1963 in spaceflight (January–March)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 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

January

4 January
08:48
Soviet Union Molniya-L Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna E-6 №2 (Sputnik 25) Intended: Highly elliptical
Achieved: Low Earth
Lunar lander11 JanuaryLaunch failure
Maiden flight of Molynia-L, upper stage ullage motor failed to ignite, leaving spacecraft in useless orbit.
7 January
21:09:49
United States Thor DM-21 Agena-D United States Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 United States US Air Force
United States OPS 0048 (KH-4 18/9051) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging24 JanuaryPartial spacecraft failure
United States SRV US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnJanuarySuccessful
Attitude control problems with spacecraft.
16 January
21:59
United States Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 United States US Air Force
United States OPS 0180 (Ferret/Samos-F2 3) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth ELINT9 January 1969Successful
Final flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-B before being redesignated SLV-2.

February

3 February
09:29:14
Soviet Union Molniya-L Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet Union Luna E-6 №3 (Luna 1963B) Intended: Highly elliptical Lunar lander3 FebruaryLaunch failure
Upper stage gyroscope malfunction, failed to orbit.
14 February
05:35:08
United States Delta B United States Cape Canaveral LC-17B United States US Air Force
United States Syncom 1 NASA Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Subsynchronous
CommunicationsIn orbitSpacecraft failure
Contact with spacecraft lost following apogee motor firing.
19 February
16:33
United States Scout X-3M United States Point Arguello LC-D United States US Air Force
United States OPS 0240 (DSAP-1 F3/P-35 3/AF-3) US Air Force Low Earth Weather26 December 1979Successful
Only flight of Scout X-3M.
28 February
21:48
United States Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United States Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 United States US Air Force
United States OPS 0583 (KH-4 19/9052) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging28 FebruaryLaunch failure
United States SRV 610 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return
Maiden flight of Thrust Augmented Thor-Agena, failed to orbit.

March

18 March
21:13
United States Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United States Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 United States US Air Force
United States OPS 0627 (KH-6 1/8001) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging18 MarchLaunch failure
United States SRV 612 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return
United States P-11 4051 (Hitchhiker 1) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT
First KH-6 launch, failed to orbit.
21 March
08:30
Soviet Union Vostok-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet Union Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2 №9) OKB-1 Low Earth Optical imaging29 MarchSuccessful
For flights after 31 March, see 1963 in spaceflight (April-June)

Suborbital launches

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

January

7 January
22:30:10
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test7 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 January
05:31:02
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-16 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test10 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
16 January Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test16 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 January Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test16 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 January
03:32:50
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test18 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 January Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test22 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 January
00:27:37
United StatesPGM-19 Jupiter United StatesCape Canaveral LC-26A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test23 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 January
18:10:13
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test23 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 January
10:44:07
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital ABM test25 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 January Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 January Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 January
01:00
Soviet UnionR-11A-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
FIAN Suborbital Ionosphere research27 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 January
16:27
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy29 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
29 January United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-1
Suborbital Missile test29 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 January
00:30:05
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test31 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
31 January
08:51:51
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital ABM test31 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital REV TestJanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital REV TestJanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testJanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

February

1 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test1 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 February
06:56:29
United StatesBlue Scout Junior SLV-1C United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Air Force
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Communications2 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Patrick Henry, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test4 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Patrick Henry, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test4 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Patrick Henry, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Patrick Henry, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test5 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
6 February
17:58:24
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 February
15:59:59
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test7 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 February
15:30
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test11 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
11 February Soviet UnionR-9A Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 70 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test11 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
12 February
01:47
United StatesJourneyman United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesNASA
Minnesota Suborbital Magnetospheric12 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,675 kilometres (1,041 mi)
13 February
11:55:05
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
NRL Suborbital ABM test13 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 February
12:30
United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test13 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test13 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 February Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test13 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
14 February
00:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy14 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
14 February Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test14 FebruaryLaunch failure
14 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test14 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test14 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 February
00:45:00
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test15 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
15 February
16:34
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy15 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 239 kilometres (149 mi)
16 February
00:30
United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ASAT test16 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi)
16 February
21:45
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test16 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
16 February United StatesTrailblazer 1 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test16 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
18 February
14:00:02
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test18 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
18 February
17:43
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar18 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 306 kilometres (190 mi)
18 February
23:14
United StatesNike-Asp United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy18 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi)
19 February Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test19 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 February
23:18
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy20 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
20 February
23:34
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy20 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
20 February
23:47
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy20 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
20 February United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesWhite Sands LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test20 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 February
01:00:04
United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test21 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 February
17:56:07
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test21 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 February
23:16
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy21 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
22 February Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test22 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
26 February
01:31:43
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test26 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 February United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy26 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 February
19:30:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric27 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
28 February
09:02:48
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital ABM test28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
28 February
09:30
United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 February
21:48
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
28 February
22:11
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
28 February United StatesHopi-Dart United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight28 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital REV TestFebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

March

1 March
01:20
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL
Birmingham
UCW
Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
1 March
21:00
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
1 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test4 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 March
01:00:01
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30D United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
6 March
22:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
7 March
17:48:15
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test7 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
7 March
18:48:15
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test7 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test7 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 March
19:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric8 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
9 March
00:01
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy9 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
9 March
00:01
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy9 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
10 March
02:42
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test10 MarchLaunch failure
11 March
04:30
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomRAE
UCL
Birmingham
UCW
Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
11 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
11 March Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test11 MarchLaunch failure
12 March
05:21
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 March
09:50
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
12 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 March
01:01:49
United StatesBlue Scout Junior SLV-1C United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesUS Air Force
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Communications14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 March
01:46:04
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
14 March United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 March United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 March United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 March Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
15 March
11:38
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test15 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
15 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test15 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 March
02:05:40
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576D United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
16 March
02:19
United StatesAerobee-150A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital XR astronomy16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
16 March
08:32:22
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target
Aeronomy
16 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
16 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 March Soviet UnionRT-1 Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
19 March
01:29:59
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 March
16:00:02
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
21 March
11:40
Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionVladimirovka PL-1 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital REV Test21 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi)
21 March
15:22:48
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test21 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 March
21:10:08
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg OSTF-2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test21 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
21 March United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein LC-38 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ASAT test21 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
22 March
01:15
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-30A United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test22 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
24 March
00:29:14
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576E United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test24 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
25 March
03:17
CanadaBlack Brant I CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
CARDE Suborbital Aeronomy25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 March United StatesHopi-Dart United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight27 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
28 March
00:15
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
28 March
01:30:00
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 March
07:54:59
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
28 March
09:30
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi)
28 March
19:06
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
28 March
20:06:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Ionospheric28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi)
28 March
20:11:55
United StatesSaturn I (C-1) United StatesCape Canaveral LC-34 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
28 March Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionPlesetsk Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test28 MarchLaunch failure
28 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 March
02:57
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
30 March
08:45
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
30 March United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital REV TestMarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital REV TestMarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

Reference

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  1. "Worldwide Space Launches". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. "Orbital Launches of 1958". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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