1962 in spaceflight (July–September)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and September 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
July-September
10 July 08:35:05	Thor DM-19 Delta			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Telstar 1	AT&T	Medium Earth	Communications	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
		First active communications satellite, damaged by radiation from Starfish Prime nuclear test, resulting in intermittent performance from November 1962 to 21 February 1963, when the satellite failed completely.
18 July 20:51:20	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-2403 (Samos 9/E-6 #3/AFP-201 PVP-853)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	27 July	Spacecraft failure
		Failed to deorbit, spacecraft separated from Agena whilst still in orbit, Agena decayed on 25 July
21 July 00:56	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		FTV-1130 (KH-4 9039)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	14 August	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-593	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	July	Successful
		Aborted after six passes, photos severely affected by static
22 July 09:21:23	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		Mariner 1	NASA	Intended: Heliocentric	Venus flyby	+293 seconds	Launch failure
		Guidance system failure, destroyed by range safety
28 July 00:30	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1131 (KH-4 9040)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	24 August	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-594	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	1 August	Successful
		Images severely affected by radiation and static
28 July 09:18:31	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 7 (Zenit-2 #4)		Low Earth	Optical imagery	1 August	Successful
2 August 00:17	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-1152 (KH-4 9041)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 August	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-595	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	6 August	Successful
		Images severely affected by static
5 August 17:58:59	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force
		FTV-2404 (Samos 10/E-6 #4/AFP-201 PVP-854)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Optical imagery	6 August	Spacecraft failure
		Recovery failed
11 August 08:30	Vostok-K			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Vostok 3	RVSN	Low Earth	Biological	15 August 06:52	Successful
		Carried cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev
12 August 08:02:17	Vostok-K			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Vostok 4	RVSN	Low Earth	Biological	15 August 06:59	Successful
		Carried cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, landed early after codeword requesting end of mission was accidentally used in conversation between crew and controllers
18 August 15:00	Kosmos 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
		Kosmos 8 (DS-K-8 #1)		Low Earth	Technology Radar target	17 August 1963	Successful
23 August 11:44	Scout X-2M			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force
		FTV-3502 (DMSP-1A F2/P-35 2/AF-2)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
25 August 02:18:45	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Venera-2MV-1 #1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Venus lander	28 August	Launch failure
		One of four upper stage ullage motors failed to ignite, resulting in loss of control
27 August 06:59:14	Atlas LV-3A Agena-B			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		Mariner 2	NASA	Heliocentric	Venus flyby	In orbit	Successful
29 August 01:00	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		FTV-1153 (KH-4 9044)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	10 September	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-596	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	2 September	Successful
		Attitude control system malfunctioned
1 September 02:18:45	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Venera-2MV-1 #2	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Venus lander	6 September	Launch failure
		Valve failed to open, preventing upper stage restart
1 September 20:39	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-5		US Air Force
		FTV-1132 (KH-5 9042)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 October	Successful
		SRV-600	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	September	Spacecraft failure
		Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule
12 September 00:59:13	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5		RVSN
		Venera-2MV-2 #1	RVSN	Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Venus lander	14 September	Launch failure
		Vernier engine exploded due to failure of oxidiser valve to close
17 September 23:46	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force
		FTV-1133 (KH-4 9043)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	19 November	Partial spacecraft failure
		ERS-2 (TRS-1)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology		Spacecraft failure
		SRV-597	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	19 September	Successful
		Capping shutter malfunctioned, ERS-2 failed to separate from FTV-1133
18 September 08:53:08	Thor DM-19 Delta			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Tiros-6 (Tiros-F2)	NASA	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
		Final flight of Thor-Delta, last signal from satellite received on 21 October 1963
27 September 09:39:51	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 1/5
		Kosmos 9 (Zenit-2 #7)		Low Earth	Optical imagery	1 October	Successful
29 September 06:05	Thor DM-21 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		Alouette 1	DRTE	Low Earth	Ionospheric	In orbit	Successful
		TAVE	NASA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
		Alouette 1 became the first Canadian satellite, TAVE intentionally remained attached to the carrier rocket's upper stage
29 September 23:34:50	Thor DM-21 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force
		FTV-1154 (KH-4 9045)	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Optical imaging	8 October	Partial spacecraft failure
		SRV-598	NRO/CIA	Low Earth	Film return	October	Successful
		Attitude control system malfunctioned

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Suborbital launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
July
1 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 July	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	2 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
4 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 July 03:46	Skylark-5			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
5 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 July	Berenice			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	6 July	Successful
		Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
8 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 July 08:46:28	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
9 July 08:51:39	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 820 kilometres (510 mi)
9 July 08:52:27	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,100 kilometres (680 mi)
9 July 08:55:43	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,200 kilometres (750 mi)
9 July 08:57:29	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,030 kilometres (640 mi)
9 July 08:57:49	Strypi-Antares			Johnston		DASA
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 900 kilometres (560 mi)
9 July 08:59	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 July	Launch failure
9 July 09:08	Honest John-Nike			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 July	Javelin			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
9 July	Javelin			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
9 July	Journeyman			Point Arguello LC-A		AEC
			AEC	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	9 July
		Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
9 July	Astrobee-1500			Point Arguello LC-B		Sandia
			AEC	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	9 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
9 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 July 15:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	10 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 July 18:51:54	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	11 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 July 16:57:57	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Target	12 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 July 18:31:57	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 July 20:05:13	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	12 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 July 03:03:10	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
13 July 21:11:33	SM-65E Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-1		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	13 July	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 July	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	13 July	Launch failure
16 July	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	16 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 July 09:30:12	Thor DSV-2D			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	18 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,484 kilometres (922 mi)
19 July 08:40	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 July 11:05:27	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-1		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	19 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
19 July 11:35	Nike-Zeus 3			Kwajalein		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	19 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 July 20:49:54	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 July 22:19:15	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 July 23:49:14	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Marshall, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 July	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
21 July	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
23 July	Nike-Cajun			Johnston		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 July	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 July	Javelin			Johnston		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 July 12:09:00	Aerobee-150A			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 July
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 July 17:29:12	Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C			Point Arguello LC-A		US Air Force
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Communications	24 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 July 21:41	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA
			UCO	Suborbital	Solar	24 July	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
24 July	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
25 July 15:41	NOTS-EV-2 Caleb			F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello		NOTS
