# 1964 in spaceflight (January–March)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (April–June), 1964 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1964 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.

## Orbital launches

* ← Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* 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 ||||||||
| 11 January 20:07 | 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 |
| 11 January 20:07 | | Poppy 3A (Solrad 7A) | NRL | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 January 20:07 | | Poppy 3B (NRL-PL 135) | US Navy/NRL | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 January 20:07 | | Poppy 3C (GGSE-1) | NRL | Low Earth | Gravity gradient stabilization | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 January 20:07 | | SECOR-1 (EGRS-1) | US Army | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful |
| NRL Composite 4 ||||||
| 19 January 10:59:54 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 January 10:59:54 | | OPS 3367A (DSAP-1 F6/P-35 6) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 19 January 10:59:54 | | OPS 3367B (DSAP-1 F7/P-35 7) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 January 21:14:59 | Delta B | Delta B | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 January 21:14:59 | | Relay 2 (A-16) | NASA | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 25 January 13:59:04 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 January 13:59:04 | | Echo 2 | NASA/Unknown | Low Earth | Communications | 7 June 1969 | Successful |
| 29 January 16:25:01 | Saturn I | Saturn I | | Cape Canaveral LC-37B | Cape Canaveral LC-37B | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 16:25:01 | | Saturn I SA-5 (Jupiter nosecone) | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 30 April | Successful |
| First all-up test and orbital launch of the Saturn I. ||||||
| 30 January 21:51:02 | Vostok-K | Vostok-K | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 30 January 21:51:02 | | Elektron 1 | | Medium Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 January 21:51:02 | | Elektron 2 | | Highly elliptical | Radiation | 27 April 1997 | Successful |
| 30 January 15:49:09 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | Atlas LV-3A Agena-B | | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | Cape Canaveral LC-12 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 January 15:49:09 | | Ranger 6 | NASA | Highly elliptical | Lunar impactor | 2 February 09:24:32 | Spacecraft failure |
| Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis, camera failed to return imagery. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 15 February 21:38 | 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 |
| 15 February 21:38 | | OPS 3444 (KH-4A 3/1004) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 March | Successful |
| 15 February 21:38 | | SRV 629 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February | Successful |
| 15 February 21:38 | | SRV 628 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February | Successful |
| 19 February 05:47:40 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 19 February 05:47:40 | | Venera 3MV-1 №2 | | Intended: Heliocentric | Venus flyby | In orbit | Launch failure |
| Second stage malfunctioned. ||||||
| 25 February 13:26 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
| 25 February 13:26 | | Kosmos 25 (DS-P1 №4) | | Low Earth | Radar target Technology | 21 November | Successful |
| 25 February 18:59:47 | 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 |
| 25 February 18:59:47 | | OPS 2423 (KH-7 5/4005/AFP-206 SV-955) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 1 March | Successful |
| 28 February 03:20 | 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 03:20 | | OPS 3722 (Ferret 5/Samos-F3 1) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 19 February 1969 | Successful |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 11 March 20:14:24 | 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 |
| 11 March 20:14:24 | | OPS 3435 (KH-7 6/4006/AFP-206 SV-956) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 March | Successful |
| 18 March 15:07 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
| 18 March 15:07 | | Kosmos 26 (DS-MG №1) | | Low Earth | Technology | 28 September | Successful |
| 19 March 11:13:41 | Delta B | Delta B | | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 March 11:13:41 | | BE-A (S-66) | NASA | Intended: Low Earth | Ionospheric | 19 March | Launch failure |
| Final flight of Delta B, third stage produced insufficient thrust, failed to orbit. ||||||
| 21 March 08:15:35 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 21 March 08:15:35 | | Luna E-6 №6 | | Intended: Highly elliptical | Lunar flyby | 21 March | Launch failure |
| 21 March 08:15:35 | | Luna E-6 №6 SA | | Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth | Lunar lander | 21 March | Launch failure |
| Failed to orbit. ||||||
| 24 March 22:22:48 | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 24 March 22:22:48 | | OPS 3467 (KH-4A 4/1003) | US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 March | Launch failure |
| 24 March 22:22:48 | | SRV 631 | US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 24 March | Launch failure |
| 24 March 22:22:48 | | SRV 630 | US Air Force/NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Film return | 24 March | Launch failure |
| Failed to orbit. ||||||
| 27 March 03:24:42 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 27 March 03:24:42 | | Kosmos 27 (Venera 3MV-1 №3) | | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus flyby | 29 March | Launch failure |
| 27 March 03:24:42 | | Kosmos 27 SA | | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus lander | 29 March | Launch failure |
| Upper stage attitude control system failure. ||||||
| 27 March 17:25:23 | Scout X-3 | Scout X-3 | | Wallops Island LA-3 | Wallops Island LA-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 27 March 17:25:23 | | Ariel 2 (UK-C/UK-2/S-52) | SERC | Low Earth | Galactic radiation | 18 November 1967 | Successful |
| Final flight of Scout X-3. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → ||||||||
| For flights after 31 March, see 1964 in spaceflight (April-June) ||||||||

## Suborbital launches

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* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
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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 ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 4 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 6 January | Nike Zeus 3 | Nike Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 6 January | | | US Army | Suborbital | ABM test | 6 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 8 January 00:00:10 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | Cape Canaveral LC-29A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 8 January 00:00:10 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 8 January 13:15 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 8 January 13:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 9 January 05:22 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | NRC | NRC |
| 9 January 05:22 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research | 9 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| 9 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 9 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 9 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 10 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-07 | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 10 January | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 12 January 00:26 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 12 January 00:26 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 12 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 13 January 16:30:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 January 16:30:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 13 January 21:50:01 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 January 21:50:01 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 13 January 23:39:00 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 January 23:39:00 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) ||||||
| 14 January 06:05 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | NRC | NRC |
| 14 January 06:05 | | | NRC | Suborbital | Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 14 January | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 14 January | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi) ||||||
| 14 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 14 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 20:30:19 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 15 January 20:30:19 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 22:34 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 15 January 22:34 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 45 kilometres (28 mi) ||||||
