1960 in spaceflight (January–April)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and April 1960. For launches between May and August, see 1960 in spaceflight (May–August), for launches between September and December, see 1960 in spaceflight (September–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.

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
February
4 February 18:51:45[1]	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC 75-3-4		US Air Force
		Discoverer 9 (KH-1 6/9006)	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	4 February	Launch failure
		SRV 113	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Film return
		Failed to reach orbit after premature cutoff of first stage. It Carried TOD-1 Navigation Payload.
19 February 20:15:14[2]	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC 75-3-5		US Air Force
		Discoverer 10 (KH-1 7/9007)	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	19 February	Launch failure
		SRV 110	CIA DST	Intended: Low Earth (Polar)	Film return
		Destroyed by range safety during ascent to orbit. It Carried TOD-2 Navigation Payload.
26 February 17:25[3]	Atlas LV-3A Agena-A			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		MIDAS-1	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Missile defence	26 February	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Atlas-Agena, upper stage failed to separate.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March
11 March 13:00[4]	Thor DM-18 Able-IV			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Pioneer 5	NASA	Heliocentric	Scientific	In orbit	Successful
		Only flight of Thor-Able IV.
23 March 13:35:11[5]	Juno II		AM-19C	Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
		S-46	NASA	Intended: Highly elliptical	Radiation research	23 March	Launch failure
		Third stage failed to ignite.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April
1 April 11:40:09[6]	Thor DM-18 Able-II			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		TIROS-1 (Tiros-A)	NASA/NOAA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
		Final flight of Thor-Able. Spacecraft ceased operations due to electrical system malfunction fifteen days short of planned end of mission.
13 April 12:02:36[7]	Thor DM-21 Ablestar			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Transit 1B	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation Technology	5 October 1967	Successful
		Solrad prototype	US Navy	Low Earth	Technology	17 July	Successful
		Maiden flight of Thor-Ablestar, first restart of an upper stage.
15 April 15:06:45[8]	Luna (8K72)		L1-9/I-19AMS	Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Luna E-3 №1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric	Lunar probe	15 April	Launch failure
		Second stage engine malfunctioned.
15 April 20:30:37[9]	Thor DM-18 Agena-A			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		Discoverer 11 (KH-1 8/9008)	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Optical imaging	26 April	Spacecraft failure
		SRV 103	CIA DST	Low Earth (Polar)	Film return
		Spacecraft attitude control system malfunctioned, image recovery not attempted. It Carried TOD-3 Navigation Payload.
16 April 16:07:41[10]	Luna (8K72)		L1-9A	Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Luna E-3 №2	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric	Lunar probe	16 April	Launch failure
		Blok-B booster separated less than a second after launch.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 April, see 1960 in spaceflight (May–September)

