# 1963 in spaceflight (January–March)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1963. For an overview of the whole year, see 1963 in spaceflight.

## Orbital launches

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* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →
| 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 ||||||||
| 4 January 08:48 | Molniya-L | Molniya-L | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 4 January 08:48 | | Luna E-6 №2 (Sputnik 25) | | Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth | Lunar lander | 11 January | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Molynia-L, upper stage ullage motor failed to ignite, leaving spacecraft in useless orbit. ||||||
| 7 January 21:09:49 | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | Thor DM-21 Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 January 21:09:49 | | OPS 0048 (KH-4 18/9051) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 January | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 7 January 21:09:49 | | SRV | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | January | Successful |
| Attitude control problems with spacecraft. ||||||
| 16 January 21:59 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 January 21:59 | | OPS 0180 (Ferret/Samos-F2 3) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 9 January 1969 | Successful |
| Final flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-B before being redesignated SLV-2. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 3 February 09:29:14 | Molniya-L | Molniya-L | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 3 February 09:29:14 | | Luna E-6 №3 (Luna 1963B) | | Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar lander | 3 February | Launch failure |
| Upper stage gyroscope malfunction, failed to orbit. ||||||
| 14 February 05:35:08 | Delta B | Delta B | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 February 05:35:08 | | Syncom 1 | NASA | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Subsynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Contact with spacecraft lost following apogee motor firing. ||||||
| 19 February 16:33 | Scout X-3M | Scout X-3M | | Point Arguello LC-D | Point Arguello LC-D | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 February 16:33 | | OPS 0240 (DSAP-1 F3/P-35 3/AF-3) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | 26 December 1979 | Successful |
| Only flight of Scout X-3M. ||||||
| 28 February 21:48 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 February 21:48 | | OPS 0583 (KH-4 19/9052) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 February | Launch failure |
| 28 February 21:48 | | SRV 610 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 28 February | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Thrust Augmented Thor-Agena, failed to orbit. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 18 March 21:13 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 March 21:13 | | OPS 0627 (KH-6 1/8001) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 March | Launch failure |
| 18 March 21:13 | | SRV 612 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 18 March | Launch failure |
| 18 March 21:13 | | P-11 4051 (Hitchhiker 1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | 18 March | Launch failure |
| First KH-6 launch, failed to orbit. ||||||
| 21 March 08:30 | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 21 March 08:30 | | Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2 №9) | OKB-1 | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 March | Successful |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → ||||||||
| For flights after 31 March, see 1963 in spaceflight (April-June) ||||||||

