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6,410 records

1960s

50 records

  1. 1961

    1. 1961-06-08 launch failure

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 24 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch failure.

    2. 1961-06-16 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 25 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1961-06-29 launch

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      Thor Ablestar launched on the Transit 4A/GRAB flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1961-07-07 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 26 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1961-07-12 launch

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      Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1961-07-12 launch

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 3 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1961-07-21 launch failure

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 27 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch failure.

    8. 1961-08-04 launch failure

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 28 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch failure.

    9. 1961-08-06 launch

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      Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Vostok-2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1961-08-16 launch

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      Thor Delta launched on the Explorer 12 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1961-08-23 launch

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      Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions.

    12. 1961-08-30 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 29 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1961-09-09 launch failure

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 3 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. Launch failure.

    14. 1961-09-12 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 30 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 1961-09-17 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 31 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1961-10-13 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 32 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1961-10-21 launch

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 4 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1961-10-23 launch failure

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 33 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch failure.

    19. 1961-10-27 launch failure

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-1 No. 1 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch failure.

    20. 1961-11-01 launch failure

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      Blue Scout II launched on the Mercury-Scout 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC18B. Launch failure.

    21. 1961-11-05 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 34 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 1961-11-15 launch

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      Thor Ablestar launched on the Transit 4B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1961-11-15 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 35 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 1961-11-18 launch

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      Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system of the NASA Ranger program designed for future lunar and interplanetary missions.

    25. 1961-11-22 launch failure

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 4 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. Launch failure.

    26. 1961-12-11 launch failure

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      Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Zenit-2 No. 1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

    27. 1961-12-12 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 36 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    28. 1961-12-21 launch failure

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-1 No. 2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch failure.

    29. 1961-12-22 launch

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 5 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

  2. 1962

    1. 1962-01-13 launch failure

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 37 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch failure.

    2. 1962-01-24 launch failure

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      Thor Ablestar launched on the NRL Composite 1/GRAB flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch failure.

    3. 1962-01-26 launch

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      Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon.

    4. 1962-02-08 launch

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      Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1962-02-21 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the FTV 2301 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1962-02-27 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 38 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1962-03-07 launch

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 6 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1962-03-07 launch

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      Thor Delta launched on the OSO 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1962-03-16 launch

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-1 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1962-04-06 launch

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1962-04-09 launch

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 5 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1962-04-18 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 39 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1962-04-23 launch

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      Ranger 4 was a spacecraft of the Ranger program, launched in 1962.

    14. 1962-04-24 launch

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-3 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 1962-04-26 launch failure

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      Scout X-2 launched on the GRAB/SR 4B flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. Launch failure.

    16. 1962-04-26 launch

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      Thor Delta launched on the Ariel 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1962-04-26 launch

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      Atlas Agena B launched on the FTV 2401 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1962-04-26 launch

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      Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Kosmos-4 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1962-04-26 impact

      Moon impact.

    20. 1962-04-29 launch

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      Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 40/9033 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 1962-05-10 launch failure

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      Thor Ablestar launched on the ANNA 1A flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch failure.

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