| Launch Date/Time
| Rocket
| Launch
Site
| Launch Contractor
| Payload
| Operator
| Orbit
| Mission/
Function
| Re-Entry/
Destruction
| Outcome
| Remarks
|
| January 20
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 20 January, 1961
| Failure
|
|
| January 23
| Atlas D
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
January 24
21:55 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Loss of control
|
January 31
20:21 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena A
| LC-1-1, Point Arguello
| US Air Force
| Samos 2
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Surveillance satellite
|
| Successful
|
|
January 31
16:04 GMT
| Redstone (MRLV)
| LC-5, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Redstone 2, 1 Chimpanzee
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test Mercury spacecraft and LV
| 31 January, 1961
| Successful
| First chimpanzee in space
|
February 4
09:36 GMT
| Molniya
| Baikonur
| USSR
| Sputnik 7
| USSR
| Intended:Venus fly-by
| Venus exploration
| N/A
| Failure
| Only reached earth orbit as 4th stage ignition failed
|
February 7
00:52 GMT
| R-7
| Baikonur
| RVSN
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Operational ICBM Test
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
February 7
12:46 GMT
| Black Knight
| LA-5, Woomera
| RAE
| Gaslight re-entry vehicle
| RAE
| Sub-orbital
| Test re-entry vehicle
| 7 February, 1961
| Successful
|
|
| February 10
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 10 February, 1961
| Successful
|
|
February 12
00:34 GMT
| Molniya
| Baikonur
| USSR
| Venera 1
| USSR
| Venus fly-by
| Venus exploration
| reaches heliocentric orbit
| Successful
| First successful Venus mission, Fly-by 19 May, 1961
|
February 16
13:12 GMT
| Scout-X1
| Wallops Island
| NASA
| Explorer 9
| NASA
| LEO
| Atmospheric density measurements
| 9 April, 1964
| Successful
|
|
February 17
20:24 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 20
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| N/A
| Partial success
| Capsule recovery failed
|
February 18
22:48 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 21
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| N/A
| Successful
| Tested engine restart in space
|
| February 20
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 20 February, 1961
| Successful
|
|
February 21
14:12 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Atlas 2
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test LV and Mercury spacecraft
| 21 February, 1961
| Successful
|
|
February 22
14:12 GMT
| Thor Able-Star
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
| Transit 3B
| US Navy
| LEO
| Satellite navigation system
| 31 March, 1961
| Partial failure
| Planned separation of satellites failed, still data were transmitted
|
| LOFTI
| US Navy
| LEO
| Exploration of radio wave propagation
| 31 March, 1961
|
February 24
18:29 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| March 3
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 3 March, 1961
| Failure
|
|
March 9
06:29 GMT
| R-7 8K72K (Vostok/A-1)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik 4, 1 dog , 1 mannequin
| RVSN
| LEO
| Test LV and Vostok spacecraft
| 9 March, 1961
| Successful
|
|
March 14
04:17 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Propellent system malfunction
|
| March 18
| Little Joe
| Wallops Island
| NASA
| Little Joe 5A
| NASA
| Suborbital
| Unmanned Launch escape system test
| 18 March, 1961
| Successful
|
|
March 24
17:30 GMT
| Redstone (MRLV)
| LC-5, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Boilerplate Mercury spacecraft
| NASA
| Sub-Orbital
| Test LV
| 24 March, 1961
| Successful
|
|
March 25
01:49 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Electrical malfunction
|
March 25
05:54 GMT
| R-7 8K72K (Vostok/A-1)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RVSN
| Korabl-Sputnik 5, 1 dog , 1 mannequin
| RVSN
| LEO
| Test LV and Vostok spacecraft
| 25 March, 1961
| Successful
|
|
March 25
15:17 GMT
| Delta DM-19
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| Explorer 10
| NASA
| Highly Elliptical Orbit
| Magnetic field exploration
| N/A
| Successful
| Apogee 222,000 km, battery limitations allowed only lifetime of 52 h
|
| March 28
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 28 March, 1961
| Successful
|
|
March 30
05:13 GMT
| Thor DM-18
| LC-75-2-7, Vandenberg AFB
| RAF
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat Training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| March 31
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 31 March, 1961
| Failure
|
|
April 8
18:00 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 23
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
April 12
06:07 GMT
| R-7 8K72K (Vostok/A-1)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RVSN
| Vostok 1, 1 Cosmonaut (Yuri Gagarin)
| RVSN
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 12 April, 1961
08:05 GMT
| Successful
| First manned spaceflight
|
| April 22
| Jupiter
| LC-26A, Cape Canaveral
| NATO (Italy)
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat Training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
April 25
16:15 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Atlas 3
| NASA
| Intended: LEO
| Test LV & Mercury spacecraft
| Destroyed by RSO
T+20 seconds
| Failure
| Guidance malfunction.
