# 1963 in spaceflight (October-December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between October 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 ||||||
| October ||||||||
| 17 October 02:37 | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D | | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | Cape Canaveral LC-13 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 October 02:37 | | Vela 1A | US Air Force | High Earth | Nuclear test detection Radiation research | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 October 02:37 | | Vela 1B | US Air Force | High Earth | Nuclear test detection Radiation research | In orbit | Successful |
| 17 October 02:37 | | ERS-12 | US Air Force | Highly elliptical | Particle research | 5 February 1966 | Successful |
| Vela spacecraft deactivated after five years. ||||||
| 18 October 09:29:58 | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 18 October 09:29:58 | | Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2 №13) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 26 October | Successful |
| 24 October | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
| 24 October | | DS-A1 №4 | | Intended: Low Earth | Technology Radiation | 24 October | Launch failure |
| Second stage malfunctioned 353 seconds into the launch. ||||||
| 25 October 18:59:27 | 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 October 18:59:27 | | OPS 2196 (KH-7 3/4003/AFP-206 SV-953) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 October | Successful |
| 29 October 21:19 | 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 |
| 29 October 21:19 | | OPS 2437 (KH-5 10/9059A) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 21 January 1964 | Successful |
| 29 October 21:19 | | SRV 602 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful |
| 29 October 21:19 | | Pundit 1 (P-11 4001) | US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | 23 May 1965 | Successful |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 1 November 08:56 | Polyot | Polyot | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 1 November 08:56 | | Polyot 1 (I-150/I-2B №1) | | Low Earth | ASAT test Technology | 16 October 1982 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Polyot rocket, non-intercept flight test of I-2B antisatellite weapon. ||||||
| 9 November 20:27:54 | 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 |
| 9 November 20:27:54 | | OPS 2268 (KH-4 24/9060) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 November | Launch failure |
| 9 November 20:27:54 | | SRV 632 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 9 November | Launch failure |
| Failed to orbit. ||||||
| 11 November 06:23:35 | Molniya | Molniya | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 11 November 06:23:35 | | Kosmos 21 (Venera 3MV-1A №1) | | Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth | Venus flyby | 14 November | Launch failure |
| Loss of control during coast phase, upper stage fired at incorrect orientation, spacecraft deployed into useless orbit. ||||||
| 16 November 10:34 | Voskhod | Voskhod | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 16 November 10:34 | | Kosmos 22 (Zenit-4 №1) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 22 November | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Voskhod rocket ||||||
| 27 November 02:30:01 | Delta C | Delta C | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 November 02:30:01 | | Explorer 18 (IMP-A/IMP-1/S-74) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Magnetospheric | 30 November 1965 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Delta C, spacecraft ceased operations on 10 May 1965. ||||||
| 27 November 19:03:23 | Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B | Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B | AC-2 | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | Cape Canaveral LC-36A | NASA | NASA |
| 27 November 19:03:23 | | | NASA | Low Earth | Test flight | 30 July 1989 | Successful |
| Only flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B, first successful Atlas-Centaur launch, first firing of a rocket engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen in space. ||||||
| 27 November 21:15:40 | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | Point Arguello LC-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 27 November 21:15:40 | | OPS 2260 (KH-4 25/9061) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 December | Successful |
| 27 November 21:15:40 | | SRV 637 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | Unknown | Spacecraft failure |
| First Thor launch from Point Arguello, SRV failed to deorbit. ||||||
| 28 November | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 28 November | | Zenit-2 №14 | | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 November | Launch failure |
| Upper stage failure, spacecraft commanded to self-destruct. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 5 December 21:51 | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar | | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 December 21:51 | | Transit 5BN-2 | US Navy | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful |
| 5 December 21:51 | | Transit 5E-3 | US Navy | Low Earth | Radiation | In orbit | Successful |
| Transit 5BN-2 carried a SNAP-9A nuclear power system, and became the first operational navigation satellite. ||||||
| 13 December 14:15 | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 63S1 | | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 | | |
| 13 December 14:15 | | Kosmos 23 (Omega №2) | | Low Earth | Technology | 27 March 1964 | Successful |
| 18 December 21:45:30 | 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 |
| 18 December 21:45:30 | | OPS 2372 (KH-7 4/4004/AFP-206 SV-954) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 20 December | Successful |
| 19 December 09:28:58 | Vostok-2 | Vostok-2 | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |
| 19 December 09:28:58 | | Kosmos 24 (Zenit-2 №15) | | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 28 December | Successful |
| 19 December 18:49:25 | Scout X-4 | Scout X-4 | | Point Arguello LC-D | Point Arguello LC-D | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 19 December 18:49:25 | | Explorer 19 (AD-A/S-56b) | NASA | Medium Earth | Air density | 10 May 1981 | Partial launch failure Partial spacecraft failure |
| Achieved lower than planned orbit, tracking beacon did not have enough power to communicate with ground stations, but spacecraft could still be tracked by visual observation. ||||||
| 21 December 09:30:00 | Delta B | Delta B | | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 December 09:30:00 | | Tiros-8 (Tiros-H/A-53) | ESSA | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 21 December 21:45 | 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 |
| 21 December 21:45 | | OPS 1388 (KH-4 26/9062) | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 8 January 1964 | Partial spacecraft failure |
| 21 December 21:45 | | SRV 642 | US Air Force/NRO | Low Earth | Film return | December | Successful |
| 21 December 21:45 | | Pundit 2 (P-11 4101) | US Air Force | Low Earth | ELINT | 7 November 1964 | Successful |