Suborbital 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
January
7 January[11] 01:40	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
8 January[12]	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
13 January[13] 21:07	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
14 January[14] 16:35	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
14 January[15]	Aerobee-300			Eglin		US Air Force
		Tattletale PCC-1	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	14 January	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 January 04:52[16]	Javelin			Wallops Island[16]		US Air Force
			NRL	Suborbital	Test flight	15 January	Successful[16]
		Apogee: 670 miles (1,080 km)[16]
16 January[17] 22:35	Shotput[17]			Wallops Island[17]		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	16 January	Successful
		Apogee: 413 kilometres (257 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
18 January	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 January	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 January 18:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)[18]			White Sands[18] LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar research[18]	19 January	Successful
		Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
20 January[19] 16:35	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 January[20]	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy[20]
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test[20]	20 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
21 January 20:10 (GMT)[21]	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg[21] LC-75-1-2		Royal Air Force[21]
			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	21 January	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
24 January 16:15	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 January	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
26 January 00:48	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26B		ABMA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 January 05:42	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: 951 kilometres (591 mi)
26 January 23:43:05	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-3		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January 01:31	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 January	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 January	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 January 18:51	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	29 January	Successful
		Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
29 January	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 January	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 January 16:17	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 January	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
January	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Aeronomy	January	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February
2 February 18:08	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 February	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February 22:19	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February 00:19	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-6		ABMA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
5 February 21:46	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	5 February	Launch failure
10 February	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 February	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 February 04:11	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 February	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 February 00:43	Aerobee AJ10-34			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 February	Successful
		Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
13 February	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 February	Launch failure
16 February 20:48	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	16 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
16 February	Aerobee-300			Eglin		US Air Force
		Tattletale PCC-2	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	16 February	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 February 01:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Meteoroid research	17 February	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
19 February 17:11	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 February	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
19 February 17:18	Exos			Eglin		US Air Force
			UMI	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	19 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 37 kilometres (23 mi)
23 February	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
24 February	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 February	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 February 18:02	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 February	Successful
		Maiden flight of Pershing, apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 February	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 February	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
27 February 06:53	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Churchill		US Air Force
			JHU	Suborbital	Auroral	27 February	Successful
		Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
27 February 23:20	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	27 February	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
29 February	PGM-17 Thor DM-18C			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 February	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
March
1 March 22:11	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	1 March	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
2 March 18:32	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 March	Successful
		Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
2 March 20:06	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg LC-75-2-8		Royal Air Force
			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
3 March 22:50	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	3 March	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
5 March	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 March	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
8 March 13:10	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), first use of inertial guidance[22]
8 March 18:00	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	8 March	Launch failure
		Second stage malfunction
9 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 March	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 March 00:36	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-13		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 March	Launch failure
16 March 21:25	Aerobee-300			Churchill		NASA
			UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 March	Successful
		Apogee: 337 kilometres (209 mi)
16 March	Aerobee-300			Eglin		US Air Force
		Tattletale PCC-3	NSA	Suborbital	SIGNIT Technology	16 March	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 March 01:52	Nike-Asp			Churchill		NASA
			UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 March	Launch failure
17 March 23:55	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
18 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
22 March	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	22 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 March	Astrobee-500			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	22 March	Launch failure
24 March 02:06	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 March	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
24 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March 18:40	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi)
25 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 March	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 March	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	RV test	29 March	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
29 March	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 March	Launch failure
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
29 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 March	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 March	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
March	R-13			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	March	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
April
1 April	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
7 April 02:06	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	7 April	Successful
		Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
8 April 02:06	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Launch failure
		Propulsion system malfunction, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
8 April 12:04	Nike-Cajun			Churchill		US Air Force
			BRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 April	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 April 03:18	Skylark-2C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 218 kilometres (135 mi)
18 April 23:09	Scout X			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
		Cub Scout	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	18 April	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Scout family, only flight of Scout X, structural Failure during staging, apogee: 48 kilometres (30 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
19 April 14:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	19 April	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
20 April 18:30	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 April	Viper (ALSOR)			F-104, Edwards		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	20 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
21 April 10:35	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
21 April 15:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Fields research	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
21 April 20:55	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 April 19:39:01	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
23 April 21:45	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
26 April 01:13	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April	Honest John-Nike-Gosling			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	RV test	26 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 43 kilometres (27 mi)
27 April 04:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 April 21:56	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	27 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
28 April 14:50	Nike Zeus			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 April 20:18	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 April 15:47	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi)
29 April 23:45	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 April 03:45	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
May
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
5 May	OPd-56-39-22D (Antares)			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	RV test	5 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 May 16:47:02	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
6 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 May 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
13 May 21:25	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	13 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 May 21:04	Black Brant I			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	18 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 89 kilometres (55 mi)
18 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 May 15:00	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi), set distance record of 14,548 kilometres (9,040 mi) for suborbital spaceflight
23 May	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 May 08:57	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 24 kilometres (15 mi)
24 May 11:30	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5A		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	RV test	24 May	Launch failure
		Gaslight test, apogee: 563 kilometres (350 mi)
24 May 16:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 269 kilometres (167 mi)
24 May 17:44	Black Brant I			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
25 May 00:48	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
25 May 22:00	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May 04:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
				Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May 05:30	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
27 May 17:20	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 May 18:27	Black Brant I			Churchill		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	28 May	Successful
		Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
30 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 May	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	31 May	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi), test of systems for Echo satellites
May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June
4 June 15:49	R-7 Semyorka			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
6 June 17:10	Nike-Cajun			Churchill		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
6 June	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Maiden flight of R-14, apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
7 June	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
9 June 16:19	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
10 June	R-5A Pobeda			Chelkar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 June 06:30	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
15 June 02:43	R-2A			Kapustin Yar		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 June 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands		NRL
				Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
15 June 22:56	Aerobee-300			Churchill		NASA
			UMI	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 321 kilometres (199 mi)
16 June 05:29	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
16 June 12:04	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Successful
		Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
16 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 June	Successful
		Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
21 June 10:05	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5A		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	RV test	21 June	Successful
		Gaslight test, apogee: 484 kilometres (301 mi)
21 June	Kiva-Hopi			Point Mugu		US Air Force
		Phoenix 1	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	21 June	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
22 June 14:49	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
22 June 23:26	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg LC-75-2-7		Royal Air Force
			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
22 June	Nike-Zeus			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	22 June	Launch failure
22 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CASDN
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
23 June 02:22	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 June 23:00	R-2A			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June 05:00	R-11A Zemlya			Kapustin Yar		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 June 05:52	UGM-27 Polaris A1			Cape Canaveral LC-25B		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 June 06:25	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
24 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 June	HGM-30A Titan I			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	RV test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 June 06:17	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	RV test	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
27 June 13:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
				Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
27 June 19:10	Nike-Asp			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
27 June	Nike-Asp			Cape Canaveral		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 June 02:30	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
28 June 05:10	Nike-Asp			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
29 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June 16:00	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
30 June 20:25	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	30 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 65 kilometres (40 mi)
June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
June	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

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