Launch Escape system functioned well
|
April 27
14:10 GMT
| Juno II
| LC-26, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| Explorer 11
| NASA
| LEO
| Gamma-ray astronomy
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| April 28
| Little Joe
| Wallops Island
| NASA
| Little Joe 5B
| NASA
| Suborbital
| Unmanned Launch escape system test
| 28 April, 1961
| Successful
|
|
| May 3
| Titan I
| SLTF, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Demonstrate silo launch
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
May 5
14:34 GMT
| Redstone (MRLV)
| LC-5, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Redstone 3, 1 Astronaut (Alan Shepard)
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Manned sub-orbital flight
| May 5. 1961
14:49 GMT
| Successful
| First American in space.
|
May 9
12:07 GMT
| Black Knight
| LA-5, Woomera
| RAE
| Gaslight re-entry vehicle
| RAE
| Sub-orbital
| Test re-entry vehicle
| May 9. 1961
| Successful
|
|
| May 13
| Atlas E
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research & development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| May 23
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 23 May, 1961
| Successful
|
|
May 24
21:50 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B2, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
May 26
02:26 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Loss of control
|
June 7
11:20 GMT
| Black Knight
| LA-5, Woomera
| RAE
| Gaslight re-entry vehicle
| RAE
| Sub-orbital
| Test re-entry vehicle
| June 7, 1961
| Failure
|
|
June 7
21:31 GMT
| Atlas E
| OSTF, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
|
|
June 16
23:02 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 25
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Military satellite
| 12 July 1961
| Successful
|
|
June 20
23:54 GMT
| Thor DM-18
| LC-72-5-7, Vandenberg AFB
| RAF
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
June 23
03:00 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Loss of control
|
| June 23
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 23 June, 1961
| Failure
|
|
June 29
04:20 GMT
| Thor Able-Star
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
| Transit 4A
| US Navy
| LEO
| Satellite navigation system
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
|
| Injun 1
| US Navy
| LEO
| Ionospheric exploration
| Still in orbit
| Failure
| Injun 1 and Solrad 3 failed to separate
|
| Solrad 3 aka Greb 3
| US Navy
| LEO
| Solar physics
| Still in orbit
|
July 7
04:51 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
July 7
23:11 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 26
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Surveillance, Space physics
| 10 July, 1961
| Successful
|
|
July 12
10:19 GMT
| Delta DM-19
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| TIROS 3
| NASA
| LEO
| Weather satellite
| 28 February, 1962 (deactivated)
| Successful
|
|
July 12
15:37 GMT
| Atlas Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| MIDAS 3
| US Air Force
| MEO
| Missile Defense Satellite
| Still In Orbit
| Successful
|
|
| July 20
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 20 July, 1961
| Successful
|
|
July 21
12:20 GMT
| Redstone (MRLV)
| LC-5, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Redstone 4, 1 Astronaut (Gus Grissom)
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Manned sub-orbital flight
| 21 July, 1961
12:35 GMT
| Successful
| Capsule sank during recovery.
Last Mercury-Redstone flight.
|
| July 25
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 25 July, 1961
| Successful
|
|
July 31
21:32 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| August 3
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 3 August, 1961
| Successful
|
|
August 5
00:19 GMT
| Jupiter
| LC-26A, Cape Canaveral
| NATO (Italy)
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
August 6
06:00 GMT
| R-7 8K72K (Vostok/A-1)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RVSN
| Vostok 2, 1 Cosmonaut (Gherman Titov)
| RVSN
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 7 August, 1961
| Successful
| Day long manned flight
|
August 9
04:31 GMT
| Atlas F
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
| Maiden flight of Atlas F.
|
August 16
03:21 GMT
| Delta DM-19
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| Explorer 12
| NASA
| Highly Elliptical Orbit
| Energetic particles research
| 6 December 1961 (last signal)
| Successful
|
|
August 23
01:16 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B3, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
August 23
10:04 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena B
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Ranger 1
| NASA
| Intended: Lunar orbit
Actual:LEO
| Probe to The Moon
| 30 August, 1961
| Failure
| Agena misfired - failed to leave Earth orbit.
