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			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|

			\|date = 1 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-16U
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Baikonur Site 41/15
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}RVSN
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1210\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = RVSN
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 1 June
			\|outcome = Launch failure
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June \|time = 20:12:18
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}SM-65E Atlas
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Vandenberg OSTF-1
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Air Force
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1600\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Air Force
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}{{USS\|Robert E. Lee\|SSBN-601\|6}}, ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USS ''Robert E. Lee'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USS ''Robert E. Lee'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USS ''Robert E. Lee'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USS ''Robert E. Lee'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 4 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USS ''Robert E. Lee'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 4 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 5 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Nike-Zeus 3
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}White Sands LC-38
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Army
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|200\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Army
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 5 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 6 June \|time = 00:30
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}]
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Plesetsk
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}AN
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|500\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = AN
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Ionospheric<br/>Plasma
			\|d-date = 6 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 6 June \|time = 04:14:59
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}LGM-30B Minuteman IB
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-32B
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Air Force
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1300\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Air Force
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 6 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 6 June \|time = 14:30
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Aerobee-150 (Hi)
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}White Sands LC-35
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}NRL
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|208\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = NRL
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Aeronomy
			\|d-date = 6 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 6 June \|time = 16:16:59
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A3
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Cape Canaveral LC-25A
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 6 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 6 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-12 Dvina
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Plesetsk
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}MVS
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|402\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = MVS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 6 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 8 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-12 Dvina
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Plesetsk
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}MVS
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|402\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = MVS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 8 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 8 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-12 Dvina
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Plesetsk
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}MVS
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|402\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = MVS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 8 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 11 June \|time = 05:06
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|CAN\|1957}}Black Brant II
			\|site = {{flagicon\|CAN\|1957}}Churchill
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|CAN\|1957}}NRC
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|135\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = DRTE
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Ionospheric
			\|d-date = 11 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 11 June \|time = 05:15
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Aerobee-150 (Hi)
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}White Sands LC-35
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Air Force
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|302\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = AFCRL
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Solar
			\|d-date = 11 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 12 June \|time = 09:03:01
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}SM-65D Atlas
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Vandenberg LC-576A-3
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}Strategic Air Command
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1800\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = Strategic Air Command
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Target
			\|d-date = 12 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 12 June \|time = 09:30
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Nike-Zeus 3
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Kwajalein
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Army
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|200\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Army
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 12 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 12 June \|time = 18:39
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|FRA}}]
			\|site = {{flagicon\|ALG}}Hammaguira Bacchus
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|FRA}}CNES
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|145\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = CNRS<br/>UCL
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Ionospheric
			\|d-date = 12 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 12 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}]
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}]
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}Sandia
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|105\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = Sandia
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Test flight
			\|d-date = 12 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 13 June \|time = 16:30:02
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}{{USS\|Lafayette\|SSBN-616\|6}}, ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|100\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 13 June
			\|outcome = Launch failure
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 13 June \|time = 17:05:34
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A2
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USS ''Lafayette'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 13 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 13 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-9 Desna
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Baikonur
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}RVSN
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = RVSN
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 13 June
			\|outcome = Launch failure
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 13 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|FRA}}Centaure 1
			\|site = {{flagicon\|ALG}}Hammaguira Bacchus
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|FRA}}CNES
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|150\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = CNRS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Aeronomy
			\|d-date = 13 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 14 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-12 Dvina
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Plesetsk
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}MVS
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|402\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = MVS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 14 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 14 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|FRA}}Centaure 1
			\|site = {{flagicon\|ALG}}Hammaguira Bacchus
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|FRA}}CNES
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|150\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = CNRS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Aeronomy
			\|d-date = 14 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 17 June \|time = 16:14:02
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-27 Polaris A3
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}USNS ''Observation Island'', ETR
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1000\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = US Navy
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 17 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 17 June \|time = 18:00
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Aerobee-150 (Hi)
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}White Sands LC-35
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}NASA
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|182\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = NASA
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Test flight
			\|d-date = 17 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 18 June \|time = 00:30
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}R-5B Pobeda
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}Plesetsk
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USSR\|1955}}AN
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|500\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = AN
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Aeronomy<br/>Ionospheric
			\|d-date = 18 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 18 June \|time = 03:28
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Nike-Cajun
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Kwajalein
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}US Navy
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|177\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = Michigan
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Aeronomy
			\|d-date = 18 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 18 June \|time = 04:30
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|UK}}Skylark-7C
			\|site = {{flagicon\|AUS}}Woomera LA-2
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|UK}}RAE
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|196\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = UCL/RSRS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Ionospheric<br/>Solar
			\|d-date = 18 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 18 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}UGM-133A Minuteman IA
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Vandenberg ]
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}]
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|1300\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = Strategic Air Command
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Missile test
			\|d-date = 18 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 18 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|FRA}}Véronique
			\|site = {{flagicon\|ALG}}Hammaguira Blandine
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|FRA}}CNES
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|160\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = CNRS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Ionospheric
			\|d-date = 18 June
			\|outcome = Launch failure
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 19 June \|time = 17:33
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|USA}}Aerobee-150 (Hi)
			\|site = {{flagicon\|USA}}Wallops Island
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|USA}}NASA
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|189\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = NASA
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Technology
			\|d-date = 19 June
			\|outcome = Successful
			}}
			}}
			{{TLS-RL\|NoPL=1\|
			\|date = 19 June
			\|rocket = {{flagicon\|FRA}}Véronique
			\|site = {{flagicon\|ALG}}Hammaguira Blandine
			\|LSP = {{flagicon\|FRA}}CNES
			\|remarks = Apogee: {{convert\|38\|km}}
			\|payload = {{TLS-PL
			\|user = CNRS
			\|orbit = Suborbital
			\|function = Ionospheric
			\|d-date = 19 June
			\|outcome = Launch failure
			}}
			}}

