1962 in spaceflight (April–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 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
April
6 April 17:16	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 2 (1MS №1/Sputnik 12)		Low Earth	Technology Cosmic rays Radiation	20 August 1963	Successful
9 April 15:04:48	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
		MIDAS-5	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful
		Westford Drag	Lincoln	Medium Earth	Communications Technology	In orbit	Successful
		Samos RV recovery failed, Westford Drag deployed copper dipoles, several were tracked as having decayed in the 1970s, particularly on 7 November 1976 and 22 May 1977, whilst many are still in orbit.
18 April 00:54	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		Discoverer 39 (KH-4 2/9032)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	28 May	Successful
		SRV-584	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	22 April	Successful
		Last spacecraft to receive a Discoverer designation.
23 April 20:50	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		Ranger 4	NASA	Heliocentric	Lunar impactor	26 April 12:49:53	Spacecraft failure
		Spacecraft timer malfunction, landed on wrong side of Moon, no data returned from impact.
24 April 04:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 3 (2MS №1/Sputnik 13)		Low Earth	Technology Cosmic rays Radiation	17 October	Successful
26 April 10:02	Vostok-K			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 4 (Zenit-2 №2/Sputnik 14)		Low Earth	Optical imagery	29 April	Partial spacecraft failure
		Orientation system malfunctioned.
26 April 18:00:16	Thor DM-19 Delta			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Ariel 1 (UK-1/S-51)	SERC	Low Earth	Ionospheric	24 April 1976	Successful
		First British satellite.
26 April 18:58:08	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-2401 (Samos-E6 1/Samos 7 7/E-6 1/AFP-201 PVP-851)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	27 April	Successful
26 April	Scout X-2			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		Solrad 4B (GRAB-4B)	US Navy/NRL	Intended: Low Earth	Radiation ELINT	26 April	Launch failure
		Final flight of Scout X-2, failed to orbit.
29 April 00:30:12	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1125 (KH-4 3/9033)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 May	Successful
		SRV-586	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	May	Spacecraft failure
		SRV parachute failed to deploy.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May
10 May 12:06	Thor DM-21 Ablestar			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		ANNA 1A	US Military/NASA	Intended: Low Earth	Geodesy	10 May	Launch failure
		Second stage failed to ignite.
15 May 19:36	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		FTV-1126 (KH-5 5/9034A)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	20 June	Successful
		SRV-582	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	19 May	Successful
24 May 12:45:16	Atlas LV-3B			Cape Canaveral LC-14		US Air Force
		Mercury-Atlas 7	NASA	Low Earth	Microgravity Earth observation	17:41:21	Successful
		Balloon Subsatellite 1	NASA	Low Earth	Air density		Spacecraft failure
		Carried astronaut Scott Carpenter, Balloon Subsatellite failed to inflate, and subsequently failed to separate from Mercury spacecraft, resulting in the subsatellite's destruction during the Mercury spacecraft's re-entry.[1]
24 May	Scout X-2M			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		FTV-3501 (DSAP-1 F1 (DMSP-1A/P-35 1/AF-1)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Weather	24 May	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit.
28 May 03:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 5 (2MS №2)		Low Earth	Technology Radiation	2 May 1963	Successful
30 May 01:00:04	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-1128 (KH-4 4/9035)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	11 June	Successful
		SRV-585	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	2 June	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June
1 June 09:38	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Zenit-2 №3		Intended: Low Earth	Optical imagery	1 June	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Vostok-2, Block B engine failed 1.8 seconds after launch, rocket fell 300 metres (980 ft) from the launch pad, damaging it.
2 June 00:31	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1127 (KH-4 5/9036)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	11 June	Successful
		SRV-583	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	June	Spacecraft failure
		Oscar 2	Project OSCAR	Low Earth	Amateur radio	21 June	Successful
		Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule, Oscar 2 ceased operations on 20 June.
17 June 18:14:18	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-2402 (Samos 8/E-6 #2/AFP-201 PVP-852)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	18 June	Spacecraft failure
		Failed to separate from Agena after deorbit.
18 June 20:20	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		FTV-2312 (Ferret/Samos-F2 2)	US Air Force	Low Earth	ELINT	30 October 1963	Successful
19 June 12:19:01	Thor DM-19 Delta			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		TIROS-5 (Tiros-E)	NASA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
23 June 00:30	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1129 (KH-4 6/9037)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	7 July	Successful
		SRV-591	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
28 June 01:09	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-1151 (KH-4 7/9038)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	14 September	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-592	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	1 July	Successful
		Maiden flight of Thor DM-21 Agena-D, images severely affected by static.
