1962 in spaceflight

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For launches in the first quarter of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), for launches in the second quarter, see 1962 in spaceflight (April–June), for the third quarter see 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and for the fourth quarter see 1962 in spaceflight (October–December).

Orbital launches
The launch of Ariel 1, the first satellite not to be operated by the Soviet Union or United States
First	13 January
Last	22 December
Total	81
Successes	65
Failures	15
Partial failures	1
Catalogued	72
National firsts
Spaceflight	Turkey Norway
Satellite	United Kingdom Canada
Rockets
Maiden flights	Delta A Delta B Scout X-2 Scout X-2M Scout X-3 Thor DM-21 Agena-D Vostok-2
Retirements	Scout X-2 Thor DM-19 Delta Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Manned flights
Orbital	5
Total travellers	5
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Deep space rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
28 January	Ranger 3	Flyby of the Moon	Failed impactor, closest approach: 36,793 kilometres (22,862 mi)
26 April	Ranger 4	Lunar impact	Impacted far side, no data returned
21 October	Ranger 5	Flyby of the Moon	Failed impactor, closest approach: 724 kilometres (450 mi)
14 December	Mariner 2	Flyby of Venus	Closest approach: 34,773 kilometres (21,607 mi)

Orbital launch summary

By country

	Soviet Union
	United States

Orbital launch attempts by country in 1962

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Soviet Union	22	15	7	0
United States	59	50	8	1

By rocket

Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B	United States	13	10	3	0
Atlas LV-3B	United States	3	3	0	0
Delta A	United States	2	2	0	0	Only flights
Delta B	United States	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Kosmos-2I 63S1	Soviet Union	8	7	1	0
Molniya 8K78	Soviet Union	6	1	5	0
Scout X-2	United States	1	0	1	0	Only flights
Scout X-2M	United States	2	1	1	0	Maiden flight
Scout X-3	United States	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Thor DM-21 Ablestar	United States	3	1	2	0	Retired
Thor DM-21 Agena-B	United States	18	16	1	1
Thor DM-21 Agena-D	United States	8	8	0	0	Maiden flight
Thor DM-19 Delta	United States	6	6	0	0	Retired
Vostok-K 8K72K	Soviet Union	3	3	0	0
Vostok-2 8A92	Soviet Union	5	4	1	0	Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Accidentally Achieved	Remarks
Low Earth	62	55	7	5
Medium Earth	7	6	1	0
High Earth	1	1	0	0	Including Highly elliptical orbits
Heliocentric	11	5	6	0

References

Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches". Gunter's Space Page.
"Space Information Center". JAXA.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report". Jonathan's Space Page.
"Mission Set Database". NASA GSFC.
"NASASpaceFlight.com".
"Launch Logs". Orbital Report News Agency.
"Space Calendar". NASA JPL.
"Southwest Space Archive".
"Launch Forecast". Space.com.
"Spaceflight Now".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
"U.S. Space Objects Registry".
"Хроника освоения космоса ('Chronicle of space exploration')" (in Russian). Cosmoworld.ru.

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Footnotes

Timeline of spaceflight

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1990s

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2010s

Preceded by 1961	Timeline of spaceflight 1962	Succeeded by 1963

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Discoverer 37 \| Solrad 4 · LOFTI 2A · SECOR · Injun 2 · Surcal 1 \| Ranger 3 \| TIROS-4 \| Mercury-Atlas 6 \| FTV-2301 \| Discoverer 38 \| OSO-1 \| Samos 6 \| Kosmos 1 \| Kosmos 2 \| Midas 5 · Westford Drag \| FTV-1142 \| Ranger 4 \| Kosmos 3 \| Solrad 4B \| Kosmos 4 \| Ariel 1 \| FTV-2401 \| FTV-1125 \| ANNA 1A \| FTV-1126 \| FTV-3501 \| Mercury-Atlas 7 (Balloon Subsatellite 1) \| FTV-3501 \| Kosmos 5 \| FTV-1128 \| Zenit-2 No.3 \| FTV-1127 · Oscar 2 \| FTV-2402 \| FTV-2312 \| TIROS-5 \| FTV-1129 \| FTV-1151 \| Kosmos 6 \| Telstar 1 \| FTV-2403 \| FTV-1130 \| Mariner 1 \| FTV-1131 \| Kosmos 7 \| FTV-1152 \| FTV-2404 \| Vostok 3 \| Vostok 4 \| Kosmos 8 \| FTV-2502 \| Venera 2MV-1 No.1 \| Mariner 2 \| FTV-1153 \| Venera 2MV-1 No.2 \| FTV-1132 \| Venera 2MV-2 No.1 \| FTV-1133 · ERS-2 \| TIROS-6 \| Kosmos 9 \| Alouette 1 · TAVE \| FTV-1154 \| Explorer 14 \| Mercury-Atlas 8 \| FTV-1134 \| Kosmos 10 \| Ranger 5 \| Kosmos 11 \| Mars 2MV-4 No.1 \| 1MS No.2 \| STARAD \| Explorer 15 \| ANNA 1B \| Mars 1 \| Mars 2MV-3 No.1 \| FTV-1136 \| FTV-2405 · ERS-1 \| FTV-1135 \| FTV-1155 \| NRL PL120 · Injun 3 · NRL PL121 · Surcal 2 · Calsphere 1 \| Relay 1 \| FTV-1136 \| Explorer 16 \| Midas 6 · ERS-3 · ERS-4 \| Transit 5A-1 \| Kosmos 12

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.

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