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This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (January–March), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.

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  • 3 References

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    Payload
    (⚀ = CubeSat)     		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
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    6 April
    17:16     		 Kosmos-2I 63S1  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  
     Kosmos 2 (1MS #1) Low Earth Technology
    Cosmic rays
    Radiation    		 20 August 1963 Successful
    9 April
    15:04:48     		 Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  Point Arguello LC-1-2  US Air Force
     MIDAS-5 US Air Force Medium Earth Missile defence In orbit Successful
     Westford Drag Lincoln Medium Earth Communications
    Technology    		 In orbit Successful
    Samos RV recovery failed, Westford Drag deployed copper dipoles, several were tracked as having decayed in the 1970s, particularly on 7 November 1976 and 22 May 1977, whilst many are still in orbit
    18 April
    00:54     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5  US Air Force
     Discoverer 39 (KH-4 9032) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 28 May Successful
     SRV-584 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 22 April Successful
    Last spacecraft to receive a Discoverer designation
    23 April
    20:50     		 Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  Cape Canaveral LC-12  US Air Force
     Ranger 4 NASA Heliocentric Lunar impactor 26 April
    12:49:53    		 Spacecraft failure
    Spacecraft timer malfunction, landed on wrong side of Moon, no data returned from impact
    24 April
    04:00     		 Kosmos-2I 63S1  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  
     Kosmos 3 (2MS #1) Low Earth Technology
    Cosmic rays
    Radiation    		 17 October Successful
    26 April
    10:02     		 Vostok-K  Baikonur Site 1/5  
     Kosmos 4 (Zenit-2 #2) Low Earth Optical imagery 29 April Partial spacecraft failure
    Orientation system malfunctioned
    26 April
    18:00:16     		 Thor DM-19 Delta  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
     Ariel 1 (UK-1/S-51) SERC Low Earth Ionospheric 24 April 1976 Successful
    First British satellite
    26 April
    18:58:08     		 Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  Point Arguello LC-1-1  US Air Force
     FTV-2401 (Samos 7/E-6 #1/AFP-201 PVP-851) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imagery 27 April Successful
    26 April  Scout X-2  Point Arguello LC-D  US Air Force
     Solrad 4B (GRAB-4B) US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth Radiation
    ELINT    		 26 April Launch failure
    Final flight of Scout X-2, failed to orbit
    29 April
    00:30:12     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  US Air Force
     FTV-1125 (KH-4 9033) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 26 May Successful
     SRV-586 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return May Spacecraft failure
    SRV parachute failed to deploy
    10 May
    12:06     		 Thor DM-21 Ablestar  Cape Canaveral LC-17B  US Air Force
     ANNA 1A US Military/NASA Intended: Low Earth Geodesy 10 May Launch failure
    Second stage failed to ignite
    15 May
    19:36     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5  US Air Force
     FTV-1126 (KH-5 9034A) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 20 June Successful
     SRV-582 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 19 May Successful
    24 May
    12:45:16     		 Atlas LV-3B  Cape Canaveral LC-14  US Air Force
     Mercury-Atlas 7 NASA Low Earth Microgravity
    Earth observation    		 17:41:21 Successful
     Balloon Subsatellite 1 NASA Low Earth Air density Spacecraft failure
    Carried astronaut Scott Carpenter, Balloon Subsatellite failed to inflate, and subsequently failed to separate from Mercury spacecraft, resulting in the subsatellite's destruction during the Mercury spacecraft's re-entry.[1]
    24 May  Scout X-2M  Point Arguello LC-D  US Air Force
     FTV-3501 (DMSP-1A F1/P-35 1/AF-1) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Weather 24 May Launch failure
    Maiden flight of Scout X-2M, failed to orbit
    28 May
    03:00     		 Kosmos-2I 63S1  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  
     Kosmos 5 (2MS #2) Low Earth Technology
    Radiation    		 2 May 1963 Successful
    30 May
    01:00:04     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-1-1  US Air Force
     FTV-1128 (KH-4 9035) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 11 June Successful
     SRV-585 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 2 June Successful
    1 June
    09:38     		 Vostok-2  Baikonur Site 1/5  
     Zenit-2 #3 Intended: Low Earth Optical imagery 1 June Launch failure
    Maiden flight of Vostok-2, Block B engine failed 1.8 seconds after launch, rocket fell 300 metres (980 ft) from the launch pad, damaging it
    2 June
    00:31     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  US Air Force
     FTV-1127 (KH-5 9036) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 11 June Successful
     SRV-583 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return June Spacecraft failure
     Oscar 2 Project OSCAR Low Earth Amateur radio 21 June Successful
    Parachute torn from SRV during recovery resulting in loss of capsule, Oscar 2 ceased operations on 20 June
    17 June
    18:14:18     		 Atlas LV-3A Agena-B  Point Arguello LC-1-1  US Air Force
     FTV-2402 (Samos 8/E-6 #2/AFP-201 PVP-852) US Air Force Low Earth Optical imagery 18 June Spacecraft failure
    Failed to separate from Agena after deorbit
    18 June
    20:20     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-3-5  US Air Force
     FTV-2312 (Ferret/Samos-F2 2) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT 30 October 1963 Successful
    19 June
    12:19:01     		 Thor DM-19 Delta  Cape Canaveral LC-17A  US Air Force
     Tiros-5 (Tiros-E) NASA Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
    23 June
    00:30     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-B  Vandenberg LC-75-3-4  US Air Force
     FTV-1129 (KH-4 9037) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 7 July Successful
     SRV-591 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return June Successful
    28 June
    01:09     		 Thor DM-21 Agena-D  Vandenberg LC-75-1-1  US Air Force
     FTV-1151 (KH-4 9038) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging 14 September Partial spacecraft failure
     SRV-592 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return 1 July Successful
    Maiden flight of Thor DM-21 Agena-D, images severely affected by static
    30 June
    16:00     		 Kosmos-2I 63S1  Kapustin Yar Mayak-2  
     Kosmos 6 (DS-P1 #1) Low Earth Technology
    Radar target    		 8 September Successful
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    • Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
    Payload
    (⚀ = CubeSat)     		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
    Remarks

