The launch escape system fires following the failed launch of Mercury-Redstone 1
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| Orbital launches | |
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| First | 4 February |
| Last | 22 December |
| Total | 38 |
| Successes | 19 |
| Failures | 19 |
| Partial failures | 0 |
| Catalogued | 19 |
| National firsts | |
| Spaceflight |  Japan China |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Atlas-Agena Molniya Scout Thor DM-18 Able-IV Thor DM-21 Ablestar Thor DM-21 Agena-B Thor DM-19 Delta Vostok-L Vostok-K |
| Retirements | Atlas-Able Luna Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Agena-A Vostok-L |
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| Orbital launch attempts by country in 1960 | ||||||
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
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 Soviet Union |
9 | 3 | 6 | ||
 United States |
29 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocket | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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| Atlas-Able | United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Retired |
| Atlas LV-3A Agena-A | United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Juno II | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luna 8K72 | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Retired |
| Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Scout X-1 | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Thor DM-18 Able-II | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Thor DM-18 Able-IV | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Only flight |
| Thor DM-21 Ablestar | United States |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Thor DM-18 Agena-A | United States |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Retired |
| Thor DM-21 Agena-B | United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Thor DM-19 Delta | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Only flights |
| Vostok-K 8K72K | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved |
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| Low Earth | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Including Highly elliptical orbits |
| Heliocentric | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
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