| 15 January 22:40 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 15 January 22:40 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| 16 January 04:28:58 | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 January 04:28:58 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 908 kilometres (564 mi) ||||||
| 16 January 05:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 January 05:00 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 16 January 11:34 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 16 January 11:34 | | | GCA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 16 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-02 | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 16 January | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 17 January 00:29:59 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 January 00:29:59 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 17 January 05:01 | Javelin | Javelin | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 January 05:01 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 925 kilometres (575 mi) ||||||
| 20 January 17:02:01 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 January 17:02:01 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 20 January 18:00 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 20 January 18:00 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 20 January 21:15 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 20 January 21:15 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 22 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Launch failure |
| 22 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 22 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 23 January 18:25 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 23 January 18:25 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) ||||||
| 23 January 18:36 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 23 January 18:36 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi) ||||||
| 23 January | Nike-Tomahawk | Nike-Tomahawk | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 23 January | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 23 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 23 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 23 January | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395C | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 January | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 24 January 00:16 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 24 January 00:16 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 24 January 01:30 | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 24 January 01:30 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 25 January 05:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 25 January 05:30 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 25 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) ||||||
| 25 January | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Launch failure |
| 25 January | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 January | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 26 January 16:47:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 January 16:47:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 26 January 19:59:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | USS Nathan Hale, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 January 19:59:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 27 January 04:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 27 January 04:30 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 27 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) ||||||
| 28 January 19:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 28 January 19:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) ||||||
| 28 January 23:01:38 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 January 23:01:38 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 28 January | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 28 January | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 03:09 | Aerobee-300A | Aerobee-300A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 03:09 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 04:11 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 04:11 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 04:18 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Ascension | Ascension | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 04:18 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 10:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 10:00 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) ||||||
| 29 January 22:17 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 29 January 22:17 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) ||||||
| 29 January | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 29 January | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 31 January 13:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 31 January 13:30 | | | New Hampshire | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 31 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi) ||||||
| 31 January | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 31 January | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| January | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| January | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| January | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| January | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| January | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | January | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| February ||||||||
| 1 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 1 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 2 February | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 2 February | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 60/8 | Baikonur Site 60/8 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 2 February | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 2 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 3 February 16:41:07 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS James Monroe, ETR | USS James Monroe, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 3 February 16:41:07 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 01:05 | Skylark-5C | Skylark-5C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | RAE/WRE |
| 4 February 01:05 | | | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 01:35:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Ascension | Ascension | NASA | NASA |
| 4 February 01:35:00 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 4 February 01:46 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 4 February 01:46 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) ||||||
| 4 February | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 4 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 5 February 00:39 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 5 February 00:39 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) ||||||
| 5 February 03:20 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 5 February 03:20 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 5 February 06:00 | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 5 February 06:00 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 February | Launch failure |
| 6 February | Honest John-Nike-Nike | Honest John-Nike-Nike | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | NASA |
| 6 February | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 6 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) ||||||
| 6 February | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 6 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 8 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 8 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 9 February 04:12 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 February 04:12 | | | Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric Auroral | 9 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi) ||||||
| 9 February | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 9 February | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 10 February | Athena RTV | Athena RTV | | Green River Pad 2 | Green River Pad 2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 10 February | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 10 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi) ||||||
| 10 February | Dragon | Dragon | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 10 February | | | DMA | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi) ||||||
