1964 in spaceflight (April–June)
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This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (January–March), 1964 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1964 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.
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Launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
| Remarks | ||||||
April |
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| 1 April 03:10 |
 Kappa-8L |
Kagoshima |
ISAS |
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| ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Fields |
1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 1 April 20:22 |
 SM-65F Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-11 |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | REV test | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) | ||||||
| 1 April | Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
 Walker Cay |
NOTS |
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| NOTS | Suborbital | Radiation | 1 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 2 April 02:42 |
 Molniya-M |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Zond 1 (Venera 3MV-1 #4) |
Heliocentric | Venus flyby | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Zond 1 SA |
Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth |
Venus lander | ||||
| Failed to orbit | ||||||
| 2 April | Nike-Apache |
  Santa Rita |
CRA |
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| CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 2 April | Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 2 April | Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 3 April 03:48 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 3 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 3 April 20:26:22 |
SM-65F Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576G |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 April | Launch failure | ||
| 4 April 09:36 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
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| Kosmos 28 (Zenit-2 #16) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 April | Successful | ||
| 6 April 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Henry Clay, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 7 April 05:29 |
 Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| NRCC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research |
7 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 7 April 14:13 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
KPNO |
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| KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) | ||||||
| 8 April 01:12:56 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 8 April 07:47 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| SASK | Suborbital | Auroral Aeronomy Ionospheric |
8 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 8 April 08:41 |
R-17 Elbrus |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) | ||||||
| 8 April 16:00:01 |
Titan II GLV |
Cape Canaveral LC-19 |
US Air Force |
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| Gemini 1 |
NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 12 April 15:00 |
Successful | |
| Maiden flight of Titan II GLV, first orbital launch of a Titan rocket, and first flight of the Gemini programme. | ||||||
| 9 April 14:22 |
Nike-Apache |
 Sonmiani |
NASA |
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| SUPARCO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | ||||||
| 9 April 21:04:50 |
LGM-25C Titan II |
Cape Canaveral LC-15 |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 10 April 04:31 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 10 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 74 kilometres (46 mi) | ||||||
| 10 April 06:30 |
Nike-Apache |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral | 10 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | ||||||
| 11 April 07:05:54 |
UR-200 |
Baikonur Site 90/19 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi) | ||||||
| 11 April 09:19 |
Skylark-7C |
 Woomera LA-2 |
RAE/WRE |
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| Met Office | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 11 April |  Dragon |
 Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 11 April | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 12 April 09:30 |
Polyot |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
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| Polyot 2 (I-151/I-2B #2) |
Low Earth | ASAT test Technology |
8 June 1966 | Successful | ||
| Final flight of Polyot rocket, non-intercept flight test of I-2B antisatellite weapon | ||||||
| 13 April 19:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-07 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 13 April | Dragon |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 425 kilometres (264 mi) | ||||||
| 13 April | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 14 April 06:40 |
Nike-Apache |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral | 14 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi) | ||||||
| 14 April 08:32 |
HAD |
Woomera LA-2 |
WRE |
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| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | ||||||
| 14 April 18:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 31 kilometres (19 mi) | ||||||
| 14 April 21:42:25 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 14 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 837 kilometres (520 mi) | ||||||
| 14 April | Véronique |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Solar | 14 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 15 April 01:21:42 |
Nike-Apache |
Ascension |
NASA |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | ||||||
| 15 April 15:56:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Ascension |
NASA |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) | ||||||
| 15 April 23:25 |
Javelin |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 727 kilometres (452 mi) | ||||||
| 16 April 07:16 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| SASK | Suborbital | Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research Particles |
16 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 16 April 21:00:05 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| Urbana-Champaign | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 16 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April 00:44 |
Black Brant II |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| CBA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) | ||||||
