1965 in spaceflight (April–June)
This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
[edit]Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
April-June[edit] | |||||||
3 April 21:25 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4682 (SNAPSHOT) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
SECOR-4 (EGRS-4) | US Army | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | ||
SNAPSHOT carried prototype nuclear reactor and secondary experiment which failed within an hour of activation, spacecraft operated for 43 days | |||||||
6 April 23:47:50 | Delta D | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | ||||
Intelsat I F1 (Early Bird) | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
First commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, ceased operations on 31 March 1971, final flight of Delta D | |||||||
10 April | Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Luna E-6 #8 | Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 10 April | Launch failure | |||
Third stage engine failure due to tank depressurisation, failed to orbit | |||||||
23 April 01:55 | Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Molniya 1-01 | Molniya | Communications | 16 August 1979 | Successful | |||
17 April 09:50 | Voskhod | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 65 (Zenit-4) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 April | Successful | ||
28 April 20:17 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4983 (KH-7 #17/AFP-206) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 May | Successful | ||
OPS 6717 (Pundit 4/P-11 4401) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT[1] | 31 October 1969 | Successful | ||
29 April 14:17:00 | Scout X-4 | Wallops Island LA-3A | NASA | ||||
Explorer 27 (BE-C) | NASA | Low Earth | Ionospheric/Geodesy | 20 July 1973 | Successful | ||
29 April 21:44:56 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-1-1 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 5023 (KH-4A #1019) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 May | Successful | ||
SRV 626 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | May | Successful | ||
SRV 627 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 8 June | Spacecraft failure | ||
Second SRV failed to deorbit | |||||||
6 May 15:00:03 | Titan IIIA | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | ||||
LES-2 | Lincoln | Highly elliptical | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
LCS-1 | Lincoln | Medium Earth | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||
LES-2 used Star-13A motor used raise orbit from MEO. Final flight of Titan IIIA | |||||||
7 May 09:50 | Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 66 (Zenit-2 #27) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 May | Spacecraft failure | ||
Parachute failed to deploy | |||||||
9 May 07:49:37 | Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Luna 5 | Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 12 May 19:10 | Spacecraft failure | |||
Retrorockets malfunctioned, spacecraft crashed on landing | |||||||
18 May 18:02:18 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8431 (KH-4A #1021) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 June | Successful | ||
SRV 674 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | May | Successful | ||
SRV 670 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | May/June | Successful | ||
Aft camera shut down prematurely | |||||||
20 May 16:30:53 | Thor LV-2D Burner-1 | Vandenberg LC-4300B-6 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8386 (DMSP-3B F3/DAPP 12) | US Air Force | Sun-synchronous | Weather | 9 March 2012 | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Thor LV-2D Burner-1 | |||||||
25 May 07:35:01 | Saturn I | Cape Canaveral LC-37B | NASA | ||||
Apollo BP-26 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | 8 July 1989 | Successful | ||
Pegasus 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Micrometeoroids | 3 November 1979 | Successful | ||
Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968 | |||||||
25 May 10:48 | Voskhod | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 67 (Zenit-4) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 June | Successful | ||
27 May 19:30 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 5236 (KH-7 #18/AFP-206) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 June | Successful | ||
28 May 02:54:56 | SM-65D Atlas D | Vandenberg ABRES-B-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 28 May | Launch failure | |||
OV1-3 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation | ||||
Rocket exploded two minutes after launch | |||||||
29 May 12:00:00 | Delta C | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | NASA | ||||
Explorer 28 (IMP-3/IMP-C) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | 5 July 1968 | Successful | ||
Ceased operations on 11 May 1967 | |||||||
3 June 15:15:59 | Titan II GLV | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | ||||
Gemini IV | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | 7 June 17:12:11 | Successful | ||
Carried two astronauts, Ed White became the first American to perform an EVA | |||||||
8 June 07:40 | Molniya-M | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Luna 6 | Highly elliptical Later: Heliocentric | Lunar lander | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
Engine failed to cut off after course correction; spacecraft ended up in heliocentric orbit | |||||||
9 June 21:58:16 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8425 (KH-4A #1020) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 June | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
SRV 672 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | ||
SRV 672 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | ||
Attitude control problems resulted in second SRV being returned early | |||||||
15 June 10:04 | Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 68 (Zenit-2 #29) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 June | Successful | ||
18 June 14:00:04 | Titan IIIC | Cape Canaveral LC-40 | US Air Force | ||||
Transtage with ballast | US Air Force | Low Earth | Test flight | 21 June | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Titan IIIC | |||||||
24 June 22:35:29 | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8480 (Transit O-4/NNS 30040) | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Failed within eleven months due to poorly manufactured components | |||||||
25 June 09:50 | Voskhod | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Kosmos 69 (Zenit-4) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 July | Successful | ||
25 June 19:30 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 5501 (KH-7 #19/AFP-206) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 June | Successful | ||
OPS 6749 (Fanion 1 / Tripos 1, P-11 4402) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 22 August 1968 | Successful |
Suborbital launches
[edit]Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
April[edit] | |||||||
1 April 02:07 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
2 April 13:22 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-31 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 2 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
3 April 12:54 | Skylark-7 | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
3 April 21:59 | Nike-Apache | Fort Churchill | NASA | ||||
Rice | Suborbital | Plasma research | 3 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
4 April 16:06:35 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-32 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
5 April 07:20 | Thor DSV-2J | Johnston LE-2 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 5 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 826 kilometres (513 mi) | |||||||
5 April 13:45:53 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-33 | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
5 April 19:42 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-34 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 5 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
6 April 13:34:59 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 6 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
