure
4 December	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 December	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	5 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 December	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 December	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
7 December 13:11	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 December	Successful
		Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
7 December 13:43:00	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 December	Successful
		Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
8 December	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 December	Launch failure
9 December 05:24	Astrobee-200			Churchill		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy Auroral	9 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
9 December	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 December	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
10 December 03:11:17	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 December	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 December 01:00:06	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
11 December 05:00	Lambda 2			Kagoshima LA-L		ISAS
			Tokyo Kyoto	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 December	Successful
		Apogee: 410 kilometres (250 mi)
11 December	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	11 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 December 08:50	Kappa-8L			Kagoshima		ISAS
			ISAS	Suborbital	Aeronomy Fields	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
12 December 16:50	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
12 December 19:06	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 December 20:00:01	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Test flight	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 December	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Launch failure
12 December	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
13 December 22:32	Nike-Apache			White Sands		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar Ionospheric	13 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 73 kilometres (45 mi)
13 December	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/21		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 December	Launch failure
13 December	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	13 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 December	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	13 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 December 17:17:34	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C			Vandenberg LC-4300C		US Air Force
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Communications	17 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 December	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395D		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Test flight	17 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 December	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 December	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 December 03:00	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 December 09:52:27	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	REV Test	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
18 December 22:56:22	SM-65F Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576G		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
18 December	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 December	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 December	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	20 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 December	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
21 December	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
24 December	R-5B Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 December	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 December	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 December	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
29 December				Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 December	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 December	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 December	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
December	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Target	December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December	T-7A			Shijiedu		SIED
			SIED	Suborbital	Test flight	December	Successful
		Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
Unknown	A-350Zh			Sary Shagan LC-6		PRO
			PRO	Suborbital	Missile test	Unknown	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown	R-21			Project 658 Submarine,		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	Unknown	Successful
		Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi)
Unknown	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	Unknown	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
Unknown	Trailblazer-2M			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	Unknown	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

Reference

1. "Worldwide Space Launches" . Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Orbital Launches of 1963" . Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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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