This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1962 in spaceflight (July–September). 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
October |
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| 2 October 11:46:25 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 2 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 2 October 22:11:30 |
Delta A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | |||
| Explorer 14 (EPE-B/S-3b) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Successful | |
| Maiden flight of Delta A | ||||||
| 3 October 12:15:11 |
Atlas LV-3B | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | |||
| Mercury-Atlas 8 | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 21:28:22 | Successful | |
| Carried astronaut Wally Schirra | ||||||
| 5 October | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 5 October | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October 15:30 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 6 October | HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | ||||
| Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 7 October | Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
7 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 9 October 18:35 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-1134 (KH-5 9046) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 November | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV-603 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 13 October | Successful | |
| Shutter malfunction, half of the film aboard the spacecraft was not used | ||||||
| 11 October 00:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
11 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 11 October | Honest John-Nike | Barking Sands | US Air Force | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 October | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 11 October | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 11 October | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 12 October 16:24:03 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 13 October 06:59 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| ASE | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 13 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 317 kilometres (197 mi) | ||||||
| 14 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 14 October | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 15 October 08:39 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| CERMA | Suborbital | Biological research | 15 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), first launch from Algeria following independence from France | ||||||
| 15 October 16:17 |
Skylark-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| Cambridge UCL |
Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 16 October 09:14:38 |
Thor DSV-2E | Johnston LE-2 | US Air Force | |||
| BLUEGILL DOUBLE PRIME | US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 16 October | Launch failure | |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 16 October 15:06 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) | ||||||
| 16 October | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 17 October 09:00:00 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
| Kosmos 10 (Zenit-2 #5) | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 21 October | Successful | ||
| 17 October 15:52 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 17 October | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 18 October 00:51:54 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| 18 October 01:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 86 kilometres (53 mi) | ||||||
| 18 October 08:31 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| CERMA | Suborbital | Biological research | 18 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | ||||||
| 18 October 16:59 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | |||
| Ranger 5 | NASA | Heliocentric | Lunar impactor | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |
| Power system malfunction, missed Moon by 725 kilometres (450 mi) | ||||||
| 18 October | R-5B Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 508 kilometres (316 mi) | ||||||
| 19 October 18:15 |
SM-65F Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 19 October | Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| LRBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 04:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | ||||
| Kosmos 11 (DS-A1 #1) | Low Earth | Technology | 18 May 1964 | Successful | ||
| 20 October 08:30 |
Castor-Recruit | Johnston | AEC | |||
| CHECKMATE | AEC | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 20 October | Successful | |
| Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 08:31 |
Strypi-Antares | Johnston | DASA | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 08:32 |
Strypi-Antares | Johnston | DASA | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 20 October 09:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 21 October | Honest John-Nike | Barking Sands | US Air Force | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 October | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 22 October | R-5B Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 22 October | R-5M Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| K-3 | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 22 October | Successful | |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 22 October | Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| LRBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 22 October | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Launch failure | ||
| 23 October 03:44:24 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 11:01 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| DFF LPA |
Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 19:10:00 |
Honest John-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| 24 October 09:46 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) | ||||||
| 24 October 17:55:04 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | |||
| Mars-2MV-4 #1 | RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth |
Mars flyby | 29 October | Launch failure | |
| Upper stage engine exploded 16 seconds after ignition due to lubricant leak jamming turbopump gearbox | ||||||
| 24 October 19:00 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | ||||||
| 25 October 06:00 |
Exos | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 669 kilometres (416 mi) | ||||||
| 25 October 06:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 11:19 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 23 October 11:19 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 25 October 23:28 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | ||||||
| 25 October | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 25 October | Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | ||||
| 1MS #2 | Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation |
25 October | Launch failure | ||
| Failed to orbit | ||||||
| 26 October 09:44:05 |
Thor DSV-2E | Johnston LE-1 | US Air Force | |||
| BLUEGILL TRIPLE PRIME | US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 26 October | Successful | |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 09:58 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 10:05 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 10:11 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 10:15 |
Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 10:22 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 10:59:25 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Target | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October 16:14 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | |||
| STARAD | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Radiation | 5 October 1967 | Successful | |
| 26 October 17:05:34 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 October | Javelin | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 27 October 23:15:01 |
Delta A | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | |||
| Explorer 15 (EPE-C) | NASA | Medium Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | |
| Final flight of Delta A | ||||||
| 27 October | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 28 October | R-5M Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| K-4 | RVSN | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 28 October | Successful | |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 28 October | R-9 Desna | Baikonur Site 51 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Launch failure | ||
| 29 October 23:21 |
Véronique | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | |||
| LPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
29 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 29 October | Honest John-Nike | Barking Sands | US Air Force | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 October | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 30 October 01:50 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Wisconsin | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 30 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi) | ||||||
