# 1969 in spaceflight

1969 saw humanity step onto another world for the first time. On 20 July 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Eagle, landed on the Moon's surface with two astronauts aboard. Days later the crew of three returned safely to Earth, satisfying U.S. President John F. Kennedy's challenge of 25 May 1961, that "this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
There were four Apollo missions in total in 1969, three of which traveled to the Moon, with Apollo 12 also landing on the surface. The success of the Apollo program was a testament to the efforts of over 500,000 American engineers, scientists and technicians.
In 1969, the Soviet Union's space program had success with the docking of two crewed spacecraft as well as the success of their Venus and Lunar probes. The Soviets, however, suffered severe blows to their crewed Lunar aspirations when their N1 rocket failed twice during two 1969 launches.

## Orbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 5 January 06:28 | Molniya-M / Blok VL | Molniya-M / Blok VL | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 5 January 06:28 | | Venera 5 | | Heliocentric | Venus lander | 16 May 1969 | Successful |
| Lander operated for 53 minutes in the atmosphere of Venus. ||||||
| 10 January 05:51 | Molniya-M / Blok-VL | Molniya-M / Blok-VL | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 10 January 05:51 | | Venera 6 | | Heliocentric | Venus lander | 17 May 1969 | Successful |
| Lander operated for 51 minutes in the atmosphere of Venus. ||||||
| 12 January 12:10 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 12 January 12:10 | | Kosmos 263 (Zenit-2) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 January 1969 | Successful |
| 14 January 07:30 | Soyuz | Soyuz | | Baikonur LC-31 | Baikonur LC-31 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 January 07:30 | | Soyuz 4 | RVSN | Low Earth | Crewed orbital flight | 17 January 1969 | Successful |
| First docking between two crewed spacecraft (with Soyuz 5) ||||||
| 15 January 07:04 | Soyuz | Soyuz | | Baikonur LC-1/5 | Baikonur LC-1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 15 January 07:04 | | Soyuz 5 | RVSN | Low Earth | Crewed orbital flight | 18 January 1969 | Successful |
| First docking between two crewed spacecraft (with Soyuz 4) ||||||
| 20 January 04:14 | Proton-K/D | Proton-K/D | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 20 January 04:14 | | Soyuz 7K-L1 (Zond-1969A) | | Selenocentric | Test flight | 20 January 1969 | Failure |
| One of the RD-0210 engines in the second stage failed, resulting in automatic shutdown of the vehicle. Capsule was successfully recovered after successful launch abort. ||||||
| 22 January 16:48 | Delta C1 | Delta C1 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17 | | |
| 22 January 16:48 | | OSO 5 | NASA | Low Earth | Astronomy | 2 April 1984 | Successful |
| 22 January 19:10 | Titan IIIB | Titan IIIB | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 22 January 19:10 | | OPS 7585 (GAMBIT-3 4319) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 February 1969 | Partial failure |
| Apogee was too high as the Agena rocket stage failed to switch off at a correct time. ||||||
| 23 January 09:15 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 23 January 09:15 | | Kosmos 264 (Zenit-4M) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 February 1969 | Successful |
| 25 January 11:10 | Tsyklon-2A | Tsyklon-2A | | Baikonur Site 90/19 | Baikonur Site 90/19 | | |
| 25 January 11:10 | | Kosmos 265 (US-AO No.5) | | Low Earth | Naval surveillance | 23 January 1969 | Failure |
| 30 January 06:46 | Delta E1 | Delta E1 | | Vandenberg SLC-2E | Vandenberg SLC-2E | | |
| 30 January 06:46 | | ISIS 1 | CSA | Medium Earth | Science | In orbit | Successful |
| February ||||||||
| 1 February 12:11 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 1 February 12:11 | | Kosmos 265 (Meteor-1) | RVSN | Low Earth | Meteorology | 1 February 1969 | Failure |
| 5 February 06:46 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 5 February 06:46 | | KH-4B 6 (OPS 3890) | CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 February 1969 | Successful |
| 5 February 06:46 | | P-801 2 (OPS 2644) | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful |
| 6 February 00:39 | Delta M | Delta M | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 6 February 00:39 | | Intelsat III F-3 | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 7 February 13:59 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 7 February 13:59 | | Kosmos 265 (DS-P1-Yu No.21) | RVSN | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 1 May 1969 | Successful |
| 9 February 21:09 | Titan IIIC | Titan IIIC | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | | |
| 9 February 21:09 | | TACSAT-1 (OPS 0757) | USAF | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 February 06:48 | Proton-K / Blok D | Proton-K / Blok D | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 19 February 06:48 | | Luna 15a + Lunokhod 1A (Ye-8 №201) | | Selenocentric | Lunar lander and rover | 19 February 1969 | Failure |
| Engine failure in the first stage, rocket crashed 15 km from the pad. ||||||
| 21 February 09:18 | N1/L3 | N1/L3 | | Baikonur LC-110/38 | Baikonur LC-110/38 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 February 09:18 | | Zond L1S-1 | RVSN | Selenocentric | Test flight | 21 February | Failure |
| 21 February 09:18 | | Dummy LK | RVSN | Selenocentric | Mass simulator | 21 February | Failure |
| 25 February 01:29 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | | |
| 25 February 01:29 | | Mariner 6 | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars flyby | In orbit | Successful |
| 25 February 10:20 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 25 February 10:20 | | Kosmos 266 (Zenit-2) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 March 1969 | Successful |
| 26 February 07:47 | Delta E1 | Delta E1 | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | | |
| 26 February 07:47 | | ESSA-9 | ESSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| 26 February 08:30 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 26 February 08:30 | | Kosmos 267 (Zenit-4) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 March 1969 | Successful |
| March ||||||||
| 3 March 16:00 | Saturn V | Saturn V | | KSC LC-39A | KSC LC-39A | NASA | NASA |
| 3 March 16:00 | | Apollo 9 CSM Gumdrop | NASA | Low Earth | Crewed orbital flight | 13 March 1969 | Successful |
| 3 March 16:00 | | Apollo 9 LM Spider | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 13 March 1969 | Successful |
| First crewed orbital test of lunar module ||||||
| 4 March 16:48 | Titan IIIB | Titan IIIB | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 4 March 16:48 | | KH-8 Gambit 3 (OPS 4248) | USAF | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 March 1969 | Successful |
| Apogee was too high as the Agena rocket stage failed to switch off at a correct time. ||||||
| 5 March 13:04 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 | | |
| 5 March 13:04 | | Kosmos 268 (DS-P1-Yu No.18) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 9 May 1970 | Successful |
