1965 in spaceflight (April–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (January–March), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

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

April-June

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3 April
21:25
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4682 (SNAPSHOT) US Air Force Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
United StatesSECOR-4 (EGRS-4) US Army Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful
SNAPSHOT carried prototype nuclear reactor and secondary experiment which failed within an hour of activation, spacecraft operated for 43 days
6 April
23:47:50
United StatesDelta D United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesNASA
United NationsIntelsat I F1 (Early Bird) Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
First commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, ceased operations on 31 March 1971, final flight of Delta D
10 April Soviet UnionMolniya Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna E-6 #8 Intended: Highly elliptical Lunar lander 10 April Launch failure
Third stage engine failure due to tank depressurisation, failed to orbit
23 April
01:55
Soviet UnionMolniya Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionMolniya 1-01 Molniya Communications 16 August 1979 Successful
17 April
09:50
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 65 (Zenit-4) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 25 April Successful
28 April
20:17
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4983 (KH-7 #17/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 3 May Successful
United StatesOPS 6717 (Pundit 4/P-11 4401) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth ELINT[1] 31 October 1969 Successful
29 April
14:17:00
United StatesScout X-4 United StatesWallops Island LA-3A United StatesNASA
United StatesExplorer 27 (BE-C) NASA Low Earth Ionospheric/Geodesy 20 July 1973 Successful
29 April
21:44:56
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 5023 (KH-4A #1019) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 26 May Successful
United StatesSRV 626 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return May Successful
United StatesSRV 627 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return 8 June Spacecraft failure
Second SRV failed to deorbit
6 May
15:00:03
United StatesTitan IIIA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesLES-2 Lincoln Highly elliptical Technology In orbit Successful
United StatesLCS-1 Lincoln Medium Earth Radar calibration In orbit Successful
LES-2 used Star-13A motor used raise orbit from MEO. Final flight of Titan IIIA
7 May
09:50
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 66 (Zenit-2 #27) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 15 May Spacecraft failure
Parachute failed to deploy
9 May
07:49:37
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna 5 Highly elliptical Lunar lander 12 May
19:10
Spacecraft failure
Retrorockets malfunctioned, spacecraft crashed on landing
18 May
18:02:18
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 8431 (KH-4A #1021) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 15 June Successful
United StatesSRV 674 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return May Successful
United StatesSRV 670 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return May/June Successful
Aft camera shut down prematurely
20 May
16:30:53
United StatesThor LV-2D Burner-1 United StatesVandenberg LC-4300B-6 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 8386 (DMSP-3B F3/DAPP 12) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather 9 March 2012 Successful
Maiden flight of Thor LV-2D Burner-1
25 May
07:35:01
United StatesSaturn I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-37B United StatesNASA
United StatesApollo BP-26 NASA Low Earth Technology 8 July 1989 Successful
United StatesPegasus 2 NASA Low Earth Micrometeoroids 3 November 1979 Successful
Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968
25 May
10:48
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 67 (Zenit-4) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 2 June Successful
27 May
19:30
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 5236 (KH-7 #18/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 1 June Successful
28 May
02:54:56
United StatesSM-65D Atlas D United StatesVandenberg ABRES-B-3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV test 28 May Launch failure
United StatesOV1-3 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Radiation
Rocket exploded two minutes after launch
29 May
12:00:00
United StatesDelta C United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesNASA
United StatesExplorer 28 (IMP-3/IMP-C) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric 5 July 1968 Successful
Ceased operations on 11 May 1967
3 June
15:15:59
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGemini IV NASA Low Earth Technology 7 June
17:12:11
Successful
Carried two astronauts, Ed White became the first American to perform an EVA
8 June
07:40
Soviet UnionMolniya-M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionLuna 6 Highly elliptical
Later: Heliocentric
Lunar lander In orbit Spacecraft failure
Engine failed to cut off after course correction; spacecraft ended up in heliocentric orbit
9 June
21:58:16
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 8425 (KH-4A #1020) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 22 June Partial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 672 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return June Successful
United StatesSRV 672 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return June Successful
Attitude control problems resulted in second SRV being returned early
15 June
10:04
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 68 (Zenit-2 #29) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 23 June Successful
18 June
14:00:04
United StatesTitan IIIC United StatesCape Canaveral LC-40 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesTranstage with ballast US Air Force Low Earth Test flight 21 June Successful
Maiden flight of Titan IIIC
24 June
22:35:29
United StatesThor DSV-2A Ablestar United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 8480 (Transit O-4/NNS 30040) US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Failed within eleven months due to poorly manufactured components
25 June
09:50
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 69 (Zenit-4) GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 3 July Successful
25 June
19:30
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 5501 (KH-7 #19/AFP-206) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 30 June Successful
United StatesOPS 6749 (Fanion 1 / Tripos 1, P-11 4402) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth ELINT 22 August 1968 Successful

