This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (April–June), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January-March | |||||||
11 January 09:36 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 52 (Zenit-2 #26) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 January | Successful | ||
15 January 21:00:44 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 3928 (KH-4A #1016) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 February | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
SRV 665 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 15 January | Successful | ||
SRV 666 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 20 January | Successful | ||
Camera issues caused some images to appear smeared | |||||||
19 January 05:03:42 |
Thor LV-2D MG-18 | Vandenberg LC-4300B-6 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7040 (DMSP-3B F1/DAPP 10) | US Air Force | Sun-synchronous | Weather | 13 July 1979 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Thermal regulation problem due to heat shield deployment issues, maiden flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18 | |||||||
21 January 21:34:54 |
SM-65D Atlas D | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 28 May | Successful | |||
OV1-1 | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation | Launch failure | |||
OV1 pod failed to separate from Atlas | |||||||
22 January 07:52:00 |
Delta C | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | ||||
Tiros 9 (Tiros I/A-54) | NASA (1965) ESSA (1965–1968) |
Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
Ceased operations on 12 June 1968 | |||||||
23 January 20:09 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-3 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4703 (KH-7 #15/AFP-206 SV-965) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 January | Successful | ||
30 January 09:36 |
Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | |||||
Kosmos 53 (DS-A1 #5) | Low Earth | Technology/Radiation | 12 August 1966 | Successful | |||
3 February 16:36:00 |
Delta C | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | NASA | ||||
OSO-2 (OSO-B2/S-17) | NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 9 August 1989 | Successful | ||
Ceased operations on 6 June 1966 | |||||||
11 February 15:19:05 |
Titan IIIA | Cape Canaveral LC-20 | US Air Force | ||||
LES-1 | Lincoln | Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Medium Earth |
Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Intentionally launched into medium Earth orbit, spacecraft was to manoeuvre to final orbit by itself using a Star-13A motor, but failed to do so | |||||||
12 February | Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | |||||
DS-P1-Yu #2 | Intended: Low Earth | Radar target | 12 February | Launch failure | |||
Second stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit | |||||||
16 February 14:37:03 |
Saturn I | Cape Canaveral LC-37B | NASA | ||||
Apollo BP-16 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | 10 July 1985 | Successful | ||
Pegasus 1 | NASA | Low Earth | Micrometeoroids | 17 September 1978 | Successful | ||
Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968 | |||||||
17 February 17:05:00 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
Ranger 8 | NASA | Highly elliptical | Lunar impactor | 20 February 09:57:37 |
Successful | ||
20 February | Kosmos 63S1 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 | |||||
DS-A1 #6 | Intended: Low Earth | Technology/Radiation | +64 seconds | Launch failure | |||
First stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit | |||||||
21 February 11:00 |
Kosmos-1 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | |||||
Kosmos 54 (Strela-1) | Low Earth | Communication | 15 September 1968 | Successful | |||
Kosmos 55 (Strela-1) | Low Earth | Communication | 2 February 1968 | Successful | |||
Kosmos 56 (Strela-1) | Low Earth | Communication | 2 November 1967 | Successful | |||
22 February 07:40:47 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 57 (Voskhod 3KD #1) | Low Earth | Test flight | 22 February | Spacecraft failure | |||
Accidentally commanded to deorbit and self-destruct shortly after launch | |||||||
25 February 21:44:55 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-1-1 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4782 (KH-4A #1017) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 March | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
SRV 623 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February/March | Successful | ||
SRV 625 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February/March | Successful | ||
Shutter failed towards end of mission | |||||||
26 February 05:02 |
Vostok-2M | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 58 (Meteor #2) | Low Earth | Weather | 25 February 1990 | Successful | |||
2 March 13:25 |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C | Canaveral LC-36A | NASA | ||||
Surveyor SD-1 | NASA | Intended: Geosynchronous transfer | Technology | +2 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Fuel valves closed after launch causing engines to shut down, rocket fell back and exploded on launch pad, final flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C | |||||||
7 March 09:07 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 59 (Zenit-4 #5) | GRU | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 March | Successful | ||
Carried prototype Voskhod 3KD airlock | |||||||
9 March 18:29:47 |
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | ||||
GRAB-6 (NRL-PL 142/Poppy 4) | NRL | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
GGSE-2 | NRL | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
GGSE-3 | NRL | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Secor-3 (EGRS-3) | US Army | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | ||
SOLRAD 7B | NRL | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful | ||
Surcal 4 (2B) | NRL | Low Earth | Calibration | 27 March 1981 | Successful | ||
Dodecapole 1 | NRL | Low Earth | Calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||
OSCAR 3 | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Successful | |||
NRL Composite 5 | |||||||
11 March 13:39:59 |
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7087 (Transit O-3/NNS 30030) | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | 14 June | Spacecraft failure | ||
Secor-2 (EGRS-2) | US Army | Low Earth | Geodesy | 26 February 1968 | Successful | ||
Transit O-3 failed a few weeks after launch | |||||||
12 March 09:30 |
Molniya-L | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Kosmos 60 (Luna E-6 #9) | Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth |
Lunar lander | 17 March | Launch failure | |||
Escape stage engine failed to ignite due to power system malfunction | |||||||
12 March 19:25 |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D | Vandenberg PALC-2-3 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4920 (KH-7 #16/AFP-206 SV-966) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 March | Successful | ||
15 March 11:00 |
Kosmos-1 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | |||||
Kosmos 61 (Strela-1) | Low Earth | Communication | 15 January 1968 | Successful | |||
Kosmos 62 (Strela-1) | Low Earth | Communication | 24 September 1968 | Successful | |||
Kosmos 63 (Strela-1) | Low Earth | Communication | 4 November 1967 | Successful | |||
18 March 04:43:46 |
Thor LV-2D MG-18 | Vandenberg LC-4300B-6 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7353 (DMSP-3B F2/DAPP 11) | US Air Force | Sun-synchronous | Weather | 31 December 1989 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18 | |||||||
18 March 07:00:00 |
Voskhod | Baikonur Site 1/5 | |||||
Voskhod 2 | Low Earth | Technology | 19 March 09:02:17 |
Successful | |||
Manned flight with two cosmonauts, Alexei Leonov became the first man to perform an extra-vehicular activity | |||||||
21 March 21:37:02 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | ||||
Ranger 9 | NASA | Highly elliptical | Lunar impactor | 24 March 14:08:20 |
Successful | ||
Final flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | |||||||
23 March 14:24:00 |
Titan II GLV | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | US Air Force | ||||
Gemini III | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 19:16:31 | Successful | ||
Carried two astronauts, first manned Gemini mission | |||||||