| Final KH-4 flight, large amount of damage to film due to corona effect. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → ||||||||

## Suborbital flights

| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| 1 October 10:47 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 October 10:47 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi) ||||||
| 1 October 17:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 1 October 17:00 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 1 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi) ||||||
| 1 October 19:39:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 1 October 19:39:05 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 1 October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 1 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 1 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 2 October 15:10 | Skylark-7 | Skylark-7 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 2 October 15:10 | | | Cambridge UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 2 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) ||||||
| 2 October | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 2 October | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 4 October 05:17:49 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576G | Vandenberg LC-576G | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 October 05:17:49 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Launch failure |
| 4 October 05:18:07 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 October 05:18:07 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 4 October | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LC-394A-6 | Vandenberg LC-394A-6 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 October | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 4 October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Makat | Makat | MVS | MVS |
| 4 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 7 October 20:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Churchill | Churchill | NASA | NASA |
| 7 October 20:00 | | | BRL | Suborbital | Magnetospheric | 7 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi) ||||||
| 7 October 21:31 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Vandenberg LC-576B-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 7 October 21:31 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) ||||||
| 9 October 23:14 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 9 October 23:14 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 10 October 10:33 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 10 October 10:33 | | | NASA | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 10 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) ||||||
| 10 October 23:13 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 10 October 23:13 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi) ||||||
| 10 October | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 10 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 11 October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 11 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 12 October | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 12 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 14 October 05:34 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | DRTE | DRTE |
| 14 October 05:34 | | | DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Auroral | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 14 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 14 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 14 October | R-7A Semyorka | R-7A Semyorka | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 14 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 09:51 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 15 October 09:51 | | | UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 11:48 | Skylark-7 | Skylark-7 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 15 October 11:48 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 15:09 | Skylark-7 | Skylark-7 | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 15 October 15:09 | | | UCL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 16:05 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NASA | NASA |
| 15 October 16:05 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi) ||||||
| 15 October 19:22 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 15 October 19:22 | | | UCL/QUB | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi) ||||||
| 15 October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 15 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 16 October 16:30:02 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 October 16:30:02 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 16 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 16 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 17 October 10:52 | Black Knight 201 | Black Knight 201 | | Woomera LA-5 | Woomera LA-5 | ELDO/RAE | ELDO/RAE |
| 17 October 10:52 | | | ELDO/RAE | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 527 kilometres (327 mi) ||||||
| 17 October 16:50 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 October 16:50 | | | CNES | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 17 October | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-3 | Vandenberg LC-394A-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 17 October | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 18 October 07:09 | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | CNES |
| 18 October 07:09 | | | CERMA | Suborbital | Biological research | 18 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) ||||||
| 18 October 09:20 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 18 October 09:20 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 18 October | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 18 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Launch failure |
| 18 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 18 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 21 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 21 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 22 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Plesetsk PU-11 | Plesetsk PU-11 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 22 October | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 22 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 23 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 23 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Launch failure |
| 23 October | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 October | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 23 October | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 23 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 23 October | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 23 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 24 October 05:30 | Véronique | Véronique | | Hammaguira Blandine | Hammaguira Blandine | CNES | CNES |
| 24 October 05:30 | | | CERMA | Suborbital | Biological research | 24 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 88 kilometres (55 mi) ||||||