| 5 March 17:25 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 5 March 17:25 | | Kosmos 269 (Tselina-O-4) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 21 October 1978 | Successful |
| 6 March 12:15 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 6 March 12:15 | | Kosmos 270 (Zenit-4 No.52) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 March 1969 | Successful |
| 15 March 12:15 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 15 March 12:15 | | Kosmos 271 (Zenit-4 No.53) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 March 1969 | Successful |
| 17 March 17:25 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 17 March 17:25 | | Kosmos 272 (Sfera No.4) | | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful |
| 18 March 07:40 | Atlas F-OV1 | Atlas F-OV1 | | Vandenberg ABRES-A2 | Vandenberg ABRES-A2 | | |
| 18 March 07:40 | | OV1-17 | USAF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 5 March 1970 | Successful |
| 18 March 07:40 | | OV1-17A ORBISCAL | USAF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 March 1969 | Successful |
| 18 March 07:40 | | OV1-18 | USAF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 August 1972 | Successful |
| 18 March 07:40 | | OV1-19 | USAF | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 March 21:38 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 19 March 21:38 | | KH-4A 50 (OPS 3722) | CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 March 1969 | Successful |
| 19 March 21:38 | | P-11 (OPS 2285) | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 6 December 1971 | Successful |
| 22 March 12:15 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 22 March 12:15 | | Kosmos 273 (Zenit-2 No.72) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 March 1969 | Successful |
| 24 March 10:10 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 24 March 10:10 | | Kosmos 274 (Zenit-4 No.54) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 April 1969 | Successful |
| 26 March 12:30 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 26 March 12:30 | | Meteor-1 1 | | Low Earth | Meteorology | 26 March 2012 | Successful |
| 27 March 10:40 | Proton-K/D | Proton-K/D | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 27 March 10:40 | | Mars 2M No.521 | | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | 27 March 1969 | Failure |
| Payload fairing failed at T+51. Third stage failed to ignite. ||||||
| 27 March 22:22 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | | |
| 27 March 22:22 | | Mariner 7 | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars flyby | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 March 16:00 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 28 March 16:00 | | Kosmos 275 (DS-P1-I No.5) | RVSN | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 7 February 1970 | Successful |
| April ||||||||
| 2 April 10:33 | Proton-K/D | Proton-K/D | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 2 April 10:33 | | Mars 2M No.522 | | Areocentric | Mars orbiter and lander | 2 April 1969 | Failure |
| Rocket crashed near pad after 1st stage engine failure. ||||||
| 4 April 10:20 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 4 April 10:20 | | Kosmos 276 (Zenit-4 No.55) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 April 1969 | Successful |
| 4 April 13:00 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 4 April 13:00 | | Kosmos 277 (DS-P1-Yu No.20) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 6 July 1969 | Successful |
| 9 April 13:00 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 9 April 13:00 | | Kosmos 278 (Zenit-2 No.73) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 April 1969 | Successful |
| 11 April 02:30 | Molniya-M/Blok ML | Molniya-M/Blok ML | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 11 April 02:30 | | Molniya-1 No.11 | | Molniya | Communications | 17 April 1974 | Successful |
| 13 April 02:24 | Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D | Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | | |
| 13 April 02:24 | | Canyon 2 (OPS 3148) | NRO | Geostationary | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful |
| 14 April 07:54 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-2E | Vandenberg SLC-2E | | |
| 14 April 07:54 | | Nimbus 3 | NASA, NOAA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| 14 April 07:54 | | SECOR-13 | US Army | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful |
| 15 April 08:14 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 15 April 08:14 | | Kosmos 279 (Zenit-4 No.56) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 April 1969 | Successful |
| 15 April 17:30 | Titan IIIB | Titan IIIB | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 15 April 17:30 | | KH-8 Gambit 3 (OPS 5310) | USAF | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 April 1969 | Successful |
| 23 April 09:55 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 23 April 09:55 | | Kosmos 280 (Zenit-4M No.3) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 May 1969 | Successful |
| May ||||||||
| 2 May 01:46 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 2 May 01:46 | | KH-4A 51 (OPS 1101) | CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 May 1969 | Successful |
| 2 May 01:46 | | P-11 (OPS 1721) | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 16 February 1970 | Successful |
| 13 May 09:15 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 13 May 09:15 | | Kosmos 281 (Zenit-2 No.74) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 May 1969 | Successful |
| 18 May 16:49 | Saturn V | Saturn V | | KSC LC-39B | KSC LC-39B | NASA | NASA |
| 18 May 16:49 | | Apollo 10 CSM Charlie Brown | NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed Lunar orbital flight | 26 May 1969 | Successful |
| 18 May 16:49 | | Apollo 10 LM Snoopy | NASA | Selenocentric | Test flight | In orbit | Successful |
| First test of lunar module in lunar orbit. "Dress rehearsal" of Apollo 11 landing. ||||||
| 20 May 08:40 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 20 May 08:40 | | Kosmos 282 (Zenit-4 No.57) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 May 1969 | Successful |
| 22 May 02:00 | Delta M | Delta M | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | NASA | NASA |
| 22 May 02:00 | | Intelsat III F-4 | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 May 07:57 | Titan IIIC | Titan IIIC | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | | |
| 23 May 07:57 | | Vela 9, 10 | USAF | High Earth | Nuclear detection | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 May 07:57 | | OV5 5, 6, 9 | USAF | High Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 27 May 12:59 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 27 May 12:59 | | Kosmos 283 (DS-P1-Yu No.21) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 10 December 1969 | Successful |
| 29 May 06:59 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 29 May 06:59 | | Kosmos 284 (Zenit-4 No.58) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 June 1969 | Successful |
| June ||||||||
| 3 June 12:57 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 3 June 12:57 | | Kosmos 285 (DS-P1-Yu No.22) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 7 October 1969 | Successful |
