1962 in spaceflight

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[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1962.

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Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site		 Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function		 Re-Entry/
Destruction		 Outcome Remarks
January 13 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Discoverer 37 US Air Force LEO Spy satellite N/A Failure
January 24 Thor Able-Star LC-17, Cape Canaveral DoD LOFTI 2A DoD LEO Low frequency research January 24, 1962 Failure First attempt to launch 5 satellites. Failure due to programmer malfunction
SECOR 1A DoD LEO Satellite navigation system
Solrad 4A DoD LEO Solar physics (covert ELINT)
Injun 2 DoD LEO Ionospheric research
Surcal 1 DoD LEO Surveillance
January 26
20:30 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B LC-12, Cape Canaveral NASA Ranger 3 NASA Intended: Lunar impact, Actual:Lunar fly-by Lunar research January 28, 1962 (last signal), now in heliocentric orbit Partial failure Missed the moon by 36,800 km due to malfunction in booster guidance system
February 8
12:29 GMT		 Delta DM-19 LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA TIROS 4 NASA LEO Weather satellite June 30, 1962 (last signal) Successful
February 20
14:47 GMT		 Convair Atlas D LC-14, Cape Canaveral US Air Force Mercury-Atlas 6
1 Astronaut (John Glenn)		 NASA LEO Manned Orbital Flight February 20, 1962
19:43 GMT		 Successful First American manned orbital spaceflight.
February 21
18:44 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos F2-1 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
February 27
21:50 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Discoverer 38 US Air Force LEO Surveillance March 3, 1962 Successful Aerial capsule recovery
March 7
16:04 GMT		 Delta DM-19 LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA OSO 1 NASA LEO Solar physics May 1964 (last signal) Successful
March 7
19:12 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos 6 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Partial success Film capsule recovery failed
March 16
12:00 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 1 aka Sputnik 11 USSR LEO Technology, Ionospheric research N/A Successful
March 29
07:27 GMT		 Scout X-2 Wallops Island P21A Sub-orbital Ionospheric research N/A Successful
April 6
17:16 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 2 aka Sputnik 12 USSR LEO Ionospheric research N/A Successful
April 9
15:50 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force MIDAS 5 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
April 18 Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Discoverer 39 (1962 Lambda 1) US Air Force LEO Space research May 25, 1962 Successful
April 23
20:50 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B LC-12, Cape Canaveral NASA Ranger 4 NASA Lunar impact Lunar research April 26, 1962 Failure Moon-impact, but on the far side, no scientific data transmitted
April 24
04:04 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 3 aka Sputnik 13 USSR LEO Ionospheric research N/A Successful
April 25
14:00 GMT		 Saturn I (C-1) LC-34, Cape Canaveral NASA Highwater NASA Sub-orbital Test Saturn 1 Launch vehicle. Investigate ice cloud in upper atmosphere. April 25, 1962
14:02 GMT		 Successful Self destructed after objectives completed
April 26 Scout X-2 Vandenberg AFB US Navy SOLRAD 4B US Navy LEO Solar physics (covert ELINT) April 26, 1962 Failure
April 26
10:04 GMT		 Kosmos Baikonur USSR Cosmos 4 aka Sputnik 14 USSR LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
April 26
18:00 GMT		 Delta DM-19 LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA, UK Science Research Council Ariel 1 aka UK 1 NASA LEO Space physics November 9, 1964 Successful First British experiments in orbit
April 26
21:36 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos 7 US Air Force LEO Space physics April 28, 1962 Successful
May 10 Thor Able-Star LC-17, Cape Canaveral US Air Force Anna 1A US Air Force LEO Satellite navigation system N/A Failure
May 15
19:40 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-5 9034A US Air Force LEO Surveillance May 19, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
May 24 Scout X-2 Vandenberg AFB DoD DMSP-1A F1 DoD LEO Military weather satellite N/A Failure
May 24
12:45 GMT		 Convair Atlas D LC-14, Cape Canaveral US Air Force Mercury-Atlas 7
1 Astronaut (Scott Carpenter)		 NASA LEO Manned Orbital Flight May 24, 1962
17:41 GMT		 Successful
May 28
03:07 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 5 aka Sputnik 15 USSR LEO Earth science N/A Successful
May 30