| 11 February 18:06 | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 11 February 18:06 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Launch failure |
| 11 February | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LF-06 | Vandenberg LF-06 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 11 February | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 12 February 19:59:40 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576F | Vandenberg LC-576F | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 12 February 19:59:40 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 February | Launch failure |
| 12 February 20:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 February 20:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 12 February | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 12 February | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 12 February | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 12 February | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 12 February | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 12 February | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 01:36:22 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 February 01:36:22 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 04:29 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 13 February 04:29 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 04:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 13 February 04:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 04:55 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Ascension | Ascension | NASA | NASA |
| 13 February 04:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) ||||||
| 13 February 05:00 | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 13 February 05:00 | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 13 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 13 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 13 February | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 13 February | | | CNRS | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 14 February 04:37 | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 14 February 04:37 | | | CNES | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 14 February 07:47 | Thor DSV-2J | Thor DSV-2J | | Johnston LE-1 | Johnston LE-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 February 07:47 | | | Douglas | Suborbital | ABM test | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 14 February | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 14 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 15 February 04:37 | Centaure 1 | Centaure 1 | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 15 February 04:37 | | | CNES | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 10:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands | White Sands | NRL | NRL |
| 17 February 10:00 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 268 kilometres (167 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 16:15 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395B | Vandenberg LC-395B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 February 16:15 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 17 February 17:03:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS James Monroe, ETR | USS James Monroe, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 17 February 17:03:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 18 February 21:50 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force/ERDA | US Air Force/ERDA |
| 18 February 21:50 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 18 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 18 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 19 February 15:15:07 | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 February 15:15:07 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 906 kilometres (563 mi) ||||||
| 19 February 21:30 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force/ERDA | US Air Force/ERDA |
| 19 February 21:30 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 20 February 03:00 | Skylark-7 | Skylark-7 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | RAE/WRE |
| 20 February 03:00 | | | RAE/WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) ||||||
| 20 February 07:23 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 February 07:23 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 20 February | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 20 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 20 February | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 20 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 20 February | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 20 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 20 February | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 20 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 24 February 14:57 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 24 February 14:57 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 00:17 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 25 February 00:17 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 02:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-02 | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 25 February 02:00 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 02:45 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 25 February 02:45 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 25 February 20:22 | SM-65E Atlas | SM-65E Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 25 February 20:22 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV Test | 25 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) ||||||
| 25 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 25 February | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 01:29:58 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 February 01:29:58 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 20:14:44 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 February 20:14:44 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 26 February 21:18 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 26 February 21:18 | | | Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 February | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) ||||||
| 26 February | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 February | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 February | Launch failure |
| 27 February 02:30:28 | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 February 02:30:28 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 February | Launch failure |
| 28 February 02:04:14 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 February 02:04:14 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 28 February | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 28 February | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 29 February 05:32 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 29 February 05:32 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 29 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) ||||||
| 29 February | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 29 February | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 29 February | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LF-05 | Vandenberg LF-05 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 29 February | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 29 February | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 29 February | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 06:40 | Thor DSV-2J | Thor DSV-2J | | Johnston LE-1 | Johnston LE-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 March 06:40 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | ABM test | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 674 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 2 March 16:30:03 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 March 16:30:03 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 3 March | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 4 March 09:53 | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| 4 March 09:53 | | | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) ||||||
| 4 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 4 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 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) ||||||
| 6 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-07 | Vandenberg LF-07 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 6 March | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 7 March 02:45 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 7 March 02:45 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| 10 March 02:06 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | RAE/WRE |