Suborbital launches

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

April

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1 April
02:07
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 April Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
2 April
13:22
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-31 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 2 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 April
12:54
United KingdomSkylark-7 ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
UCL Suborbital Ionospheric 3 April Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
3 April
21:59
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
Rice Suborbital Plasma research 3 April Successful
Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
4 April
16:06:35
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-32 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 4 April Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
5 April
07:20
United StatesThor DSV-2J United StatesJohnston LE-2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital ABM test 5 April Successful
Apogee: 826 kilometres (513 mi)
5 April
13:45:53
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-33 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 5 April Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
5 April
19:42
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-34 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 5 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
6 April
13:34:59
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 6 April Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
6 April
16:34:05
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-35 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 6 April Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
9 April
01:01
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
CULH Suborbital Solar 9 April Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
9 April
18:10:37
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Jr United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 April Successful
Apogee: 25,422 kilometres (15,796 mi)
9 April
19:18:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-36 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 9 April Successful
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
9 April
20:26:10
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-37 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 9 April Successful
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi)
10 April
08:10
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-09 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 April
14:47
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 12 April Successful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
12 April
17:14:02
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-38 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 12 April Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
12 April
18:37
United StatesNike-Iroquois United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 12 April Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
12 April Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 60/6 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 12 April Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
13 April
04:05:06
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
13 April
16:00:09
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 April Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
13 April
17:10
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-39 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 13 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April
19:06
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-40 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 13 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
13 April
21:00
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 April
21:00
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-08 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 13 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
14 April
06:09:19
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 14 April Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
14 April
14:39
United StatesJourneyman United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Minnesota Suborbital Plasma research 14 April Successful
Apogee: 1,660 kilometres (1,030 mi)
15 April
10:45
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
Minnesota Suborbital Aeronomy 15 April Successful
Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi)
15 April
16:00:04
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-41 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 15 April Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 April
18:02
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-42 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 15 April Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 April
19:19:55
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 April Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 April Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
19 April
02:20
Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 130 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 April Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 April
15:40
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 20 April Successful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
21 April
11:02
United KingdomBlack Knight 301 AustraliaWoomera LA-5 United KingdomRAE
UCL Suborbital REV test
Ionospheric
21 April Successful
Apogee: 651 kilometres (405 mi)
22 April
05:14
CanadaBlack Brant III CanadaFort Churchill CanadaNRCC
NRCC Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
22 April Successful
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
22 April Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 April
03:01
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 April Successful
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
23 April
04:02
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 April Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
24 April
05:15
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 24 April Launch failure
Apogee: 82 kilometres (51 mi)
24 April
10:00:25
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
24 April Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionMakat Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
24 April Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April
14:13
Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 April Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 April
05:00
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 140/18 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 April Successful
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi)
27 April
06:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital XR astronomy 27 April Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
28 April
22:27
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 April
23:57
FranceCentaure 1 IndiaThumba IndiaISRO
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
28 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
28 April Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 April Launch failure
29 April
09:03
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Launch failure
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 April
11:09
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
29 April
12:25
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
29 April
13:56
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
29 April
16:19
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
29 April
17:32
United StatesNike-Cajun PakistanSonmiani United StatesNASA
SUPA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 April
17:56
United KingdomSkylark-7 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
29 April
20:40
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 29 April Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
30 April
19:05:07
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395D United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 April
22:00
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 30 April Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
April United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

May

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1 May
23:43
FranceCentaure 1 IndiaThumba IndiaISRO
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 1 May Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
3 May
18:23
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 3 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 May
05:54
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 4 May Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
4 May
07:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital IR Astronomy 4 May Launch failure
Apogee: 17 kilometres (11 mi)
5 May
03:23
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 5 May Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
8 May
01:59:59
United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
10 May
07:30
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
10 May
10:20
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
10 May
13:20
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
10 May
16:20
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
10 May
19:20
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 May Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
10 May United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-09 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 May
00:45
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
11 May
03:10
United StatesHAD AustraliaNorth Carnarvon AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
11 May
08:39
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
11 May
20:40
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/QUB Suborbital Aeronomy 11 May Successful
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
12 May
12:30
Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 May Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 May
16:02:35
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Jr United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 12 May Successful
Apogee: 13,586 kilometres (8,442 mi)
13 May
16:05
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
RSRS Suborbital Ionospheric 13 May Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
13 May FranceEmeraude VE121 AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceCNES
CNES Suborbital Missile test 13 May Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 May
05:00
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 140/18 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 May Successful
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi)
18 May FranceTopaze VE111L AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 18 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 May United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-07 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 18 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
19 May
05:25
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
RSRS Suborbital Ionospheric
Solar
19 May Successful
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi)
19 May
13:00
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionK-170, Barents Sea Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
19 May
20:11:00
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
PSU Suborbital Ionospheric 19 May Successful
Apogee: 947 kilometres (588 mi)
20 May
03:45
Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 May Launch failure
21 May
23:53:25
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395B United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 21 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 May FranceTopaze VE111L AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 21 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 May
02:02:01
United StatesNike-Apache United KingdomAscension United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 22 May Successful
Apogee: 147 kilometres (91 mi)
22 May
06:29
Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
Apogee: 920 kilometres (570 mi)
22 May
14:00:00
United StatesNike-Apache United KingdomAscension United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 22 May Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
22 May
21:55:00
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesNASA
United StatesFIRE 2 NASA Suborbital REV Test 22 May Successful
Apogee: 817 kilometres (508 mi)
24 May
10:00
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionProject 629 Submarine, Barents Sea Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 24 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May
13:00
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionProject 629 Submarine, Barents Sea Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 May
23:20
United StatesExos United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 25 May Successful
Apogee: 488 kilometres (303 mi)
25 May United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 25 May Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
25 May Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 25 May Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 May
02:00:00
United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-32B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 May
13:36
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionK-170, Barents Sea Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 May
17:30
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi)
26 May
19:01
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 26 May Launch failure
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
26 May
23:20
United StatesExos United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 26 May Successful
Apogee: 488 kilometres (303 mi)
26 May United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
26 May Soviet UnionR-5A Pobeda Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
27 May
23:56
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill CanadaNRCC
DRTE Suborbital Ionospheric 27 May Launch failure
Apogee: 27 kilometres (17 mi)
27 May FranceVeronique 61 AlgeriaHammaguira Blandine FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Solar 27 May Launch failure
Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
27 May United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 May Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 May
02:23
Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 60/6 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 May Successful
Apogee: 743 kilometres (462 mi)
30 May
20:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk New ZealandRarotonga United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk New ZealandRarotonga United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk New ZealandRarotonga United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk New ZealandRarotonga United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
30 May
20:00
United StatesNike-Tomahawk New ZealandRarotonga United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Solar 30 May Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
31 May
13:30
Soviet UnionR-13 Soviet UnionProject 629 Submarine, Barents Sea Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 31 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
31 May FranceRubis AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Ionospheric 31 May Successful
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi)
31 May United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
31 May United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Nathan Hale, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 May Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
May United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
May United StatesTrailblazer 2 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test May Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

