1964 in spaceflight (July–September)
This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and September 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (January–March), 1964 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1964 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
Remarks | ||||||
1 July 11:16 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
Kosmos 34 (Zenit-4 #3) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 July | Successful | ||
1 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
1 July | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
2 July 00:24:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
2 July 21:00 |
Black Brant IVA | Fort Churchill | CARDE | |||
CBAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 July | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
2 July 23:59:56 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3395 (Ferret #6/Samos-F3 #2) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 7 August 1969 | Successful | |
2 July | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 298 kilometres (185 mi) | ||||||
2 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
5 July | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Air Force | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 July | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
6 July 18:51:18 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3684 (KH-7 #4009/AFP-206 SV-959) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 July | Successful | |
OPS 4923 (SSF-A #3/EHH A3) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | SIGINT | 3 January 1965 | Successful | |
6 July 19:23 |
Skylark-7C | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | |||
CNES/Liège | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi) | ||||||
6 July | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
Sandia | Suborbital | Solar | 6 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 288 kilometres (179 mi) | ||||||
7 July 19:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
7 July 19:30 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-05 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||||||
7 July 22:43 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands | NRL | |||
NRL | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 7 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 295 kilometres (183 mi) | ||||||
7 July 23:02 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | |||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) | ||||||
7 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
8 July 19:15:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS John Adams (SSBN-620), ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
8 July 19:22 |
Skylark-7C | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | |||
CNES/Liège | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
8 July 20:15:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS John Adams, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
8 July 21:16:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS John Adams, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
8 July 21:23 |
Athena RTV | Green River Pad 1 | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 8 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
8 July | Terrier-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 July | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
8 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
9 July 04:13 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
Rice | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) | ||||||
9 July 08:39 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | ||||||
9 July 19:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
9 July | Dong Feng 2 | Jiuquan LA-3 | PLA | |||
PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
10 July 21:51:02 |
Vostok-K | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
Elektron-3 | Medium Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | ||
Elektron-4 | Highly elliptical | Radiation | 12 October 1983 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Vostok-K | ||||||
10 July 23:15 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3491 (KH-4A #1008) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 August | Successful | |
SRV 640 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | July | Successful | |
SRV 641 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | July | Successful | |
Last launch from Point Arguello | ||||||
10 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
11 July 02:02 |
Lambda 3 | Kagoshima LA-L | ISAS | |||
Tokai | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 857 kilometres (533 mi) | ||||||
11 July | Dong Feng 2 | Jiuquan LA-3 | PLA | |||
PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
13 July 03:04 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
13 July | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
14 July 03:00 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
14 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
15 July 00:58 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
15 July 02:19 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | ||||||
15 July 04:09 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
15 July 08:00 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
15 July 08:05 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
15 July 09:06 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
15 July 09:20 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) | ||||||
15 July 10:25 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | ||||||
15 July 11:31 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
Kosmos 35 (Zenit-2 #21) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 July | Successful | ||
15 July 17:30 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 15 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
16 July 02:13 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | ||||||
16 July 05:30 |
HAD | Carnarvon | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
16 July 16:22 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
16 July 16:54:04 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Daniel Boone, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
16 July 17:24:07 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Daniel Boone, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
17 July 05:15 |
HAD | Carnarvon | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
17 July 08:22 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3662 (Vela 2A) | US Air Force | High Earth | Nuclear test detection Radiation research | In orbit | Successful | |
OPS 3674 (Vela 2B) | US Air Force | High Earth | Nuclear test detection Radiation research | In orbit | Successful | |
ERS-13 | US Air Force | Highly elliptical | Particle research | 5 February 1966 | Successful | |
17 July 08:24 |
Nike-Apache | Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||||
17 July | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
17 July | R-12 Dvina | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
17 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
18 July 04:30 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
18 July 12:22 |
Astrobee-200 | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | ||||||
20 July 10:53 |
Scout X-4 | Wallops Island LA-3A | NASA | |||
SERT-1 | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 20 July | Partial spacecraft failure | |
Apogee: 4,002 kilometres (2,487 mi), first launch from LA-3A at the Wallops Flight Facility, carried caesium and mercury ion engines, caesium engine failed to start | ||||||
20 July 17:30 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 20 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 287 kilometres (178 mi) | ||||||
21 July | R-12 Dvina | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Launch failure | ||
21 July | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 21 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | ||||||
21 July | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
22 July 02:50 |
LS-A | Niijima | STA | |||
STA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
22 July 08:55 |
LS-A | Niijima | STA | |||
STA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
22 July | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 22 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 321 kilometres (199 mi) | ||||||
22 July | MGM-31 Pershing I | Black Mesa | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
23 July 18:43 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 23 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi) | ||||||
25 July 17:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 25 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi) | ||||||
26 July 09:07 |
Kappa-8L | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
26 July 10:51 |
Kappa-8L | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
TAO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
27 July | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-06 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
27 July | R-7A Semyorka | Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | ||||||
28 July 16:50:07 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | |||
Ranger 7 | NASA | Highly elliptical | Lunar impactor | 31 July 13:25:48 | Successful | |