6 April 16:34:05 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-35 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
9 April 01:01 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
CULH | Suborbital | Solar | 9 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
9 April 18:10:37 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 25,422 kilometres (15,796 mi) | |||||||
9 April 19:18:15 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-36 | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 9 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
9 April 20:26:10 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-37 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
10 April 08:10 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-09 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
12 April 14:47 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
12 April 17:14:02 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-38 | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
12 April 18:37 | Nike-Iroquois | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
12 April | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/6 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
13 April 04:05:06 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
13 April 16:00:09 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
13 April 17:10 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
13 April 19:06 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-40 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
13 April 21:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
13 April 21:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-08 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
14 April 06:09:19 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | |||||||
14 April 14:39 | Journeyman | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Minnesota | Suborbital | Plasma research | 14 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,660 kilometres (1,030 mi) | |||||||
15 April 10:45 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
Minnesota | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | |||||||
15 April 16:00:04 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-41 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
15 April 18:02 | Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-42 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
16 April 19:19:55 | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
16 April | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
19 April 02:20 | UR-100 | Baikonur Site 130 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
20 April 15:40 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 20 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
21 April 11:02 | Black Knight 301 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | REV test Ionospheric | 21 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 651 kilometres (405 mi) | |||||||
22 April 05:14 | Black Brant III | Fort Churchill | NRCC | ||||
NRCC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric | 22 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
22 April | R-5A Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
23 April 03:01 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
23 April 04:02 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
24 April 05:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 24 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 82 kilometres (51 mi) | |||||||
24 April 10:00:25 | R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
24 April | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
24 April | R-5A Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
26 April 14:13 | R-5A Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
26 April | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
27 April 05:00 | R-36 | Baikonur Site 140/18 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi) | |||||||
27 April 06:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 27 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
28 April 22:27 | Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 April 23:57 | Centaure 1 | Thumba | ISRO | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 28 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
28 April | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 April | Launch failure | |||
29 April 09:03 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
29 April 11:09 | Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
29 April 12:25 | Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
29 April 13:56 | Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
29 April 16:19 | Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
29 April 17:32 | Nike-Cajun | Sonmiani | NASA | ||||
SUPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 April 17:56 | Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
29 April 20:40 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
30 April 19:05:07 | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395D | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
30 April 22:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
April | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
May[edit] | |||||||
1 May 23:43 | Centaure 1 | Thumba | ISRO | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
3 May 18:23 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 May 05:54 | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
4 May 07:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | IR Astronomy | 4 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 17 kilometres (11 mi) | |||||||
5 May 03:23 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 5 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
8 May 01:59:59 | LGM-30F Minuteman II | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
10 May 07:30 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
10 May 10:20 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
10 May 13:20 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
10 May 16:20 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
10 May 19:20 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
10 May | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-09 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
11 May 00:45 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
11 May 03:10 | HAD | North Carnarvon | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
11 May 08:39 | HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
11 May 20:40 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi) | |||||||
12 May 12:30 | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
12 May 16:02:35 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 13,586 kilometres (8,442 mi) | |||||||
13 May 16:05 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
RSRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
13 May | Emeraude VE121 | Hammaguira Brigitte | CNES | ||||
CNES | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
18 May 05:00 | R-36 | Baikonur Site 140/18 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi) | |||||||
18 May | Topaze VE111L | Hammaguira Brigitte | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 May | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
19 May 05:25 | Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
RSRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 19 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) | |||||||
19 May 13:00 | R-13 | K-170, Barents Sea | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
19 May 20:11:00 | Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
PSU | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 947 kilometres (588 mi) | |||||||
20 May 03:45 | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 May | Launch failure | |||
21 May 23:53:25 | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395B | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
21 May | Topaze VE111L | Hammaguira Brigitte | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 May 02:02:01 | Nike-Apache | Ascension | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