| 24 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Sam Houston, ETR | USS Sam Houston, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 October | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 24 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Sam Houston, ETR | USS Sam Houston, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 October | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 24 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Sam Houston, ETR | USS Sam Houston, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 October | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 24 October | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Sam Houston, ETR | USS Sam Houston, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 October | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 25 October | R-5B Pobeda | R-5B Pobeda | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | AN | AN |
| 25 October | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 26 October 02:00 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | DRTE | DRTE |
| 26 October 02:00 | | | DRTE | Suborbital | Ionospheric Auroral | 26 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) ||||||
| 26 October 16:14:04 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 October 16:14:04 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 26 October | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 26 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 28 October 03:15 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | Cape Canaveral LC-11 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 28 October 03:15 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | REV test | 28 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 28 October | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 28 October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 28 October | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 28 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 29 October 02:53 | Black Brant II | Black Brant II | | Churchill | Churchill | CARDE | CARDE |
| 29 October 02:53 | | | CARDE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) ||||||
| 29 October | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 29 October | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 30 October 14:26 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 30 October 14:26 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 30 October | Dragon | Dragon | | Hammaguira Bacchus | Hammaguira Bacchus | CNES | CNES |
| 30 October | | | DMA | Suborbital | Test flight | 30 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi) ||||||
| 31 October 16:50 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island LA-1 | Wallops Island LA-1 | NASA | NASA |
| 31 October 16:50 | | | CNES | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi) ||||||
| 31 October 18:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 October 18:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) ||||||
| 31 October 21:17 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island LA-2 | Wallops Island LA-2 | NASA | NASA |
| 31 October 21:17 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) ||||||
| 31 October | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 31 October | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| October | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| October | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 1 November 20:14:54 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 1 November 20:14:54 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 1 November | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 1 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 1 November | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 1 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 1 November | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 1 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 2 November | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-2 | Vandenberg LC-394A-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 2 November | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 4 November 09:34 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 4 November 09:34 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | REV Test | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 4 November 10:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 4 November 10:00 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi) ||||||
| 4 November 10:31 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 November 10:31 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 4 November 12:26 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 4 November 12:26 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) ||||||
| 4 November 15:10 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | KPNO | KPNO |
| 4 November 15:10 | | | KPNO | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 5 November 00:00 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | White Sands | White Sands | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 November 00:00 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) ||||||
| 5 November | UR-200 | UR-200 | | Baikonur Site 90/19 | Baikonur Site 90/19 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 5 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Launch failure |
| 5 November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 5 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 5 November | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 5 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 6 November | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Eglin | Eglin | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 6 November | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 7 November 17:00:02 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 November 17:00:02 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 7 November | Black Brant III | Black Brant III | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 7 November | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 7 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) ||||||
| 9 November 16:26 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 November 16:26 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 9 November | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395C | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 November | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 11 November 18:48:05 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 November 18:48:05 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 12 November 18:58 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 12 November 18:58 | | | Johns Hopkins | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi) ||||||
| 13 November 16:27:57 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | Cape Canaveral LC-31B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 November 16:27:57 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 13 November 22:35:39 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Vandenberg LC-576B-2 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 13 November 22:35:39 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 13 November 23:00 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 November 23:00 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 262 kilometres (163 mi) ||||||
