Orbital Launch Log

Every orbital launch attempt since 1957

Industry / Launches

7,207 launches. Dates are UTC; older records may know only the month or year.

DateMissionVehicleProviderSiteResult
16 Jun 1961 CORONA C'-5 Thor Agena B US Air Force Space Systems Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
8 Jun 1961 ARGON 3 Thor Agena B US Air Force Space Systems Division Vandenberg AFB, California Failure
24 May 1961 NASA S-45A Juno II NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
27 Apr 1961 NASA S-15 Juno II NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
25 Apr 1961 Mercury SC8 Atlas D US Air Force Space Systems Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
12 Apr 1961 Vostok-3A No. 3 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Success
8 Apr 1961 ARGON 2 Thor Agena B US Air Force Space Systems Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
30 Mar 1961 CORONA C'-4 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Failure
25 Mar 1961 P-14 Thor Delta NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
25 Mar 1961 Vostok-3 No. 2 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Success
9 Mar 1961 Vostok-3 No. 1 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Success
25 Feb 1961 NASA S-45 Juno II NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
22 Feb 1961 Transit 3B Thor Ablestar US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
18 Feb 1961 CORONA RM-2 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
17 Feb 1961 ARGON 1 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
16 Feb 1961 NASA S-56A Scout X-1 NASA Langley Research Center Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia Success
4 Feb 1961 1VA No. 1 Molniya 8K78 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
31 Jan 1961 SAMOS F-1 Atlas Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California Success
22 Dec 1960 Vostok-1 No. 4 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
20 Dec 1960 CORONA RM-1 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
15 Dec 1960 Able VB Atlas Able US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
7 Dec 1960 CORONA C'-3 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
4 Dec 1960 NASA S-56 Scout X-1 NASA Langley Research Center Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia Failure
1 Dec 1960 Vostok-1 No. 3 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Success
30 Nov 1960 Transit 3A Thor Ablestar US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
23 Nov 1960 NASA A-2 Thor Delta NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
12 Nov 1960 CORONA C'-2 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
3 Nov 1960 NASA S-30 Juno II NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
26 Oct 1960 CORONA C'-1 Thor Agena B US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Failure
14 Oct 1960 1M No. 2 Molniya 8K78 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
11 Oct 1960 SAMOS E-1 Atlas Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California Failure
10 Oct 1960 1M No. 1 Molniya 8K78 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
4 Oct 1960 Courier 1B Thor Ablestar US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
25 Sep 1960 Able VA Atlas Able US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
13 Sep 1960 CORONA C-10 Thor Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
19 Aug 1960 Vostok-1 No. 2 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Success
18 Aug 1960 Courier 1A Thor Ablestar US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
18 Aug 1960 CORONA C-9 Thor Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
12 Aug 1960 A-11 Thor Delta NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
10 Aug 1960 CORONA Diagnostic 2 Thor Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
28 Jul 1960 Vostok-1 No. 1 Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
29 Jun 1960 CORONA Diagnostic 1 Thor Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Failure
22 Jun 1960 Transit 2A Thor Ablestar US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
24 May 1960 Midas ETS-I F2 Atlas Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
15 May 1960 Vostok-1P Vostok 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Success
13 May 1960 A-10 Echo Thor Delta NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Failure
16 Apr 1960 E-3 No. 2 Vostok-L 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
15 Apr 1960 CORONA C-8 Thor Agena A US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Vandenberg AFB, California Success
15 Apr 1960 E-3 No. 1 Vostok-L 8K72 Strategic Rocket Forces NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan Failure
13 Apr 1960 Transit 1B Thor Ablestar US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success

Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.