Impacted Mare Nubium | ||||||
28 July 20:06 |
Nike-Apache | White Sands LC-33 | US Air Force | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
28 July 21:14 |
Aerobee-300 | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 322 kilometres (200 mi) | ||||||
29 July 09:22:56 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 29 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
29 July 09:30 |
Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Air Force | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
29 July 10:07 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | |||
ISAS | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 29 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
30 July 03:36 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | ||||
Kosmos 36 (DS-P1-Yu #1) | Low Earth | Radar target | 28 February 1965 | Successful | ||
30 July 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Daniel Boone, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
30 July 17:00:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Daniel Boone, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
30 July | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 311 kilometres (193 mi) | ||||||
30 July | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395D | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
31 July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
31 July | R-16U | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
July | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | |||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
July | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | |||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
1 August 05:54:49 |
UR-200 | Baikonur Site 90/19 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 686 kilometres (426 mi) | ||||||
1 August | Dragon | Myrdalsandir | CNES | |||
CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 1 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 440 kilometres (270 mi) | ||||||
4 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
5 August 02:00:29 |
R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/22 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,493 kilometres (928 mi) | ||||||
5 August 17:15 |
Black Knight 301 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | |||
RAE | Suborbital | REV Test | 5 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 602 kilometres (374 mi) | ||||||
5 August 23:15:35 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3042 (KH-4A #1009) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 September | Successful | |
SRV 646 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |
SRV 647 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |
5 August | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 5 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
6 August 16:30 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Tecumseh, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
6 August 23:29 |
Nike-Apache | Kronogard | NASA | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | ||||||
6 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
6 August | R-12 Dvina | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
7 August 00:16 |
Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
7 August 01:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
7 August 20:12 |
SM-65F Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576E | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
7 August | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
7 August | Dragon | Myrdalsandir | CNES | |||
CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 7 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 420 kilometres (260 mi) | ||||||
8 August 04:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | ||||||
8 August | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | |||
LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 8 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 307 kilometres (191 mi) | ||||||
9 August | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
10 August | Hydra-Iris | USNS Wheeling, PO-6 | US Navy | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 10 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
11 August 02:00:05 |
R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/22 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 August | Launch failure | ||
11 August 05:10 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
CULH | Suborbital | Solar | 11 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | ||||||
11 August 10:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 11 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | ||||||
11 August | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
12 August 00:43 |
Nike-Apache | Kronogard | NASA | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
12 August 01:11 |
Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | ||||||
12 August 01:49 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
12 August 02:15 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | ||||||
12 August 03:00:12 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi) | ||||||
13 August | LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395B | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
14 August 09:36 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
Kosmos 37 (Zenit-2 #22) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 August | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Film in SA-10 camera broke | ||||||
14 August 22:00:13 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3802 (KH-7 #4010/AFP-206 SV-960) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 August | Successful | |
OPS 3216 (Hitchhiker 2/P-11 #3) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | SIGINT | 8 March 1979 | Successful | |
Maiden flight of Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D, first Atlas-Agena launch from Vandenberg | ||||||
16 August 00:53 |
Nike-Apache | Kronogard | NASA | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
16 August 01:13 |
Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | ||||||
16 August 03:15 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
16 August 05:53 |
Nike-Cajun | Ascension | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
17 August 00:29 |
Nike-Apache | Kronogard | NASA | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
17 August 00:49 |
Nike-Cajun | Kronogard | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | ||||||
17 August 12:55 |
Nike-Cajun | Ascension | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
17 August | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-05 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
18 August 01:15 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
18 August 01:25 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
18 August 06:05 |
Scout X-4A | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 18 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 183 kilometres (114 mi) | ||||||
18 August 09:15 |
Kosmos-1 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | ||||
Kosmos 38 (Strela-1 #1) | Low Earth | Communications Technology | 8 November | Successful | ||
Kosmos 39 (Strela-1 #2) | Low Earth | Communications Technology | 17 November | Successful | ||
Kosmos 40 (Strela-1 #3) | Low Earth | Communications Technology | 18 November | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Kosmos-1 | ||||||
19 August 12:15:02 |
Delta D | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | |||
Syncom 3 (Syncom C) | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |
Maiden flight of Delta D, satellite positioned at 64° West and 180° East in 1964, moved to 25° West in 1965, and 165° East in 1966. | ||||||
20 August 05:36 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
Wales | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
20 August 09:02 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
20 August 16:30:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Tecumseh, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
20 August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
21 August 15:45 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 2739 (KH-5 #9064A) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 31 March 1965 | Partial spacecraft failure | |
SRV 667 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | |
Final KH-5 flight, film affected by image smearing and a flare, carried Starflash 1B experiment | ||||||
21 August | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-08 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
22 August 07:12 |
Molniya | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
Kosmos 41 (Molniya-1) | Molniya | Communications Technology | 9 April 2004 | Spacecraft failure | ||
Communications antenna failed to deploy | ||||||
22 August 10:15 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 22 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | ||||||
22 August 11:02 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | ||||
Kosmos 42 (Strela-1 #4) | Low Earth | Communications Technology | 19 December 1965 | Successful | ||
Kosmos 43 (Strela-1 #5) | Low Earth | Communications Technology | 27 December 1965 | Successful | ||
25 August 13:43 |
Scout X-4 | Vandenberg PALC-D | US Air Force | |||