25 March 10:04 |
Vostok-2 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 64 (Zenit-2 #17) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 April | Successful | |||
25 March 21:11:17 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4803 (KH-4A #1018) | US Air Force/NRO | Sun-synchronous | Optical imaging | 5 April | Successful | ||
SRV 668 | US Air Force/NRO | Sun-synchronous | Film return | March | Successful | ||
SRV 669 | US Air Force/NRO | Sun-synchronous | Film return | March/April | Successful |
Suborbital launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
7 January 03:50 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | |||||||
7 January | Hydra-Iris | USNS Wheeling, AO-5 | US Navy | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Magnetospheric |
7 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
8 January 18:59:54 |
SM-65F Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576G | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | |||||||
8 January | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
11 January 17:13:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Von Steuben, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
12 January 14:32:26 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 12 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
13 January 05:02 |
R-36 | Baikonur Site 80/17 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Launch failure | |||
13 January 15:49 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | KPNO | ||||
KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) | |||||||
13 January 17:12 |
Javelin | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
PSU | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,006 kilometres (625 mi) | |||||||
13 January 23:48 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi) | |||||||
14 January 12:00 |
HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
15 January 15:00:03 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
15 January | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 2 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 15 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
19 January 14:04:00 |
Titan II GLV | Cape Canaveral LC-19 | NASA | ||||
Gemini 2 | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 14:22:14 | Successful | ||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi), test of the heat shield on the Gemini spacecraft | |||||||
20 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
20 January | Tomahawk | Tonopah | Sandia | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
21 January 20:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 21 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi) | |||||||
22 January 05:14 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | ||||
ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi) | |||||||
22 January 21:46 |
Black Brant IVA | Churchill | CARDE | ||||
BAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi) | |||||||
23 January 16:30:08 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Sam Rayburn, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
23 January 18:15 |
Black Brant IVA | Churchill | CARDE | ||||
BAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 735 kilometres (457 mi) | |||||||
23 January | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
25 January 16:00 |
Black Brant IIB | Churchill | NRC | ||||
BAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi) | |||||||
25 January 20:53 |
Black Brant IIB | Churchill | NRC | ||||
BAL | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
26 January 09:40:26 |
Hydra-Iris | USNS Wheeling, AO-6 | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Ionospheric Magnetospheric |
26 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
27 January 20:30 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 January 21:32 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
27 January | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi) | |||||||
28 January 04:24 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
28 January 12:51:10 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 28 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
28 January | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
29 January 01:21:15 |
LGM-30F Minuteman II | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
30 January 05:15 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
30 January 07:45 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | IR Astronomy | 30 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) | |||||||
30 January 08:04 |
R-36 | Baikonur Site 67/22 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,493 kilometres (928 mi) | |||||||
31 January 05:01 |
Lambda 3 | Kagoshima LA-L | ISAS | ||||
Osaka | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,040 kilometres (650 mi) | |||||||
January | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
January | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
January | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
February | |||||||
1 February | Nike-Apache | Esrange | NTNF | ||||
NTNF | Suborbital | Auroral | 1 February | Launch failure | |||
1 February | Jericho | CERES | Dassault | ||||
Dassault | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
2 February 06:30 |
Athena RTV | Green River Pad 2 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 2 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | |||||||
2 February 09:57 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
2 February | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-08 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
2 February | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
2 February | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | ||||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
2 February | Tomahawk | Tonopah | Sandia | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
3 February 18:08 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 3 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
3 February 22:55 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
Adelaide | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
3 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
3 February | Tomahawk | Tonopah | Sandia | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
4 February 04:45 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
4 February 05:10 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
4 February 17:34 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
6 February 05:01 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | ||||
Osaka | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi) | |||||||
6 February 10:02 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | ||||
TAO | Suborbital | Solar | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi) | |||||||
6 February 10:19 |
Nike-Cajun | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
6 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
6 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
6 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
6 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
8 February 17:25:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Sam Rayburn, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
8 February 22:15 |
Nike-Cajun | Point Barrow | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
8 February 22:53 |
Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
8 February 22:58 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) | |||||||
8 February | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-09 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
11 February 17:55 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 11 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
11 February | Kapustin Yar | MVS | |||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
12 February 12:00:06 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
12 February | Athena RTV | Green River Pad 3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 12 February | Launch failure | |||
12 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | Fort Wingate | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
12 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
12 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
15 February 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS John C. Calhoun, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
