List of Thor and Delta launches (1960–69)
1960
There were 29 Thor missiles launched in 1960. 22 of the 29 launches were successful, giving a 75.8% success rate.

List of Thor and Delta launches (1960–69)

Section Title: 1960
Table Section Text: There were 29 Thor missiles launched in 1960. 22 of the 29 launches were successful, giving a 75.8% success rate.

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	S/N	Launch Site	Payload	Function	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks

1960-01-14 16:35	Thor DM-18C	Thor 256	CCAFS LC 18B	Missile test	Suborbital	Success	Maiden flight of Thor DM-18C

1960-01-21 20:10	Thor DM-18A	Thor 215	VAFB LC-75-1-2	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-02-04 18:51:45	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 218 Agena 1052	VAFB LC-75-3-4	Discoverer 9	Reconnaissance	LEO	Failure	Premature Thor cutoff. Agena could not attain orbital velocity.

1960-02-09 17:11	Thor DM-18C	Thor 259	CCAFS LC-18B	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-02-19 20:15:14	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 223 Agena 1054	VAFB LC-75-3-5	Discoverer 10	Reconnaissance	LEO	Failure	Thor flight control malfunction. RSO T+52 seconds.

1960-02-29	Thor DM-18C	Thor 263	CCAFS LC-18B	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-03-02 20:06	Thor DM-18A	Thor 272	VAFB LC-75-2-8	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-03-11 13:00	Thor DM-18 Able-IV	Thor 219	CCAFS LC 17A	Pioneer 5	Scientific	Heliocentric	Success	Only flight of Thor-Able IV

1960-04-01 11:40:09	Thor DM-18 Able-II	Thor 148	CCAFS LC-17A	TIROS-1	Weather	SSO	Success	Final flight of Thor-Able

1960-04-13 12:02:36	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Thor 257 Ablestar 002	CCAFS LC-17B	Transit 1B	Navigation	LEO	Success

1960-04-15 20:30:37	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 234 Agena 1055	VAFB LC-75-3-5	Discoverer 11	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success

1960-05-13 09:16:05	Thor DM-19 Delta	Thor 144 Delta 1	CCAFS LC-17A	Echo 1	Communication	MEO	Failure	Maiden flight of Thor-Delta, upper-stage attitude control system malfunctioned

1960-06-22 05:54	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Thor 281 Ablestar 003	CCAFS LC-17B	Transit 2A GRAB-1 (Solrad 1)	Navigation ELINT	LEO	Success

1960-06-22 23:26	Thor DM-18A	Thor 233	VAFB LC-75-2-7	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-06-29 22:00:44	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 160 Agena 1053	VAFB LC-75-3-4	Discoverer 12	Reconnaissance	LEO	Failure	Agena attitude control malfunction.

1960-08-10 20:37:54	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 231 Agena 1057	VAFB LC-75-3-5	Discoverer 13	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success	First successful recovery of a manmade object from orbit.

1960-08-12 09:39:43	Thor DM-19 Delta	Thor 270 Delta 2	CCAFS LC-17A	Echo 1A	Communications	MEO	Success

1960-08-18 19:57:08	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 237 Agena 1056	VAFB LC-75-3-4	Discoverer 14	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success

1960-08-18 19:58	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Thor 262 Ablestar 004	CCAFS LC-17B	Courier 1A	Communications	LEO	Failure	Premature first stage cutoff. RSO T+150 seconds.

1960-09-13 22:14	Thor DM-18 Agena-A	Thor 246 Agena 1058	VAFB LC-75-3-5	Discoverer 15	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success

1960-10-04 17:50	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Thor 293 Ablestar 005	CCAFS LC-17B	Courier 1B	Communications	LEO	Success

1960-10-11 21:53	Thor DM-18A	Thor 186	VAFB LC-75-2-8	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-10-26 20:26	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Thor 253 Agena 1061	VAFB LC-75-3-4	Discoverer 16	Reconnaissance	LEO	Failure	Maiden flight of Thor-Agena B. Agena staging failed. Vehicle fell into the Pacific Ocean.

1960-11-12 20:43	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Thor 297 Agena 1062	VAFB LC-75-3-5	Discoverer 17	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success

1960-11-23 11:13:03	Thor DM-19 Delta	Thor 245 Delta 3	CCAFS LC-17A	TIROS-2	Weather	SSO	Success

1960-11-30 19:50	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Thor 283 Ablestar 006	CCAFS LC-17B	Transit 3A GRAB-2 (Solrad-2)	Navigation ELINT	LEO	Failure	Premature Thor cutoff. RSO. Debris fell in Cuba.[1]

1960-12-07 20:20:58	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Thor 296 Agena 1103	VAFB LC-75-3-4	Discoverer 18	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success

1960-12-13 20:08	Thor DM-18A	Thor 267	VAFB LC-75-2-8	Missile test	Suborbital	Success

1960-12-20 20:32	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Thor 258 Agena 1101	VAFB LC-75-3-5	Discoverer 19	Technology	LEO	Success

Sentence(s)

In 1960, the Thor 272 missile launched successfully.

final_sentence: In 1960, the Thor 272 missile launched successfully.