| 3 June 16:49 | Titan IIIB | Titan IIIB | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 3 June 16:49 | | KH-8 Gambit 3 (OPS 1077) | USAF | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 June 1969 | Successful |
| 5 June 14:42 | Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 5 June 14:42 | | OGO 6 | NASA | Low Earth | Research | 12 October 1979 | Successful |
| 14 June 04:00 | Proton-K/Blok D | Proton-K/Blok D | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 14 June 04:00 | | Luna E-8-5 No. 402 | | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | 14 June 1969 | Failure |
| Blok D upper stage failed to ignite, thus leaving the payload on a suborbital trajectory. ||||||
| 15 June 08:59 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 15 June 08:59 | | Kosmos 286 (Zenit-4 No.59) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 June 1969 | Successful |
| 21 June 08:47 | Delta E1 | Delta E1 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | | |
| 21 June 08:47 | | Explorer 41 (IMP-G) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric research | In orbit | Successful |
| 24 June 06:50 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 24 June 06:50 | | Kosmos 287 (Zenit-2 No.75) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 July 1969 | Successful |
| 27 June 06:59 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 27 June 06:59 | | Kosmos 288 (Zenit-4 No.60) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 July 1969 | Successful |
| 29 June 03:15 | Delta N | Delta N | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 29 June 03:15 | | Biosatellite 3 | NASA | Low Earth | Life science | 7 July 1969 | Successful |
| July ||||||||
| 2 July 07:04 | Europa-1 | Europa-1 | | Woomera LA-6A | Woomera LA-6A | ELDO | ELDO |
| 2 July 07:04 | | STV-2 | ELDO | | Test flight | 2 July 1969 | Failure |
| 3 July 20:18 | N1/L3 | N1/L3 | | Baikonur LC-110/38 | Baikonur LC-110/38 | | |
| 3 July 20:18 | | Zond L1S-2 | | Selenocentric | Test flight | 3 July 1969 | Failure |
| 3 July 20:18 | | Dummy LK | | Selenocentric | Mass simulator | 3 July 1969 | Failure |
| Exploded due to faulty engines and a bolt that was sucked into a fuel pump. ||||||
| 10 July 09:00 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 10 July 09:00 | | Kosmos 289 (Zenit-4 No.61) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 July 1969 | Successful |
| 13 July 02:54 | Proton-K/D | Proton-K/D | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 13 July 02:54 | | Luna 15 (Ye-8-5 №401) | | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | 20 July 1969 | Success |
| Lander crashed to the surface of the Moon in an attempted landing. ||||||
| 16 July 13:32 | Saturn V | Saturn V | | KSC LC-39A | KSC LC-39A | NASA | NASA |
| 16 July 13:32 | | Apollo 11 CSM Columbia | NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed Lunar orbital flight | 24 July 1969 | Successful |
| 16 July 13:32 | | Apollo 11 LM Eagle | NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed Lunar landing | In orbit | Successful |
| First crewed Moon landing. ||||||
| 22 July 12:30 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 22 July 12:30 | | Kosmos 290 (Zenit-2 No.76) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 30 July 1969 | Successful |
| 22 July 12:55 | Molniya-M/Blok ML | Molniya-M/Blok ML | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 22 July 12:55 | | Molniya-1 No.12 | | Molniya | Communications | 18 June 1971 | Successful |
| 23 July 04:39 | Thor-LV2F Burner-2 | Thor-LV2F Burner-2 | | Vandenberg SLC-10W | Vandenberg SLC-10W | | |
| 23 July 04:39 | | DSAP-4B F3 (OPS 1127) | USAF, NRO | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 July 09:00 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 23 July 09:00 | | DS-P1-Yu No.23 | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 23 July 1969 | Failure |
| Second stage failed at T+267 seconds. ||||||
| 24 July 01:30 | Thorad-SLV2H-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2H-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 24 July 01:30 | | KH-4B 7 (OPS 3654) | CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 August 1969 | Successful |
| 26 July 02:06 | Delta M | Delta M | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 26 July 02:06 | | Intelsat III F-5 | Intelsat | Geostationary | Communications | 14 October 1988 | Failure |
| Third stage failure left the spacecraft in an unusable orbit. ||||||
| 31 July 10:19 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-1W | Vandenberg SLC-1W | | |
| 31 July 10:19 | | Strawman-2 (OPS 8285) | USAF | Low Earth | ELINT | 4 January 1973 | Successful |
| August ||||||||
| 6 August 05:40 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90/19 | Baikonur Site 90/19 | | |
| 6 August 05:40 | | Kosmos 291 (IS-GVM) | | Low Earth | Mass simulator | 8 September 1969 | Successful |
| First test flight of Tsyklon-2 booster. Flew with a dummy payload planned to be used as an ASAT target but the ASAT interceptor test flight was later cancelled. ||||||
| 7 August 23:48 | Proton-K/Blok D | Proton-K/Blok D | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 7 August 23:48 | | Zond 7 | | High Earth | Lunar flyby | 13 August 1969 | Successful |
| The only successful test flight of Soyuz 7K-L1 spacecraft. Circumlunar flight, perilune 1,984 km. ||||||
| 9 August 07:52 | Delta N | Delta N | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 9 August 07:52 | | OSO 6 | NASA | Low Earth | Solar observatory | 7 March 1981 | Successful |
| 9 August 07:52 | | PAC 1 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 April 1977 | Successful |
| 12 August 11:01 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | | |
| 12 August 11:01 | | ATS-5 | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 13 August 22:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | Plesetsk Site 132/2 | | |
| 13 August 22:00 | | Kosmos 292 (Zaliv No.3) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 16 August 11:59 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 16 August 11:59 | | Kosmos 293 (Zenit-2M No.4) / Nauka 5KS L.1 | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 August 1969 | Successful |
| 19 August 13:00 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 19 August 13:00 | | Kosmos 294 (Zenit-4 No.62) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 August 1969 | Successful |
| 22 August 14:14 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 22 August 14:14 | | Kosmos 295 (DS-P1-Yu No.24) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 1 December 1969 | Successful |
| 23 August 16:00 | Titan IIIB | Titan IIIB | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 23 August 16:00 | | KH-8 Gambit 3 (OPS 7807) | USAF | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 September 1969 | Successful |
| 27 August 21:59 | Delta L | Delta L | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 27 August 21:59 | | Pioneer E | NASA | Heliocentric | Solar orbiter | 27 August 1969 | Failure |
| 27 August 21:59 | | TETR 3 | NASA | Low Earth orbit | Technology demonstration | 27 August 1969 | Failure |