| 17 April 23:15 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April 00:38 |
Nike-Cajun |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 18 April 00:59 |
Nike-Cajun |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | ||||||
| 20 April 08:08:28 |
Molniya-M |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Luna E-6 #5 |
Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar flyby | 20 April | Launch failure | ||
| Luna E-6 #5 SA |
Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth |
Lunar lander | ||||
| Upper stage power system failed 340 seconds after launch, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 20 April 16:30:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Henry Clay, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 20 April 17:00:09 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS Henry Clay, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 21 April 06:15 |
Thor DSV-2J |
Johnston LE-2 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 21 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 778 kilometres (483 mi) | ||||||
| 21 April 16:18 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research Solar |
21 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | ||||||
| 21 April 18:50 |
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force |
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| Transit 5BN-3 |
US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Navigation | 21 April | Launch failure | |
| Transit 5E-4 |
US Navy | Intended: Low Earth | Radiation | |||
| Failed to orbit, Transit 5BN-3 carried a SNAP-9 nuclear reactor | ||||||
| 21 April 23:56 |
Black Brant III |
Fort Churchill |
NRCC |
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| CBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 21 April | MGM-31 Pershing I |
Hueco |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 22 April 06:54 |
Nike-Apache |
Fort Churchill |
NASA |
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| Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral | 22 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) | ||||||
| 23 April 11:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-03 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 23 April 16:19 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D |
Point Arguello LC-2-3 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 3743 (KH-7 #4007/AFP-206 SV-957) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 April | Successful | |
| 23 April | MGM-31 Pershing I |
Hueco |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 24 April 20:14:17 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Cape Canaveral LC-31B |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 25 April 06:05:26 |
R-17 Elbrus |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 April | Launch failure | ||
| 25 April 10:19 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
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| Kosmos 29 (Zenit-2 #19) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 May | Successful | ||
| 25 April | Lex |
CERES |
ONERA |
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| ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 April | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 April | R-36 |
Baikonur Site 67/22 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Launch failure | ||
| 27 April 23:23:48 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 2921 (KH-4A #1005) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 May 04:36 |
Spacecraft failure | |
| SRV 618 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||
| SRV 635 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | |||
| Film in forward camera broke, Agena power system failed, first SRV commanded to separate on 30 April but failed to do so, spacecraft reentered over Venezuela, with first SRV being recovered by farm workers, images damaged in landing and were unusable | ||||||
| 27 April | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LF-05 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 27 April | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| April | Nike-Javelin |
White Sands |
DASA |
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| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| April | MGM-31 Pershing I |
Fort Wingate |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| April | MGM-31 Pershing I |
Fort Wingate |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
May |
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| 4 May | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 6 May 16:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 6 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi) | ||||||
| 7 May 02:31:00 |
Nike-Cajun |
Point Mugu |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 May | |||
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | ||||||
| 7 May | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-02 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 8 May | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNET | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 10 May | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| GRI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 10 May | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 11 May | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LF-06 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 12 May 11:25 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) | ||||||
| 12 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 313 kilometres (194 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May 04:31 |
Skylark-7C |
Woomera LA-2 |
RAE/WRE |
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| RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 313 kilometres (194 mi) | ||||||
| 14 May | Centaure 1 |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
CNES |
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| GRI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 15 May 06:56:00 |
UR-200 |
Baikonur Site 90/19 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 689 kilometres (428 mi) | ||||||
| 15 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi) | ||||||
| 15 May | R-9 Desna |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 06:20 |
Nike-Apache |
Eglin |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 06:20 |
Nike-Apache |
Cape Canaveral |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May 09:50 |
Voskhod |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Kosmos 30 (Zenit-4 #2) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 May | Successful | ||
| 18 May 18:35 |
Nike-Apache |