    April

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    3 April
    04:57     		 Trailblazer 1  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital REV Test 3 April Successful
    Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
    4 April
    19:45:45     		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 4 April Successful
    Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
    5 April
    15:47     		 Skylark-2  Woomera LA-2  RAE
    UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 April Successful
    Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
    5 April  Nike-Zeus 3  White Sands LC-38  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 April Successful
    Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
    6 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 6 April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    8 April  R-5A Pobeda  Chelkar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Target 8 April Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    9 April
    21:07:40     		 SM-65F Atlas  Cape Canaveral LC-11  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 9 April Launch failure
    10 April
    18:20     		 Skylark-2  Woomera LA-2  RAE
    UCL Suborbital Aeronomy 10 April Launch failure
    10 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    11 April  R-5A Pobeda  Chelkar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Target 11 April Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    11 April  R-14 Usovaya  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 April Launch failure
    12 April
    01:57:26     		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-2  Strategic Air Command
    Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 12 April Successful
    Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
    12 April
    16:00:25     		 RM-89 Blue Scout I  Cape Canaveral LC-18B  US Air Force
    AFCRL Suborbital REV Test 12 April Launch failure
    Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)
    12 April  R-5A Pobeda  Chelkar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Target 12 April Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    12 April  Nike-Zeus 3  Point Mugu  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 April Successful
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    13 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    13 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    14 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 14 April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    17 April
    09:28     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 April Successful
    Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
    17 April
    09:43     		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
    GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 17 April Successful
    Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
    17 April
    17:20     		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands  NRL
    NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 17 April Successful
    Apogee: 286 kilometres (178 mi)
    18 April
    18:17:54     		 PGM-19 Jupiter  Cape Canaveral LC-26A  THK
    THK Suborbital Missile test 18 April Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi), first Turkish spaceflight
    18 April
    19:32     		 Astrobee-200  Eglin  US Air Force
    AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 18 April Successful
    Apogee: 221 kilometres (137 mi)
    18 April  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 April Successful
    Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
    19 April  Nike-Zeus  Point Mugu  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 19 April Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    20 April  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 April Launch failure
    23 April  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 April Successful
    Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
    24 April
    17:00:00     		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 24 April Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    25 April
    01:59:45     		 LGM-30A Minuteman IA  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 25 April Launch failure
    Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
    25 April
    14:00:34     		 Saturn C-1 (Saturn I)  Cape Canaveral LC-34  NASA
     SA-2 NASA Suborbital Test flight +122.56 seconds Successful
    Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi), destroyed after test completion to release water ballast as part of Project Highwater
    25 April
    16:50:26     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Sam Houston, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 25 April Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    26 April
    16:00     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island   NASA/RRL
    NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 26 April Successful
    Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
    26 April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    27 April
    17:24:45     		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 April Successful
    Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
    27 April
    23:24     		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-2  Strategic Air Command
    Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 27 April Successful
    Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
    27 April  Nike-Zeus 3  White Sands LC-38  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 27 April Successful
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    28 April  RT-1  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 28 April Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    30 April
    18:35     		 Astrobee-200  Eglin  US Air Force
    AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 30 April Successful
    Apogee: 255 kilometres (158 mi)
    30 April  Nike-Zeus 3  White Sands LC-38  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 30 April Successful
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    April  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test April Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    April  Nike-Cajun  White Sands  US Army
    US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy April Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    April  Nike-Cajun  White Sands  US Army
    US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy April Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    April  Nike-Cajun  White Sands  US Army
    US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy April Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