| 14 November 14:30 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 14 November 14:30 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 14 November 14:58 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 November 14:58 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 14 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) ||||||
| 14 November | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Army | US Army |
| 14 November | | | US Army | Suborbital | ABM test | 14 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 14 November | HGM-25A Titan I | HGM-25A Titan I | | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | Vandenberg LC-395A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 14 November | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 16 November 16:54:42 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | UGM-27 Polaris A2 | | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | USS Andrew Jackson, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 16 November 16:54:42 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 16 November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 16 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 17 November 18:15 | Aerobee-150A | Aerobee-150A | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 17 November 18:15 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 17 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi) ||||||
| 18 November | Honest John-Nike-Nike | Honest John-Nike-Nike | | Point Arguello LC-A | Point Arguello LC-A | NASA | NASA |
| 18 November | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 163 kilometres (101 mi) ||||||
| 19 November 00:05 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 19 November 00:05 | | | Birmingham UCW UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 19 November | Launch failure |
| 19 November | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 19 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Launch failure |
| 20 November 17:31 | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 20 November 17:31 | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 21 November 12:55 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Thumba | Thumba | NASA | NASA |
| 21 November 12:55 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi). First suborbital rocket launch from India. ||||||
| 21 November | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 21 November | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi) ||||||
| 22 November 21:00 | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | Nike-Tomahawk 9A | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | Sandia | Sandia |
| 22 November 21:00 | | | Sandia | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 292 kilometres (181 mi) ||||||
| 22 November | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 22 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 23 November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 23 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 23 November | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/4 | Baikonur Site 41/4 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 23 November | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 26 November 18:16 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 26 November 18:16 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi) ||||||
| 26 November 18:44 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 26 November 18:44 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) ||||||
| 27 November 06:10:59 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 27 November 06:10:59 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 27 November 17:50 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | NRL | NRL |
| 27 November 17:50 | | | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi) ||||||
| 27 November | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LC-394A-6 | Vandenberg LC-394A-6 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 27 November | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 27 November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 27 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 28 November | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 28 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 28 November | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 28 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 29 November | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 29 November | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 29 November | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 29 November | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 2 December 04:15 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 2 December 04:15 | | | RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 2 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi) ||||||
| 3 December 04:59 | Skylark-7C | Skylark-7C | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | RAE |
| 3 December 04:59 | | | Birmingham UCW UCL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Solar | 3 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) ||||||
| 3 December 08:00:29 | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 3 December 08:00:29 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 903 kilometres (561 mi) ||||||
| 3 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 3 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 3 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 3 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 4 December | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 4 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 December | Launch failure |
| 4 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 4 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 5 December | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 5 December | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 5 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 5 December | MGM-31 Pershing I | MGM-31 Pershing I | | Fort Wingate | Fort Wingate | US Army | US Army |
| 5 December | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi) ||||||
| 7 December 13:11 | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 7 December 13:11 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 7 December 13:43:00 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| 7 December 13:43:00 | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) ||||||
| 8 December | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 8 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 December | Launch failure |
| 9 December 05:24 | Astrobee-200 | Astrobee-200 | | Churchill | Churchill | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 9 December 05:24 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy Auroral | 9 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 242 kilometres (150 mi) ||||||