|
August 25
19:26 GMT
| Scout-X1
| Wallops Island
| NASA
| Explorer 13
| NASA
| LEO
| Micrometeoroids research
| 28 August 1961
| Partial Failure
| Reached lower orbit than expected
|
August 30
19:12 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 29
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Space science
| 10 September 1961
| Successful
|
|
| September 6
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 6 September, 1961
| Successful
|
|
September 6
22:30 GMT
| Thor DM-18
| LC-72-5-7, Vandenberg AFB
| RAF
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| September 7
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 7 September, 1961
| Successful
|
|
September 9
01:42 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Propulsion system malfunction
|
September 9
19:28 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena B
| LC-1-1, Point Arguello
| US Air Force
| Samos 3
| US Air Force
| Intended: LEO
| Surveillance Satellite
| Never left the ground
| Failure
| Exploded on pad
|
September 12
19:55 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 30
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| 14 September 1961
| Successful
| Aerial capsule recovery
|
September 13
14:04 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Atlas 4
| NASA
| LEO
| Test Mercury spacecraft and LV
| 13 September, 1961
| Successful
|
|
September 17
21:07 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 31
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| N/A
| Partial Success
| Capsule recovery failed
|
| September 23
| Titan I
| LC-395-A1, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 23 September, 1961
| Successful
|
|
| September 28
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 28 September, 1961
| Successful
|
|
October 2
18:23 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Propulsion system malfunction
|
October 5
13:42 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Boilerplate Nuclear warhead
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM research and development
| 5 October, 1961
| Successful
|
|
| October 6
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 6 October, 1961
| Successful
|
|
October 13
19:26 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 32
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| 14 October, 1961
| Successful
| Aerial capsule recovery
|
October 21
15:11 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena B
| LC-1-2, Point Arguello
| US Air Force
| MIDAS 4
| US Air Force
| MEO
| Missile Defense System
| Still in Orbit
| Successful
|
|
| West Ford
| US Air Force
| MEO
| Radio reflective experiment
| Still in Orbit
| Failure
| Release of millions of copper dipols failed
|
| October 24
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 24 October, 1961
| Successful
|
|
October 27
18:23 GMT
| Saturn I
| LC-34, Cape Canaveral
| NASA
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Test Launch vehicle
| N/A
| Successful
| Maiden Flight of Saturn I
|
November 1
15:32 GMT
| Vought Blue Scout 2
| LC-18, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Scout 1
| NASA
| Intended: LEO
| Test Project Mercury Tracking stations
| 1 November, 1961
| Failure
| 1st Stage Engine Failure
|
November 5
19:55 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 34
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| Still in Orbit
| Successful
| Silent as of 1966
|
November 10
14:55 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| 1 Squirrel monkey
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM research and development
| 10 November, 1961
| Failure
| Engine failure
|
November 15
21:21 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 35
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Spy satellite
| 17 November, 1961
| Successful
| Aerial capsule recovery
|
November 15
22:19 GMT
| Thor Able-Star
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
| TRAAC
| US Navy
| LEO
| Test of vehicle orientation in space
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| Transit 4B
| US Navy
| LEO
| Satellite navigation system
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
November 18
08:55 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena B
| LC-12, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Ranger 2
| NASA
| Intended: Lunar Orbit
Actual: LEO
| Lunar probe
| 20 November, 1961
| Failure
| Agena B failed to restart
|
| November 21
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 21 November, 1961
| Successful
|
|
November 22
20:45 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena B
| LC-1-1, Point Arguello
| US Air Force
| Samos 4
| US Air Force
| Intended: LEO
| Surveillance Satellite
| 22 November, 1961
| Failure
|
|
November 22
21:04 GMT
| Atlas F
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and Development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| November 29
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test Re-entry vehicle
| 29 November, 1961
| Successful
|
|
November 29
15:07 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-14, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mercury-Atlas 5, 1 Chimpanzee
| NASA
| LEO
| Test Mercury spacecraft
| 29 November, 1961
| Successful
| First chimpanzee in orbit
|
November 29
23:01 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B2, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Operational test
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
December 1
20:40 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
December 6
01:30 GMT
| Thor DM-18
| LE-8, Vandenberg AFB
| RAF
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat Training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
December 6
22:37 GMT
| Jupiter
| LC-26, Cape Canaveral
| NATO (Italy)
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Combat Training
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
December 7
22:37 GMT
| Atlas D
| LC-576-B3, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| Operational ICBM test
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
December 11
09:39 GMT
| R-7 8K72K (Vostok/A-1)
| LC-31, Baikonur
| RVSN
| Zenit-2
| RVSN
| Intended: LEO
| Surveillance Satellite
| 11 December, 1961
| Failure
| Premature third stage cutout - failed to reach orbit
|
December 12
20:16 GMT
| Atlas F
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Guidance Failure
|
December 12
20:38 GMT
| Thor Agena-B
| Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Discoverer 36
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Missile Defense System
| 16 December, 1961
| Successful
|
|
| OSCAR 1
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Amatur radio satellite
| 3 January, 1962
| Successful
|
|
| December 13
| Titan I
| LC-20, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| TV test mission
| 13 December, 1961
| Successful
|
|
| December 15
| Titan I
| LC-19, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Mk 4 re-entry vehicle
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test re-entry vehicle
| 15 December, 1961
| Successful
|
|
December 20
03:32 GMT
| Atlas E
| LC-13, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and development
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
December 21
03:35 GMT
| Atlas F
| LC-11, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| (none)
| N/A
| N/A
| ICBM Research and development
| N/A
| Failure
| Hydraulic Malfunction
|
December 22
19:12 GMT
| Atlas LV-3A/Agena B
| LC-1-2, Point Arguello
| US Air Force
| Samos 5
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Surveillance Satellite
| 9 January, 1962
| Partial success
| Capsule recovery failed
|