    May

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    1 May
    13:13     		 Black Knight 201  Woomera LA-5  RAE
    UCL Suborbital REV test
    Ionospheric    		 1 May Successful
    Apogee: 795 kilometres (494 mi)
    2 May
    22:53     		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  US Air Force
    AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 2 May Successful
    Apogee: 275 kilometres (171 mi)
    2 May
    23:44:53     		 Thor DSV-2E  Johnston LE-1  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 2 May Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    3 May
    18:03     		 Iris  Wallops Island LA-1  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 3 May Successful
    Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
    3 May
    20:00     		 Javelin  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 3 May Successful
    Apogee: 845 kilometres (525 mi)
    4 May
    01:41:02     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  Cape Canaveral LC-25A  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    4 May
    21:43     		 HGM-25A Titan I  Vandenberg LC-395A-1
    Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    6 May
    05:41:00     		 Trailblazer-2M  Wallops Island  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 6 May Successful
    Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
    6 May
    23:17:49     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Ethan Allen, Pacific Ocean  US Navy
     FRIGATE BIRD US Navy Suborbital Nuclear test 6 May Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    8 May
    15:05     		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Technology 8 May Successful
    Apogee: 196 kilometres (122 mi)
    8 May
    19:49     		 Atlas LV-3C Centaur-A  Cape Canaveral LC-36A  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Test flight 8 May Launch failure
    Maiden flight of Atlas-Centaur, exploded due to insulation problem, apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
    9 May
    13:29:59     		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 9 May Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    9 May
    22:08     		 Nike-Zeus 3  Point Mugu  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 9 May Launch failure
    Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
    9 May
    22:15:24     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Sam Houston, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 May Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    11 May
    15:00:02     		 LGM-30A Minuteman IA  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 11 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
    11 May
    18:26:04     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Sam Houston, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    12 May
    00:31:48     		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-3  Strategic Air Command
    Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 12 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
    16 May
    17:03     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island   NASA/RRL
    NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 16 May Successful
    Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
    17 May
    02:04     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island   NASA/RRL
    NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 17 May Successful
    Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
    17 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 May Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    18 May
    18:01     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
    Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 May Successful
    Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
    18 May  Centaure  CERES  CNES
    CNET Suborbital Test flight 18 May Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    19 May
    01:59:59     		 LGM-30A Minuteman IA  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
    21 May   R-2A  Kapustin Yar SP-2  NII-88
    NII-88 Suborbital Target 21 May Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    22 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 May Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    23 May
    18:01:36     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    23 May
    19:48:00     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    24 May
    10:50     		 Kappa-8  Akita  ISAS
    RRL Suborbital Ionospheric 24 May Launch failure
    24 May  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 24 May Successful
    Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
    25 May
    12:43     		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 25 May Successful
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    26 May
    18:04     		 Nike-Zeus 3  Point Mugu  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 May Successful
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    27 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 May Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    29 May  Centaure  CERES  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 29 May Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    29 May  Centaure  Reggane  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 29 May Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    29 May  Centaure  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 29 May Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    30 May  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 May Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    31 May
    03:01     		 Long Tom  Woomera LA-2  WRE
    WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 31 May Successful
    Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
    31 May
    17:08:44     		 Blue Scout Junior SLV-1C  Point Arguello LC-A  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Communications 31 May Successful
    Apogee: 830 kilometres (520 mi)
    31 May  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 31 May Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    May  MR-12  Kapustin Yar  AN
    AN Suborbital Aeronomy May Successful
    Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