## Suborbital launches

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* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →
| 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 ||||||||
| 7 January 22:30:10 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 January 22:30:10 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 10 January 05:31:02 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 January 05:31:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 16 January | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 16 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 16 January | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 16 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 18 January 03:32:50 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 18 January 03:32:50 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 22 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 22 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 23 January 00:27:37 | PGM-19 Jupiter | PGM-19 Jupiter | | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Army | US Army |
| 23 January 00:27:37 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 23 January 18:10:13 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 January 18:10:13 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 25 January 10:44:07 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 25 January 10:44:07 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 25 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 25 January | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 25 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 25 January | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 25 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 27 January 01:00 | R-11A-1 | R-11A-1 | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 January 01:00 | | | FIAN | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 27 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 16:27 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 16:27 | | | Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) ||||||
| 29 January | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | | |
| 29 January | | | | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 31 January 00:30:05 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 31 January 00:30:05 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 31 January 08:51:51 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 31 January 08:51:51 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 31 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| January | | | US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| January | | | US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| January | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| February ||||||||
| 1 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 1 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 2 February 06:56:29 | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 2 February 06:56:29 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 2 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 4 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 4 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 5 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 5 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 5 February | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | USS Patrick Henry, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 5 February | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 5 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 5 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 6 February 17:58:24 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 February 17:58:24 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 7 February 15:59:59 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 7 February 15:59:59 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 8 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 8 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 11 February 15:30 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 February 15:30 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 11 February | R-9A Desna | R-9A Desna | | Baikonur Site 70 | Baikonur Site 70 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 12 February 01:47 | Journeyman | Journeyman | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | NASA |
| 12 February 01:47 | | | Minnesota | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 12 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,675 kilometres (1,041 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 11:55:05 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 13 February 11:55:05 | | | NRL | Suborbital | ABM test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 12:30 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 13 February 12:30 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 13 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 13 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 February | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 14 February 00:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 February 00:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi) ||||||
| 14 February | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Launch failure |
| 14 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 14 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 14 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 14 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 15 February 00:45:00 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 15 February 00:45:00 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 15 February 16:34 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 15 February 16:34 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 239 kilometres (149 mi) ||||||
| 16 February 00:30 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 16 February 00:30 | | | US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 16 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi) ||||||
| 16 February 21:45 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395C | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 16 February 21:45 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 16 February | Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer 1 | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 February | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 16 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 18 February 14:00:02 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 February 14:00:02 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 18 February 17:43 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 18 February 17:43 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 306 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 18 February 23:14 | Nike-Asp | Nike-Asp | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 18 February 23:14 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi) ||||||
| 19 February | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 19 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 20 February 23:18 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 20 February 23:18 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) ||||||
| 20 February 23:34 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 February 23:34 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) ||||||
| 20 February 23:47 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 20 February 23:47 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) ||||||
| 20 February | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 20 February | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 01:00:04 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 February 01:00:04 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 17:56:07 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 21 February 17:56:07 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 21 February 23:16 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 21 February 23:16 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) ||||||
| 22 February | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 01:31:43 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 26 February 01:31:43 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 26 February | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 February | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 27 February 19:30:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 27 February 19:30:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 27 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 28 February 09:02:48 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Vandenberg LC-576A-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 28 February 09:02:48 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | ABM test | 28 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 28 February 09:30 | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 28 February 09:30 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 28 February 21:48 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 28 February 21:48 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) ||||||
| 28 February 22:11 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 28 February 22:11 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 28 February | Hopi-Dart | Hopi-Dart | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 28 February | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| February | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| February | | | US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | February | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 01:20 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 1 March 01:20 | | | UCL Birmingham UCW | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 1 March 21:00 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 March 21:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 1 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 1 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 4 March | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 5 March 01:00:01 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30D | Cape Canaveral LC-30D | US Army | US Army |
| 5 March 01:00:01 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 6 March 22:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 March 22:30 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 17:48:15 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 7 March 17:48:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 18:48:15 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | USS Thomas Jefferson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 7 March 18:48:15 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 7 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 7 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 8 March 19:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 8 March 19:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 9 March 00:01 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 9 March 00:01 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 9 March 00:01 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 March 00:01 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 10 March 02:42 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 10 March 02:42 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Launch failure |
| 11 March 04:30 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 11 March 04:30 | | | UCL Birmingham UCW | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 11 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 11 March | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 11 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Launch failure |
| 12 March 05:21 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 12 March 05:21 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 12 March 09:50 | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| 12 March 09:50 | | | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) ||||||
| 12 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 12 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 14 March 01:01:49 | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 March 01:01:49 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 March 01:46:04 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 14 March 01:46:04 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 March | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 15 March 11:38 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 15 March 11:38 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 15 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 15 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 02:05:40 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576D | Vandenberg LC-576D | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 16 March 02:05:40 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 02:19 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 March 02:19 | | | NASA | Suborbital | XR astronomy | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 08:32:22 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 16 March 08:32:22 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target Aeronomy | 16 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 16 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 16 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 18 March | RT-1 | RT-1 | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 19 March 01:29:59 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 March 01:29:59 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 19 March 16:00:02 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 March 16:00:02 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 19 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 19 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 21 March 11:40 | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Vladimirovka PL-1 | Vladimirovka PL-1 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 March 11:40 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | REV Test | 21 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 405 kilometres (252 mi) ||||||
| 21 March 15:22:48 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 March 15:22:48 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 21 March 21:10:08 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg OSTF-2 | Vandenberg OSTF-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 March 21:10:08 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
| 21 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein LC-38 | Kwajalein LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 21 March | | | US Army | Suborbital | ASAT test | 21 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
| 22 March 01:15 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | Cape Canaveral LC-30A | US Army | US Army |
| 22 March 01:15 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 00:29:14 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576E | Vandenberg LC-576E | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 24 March 00:29:14 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 25 March 03:17 | Black Brant I | Black Brant I | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 25 March 03:17 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 25 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 25 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 27 March | Hopi-Dart | Hopi-Dart | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 27 March | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 00:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 28 March 00:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 01:30:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 March 01:30:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 07:54:59 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 28 March 07:54:59 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 09:30 | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| 28 March 09:30 | | | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 133 kilometres (83 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 19:06 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 28 March 19:06 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 20:06:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 28 March 20:06:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) ||||||
| 28 March 20:11:55 | Saturn I (C-1) | Saturn I (C-1) | | Cape Canaveral LC-34 | Cape Canaveral LC-34 | NASA | NASA |
| 28 March 20:11:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 28 March | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Launch failure |
| 28 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 28 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 29 March 02:57 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 29 March 02:57 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 30 March 08:45 | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 30 March 08:45 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Target | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 30 March | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 30 March | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 30 March | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| March | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| March | | | US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| March | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| March | | | US Army | Suborbital | REV Test | March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||