| Launch Date/Time
| Rocket
| Launch
Site
| Launch Contractor
| Payload
| Operator
| Orbit
| Mission/
Function
| Re-Entry/
Destruction
| Outcome
| Remarks
|
January 7
01:40 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
January 26
22:43 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-A3, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM operational test
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
January 27
01:31 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| February 2
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| February 5
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-3 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| February 5, 1960
| Failure
|
|
February 12
04:11 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| February 15
| Atlas D Able
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Pioneer 31
| NASA
|
| Lunar exploration
| Never left the ground
| Failure
| Exploded on pad
|
| February 24
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| February 24, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| March 8
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-3 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| March 8, 1960
| Failure
| Second stage malfunction
|
March 8
13:10 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
| First use of internal guidance
|
March 11
00:36 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
| Propulsion system malfunction
|
March 11
13:00 GMT
| Thor-DM18 Able-4
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| Pioneer 5
| NASA
| interplanetary
| Investigation of interplanetary space
| June 26, 1960 (last signal)
| Successful
| intended as Venus fly-by, reached heliocentric orbit
|
| March 22
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| March 22, 1960
| Successful
|
|
April 1
11:45 GMT
| Thor Able-2
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| TIROS 1
| NASA
| LEO
| Weather satellite
| June 15, 1960
| Successful
| First successful weather satellite
|
April 8
02:06 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
| Propulsion system malfunction
|
| April 8
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-3 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| April 8, 1960
| Failure
| Second stage malfunction
|
| April 13
| Thor Able-Star
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| DoD
| Transit 1B
| DoD
| LEO
| Satellite navigation system
| N/A
| Successful
| First engine restart in space
|
| April 15
| Thor-Agena-A
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 11 aka KH-1 8
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| N/A
| Partial success
| Film capsule recovery failed
|
| April 18
| Vought Scout X
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Test LV
| N/A
| Failure
| Structural Failure during staging.
First, last, and only flight of Scout X rocket
|
| April 21
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| April 21, 1960
| Successful
|
|
April 22
19:39 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B2, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Operational readiness test
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| April 28
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-3 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| April 28, 1960
| Successful
|
|
May 6
16:47 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B2, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Operational readiness test
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
| May 13
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| May 4, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| May 15
| R-7 8K72 (Vostok/A-1)
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4)
| RVSN
| LEO
| Test prototype Vostok spacecraft
|
| Partial Failure
| Guidance malfunction prevented retrofire test, all other aspects successful
|
May 20
15:00 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
| Record distance for sub-orbital flight - (9040 miles)
|
May 24
11:30 GMT
| Saunders-Roe Black Knight
| Woomera
| RAE
| Gaslight Re-entry vehicle
| RAE
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| May 24, 1960
| Failure
|
|
May 24
17:31 GMT
| Atlas-Agena-A
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Midas 2
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Detection of IR-sources
| May 26, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| May 27
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| May 27, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| June 4
| R-7 (A-1)
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Operational Readiness Test
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
June 11
06:30 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
June 21
10:05 GMT
| Saunders-Roe Black Knight
| Woomera
| RAE
| Gaslight Re-entry vehicle
| RAE
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| June 21, 1960
| Successful
|
|
June 22
06:00 GMT
| Thor-Able-Star
| Thor Agena-A
| US Navy
| Transit 2A
| US Navy
| LEO
| Satellite navigation system
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| Solrad 1
| US Navy
| LEO
| Solar physics
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
June 22
14:49 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
| Electrical malfunction
|
| June 24
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| June 24, 1960
| Successful
|
|
June 28
02:30 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| July 1
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| July 1, 1960
| Failure
| Exploded above pad
|
July 2
00:04 GMT
| Scout X-1
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Test LV
| N/A
| Failure
| First flight of Scout X-1
|
July 2
06:58 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
| Electrical malfunction
|
July 22
23:46 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B1, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
July 25
11:54 GMT
| Saunders-Roe Black Knight
| Woomera
| RAE
| Gaslight Re-entry vehicle
| RAE
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| July 25, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| July 28
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| July 28, 1960
| Failure
|
|
| July 28
| R-7 8K72 (Vostok/A-1)
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik, 2 dogs
| RVSN
| Intended: LEO
| Test prototype Vostok spacecraft
| July 28, 1960
| Failure
| Exploded above pad
|
July 29
14:13 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Atlas 1
| NASA
| Intended: LEO
| Test Mercury spacecraft
| August 9, 1960
| Failure
| LV exploded
|
August 9
18:09 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| August 10
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| August 10, 1960
| Successful
|
|
August 10
20:38 GMT
| Thor Agena-A
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 13
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| August 11, 1960
| Successful
| First successful recovery of object from orbit
|
August 12
13:00 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
August 12
09:36 GMT
| Delta DM-19
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| Echo 1
| NASA
| LEO
| Communications satellite (passive)
| May 24, 1968
| Successful
| 30.5 m diameter balloon
|
August 18
19:55 GMT
| Thor Agena-A
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 14
| US Air Force
| LEO (polar)
| Spy satellite
| August 19, 1960
| Successful
| First aerial recovery from orbit
|
| August 19
| R-7 8K72 (Vostok/A-1)
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5)
various animals and plants
| RVSN
| LEO
| Test prototype Vostok spacecraft
|
| Successful
|
|
| August 30
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| August 30, 1960
| Successful
|
|
September 12
20:38 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B3, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
September 13
22:19 GMT
| Thor Agena-A
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 15
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
|
| Partial failure
| capsule recovery failed
|
September 17
00:50 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
September 19
18:31 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
September 21
13:02 GMT
| Vought Blue Scout
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| HETS
| US Air Force
|
| Investigate radiation
|
| Failure
| Spacecraft radio malfunction - no data relayed
First Blue Scout launch
|
| September 25
| Atlas D Able
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Pioneer P-30
| NASA
|
| Lunar exploration.