15 February | Nike-Apache | Esrange | NTNF | ||||
NTNF | Suborbital | Auroral | 15 February | Launch failure | |||
16 February 05:00 |
Athena RTV | Green River Pad 1 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 16 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
18 February 20:09 |
Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi) | |||||||
19 February 00:25 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) | |||||||
19 February 04:51:02 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | NASA | ||||
Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
19 February 04:51:42 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Churchill | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Auroral | 19 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
19 February 09:17:31 |
Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) | |||||||
20 February 06:30:02 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Launch failure | |||
23 February 17:15 |
Nike-Javelin | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
25 February | Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
26 February 11:10 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
26 February | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
27 February 11:11:16 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | REV Test | 27 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
27 February 21:00 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
27 February 21:33 |
Nike-Cajun | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-1 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 February 22:30 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
27 February | Emeraude VE121 | Hammaguira Brigitte | CNES | ||||
CNES | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
28 February 00:21 |
Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
28 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
28 February 03:30 |
Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
28 February 04:15 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
28 February 06:00 |
Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) | |||||||
28 February 09:15 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
28 February 09:15 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
28 February 11:30 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
28 February 11:30 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
28 February 12:11 |
Nike-Apache | Churchill | NASA | ||||
GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 55 kilometres (34 mi) | |||||||
28 February 13:15 |
Nike-Apache | Eglin | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 February | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
February | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
February | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
February | Nike-Javelin | White Sands | DASA | ||||
DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
March | |||||||
1 March 17:18:06 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS John C. Calhoun, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
1 March 20:43 |
Nike-Apache | Andøya | NASA/? | ||||
UPP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
2 March 01:10 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-08 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
2 March 09:52:31 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 2 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
2 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Technology | 2 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
2 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
3 March 00:09 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 3 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 241 kilometres (150 mi) | |||||||
3 March 04:42 |
Skylark 3 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi) | |||||||
3 March 14:15:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 3 March | ||||
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi) | |||||||
3 March 22:28 |
Nike-Apache | Andøya | NASA/NTNF | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 22 kilometres (14 mi) | |||||||
4 March 18:32 |
Honest John-Nike-Nike | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi) | |||||||
4 March | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
4 March | Centaure 1 | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | ||||
CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 4 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
5 March 00:11 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi) | |||||||
5 March 01:12:59 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2E | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
5 March 11:00:21 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | |||||||
5 March 20:57:50 |
Nike-Apache | Andøya | NASA/? | ||||
UPP | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) | |||||||
5 March | HGM-25A Titan I | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
6 March 03:41 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
Princeton | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 6 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) | |||||||
6 March 07:32 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL/Utah | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
6 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
6 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Churchill | Sandia | ||||
LASL | Suborbital | Auroral | 6 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
6 March | R-9 Desna | Baikonur | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | |||||||
8 March 15:35 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 8 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
8 March 17:48:08 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
8 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
9 March 06:26:26 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-3 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
9 March 16:25 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-4 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 9 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
10 March 16:00 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-5 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 10 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
10 March | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
11 March 09:35:14 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-6 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) | |||||||
11 March 10:38 |
Nike-Cajun | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-7 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
11 March 20:07 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-8 | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
12 March 13:30 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi) | |||||||
12 March 16:00 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 | NASA | ||||
New Hampshire | Suborbital | Plasma research | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
12 March 23:21:52 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | REV Test | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
12 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Barking Sands | Sandia | ||||
Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) | |||||||
13 March 03:38 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 13 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
13 March 03:55 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Astronomy | 13 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
13 March 07:42 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL/Utah | Suborbital | Meteoroid research Auroral |
13 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) | |||||||
13 March 08:20:31 |
R-17 Elbrus | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
15 March 18:22:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Nathanael Greene, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
15 March 19:09:01 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Nathanael Greene, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
15 March 20:41 |
Nike-Apache | Andøya | NASA/NTNF | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Auroral |
15 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi) | |||||||