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This is a list of spaceflights launched between March and June 1963. For launches between July and September, see 1963 in spaceflight (July-September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC)

Rocket

Flight number

Launch site

LSP

Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)

Operator

Orbit

Function

Decay (UTC)

Outcome

Remarks

April

1 April
23:01

Thor DM-21 Agena-D

Vandenberg LC-75-3-5

US Air Force

OPS 0720 (KH-4 #9053)

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Optical imaging

26 April

Successful

SRV 609

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Film return

5 April

Successful

2 April
08:16:37

Molniya-L

Baikonur Site 1/5

Luna 4

Highly elliptical

Lunar lander

In orbit

Spacecraft failure

Spacecraft failed to perform course correction burn, resulting in failure to land

3 April
02:00:02

Delta B

Cape Canaveral LC-17A

US Air Force

Explorer 17 (AE-A/S6)

NASA

Low Earth

Atmospheric

24 November 1966

Successful

6 April

Kosmos 63S1

Kapustin Yar Mayak-2

DS-P1 #2

Intended: Low Earth

Radar target
Technology

6 April

Launch failure

First stage malfunction, failed to orbit

13 April
11:00

Kosmos 63S1

Kapustin Yar Mayak-2

Kosmos 14 (Omega-1 #1)

Low Earth

Technology

29 August

Successful

22 April
08:30

Vostok-2

Baikonur Site 1/5

Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2 #8)

Low Earth

Optical imaging

27 April

Successful

26 April
20:13

Thor DM-21 Agena-D

Vandenberg LC-75-1-1

US Air Force

OPS 1008 (KH-5 #9055)

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Optical imaging

26 April

Launch failure

SRV 605

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Film return

Attitude control sensor misalignment resulted in failure to reach orbit

26 April

Scout X-2M

Point Arguello LC-D

US Air Force

OPS 1298 (DMSP-2A F2/P-35 #4/AF-4)

US Air Force

Intended: Low Earth

Weather

26 April

Launch failure

Final flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit

28 April
08:50

Vostok-2

Baikonur Site 1/5

Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2 #10)

