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For launches in the first half of the year, see 1963 in spaceflight (January–June), for launches in the second half, see 1963 in spaceflight (July–December)

1963 in spaceflight
ANorth American X-15 made two suborbital flights in July and August, becoming the first reusable spacecraft
Orbital launches
First4 January
Last21 December
Total70
Successes50
Failures17
Partial failures3
Catalogued55
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas LV-3A Agena-D
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B
Polyot 11A59
Scout X-2B
Scout X-3M
Scout X-4
Thor DSV-2A Ablestar
TAT SLV-2A Agena-B
TAT SLV-2A Agena-D
Voskhod 11A57
RetirementsAtlas LV-3B
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B
Scout X-2B
Scout X-2M
Scout X-3M
Crewed flights
Orbital3
Suborbital2
Total travellers4
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  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec →

    • Deep Space Rendezvous

    Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
    5 April Luna 4 Flyby of the Moon Failed lander, closest approach: 8,336 kilometres (5,180 mi)
    19 June Mars 1 Flyby of Mars Closest approach: 193,000 kilometres (120,000 mi), communications system failed before flyby

    Orbital launch summary

    By country

     
      Soviet Union
      United States
    Orbital launch attempts by country in 1963
    Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
    failures     		Remarks
      Soviet Union 24 15 9 0
      United States 46 35 8 3


    By rocket

    Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
    Atlas LV-3A Agena-B   United States 3 1 1 1
    Atlas LV-3A Agena-D   United States 5 5 0 0 Maiden flight
    Atlas LV-3B   United States 1 1 0 0 Retired
    Atlas LV-3C Centaur-B   United States 1 1 0 0 Only flight
    Delta B   United States 6 6 0 0
    Delta C   United States 1 1 0 0
    Kosmos-2I 63S1   Soviet Union 8 4 4 0
    Molniya 8K78   Soviet Union 1 0 1 0
    Molniya-L 8K78L   Soviet Union 3 1 2 0 Maiden flight
    Polyot 11A59   Soviet Union 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
    Scout X-2B   United States 1 0 1 0 Only flight
    Scout X-2M   United States 1 0 1 0 Retired
    Scout X-3   United States 2 0 1 1
    Scout X-3M   United States 1 1 0 0 Only flight
    Scout X-4   United States 2 1 0 1 Maiden flight
    Thor DSV-2A Ablestar   United States 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight
    Thor DM-21 Agena-B   United States 1 1 0 0
    Thor SLV-2 Agena-D (Thor DM-21 Agena-D)   United States 8 6 2 0 Redesignated midyear
    Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-B   United States 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
    Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D   United States 10 8 2 0 Maiden flight
    Voskhod 11A57   Soviet Union 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
    Vostok-K 8K72K   Soviet Union 2 2 0 0
    Vostok-2 8A92   Soviet Union 8 6 2 0

    By orbit

    Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
    Achieved     		Remarks
    Low Earth 57 44 13 2
    Medium Earth 5 4 1 0
    High Earth 5 3 2 0 Including Highly elliptical orbits
    Geosynchronous/transfer 2 2 0 0
    Heliocentric 1 0 1 0

    References

  • Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
  • Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.[dead link]
  • Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
  • Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  • McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
  • Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
  • Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
  • Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
  • Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
  • "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
  • "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[dead link]
  • "Space Information Center". JAXA.[dead link]
  • "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).

    • Generic references:


      Spaceflight portal

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