| 31 October 08:08 |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | |||
| ANNA 1B | US Military/NASA | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | |
| Final flight of Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ||||||
| 31 October 23:33 |
Honest John-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 31 October | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 31 October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | MR-12 | Sary Shagan | AN | |||
| AN | Suborbital | October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| October | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
November |
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| 1 November 11:25 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 1 November 11:54:48 |
Thor DSV-2E | Johnston LE-2 | US Air Force | |||
| KINGFISH | US Air Force | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 1 November | Successful | |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 1 November 12:16 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 1 November 12:20 |
Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 1 November 12:24 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 1 November 12:40 |
Honest John-Nike | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 1 November 16:14:16 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | |||
| Mars 1 (2MV-4 #2) | RVSN | Heliocentric | Mars flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |
| Communications system failed on 21 March 1963, prior to flyby | ||||||
| 2 November 04:25:00 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 2 November 07:34 |
Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 2 November 11:25 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 3 November | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 3 November | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 4 November 15:35:15 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | RVSN | |||
| Mars-2MV-3 #1 | RVSN | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth |
Mars flyby | 5 November | Launch failure | |
| Fuse shaken loose by vibrations, causing upper stage to fail to restart | ||||||
| 4 November | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 4 November | Nike-Cajun | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November 15:29:59 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 5 November 22:04 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-1136 (KH-4 9047) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 December | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV-599 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 10 November | Successful | |
| Camera door malfunction, 15 percent of film unusable | ||||||
| 6 November 19:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 6 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi) | ||||||
| 7 November 10:25 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | ||||||
| 7 November 10:53 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) | ||||||
| 7 November 19:43 |
SM-65F Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 8 November | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 9 November 03:12 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 11 November 01:03 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
11 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 11 November 20:17:02 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-2405 (Samos 11/E-6 #5/AFP-201 PVP-855) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 12 November | Spacecraft failure | |
| ERS-1 (TRS-1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | Spacecraft failure | ||
| TRS failed to separate from FTV-2405, recovery of FTV failed | ||||||
| 13 November 10:10 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar Meteorite research |
13 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | ||||||
| 13 November 22:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 253 kilometres (157 mi) | ||||||
| 14 November 22:36:02 |
SM-65F Atlas | Vandenberg OSTF-2 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 00:52:22 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 01:26 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 04:22 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| CSIRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 05:59 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | ||||||
| 16 November 17:45:02 |
Saturn C-1 (Saturn I) | Cape Canaveral LC-34 | NASA | |||
| SA-3 | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | +293 seconds | Successful | |
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater | ||||||
| 17 November 17:06:17 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | ||||||
| 18 November 04:57 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | ||||||
| 19 November 17:00:11 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 19 November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 20 November 21:41:30 |
Aerobee-300A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Michigan NASA |
Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 345 kilometres (214 mi) | ||||||
| 21 November 18:20:35 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | |||
| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 21 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November 01:11 |
Skylark-7 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 22 November | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 24 November 22:01 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-1135 (KH-4 9048) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 December | Partial spacecraft failure | |
| SRV-601 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | |
| Some film damaged by exposure through base of satellite | ||||||
| 24 November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 24 November | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 25 November 02:01 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 November | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi) | ||||||
| 25 November | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 November | Launch failure | ||
| 26 November | Centaure | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 27 November 10:17 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 27 November 18:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
| HCO | Suborbital | Solar | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) | ||||||
| 27 November | Javelin | Johnston | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 27 November | Centaure | CELPA | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 28 November 00:00 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 28 November 02:12:08 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 28 November 10:17 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi) | ||||||
| 28 November 17:36 |
Centaure | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| CNRS UCL |
Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 28 November 23:25 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 29 November 16:33 |
Black Knight 301 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | |||
| RAE | Suborbital | REV test | 29 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 576 kilometres (358 mi) | ||||||
| 29 November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 29 November | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November 10:57 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November 11:15 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November 17:36 |
Centaure | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| CNRS UCL |
Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | Centaure | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | Centaure | CELPA | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 30 November | Centaure | CERES | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| November | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| November | Berenice | CERES | ONERA | |||
| ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
December |
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| 1 December 18:06 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | ||||||
| 1 December 20:34:00 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 1 December 21:25 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | ||||||
| 1 December 21:34 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | ||||||
| 1 December 23:20 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | NASA | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) | ||||||
| 1 December | Centaure | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 December | Launch failure | ||
| 3 December 23:20 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | NASA AFCRL |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 00:01 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 03:45 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 04:45 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 07:06 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 07:56 |