Low Earth

Optical imaging

8 May

Partial spacecraft failure

Attitude control system malfunctioned

May

7 May
11:38:03

Delta B

Cape Canaveral LC-17B

US Air Force

Telstar 2

AT&T

Medium Earth

Communications

In orbit

Successful

Deactivated at 14:03 UTC on 16 May 1965

9 May
20:06:16

Atlas LV-3A Agena-B

Point Arguello LC-1-2

US Air Force

MIDAS 7

US Air Force

Medium Earth

Missile defence

In orbit

Successful

DASH 1

US Air Force

Medium Earth

Air density research

In orbit

Successful

ERS-5 (TRS-2)

US Air Force

Medium Earth

Technology

11 November 2011

Successful

ERS-6 (TRS 3)

US Air Force

Medium Earth

Technology

In orbit

Successful

Westford-2

US Air Force

Medium Earth

Communications
Technology

In orbit

Successful

First operational MIDAS satellite, first satellite to detect a missile launch from space, operated for six weeks. The Westford Needles project resulted in the first large collection of space debris.

15 May
13:04:13

Atlas LV-3B

Cape Canaveral LC-14

US Air Force

Mercury-Atlas 9

NASA

Low Earth

Biological
Technology

16 May
23:24:02

Successful

Balloon Subsatellite 2

NASA

Low Earth

Air density

Spacecraft failure

Flashing Light Unit

NASA

Low Earth

Technology

Unknown

Successful

Crewed flight with astronaut Gordon Cooper, final flight of Atlas LV-3B and Mercury programme, Balloon Subsatellite failed to deploy.

18 May
22:21

Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D

Vandenberg LC-75-3-5

US Air Force

OPS 0924 (KH-6 #8002)

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Optical imaging

27 May

Spacecraft failure

SRV 613

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Film return

May

Successful

Film failed to feed into camera, no images returned

22 May
03:00

Kosmos 63S1

Kapustin Yar Mayak-2

Kosmos 17 (DS-A1 #2)

Low Earth

Technology
Radiation

24 June

Successful

24 May
10:33

Vostok-2

Baikonur Site 1/5

Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 #11)

Low Earth

Optical imaging

2 June

Successful

June

1 June
02:50

Kosmos 63S1

Kapustin Yar Mayak-2

DS-MT #1

Intended: Low Earth

Technology
Radiation

+4 seconds

Launch failure

First stage malfunctioned four seconds after launch

12 June
23:58

Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D

Vandenberg LC-75-3-4

US Air Force

OPS 0954 (KH-4 #9054)

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Optical imaging

12 July

Partial spacecraft failure

SRV 616

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Film return

June

Successful

Some images unusable due to corona effect

12 June

Atlas LV-3A Agena-B

Point Arguello LC-1-2

US Air Force

Midas 8

US Air Force

Intended: Medium Earth

Missile defence

12 June

Launch failure

TRS-7

US Air Force

Intended: Medium Earth

Technology

TRS-8

US Air Force

Intended: Medium Earth

Technology

Failed to orbit

14 June
11:58:58

Vostok-K

Baikonur Site 1/5

Vostok 5

Low Earth

Biological
Technology

19 June
11:58:58

Successful

Crewed flight with cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky

15 June
14:29

Thor DM-21 Agena-D

Vandenberg LC-75-1-1

US Air Force

Solrad 6A

US Navy/NRL

Low Earth

Radiation

1 August

Successful

LOFTI 2B

US Navy/NRL

Low Earth

Ionospheric
Technology

18 July

Successful

Surcal 3

Low Earth

Calibration

5 July

Successful

Radose 112

US Navy/NRL

Low Earth

Radiation

30 July

Successful

FTV 1292 (Poppy 2)

US Navy

Low Earth

ELINT

27 July

Successful

NRL Composite 3

16 June
01:49:52

Scout X-3

Point Arguello LC-D

US Air Force

Transit 5A-3

US Navy

Low Earth

Navigation

3 August 1990

Partial launch failure

Damaged during launch, preventing operational use

16 June
09:29:52

Vostok-K

Baikonur Site 1/5

Vostok 6

Low Earth

Biological
Technology

19 June
08:20

Successful

Crewed flight with cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, first woman to fly in space, final flight of Vostok programme