    June

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    1 June  R-16U  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
    1 June  Nike-Cajun  Johnston  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 1 June Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    1 June  Véronique  Hammaguira Blandine  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 1 June Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    2 June
    19:16:01     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    2 June
    22:34:57     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  USS Thomas A. Edison, ETR  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    4 June
    09:44:17     		 Thor DSV-2E  Johnston LE-1  US Air Force
     BLUEGILL US Air Force Suborbital Nuclear test 4 June Successful
    Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
    4 June
    14:00     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  Cape Canaveral LC-25A  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 4 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    4 June  R-14 Usovaya  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 June Successful
    Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
    4 June  Véronique  Reggane  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 4 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    5 June
    04:06:21     		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
    5 June
    12:45     		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy
    Solar    		 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
    5 June  Centaure  CERES  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    5 June  Centaure  Reggane  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    5 June  Centaure  Reggane  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    5 June  Centaure  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    5 June  Centaure  Hammaguira Bacchus  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 June Successful
    Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
    6 June
    03:00     		 Skylark-5C  Woomera LA-2  RAE
    RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 6 June Successful
    Apogee: 240 kilometres (150 mi)
    6 June
    23:40:00     		 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
    Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 6 June Successful
    Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
    6 June  R-14 Usovaya  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 June Successful
    Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
    6 June  Véronique  Reggane  CNES
    CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 June Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    7 June
    00:10     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA/Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 7 June Successful
    Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
    7 June
    00:56     		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
    GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 June Successful
    Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi)
    7 June
    08:52     		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  NASA
    GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 34 kilometres (21 mi)
    7 June
    14:45     		 Nike-Cajun  Sonmiani  SUPA
    SUPA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 June Successful
    Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
    7 June
    18:21:37     		 LGM-25C Titan II  Cape Canaveral LC-15  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
    7 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    7 June  R-16U  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 7 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
    8 June
    00:53     		 Nike-Cajun  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 June Successful
    Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
    8 June
    17:35:01     		 LGM-30A Minuteman IA  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 8 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
    8 June  R-14 Usovaya  Kapustin Yar  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 June Successful
    Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
    9 June  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 9 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
    11 June
    14:50     		 Nike-Cajun  Sonmiani  SUPA
    SUPA Suborbital Aeronomy 11 June Successful
    Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
    12 June
    21:30     		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Solar 12 June Successful
    Apogee: 299 kilometres (186 mi)
    14 June  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 14 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
    15 June
    02:00:01     		 MGM-31 Pershing I  Cape Canaveral LC-30A  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 15 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
    15 June
    16:48     		 Nike-Apache  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 15 June Successful
    Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
    15 June  Black Brant III  Wallops Island  CARDE
    CARDE Suborbital Test flight 15 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 98 kilometres (61 mi)
    15 June  Black Brant III  Wallops Island  CARDE
    CARDE Suborbital Test flight 15 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi)
    15 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    19 June
    00:30     		 PGM-17 Thor DM-18A  Vandenberg LE-8  Royal Air Force
    Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful
    Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
    19 June
    06:59     		 Aerobee-150 (Hi)  White Sands LC-35  US Air Force
    ASE Suborbital XR astronomy 19 June Successful
    Apogee: 224 kilometres (139 mi);[2] first detection of X-rays emitted from outside the solar system[3][4]
    19 June  Black Brant III  Wallops Island  CARDE
    CARDE Suborbital Test flight 19 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    19 June  Nike-Cajun  Johnston  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 19 June Successful
    Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
    19 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    19 June  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
    20 June
    05:20     		 Skylark-5C  Woomera LA-2  RAE
    UCL Suborbital Aeronomy
    Solar    		 20 June Successful
    Apogee: 227 kilometres (141 mi)
    20 June
    08:46:16     		 Thor DSV-2E  Johnston LE-1  US Air Force
     STARFISH US Air Force Suborbital Nuclear test 20 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    20 June
    13:29     		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
    NASA Suborbital Technology 20 June Successful
    Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
    21 June  R-9 Desna  Baikonur  RVSN
    RVSN Suborbital Missile test 21 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
    22 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    26 June
    08:38     		 HAD  Woomera LA-2  WRE
    WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 26 June Successful
    Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
    26 June
    10:57:42     		 SM-65D Atlas  Vandenberg LC-576B-3  Strategic Air Command
    Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 26 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
    26 June
    11:30     		 Nike-Zeus 3  Kwajalein  US Army
    US Army Suborbital Missile test 26 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
    26 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    27 June
    14:10:00     		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  US Navy
    NRL Suborbital Ionospheric 27 June
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    27 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 27 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    27 June  Berenice  CERES  ONERA
    ONERA Suborbital REV Test 27 June Successful
    Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
    28 June
    00:10:00     		 Nike-Asp  Wallops Island  US Navy
    NRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 June
    Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
    28 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    28 June  Black Brant III  Wallops Island  CARDE
    CARDE Suborbital Test flight 28 June Launch failure
    Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
    29 June
    05:40:00     		 LGM-30A Minuteman IA  Cape Canaveral LC-32B  US Air Force
    US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
    29 June
    14:05:58     		 UGM-27 Polaris A2  Cape Canaveral LC-25A  US Navy
    US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful
    Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
    29 June
    21:00     		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
    Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 29 June Successful
    Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
    29 June  R-12 Dvina  Kapustin Yar  MVS
    MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 June Successful
    Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
    30 June
    04:55     		 Aerobee-150A  Wallops Island  NASA
    Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 30 June Successful
    Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
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    1. ^ "Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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  • ^ Riccardo Giacconi; Herbert Gursky; Frank R. Paolini; Bruno B. Rossi (1 December 1962). "EVIDENCE FOR X RAYS FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM". Physical Review Letters. Vol. 9, no. 11. pp. 439–443. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.9.439. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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