June

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2 June
06:22
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy 2 June Successful
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
2 June
10:19
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 2 June Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
2 June
10:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 2 June Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
2 June
10:40
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-08 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 June
14:19
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaFort Churchill CanadaNRCC
DRTE Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
2 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 June United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 June
10:38:09
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg ABRES-B-2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 3 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
3 June
20:54
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
US Army Suborbital Ionospheric 3 June Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
3 June
23:57
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 3 June Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
3 June FranceRubis AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Ionospheric 3 June Successful
Apogee: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi)
4 June
05:35
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 4 June Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
4 June
07:17
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 4 June Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
5 June
05:40
FranceRubis AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNES Suborbital Test flight 5 June Successful
Apogee: 2,020 kilometres (1,260 mi)
5 June
20:20
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
US Army Suborbital Ionospheric 5 June Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
5 June
22:43
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
US Army Suborbital Ionospheric 5 June Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
6 June
17:45
United StatesHonest John-Nike United StatesEglin United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Ionospheric 6 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 June United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 June
08:31
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 8 June Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
8 June
15:17:03
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg ABRES-A-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 8 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
9 June
08:32
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 9 June Successful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
9 June
16:26:15
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Jr United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Magnetospheric 9 June Successful
Apogee: 17,533 kilometres (10,895 mi)
10 June
01:57
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 10 June Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
10 June
03:58
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 10 June Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
10 June
12:26:40
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg ABRES-A-3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 10 June Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
10 June United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 10 June Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
10 June CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Ionospheric 10 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 June
01:07
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 11 June Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
12 June
15:15
United StatesHonest John-Nike-Nike United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
LRL Suborbital XR astronomy 12 June Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
12 June
19:14
CanadaBlack Brant VB CanadaFort Churchill CanadaBAL
BAL Suborbital Test flight 12 June Successful
Apogee: 378 kilometres (235 mi)
14 June
09:13:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 14 June Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
14 June
13:31:30
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395C United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 14 June Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 June
00:00
FranceTacite FranceCEL FranceONERA
ONERA Suborbital Aeronomy 15 June Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
15 June United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Adams (SSBN-620), ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 June United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS John Adams, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 June Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 June
13:56:04
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A1 United StatesCape Canaveral LC-29A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 June Successful
Apogee: 650 kilometres (400 mi)
16 June United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesGilson Butte United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 16 June Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 June
21:07
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaFort Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 17 June Successful
Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi)
17 June
21:41:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 17 June Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
18 June
08:06:00
United StatesHonest John-Nike United StatesBarking Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 18 June
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 June
16:12
CanadaBlack Brant VB CanadaFort Churchill CanadaBAL
BAL Suborbital Test flight 18 June Successful
Apogee: 364 kilometres (226 mi)
18 June
17:56
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
ESSA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 June Successful
Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
18 June
23:11
United StatesAerobee 350 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 18 June Successful
Apogee: 374 kilometres (232 mi)
19 June Soviet UnionUR-100 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 June Launch failure
22 June
04:15
United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 22 June Launch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 June
06:00:00
United StatesHonest John-Nike United StatesBarking Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 22 June
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 June
07:37
United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 22 June Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
22 June FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 22 June Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 June
01:03
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
23 June
01:59
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 23 June Successful
Apogee: 191 kilometres (119 mi)
23 June
04:00