30 June 16:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 6 (DS-P1 №1/Sputnik 16)		Low Earth	Technology Radar target	8 September	Successful
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 June, see 1962 in spaceflight (July-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
April
3 April 04:57	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	3 April	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
4 April 19:45:45	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 April 15:47	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 April	Successful
		Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
5 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 April	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 April	R-5A Pobeda			Chelkar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Target	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
9 April 21:07:40	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Launch failure
10 April 18:20	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	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	R-5A Pobeda			Chelkar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Target	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 April	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Launch failure
12 April 01:57:26	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 April 16:00:25	RM-89 Blue Scout I			Cape Canaveral LC-18B		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	REV Test	12 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)
12 April	R-5A Pobeda			Chelkar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Target	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
12 April	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 April 09:28	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
17 April 09:43	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
17 April 17:20	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 286 kilometres (178 mi)
18 April 18:17:54	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26A		THK
			THK	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), first Turkish spaceflight
18 April 19:32	Astrobee-200			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 221 kilometres (137 mi)
18 April	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
19 April	Nike-Zeus			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
20 April	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Launch failure
23 April	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
24 April 17:00:00	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
25 April 01:59:45	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
25 April 14:00:34	Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)			Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
		SA-2	NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	+122.56 seconds	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater
25 April 16:50:26	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 April 16:00	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA/RRL
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
26 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 April 17:24:45	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
27 April 23:24	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 April	RT-1			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
30 April 18:35	Astrobee-200			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
30 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
April	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Army
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
April	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Army
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
April	Nike-Cajun			White Sands		US Army
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
May
1 May 13:13	Black Knight 201			Woomera LA-5		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	REV test Ionospheric	1 May	Successful
		Apogee: 795 kilometres (494 mi)
2 May 22:53	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi)
2 May 23:44:53	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
3 May 18:03	Iris			Wallops Island LA-1		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	3 May	Successful
		Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
3 May 20:00	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 May	Successful
		Apogee: 845 kilometres (525 mi)
4 May 01:41:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 May 21:43	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1
				Suborbital	Missile test	4 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 May 05:41:00	Trailblazer-2M			Wallops Island		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	REV Test	6 May	Successful
		Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
6 May 23:17:49	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, Pacific Ocean		US Navy
		FRIGATE BIRD	US Navy	Suborbital	Nuclear test	6 May	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
8 May 15:05	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
8 May 19:49	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-A			Cape Canaveral LC-36A		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	8 May	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Atlas-Centaur, exploded due to insulation problem, apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
9 May 13:29:59	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
9 May 22:08	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
9 May 22:15:24	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
11 May 15:00:02	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 May 18:26:04	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Sam Houston, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	11 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 May 00:31:48	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	12 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
16 May 17:03	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA/RRL
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 May	Successful
		Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
17 May 02:04	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA/RRL
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 May	Successful
		Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
17 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
18 May 18:01	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
18 May	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNET	Suborbital	Test flight	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
19 May 01:59:59	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 May	R-2A			Kapustin Yar SP-2		NII-88
			NII-88	Suborbital	Target	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 May 18:01:36	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 May 19:48:00	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 May 10:50	Kappa-8			Akita		ISAS
			RRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 May	Launch failure
24 May	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
25 May 12:43	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 May 18:04	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
29 May	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
29 May	Centaure			Reggane		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
29 May	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
30 May	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 May 03:01	Long Tom			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	31 May	Successful
		Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
31 May 17:08:44	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C			Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Communications	31 May	Successful
		Apogee: 830 kilometres (520 mi)
31 May	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	31 May	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
May	MR-12			Kapustin Yar		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
June
1 June	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
1 June	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 June 19:16:01	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 June 22:34:57	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June 09:44:17	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
		BLUEGILL	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 June 14:00	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
4 June	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
4 June	Véronique			Reggane		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	4 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 June 04:06:21	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 June 12:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
5 June	Centaure			CERES		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure			Reggane		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure			Reggane		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
5 June	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
6 June 03:00	Skylark-5C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi)
6 June 23:40:00	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
6 June	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
6 June	Véronique			Reggane		CNES
			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 June 00:10	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA/Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
7 June 00:56	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi)
7 June 08:52	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 34 kilometres (21 mi)
7 June 14:45	Nike-Cajun			Sonmiani		SUPA
			SUPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
7 June 18:21:37	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 June	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
8 June 00:53	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
8 June 17:35:01	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 June	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
9 June	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
11 June 14:50	Nike-Cajun			Sonmiani		SUPA
			SUPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
12 June 21:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi)
14 June	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	14 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
15 June 02:00:01	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
15 June 16:48	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
15 June	Black Brant III			Wallops Island		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	15 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 98 kilometres (61 mi)
15 June	Black Brant III			Wallops Island		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	15 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi)
15 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 June 00:30	PGM-17 Thor DM-18A			Vandenberg LE-8		Royal Air Force
			Royal Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
19 June 06:59	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			ASE	Suborbital	XR astronomy	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi);[2] first detection of X-rays emitted from outside the solar system[3][4]
19 June	Black Brant III			Wallops Island		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	19 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 June	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
20 June 05:20	Skylark-5C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi)
20 June 08:46:16	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
		STARFISH	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	20 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
20 June 13:29	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	20 June	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
21 June	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
22 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 June 08:38	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
26 June 10:57:42	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 June 11:30	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
26 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 June 14:10:00	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		US Navy
			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 June
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 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 00:10:00	Nike-Asp			Wallops Island		US Navy
			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 June
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 June	Black Brant III			Wallops Island		CARDE
			CARDE	Suborbital	Test flight	28 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
29 June 05:40:00	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 June 14:05:58	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 June 21:00	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
29 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 June 04:55	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)

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