This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (April–June), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.
| ← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec → |
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
January |
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| 4 January | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 5 January 15:00:02 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 11 January | R-14U Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 13 January 16:15 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) | ||||||
| 13 January 21:41 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
| Discoverer 37 (KH-3 9030) | NRO/CIA | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 January | Launch Failure | |
| SRV-571 | NRO/CIA | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | |||
| Last KH-3 launch, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 13 January | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 13 January | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 15 January 11:07:01 |
Thor DSV-2D | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 16 January 18:59:59 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 16 January | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 16 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 16 January | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 17 January 21:02:26 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 17 January | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 18 January | Nike-Zeus | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 21 January 00:57 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-3 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 22 January | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 23 January 17:05:37 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Launch failure | ||
| 23 January 21:28:27 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 24 January 09:30 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | |||
| LOFTI 2A | US Navy/NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Technology Ionospheric |
24 January | Launch failure | |
| SECOR (ERGS) | US Army | Intended: Low Earth | Geodesy | |||
| Solrad 4 (GRAB-4) | US Navy/NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation ELINT |
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| Injun 2 | Iowa | Intended: Low Earth | Ionospheric | |||
| SURCAL 1 | NRL | Intended: Low Earth | Calibration | |||
| Failed to orbit | ||||||
| 25 January 03:26 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 25 January 14:59:48 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 25 January 22:02 |
Nike-Zeus | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 25 January | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 26 January 20:30 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | |||
| Ranger 3 (P-34) | NASA | Heliocentric | Lunar impactor | In orbit | Launch failure | |
| Upper stage guidance malfunction, missed Moon by 36,874 kilometres (22,912 mi) | ||||||
| 27 January | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 27 January | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 29 January 20:00 |
Astrobee-200 | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 29 January 23:30:56 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 30 January | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
February |
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| 1 February | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 5 February 20:58 |
Skylark-5C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi) | ||||||
| 7 February 04:38 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 7 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | ||||||
| 7 February 11:50 |
Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 960 kilometres (600 mi) | ||||||
| 7 February | Nike-Zeus | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 8 February 12:43:45 |
Thor DM-19 Delta | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | |||
| Tiros-4 (Tiros-D) | NASA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |
| Last signal received on 30 June | ||||||
| 11 February | R-14U Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 12 February | Nike-Zeus | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 13 February 20:55 |
SM-65E Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | ||||||
| 15 February 15:35:53 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 16 February 23:04 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 17 February 19:43 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 17 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) | ||||||
| 17 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 17 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February 01:00:01 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February 13:28 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | ||||||
| 20 February 14:47:39 |
Atlas LV-3B | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | |||
| Mercury-Atlas 6 | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 19:43:02 | Successful | |
| Carried astronaut John Glenn, first US manned orbital spaceflight | ||||||
| 21 February 18:44 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-2301 (Ferret/Samos-F2 1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | 9 March | Partial launch failure | |
| Upper stage failed to restart, placed in lower orbit than planned | ||||||
| 21 February 22:30 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 21 February | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 21 February | RAM-A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 21 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 23 February | HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | ||||
| Suborbital | Missile test | 23 February | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | ||||||
| 24 February | R-21 | Project 658 Submarine, | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi) | ||||||
| 27 February 19:39 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
| Discoverer 38 (KH-4 9031) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 March | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV-581 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 3 March | Successful | |
| First KH-4 launch, returned unfocused images | ||||||
March |
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| 1 March 00:14:09 |
SM-65E Atlas | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | ||||||
| 1 March 05:07 |
Scout X-1A | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | |||
| P-21A | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 1 March | Successful | |
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi), only flight of Scout X-1A | ||||||
| 1 March 17:07 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | ||||||
| 1 March 19:45:01 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 1 March 23:23 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 1 March 23:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | ||||||
| 2 March 00:05 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 2 March 10:47 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | ||||||
| 2 March 10:54 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) | ||||||
| 2 March 11:15 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 3 March | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 5 March 09:55 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi) | ||||||
| 5 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 6 March 12:35 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 173 kilometres (107 mi) | ||||||
| 6 March 13:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 323 kilometres (201 mi) | ||||||
| 6 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 7 March 16:06:18 |
Thor DM-19 Delta | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | |||
| OSO-1 (OSO-A) | NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 8 October 1981 | Successful | |
| Last signal received in May 1964 | ||||||
| 7 March 22:10:31 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | US Air Force | |||
| Samos 6 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 November | Successful | |
| Samos 6 RV | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 June 1963 | Spacecraft failure | |
| RV recovery failed, resulting in termination of Samos film-return programme | ||||||
| 8 March 15:23:51 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 9 March 00:16 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 13 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 13 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 14 March | Terrier-Asp IV | Point Arguello LC-B | US Navy | |||
| NOTS | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 15 March 23:31:50 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 16 March 11:59 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | ||||
| Kosmos 1 (DS-2 #1) | Low Earth | Ionospheric Technology |
25 May | Successful | ||
| 16 March 18:08:58 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 16 March | Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March 11:04 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March 15:30 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 79 kilometres (49 mi) | ||||||
| 19 March 23:28 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A | Vandenberg LE-7 | Royal Air Force | |||
| Royal Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | ||||||
| 21 March | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Launch failure | ||
| 21 March | Dong Feng 2 | Jiuquan LA-3 | PLA | |||
| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Launch failure | ||
| 22 March | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| 23 March 01:30:02 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 23 March 23:44 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 23 March 23:54 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA/Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 24 March 00:39:32 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 26 March 19:03 |
NOTS-EV-2 Caleb | F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello | NOTS | |||
| NOTS/NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi) | ||||||
| 27 March 23:48 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March 00:03 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 28 March | R-5A Pobeda | Chelkar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Target | 28 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 29 March 07:27 |
Scout X-2 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research Aeronomy |
29 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 6,291 kilometres (3,909 mi), maiden flight of Scout X-2 | ||||||
| 29 March 09:28 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 March | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | ||||||
| 30 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Launch failure | ||
| March | RT-1 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | March | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
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