| 9 December | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 9 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| 10 December 03:11:17 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | Cape Canaveral LC-25A | US Navy | US Navy |
| 10 December 03:11:17 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 10 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 10 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 11 December 01:00:06 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | UGM-27 Polaris A3 | | USNS Observation Island, ETR | USNS Observation Island, ETR | US Navy | US Navy |
| 11 December 01:00:06 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) ||||||
| 11 December 05:00 | Lambda 2 | Lambda 2 | | Kagoshima LA-L | Kagoshima LA-L | ISAS | ISAS |
| 11 December 05:00 | | | Tokyo Kyoto | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 410 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 11 December | Nike-Zeus 3 | Nike-Zeus 3 | | White Sands LC-38 | White Sands LC-38 | US Army | US Army |
| 11 December | | | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 12 December 08:50 | Kappa-8L | Kappa-8L | | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | ISAS | ISAS |
| 12 December 08:50 | | | ISAS | Suborbital | Aeronomy Fields | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) ||||||
| 12 December 16:50 | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Aerobee-150 (Hi) | | White Sands LC-35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 December 16:50 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi) ||||||
| 12 December 19:06 | HAD | HAD | | Woomera LA-2 | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | WRE |
| 12 December 19:06 | | | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 12 December 20:00:01 | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | Cape Canaveral LC-15 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 12 December 20:00:01 | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 12 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 12 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Launch failure |
| 12 December | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 12 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 13 December 22:32 | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 13 December 22:32 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Solar Ionospheric | 13 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 73 kilometres (45 mi) ||||||
| 13 December | R-36 | R-36 | | Baikonur Site 67/21 | Baikonur Site 67/21 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 13 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Launch failure |
| 13 December | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Vandenberg LC-394A-1 | Vandenberg LC-394A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 13 December | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 13 December | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-3 | Vandenberg LC-394A-3 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 13 December | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 17 December 17:17:34 | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C | | Vandenberg LC-4300C | Vandenberg LC-4300C | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 December 17:17:34 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Communications | 17 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 17 December | LGM-25C Titan II | LGM-25C Titan II | | Vandenberg LC-395D | Vandenberg LC-395D | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 17 December | | | AFCRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 17 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 17 December | R-12 Dvina | R-12 Dvina | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 17 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 18 December 03:00 | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | LGM-30B Minuteman IB | | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | Cape Canaveral LC-32B | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 December 03:00 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 18 December 09:52:27 | SM-65D Atlas | SM-65D Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Vandenberg LC-576A-1 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 18 December 09:52:27 | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | REV Test | 18 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 18 December 22:56:22 | SM-65F Atlas | SM-65F Atlas | | Vandenberg LC-576G | Vandenberg LC-576G | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 18 December 22:56:22 | | | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ||||||
| 18 December | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 December | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 18 December | Nike-Cajun | Nike-Cajun | | Kwajalein | Kwajalein | US Navy | US Navy |
| 18 December | | | Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 18 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 20 December | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | UGM-133A Minuteman IA | | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Vandenberg LC-394A-5 | Strategic Air Command | Strategic Air Command |
| 20 December | | | Strategic Air Command | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 20 December | R-16U | R-16U | | Baikonur Site 41/3 | Baikonur Site 41/3 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 20 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) ||||||
| 21 December | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 21 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 24 December | R-5B Pobeda | R-5B Pobeda | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | AN | AN |
| 24 December | | | AN | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) ||||||
| 25 December | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| 25 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| 29 December | | | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | MVS | MVS |
| 29 December | | | MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) ||||||
| 30 December | R-14 Chusovaya | R-14 Chusovaya | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 30 December | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi) ||||||
| December | Nike-Apache | Nike-Apache | | White Sands | White Sands | US Army | US Army |
| December | | | US Army | Suborbital | Target | December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| December | T-7A | T-7A | | Shijiedu | Shijiedu | SIED | SIED |
| December | | | SIED | Suborbital | Test flight | December | Successful |
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | A-350Zh | A-350Zh | | Sary Shagan LC-6 | Sary Shagan LC-6 | PRO | PRO |
| Unknown | | | PRO | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-21 | R-21 | | Project 658 Submarine, | Project 658 Submarine, | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | R-9 Desna | R-9 Desna | | Baikonur | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN |
| Unknown | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | Trailblazer-2M | Trailblazer-2M | | Wallops Island | Wallops Island | NASA | NASA |
| Unknown | | | NASA | Suborbital | REV Test | Unknown | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||