Explorer 20 (IE-A/TOPSI/Top Side Explorer/S-48) | NASA | Low Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful | |
25 August | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
26 August 17:01 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
26 August | Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
26 August | R-12 Dvina | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
27 August 09:54:00 |
SM-65E Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576F | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 27 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) | ||||||
28 August 07:56:57 |
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
Nimbus 1 (Nimbus A) | NASA | Low Earth | Weather Technology | 16 May 1974 | Partial launch failure | |
Placed in lower than planned orbit due to premature second stage cutoff during second burn | ||||||
28 August 16:19 |
Vostok-2M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
Kosmos 44 (Meteor #1) | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Vostok-2M | ||||||
29 August 05:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | |||
ASE/MIT | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 29 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) | ||||||
29 August 09:36:53 |
Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B | Vandenberg PALC-A | US Air Force | |||
EOS WPAT |
Suborbital | Technology | 29 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) | ||||||
31 August 15:46:17 |
SM-65F Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576D | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
August | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
August | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
1 September 09:19 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
Met Office | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) | ||||||
1 September 15:00:06 |
Titan IIIA | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Test flight | 1 September | Launch failure | ||
Maiden flight of Titan IIIA, upper stage pressurisation system failed | ||||||
1 September | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
2 September 03:08 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
Wisconsin | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 2 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | ||||||
2 September 16:45 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Launch failure | ||
4 September 01:20 |
Skylark-5C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | ||||||
5 September 01:23 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | |||
OGO-1 (OGO-A) | NASA | High Earth | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure | |
Two booms failed to deploy, one blocked a horizon sensor, disabling attitude control system, deactivated on 25 November 1969 | ||||||
5 September 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Ulysses S. Grant, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
8 September 03:43 |
Black Brant II | Fort Churchill | NRCC | |||
ALB | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | ||||||
8 September | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | Vandenberg LF-06 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
9 September 02:13:03 |
R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/22 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,495 kilometres (929 mi) | ||||||
10 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
10 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
11 September | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
13 September 02:57 |
R-11A-1 | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | |||
FIAN | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
13 September 09:50 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 1/5 | ||||
Kosmos 45 (Zenit-4 #4) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 September | Successful | ||
14 September 22:53 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-1-1 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 3497 (KH-4A #1010) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 October | Successful | |
SRV 644 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | |
SRV 652 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | |
15 September 06:59 |
Black Brant II | Fort Churchill | NRCC | |||
SASK | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) | ||||||
15 September 09:35 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | KPNO | |||
KPNO | Suborbital | IR Astronomy | 15 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
15 September 15:27 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 15 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
15 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-08 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
16 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
17 September 05:56 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
Wales | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 17 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) | ||||||
18 September 16:22:43 |
Saturn I | Cape Canaveral LC-37B | NASA | |||
Apollo A-102 (BP-15) | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 22 September 07:20 | Successful | |
Boilerplate Apollo spacecraft | ||||||
18 September 17:17 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) | ||||||
18 September 17:25 |
Nike-Apache | Cape Canaveral | US Air Force | |||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 18 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||||
21 September 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Ulysses S. Grant, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
21 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-09 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
22 September 13:10 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 22 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
23 September 22:06 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-4 | US Air Force | |||
OPS 4262 (KH-7 #4011/AFP-206 SV-962) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 September | Successful | |
23 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
24 September 04:42 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
RSRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 24 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | ||||||
24 September 05:56:15 |
UR-200 | Baikonur Site 90/20 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 686 kilometres (426 mi) | ||||||
24 September 12:00 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | ||||
Kosmos 46 (Zenit-2 #23) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 October | Successful | ||
24 September 16:04:15 |
LGM-30F Minuteman II | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
24 September | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
25 September 04:03:33 |
R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/22 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
25 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
25 September | Tomahawk | Wallops Island | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
26 September 02:15 |
Athena RTV | Green River Pad 2 | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 26 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
26 September 03:50 |
R-5 VAO | Kapustin Yar Site 84 | RVSN | |||
AN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | ||||||
26 September 12:04 |
Aerobee-150A | Wallops Island | NASA | |||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
27 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
28 September 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS James Madison, ETR | US Navy | |||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
29 September 04:31 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | |||
RSRS | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 29 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) | ||||||
29 September 21:22:49 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | |||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
29 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | |||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
29 September | R-16U | Baikonur Site 60/6 | RVSN | |||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
30 September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
September | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
September | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | |||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
September | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | |||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
September | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | |||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
September | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | |||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | September | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
3rd Quarter | Aero High | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 3rd Quarter | Launch failure | ||
3rd Quarter | Aero High | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | |||
WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 3rd Quarter | Launch failure | ||
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