# 1963 in spaceflight (July–September)

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

## 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 (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 10 July | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 10 July | | Zenit-2 №12 | | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +2 seconds | Launch failure |
| Block B booster failed 1.9 seconds after launch. ||||||
| 12 July 20:45:59 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 July 20:45:59 | | OPS 1467 (KH-7 1 4001/AFP-206 SV-951) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 July | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-D. ||||||
| 19 July 00:00:10 | 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 |
| 19 July 00:00:10 | | OPS 1266 (KH-4 23/9057) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 August | Successful |
| 19 July 00:00:10 | | SRV 624 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | July | Successful |
| Last flight of carrier rocket as Thor DM-21 Agena-D before being redesignated SLV-2. ||||||
| 19 July 03:51:18 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | Point Arguello LC-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 July 03:51:18 | | Midas 9 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 July 03:51:18 | | Dash 2 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Air density | 12 April 1971 | Successful |
| 19 July 03:51:18 | | ERS-9 (TRS 4) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 July 03:51:18 | | ERS-10 | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Technology | In orbit | Partial launch failure |
| ERS-10 failed to separate. ||||||
| 26 July 14:33:00 | Delta B | Delta B | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 July 14:33:00 | | Syncom 2 | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| First spacecraft to be placed into geosynchronous orbit, positioned at 55° West. ||||||
| 31 July 00:00:17 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 July 00:00:17 | | OPS 1370 (KH-6 3/8003) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 August | Successful |
| 31 July 00:00:17 | | SRV 614 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful |
| Final, and only successful KH-6 flight. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 6 August 06:00 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
| 6 August 06:00 | | Kosmos 19 (DS-P1 №3) | | Low Earth | Radar target Technology | 30 March 1964 | Successful |
| 22 August | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
| 22 August | | DS-A1 №3 | | Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation | 22 August | Launch failure |
| First stage malfunctioned. ||||||
| 25 August 00:30 | 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 |
| 25 August 00:30 | | OPS 1419 (KH-4A 1/1001) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 September | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 25 August 00:30 | | SRV 615 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful |
| 25 August 00:30 | | SRV 617 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 September | Spacecraft failure |
| First KH-4A mission, some film affected by fog, second SRV not returned. ||||||
| 29 August 20:31 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 August 20:31 | | OPS 1561 (KH-5 9/9058A) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 7 November | Successful |
| 29 August 20:31 | | SRV 604 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful |
| 29 August 20:31 | | LAMPO | US Air Force | Low Earth | Tracking target | 29 September | Successful |
| First flight of Thor SLV-2 Agena-D following redesignation. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 6 September 19:30:18 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | Point Arguello LC-2-3 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 September 19:30:18 | | OPS 1947 (KH-7 2/4002/AFP-206 SV-952) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 September | Successful |
| 23 September 23:00 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 September 23:00 | | OPS 1353 (KH-4A 2/1002) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 October | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 23 September 23:00 | | SRV 619 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful |
| 23 September 23:00 | | SRV 620 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 12 October | Spacecraft failure |
| Film severely affected by light leaks, second SRV not recovered. ||||||
| 27 September 11:17:49 | Scout X-2B | Scout X-2B | | Point Arguello LC-D | Point Arguello LC-D | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 September 11:17:49 | | OPS 1610 (DSAP-1 F5 F3/P-35 5/AF-5) | US Air Force | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 27 September | Launch failure |
| Only flight of Scout X-2B, failed to orbit. ||||||
| 28 September 20:22 | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 September 20:22 | | Transit 5BN-1 | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 28 September 20:22 | | Transit 5E-1 | US Navy | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Thor DSV-2A Ablestar, Transit 5BN-1 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, gravity-gradient stabilization system left spacecraft in an inverted orientation, preventing operational use. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → ||||||||
| For flights after 30 September, see 1962 in spaceflight (October-December) ||||||||

## Suborbital launches

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| 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 ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 1 July 21:43:55 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 July 21:43:55 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 1 July | Black Brant III | Black Brant III | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 July | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 1 July | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 1 July | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 1 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 1 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 1 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 1 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 2 July 14:18 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 2 July 14:18 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 934 kilometres (580 mi) ||||||
| 2 July 16:00:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Lafayette, ETR | USS Lafayette, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 July 16:00:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 2 July 16:30:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Lafayette, ETR | USS Lafayette, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 July 16:30:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 3 July 09:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 July 09:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) ||||||
| 3 July 17:48:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 July 17:48:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 3 July 21:13:57 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576C | Vandenberg LC-576C | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 3 July 21:13:57 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) ||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 3 July | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 3 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 3 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 3 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 3 July | Berenice | Berenice | | CERES | CERES | ONERA | ONERA |
| 3 July | | | ONERA | Suborbital | REV Test | 3 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi) ||||||
| 5 July 21:00 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-4 | Vandenberg LC-394A-4 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 July 21:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 5 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 5 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 6 July 00:36 | R-5 Pobeda | R-5 Pobeda | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | AN | AN |
| 6 July 00:36 | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 8 July | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/15 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 9 July | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/15 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 10 July 02:46 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 10 July 02:46 | | | STAN | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 10 July 17:02 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 July 17:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 10 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 225 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 11 July 23:00 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-2 | Vandenberg LC-394A-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 11 July 23:00 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 11 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 11 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 12 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 12 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 14 July 21:03:28 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 14 July 21:03:28 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 14 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) ||||||
| 16 July | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 16 July | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 July 02:30:02 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 July 02:30:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 19 July 01:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 19 July 01:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 19 July 05:30 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 19 July 05:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 19 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) ||||||
| 19 July 18:20:05 | X-15 | X-15 | | Balls 8, Edwards | Balls 8, Edwards | US Air Force/NASA | US Air Force/NASA |
