1962 in spaceflight (October–December)

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.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
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)
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)
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
		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-3)	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 12 (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)

References

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