| 10 March 02:06 | | | Southampton ICST UCL | Suborbital | GR astronomy Solar | 10 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) ||||||
| 10 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 10 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 10 March | Tomahawk | Tomahawk | | Tonopah | Tonopah | Sandia | Sandia |
| 10 March | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) ||||||
| 11 March 12:30:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 March 12:30:05 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 11 March 18:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 11 March 18:00 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 11 March | | | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | ONERA | ONERA |
| 11 March | | | ONERA | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 11 March | Black Knight 201 | Black Knight 201 | | Woomera LA-5 | Woomera LA-5 | RAE | RAE |
| 11 March | | | RAE | Suborbital | REV Test | 11 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 11 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 11 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 12 March 02:07 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE/WRE | RAE/WRE |
| 12 March 02:07 | | | Southampton ICST UCL | Suborbital | GR astronomy Solar | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi) ||||||
| 12 March 02:58:40 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Andøya | Andøya | NDRE | NDRE |
| 12 March 02:58:40 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral Plasma Solar | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) ||||||
| 12 March 04:20 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 March 04:20 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) ||||||
| 13 March 11:40:56 | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior | | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 March 11:40:56 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 13 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 600 kilometres (370 mi) ||||||
| 13 March 17:04:47 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 March 17:04:47 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 13 March 18:20 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 13 March 18:20 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) ||||||
| 13 March | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Launch failure |
| 13 March | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395C | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 March | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 14 March | Honest John-Nike-Nike | Honest John-Nike-Nike | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | NASA |
| 14 March | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 14 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) ||||||
| 15 March 02:44 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Andøya | Andøya | NDRE | NDRE |
| 15 March 02:44 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) ||||||
| 15 March 14:12:54 | R-17 Elbrus | R-17 Elbrus | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 15 March 14:12:54 | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi) ||||||
| 15 March | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 15 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 16:30:14 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | USS Woodrow Wilson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 March 16:30:14 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 16 March 19:29 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands | White Sands | NOTS | NOTS |
| 16 March 19:29 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Radiation | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 16 March | | | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 16 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 16 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Henry Clay, ETR | USS Henry Clay, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 18 March 06:11 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 18 March 06:11 | | | Rice | Suborbital | Auroral | 18 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 18 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Nike-Tomahawk | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 18 March | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi) ||||||
| 19 March 15:42 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Andøya | Andøya | NDRE | NDRE |
| 19 March 15:42 | | | NDRE/BERG | Suborbital | Ionospheric Plasma Solar | 19 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) ||||||
| 20 March 05:23 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 20 March 05:23 | | | Rice | Suborbital | Auroral | 20 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 20 March 17:20:11 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 20 March 17:20:11 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 20 March | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Henry Clay, ETR | USS Henry Clay, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 20 March | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 23 March 10:37 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 23 March 10:37 | | | Rice | Suborbital | Auroral | 23 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) ||||||
| 23 March 20:41:57 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 23 March 20:41:57 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 23 March | Nike-Tomahawk | Nike-Tomahawk | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 23 March | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) ||||||
| 23 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 23 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 24 March 04:22:54 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 24 March 04:22:54 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) ||||||
| 24 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-02 | Vandenberg LF-02 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 24 March | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 24 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 24 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 25 March 03:25 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 25 March 03:25 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi) ||||||
| 25 March | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LF-03 | Vandenberg LF-03 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 25 March | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 25 March | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Santa Rita | Santa Rita | CRA | CRA |
| 25 March | | | CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 25 March | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 25 March | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 26 March 03:30 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 26 March 03:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Auroral | 26 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 26 March | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LF-05 | Vandenberg LF-05 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 26 March | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 26 March | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 26 March | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 27 March | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | MVS | MVS |
| 27 March | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 March | Launch failure |
| 28 March | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 28 March | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 30 March 19:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 30 March 19:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi) ||||||
| 30 March | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Santa Rita | Santa Rita | CRA | CRA |
| 30 March | | | CRA | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 31 March 02:33:11 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 March 02:33:11 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 31 March 02:33:30 | Nike Javelin | Nike Javelin | | Cape Canaveral | Cape Canaveral | Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC) | Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC) |
| 31 March 02:33:30 | | | AGPC | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 31 March | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 31 March | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| March | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| March | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | March | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
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