Cape Canaveral |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-03 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 18 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | ||||||
| 19 May 06:45 |
Nike-Apache |
Cape Canaveral |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 19 May 18:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Cape Canaveral |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi) | ||||||
| 19 May 19:21:14 |
Atlas LV-3A Agena-D |
Point Arguello LC-2-3 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 3592 (KH-7 #4008/AFP-206 SV-958) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 May | Successful | |
| 20 May | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 20 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | ||||||
| 20 May | Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 20 May | Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 21 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 329 kilometres (204 mi) | ||||||
| 23 May 04:59:50 |
R-36 |
Baikonur Site 67/21 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May 18:29:05 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USS Daniel Webster, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May 19:15:06 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USS Daniel Webster, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May | LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-07 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 25 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 25 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | ||||||
| 27 May 04:30 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | 27 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi) | ||||||
| 27 May | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| LASL | Suborbital | Solar | 27 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) | ||||||
| 28 May 02:15 |
Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
NASA |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 48 kilometres (30 mi) | ||||||
| 28 May 07:32 |
Thor DSV-2J |
Johnston LE-2 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 28 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 932 kilometres (579 mi) | ||||||
| 28 May 17:07:00 |
Saturn I |
Cape Canaveral LC-37B |
NASA |
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| Apollo AS-101 (BP-13) |
NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 2 June 01:00 |
Successful | |
| Boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, first stage engine failure during ascent did not affect flight due to engine-out capability | ||||||
| 28 May 23:15 |
Athena RTV |
Green River Pad 2 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 28 May | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi) | ||||||
| 28 May | Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Walker Cay |
NOTS |
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| NOTS | Suborbital | Radiation | 28 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 30 May 02:30:30 |
R-36 |
Baikonur Site 67/22 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 864 kilometres (537 mi) | ||||||
| 30 May 04:02:51 |
UR-200 |
Baikonur Site 90/19 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 695 kilometres (432 mi) | ||||||
| 30 May | R-16U |
Baikonur |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| May | Nike-Javelin |
White Sands |
DASA |
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| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| May | Nike-Javelin |
White Sands |
DASA |
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| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
June |
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| 3 June 18:45 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 3 June | R-7A Semyorka |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | ||||||
| 4 June 03:50:55 |
Scout X-4 |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 4412 (Transit 5C-1) |
US Navy | Low Earth | Technology Navigation |
In orbit | Successful | |
| Ceased operations on 23 August 1965 | ||||||
| 4 June 22:59 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Point Arguello LC-1-1 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 3483 (KH-4A #1006) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 June | Successful | |
| SRV 638 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | |
| SRV 639 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | |
| 4 June 23:44 |
Blue Streak |
Woomera LA-6A |
 ELDO |
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| ELDO | Suborbital | 4 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi), maiden flight of Blue Streak, test for the Europa programme | ||||||
| 4 June | Molniya |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| Molniya-1 #2 |
Intended: Molniya | Communications Technology |
4 June | Launch failure | ||
| Block A throttle jammed closed 104 seconds after launch, failed to orbit | ||||||
| 5 June | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 6 June 06:00 |
Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
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| Kosmos 31 (DS-MT #2) |
Low Earth | Technology | 20 October | Successful | ||
| 7 June | R-16U |
Baikonur Site 41/4 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) | ||||||
| 8 June 16:34:07 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USS Daniel Webster, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 8 June 17:09:07 |
UGM-27 Polaris A3 |
USS Daniel Webster, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 8 June | Veronique 61 |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
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| LRBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 9 June | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LF-05 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 10 June 05:03 |
Astrobee-200 |
Point Arguello |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 343 kilometres (213 mi) | ||||||
| 10 June 05:30 |
Rubis |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
ONERA |
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| ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 10 June 10:48 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
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| Kosmos 32 (Zenit-2 #18) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 June | Successful | ||
| 10 June 12:44:59 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Micrometeoroid research Technology |
10 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) | ||||||
| 10 June 15:10:00 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 10 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) | ||||||
| 11 June 08:31 |
HAD |
