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This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (April–June), 1964 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1964 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January-March

11 January
20:07
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesPoppy 3 (NRL-PL 135) US Navy/NRL Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
United StatesGGSE-1 NRL Low Earth Gravity gradient stabilization In orbit Successful
United StatesSolrad 7A NRL Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful
United StatesSECOR-1 (EGRS-1) US Army Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful
NRL Composite 4
19 January
10:59:54
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 3367A (DMSP-3A F1/P-35 #6) US Air Force Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
United StatesOPS 3367B (DMSP-3A F2/P-35 #7) US Air Force Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
21 January
21:14:59
United StatesDelta B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRelay 2 (A-16) NASA Medium Earth Communications In orbit Successful
25 January
13:59:04
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-B United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesEcho 2 NASA/Unknown Low Earth Communications 7 June 1969 Successful
29 January
16:25:01
United StatesSaturn I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-37B United StatesNASA
United StatesJupiter nosecone NASA Low Earth Test flight 30 April Successful
First all-up test and orbital launch of the Saturn I
30 January
21:51:02
Soviet UnionVostok-K Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionElektron 1 Medium Earth Radiation In orbit Successful
Soviet UnionElektron 2 Highly elliptical Radiation 27 April 1997 Successful
30 January
15:49:09
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 6 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor 2 February
09:24:32
Spacecraft failure
Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis, camera failed to return imagery
15 February
21:38
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 3444 (KH-4A #1004) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 9 March Successful
United StatesSRV 629 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return February Successful
United StatesSRV 628 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return February Successful
19 February
05:47:40
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionVenera 3MV-1 #2 Intended: Heliocentric Venus flyby In orbit Launch failure
Second stage malfunctioned
25 February
13:26
Soviet UnionKosmos 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 25 (DS-P1 #4) Low Earth Radar target
Technology
21 November Successful
25 February
18:59:47
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 2423 (KH-7 #4005/AFP-206 SV-955) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 1 March Successful
28 February
03:20
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 3722 (Ferret #5/Samos-F3 #1) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth ELINT 19 February 1969 Successful
11 March
20:14:24
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 3435 (KH-7 #4006/AFP-206 SV-956) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 16 March Successful
18 March
15:07
Soviet UnionKosmos 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Mayak-2 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 26 (DS-MG #1) Low Earth Technology 28 September Successful
19 March
11:13:41
United StatesDelta B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesBE-A (S-66) NASA Intended: Low Earth Ionospheric 19 March Launch failure
Final flight of Delta B, third stage produced insufficient thrust, failed to orbit
21 March
08:15:35
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna E-6 #6 Intended: Highly elliptical Lunar flyby 21 March Launch failure
Soviet UnionLuna E-6 #6 SA Intended: Highly elliptical
Achieved: Low Earth
Lunar lander
Failed to orbit
24 March
22:22:48
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesPoint Arguello LC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 3467 (KH-4A #1003) US Air Force/NRO Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 24 March Launch failure
United StatesSRV 631 US Air Force/NRO Intended: Low Earth Film return
United StatesSRV 630 US Air Force/NRO Intended: Low Earth Film return
Failed to orbit
27 March
03:24:42
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 27 (Venera 3MV-1 #3) Intended: Heliocentric
Achieved: Low Earth
Venus flyby 29 March Launch failure
Soviet UnionKosmos 27 SA Intended: Heliocentric
Achieved: Low Earth
Venus lander
Upper stage attitude control system failure
27 March
17:25:23
United StatesScout X-3 United StatesWallops Island LA-3 United StatesNASA
United KingdomAriel 2 (UK-C/UK-2/S-52) SERC Low Earth Galactic radiation 18 November 1967 Successful
Final flight of Scout X-3

Suborbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

4 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 January Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
6 January United StatesNike Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ABM test 6 January Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 January
00:00:10
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 January
13:15
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 January Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
9 January
05:22
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
NRC Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
Micrometeoroid research
9 January Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
9 January Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 January Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
9 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 January Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
10 January United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-07 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 January
00:26
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 12 January Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
12 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 January Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
13 January
16:30:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 January Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 January
21:50:01
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 January
23:39:00
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 January Launch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
14 January
06:05
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
NRC Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
Micrometeoroid research
14 January Successful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
14 January United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 14 January Successful
Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi)
14 January Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 14 January Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
15 January
20:30:19
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 15 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 January
22:34
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 15 January Launch failure
Apogee: 45 kilometres (28 mi)
15 January
22:40
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 15 January Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
16 January
04:28:58
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Apogee: 908 kilometres (564 mi)
16 January
05:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 January Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
16 January
11:34
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 January Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 January United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 January
00:29:59
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 January
05:01
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 17 January Successful
Apogee: 925 kilometres (575 mi)
20 January
17:02:01
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSNS Observation Island, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 January
18:00
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 20 January Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
20 January
21:15
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 20 January Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
22 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 January Launch failure
22 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 January Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
22 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 January Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
23 January
18:25
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 23 January Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
23 January
18:36
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 January Launch failure
Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi)
23 January United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
NASA Suborbital Test flight 23 January Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
23 January Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 January United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 January
00:16
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 24 January Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
24 January
01:30
United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-04 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 24 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 January
05:30
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 25 January Successful
Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
25 January Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 January Launch failure
25 January Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 January Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
26 January
16:47:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 January Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
26 January
19:59:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 26 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 January
04:30
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 27 January Successful
Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
28 January
19:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 28 January Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
28 January
23:01:38
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 28 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 January United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 28 January Successful
Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
29 January
03:09
United StatesAerobee-300A United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 January Successful
Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi)
29 January
04:11
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 January Successful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
29 January
04:18
United StatesNike-Cajun United KingdomAscension United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 January Successful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
29 January
10:00
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 29 January Successful
Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi)
29 January
22:17
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 January Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
29 January United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
31 January
13:30
United StatesNike-Apache IndiaThumba United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 31 January Successful
Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi)
31 January Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 31 January Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test January Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)

February

1 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 1 February Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
2 February Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
2 February Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 60/8 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
2 February Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
3 February
16:41:07
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS James Monroe, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 3 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
4 February
01:05
United KingdomSkylark-5C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
RAE/WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
4 February
01:35:00
United StatesNike-Apache United KingdomAscension United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
4 February
01:46
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
4 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
5 February
00:39
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 5 February Successful
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
5 February
03:20
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 5 February Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
5 February
06:00
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 February Launch failure
6 February United StatesHonest John-Nike-Nike United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 6 February Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
6 February Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
8 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 8 February Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
9 February
04:12
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesUS Air Force
Utah Suborbital Ionospheric
Auroral
9 February Successful
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
9 February FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 9 February Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
10 February United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 10 February Launch failure
Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
10 February FranceDragon AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
DMA Suborbital Test flight 10 February Successful
Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi)
11 February
18:06
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 February Launch failure
11 February United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-06 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 11 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 February
19:59:40
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576F United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 12 February Launch failure
12 February
20:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 12 February Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
12 February FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 12 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
12 February FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 12 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
12 February FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 12 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
13 February
01:36:22
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 February
04:29
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 February Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
13 February
04:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 February Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
13 February
04:55
United StatesNike-Cajun United KingdomAscension United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 February Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
13 February
05:00
FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 13 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
13 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 February Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
13 February FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 13 February Successful
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
14 February
04:37
FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNES Suborbital Aeronomy 14 February Successful
Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
14 February
07:47
United StatesThor DSV-2J United StatesJohnston LE-1 United StatesUS Air Force
Douglas Suborbital ABM test 14 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 14 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 February
04:37
FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNES Suborbital Aeronomy 15 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
17 February
10:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 17 February Successful
Apogee: 268 kilometres (167 mi)
17 February
16:15
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 17 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
17 February
17:03:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS James Monroe, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 February
21:50
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force/ERDA
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 18 February Successful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
18 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 18 February Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 February
15:15:07
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 February Successful
Apogee: 906 kilometres (563 mi)
19 February
21:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force/ERDA
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful
Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi)
20 February
03:00
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 20 February Launch failure
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
20 February
07:23
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Auroral 20 February Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
20 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 February
14:57
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 24 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 February
00:17
United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 February
02:00
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 February
02:45
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 February
20:22
United StatesSM-65E Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-11 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 25 February Successful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
25 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 February Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
26 February
01:29:58
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 February
20:14:44
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 February
21:18
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 26 February Launch failure
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi)
26 February Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 February Launch failure
27 February
02:30:28
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/21 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 February Launch failure
28 February
02:04:14
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 28 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
28 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
29 February
05:32
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Auroral 29 February Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
29 February United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-04 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 February United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-05 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 29 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 February Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 February Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)