| First flight of Delta L rocket. First stage hydraulics failure threw the second stage far off course and the vehicle was destroyed by range safety at T+383 seconds. ||||||
| 29 August 09:05 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 29 August 09:05 | | Kosmos 296 (Zenit-4 No.63) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 September 1969 | Successful |
| September ||||||||
| 2 September 11:00 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 2 September 11:00 | | Kosmos 297 (Zenit-4 No.64) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 September 1969 | Successful |
| 15 September 08:40 | R-36O | R-36O | | Baikonur Site 191/66 | Baikonur Site 191/66 | | |
| 15 September 08:40 | | Kosmos 298 (OGCh No.21) | | Low Earth | Weapon test | 15 September 1969 | Successful |
| 18 September 08:40 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 18 September 08:40 | | Kosmos 299 (Zenit-4 No.65) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 September 1969 | Successful |
| 22 September 02:10 | Lambda 4S | Lambda 4S | | Kagoshima L | Kagoshima L | ISAS | ISAS |
| 22 September 02:10 | | Ōsumi-4 | ISAS | Low Earth | Test flight | 22 September 1969 | Failure |
| 22 September 21:11 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 22 September 21:11 | | KH-4A 52 (OPS 3531) | CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 October 1969 | Successful |
| 22 September 21:11 | | P-11 (OPS 4710) | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 16 May 1971 | Successful |
| 23 September 14:07 | Proton-K/Blok D | Proton-K/Blok D | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 23 September 14:07 | | Kosmos 300 (Luna 16a, Ye-8-5 №403) | | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | 27 September 1969 | Failure |
| Blok D stage failed due to valve defect and the probe failed to leave Earth orbit. ||||||
| 24 September 12:15 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 24 September 12:15 | | Kosmos 301 (Zenit-2 No.77) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 October 1969 | Successful |
| 30 September 13:40 | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2G-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 30 September 13:40 | | Poppy 8A-D (NRL-PL 161-164) | NRL/US Navy | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 September 13:40 | | NRL-PL 165 | NRL/US Navy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 September 13:40 | | Timation-2 | NRL/US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 September 13:40 | | Tempsat 2 | NRL | Low Earth | Calibration | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 September 13:40 | | SOICAL Cone & Cylinder | USAF | Low Earth | Calibration | Cone: In orbit Cylinder: 14 February 2023 | Successful |
| 30 September 13:40 | | P-11 (OPS 7613) | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful |
| October ||||||||
| 1 October 22:29 | Scout-B | Scout-B | | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | | |
| 1 October 22:29 | | ESRO 1B | ESRO | Low Earth | Research | In orbit | Partial failure |
| Orbit was lower than planned. ||||||
| 6 October 01:45 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 6 October 01:45 | | Meteor-1 2 | | Low Earth | Meteorology | 20 August 2002 | Successful |
| 11 October 11:10 | Soyuz | Soyuz | | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 October 11:10 | | Soyuz 6 | RVSN | Low Earth | Crewed orbital flight | 16 October 1969 | Partial failure |
| Rendezvous with Soyuz 7 and 8 unsuccessful due to electronic failure. ||||||
| 12 October 10:44 | Soyuz | Soyuz | | Baikonur LC-1/5 | Baikonur LC-1/5 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 October 10:44 | | Soyuz 7 | RVSN | Low Earth | Crewed orbital flight | 16 October 1969 | Partial failure |
| Rendezvous with Soyuz 6 and 8 unsuccessful due to electronic failure. ||||||
| 13 October 10:19 | Soyuz | Soyuz | | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 October 10:19 | | Soyuz 8 | RVSN | Low Earth | Crewed orbital flight | 16 October 1969 | Partial failure |
| Rendezvous with Soyuz 6 and 7 unsuccessful due to electronic failure. ||||||
| 14 October 13:19 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 14 October 13:19 | | Interkosmos 1 (DS-U3-IK No.1) | Interkosmos | Low Earth | Solar research | 2 January 1970 | Successful |
| 17 October 11:45 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 17 October 11:45 | | Kosmos 302 (Zenit-4 No.66) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 October 1969 | Successful |
| 18 October 10:00 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 18 October 10:00 | | Kosmos 303 (DS-P1-Yu No.25) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 23 January 1970 | Successful |
| 21 October 12:49 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132 | Plesetsk Site 132 | | |
| 21 October 12:49 | | Kosmos 304 (Zaliv No.4) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 22 October 14:09 | Proton-K/Blok D | Proton-K/Blok D | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 22 October 14:09 | | Kosmos 305 (Luna 16b, Ye-8-5 №404) | | Selenocentric | Lunar sample return | In orbit | Failure |
| Control system of the Blok D stage failed and the probe failed to leave Earth orbit. ||||||
| 24 October 09:40 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 24 October 09:40 | | Kosmos 306 (Zenit-2M No.5) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 November 1969 | Successful |
| 24 October 13:01 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 | | |
| 24 October 13:01 | | Kosmos 307 (DS-P1-Yu No.26) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 30 December 1970 | Successful |
| 24 October 18:10 | Titan IIIB | Titan IIIB | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | | |
| 24 October 18:10 | | KH-8 Gambit 3 (OPS 8455) | USAF | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 November 1969 | Successful |
| November ||||||||
| 4 November 11:59 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 4 November 11:59 | | Kosmos 308 (DS-P1-I No.6) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 4 January 1970 | Successful |
| 8 November 01:52 | Scout-B | Scout-B | | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | | |
| 8 November 01:52 | | Azur | BMWF/DLR | Medium Earth | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Successful |
| First West German satellite ||||||
| 12 November 11:30 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 12 November 11:30 | | Kosmos 309 (Zenit-2 No.78) / Nauka 3KS L.1 | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 November 1969 | Successful |
| 14 November 16:22 | Saturn V | Saturn V | | KSC LC-39A | KSC LC-39A | NASA | NASA |
| 14 November 16:22 | | Apollo 12 CSM Yankee Clipper | NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed Lunar orbital flight | 24 November 1969 | Successful |
| 14 November 16:22 | | Apollo 12 LM Intrepid | NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed Lunar landing | 20 November 1969 | Successful |
| Second crewed Moon landing. ||||||
| 15 November 08:30 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 15 November 08:30 | | Kosmos 310 (Zenit-4 No.67) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 November 1969 | Successful |