19 June
09:50:01

Delta B

Cape Canaveral LC-17B

US Air Force

Tiros-7 (Tiros-G/A-52)

ESSA

Low Earth

Weather

3 June 1994

Successful

27 June
00:37

Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D

Vandenberg LC-75-1-2

US Air Force

OPS 0999 (KH-4 #9056)

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Optical imaging

26 July

Partial spacecraft failure

SRV 611

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

Film return

June/July

Successful

Hitchhiker 1 (P-11 #2)

US Air Force

Low Earth

ELINT

In orbit

Successful

Light leaks damaged film

28 June
21:19:22

Scout X-4

Wallops Island LA-3

NASA

GRS (PL-19/CRL-1/AFCRL-A)

US Air Force

Low Earth

Ionospheric
Radiation

14 December 1983

Spacecraft failure

Maiden flight of Scout X-4, spacecraft power supply failed after 13th orbit

29 June
23:30

Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B

Vandenberg LC-75-3-5

US Air Force

OPS 1440 (Ferret/Samos-F2 #4)

US Air Force/NRO

Low Earth

ELINT

26 October 1969

Successful

Maiden flight of the Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B

For flights after 30 June, see 1963 in spaceflight (July–September)

Suborbital flights


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

			CNRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
3 April 16:46	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			STAN	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 April	Successful
		Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi)
4 April 15:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
4 April 19:45:45	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 April 03:01:43	Scout X-3			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force

		Transit 5A-2	US Navy	Intended: Low Earth	Navigation	5 April	Launch failure
		Replacement for Transit 5A-1, failed to orbit
5 April	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	5 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 April 00:44:55	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
6 April 04:03	Black Brant I			Churchill		NRC

			NRC	Suborbital	Auroral Aeronomy Ionospheric	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
6 April 07:25	Black Brant I			Churchill		NRC

			NRC	Suborbital	Auroral/Ionospheric/Fields	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
8 April 11:26	Astrobee-1500			Wallops Island LA-2A		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	8 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 72 kilometres (45 mi)
8 April 16:00:02	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 April 20:28	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 April	Successful
		Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi)
9 April	R-12 Dvina			Makat		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 April 20:33:07	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	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 02:08:59	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 April 20:30	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 April	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
12 April 05:30	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			CSIRO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi)
12 April 14:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		KPNO

			KPNO	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 April 19:29:21	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-1		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 April	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-3		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April 09:23	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			UCL/QUB	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 236 kilometres (147 mi)
17 April 16:39	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30E		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 April				Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 April				Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
17 April				Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 April 21:00:14	Aerobee-300A			Wallops Island		NASA

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 342 kilometres (213 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 April	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Ethan Allen, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 April 20:00:11	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
20 April 10:01	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			DFF/LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
20 April	Shotput			Wallops Island		NASA

		San Marco Test 1	CRA	Suborbital	Technology	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 426 kilometres (265 mi)
22 April	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
23 April 20:48	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi)
23 April 22:07	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			LPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
23 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-4		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 April 20:40:49	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
24 April 20:59:36	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
24 April	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 April				Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 April	Hopi-Dart			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
25 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 April 18:31:23	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 April	Dragon			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			Sud Aviation	Suborbital	Test flight	26 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 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 02:03	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	REV Test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
27 April	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395C		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
30 April 04:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
30 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-2		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	30 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
April	R-14 Chusovaya			Plesetsk		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	April	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
1 May 10:15	HGM-25A Titan I			Vandenberg LC-395A-1		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 May	Launch failure
1 May 16:59	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			LPA/CEA	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	1 May	Successful
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
2 May 15:03	Seliger 3			Cuxhaven		DRG

			BSFEGmbH	Suborbital	Test flight	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
2 May 17:03	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	2 May	Successful
		Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
7 May 20:30	Black Brant II			Churchill		NRC

			DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
7 May 21:11	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			Johns Hopkins	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
8 May 17:23	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			Lockheed	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
8 May	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-5		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 May 16:08:32	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 May 18:02	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA

			CSIRO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 May	Successful
		Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi)
10 May 14:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi)
10 May 17:44:04	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 May	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
10 May	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Solar	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
11 May	Kiva-Hopi			Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 May
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
13 May	LGM-25C Titan II			Vandenberg LC-395D		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 May 15:45	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
14 May	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
15 May 18:22	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 May	Successful
		Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
16 May 04:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 May	Successful
		Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
16 May 14:38	Nike-Cajun			Sonmiani		NASA

			SUPA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	16 May	Successful
		Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
17 May 16:14:59	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 May 23:00:18	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C			Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Communications	17 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 May 01:06	Nike-Apache			Eglin		NASA

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
18 May 05:14:00	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
18 May 08:55	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi)
18 May 10:06	Nike-Apache			Eglin		NASA

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
18 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/7		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Launch failure
18 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/6		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 May	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
20 May 02:09	Kappa-9M			Kagoshima		ISAS

			TAO	Suborbital	Ionospheric	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 345 kilometres (214 mi)
20 May	Nike-Apache			Salto di Quirra		NASA

			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 May	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
21 May 05:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
21 May 18:25	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
21 May	Nike-Apache			Salto di Quirra		NASA

			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 May	Nike-Apache			Salto di Quirra		NASA

			ROSAP	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 May	Centaure			Reggane		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 May	Centaure			CERES		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
22 May 01:10	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		NASA

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
22 May 04:38	Scout X-3			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
22 May 05:10	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA

			GCA/CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
22 May 08:51	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA

			GCA/CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 May	Successful
		Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
23 May 05:13	Nike-Apache			Churchill		NASA

			GCA/CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
23 May 08:46	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			Met Office Jodrell Bank	Suborbital	Solar Aeronomy	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
23 May	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	ASAT test	23 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 May 00:45	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
24 May 09:00	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
24 May 17:33:05	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 May	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LC-394A-6		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 May	Centaure			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May 00:47	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			GCA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
25 May	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
25 May	Centaure			CELPA		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
26 May 05:34:00	Honest John-Nike			Barking Sands		US Air Force

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	26 May
		Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
29 May 04:35	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			UCL/RSRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
29 May 04:48:14	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 May 16:56:24	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-16		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
29 May	Nike Javelin			Eglin		Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC)

			AGPC	Suborbital	Test flight	29 May	Successful
		Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi)
30 May	Centaure			CELPA		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
30 May	Centaure			CELPA		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
1 June	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/15		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
4 June 20:12:18	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 June	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Robert E. Lee, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 June	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 June 00:30	R-5B Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN

			AN	Suborbital	Ionospheric Plasma	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
6 June 04:14:59	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
6 June 14:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
6 June 16:16:59	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
11 June 05:06	Black Brant II			Churchill		NRC

			DRTE	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
11 June 05:15	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Solar	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi)
12 June 09:03:01	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-3		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 June 09:30	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 June 18:39	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
12 June	Tomahawk			Tonopah		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
13 June 16:30:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Lafayette, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 June 17:05:34	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Lafayette, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 June	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 June	Launch failure
13 June	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 June	R-12 Dvina			Plesetsk		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	14 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
14 June	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
17 June 16:14:02	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
17 June 18:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
18 June 00:30	R-5B Pobeda			Plesetsk		AN

			AN	Suborbital	Aeronomy Ionospheric	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
18 June 03:28	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June 04:30	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE

			UCL/RSRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric Solar	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
18 June	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-3		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
19 June 17:33	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
19 June	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Ionospheric	19 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi)

Reference

"Worldwide Space Launches". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
"Orbital Launches of 1963". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
"Mercury Project Summary Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

External links

Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
"ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
"NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
"Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
"Space Information Center". JAXA.
"Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
"Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight.

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