March

1 March
06:40
United StatesThor DSV-2J United StatesJohnston LE-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital ABM test 1 March Successful
Apogee: 674 kilometres (419 mi)
2 March
16:30:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 3 March Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
4 March
09:53
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 4 March Successful
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
4 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 4 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
4 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 March Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
6 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-07 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 6 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
7 March
02:45
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 March Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
10 March
02:06
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
Southampton
ICST
UCL
Suborbital GR astronomy
Solar
10 March Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
10 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 March United StatesTomahawk United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 10 March Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
11 March
12:30:05
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 March Launch failure
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 March
18:00
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 11 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 March AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 11 March Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
11 March United KingdomBlack Knight 201 AustraliaWoomera LA-5 United KingdomRAE
RAE Suborbital REV Test 11 March Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
11 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 March
02:07
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
Southampton
ICST
UCL
Suborbital GR astronomy
Solar
12 March Successful
Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
12 March
02:58:40
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya NorwayNDRE
NASA Suborbital Auroral
Plasma
Solar
12 March Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
12 March
04:20
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 12 March Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
13 March
11:40:56
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 13 March Launch failure
Apogee: 600 kilometres (370 mi)
13 March
17:04:47
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 March
18:20
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Navy
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 March Successful
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi)
13 March Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 March Launch failure
13 March United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 13 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 March United StatesHonest John-Nike-Nike United StatesPoint Arguello LC-A United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 14 March Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
15 March
02:44
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya NorwayNDRE
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric
Plasma
15 March Successful
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
15 March
14:12:54
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful
Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
15 March Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 March
16:30:14
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 March
19:29
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesNOTS
US Navy Suborbital Radiation 16 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 March Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 March United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Henry Clay, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 March
06:11
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Rice Suborbital Auroral 18 March Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
18 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 18 March Successful
Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi)
19 March
15:42
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya NorwayNDRE
NDRE/BERG Suborbital Ionospheric
Plasma
Solar
19 March Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
20 March
05:23
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Rice Suborbital Auroral 20 March Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
20 March
17:20:11
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 20 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 March United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Henry Clay, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 20 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 March
10:37
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Rice Suborbital Auroral 23 March Successful
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
23 March
20:41:57
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-15 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 23 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 March Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
23 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 March
04:22:54
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Auroral 24 March Successful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
24 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 24 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
24 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 24 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
25 March
03:25
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Auroral 25 March Successful
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi)
25 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 March Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
25 March United StatesNike-Apache ItalyKenyaSanta Rita ItalyCRA
CRA Suborbital Test flight 25 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 March United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 March
03:30
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Auroral 26 March Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
26 March United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-05 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 26 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 March Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 March Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
27 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 March Launch failure
28 March United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 March Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
30 March
19:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 30 March Successful
Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi)
30 March United StatesNike-Apache ItalyKenyaSanta Rita ItalyCRA
CRA Suborbital Test flight 30 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
31 March
02:33:11
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 31 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
31 March
02:33:30
United StatesNike Javelin United StatesCape Canaveral United StatesAir Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC)
AGPC Suborbital Test flight 31 March Successful
Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi)
31 March United StatesUGM-133A Minuteman IA United StatesVandenberg LF-04 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 31 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

References

Generic references:
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Footnotes

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  2. ^ Wade, Mark. "Chronology - Quarter 1 1964". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
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