16 March 16:15 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-10 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 16 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
16 March 16:51 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-11 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
16 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
16 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
17 March 15:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
ASE | Suborbital | Solar | 17 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
17 March 18:08 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL/ROE/Sheffield | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 17 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 19 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
17 March 21:30 |
Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
U of Toronto | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) | |||||||
18 March 06:04 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-12 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 18 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
18 March 06:41 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-13 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
18 March 10:07 |
Lambda 3 | Kagoshima LA-L | ISAS | ||||
Nagasaki/Tokyo | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 18 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,085 kilometres (674 mi) | |||||||
18 March 16:01 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-14 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 18 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
18 March 16:38 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-15 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
18 March 20:43 |
Nike-Apache | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
UT Dallas | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | |||||||
19 March 03:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 19 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
19 March 06:24 |
Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
SASK | Suborbital | Fields research | 19 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) | |||||||
19 March 18:09 |
Nike-Tomahawk | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi) | |||||||
20 March 05:42 |
Aerobee-300 | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 326 kilometres (203 mi) | |||||||
20 March 13:20:09 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-16 | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) | |||||||
20 March 16:28 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-17 | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) | |||||||
20 March 17:04:13 |
Nike-Cajun | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
21 March 23:08 |
Blue Streak | Woomera LA-6A | ELDO | ||||
ELDO | Suborbital | 21 March | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi) | |||||||
22 March 07:44 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-19 | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
22 March 08:49:10 |
Nike-Cajun | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-20 | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
22 March 22:19 |
Nike-Apache | Andøya | NASA/NTNF | ||||
NICP/KGO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
22 March | R-14 Chusovaya | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | |||||||
23 March 09:31:09 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 | NASA | ||||
Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 23 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) | |||||||
24 March 01:24 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
24 March 05:03 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
24 March 06:40 |
Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Fields research | 24 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) | |||||||
24 March 16:34 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-22 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 24 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
24 March 17:07 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-23 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
25 March 00:06 |
Skylark-7C | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | ||||
UCL/ROE/Sheffield | Suborbital | UV Astronomy Ionospheric |
25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) | |||||||
25 March 02:15:16 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395B | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
25 March 05:34 |
Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research |
25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
25 March 11:21 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | ||||
TAO | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric |
25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi) | |||||||
25 March 16:00 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-24 | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | ||||
Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
26 March 09:01:11 |
SM-65D Atlas | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 26 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
26 March 15:41 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-25 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 26 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | |||||||
26 March 16:13 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-26 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
26 March | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
27 March 03:00 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-27 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
27 March 05:01 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | ||||
Tokyo | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi) | |||||||
27 March 06:20 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) | |||||||
27 March 18:08 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-28 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 27 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
28 March 07:01 |
Kappa-9M | Kagoshima | ISAS | ||||
Kyoto | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma |
28 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 349 kilometres (217 mi) | |||||||
28 March 15:50 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-29 | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
29 March 00:02 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
29 March 02:20 |
Martlet 2 | Barbados | DND/DoD | ||||
DND/DoD | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
29 March 15:47 |
Nike-Apache | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
29 March 15:47 |
Nike-Cajun | USS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma research | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | |||||||
29 March 18:30:07 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 | USS Nathanael Greene, ETR | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
30 March 05:50 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy UV astronomy |
30 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi) | |||||||
30 March 09:30 |
HAD | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
30 March 16:09:31 |
XRM-91 Blue Scout Jr | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 30 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 12,067 kilometres (7,498 mi) | |||||||
30 March | R-16U | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | ||||
RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | |||||||
31 March 14:34 |
Skylark-7 | Salto di Quirra | ESRO | ||||
UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 45 kilometres (28 mi) | |||||||
March | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
March | Nike-Apache | White Sands | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Target | March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
March | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | ABM test | March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
March | Nike-Zeus 3 | Kwajalein | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | ABM test | March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
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Footnotes
- ^ "Satellite Operations for January 1965" (PDF). NRO. 8 February 1965. Retrieved 1 September 2020.