| 22 November 02:00 | Delta M | Delta M | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | | |
| 22 November 02:00 | | Skynet 1A | MoD | Geostationary | Communications (military) | In orbit | Successful |
| 24 November 11:00 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 24 November 11:00 | | Kosmos 311 (DS-P1-Yu No.27) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 10 March 1970 | Successful |
| 24 November 16:49 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132 | Plesetsk Site 132 | | |
| 24 November 16:49 | | Kosmos 312 (Sfera No.5) | | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful |
| 28 November 09:00 | Proton-K/Blok D | Proton-K/Blok D | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 28 November 09:00 | | Soyuz 7K-L1E | | Medium Earth | Flight test | In orbit | Failure |
| First stage failure ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 3 December 13:20 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 3 December 13:20 | | Kosmos 313 (Zenit-2M No.6) / Gektor No.6 | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 December 1969 | Successful |
| 4 December 21:37 | Thorad-SLV2H-Agena-D | Thorad-SLV2H-Agena-D | | Vandenberg SLC-3W | Vandenberg SLC-3W | | |
| 4 December 21:37 | | KH-4B 8 (OPS 6617) | CIA | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 January 1970 | Successful |
| 11 December 12:58 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | Plesetsk Site 133/1 | | |
| 11 December 12:58 | | Kosmos 314 (DS-P1-Yu No.28) | | Low Earth | Radar calibration | 22 March 1970 | Successful |
| 20 December 03:26 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132 | Plesetsk Site 132 | | |
| 20 December 03:26 | | Kosmos 315 (Tselina-O No.5) | | Low Earth | ELINT | 25 March 1979 | Successful |
| 23 December 09:25 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90/19 | Baikonur Site 90/19 | | |
| 23 December 09:25 | | Kosmos 316 (I2P No.3) | | Low Earth | Dummy ASAT warhead | 28 August 1970 | Successful |
| 23 December 13:50 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | Plesetsk Site 41/1 | | |
| 23 December 13:50 | | Kosmos 317 (Zenit-4MK No.1 / Germes No.1) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 January 1970 | Successful |
| 25 December 09:59 | Kosmos-2I | Kosmos-2I | | Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 | Kapustin Yar Site 86/4 | | |
| 25 December 09:59 | | Interkosmos 2 (DS-U1-IK No.1) | Interkosmos | Low Earth | Ionosphere research | 7 June 1970 | Successful |
| 27 December | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132 | Plesetsk Site 132 | | |
| 27 December | | Ionosfernaya No.1 | | Low Earth | Ionosphere research | In orbit | Failure |
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## Suborbital flights

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January-March ||||||||
| 17 January | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Esrange | Esrange | NASA | NASA |
| 17 January | | / RTG SNC 2A / 1 Aeronomy mission | NASA/RTG | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi). ||||||
| 21 January | Skylark 6 | Skylark 6 | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 21 January | | UK SL781 Solar x-ray mission | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Astronomy | 21 January | Failure |
| 23 January 20:00 | Skylark | Skylark | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 23 January 20:00 | | / Ion / Te Ionosphere mission | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Astronomy | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi). ||||||
| 23 January 23:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Esrange | Esrange | NASA | NASA |
| 23 January 23:00 | | / RTG SNC 2A / 3 Aeronomy mission | NASA/RTG | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi). ||||||
| 25 January 21:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Esrange | Esrange | NASA | NASA |
| 25 January 21:00 | | / RTG SNC 2A / 4 Aeronomy mission | NASA/RTG | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi). ||||||
| 3 February 21:05 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 3 February 21:05 | | Electrons Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 3 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi). ||||||
| 11 February 21:09 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 11 February 21:09 | | Electrons Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 11 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi). ||||||
| 14 February 22:15 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 14 February 22:15 | | Small scale structure Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi). ||||||
| 15 February 21:20 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 15 February 21:20 | | Small scale structure Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 15 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi). ||||||
| 20 February 11:48 | Véronique | Véronique | | Kourou ALFS | Kourou ALFS | LRBA | LRBA |
| 20 February 11:48 | | FU-170 CIRCE | CNES | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 16:33 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | | |
| 25 February 16:33 | | ESRO C49 / 1 (R3) Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi). ||||||
| 25 February 21:37 | Sidewinder Arcas | Sidewinder Arcas | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | | |
| 25 February 21:37 | | ESRO A40 / 4 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 25 February | Failure |
| 25 February 23:50 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | | |
| 25 February 23:50 | | ESRO C49 / 2 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi). ||||||
| 15 March 17:55 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Esrange | Esrange | Sandia | Sandia |
| 15 March 17:55 | | DLR K-NA-11 | DFVLR | Suborbital | Ionosphere research, Aeronomy | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi). ||||||
| 15 March 20:54 | Skylark 2 | Skylark 2 | | Esrange | Esrange | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 15 March 20:54 | | ESRO S43 / 2 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi). ||||||
| 15 March 22:31 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange | Esrange | | |
| 15 March 22:31 | | ESRO C52 / 1 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi). ||||||
| 16 March 18:05 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Esrange | Esrange | Sandia | Sandia |
| 16 March 18:05 | | DLR K-NA-17 | DFVLR | Suborbital | Ionosphere research, Aeronomy | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi). ||||||
| 17 March 00:04 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 17 March 00:04 | | Particles Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 17 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi). ||||||
| 17 March 18:10 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Esrange | Esrange | Sandia | Sandia |
| 17 March 18:10 | | DLR K-NA-18 | DFVLR | Suborbital | Ionosphere research, Aeronomy | 17 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi). ||||||
| 17 March 18:23 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 17 March 18:23 | | E field gradient Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 17 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi). ||||||