00:28 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 4 (1962 Phi 1) US Air Force LEO Surveillance June 2, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
June 1 Vostok 2 Baikonur USSR Cosmos (6) USSR LEO Surveillance N/A Failure
June 2
00:43 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force OSCAR 2 Project Oscar LEO Amateur radio satellite N/R Successful
KH-4 5 (KH-4 9036) US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/R Partial failure Capsule not recovered
June 17
18:14 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos 8 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
June 18
20:24 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos F2-2 (1962 Omega 1) US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
June 19
12:14 GMT		 Delta DM-19 LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA TIROS 5 NASA LEO Weather satellite May 14, 1963 (deactivated) Successful
June 23
00:28 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 6 (KH-4 9037) US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
June 28
00:12 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 7 (KH-4 9038) US Air Force LEO Surveillance July 2, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
June 30
16:04 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 6 aka Sputnik 16 USSR LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
July 18
20:53 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos 9 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
July 21
00:57 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 8 (KH-4 9039) US Air Force LEO Surveillance July 21, 1962 Partial success Aborted after 6 orbits
July 22
09:21 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B LC-12, Cape Canaveral NASA Mariner 1 NASA Intended: Venus Fly-by Venus exploration July 22, 1962 Failure Failed 293 seconds after launch
July 28
00:28 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 9 (KH-4 9040) US Air Force LEO Surveillance August 1, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
July 28
09:21 GMT		 Vostok 2 Baikonur USSR Cosmos 7 aka Sputnik 17 USSR LEO Surveillance, Space science N/A Successful
August 2
00:28 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 10 (KH-4 9041) US Air Force LEO Surveillance August 6, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
August 5
18:00 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos 10 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
August 11
08:30 GMT		 A-1 LC-1, Baikonur RVSN Vostok 3, 1 Cosmonaut (Andrian Nikolayev) RVSN LEO Manned Orbital Flight August 15, 1962
06:56 GMT		 Successful
August 12
08:02 GMT		 A-1 LC-1, Baikonur RVSN Vostok 4, 1 Cosmonaut (Pavel Popovich) RVSN LEO Manned Orbital Flight August 15, 1962
06:59 GMT		 Successful
August 18
05:02 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 8 aka Sputnik 18 USSR LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
August 23
11:45 GMT		 Scout X-2 Vandenberg AFB US Air Force DMSP-1A F2 US Air Force LEO Military weather satellite N/A Successful
August 25
02:52 GMT		 Molniya Baikonur USSR Sputnik 19 (Venera 2a) USSR Intended: Venus landing Venus exploration August 28, 1962 Failure Escape stage failed
August 27
06:53 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B LC-12, Cape Canaveral NASA Mariner 2 NASA Venus Fly-by Venus exploration January 3, 1963 (last signal) Successful First successful US Venus mission. Fly-by on December 14, 1962
August 29
01:12 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 11 (KH-4 9044) US Air Force LEO Surveillance September 2, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
September 1
02:24 GMT		 Molniya Baikonur USSR Sputnik 20 (Venera 2b) USSR Intended: Venus landing Venus exploration September 6, 1962 Failure Escape stage failed
September 1
20:38 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-5 6 (KH-4 9042A) US Air Force LEO N/A September 2, 1962 Partial success Capsule not recovered
September 12
01:40 GMT		 Molniya Baikonur USSR Sputnik 21 (Venera 2c) USSR Intended: Venus landing Venus exploration September 12, 1962 Failure Third stage exploded
September 17
20:38 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 12 US Air Force LEO Surveillance September 18, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
TRS 2 (ERS 2) US Air Force LEO Solar cells damage test N/A Failure Failed to deploy
September 18
08:52 GMT		 Delta DM-19 LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA TIROS 6 NASA LEO Weather satellite October 21, 1963 (last signal) Successful
September 27
09:36 GMT		 Vostok 2 Baikonur USSR Cosmos 9 USSR LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
September 29
06:05 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB NASA Alouette 1 Canadian Defence Research Board-Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment LEO Ionospheric research Still in orbit, last signal: September 1971 Successful First Canadian satellite
September 29
23:45 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 13 (KH-4 9045) US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful First use of stellar camera
October 2
21:30 GMT		 Delta-A LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA Explorer 14 NASA HEO Energetic particles research N/A Successful
October 3
12:15 GMT		 Convair Atlas D LC-14, Cape Canaveral US Air Force Mercury-Atlas 8
1 Astronaut (Walter Schirra)		 NASA LEO Manned Orbital Flight October 3, 1962
21:28 GMT		 Successful
October 9
18:58 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-5 7 (KH-4 9046A) US Air Force LEO Surveillance October 13, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
October 17
09:21 GMT		 Vostok 2 Baikonur USSR Cosmos 10 USSR LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
October 18
16:59 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B LC-12, Cape Canaveral NASA Ranger 5 NASA Intended: Lunar impact Lunar research now in heliocentric orbit Failure Missed the moon by 725 km
October 20
03:50 GMT		 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos 11 USSR LEO Surveillance, Space research N/A Successful
October 24
17:55 GMT		 Molniya Baikonur USSR Sputnik 22 (Mars 1c) USSR Intended: Mars fly-by Mars exploration October 24, 1962 Failure Failed while still in earth orbit
October 25 Kosmos Kapustin Yar USSR Cosmos (12) USSR LEO N/A N/A Failure
October 26
16:19 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force STARAD 1 US Air Force HEO Magnetospheric research N/A Successful
October 27
23:17 GMT		 Delta-A LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA Explorer 15 NASA HEO Energetic particles research N/A Successful
October 31
08:09		 Thor Able-Star LC-17, Cape Canaveral US Air Force Anna 1B US Air Force LEO Satellite navigation system N/A Successful
November 1
16:14 GMT		 Molniya Baikonur USSR Mars 1 (Sputnik 23) USSR Mars fly-by Mars exploration March 21, 1963 (last signal), now in heliocentric orbit Partial failure Loss of signal at earth-distance of 107 mio km, Mars fly-by on June 19, 1963 without data transmission
November 4
15:35 GMT		 Molniya Baikonur USSR Sputnik 24 USSR Mars landing Mars exploration January 19, 1963 Failure Burn for Mars trajectory failed, destroying spacecraft
November 5
22:19 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 14 (KH-4 9047) US Air Force LEO Military satellite December 3, 1962 Successful
November 11
20:24 GMT		 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force Samos 11 US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
TRS-1 (ERS-1) US Air Force LEO Solar cell damage test N/A Successful
November 16
17:45 GMT		 Saturn I (C-1) LC-34, Cape Canaveral NASA Highwater NASA Sub-orbital Test Saturn 1 Launch vehicle. Investigate ice cloud in upper atmosphere. November 16, 1962
17:49 GMT		 Successful Self destructed after objectives completed
November 24
22:04 GMT		 Thor Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 15 (KH-4 9048) US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Successful
December 4
21:36 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 16 (KH-4 9049) US Air Force LEO Surveillance N/A Partial failure Capsule not recovered
December 13
23:30 GMT		 Delta-B LC-17, Cape Canaveral NASA Relay 1 NASA MEO Communications satellite February 10, 1965 (last signal) Successful
December 13
04:04 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Navy Injun 3 US Navy HEO Magnetosphere research August 25, 1968 Successful
SURCAL 1A US Air Force HEO Surveillance N/A Successful
SURCAL 2A US Air Force HEO Surveillance N/A Successful
Calsphere 1A US Air Force HEO Surveillance N/A Successful
1962 Beta Tau 1
Poppy 1		 US Air Force HEO Surveillance N/A Successful
December 14
21:22 GMT		 Thor Agena-D Vandenberg AFB US Air Force KH-4 17 (KH-4 9050) US Air Force LEO Surveillance December 18, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered
December 16
14:38 GMT		 Scout X-3 Wallops Island NASA Explorer 16 NASA LEO Micrometeorid satellite July 1963 Successful
December 17 Atlas Agena-B Vandenberg AFB US Air Force TRS-3 (ERS-3) US Air Force LEO Solar cell damage test December 17, 1962 Failure
TRS-4 (ERS-4) US Air Force LEO Solar cell damage test
MIDAS 6 US Air Force LEO Surveillance
December 19
01:26 GMT		 Scout X-3 Vandenberg AFB US Navy Transit 5A US Navy LEO Satellite navigation system N/A Successful
December 22
09:21 GMT		 Vostok-2 Baikonur USSR Cosmos 12 USSR LEO Surveillance December 30, 1962 Successful Capsule recovered

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1961		 Timeline of spaceflight
1962		 Succeeded by
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