| 19 July 18:20:05 | | Flight 90 | US Air Force/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18:31:29 | Successful |
| Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), first X-15 flight to reach space ||||||
| 19 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 19 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 05:44:08 | Scout X-3A | Scout X-3A | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 05:44:08 | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | 20 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 15:18 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 15:18 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 20:00:02 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 20:00:02 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 20:30:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 20:30:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 21:03:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 21:03:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 21:05 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 July 21:05 | | | Utah AFCRL | Suborbital | Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 21:06 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 21:06 | | | Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 20 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 78 kilometres (48 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 21:13:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 21:13:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 199 kilometres (124 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 21:40:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 21:40:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 21:54:45 | Aerobee-300A | Aerobee-300A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 21:54:45 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi) ||||||
| 20 July 22:10:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 July 22:10:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 20 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi) ||||||
| 23 July 06:00 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 23 July 06:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 23 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 24 July | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 24 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Launch failure |
| 25 July 03:30:13 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 July 03:30:13 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 25 July 04:59 | Skylark-7 | Skylark-7 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 25 July 04:59 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 July | Launch failure |
| 25 July 14:15 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 25 July 14:15 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 25 July 22:38 | Exos | Exos | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 July 22:38 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 623 kilometres (387 mi) ||||||
| 25 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 July 19:19:00 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | Vandenberg OSTF-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 26 July 19:19:00 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 26 July 21:19 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 July 21:19 | | | Utah AFCRL | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 26 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 26 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 26 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 July | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 26 July | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 27 July 00:10 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | RTG | RTG |
| 27 July 00:10 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) ||||||
| 27 July 04:55:01 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 27 July 04:55:01 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 27 July | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 27 July | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 27 July | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 27 July | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 27 July | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/15 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 July | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 29 July 23:28 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | RTG | RTG |
| 29 July 23:28 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) ||||||
| 30 July 16:16:08 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 July 16:16:08 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Plasma research Astronomy | 30 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 11,100 kilometres (6,900 mi) ||||||
| 30 July 18:36:49 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576C | Vandenberg LC-576C | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 30 July 18:36:49 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) ||||||
| 31 July 20:52 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 31 July 20:52 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| July | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| July | | | US Army | Suborbital | | July | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| July | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| July | | | US Army | Suborbital | | July | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| August ||||||||
| 1 August 08:06 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands | White Sands | NRL | NRL |
| 1 August 08:06 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi) ||||||
| 1 August 23:27 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | RTG | RTG |
| 1 August 23:27 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) ||||||
| 2 August 02:30 | Skylark-5C | Skylark-5C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 2 August 02:30 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 August | Launch failure |
| 2 August 08:00 | Sparoair I | Sparoair I | | F3H Demon, Point Mugu | F3H Demon, Point Mugu | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 August 08:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 2 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) ||||||
| 2 August 21:43 | Shotput | Shotput | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 2 August 21:43 | | San Marco Test 2 | CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 294 kilometres (183 mi) ||||||
| 2 August 23:33 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 2 August 23:33 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 5 August 17:30:15 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 August 17:30:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 7 August 22:29 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kronogard | Kronogard | RTG | RTG |
| 7 August 22:29 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 8 August | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-1 | Vandenberg LC-394A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 8 August | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 8 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 8 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 9 August 17:14:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 August 17:14:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 9 August 18:19:43 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 August 18:19:43 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 9 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Sovetskaya Gavan | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | MVS |
| 9 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 August 04:59:47 | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/15 | Baikonur Site 41/15 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 August 04:59:47 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 757 kilometres (470 mi) ||||||
| 14 August 03:56:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 August 03:56:05 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 15 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 15 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 15 August | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 15 August | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 August | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS John Marshall, ETR | USS John Marshall, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 August | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 20 August 04:00:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 August 04:00:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 20 August | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Hueco | Hueco | US Army | US Army |
| 20 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 20 August | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 60/8 | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 20 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 21 August 21:23:55 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 August 21:23:55 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 22 August 18:05:57 | X-15 | X-15 | | NB-52, Edwards | NB-52, Edwards | US Air Force/NASA | US Air Force/NASA |
| 22 August 18:05:57 | | Flight 91 | US Air Force/NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 18:17:05 | Successful |
| Manned flight with astronaut Joseph Walker, apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi), second and last X-15 flight to reach space, first person to make two spaceflights, first spacecraft to make two spaceflights ||||||
| 22 August | Hopi-Dart | Hopi-Dart | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 22 August | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 23 August 17:01:06 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 August 17:01:06 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 23 August 17:41:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 August 17:41:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 23 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Sovetskaya Gavan | Sovetskaya Gavan | MVS | MVS |