Woomera LA-2 |
WRE |
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| WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | ||||||
| 11 June | UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LF-06 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 11 June | R-12 Dvina |
Kapustin Yar |
MVS |
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| MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | ||||||
| 12 June 05:03 |
Rubis |
Hammaguira Bacchus |
ONERA |
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| ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 13 June 15:47 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 3236 (KH-5 #9065A) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 June 1965 | Successful | |
| SRV 661 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | |
| Spacecraft carried Starflash 1A experiment | ||||||
| 13 June | Veronique 61 |
Hammaguira Blandine |
CNES |
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| LRBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi) | ||||||
| 15 June 12:40 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-02 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 15 June | Emeraude VE121 |
Hammaguira Brigitte |
CNES |
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| CNES | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 June | Launch failure | ||
| 16 June 09:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
NRL |
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| NRL | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 16 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | ||||||
| 17 June 01:01 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||||||
| 17 June 04:00:31 |
UR-200 |
Baikonur Site 90/19 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 694 kilometres (431 mi) | ||||||
| 17 June | Emeraude VE121 |
Hammaguira Brigitte |
CNES |
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| CNES | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 June | Launch failure | ||
| 18 June 02:19 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June 04:56:08 |
Thor SLV-2 Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 4467A (DMSP-3A F3/P-35 #8) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |
| OPS 4467B (DMSP-3A F4/P-35 #9) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |
| 18 June 14:56:13 |
SM-65D Atlas |
Vandenberg LC-576A-1 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| AFCRL | Suborbital | REV Test | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June 16:30 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June 01:29 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June 13:46 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
KPNO |
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| KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June 15:40 |
Nike-Cajun |
Kwajalein |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June 23:18 |
Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D |
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 |
US Air Force |
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| OPS 3754 (KH-4A #1007) |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 July | Successful | |
| SRV 634 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June | Successful | |
| SRV 633 |
US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | June/July | Successful | |
| 22 June | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
| 23 June 10:19 |
Vostok-2 |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
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| Kosmos 33 (Zenit-2 #20) |
Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 July | Successful | ||
| 23 June 18:16:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Adams (SSBN-620), ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 23 June 19:53:03 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Adams, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 23 June 21:31:02 |
UGM-27 Polaris A2 |
USS John Adams, ETR |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June 04:42:27 |
R-36 |
Baikonur Site 67/22 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 874 kilometres (543 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June 20:34 |
Black Brant IVA |
Fort Churchill |
CARDE |
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| CBA | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 June | Launch failure | ||
| Apogee: 467 kilometres (290 mi) | ||||||
| 25 June 01:40:24 |
Scout X-4 |
Point Arguello LC-D |
US Air Force |
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| ESRS (CRL-2/ENSAT) |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Environmental | 25 June | Launch failure | |
| Second stage exploded | ||||||
| 25 June 14:57:39 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 25 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 26 June 00:52:30 |
Nike-Apache |
Wallops Island |
NASA |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 26 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | ||||||
| 29 June 21:00 |
LGM-30B Minuteman IB |
Vandenberg LF-09 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 29 June | Nike-Tomahawk |
Barking Sands |
Sandia |
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| Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 June | Launch failure | ||
| 29 June |  Dong Feng 2 |
Jiuquan LA-3 |
PLA |
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| PLA | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||||||
| 30 June 00:00 |
UGM-133A Minuteman IA |
Vandenberg LF-04 |
Strategic Air Command |
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| Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | ||||||
| 30 June 14:04:22 |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C |
Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
NASA |
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| NASA | Intended: Geosynchronous transfer | Test flight | 30 June | Launch failure | ||
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C, Centaur hydraulic system failed | ||||||
| 30 June 22:30:04 |
R-36 |
Baikonur Site 67/22 |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 872 kilometres (542 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Apache |
White Sands |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Target | June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| June | Nike-Javelin |
White Sands |
DASA |
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| DASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| June | R-14 Usovaya |
Kapustin Yar |
RVSN |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) | ||||||
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