1963 in spaceflight (July–September)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 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
July
10 July	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Zenit-2 №12		Intended: Low Earth	Optical imaging	+2 seconds	Launch failure
		Block B booster failed 1.9 seconds after launch.
12 July 20:45:59	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-2-3		US Air Force
		OPS 1467 (KH-7 1 4001/AFP-206 SV-951)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	18 July	Successful
		Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-D.
19 July 00:00:10	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		OPS 1266 (KH-4 23/9057)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	13 August	Successful
		SRV 624	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	July	Successful
		Last flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-D before being redesignated SLV-2.
19 July 03:51:18	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-2		US Air Force
		Midas 9	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Missile defence	In orbit	Successful
		Dash 2	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Air density	12 April 1971	Successful
		ERS-9 (TRS 4)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
		ERS-10	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Technology	In orbit	Partial launch failure
		ERS-10 failed to separate.
26 July 14:33:00	Delta B			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Syncom 2	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
		First spacecraft to be placed into geosynchronous orbit, positioned at 55° West.
31 July 00:00:17	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		OPS 1370 (KH-6 3/8003)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	12 August	Successful
		SRV 614	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	August	Successful
		Final, and only successful KH-6 flight.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August
6 August 06:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 19 (DS-P1 №3)		Low Earth	Radar target Technology	30 March 1964	Successful
22 August	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		DS-A1 №3		Intended: Low Earth	Technology Radiation	22 August	Launch failure
		First stage malfunctioned.
25 August 00:30	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		OPS 1419 (KH-4A 1/1001)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	12 September	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV 615	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	August	Successful
		SRV 617	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	12 September	Spacecraft failure
		First KH-4A mission, some film affected by fog, second SRV not returned.
29 August 20:31	Thor SLV-2 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		OPS 1561 (KH-5 9/9058A)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	7 November	Successful
		SRV 604	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	September	Successful
		LAMPO	US Air Force	Low Earth	Tracking target	29 September	Successful
		First flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-D following redesignation.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September
6 September 19:30:18	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-2-3		US Air Force
		OPS 1947 (KH-7 2/4002/AFP-206 SV-952)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 September	Successful
23 September 23:00	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		OPS 1353 (KH-4A 2/1002)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	12 October	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV 619	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	September	Successful
		SRV 620	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	12 October	Spacecraft failure
		Film severely affected by light leaks, second SRV not recovered.
27 September 11:17:49	Scout X-2B			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		OPS 1610 (DSAP-1 F5 F3/P-35 5/AF-5)	US Air Force	Intended: Low Earth	Weather	27 September	Launch failure
		Only flight of Scout X-2B, failed to orbit.
28 September 20:22	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		Transit 5BN-1	US Navy	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
		Transit 5E-1	US Navy	Low Earth	Radiation	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of Thor DSV-2A Ablestar, Transit 5BN-1 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, gravity-gradient stabilization system left spacecraft in an inverted orientation, preventing operational use.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →
For flights after 30 September, see 1962 in spaceflight (October-December)

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
July
1 July 21:43:55	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
1 July	Black Brant III			Point Arguello LC-A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Test flight	1 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 July	Nike-Tomahawk 9A			Barking Sands		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	1 July	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
1 July	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	1 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
1 July	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	1 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 July 14:18	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	2 July	Successful
		Apogee: 934 kilometres (580 mi)
2 July 16:00:04	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Lafayette, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 July 16:30:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Lafayette, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 July 09:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 July	Successful
		Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
3 July 17:48:03	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	3 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 July 21:13:57	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576C		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	3 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
3 July	Nike-Tomahawk 9A			Barking Sands		Sandia
			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	3 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
3 July	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	3 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 July	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	3 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 July	Berenice			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	3 July	Successful
		Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
5 July 21:00	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-4		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
5 July	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
6 July 00:36	R-5 Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN
			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 July	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
8 July	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
9 July	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
10 July 02:46	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			STAN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	10 July	Successful
		Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
10 July 17:02	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	10 July	Successful
		Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi)
11 July 23:00	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	11 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 July	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 July	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
14 July 21:03:28	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	14 July	Successful
		Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
16 July	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	16 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 July 02:30:02	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	17 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
19 July 01:00	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	19 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 July 05:30	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	19 July	Successful
		Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
19 July 18:20:05	X-15			Balls 8, Edwards		US Air Force/NASA
		Flight 90	US Air Force/NASA	Suborbital	Technology	18:31:29	Successful
		Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), first X-15 flight to reach space
19 July	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 July 05:44:08	Scout X-3A			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	20 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
20 July 15:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
20 July 20:00:02	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
20 July 20:30:00	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
20 July 21:03:00	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
20 July 21:05	Black Brant II			Churchill		US Air Force
			Utah AFCRL	Suborbital	Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
20 July 21:06	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Churchill		NASA
			Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	20 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 78 kilometres (48 mi)
20 July 21:13:00	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
20 July 21:40:00	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 July 21:54:45	Aerobee-300A			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi)
20 July 22:10:00	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA
			GCA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	20 July	Successful
		Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
23 July 06:00	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	23 July	Successful
		Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
24 July	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 July	Launch failure
25 July 03:30:13	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 July 04:59	Skylark-7			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	25 July	Launch failure
25 July 14:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 July 22:38	Exos			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 623 kilometres (387 mi)
25 July	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July 19:19:00	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
26 July 21:19	Black Brant II			Churchill		US Air Force
			Utah AFCRL	Suborbital	Auroral Ionospheric	26 July	Successful
		Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
26 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 July	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 July 00:10	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		RTG
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
27 July 04:55:01	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 July	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 July	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
29 July 23:28	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		RTG
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 July	Successful
		Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
30 July 16:16:08	XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior			Cape Canaveral LC-18A		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Plasma research Astronomy	30 July	Successful
		Apogee: 11,100 kilometres (6,900 mi)
30 July 18:36:49	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576C		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	30 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
31 July 20:52	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	31 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
July	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital		July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
July	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital		July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August
1 August 08:06	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 August	Successful
		Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
1 August 23:27	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		RTG
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 August	Successful
		Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
2 August 02:30	Skylark-5C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	2 August	Launch failure
2 August 08:00	Sparoair I			F3H Demon, Point Mugu		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	2 August	Successful
		Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
2 August 21:43	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA
		San Marco Test 2	CRA	Suborbital	Test flight	2 August	Successful
		Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi)
2 August 23:33	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	2 August	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
5 August 17:30:15	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 August 22:29	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		RTG
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 August	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
8 August	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 August	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 August 17:14:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 August 18:19:43	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 August	R-12 Dvina			Sovetskaya Gavan		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 August 04:59:47	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 August	Successful
		Apogee: 757 kilometres (470 mi)
14 August 03:56:05	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	14 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 August	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	15 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 August	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	15 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 August	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 August 04:00:03	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 August	MGM-31 Pershing I			Hueco		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 August	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
21 August 21:23:55	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Test flight	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
22 August 18:05:57	X-15			NB-52, Edwards		US Air Force/NASA
		Flight 91	US Air Force/NASA	Suborbital	Technology	18:17:05	Successful
		Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi), second and last X-15 flight to reach space, first person to make two spaceflights, first spacecraft to make two spaceflights
22 August	Hopi-Dart			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	22 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
23 August 17:01:06	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 August 17:41:04	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 August	R-12 Dvina			Sovetskaya Gavan		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	23 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 August 02:00	Lambda 2			Kagoshima LA-L		ISAS
			ISAS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 51 kilometres (32 mi)
24 August 09:50:57	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576F		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	24 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
24 August	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 August 17:02:23	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 August	MGM-31 Pershing I			Hueco		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 August	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 August 23:10	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	28 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
29 August	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-6		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 August 06:30:26	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Successful
		Apogee: 754 kilometres (469 mi)
30 August	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 August	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
30 August	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 August 01:35:04	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	31 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 August	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	31 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
August	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Target	August	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Target	August	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
September
1 September 08:03	Nike-Cajun			Andøya		NDRE
			ILC/NDRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric Solar	1 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 September 22:36	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	3 September	Successful
		Apogee: 288 kilometres (179 mi)
4 September 13:11	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Churchill		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Cosmic ray research	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
4 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
4 September	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 September 03:41	Skylark-5C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE	Suborbital	Test flight	5 September	Successful
		Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi)
5 September	Martlet 3			Barbados		DND/DoD
			DND/DoD	Suborbital	Test flight	5 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 September 21:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			HCO	Suborbital	Solar	6 September	Successful
		Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi)
6 September 21:59	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 September	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
9 September 16:02	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			New Hampshire	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	9 September	Successful
		Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi)
9 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 September	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	10 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 September 14:24	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	11 September	Successful
		Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
11 September 21:00	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	11 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 September 06:20	Nike-Apache			Andøya
			ILC/NDRE	Suborbital	Ionospheric Plasma Solar	12 September	Successful
		Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
12 September	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
17 September	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
17 September	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 September	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 September 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	20 September	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
20 September	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	20 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
21 September	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 September	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395D		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 September 04:15	Nike-Apache			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	24 September	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
24 September 17:06	MGM-31 Pershing I			Black Mesa		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 September	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 September 03:57	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 September	Successful
		Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
25 September 04:34	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 September	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
25 September 07:09	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	25 September	Successful
		Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi)
25 September 11:04:41	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576C		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	25 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 September 13:40	MGM-31 Pershing I			Black Mesa		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 September	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 September 21:40	MGM-31 Pershing I			Black Mesa		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 September	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 September 04:37	Nike-Apache			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 September	Successful
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
26 September 05:30	Nike-Apache			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 September	Successful
		Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
26 September	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-7		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 September	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/3		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 September 03:25:00	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 September 13:40	MGM-31 Pershing I			Black Mesa		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
27 September 20:40	MGM-31 Pershing I			Black Mesa		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 September 14:43	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 September	Successful
		Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi)
28 September	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/21		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	28 September	Launch failure
29 September 02:37	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	29 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,037 kilometres (644 mi)
September	A-350Zh			Sary Shagan LC-6		PRO
			PRO	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
September	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Target	September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
September	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Target	September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)