| September 25, 1960
| Failure
| Exploded during ascent
|
| September 28
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| September 28, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| September 29
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| September 29, 1960
| Successful
|
|
September 29
20:21 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B2, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
October 4
15:23 GMT
| Scout X-1
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
| USAF Radiation Probe
| US Air Force
|
| Investigate radiation
|
| Successful
|
|
October 4
17:45 GMT
| Thor Able-Star
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| US Army
| Courier 1B
| US Army
| LEO
| Communications satellite
| October 21, 1960
| Successful
| First active repeater
|
| October 7
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| October 7, 1960
| Successful
|
|
October 10
14:27 GMT
| Molniya
| Baikonur
| USSR
| Mars 1960A aka Marsnik 1
| USSR
| intended Mars fly-by
| Mars exploration
| October 10, 1960
| Failure
| Destroyed in a launch failure
|
October 13
04:53 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B3, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
October 13
09:34 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
| 3 black mice carried aboard and recovered
|
October 22
05:13 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| October 24
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| October 24, 1960
| Successful
|
|
November 3
11:16 GMT
| Juno II
| LC-26, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| Explorer 8
| NASA
| LEO
| Ionospheric exploration
| December 27, 1960
| Successful
|
|
November 8
13:18 GMT
| Vought Blue Scout
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| HETS
| US Air Force
|
| Investigate magnetosphere
|
| Failure
|
|
November 12
20:38 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 17
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| November 14, 1960
| Successful
|
|
November 15
05:54 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
November 16
20:35 GMT
| Atlas D
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
November 21
14:00 GMT
| Redstone
| LC-5, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Redstone 1
| NASA
| Intended: Sub-orbital
| Test Mercury spacecraft
| T+1 second
| Failure
| Engine failed at T+1 second, rocket fell back onto the pad without exploding. Launch Escape system fired, but
did not remove capsule
|
November 23
11:13 GMT
| Delta DM-19
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| TIROS 2
| NASA
| LEO
| Weather satellite
| January 22, 1961
| Successful
|
|
December 1
07:30 GMT
| R-7 8K72 (Vostok/A-1)
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6), various animals and plants.
| RVSN
| LEO
| Test prototype Vostok spacecraft
| December 2, 1960
| Failure
| Disintergrated during re-entry
|
| December 3
| Titan I
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| Never left ground
| Failure
| Exploded on pad following collapse of tower.
|
December 4
21:14 GMT
| Scout X-1
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
| Explorer (9) S 56
| US Air Force
| Intended: LEO
| Investigate radiation
| December 4, 1960
| Failure
| Second stage malfunction
|
December 7
20:38 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 18
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| November 10, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| December 15
| Atlas D Able
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Pioneer P-31
| NASA
|
| Lunar exploration
| December 15, 1960
| Failure
| Exploded during ascent
|
December 19
16:15 GMT
| Redstone
| LC-5, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Redstone 1A
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test Mercury spacecraft
| December 19, 1960
| Successful
|
|
| December 20
| Titan I
| Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| RVX-4 Re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| December 20, 1960
| Failure
|
|
December 20
20:38 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 19
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| December 22
| R-7 8K72K (Vostok/A-1)
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik, 2 dogs
| RVSN
| Intended:LEO
| Test prototype Vostok spacecraft
| December 22, 1960
| Failure
| Third stage malfunction. Dogs recovered alive.
|
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