22 May 06:29 | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 920 kilometres (570 mi) | |||||||
22 May 14:00:00 | Nike-Apache | Ascension | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
22 May 21:55:00 | SM-65D Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | NASA | ||||
FIRE 2 | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 22 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi) | |||||||
24 May 10:00 | R-13 | Project 629 Submarine, Barents Sea | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
25 May 13:00 | R-13 | Project 629 Submarine, Barents Sea | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
25 May 23:20 | Exos | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 488 kilometres (303 mi) | |||||||
25 May | HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
25 May | R-5A Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
26 May 02:00:00 | LGM-30F Minuteman II | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
26 May 13:36 | R-13 | K-170, Barents Sea | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
26 May 17:30 | R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi) | |||||||
26 May 19:01 | Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
26 May 23:20 | Exos | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 488 kilometres (303 mi) | |||||||
26 May | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
26 May | R-5A Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
27 May 23:56 | Black Brant II | Fort Churchill | NRCC | ||||
DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
27 May | Veronique 61 | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | ||||
CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 27 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi) | |||||||
27 May | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
28 May 02:23 | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/6 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 743 kilometres (462 mi) | |||||||
30 May 20:00 | Nike-Tomahawk | Rarotonga | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
30 May 20:00 | Nike-Tomahawk | Rarotonga | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
30 May 20:00 | Nike-Tomahawk | Rarotonga | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
30 May 20:00 | Nike-Tomahawk | Rarotonga | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
30 May 20:00 | Nike-Tomahawk | Rarotonga | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 30 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
31 May 13:30 | R-13 | Project 629 Submarine, Barents Sea | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
31 May | Rubis | Hammaguira Bacchus | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) | |||||||
31 May | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
31 May | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
May | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | ||||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
May | Trailblazer 2 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
June[edit] | |||||||
2 June 06:22 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
Princeton | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi) | |||||||
2 June 10:19 | Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
2 June 10:30 | Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
2 June 10:40 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-08 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
2 June 14:19 | Black Brant II | Fort Churchill | NRCC | ||||
DRTE | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
2 June | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
3 June 10:38:09 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg ABRES-B-2 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 3 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
3 June 20:54 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
3 June 23:57 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
3 June | Rubis | Hammaguira Bacchus | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) | |||||||
4 June 05:35 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
4 June 07:17 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
5 June 05:40 | Rubis | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
CNES | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 2,020 kilometres (1,260 mi) | |||||||
5 June 20:20 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
5 June 22:43 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
6 June 17:45 | Honest John-Nike | Eglin | DASA | ||||
DASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 June | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
8 June 08:31 | HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
8 June 15:17:03 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg ABRES-A-1 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 8 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
9 June 08:32 | HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
9 June 16:26:15 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 17,533 kilometres (10,895 mi) | |||||||
10 June 01:57 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
10 June 03:58 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
10 June 12:26:40 | SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg ABRES-A-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 10 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
10 June | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
10 June | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
11 June 01:07 | Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
12 June 15:15 | Honest John-Nike-Nike | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
LRL | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 12 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
12 June 19:14 | Black Brant VB | Fort Churchill | BAL | ||||
BAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 378 kilometres (235 mi) | |||||||
14 June 09:13:30 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
14 June 13:31:30 | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
15 June 00:00 | Tacite | CEL | ONERA | ||||
ONERA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | |||||||
15 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS John Adams (SSBN-620), ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
15 June | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS John Adams, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
16 June 13:56:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 650 kilometres (400 mi) | |||||||
16 June | MGM-31 Pershing I | Gilson Butte | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
17 June 21:07 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 17 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi) | |||||||
17 June 21:41:00 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
18 June 08:06:00 | Honest John-Nike | Barking Sands | DASA | ||||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 June | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 June 16:12 | Black Brant VB | Fort Churchill | BAL | ||||
BAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 364 kilometres (226 mi) | |||||||
18 June 17:56 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
ESSA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
18 June 23:11 | Aerobee 350 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 374 kilometres (232 mi) | |||||||
19 June | UR-100 | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 June | Launch failure | |||
22 June 04:15 | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 22 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
22 June 06:00:00 | Honest John-Nike | Barking Sands | DASA | ||||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 June | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 June 07:37 | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 2 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
22 June | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
23 June 01:03 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
23 June 01:59 | Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | |||||||
23 June 04:00 |