| 18 March 18:16 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 18 March 18:16 | | E-region E field Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 18 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi). ||||||
| 20 March 05:37 | Terrier Sandhawk | Terrier Sandhawk | | Poker Flat Research Range | Poker Flat Research Range | Sandia | Sandia |
| 20 March 05:37 | | HEMLOCK | DARPA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi) ||||||
| 29 March 20:00 | Petrel | Petrel | | Esrange | Esrange | Bristol Aerospace | Bristol Aerospace |
| 29 March 20:00 | | Small scale structure Ionosphere mission | SRC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 29 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi). ||||||
| April-June ||||||||
| 1 April 09:54 | Skylark | Skylark | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 1 April 09:54 | | X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 1 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi). ||||||
| 3 April 00:35 | Skylark 6 AC | Skylark 6 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 3 April 00:35 | | UK SL502 Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 3 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi). ||||||
| 9 April 20:38 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | Sandia | Sandia |
| 9 April 20:38 | | Ferdinand 20 Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission | NTNF | Suborbital | Ionosphere research, Aeronomy | 9 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi). ||||||
| 13 April 00:33 | Dragon 2B | Dragon 2B | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | | |
| 13 April 00:33 | | FU-182 Ions / Electric field Ionosphere mission | CNES | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 13 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi). ||||||
| 14 April 18:15 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 14 April 18:15 | | ESRO C39 / 1 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 14 April | Failure |
| 15 April 11:03 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 15 April 11:03 | | ESRO C39 / 2 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 15 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi). ||||||
| 16 April | Canopus 2 | Canopus 2 | | CELPA | CELPA | CONAE | CONAE |
| 16 April | | | CONAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 April | Successful |
| First flight of Canopus 2 sounding rocket. Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi). ||||||
| 17 April 05:05 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 17 April 05:05 | | UK SL606 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 17 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi). ||||||
| 17 April 21:48 | Dragon 2B | Dragon 2B | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | | |
| 17 April 21:48 | | FU-190 E field / Barium release / Ionosphere mission | CNES | Suborbital | | 17 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 329 kilometres (204 mi). ||||||
| 22 April 03:31 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 22 April 03:31 | | UK SL604 Solar ultraviolet mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 22 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi). ||||||
| 1 May | Sandhawk Tomahawk | Sandhawk Tomahawk | | Pacific Missile Range Facility | Pacific Missile Range Facility | Sandia | Sandia |
| 1 May | | | Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 May | Successful |
| First flight of the Sandhawk Tomahawk configuration. Apogee: 528 kilometres (328 mi). ||||||
| 14 May 02:44 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 14 May 02:44 | | UK SL404 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 14 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi). ||||||
| 24 May 05:52 | Terrier Tomahawk | Terrier Tomahawk | | Pacific Missile Range Facility | Pacific Missile Range Facility | Sandia | Sandia |
| 24 May 05:52 | | LRL BOX-16 TT-9 | Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Astronomy | 24 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) ||||||
| 5 June 19:28 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 5 June 19:28 | | ESRO C35 / 2 X-ray astronomy mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 5 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi). ||||||
| 27 June 22:58 | Black Arrow | Black Arrow | R0 | Woomera LA-5B | Woomera LA-5B | RAE | RAE |
| 27 June 22:58 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 June | Failure |
| Test flight with inert third stage. Lost control 50 seconds into the flight, destroyed by range safety. ||||||
| July-September ||||||||
| 5 July 19:45 | Skylark | Skylark | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 5 July 19:45 | | ESRO S38 / 1 Ionosphere mission | ESRO | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 5 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi). ||||||
| 6 July 19:50 | Skylark 3 | Skylark 3 | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 6 July 19:50 | | ESRO S64 / 1 Aeronomy mission | ESRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi). ||||||
| 11 July 19:42 | Skylark | Skylark | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 11 July 19:42 | | ESRO S38 / 2 Ionosphere mission | ESRO | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi). ||||||
| 13 July 19:41 | Skylark 3 | Skylark 3 | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 13 July 19:41 | | ESRO S64 / 2 Aeronomy mission | ESRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi). ||||||
| 14 July 23:53 | Skylark | Skylark | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 14 July 23:53 | | Electron profile Ionosphere mission | BAC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 14 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi). ||||||
| 15 July | K63D | K63D | | Vladimirovka near Kapustin Yar | Vladimirovka near Kapustin Yar | | |
| 15 July | | BOR-1 | | Suborbital | Re-entry test for the Spiral program | 15 July | Successful |
| Subscale model of the Spiral spaceplane, transmitted data until burning up as planned at 60-70 km altitude. Apogee: 100 km ||||||
| 16 July 22:33 | Skylark | Skylark | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 16 July 22:33 | | Dayglow / electrons Ionosphere mission | BAC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 16 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 244 kilometres (152 mi). ||||||
| 24 July | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-1 | Woomera LA-1 | WRE | WRE |
| 24 July | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 24 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| 25 July 04:10 | Skylark | Skylark | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 25 July 04:10 | | Electron profile Ionosphere mission | BAC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 244 kilometres (152 mi). ||||||
| 29 July 22:57 | Skylark 3 | Skylark 3 | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 29 July 22:57 | | Dayglow / electrons Ionosphere mission | BAC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 29 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 262 kilometres (163 mi). ||||||
| 5 August 09:08 | Aero High | Aero High | | Woomera LA-1 | Woomera LA-1 | WRE | WRE |