| 23 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 24 August 02:00 | Lambda 2 | Lambda 2 | | Kagoshima LA-L | Kagoshima LA-L | ISAS | ISAS |
| 24 August 02:00 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 51 kilometres (32 mi) ||||||
| 24 August 09:50:57 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576F | Vandenberg LC-576F | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 24 August 09:50:57 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) ||||||
| 24 August | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 24 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 27 August 17:02:23 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 August 17:02:23 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 27 August | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Hueco | Hueco | US Army | US Army |
| 27 August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 28 August 23:10 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 28 August 23:10 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 29 August | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LC-394A-6 | Vandenberg LC-394A-6 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 29 August | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 30 August 06:30:26 | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 August 06:30:26 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 754 kilometres (469 mi) ||||||
| 30 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 30 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 30 August | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 August | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 30 August | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-3 | Vandenberg LC-395A-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 30 August | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 31 August 01:35:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 31 August 01:35:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 31 August | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 31 August | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| August | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| August | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| August | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | August | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| September ||||||||
| 1 September 08:03 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Andøya | Andøya | NDRE | NDRE |
| 1 September 08:03 | | | ILC/NDRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric Solar | 1 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 3 September 22:36 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 3 September 22:36 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 3 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 288 kilometres (179 mi) ||||||
| 4 September 13:11 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 4 September 13:11 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Cosmic ray research | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 September | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 September | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 September | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 September | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 September | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | UGM-27 Polaris A1 | | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 September | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 4 September | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 5 September 03:41 | Skylark-5C | Skylark-5C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 5 September 03:41 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi) ||||||
| 5 September | Martlet 3 | Martlet 3 | | Barbados | Barbados | DND/DoD | DND/DoD |
| 5 September | | | DND/DoD | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 6 September 21:30 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 6 September 21:30 | | | HCO | Suborbital | Solar | 6 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 222 kilometres (138 mi) ||||||
| 6 September 21:59 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 6 September 21:59 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 6 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 6 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 9 September 16:02 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 September 16:02 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 9 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) ||||||
| 9 September | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 9 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 10 September | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 10 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 11 September 14:24 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 11 September 14:24 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 11 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) ||||||
| 11 September 21:00 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Vandenberg LC-576B-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 11 September 21:00 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 12 September 06:20 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Andøya | Andøya | | |
| 12 September 06:20 | | | ILC/NDRE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma Solar | 12 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi) ||||||
| 12 September | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 17 September | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 17 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 17 September | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Vandenberg LC-395A-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 17 September | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 19 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 19 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 20 September 15:45 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 20 September 15:45 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 20 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) ||||||
| 20 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 20 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 21 September | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 21 September | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 23 September | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395D | Vandenberg LC-395D | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 September | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 24 September 04:15 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 September 04:15 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Ionospheric | 24 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 24 September 17:06 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Black Mesa | Black Mesa | US Army | US Army |
| 24 September 17:06 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 25 September 03:57 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 25 September 03:57 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 25 September 04:34 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 25 September 04:34 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 25 September 07:09 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 25 September 07:09 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi) ||||||
| 25 September 11:04:41 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576C | Vandenberg LC-576C | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 25 September 11:04:41 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 25 September 13:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Black Mesa | Black Mesa | US Army | US Army |
| 25 September 13:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 25 September 21:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Black Mesa | Black Mesa | US Army | US Army |
| 25 September 21:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 26 September 04:37 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 September 04:37 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 26 September 05:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 September 05:30 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 26 September | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LC-394A-7 | Vandenberg LC-394A-7 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 September | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 26 September | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 27 September 03:25:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 27 September 03:25:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 27 September 13:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Black Mesa | Black Mesa | US Army | US Army |
| 27 September 13:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 27 September 20:40 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Black Mesa | Black Mesa | US Army | US Army |
| 27 September 20:40 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 28 September 14:43 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 28 September 14:43 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 28 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 226 kilometres (140 mi) ||||||
| 28 September | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 28 September | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Launch failure |
| 29 September 02:37 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 29 September 02:37 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,037 kilometres (644 mi) ||||||
| September | A-350Zh | A-350Zh | | Sary Shagan LC-6 | Sary Shagan LC-6 | PRO | PRO |
| September | | | PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| September | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| September | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| September | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||