			NOTS/NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,166 kilometres (725 mi)
25 July 16:17:20	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 16		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 July				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 July 09:13:53	Thor DSV-2E			Johnston LE-1		US Air Force
		BLUEGILL PRIME	US Air Force	Suborbital	Nuclear test	26 July	Launch failure
26 July 17:50:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 July	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 July	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 July	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 July	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USS George Washington, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
28 July 02:50	Trailblazer 1			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	28 July	Successful
		Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
28 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 July	Launch failure
29 July	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 July	Launch failure
30 July	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	30 July	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
31 July	R-16U			Baikonur Site 60/8		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	31 July	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
July	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
July	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
July	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	July	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
August
1 August 18:40:40	PGM-19 Jupiter			Cape Canaveral LC-26A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
1 August 21:07:10	SM-65F Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576E		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
3 August 17:46	Exos			Eglin		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 August	Successful
		Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi)
4 August	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	4 August	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
5 August	Kiva-Hopi			Point Arguello LC-B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 August
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
7 August 00:47:08	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		AFCRL
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 August	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
7 August 19:20:05	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	7 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 August 16:55	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	8 August	Successful
		Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
8 August	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
8 August	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
9 August 15:05:02	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-32B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
9 August 22:51:08	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-3		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
9 August 23:05:19	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576B-2		Strategic Air Command
			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
10 August 21:11:21	SM-65F Atlas			Vandenberg OSTF-2		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
10 August 21:27:00	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
10 August	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	10 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 August 01:48:11	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		AFCRL
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 August	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
13 August 22:00	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	13 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
14 August 15:20	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Sheffield UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	14 August	Successful
		Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
15 August	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 August	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 August 16:34:10	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
18 August 07:09	Nike-Cajun			Andøya		NTNF
			ILC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	18 August	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 August 00:57:39	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		AFCRL
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 August	Successful
		Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
21 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 August 01:30:00	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30A		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	22 August	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 August 15:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL
			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	22 August	Successful
		Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
23 August 07:15	Kappa-8L			Kagoshima		ISAS
			ISAS	Suborbital	Test flight	23 August	Successful
		Apogee: 173 kilometres (107 mi)
23 August 17:10	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 August	Successful
		Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
23 August				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	23 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 August 11:38	Black Knight 301			Woomera LA-5		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	REV test Ionospheric	24 August	Successful
		Apogee: 573 kilometres (356 mi)
25 August	Nike-Zeus 3			Point Mugu		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	25 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 August 09:08	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE
			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	27 August	Successful
		Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
27 August 15:02:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			Cape Canaveral LC-25A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	27 August	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 August 19:34	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	28 August	Successful
		Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
28 August	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	28 August	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
29 August 01:01	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	29 August	Successful
		Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
29 August 19:00	Nike-Cajun			Eglin		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	29 August	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
31 August 00:56:07	Nike-Cajun			Kronogard		AFCRL
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	31 August	Successful
		Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
31 August 16:25	Scout X-3A			Wallops Island LA-3		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	31 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi), third stage ignition occurred late
September
4 September	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
4 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
4 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
4 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
4 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	4 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 September 16:00	UGM-27 Polaris A3			Cape Canaveral LC-29A		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	7 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 September 13:30	Skylark-2C			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			UCL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	11 September	Successful
		Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)
11 September 23:24	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 September	Successful
		Apogee: 306 kilometres (190 mi)
12 September 15:50:00	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	12 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 September 08:09:06	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	14 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
15 September 20:37:10	UGM-27 Polaris A1			USNS Observation Island, ETR		US Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	15 September	Successful
		Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
15 September	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	15 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 September 03:06:22	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 September 19:30	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	19 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
19 September	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 September 03:45:41	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	20 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 September 04:21	Skylark-2			Woomera LA-2		RAE
			Sheffield	Suborbital	Ionospheric	20 September	Successful
		Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
20 September	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	20 September	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 September	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	20 September	Launch failure
21 September	RAM-B			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	21 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
22 September 02:24	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	22 September	Successful
		Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
22 September 06:45	Journeyman			Wallops Island		NASA
			Michigan	Suborbital	Radio astronomy	22 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,691 kilometres (1,051 mi)
27 September 02:14:56	MGM-31 Pershing I			Cape Canaveral LC-30		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
27 September 18:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Ionospheric	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
27 September	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 September	Nike-Zeus 3			White Sands LC-38		US Army
			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 September 21:01	LGM-30A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LC-394A-3		US Air Force
			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	28 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
28 September				Kapustin Yar		MVS
			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	28 September	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 September 06:02	Aerobee-150A			Wallops Island		NASA
			NASA	Suborbital	XR astronomy	30 September	Successful
		Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)
September	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
September	R-14 Chusovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	September	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
3rd Quarter	Berenice			CERES		ONERA
			ONERA	Suborbital	REV Test	3rd Quarter	Successful
		Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)

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