| 5 August 09:08 | | | WRE | Suborbital | | 5 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
| 11 August 01:30 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 11 August 01:30 | | ESRO C51 / 1 Aeronomy mission | ESRO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 11 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi). ||||||
| 14 August 02:01 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 14 August 02:01 | | ESRO C58 / 1 Meteorites mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 11 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi). ||||||
| 21 August 01:57 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 21 August 01:57 | | HRCS / PHC Solar x-ray mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 29 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi). ||||||
| 12 September | Rigel | Rigel | | CELPA | CELPA | CONAE | CONAE |
| 12 September | | | CONAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 September | Successful |
| First test flight of Rigel sounding rocket. Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| October-December ||||||||
| 5 October 22:28 | Skylark 2 | Skylark 2 | | Esrange | Esrange | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 5 October 22:28 | | ESRO S29 / 1 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 5 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi). ||||||
| 10 October 20:01 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 10 October 20:01 | | ESRO C52 / 2 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi). ||||||
| 15 October 18:46 | Skylark 3 | Skylark 3 | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 15 October 18:46 | | Grenades / TMA/Barium release Aeronomy / ionosphere mission | BAC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi). ||||||
| 17 October 09:15 | Skylark 3 | Skylark 3 | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 17 October 09:15 | | Grenades / TMA/Barium release Aeronomy / ionosphere mission | BAC | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 17 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 318 kilometres (198 mi). ||||||
| 17 October 22:27 | Skylark 2 | Skylark 2 | | Esrange | Esrange | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 17 October 22:27 | | ESRO S29 / 2 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 17 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi). ||||||
| 20 October 07:28 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 20 October 07:28 | | UK SL586 test | BAC | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 20 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi). ||||||
| 22 October 06:10 | Skylark 3 | Skylark 3 | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 22 October 06:10 | | X-ray survey / Solar X X-ray astronomy mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi). ||||||
| 23 October | Canopus 2 | Canopus 2 | | CELPA | CELPA | CONAE | CONAE |
| 23 October | | | CONAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi). ||||||
| 24 October 05:44 | Skylark | Skylark | | Salto di Quirra | Salto di Quirra | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 24 October 05:44 | | ESRO S68 / 1 X-ray astronomy mission | ESRO | Suborbital | Astronomy | 13 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi). ||||||
| 8 November | Vesta | Vesta | | Kourou ALFS | Kourou ALFS | LRBA | LRBA |
| 8 November | | FU-189 Star pointing test | CNES | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 8 November | Successful |
| Last flight of the Vesta sounding rocket. Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi). ||||||
| 10 November 21:00 | Skylark 2 | Skylark 2 | | Esrange | Esrange | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 10 November 21:00 | | ESRO S46 / 1 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 10 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi). ||||||
| 18 November 02:17 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 18 November 02:17 | | Fresnel shadowgraph X-ray astronomy mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 18 November | Failure |
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi). ||||||
| 20 November 00:30 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 20 November 00:30 | | Solar ultraviolet Spectrum / PHC Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 20 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi). ||||||
| 26 November 00:38 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | NASA | NASA |
| 26 November 00:38 | | Ferdinand 21 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission | NTNF | Suborbital | Ionosphere research, Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi). ||||||
| 26 November 23:32 | Skylark 3 AC | Skylark 3 AC | | Woomera LA-2 SL | Woomera LA-2 SL | British Aerospace | British Aerospace |
| 26 November 23:32 | | Solar ultraviolet FP / PHC Solar ultraviolet mission | BAC | Suborbital | Astronomy | 26 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi). ||||||
| 27 November 05:29 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 27 November 05:29 | | ESRO C62 / 1 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi). ||||||
| 27 November 06:31 | Centaure 2B | Centaure 2B | | Esrange C | Esrange C | | |
| 27 November 06:31 | | ESRO C62 / 2 Aurora mission | ESRO | Suborbital | | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi). ||||||
| 30 November 02:58 | Sparrow-Arcas | Sparrow-Arcas | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | NASA | NASA |
| 30 November 02:58 | | Arcas VII Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission | NTNF | Suborbital | Ionosphere research, Aeronomy | 30 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi). ||||||
| 6 December 06:00 | K63D | K63D | | Vladimirovka near Kapustin Yar | Vladimirovka near Kapustin Yar | | |
| 6 December 06:00 | | BOR-2 No.101 | | Suborbital | Re-entry test for the Spiral program | 6 December | Successful |
| Subscale model of the Spiral spaceplane. Apogee: 100 km ||||||
| 9 December | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-1 | Woomera LA-1 | WRE | WRE |
| 9 December | | | WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 December | Successful |
| Last flight of HAD rocket. Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi). ||||||
| 22 December | Rigel | Rigel | | CELPA | CELPA | CONAE | CONAE |
| 22 December | | | CONAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 23 December | Canopus 2 | Canopus 2 | | CELPA | CELPA | CONAE | CONAE |
| 23 December | | | CONAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi). ||||||

## Launches from the Moon

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 21 July 17:54 | Lunar Module Ascent Stage | Lunar Module Ascent Stage | | Tranquility Base, Mare Tranquillitatis (Luna) | Tranquility Base, Mare Tranquillitatis (Luna) | NASA | NASA |
| 21 July 17:54 | | Apollo 11 LM | NASA | Selenocentric (CSM) | Crewed | In orbit | Successful |
| Carrying two astronauts back to CSM after lunar landing ||||||
| 20 November 14:25:47 | Lunar Module Ascent Stage | Lunar Module Ascent Stage | | Ocean of Storms (Luna) | Ocean of Storms (Luna) | NASA | NASA |
| 20 November 14:25:47 | | Apollo 12 LM | NASA | Selenocentric (CSM) | Crewed | 20 November | Successful |