Skylark-5 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | |||
| UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 10:28 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 4 December 21:30 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-1155 (KH-4 9049) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 December | Successful | |
| SRV-606 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | December | Spacecraft failure | |
| Parachute tore during SRV recovery | ||||||
| 4 December | Centaure | Hammaguira | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 5 December 01:51 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 5 December 21:25 |
SM-65F Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 5 December | Dragon | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | |||
| DMA | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 80 kilometres (50 mi) | ||||||
| 5 December | HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | ||||
| Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 00:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 00:16 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 05:32 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 05:43 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 14:19:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December 20:31:37 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
| 6 December | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December 15:00:01 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 7 December | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 8 December 01:08 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi) | ||||||
| 8 December | Centaure | CELPA | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 9 December | Centaure | CELPA | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 10 December 02:55:29 |
MGM-31 Pershing I | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 10 December 20:00 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LC-394A-4 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December 01:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December 03:27 |
Nike-Cajun | Andøya | NTNF | |||
| ILC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December 04:22 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| CSIRO | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 52 kilometres (32 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December | Nike-Cajun | Salto di Quirra | CRA | |||
| ROSAP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 11 December | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December 11:38:03 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December 12:10 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December 12:10 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December 23:46 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December | Centaure | CERES | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 12 December | Centaure | CERES | CNES | |||
| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
| 13 December 04:07 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
| NRL PL120 (Poppy 1) | NRO | Medium Earth | ELINT | 9 February 1967 | Successful | |
| Injun 3 | Iowa | Medium Earth | Ionospheric | 25 August 1968 | Successful | |
| NRL PL121 | NRO | Medium Earth | 1 July 1963 | Successful | ||
| SURCAL 2 | NRL | Medium Earth | Calibration | 18 January 1966 | Successful | |
| Calsphere 1 | NRL | Medium Earth | Calibration | 5 February 1967 | Successful | |
| 13 December 17:23 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
| John Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 December | Launch failure | ||
| 13 December 23:30:01 |
Delta B | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | |||
| Relay 1 (A-15) | NASA | Medium Earth | Communications Technology |
In orbit | Successful | |
| Maiden flight of Delta B | ||||||
| 13 December | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 13 December | Terrier-Asp IV | Point Arguello LC-B | US Navy | |||
| NOTS | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 December | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 14 December 20:52 |
Nike-Cajun | Andøya | NTNF | |||
| ILC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi), first Norwegian spaceflight | ||||||
| 14 December 21:26 |
Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||
| FTV-1156 (KH-4 9050) | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 January 1963 | Successful | |
| SRV-606 | NRO/CIA | Low Earth | Film return | 18/19 December | Successful | |
| 14 December | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 15 December 03:00:10 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 15 December 17:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) | ||||||
| 16 December 14:33:04 |
Scout X-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | |||
| Explorer 16 (S-55b) | NASA | Low Earth | Technology Micrometeoroid |
In orbit | Successful | |
| Maiden flight of Scout X-3 | ||||||
| 17 December 20:36:33 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | US Air Force | |||
| MIDAS-6 | US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Missile defence | 17 December | Launch failure | |
| ERS-3 (TRS-4) | US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | |||
| ERS-4 (TRS-4) | US Air Force | Intended: Medium Earth | Technology | |||
| Failed to orbit | ||||||
| 17 December | Nike-Zeus 3 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 17 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
| 17 December | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 18 December 05:03 |
Kappa-8 | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
| TAO | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 18 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi) | ||||||
| 18 December 17:26:55 |
SM-65E Atlas | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 18 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 18 December 19:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 18 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) | ||||||
| 19 December 01:25:45 |
Scout X-3 | Point Arguello LC-D | US Air Force | |||
| Transit 5A-1 | US Navy | Low Earth | Technology Navigation |
25 September 1968 | Spacecraft failure | |
| Power system failed within a day of operations | ||||||
| 19 December 07:33:44 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 19 December 20:08:28 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 19 December 21:51 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 19 December | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 19 December | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | |||
| Ion Engine Test A | EOS WPAT |
Suborbital | Technology | 19 December | Spacecraft failure | |
| Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi), maiden flight of Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B, spacecraft power supply failed | ||||||
| 21 December 00:35:15 |
LGM-30A Minuteman IA | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | ||||||
| 21 December | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 22 December 09:29:26 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | |||
| AFCRL | Suborbital | ABM Test | 22 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 2,259 kilometres (1,404 mi) | ||||||
| 22 December 09:32 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
| Kosmos 11 (Zenit-2 #6) | Low Earth | Optical imagery | 30 December | Successful | ||
| 22 December 10:00 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 22 December 10:00 |
Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
| 22 December 14:15 |
GAM-87A Skybolt | B-52, AMR | US Air Force | |||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 December | |||
| Apogee: 580 kilometres (360 mi) | ||||||
| 25 December | R-12 Dvina | Makat | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 25 December | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 27 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 29 December | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| December | R-14 Usovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| December | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| December | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| December | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Ethan Allen, WTR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Ethan Allen, WTR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Ethan Allen, WTR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 4th Quarter | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Ethan Allen, WTR | US Navy | |||
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4th Quarter | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| Unknown | Nike-Zeus 3 | Point Mugu | US Army | |||
| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
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