| Carrying two astronauts back to CSM after lunar landing ||||||

## Deep-space rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 16 May | Venera 5 | Atmospheric entry in Venus | Atmospheric probe worked for 53 min in the Venerian atmosphere |
| 17 May | Venera 6 | Atmospheric entry in Venus | Atmospheric probe worked for 51 min in the Venerian atmosphere |
| 21 May | Apollo 10 | 31 orbits around the Moon | Altitude ~15,4 km |
| 20 July | Apollo 11 | Moon landing | 22 kg from Mare Tranquillitatis (sample return mission) |
| 21 July | Luna 15 | Moon impact | Impacted at Mare Crisium (sample return mission). Primary mission failed. |
| 5 August | Mariner 6 | Flyby of Mars | Periapsis: 3,412 km. 25 close-up pictures. |
| 5 August | Mariner 7 | Flyby of Mars | Periapsis: 3,543 km. 33 close-up pictures. |
| 11 August | Zond 7 | Circumlunar flight | Periapsis: 1,984 km. |
| 19 November | Apollo 12 | Moon landing | 34 kg from Oceanus Procellarum (sample return mission) |

## Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |

## Orbital launch statistics
### By country

| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| | Europe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Soviet Union | 82 | 68 | 14 | 0 |
| | United States | 41 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| World | World | 125 | 105 | 18 | 2 |

### By rocket
#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Atlas | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blue Streak | Europe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Soviet Union | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lambda | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| N-1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | First flight |
| R-7 | Soviet Union | 44 | 43 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Saturn | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scout | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thor | United States | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Titan | United States | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Universal Rocket | Soviet Union | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Atlas-Agena | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas-Centaur | United States | Atlas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas E/F | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States | Thor | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Europa | Europe | Blue Streak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-2 | Soviet Union | Kosmos | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3 | Soviet Union | Kosmos | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lambda 4 | Japan | Lambda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Soviet Union | R-7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| N-1 | Soviet Union | N-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | First flight |
| Proton | Soviet Union | Universal Rocket | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Soviet Union | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturn V | United States | Saturn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scout | United States | Scout | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soyuz | Soviet Union | R-7 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thor-Burner | United States | Thor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thorad-Agena | United States | Thor | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan III | United States | Titan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tsyklon | Soviet Union | R-36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vostok | Soviet Union | R-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D | United States | Atlas-Agena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | United States | Atlas-Centaur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas F-OV1 | United States | Atlas E/F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta C1 | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Last flight |
| Delta E1 | United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta L | United States | Delta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | First flight |
| Delta M | United States | Delta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Delta N | United States | Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Europa-1 | Europe | Europa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-2I | Soviet Union | Kosmos-2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3M | Soviet Union | Kosmos-3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lambda 4S | Japan | Lambda 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M/Blok VL | Soviet Union | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Last flight |
| Molniya-M/Blok ML | Soviet Union | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| N1/L3 | Soviet Union | N-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | First flight |
| Proton-K/D | Soviet Union | Proton | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| R-36O | Soviet Union | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturn V | United States | Saturn V | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scout B | United States | Scout | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soyuz (11A511) | Soviet Union | Soyuz | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thor-LV2F Burner-2 | United States | Thor-Burner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D | United States | Thorad-Agena | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D | United States | Thorad-Agena | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | First flight |
| Titan IIIB | United States | Titan III | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Titan IIIC | United States | Titan III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon-2 | Soviet Union | Tsyklon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | First flight |
| Tsyklon-2A | Soviet Union | Tsyklon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Last flight |
| Voskhod (11A57) | Soviet Union | Soyuz | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vostok-2M | Soviet Union | Vostok | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |

### By spaceport

| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Baikonur | Soviet Union | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Kapustin Yar | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Plesetsk | Soviet Union | 41 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| Kagoshima | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vandenberg | United States | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Woomera | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### By orbit

| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not Achieved | Accidentally Achieved | Remarks |
| Low Earth | 85 | 81 | 3 | 1 | |
| Geosynchronous / transfer | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | including highly elliptical and Molniya orbits and Trans Lunar trajectories |
| Heliocentric | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |