Space Lists - [ Sounding Launches

Sounding Rocket Launches 1960 - 1964

Year	Date	Time	Rocket	Site	Altitude	Notes
1960	02 Jan		LEOPARD-1b	Aberporth		Failure of aerodynamics flight
1960	07 Jan		LEOPARD-1c	Aberporth		Failure of aerodynamics flight
1960	15 Jan		JAVELIN-3	WSPG		Single stage rocket (not an ARGO-D4)
1960	16 Jan	0320	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	35 km	8 ft radar reflective parachute
1960	16 Jan		AEROBEE-150
1960	16 Jan		SHOTPUT-2	Wallops Island	400 km	Payload of 100 ft balloon ruptured after radio reflection tests
1960	18 Jan	2352	ARCAS	Point Mugu	57 km	15 ft radar reflective parachute
1960	20 Jan	0030	ARCAS	Wallops Island	48.5 km	15 ft chute
1960	21 Jan	0400	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	51 km	15 ft chute
1960	22 Jan	0155	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	33.5 km	8 ft radar reflective parachute
1960	22 Jan	0410	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	51 km	15 ft chute
1960	23 Jan	0400	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	30.5 km	15 ft chute
1960	23 Jan	0439	ARCAS	Point Mugu	53 km	15 ft chute
1960	23 Jan	2334	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	49 km	15 ft parachute
1960	26 Jan	0322	LOKI-2	Point Mugu	65 km	Chaff payload deployed
1960	26 Jan	0425	ARCAS	Wallops Island	65 km	15 ft chute
1960	26 Jan	0434	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	53 km	15 ft chute
1960	26 Jan		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island	925 km	8.02GT Successful rocket test/GSFC + Canada. Star searcher test etc.
1960	27 Jan	0104	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	32 km	8 ft chute
1960	29 Jan	0020	ARCAS	Wallops Island	60 km	15 ft chute
1960	29 Jan	0241	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	34.5 km	8 ft (2.44m) chute
1960	30 Jan	0043	ARCAS	Wallops Island	49 km	15 ft (4.57m) chute
1960	Feb		T-7M	Shanghai	8 km	Chinese rocket, first, successful
1960	02 Feb	0237	ARCAS	Point Mugu	38 km	15 ft radar reflective chute
1960	03 Feb	0115	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	33.5 km	8 ft chute
1960	04 Feb	0324	ARCAS	Point Mugu	44 km	15 ft chute
1960	04 Feb	0413	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	57 km	15 ft chute - radar reflective
1960	04 Feb		NIKE-VIPER-1
1960	05 Feb	0110	ARCAS	Point Mugu	56 km	15 ft chute
1960	05 Feb	0323	ARCAS	Wallops Island	49 km	15 ft chute
1960	06 Feb	0040	ARCAS	Wallops Island	34 km	15 ft chute
1960	06 Feb	0148	ARCAS	Point Mugu	42 km	15 ft chute (radar reflective)
1960	06 Feb	0416	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	34.5 km	15 ft chute and chaff dispenser
1960	09 Feb	0102	ARCAS	Point Mugu	54 km	15 ft chute and beacon
1960	09 Feb	0427	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	38 km	15 ft chute gave data to ground landing
1960	10 Feb	0301	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	22 km	Chaff dispenser carried
1960	11 Feb	0402	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	29.5 km	15 ft chute
1960	11 Feb	1903	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	46 km	15 ft chute
1960	12 Feb	0125	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	35 km	8 ft chute
1960	12 Feb	0300	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	29 km	Chaff dispenser
1960	13 Feb	0422	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	40 km	15 ft chute
1960	16 Feb	0215	ARCAS	Point Mugu	56 km	15 ft chute
1960	16 Feb	0300	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	29 km	Chaff dispensing payload
1960	16 Feb	0310	ARCAS	Wallops Island	52 km	15 ft chute
1960	16 Feb		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	3.2 km	4.01GT, rocket test by GSFC but failure - fell in Atlantic
1960	17 Feb	0103	ARCAS	Point Mugu	42 km	15 ft chute
1960	17 Feb	0132	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	44 km	15 ft chute - radar reflective
1960	17 Feb	0401	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	47 km	15 ft chute
1960	18 Feb	0134	ARCAS	Point Mugu	61 km	15 ft chute and beacon payload
1960	19 Feb	2336	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	41 km	15 ft chute
1960	21 Feb	0207	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	46 km	15 ft chute
1960	23 Feb		VERONIQUE(V-23)	Hammaguir	-	Science payload, but cable guidance system failed - ripped fins off.
1960	23 Feb		LEOPARD-1d	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1960	28 Feb		SHOTPUT-3	Wallops Island	402 km	100 ft balloon successfully deployed
1960	Mar		KAPPA-8-0	Akita	200 km	25 kg payload flight
1960	01 Mar		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.01GS - success, but no data
1960	02 Mar		VERONIQUE(V-22)	Hammaguir		Na/K release flight - success
1960	03 Mar		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.02GS - success, nut no data
1960	05 Mar		VERONIQUE(V-21)	Hammaguir	199 km	Sodium/Potassium release - success
1960	16 Mar		AEROBEE-300	Fort Churchill		6.01UI by Univ of Michigan - success
1960	17 Mar		NIKE-ASP	Fort Churchill		3.10UI by Univ of Michigan - failure
1960	18 Mar		HYDRA-1	Point Mugu		4ft wooden pole with aircraft rocket to test sea-launch.
1960	22 Mar		ASTROBEE-500	WSPG ?		First and only - launch failure
1960	23 Mar	1120	AEOLUS	Woomera	81 km	Successful launch
1960	25 Mar		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.12GT - first tower launch at Wallops Island on rocket test by GSFC.
1960	29 Mar		TRAILBLAZER-1	Wallops Island		Re-entry test flight
1960	01 Apr		SHOTPUT-4	Wallops Island	236 km or 320 km?	100 ft balloon successfully inflated - reflected radio waves
1960	12 Apr	0318	SKYLARK (SL-51)	Woomera	219 km	First 2-stage SKYLARK rocket test
1960	18 Apr	0821	LOKI-1	Tonopah	42 km	8 ft radar reflective chute
1960	19 Apr	0135	ARCAS	Point Mugu	41.5 km	15 ft chute
1960	19 Apr	0749	LOKI-2	Tonopah	72 km	Chaff dispenser head
1960	19 Apr		LOKI-2			?
1960	19 Apr		AEROBEE-HI	WSPG	198 km	X-ray solar astronomy payload
1960	19 Apr	2114	ARCAS	Cape Canaveral	54 km	Robin balloon payload
1960	19 Apr	2300	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	32 km	8 ft parachute
1960	20 Apr	0020	ARCAS	Wallops Island	39 km	15 ft parachute
1960	20 Apr	0950	LOKI-1	Tonopah	40 km	8 ft chute
1960	20 Apr	2330	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	42.7 km	15 ft chute
1960	21 Apr	0050	LOKI-2	Point Mugu	63 km	Chaff payload
1960	21 Apr	0056	LOKI-2	Wallops Island	61 km	Chaff payload
1960	21 Apr	0845	LOKI-1	Tonopah	38 km	8 ft chute
1960	21 Apr	1035	SKYLARK (SL-62)	Woomera	141 km	Atmosphere study, but no data returned
1960	22 Apr	0020	ARCAS	Wallops Island	34 km	15 ft chute
1960	22 Apr	0051	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	31.4 km	8 ft chute
1960	22 Apr	0822	LOKI-1	Tonopah	40.5 km	8 ft chute
1960	23 Apr	0043	LOKI-1	Wallops Island	26 km	8 ft parachute
1960	23 Apr	0058	LOKI-2	Wallops Island	61 km	Chaff dispenser
1960	23 Apr	0117	LOKI-2	Point Mugu	31.5 km	Chaff payload
1960	23 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.10GT rocket test flight GSFC - success
1960	25 Apr	0710	LOKI-1	Tonopah	41 km	8 ft chute
1960	25 Apr	2335	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	43.6 km	15 ft chute
1960	26 Apr	0010	ARCAS	Wallops Island	60 km	15 ft chute
1960	26 Apr	0024	ARCAS	Point Mugu	54 km	15 ft chute
1960	26 Apr	0706	LOKI-1	Tonopah	43 km	8 ft parachute
1960	26 Apr	2326	ARCAS	Wallops Island	57 km	15 ft chute
1960	26 Apr	2342	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	63 km	15 ft chute and chaff package
1960	26 Apr	2355	LOKI-2	Wallops Island	43 km	Chaff dispenser
1960	27 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	209 km	4.04GG - success but partial data return from stellar-fluxes payload.
1960	27 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.03GS - rocket failure
1960	27 Apr	2220	ARCAS	Cape Canaveral	45.7 km	15 ft chute
1960	27 Apr	2300	LOKI-2	Fort Churchill	52 km	Chaff dispenser
1960	27 Apr	2314	ARCAS	Wallops Island	53 km	15 ft chute
1960	27 Apr	2329	ARCAS	Point Mugu	58 km	15 ft chute
1960	28 Apr	0658	LOKI-1	Tonopah	45 km	8 ft radar-reflective parachute
1960	28 Apr	2303	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	33 km	8 ft parachute
1960	29 Apr		LEOPARD-1e	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1960	29 Apr		LEOPARD-1f	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1960	29 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.09GA - successful atmosphere study
1960	29 Apr		NIKE-VIPER-1
1960	30 Apr	0017	ARCAS	Point Mugu	52 km	15 ft chute
1960	30 Apr	0648	LOKI-1	Tonopah	38 km	8 ft chute
1960	May		ANTARES	Hammaguir ?		First of eight launches for re-entry test.
1960	01 May		LOKI-1
1960	01 May		ARCAS
1960	02 May		"ANTARES-4"	Isle du Levant		OPd-56-39-22-D-04 - Technology/kinetic heating. ?/?
1960	02 May	2323	ARCAS	Wallops Island	35.4 km	15 ft radar-reflective chute
1960	02 May	2330	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	33.5 km	8 ft parachute
1960	03 May	2300	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	35 km	8 ft chute
1960	03 May	2345	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	32.6 km	8 ft chute
1960	04 May	2330	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	50 km	8 ft parachute
1960	04 May	2343	LOKI-1	Point Mugu	29 km	8 ft chute
1960	05 May	0023	ARCAS	Cape Canaveral	44 km	15 ft chute
1960	05 May		"ANTARES-5"	Isle du Levant		OPd-56-39-22-D-05 - Kinetic heating. S/S
1960	05 May		LEOPARD-1g	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1960	05 May	2330	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	39 km	15 ft chute
1960	09 May	2314	ARCAS	Point Mugu	34 km	15 ft chute
1960	10 May	0333	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	37.5 km	15 ft chute
1960	10 May	2320	ARCAS	Wallops Island	34 km	15 ft chute
1960	11 May	0000	LOKI-2	Cape Canaveral	55 km	Chaff dispenser
1960	11 May	0017	ARCAS	Point Mugu	56 km	15 ft chute
1960	11 May	0259	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	56 km	8 ft chute
1960	11 May	2329	LOKI-1	Fort Churchill	32 km	8 ft chute
1960	11 May	2330	ARCAS	Point Mugu	54 km	15 ft chute
1960	11 May	2351	LOKI-1	Wallops Island	31 km	8 ft chute
1960	13 May	2338	ARCAS	Wallops Island	50.6 km	15 ft chute
1960	17 May	0050	LOKI-2	Cape Canaveral	56 km	Chaff dispenser
1960	17 May	0330	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	29 km	15 ft chute
1960	18 May	0055	LOKI-2	Cape Canaveral	62 km	Chaff payload
1960	18 May	0311	ARCAS	Point Mugu	58 km	15 ft chute
1960	18 May	2330	ARCAS	Fort Churchill	59 km	15 ft chute
1960	18 May		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		PTV-5 (Propulsion Test Vehicle)/CC-I-5
1960	21 May	0004	ARCAS	Cape Canaveral	53 km	15 ft chute
1960	24 May		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera	1600 km+	BK.08, 6th launch, cone didn't separate. GASLIGHT
1960	24 May		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		PTV-6/CC-I-6
1960	24 May		NIKE-ASP	Cape Canaveral		3.23CA - 2nd stage failed to ignite
1960	24 May	1740	AEROBEE-150	Eglin AFB		AA-3.183C - good ionospheric data
1960	25 May		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.24CA - success
1960	25 May		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.04GS - launch failure
1960	27 May		LEOPARD-3	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1960	27 May		AEROBEE-HI	Wallops Island	217 km	4.05GG - stellar fluxes - success
1960	28 May		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		PTV-7/CC-I-7
1960	31 May		SHOTPUT-5	Wallops Island	320 km	100 ft (30.5m) balloon deployed
1960	06 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.17GE - success
1960	13 Jun		VERONIQUE(V-20)	Hammaguir		Sodium/Potassium release flight
1960	15 Jun		V-2A (R-2A)	Kapustin Yar	212 km	12th V-2A launch, on biological flight with dogs; Otvazhnaya & Malek, and one rabbit, "Zvezdotchka."
1960	15 Jun		AEROBEE-300A	Fort Churchill		6.02UI - ionosphere - success
1960	16 Jun		VERONIQUE(V-19)	Hammaguir		Na/K gas release flight
1960	16 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.03GA - success, but no data returned
1960	16 Jun	1204	SKYLARK (SL-10)	Woomera	129 km	Atmosphere & micrometeorites - no data
1960	18 Jun		VERONIQUE(V-25)	Hammaguir		Grenade dispenser payload
1960	21 Jun		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera	480 km	BK.09 - 7th launch re-entry test, success. GASLIGHT.
1960	21 Jun		PHOENIX-1			First launch test of KIVA?HOPI rocket
1960	22 Jun		VERONIQUE(V-26)	Hammaguir		Grenade dispenser payload
1960	24 Jun		V-2A (R-2A)	Kapustin Yar	220 km	13th and last launch - biological with dogs; Otvazhnaya & Yemchugnaya.
1960	24 Jun		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	209 km	4.06GG - stellar fluxes - success
1960	26 Jun		TRAILBLAZER-1	Wallops Island		Re-entry test flight
1960	27 Jun		NIKE-VIPER-1
1960	28 Jun		NIKE-ASP	Eglin AFB	257.6 km	Successful flight
1960	30 Jun		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island	65 km	8.07GE - energetic particles - failure
1960	01 Jul		DEACON-ARROW-2
1960	02 Jul		SCOUT-X1	Wallops Island	1380 km	Radiation probe ST-1, had loss of altitude due to fourth stage failure to fire.
1960	08 Jul		DEACON-ARROW-2
1960	09 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.04GA with GSFC payload - success
1960	09 Jul		C.41	Sardinia		First launch. Dummy upper stage
1960	10 Jul		C.41	Sardinia	3.8 km	Dummy second stage - success
1960	10 Jul		C.41	Sardinia		Third launch with dummy upper stage
1960	11 Jul	0424	KAPPA-8-1	Akita	150 km	Successful first flight
1960	11 Jul		C.41	Sardinia		Fourth launch, first with live 2nd stage, but it didn't ignite.
1960	12 Jul		LEOPARD-4	Aberporth		Aerodynamic flight
1960	13 Jul		STRONGARM-3	Wallops Island	1600 km? (intended)	5-stage solid rocket measuring high altitude electron densities. Partial success
1960	14 Jul		ROOK-1h	Aberporth		Aerodynamic flight
1960	14 Jul		NIKE-NIKE-CREE	Eglin AFB	17 km	Aerodynamics research - tested ribbon parachute to Mach 2 - landed at 27.8 km range
1960	14 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.01GA - successful flight but no data
1960	14 Jul		DEACON-ARROW-2
1960	14 Jul		STRONGARM
1960	17 Jul	0411	KAPPA-8-2	Akita	183 km	Ionospheric payload, but cone didn't open. Landed at 340 km range.
1960	20 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN
1960	22 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.18GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	22 Jul		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		Stellar and solar observations
1960	22 Jul		IRIS	Wallops Island	225 km or 362 km	5.01GT - rocket test of first rocket. Successful
1960	25 Jul		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera	530 km	BK.07, 8th launch success - re-entry test. GASLIGHT
1960	28 Jul	1936	LONG-TOM	Woomera	126 km	LT.12 - successful WRE flight
1960	29 Jul		C.41	Sardinia	27 km	Fifth launch, first successful 2-stage flight with camera payload, which operated between 23 and 27 km.
1960	Jul		AEROBEE-HI			Another launch?
1960	01 Aug		C.41	Sardinia	15.6 km	Sixth launch, successfully used camera payload.
1960	02 Aug		AEROBEE?	WSPG	145 km	NASA launch
1960	02 Aug		STRONGARM	Wallops Island	480 km	5 stage rocket - final stage didn't fire. Army Ordnance.
1960	03 Aug		AEROBEE-300	Wallops Island		6.03UI - ionospheric payload, success
1960	09 Aug		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.28GT - rocket failure with GSFC payload
1960	10 Aug	1035	SKYLARK (SL-61)	Woomera	171 km	Atmosphere research - partial success
1960	10 Aug		RAM	Wallops Island		Seven ton rocket intended to fly to 61 km but second stage didn't ignite.
1960	12 Aug		KIVA-HOPI	Point Arguello
1960	17 Aug		JAGUAR-G1	Aberporth		First two stages live - success
1960	22 Aug		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.12CI - rocket failure with GCA head
1960	23 Aug		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.16UE - cosmic ray head by NYU, success
1960	26 Aug	1100	SKYLARK (SL-13)	Woomera	109 km	Atmosphere research - partial success
1960	28 Aug		TRAILBLAZER-1	Wallops Island		Re-entry test flight
1960	Sep		T-7	Anhui		First launch. Chinese sounding rocket
1960	Sep		PERCHERON	Point Arguello ?	80 km	Payload of 1000 kg carried
1960	Sep		GOSLING-LOBSTER	Woomera		6th launch of aerodynamic vehicle
1960	03 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.19GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	03 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.20GE - GSFC payload launch - success
1960	15 Sep		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.03GP - photography of Arctic - success
1960	16 Sep		V-2A (R-2A)	Kapustin Yar	220 km	Biological payload of 2 dogs
1960	17 Sep	0250	KAPPA-6-18	Akita	46 km	Temperatures and winds - success
1960	19 Sep		JOURNEYMAN	Point Arguello	1930 km	11.01 GE - NERV payload of 38 kg - success - recovered by ship. (Also known as SERGEANT-LANCE-A)
1960	20 Sep	0017	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		AA6.166 - air density, but rocket failed
1960	20 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.05GA - success, but no data returned
1960	21 Sep		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Cape Canaveral	26726 km?	TS-609A - 15 kg payload intended for high altitude but telemetry failed while under power of 4th stage. Landed at 11,265 km in South Atlantic.
1960	22 Sep	0632	KAPPA-8-3	Akita	197 km	Pressure and ionospheric measurements with 35 kg payload. Range=270 km.
1960	22 Sep		V-2A (R-2A)	Kapustin Yar	220 km	Biological flight with dog Otvazhnaya again?
1960	23 Sep		V-2A (R-2A)	Kapustin Yar
1960	23 Sep		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		PTV-8/CC-I-8
1960	24 Sep		V-2A (R-2A)	Kapustin Yar ?
1960	24 Sep		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.05GP - arctic meteorology - success
1960	26 Sep		"ANTARES-6"	Isle du Levant		OPd-56-39-22-D-05 - Kinetic heating. S/P
1960	26 Sep	1125	KAPPA-8-4	Akita	183 km	35 kg payload to study cosmic rays and the ionosphere. Landed at 270 km range.
1960	27 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.21GE - GSFC payload - success
1960	28 Sep		NIKE-NIKE-NIKE-CREE	Eglin AFB	48 km	Ribbon-parachute test at 3,200 kph. 51ft (15.5 m) long rocket. Recovered 45 min after launch.
1960	29 Sep	0246	KAPPA-6H-1	Akita	68.3 km	Temperatures and winds - success
1960	30 Sep		"ANTARES-7"	Isle du Levant		OPd-56-39-22-D-07 - Kinetic heating. S/S
1960	30 Sep		NIKE-VIPER-1
1960	30 Sep		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		PTV-9/CC-I-9
1960	Oct		V-2A (R-2A)
1960	Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2			Second launch
1960	04 Oct		SCOUT-X1	Wallops Island	5635 km	Second launch - with ST-2 payload of 55 kg which landed at a range of 9,340 km. Verified existence of He ions.
1960	05 Oct		AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill		4.43GP - successful arctic meteorology
1960	06 Oct		RM-2P	Krakow	12.5 km	Postal payload
1960	08 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		DRTE-04
1960	12 Oct		KIVA-HOPI
1960	12 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2			First launch
1960	18 Oct		IRIS	Wallops Island		5.02GT - rocket test - success
1960	20 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		DRTE-03
1960	27 Oct		KIVA-HOPI
1960	28 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-1	Fort Churchill		DRTE-05
1960	02 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.09UA - successful but no data
1960	03 Nov		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.29GT - GSFC payload, success
1960	08 Nov		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Cape Canaveral		Second launch. 13.3 kg payload was to fly to 39,445 km altitude, but 2nd stage failed.
1960	09 Nov		AEROBEE-HI	WSPG	211 km	NRL-
1960	10 Nov		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.04CA - atmosphere study, success
1960	11 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.22GE - GSFC payload - success
1960	11 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.23GE - successful with GSFC payload
1960	12 Nov		VE-9	Hammaguir		VE-9 No1 with cone recovery. S/S
1960	12 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.24GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	12 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.15GE - energetic particles - success
1960	13 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.16GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	15 Nov		VE-9	Hammaguir		VE-9 No2 with cone recovery. S/S
1960	15 Nov		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.14GA - atmosphere studies - success
1960	16 Nov	1102	SKYLARK (SL-33)	Woomera	105 km	Meteorite and gyro experiments
1960	16 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.10UA - successful flight but no data
1960	16 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.13GE - GSFC payload - success
1960	17 Nov		ROOK-1i	Aberporth		Aerodynamic study flight
1960	17 Nov	1040	SKYLARK (SL-67)	Woomera	247 km	Winds and temperature experiments
1960	17 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.14GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	18 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.26GE - GSFC payload - success
1960	18 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.27GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	21 Nov	1830	NIKE-NIKE-CREE	Eglin AFB		Aerodynamics research - retardation parachute test. Rocket recovered after 2 hrs.
1960	21 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN
1960	22 Nov		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.11GG for stellar spectra - success
1960	22 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN
1960	23 Nov		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.01GI - ionospheric research - success
1960	23 Nov	2355	SKYLARK (SL-49)	Woomera	160 km	Electron density and solar X-rays
1960	25 Nov		ANTARES-8	Isle du Levant		Kinetic heating. Antenna broke. S/P
1960	27 Nov		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.02GI - success with ionosphere payload
1960	27 Nov		PHOENIX	Point Arguello	396 km	Successful rocket flight
1960	30 Nov		ANTARES-9	Isle du Levant		Kinetic heating. S/S
1960	Dec		RM-1A	Krakow	-	Launcher failed when motor burst on ignition.
1960	Dec		RM-2B	Krakow		Increased load over RM-2P
1960	07 Dec	0020	SKYLARK (SL-50)	Woomera	35 km	Repeat of 23 Nov flight - motor failure
1960	07 Dec		KIVA-HOPI
1960	08 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.25CI - success with GCA payload
1960	09 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.11CA - launch failure
1960	09 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.12CA - success with GCA payload
1960	10 Dec		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.05CA - atmospheric physics - success
1960	12 Dec		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.08GE - success with GSFC payload
1960	14 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.06GA - GSFC payload - success
1960	14 Dec		KIVA-HOPI
1960	14 Dec		KIVA-HOPI
1960	15 Dec		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		First complete rocket. J1. RAE test
1960	16 Dec		KIVA-HOPI
1960	17 Dec		AIGLE	Hammaguir		VE-10 No1 cone recovery. S/P
1960	19 Dec		AIGLE	Hammaguir		VE-10 No2 cone recovery. S/P
1960	1960		SEABEE	off Point Mugu		AEROBEE-100 waterproofed and fired in joint Aerojet/NMC experiment. Parachute recovered. Vertical floating tube.
1960	1960		SEABEE	off Point Mugu		Re-used AEROBEE-100 from previous launch. Parachute recovered but slight damage. Vertical floating tube.
1960	1960		HYDRA-1A	off Point Mugu		105ft (32m) long, with GENIE motor. Wooden rocket fired out of water. Had lead nose + fins, "POLE-1".
1960	Aug - Nov		ROOK-1j	Woomera		Successful aerodynamics flight
1961	07 Jan	1734	BLUE-SCOUT-1	Cape Canaveral		D-3, first launch for probe to study the ionosphere. No data.
1961	12 Jan	1654	NIKE-CAJUN	Salto di Quirra	170 km	First use of NIKE-CAJUN by Italy, had Sodium trail release from 90 km upward and the cloud was photographed from seven locations in Sardinia and the Italian mainland.
1961	13 Jan		NIKE-CAJUN
1961	16 Jan		TRAILBLAZER-1	Wallops Island		Re-entry test flight
1961	17 Jan		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.36GT with special test payload. S/S
1961	19 Jan		IRIS	Wallops Island		5.03GT technology flight. S/S?
1961	20 Jan		VIPERSCAN			Air-launched from F-104 aircraft
1961	02 Feb		ALPHA-CENTAURO	Chamical	19 km	First launch, fired at Cordoba, and recovered by parachute.
1961	05 Feb		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	151 km	4.38NP with 137.4 kg payload to study LH2 in zero-g. Reached 5,800 kph in successful test, but lost at sea.
1961	07 Feb		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera	564 km	BK.13 on 9th flight for "Gaslight" re-entry test and separation experiment. Impacted at range of 97 km.
1961	11 Feb		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.27 with grenades and science pack. S/S
1961	12 Feb		CUMULUS	Cuxhaven	17 km	German Rocket Society flight of proposed upper stage, carrying 19 kg load, but no science payload and no data.
1961	12 Feb		CUMULUS	Cuxhaven	17 km	Another German Rocket Society launch with 19 kg non-science payload and a repeat of the earlier launch.
1961	13 Feb		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	0	V.28 ignition failure, possibly followed by explosion on the pad. F/F
1961	13 Feb	1358	SKYLARK	Woomera	146 km	SL-36 for atmosphere studies
1961	14 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.07GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	14 Feb		STRONGARM	Wallops Island ?		E22-H1-1
1961	15 Feb		V-1A	Kapustin Yar ?		SCUD rocket with VGAS payload
1961	15 Feb		V-1A	Kapustin Yar ?		SCUD with VGAS payload
1961	15 Feb		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.29 with science payload. S/S
1961	17 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.08GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	18 Feb		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.30 with science payload, but fuel contamination led to explosion.
1961	18 Feb		STRONGARM	Wallops Island ?		E22-H1-2 for ICBM and anti-ICBM research in ionosphere.
1961	22 Feb		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	150 km or 110 km	V.24 with biological payload containing rat "Hector", which was successfully recovered by parachute. S/S
1961	23 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN			USAF launch with inflatable sphere
1961	Mar		IRIS
1961	Mar		IRIS
1961	Mar		IRIS
1961	03 Mar	0439	NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB		AA6.189 with AFCRL payload to study the ionosphere. Rocket failure. F/F
1961	03 Mar		ANTARES-10	Isle du Levant		Kinetic heating. S/S
1961	03 Mar		BLUE-SCOUT-II	Cape Canaveral		D-4 for first probe launch
1961	06 Mar	0956	SKYLARK	Woomera	231 km	SL-63 to study winds by releasing Na trail between 161 & 193 km height.
1961	06 Mar		ANTARES-11	Isle du Levant		Kinetic heating. S/S
1961	07 Mar		ANTARES-12	Isle du Levant		Kinetic heating, telemetry problem. S/P
1961	08 Mar	1753	AEROBEE-300	Eglin AFB		AA10.192 with AFCRL payload to study the ionosphere. Good data.
1961	15 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.49GT for test payload. S/S
1961	16 Mar		AIGLE-03	Hammaguir		VE10 No3 tested cone recovery. S/P
1961	21 Mar		AIGLE-04	Hammaguir		VE10 No4 with cone recovery. S/P
1961	26 Mar		AEROBEE-300	Wallops Island	400 km	6.04UI with University of Michigan ionosphere study payload. S/S
1961	27 Mar	0408	KAPPA-8-5	Kagoshima ?	169.2 km or 171 km	S.19 launch to study ionosphere and air-glow [no data]. Impact at 250 km.
1961	27 Mar		DEACON-ARROW-2
1961	31 Mar		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.34GS to study stellar fluxes. S/F
1961	01 Apr		KAPPA-9L	Akita	310 km
1961	05 Apr	1056	SKYLARK	Woomera	158 km	SL-64 to study atmosphere
1961	05 Apr		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.33GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	10 Apr		RM-2C	Krakow		Flashing electronic light payload
1961	10 Apr		RM-2D	Krakow		Two white mice, parachute recovered
1961	12 Apr	0607	BLUE-SCOUT-II	Cape Canaveral		D5 for ionosphere study. Good data.
1961	14 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.19GT with attitude control test payload. S/P
1961	18 Apr	1227	KAPPA-8-6	Kagoshima ?	144.2 km	S.20 launch for ionosphere [good data], and airglow [no data]. Range = 320 km.
1961	19 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Salto di Quirra	250 km	Italian payload for Na release with NASA
1961	19 Apr		HYDRA-2	Point Mugu		Underwater launch, off Point Mugu, of 46 ft (14m) long, ten-ton rocket shape.
1961	19 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.05GA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1961	20 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Salto di Quirra	250 km	Italian payload with Na release
1961	21 Apr	0556	TRAILBLAZER-1	Wallops Island		TB-1G re-entry test flight
1961	21 Apr		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.2 re-entry test flight
1961	21 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.06GA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	21 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.07GA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	21 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.08GA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	21 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.39NP for study of liquid hydrogen in zero-g conditions. S/S
1961	23 Apr		7-stage-rocket	Wallops Island	451 km	NASA seven-stage rocket, with three stages firing upward, and four down, with 40,000 kph re-entry speed.
1961	24 Apr	0253	HAD	Woomera	58 km	HAD-101 with falling sphere payload
1961	26 Apr		ROOK-1k	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1961	27 Apr		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.10GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1961	27 Apr		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.34GA for atmosphere study. F/F
1961	May		RP-1	Krakow		First launch - training and research with recoverable cone.
1961	01 May	1210	SKYLARK	Woomera	155 km	SL-43 to study UV astronomy
1961	02 May		NIKE-sounding	Wallops Island		12.01GT special rocket test. S/S
1961	05 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.02GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	06 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.28GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	09 May		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.14 fired in "Gaslight" programme, but 2nd stage didn't fire on descent.
1961	09 May		BLUE-SCOUT-1	Cape Canaveral		Launch failure
1961	09 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.29GA for atmosphere study. S/F
1961	13 May		ANTARES-13	Hammaguir		High altitude radiations. S/S
1961	14 May		RM-2P	Krakow		Postal payload
1961	17 May		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.04GP for photographic mission over the Arctic. Not recovered.
1961	19 May		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.06GP for Arctic meteorological photography. Not recovered. S/F
1961	24 May		BELIER-1	Hammaguir		First launch - success
1961	25 May		BELIER-1	Hammaguir		Second launch - success
1961	25 May		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.01GT technology flight. S/S
1961	27 May		CENTAURE-1	Hammaguir		C.01 on first launch. S/S
1961	29 May		CENTAURE-1	Hammaguir		C.02 on second flight. S/S
1961	30 May	0515	SKYLARK	Woomera	149 km	SL-25 made successful launch
1961	Jun		BELIER	Hammaguir		B.05 on technology flight. S/S
1961	Jun		BELIER	Hammaguir		B.06 for technology test. S/S
1961	Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		C.03 for technology flight. S/S
1961	Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		C.04 on technology flight. S/S
1961	03 Jun		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE.110 No1 for technology flight. S/S
1961	06 Jun		AEROBEE-HI	WSPG	169 km	Micrometeoroid collection using four panels, deployed at height, later retracted and then parachute recovered.
1961	06 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.50UA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	07 Jun	0040	SKYLARK	Woomera	184 km	SL-26 made successful launch
1961	07 Jun		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.17 on 11th flight as "Gaslight" re-entry test flight. Late second stage separation.
1961	07 Jun		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE.110 No2 technology flight. S/S
1961	09 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.56UA on atmosphere study flight. S/F
1961	10 Jun		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	160 km+	V.31 with double grenade pack. S/S
1961	13 Jun		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.09GI with ionosphere study payload, but rocket failed in flight. F/F
1961	15 Jun		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island	903 km	8.13II with US/Canada 28 kg payload to test the ALLOUETTE antenna. S/S
1961	18 Jun		SIGMA-4-1	Rokkasho		Rockoon launch from ballon at Rokkasho, Aomori, to study cosmic rays and pressure. S/S
1961	18 Jun	0435	SIGMA-4-2	Rokkasho	105 km	S.21 Rockoon launch from ballon at Rokkasho, Aomori, to study cosmic rays and pressure, completing project. S/S
1961	23 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB		Micro-meteorite collection
1961	24 Jun		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.15AI for ionosphere study. S/S
1961	26 Jun		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.20GT with attitude control system test, but rocket failed. F/F
1961	04 Jul	1023	SKYLARK	Woomera	70 km	SL-65 for atmosphere research - partial success.
1961	05 Jul		SHAVIT (COMET-2)	Israel	77 km	Payload of Sodium trail release
1961	13 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.30GA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	14 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.03UE to study ionosphere. S/S
1961	14 Jul	1600	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	198 km	14.04UE for ionosphere study, altitude and intensity of electric current with magnetic meter, Geiger counter & densitometer. Impacted at 100 km at c.420 sec. S/S
1961	14 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.31GA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	18 Jul		SPARROW-AIR	Point Mugu	103 km	Rocket consisted of two SPARROW motors, air-launched from F-4D for USN over Point Mugu.
1961	20 Jul		LEOPARD-5	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1961	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.05UE to study ionosphere. S/S
1961	20 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.32GA for atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	21 Jul/27 Jul	0242	KAPPA-8-7	Kagoshima ?	159 km or 170 km	S.22 carried 55 kg payload to study temp/winds/ionosphere. Range = 260km. S/S.
1961	21 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.35GA for atmosphere study. S/F
1961	26 Jul		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.3 re-entry test flight. F/F
1961	26 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.57UA for atmosphere structure. S/F
1961	27 Jul		STRONGARM	Wallops Island		AA11.501 ionosphere research for ICBM and anti-ICBM designs.
1961	01 Aug	1102	SKYLARK	Woomera	124 km	SL-34 with UV astronomy payload. S/F
1961	01 Aug		ASTROBEE-1500	Point Arguello		Rocket test shot by USAF. F/F
1961	11 Aug		AEROBEE-JR	Azusa		First SEABEE launch from underwater in a pool at the Aerojet Plant. Sustainer only - unsuccessful.
1961	12 Aug		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.42NP to study liquid hydrogen in zero-g. S/F
1961	14 Aug		ARCAS	Kronogard		Launched at Kronogard, Greenland for I.O.M., but payload failed. S/F
1961	14 Aug		AEROBEE-JR	Azusa		Submerged launch of SEABEE rocket from pool with just sustainer - success.
1961	16 Aug		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.02GT technology flight. S/S
1961	17 Aug		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Cape Canaveral	225000 km	Payload of 8 kg carried to study the radiation belts, but radio contact was lost soon after lift-off. S/F
1961	18 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.51CI for ionosphere payload. S/S
1961	24 Aug		RANGER-23	Aberporth		First launch, for aerodynamics
1961	24 Aug		RANGER-1	Aberporth		Aerodynamics flight
1961	07 Sep		NIKE-ASP	Salto di Quirra	250 km	Italian payload with Na release
1961	08 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Salto di Quirra		Italian payload
1961	13 Sep		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.06CA to study atmosphere. S/S
1961	13 Sep		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island	367 km	8.22CA carried 66 kg French/USA payload with two sodium trail releases. S/S
1961	16 Sep		CIRRUS-2	Cuxhaven	?	Two stage rocket - failed
1961	16 Sep		CIRRUS-2	Cuxhaven	?	Two stage rocket - failed
1961	16 Sep		CIRRUS-2	Cuxhaven	64.4 km	Successful flight with 2-stage rocket
1961	16 Sep		CUMULUS	Cuxhaven	10 km	Biology payload with "Max" the goldfish, and a salamander, who were filmed in zero-g. Payload recovered in North Sea.
1961	16 Sep		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.09CA for atmosphere structure. F/F
1961	16 Sep		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.18CA to study atmosphere. S/S
1961	16 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.36GA for atmosphere study. F/F
1961	17 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.37GA for atmosphere structure. F/F
1961	17 Sep		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.19CA to study atmosphere using Na & Li releases by French/NASA team. S/S
1961	18 Sep	1215	SKYLARK	Woomera	193 km or 161 km+	9.01GG flight for NASA to study UV stellar fluxes. S/S
1961	23 Sep		CUMULUS-1	Cuxhaven	12 km	Single-stage rocket - success
1961	23 Sep		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.08GA to study atmosphere structure
1961	27 Sep	0025	SKYLARK	Woomera	152.5 km	SL-40 carried payload to study ionosphere and solar X-rays.
1961	30 Sep		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.09GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	30 Sep		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.25GS for solar studies. S/S
1961	Oct		NIKE-ASP	Salto di Quirra	250 km	Last in series of Italy/NASA cloud release launches. Also last of 6 at Salto di Quirra.
1961	04 Oct	1119	SKYLARK	Woomera	195 km	9.02GG to study UV stellar nebulosity from 97 to 193 km. S/S
1961	05 Oct		DANIEL-3	Isle du Levant		Technology. S/S
1961	06 Oct		CENTAURE	Hammaguir ?
1961	07? Oct		CENTAURE	Hammaguir ?
1961	08? Oct		CENTAURE	Hammaguir ?
1961	08 Oct		RP-1	Krakow		Polish rocket launch
1961	09? Oct		CENTAURE	Hammaguir ?
1961	09 Oct		DANIEL-2	Isle du Levant		Technology. S/S
1961	10 Oct		CENTAURE	Hammaguir ?
1961	10 Oct		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island	3000 km?	8.23GA studied charge He and H in the upper atmosphere. S/S
1961	14 Oct		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island	902 km	8.17AI with US/Canada payload to study ionosphere. Landed at 1288 km range. S/S
1961	15 Oct		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.10GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	17 Oct		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.07GA to study atmosphere. S/S
1961	18 Oct		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	153 km	4.40NP studied liquid hydrogen in zero-gravity. S/S
1961	19 Oct		SCOUT-X1	Wallops Island		P-21 probe on ST-7 rocket, verified the existence of He ions. S/S
1961	24 Oct	0023	SKYLARK	Woomera	142 km	SL-37 for solar X-rays & ionosphere
1961	24 Oct	0359	KAPPA-8-8	Kagoshima ?	198 km	S.23 to study ionosphere, ended with impact at 290 km range. S/S
1961	25 Oct		AEROBEE-100	Point Mugu	1.6 km	SEABEE underwater launch off Pt Mugu for the US Navy.
1961	27 Oct		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.52CI for ionosphere study. S/S
1961	30 Oct	1113	KAPPA-8-9	Kagoshima ?	174.5 km	S.24 with payload for ionosphere and airglow, but cone remained closed. No data and impact at 230 km range.
1961	Nov		BLACK-BRANT-II	Wallops Island		CC-II-17 was the third BB-II
1961	Nov		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.4 re-entry test flight
1961	01 Nov	1756	SKYLARK	Woomera	193 km	9.03GG with NASA payload to study UV stellar nebula fluxes. S/S
1961	02 Nov		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.11GA for atmosphere study payload. S/S
1961	05 Nov		AEROBEE-100	Fort Churchill		1.12GA being the 20th AEROBEE-100, studied atmosphere structure. S/S
1961	08 Nov	0900	SKYLARK	Woomera	152 km	SL-35 to study ionosphere, and test the ozone scanner to be used on ARIEL-2.
1961	13 Nov		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE.110 No3 for technology test. S/S
1961	15 Nov		JOURNEYMAN	Point Arguello		11.04GB carried BIOS-1(A) biological payload - rocket failed. F/F
1961	15 Nov		ASP-APACHE
1961	15 Nov		SERGEANT-LANCE-A			Probably JOURNEYMAN launch
1961	17 Nov		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE.110 No4 on technology flight. S/S
1961	17 Nov		HONEST-JOHN/NIKE			Atmospheric conditions
1961	18 Nov		JOURNEYMAN	Point Arguello		11.05GB carried BIOS-1B with biology payload. Rocket failure. F/F
1961	18 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.72NA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	20 Nov	1804	SKYLARK	Woomera	209 km	9.04GG with NASA payload to study UV stellar nebula fluxes. S/S
1961	22 Nov		AEROBEE-4:11			UV astronomy payload inspected fifteen pre-selected stars.
1961	24 Nov		SKYLARK	Woomera	?	SL-83 to study ionosphere and solar X-rays. Rocket failure.
1961	30 Nov		BLACK-BRANT-IIA	Wallops Island		CC-IIA-16 was 4th BLACK-BRANT-2
1961	Dec		STATALTEX
1961	Dec		STATALTEX
1961	01 Dec		ROKSONDE x 14	WSPG		Test launches
1961	02 Dec		ROKSONDE	Cape Canaveral	55 km+	Winds and temperatures
1961	02 Dec		ROKSONDE	Cape Canaveral	55 km+	Winds and temperatures
1961	02 Dec		BLACK-BRANT-II	Wallops Island		Fifth BLACK-BRANT-II
1961	04 Dec		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Point Arguello	44436 km	Eighth launch and first from Point Arguello, carried payload for cosmic and solar radiation over the South Pole.
1961	05 Dec	2326	SKYLARK	Woomera	232 km or 226 km	SL-42 for electron density/solar X-rays/ionosphere payload.
1961	06 Dec		CENTAURE	Reggane		C.02 for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	06 Dec		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		C.06 for atmosphere payload. F
1961	08 Dec		ASTROBEE-1500	Point Arguello	2191 km	CRL test of flasher for ANNA satellite of 62 million candela.
1961	09 Dec		CENTAURE	Reggane		C.05 for aeronomy payload. S/S
1961	09 Dec		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		C.07 for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	09 Dec		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		C.08 for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	10 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.76GE for ionosphere study. S/S
1961	14 Dec		TRAILBLAZER-2	Wallops Island		First TRAILBLAZER-2 launch
1961	14 Dec	1029	HAD	Woomera	130 km	HAD-103 with falling sphere payload
1961	21 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.64GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1961	21 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.74GI to study ionosphere. S/S
1961	22 Dec		AEROBEE-300	Wallops Island		6.05UI with University of Michigan ionosphere payload. S/S
1961	26 Dec		KAPPA-9L-2	Kagoshima ?	347.6 km	S.25 carried ionosphere payload, but telemetry system damaged in flight.
1961	1961		HiBALL	Kwajalein		Fired by army in support of NIKE-ZEUS flight at Kwajalein (Roi-Namur Island)
1962	Jan		ARCAS
1962	Jan		ARCAS
1962	Jan		METROC x ?			First launches
1962	13 Jan		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	209 km	4.68GT with payload testing components for use in future satellites. S/S
1962	19 Jan		RANGER-26	Aberporth		Aerodynamic heating study flight
1962	Feb		RP-2 x ?	Krakow		Several launches made
1962	05 Feb	2058	SKYLARK	Woomera	215 km	SL-35B was a partial success
1962	07 Feb		AEROBEE-150	WSPG ?		Stellar spectra payload. S/F
1962	07 Feb		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.35GG for galactic astronomy. F/F
1962	07 Feb		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.16AI with ionosphere payload by CRPL agency. S/F
1962	17 Feb		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.41NP with special project payload. S/S
1962	20 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.90UA for atmosphere study. S/F
1962	25 Feb		RM-2P	Krakow		Postal payload
1962	01 Mar		SCOUT-X1A	Wallops Island	214 km	ST-8 rocket carried NASA's RE-ENTRY-1
1962	01 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.100CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	01 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.69GT with special payload. S/F
1962	01 Mar	1807	NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB		AA6.167 with AFCRL air density test. S/E
1962	02 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.38GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	02 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.70GT with test payload. S/S
1962	02 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.101 CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	02 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.39GA with atmosphere payload. S/S
1962	05 Mar	0955	SKYLARK	Woomera	233 km	SL-66 for atmosphere study. S/P
1962	06 Mar	1235	SKYLARK	Woomera	173 km	SL-160 for atmosphere payload
1962	14 Mar		TERRIER-ASP-4	Point Arguello		First flight, carried USN payload
1962	16 Mar		?	Pacific Mobile Range		Another TERRIER-ASP-4? - biological package recovered.
1962	19 Mar	1034	SKYLARK	Woomera	140 km	SL-161 with atmosphere payload
1962	19 Mar		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE.110 No5 for technology payload. S/S
1962	19 Mar		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.18GA with atmosphere physics payload, but rocket failed during launch. F/F
1962	23 Mar		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE.110 No6 with technology payload. S/S
1962	23 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.102CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	23 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.40GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	26 Mar		CALEB	Pacific		Fourth launch, by air by F4D Skyhawk
1962	27 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.103CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	28 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.41 GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	29 Mar	0928	HAD	Woomera	125 km	HAD-105 with falling sphere payload
1962	29 Mar		SCOUT-X2	Wallops Island	6291 km	ST-9 rocket for P-21A probe, which verified the existence of He ions.
1962	04 Apr		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.5 re-entry test flight. S/S
1962	05 Apr		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.79NA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	05 Apr	1547	SKYLARK	Woomera	238 km	SL-163 with aeronomy payload
1962	06 Apr		CALEB?	Pacific		Air launched from F4D Skyray aircraft
1962	10 Apr	1820	SKYLARK	Woomera		SL-162 for atmosphere study. Launch failure
1962	12 Apr		BLUE-SCOUT-1	Cape Canaveral		USAF re-entry probe carried but there was a failure in the second stage.
1962	17 Apr		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.42GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1962	17 Apr		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.20CA for atmosphere payload. S/S
1962	19 Apr		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.110GI with ionosphere payload. S/S
1962	26 Apr		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	121 km	Japanese/US payload. Range of landing 118 km. Payload of radio-frequency resonance probe and a NASA Langmuir probe.
1962	28 Apr		RT-1	Lapan		Indonesian launch
1962	30 Apr	1735	ASTROBEE-200	Eglin AFB		AA-15.196 for ionosphere study. S/S
1962	May		RD-42	Krakow		Payload consisted of electronics, tracer, metalised parachute wind sensor. Two-stage.
1962	May		IRIS-1A	Wallops Island		First launch using AEROBEE tower
1962	May		IRIS-1A	Wallops Island		Second launch
1962	May		IRIS-1A	Wallops Island		Third launch
1962	01 May		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera	773 km	BK.15 for re-entry test flight using cone in "GASLIGHT" programme.
1962	03 May		IRIS-1A	Wallops Island		5.04GA with aeronomy payload. S/S
1962	03 May		JAVELIN (ARGO-D4)	Wallops Island		8.21GI carried ionosphere research payload by GCA, but no data. S/F
1962	05 May		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.01 test flight
1962	06 May	0542	TRAILBLAZER-2	Wallops Island		METEOR-1 re-entry test payload
1962	08 May		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.46NP carried payload by JPL to send radar back to earth from rocket. S/F
1962	09 May		BELIER	Isle du Levant		B.02 with CNET technology payload. F
1962	13 May		RP-2-OW	Krakow		3.7 kg payload recovered Over-Water using gas-filled flotation bag.
1962	15 May		BELIER	Isle du Levant		B.03 with technology payload by CNET. F
1962	16 May		BELIER	Isle du Levant		B.04 for tech flight by CNET. S/S
1962	16 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.112GI with ionosphere payload. S/S
1962	17 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.111GI for ionosphere. S/S
1962	18 May		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.10 for tech test flight. S/S
1962	18 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.91UA to study atmosphere. S/F
1962	23 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		Joint Japan/USA payload
1962	24 May	1050	KAPPA-8-10	Akita	0 km	"First stage exploded, second stage skipped across the sea and headed back towards a cottage, where it burned out. No-one was injured but everyone got a fright." Last firing at Akita.
1962	24 May		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.39 had grenade deployment payload. S/S
1962	24 May		BLUE-SCOUT	Point Arguello ?		USAF probe lost in launch failure. F/F
1962	25 May		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.48GT used for special test which involved sea recovery of payload. S/S
1962	29 May		BELIER	Hammaguir		B.07 to measure radioactivity. S/S
1962	29 May		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.12 payload released Sodium trail. S/S
1962	29 May		CENTAURE	Reggane		CE.15 with Sodium release. S/S
1962	29 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.18 aeronomy with Sodium release. F
1962	31 May	0301	LONG-TOM	Woomera	125 km	LT.14
1962	31 May		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.38 payload dispensed grenades. S/S
1962	31 May		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Point Arguello		USAF probe in Project Beanstalk for an emergency communications probe, later used with MINUTEMAN missiles.
1962	01 Jun		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.41 had payload of grenades. S/S
1962	01 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-1 with payload by AFCRL to measure air density at times of nuclear tests. Good data returned.
1962	04 Jun		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.42 had payload of double grenade pack but a guidance cable remained attached and the rocket crashed to the ground.
1962	05 Jun		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.14 for aeronomy with Sodium. S/S
1962	05 Jun		CENTAURE	Reggane		CE.16 had Sodium trail release. S/S
1962	05 Jun		CENTAURE	Reggane		CE.17 with Sodium trail. S/S
1962	05 Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.19 with Sodium and grenades. S/S
1962	05 Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.09 carried Sodium trail release. S/S
1962	06 Jun	0300	SKYLARK	Woomera	240 km	SL-35C for ionosphere study. S/S
1962	06 Jun		BELIER	Hammaguir		B.08 to measure radioactivity. F
1962	06 Jun		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.43 with grenade deployment. S/S
1962	06 Jun		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	140 km	14.19UA for atmosphere study down to 65 km. S/S
1962	07 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.43GA with aeronomy payload. S/S
1962	07 Jun		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.21CA for study of atmosphere. S/S
1962	07 Jun		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island		3.22CA failed with aeronomy load. F/F
1962	07 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Somniani		REHBAR-1/10 carried NASA/Pakistan payload of Sodium trail release. S/F
1962	08 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.44GA with atmosphere study payload. S/S
1962	11 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Somniani		REHBAR-2/10 with Pakistan payload. S/F
1962	15 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-3	Wallops Island	98 km	First flight, carried 26.4 kg diagnostic and cosmic ray payload - fins wobbled.
1962	15 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-3	Wallops Island	93.2 km	Second launch with 27 kg payload for cosmic rays and a magnetometer, but fin wobbling occurred again.
1962	15 Jun		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.12GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1962	18 Jun		AEROBEE-150			X-ray astronomy payload. S/S
1962	19 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-3	Wallops Island		Third launch, carried 16.3 kg payload, but fin wobbling reduced altitude.
1962	19 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-2 with air density payload in relation to US nuclear test. S/S
1962	20 Jun	0520	SKYLARK	Woomera	227 km or 216 km	SL-45 carried payload to investigate the ionosphere and solar X-rays. S/P
1962	20 Jun		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	156 km	4.26NP carried 123 kg payload to study liquid hydrogen in zero-g. S/S
1962	26 Jun	0838	HAD	Woomera	116 km	HAD-108 with falling sphere
1962	26 Jun		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.6 re-entry test flight - success
1962	27 Jun		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.01 Technology/kinetic heating.
1962	28 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-3	Wallops Island		Fourth flight, carried 26 kg payload, with rocket spun at 3 revs/sec. Better.
1962	29 Jun		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.71UA with airglow study payload. S/S
1962	29 Jun		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.72UA to study airglow by JHU. S/S
1962	02 Jul		ARCAS
1962	05 Jul	0346	SKYLARK	Woomera	111 km	SL-164 for atmosphere study
1962	06 Jul		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.02 Technology/kinetic heating.
1962	08 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-3 air density payload by AFCRL before nuclear test the next day. S/S
1962	09 Jul		JOURNEYMAN	Point Arguello ?		ARGO-D-8 for USAF payload?
1962	09 Jul		ASTROBEE-1500	Point Arguello		Atomic Energy Commission payload
1962	10 Jul	0959	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-3. Payload to study electron density after nuclear test by AFCRL. Second stage failed to ignite.
1962	10 Jul	1007	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-4 to study electron density after nuclear test. S/S
1962	10 Jul		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.47NP carried JPL payload of a radar to beam waves at the earth. S/F
1962	20 Jul	0940	NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-5 with AFCRL air density payload. S/S
1962	23 Jul		HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		Study of electron density
1962	24 Jul		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.23US with sun-follower payload. S/S
1962	24 Jul		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Point Arguello		Classified USAF payload
1962	25 Jul		CALEB	Pacific		Fifth flight, from F-4D plane
1962	25 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-4 with AFCRL air density payload. S/S
1962	27 Jul		ARCAS-ROBIN	Eglin AFB ?	67 km	Study of wind
1962	Aug		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.7 on successful re-entry flight
1962	05 Aug		KIVA-HOPI
1962	07 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		K62-1/10 from Kronogard, Sweden, for AFCRL/IOM. Collected particles from noctilucent clouds. S/S
1962	07-11 Aug		ARCAS	Kronogard		K62-2/10M launch from Greenland sometime between 7 & 11 Aug
1962	08 Aug		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.60GT with attitude control payload. S/S
1962	11 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		K62-3/10 with AFCRL/IOM payload. Collected particles from noctilucent clouds. S/S
1962	14 Aug	1520	SKYLARK	Woomera	111 km	SL-109 measured pressures above 96 km and also studied ionosphere.
1962	18 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Andoya	106 km	F-1 with Norway/Denmark payload to study radio absorption.
1962	19 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		K62-4/10 launch in Sweden for AFCRL/IOM. Collected particles from noctilucent clouds, over 10 million per square inch were collected. S/S
1962	22 Aug	0908	HAD	Woomera		MRN met launch
1962	23 Aug		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.30CA for aeronomy. F/F
1962	23 Aug	0715	KAPPA-8L-1	Kagoshima	172.3 km	Landed at range of 165 km
1962	24 Aug		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.16 with "Dazzle" re-entry payload. S/S
1962	27 Aug	0908	HAD	Woomera	114 km	HAD-107 with falling sphere payload
1962	29 Aug	0101	SKYLARK	Woomera	109 km	SL-28
1962	31 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		K62-5/10 with AFCRL/IOM payload. S/F
1962	31 Aug		SCOUT-X3A	Wallops Island	217 km	RE-ENTRY-2 for NASA, but third and fourth stages failed to fire on descent.
1962	Sep		BONORONG-1	Woomera		BO.1 research flight
1962	06 Sep		AEROBEE-100	WSPG		1.13NA with JPL payload to study UV air-glow. S/S
1962	11 Sep	1330	SKYLARK	Woomera	232 km	SL-44 for ionosphere payload
1962	20 Sep	0421	SKYLARK	Woomera	113 km	SL-108 for ionosphere studies
1962	21 Sep		RAM-B1	Wallops Island		First launch - failed
1962	22 Sep		JOURNEYMAN	Wallops Island	1703 km	11.02UR for radio astronomy. S/S
1962	22 Sep		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.36GG for stellar photometry. S/F
1962	30 Sep		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.69CG for night sky mapping. S/F
1962	Oct		ARCHER	Point Mugu	121 km	First launch with 16 kg payload
1962	13 Oct	0731	ARCAS-ROBIN	Eglin AFB	68.8 km	Flight 84
1962	13 Oct	0736	ARCAS-ROBIN	Eglin AFB	65 km	Flight 85
1962	15 Oct	1617	SKYLARK	Woomera	154 km	SL-82 with ionosphere payload. S/P
1962	15 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.37 carried biological payload containing rat named "Castor".
1962	16 Oct		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	166 km	14.31 GI carried 29.5 kg payload for ionospheric research. S/S
1962	18 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.36 with biological payload containing rat "Pollux".
1962	19 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.41 technology payload for LRBA. S/S
1962	21 Oct		STRYPI	Johnson Island	146.5 km	Exploded a low yield nuclear device
1962	21 Oct	0900	NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-7 studied air density with AFCRL payload after nuclear test. S/S
1962	22 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.46 with LRBA technology payload. S/S
1962	23 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.32 with cosmic photometry payload. S/S
1962	24 Oct	0946	HAD	Woomera	133 km	HAD-111 with falling sphere payload
1962	26 Oct	0958	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-11 fired after the nuclear test fired on a THOR-IRBM, to study electron density with AFCRL payload. S/S
1962	26 Oct	1005	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-12 to measure electron density. S/S
1962	26 Oct	1011	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-14 to measure electron density. S/S
1962	26 Oct	1015	NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-6 to measure air density using AFCRL payload, after nuclear test. S/S
1962	26 Oct	1022	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-17 to measure electron density. S/S
1962	29 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.34 with astronomy/photometry payload. S/S
1962	30 Oct		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	187 km	4.54UG carried 104 kg payload to study stellar UV emissions using hardware for the up-coming OAO satellite. S/S
1962	Nov		BLACK-BRANT-2	Wallops Island	?	Fin failure. F/F
1962	Nov		BLACK-BRANT-2	Wallops Island	97.5 km	Modified fins on rocket with 44.5 kg payload, made better flight.
1962	Nov		BLACK-BRANT-2	Wallops Island	97.5 km	Modified fins and 44.5 kg payload
1962	Nov		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.04 Technology/kinetic heating.
1962	01 Nov	1208	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-20 for electron density by AFCRL. S/S
1962	01 Nov	1216	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-24 to study electron density after nuclear air-burst on THOR-IRBM. S/S
1962	01 Nov	1220	NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island		FB-8 to measure air density. S/S
1962	01 Nov	1224	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-27 for electron density tests. S/S
1962	01 Nov	1240	HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		X-28 to study electron density. S/S
1962	02 Nov	0734	NIKE-CAJUN	Johnson Island	13 km	FB-9 to measure air density, but second stage didn't ignite. F/F
1962	03 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB		Density and temperature for IQSY
1962	05 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB	80 km+	Sodium cloud released at 80 km in 16th firing of Operation Firefly.
1962	07 Nov	0525	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	132 km	10.99CI with 25 kg payload for night time electron density and temperature using a Langmuir Probe. S/S
1962	07 Nov	0553	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	166 km	14.16CA released sodium cloud between 55 & 166 km, producing pink and yellow clouds. S/S
1962	12 Nov		KAPPA-9M-0	Kagoshima		Launch failure at Uchinora
1962	13 Nov	1010	SKYLARK	Woomera	206 km	SL-114 for atmosphere study and solar X-rays. S/F
1962	16 Nov		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.79II joint US/Australian payload to study ionosphere and lunar pointer, but rocket failed at 38 seconds. F/F
1962	16 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.65GA for aeronomy payload. F/F
1962	17 Nov	2357	AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	206 km	4.27NP carried 96 kg payload to study liquid Hydrogen in zero-g and its heating during the flight. S/S
1962	20 Nov		AEROBEE-100	WSPG		1.14NA with JPL payload for UV airglow, but launch failed. F/F
1962	20 Nov		AEROBEE-300	Wallops Island	344.5 km	6.06GA carried 41 kg payload to study electron and neutral particle density and temperatures above 121 km. S/S
1962	20 Nov		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.?? with Sodium release payload. F
1962	21 Nov		BELIER	Isle du Levant		B.45 released Lithium/Sodium in flight
1962	21 Nov		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			SLV-1C carried USAF probe
1962	22 Nov	0111	SKYLARK	Woomera	114 km	SL-27 made successful flight. S/S
1962	22 Nov		BELIER	Isle du Levant		B.41 with Li/Na release for aeronomy
1962	22 Nov		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.?? with Sodium release payload. F
1962	25 Nov	0201	KAPPA-9M-1	Kagoshima	56.5 km	Impact distance: 54 km
1962	26 Nov		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.20 carried aeronomy payload. S/P
1962	27 Nov	1017	HAD	Woomera	113 km	HAD-112 with falling sphere payload
1962	27 Nov		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.18 with "Dazzle" re-entry payload. S/S
1962	27 Nov		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.21 US for solar physics. S/F
1962	27 Nov	2330 ?	CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.30 fired in Argentina with joint CNES/CNIE payload with Na release. S/S
1962	27 Nov		HONEST-JOHN/NIKE	Johnson Island		To study electron densities after accidental release of radioactivity.
1962	28 Nov	1017	SKYLARK	Woomera	230 km	SL-165 to study atmosphere
1962	28 Nov		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.32 for aeronomy study. S/S
1962	28 Nov		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.02 test flight
1962	30 Nov		LEOPARD	Aberporth		L.6 aerodynamics flight - success
1962	30 Nov		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.11 for aeronomy payload. S/S
1962	30 Nov		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.26 with Sodium vapour release. S/S
1962	30 Nov	1000 ?	CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.29 flown in Argentina with payload that released Sodium vapour. S/S
1962	30 Nov		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.37 with Na/Li release. F
1962	30 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	121 km	10.108CI carried 25 kg payload to study night-time electron density and temperatures and was first of world wide COSPAR series. S/S
1962	30 Nov		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	171 km	14.17CA used for first COSPAR launch, released Na between 90-171 km. S/S
1962	01 Dec		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.27 with Sodium release payload. S/S
1962	01 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	169 km	14.32GI with 29.5 kg payload to study electron and ion density and temperature. S/S
1962	01 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	132 km	14.20UA with 32 kg payload for atmospheric pressures, temperatures, densities and winds. S/S
1962	01 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	93 km+	10.45GA dispensed 12 grenades between 39 to 93 km for winds and temps. S/S
1962	01 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.68GA with aeronomy payload. S/F
1962	01 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB		14.45AA with AFCRL aeronomy load. S/F
1962	03 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB		14.46AA with aeronomy payload. S/S
1962	04 Dec	0756	SKYLARK	Woomera	109 km	SL-166 with aeronomy payload (or 105 km altitude)
1962	04 Dec	1028	HAD	Woomera	113 km	HAD-113 with falling sphere payload
1962	04 Dec		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.21 with aeronomy payload. S/P
1962	04 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.46GA for atmosphere study. S/F
1962	04 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.67GA for aeronomy payload. S/S
1962	05 Dec		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.03 test flight. F
1962	05 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	129 km	10.109CI with payload to study electron density and temperature. S/S
1962	05 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.18CA with Sodium vapour trail payload which malfunctioned. S/F
1962	06 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	92 km+	10.47GA released grenades between a height of 39 and 92 km. S/S
1962	06 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.66GA with aeronomy payload. S/S
1962	08 Dec	2330 ?	CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.28 fired in Argentina with Sodium trail payload. S/S
1962	09 Dec	1000 ?	CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.31 with Na release payload. S/S
1962	11 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Andoya		F-3/10 flight from Norway. S/S
1962	11 Dec		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.80II with joint US/Australian payload of 84.4 kg to measure VLF waves, but rocket malfunctioned at 42 seconds. F/F
1962	12 Dec		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.24 with Na and grenade payload
1962	12 Dec		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.25 with Na and grenade payload
1962	13 Dec		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.74UA to study molecules and atoms in airglow process by JHU. F/F
1962	13 Dec		BLACK-BRANT-3	Wallops Island	98.5 km	Carried 33 kg payload of magnetometer, new telemetry gear and cosmic ray detector in rocket spun at 8 rev/sec.
1962	13 Dec		BLACK-BRANT-3	Wallops Island	93.5 km	Payload of 32 kg in rocket spun in flight at 8 revs/second.
1962	13 Dec		TERRIER-ASP-4	Point Arguello		US Navy payload
1962	15 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Andoya		F-2/10 with Norwegian payload. S/S
1962	18 Dec	0503	KAPPA-8-11	Kagoshima	202.1 km	Impact distance: 240 km
1962	18 Dec		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Cape Canaveral or WI ?	185 km	SLV-1B carried USAF probe with ion engine, planned to operate for 45 mins, but an arcing problem occurred.
1962	19 Dec		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE.111C No3 for technology and guidance tests. S/S on first flight.
1962	1962		BOA (ARGO-C22)			Seven launches during the year
1962	1962		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.03 Technology/kinetic heating.
1963	16 Jan		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	75.7 km	Payload weighing 57 kg released Sodium at the airglow level.
1963	17 Jan		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.80NA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	26 Jan		MARTLET	Barbados	24 km	Fired from 16" Naval Gun, rocket landed at 14.5 km range.
1963	29 Jan		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.73UA with JHU payload to study spectral emission lines, but rocket suffered booster fault. F/F
1963	30 Jan	1032	HAD	Woomera	94 km	HAD-115 with falling sphere
1963	01 Feb		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Point Arguello		SLV-1C carried USAF probe
1963	12 Feb		JOURNEYMAN-A	Point Arguello	1594 km	11.06UE - ARGO-D8 rocket carried 47kg Wallops payload for radiation belt measurements. S/S
1963	13 Feb		AEROBEE-150	Eglin AFB	235 km	AB3.345
1963	15 Feb		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	240 km	NC3.134
1963	16 Feb		TRAILBLAZER-1	Wallops Island		Re-entry test flight
1963	18 Feb		NIKE-ASP	Wallops Island	15 km	3.11CA with Sodium trail release, second stage failed. F/F
1963	18 Feb		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	307 km	NC3.140
1963	19 Feb		EMMA-5			Meteorology
1963	20 Feb		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	161 km	14.35CA with Sodium release between 40 and 161 km altitude. S/S
1963	20 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	88.5 km+	10.48GA deployed 12 grenades between 39 and 88.5 km altitude. S/S
1963	20 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.58GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	20 Feb		EMMA-6			Meteorology
1963	21 Feb		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	167 km	14.39CA released Sodium vapour between 35 and 167 km altitude. S/S
1963	26 Feb		EMMA-2			Meteorology
1963	27 Feb		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	151 km	14.86CI carried 29.5 kg payload for electron density & temp/solar radiation instruments to practise for next year's solar eclipse. S/S
1963	28 Feb		HOPI-DART	Wallops Island		Planned to sample winds up to 96 km, but rocket failed. F/F
1963	28 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	82 km+	10.53GA released 12 grenades between 32 and 82 km altitude. S/S
1963	28 Feb		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.59GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	28 Feb		EMMA-1			Meteorology
1963	Mar		SKUA x ?	South Uist		First launches, on test
1963	01 Mar	0120	SKYLARK	Woomera	209 km or 197 km	SL-84 to study the ionosphere and X-ray astronomy
1963	05 Mar		AIGLE	Hammaguir		VE10A No1 for technology and test of telemetry systems. S/S
1963	06 Mar		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	228 km	AC3.372
1963	08 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	156 km	14.107GI carried 43 kg payload for density and conductivity of charged particles. S/S
1963	09 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.54GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	09 Mar		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.60GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	11 Mar	0430	SKYLARK	Woomera	210 km	SL-85 for ionosphere and X-ray astronomy payload.
1963	12 Mar	0950	HAD	Woomera		HAD-116 with falling sphere
1963	13 Mar		BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Point Arguello ?	-	SLC-1C exploded on launch pad with USAF probe payload.
1963	15 Mar		AEROBEE	Wallops Island	198 km	Payload of 112.5 kg to study photons at certain wavelengths in night sky.
1963	16 Mar		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	198 km	4.70CG with Lockheed payload of stellar spectrometer and inflatable 2.75m diameter balloon to capture micrometeorites. S/S
1963	19 Mar		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	100 km	AC3.149
1963	21 Mar		BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill		CC-I-28 test flight
1963	22 Mar		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111C4, second flight for guidance technology test. S/S
1963	25 Mar		BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill		CC-I-38 test flight
1963	27 Mar		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.8 re-entry test flight. S/S
1963	28 Mar		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.30GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1963	28 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.08UA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	28 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.09UA studied the atmosphere. S/F
1963	28 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.87CI for ionosphere payload
1963	28 Mar	0930	HAD	Woomera	133 km	HAD-118 with falling sphere
1963	28 Mar		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111C7 for guidance test. S/S
1963	Apr		RM-3W	Krakow		Prototype Dart configuration with chaff
1963	Apr		RASKO-1	Krakow		Chaff Dart payload
1963	03 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	237 km	4.58UI carried 79 kg payload of OGO instruments for VLF propagation. S/S
1963	04 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	206 km	NB3.118
1963	06 Apr		BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill		AD-1-23 test flight
1963	06 Apr		BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill		AD-1-26 test flight
1963	08 Apr		ASTROBEE-1500	Wallops Island		16.01GT on technology flight, first for NASA, but first stage malfunctioned. F/F
1963	09 Apr		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	162 km	14.108GI with 36.3 kg payload to study density & conductivity of charged particles. S/S
1963	12 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	201 km	4.96II with US/Australian 63.5 kg payload to study VLF waves above the E-region of the ionosphere.
1963	12 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		KP03.001 - Failure
1963	17 Apr	0923	SKYLARK	Woomera	236 km or 233 km	SL-167 with grenades/Sodium release/Chalk powder/balloon, for atmosphere study.
1963	18 Apr		AEROBEE-300A	Wallops Island	335 km	6.07GA for particle research with the EXPLORER-17 satellite. S/S
1963	20 Apr		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.35 with French/German radio research in the ionosphere, payload. S/S
1963	20 Apr		SHOTPUT-6	Wallops Island		Italy/USA test of satellite deployment and test for SAN-MARCO project.
1963	23 Apr		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.49 as 20 Apr ionosphere flight. S/S
1963	23 Apr		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.44GI for electron density and X-rays. S/S
1963	26 Apr		DRAGON	Hammaguir	55 km	D.04 with Sud Aviation test payload
1963	30 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	198 km	NB3.130
1963	May		HYDRA-IRIS x ?			Some launches
1963	01 May		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	150 km	V.45 carried 127 kg payload for gamma rays & electron density in the ionosphere. S/S
1963	02 May		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	233.5 km	AC3.510 Solar X-ray and galactic astronomy payload pointed at Sun for 340 sec. S/S
1963	02 May		?	Cuxhaven	101 km	German Rocket Society 3-stage rocket launch at Cuxhaven, North Germany. Intended to reach 150 km. Third stage and payload recovered by parachute.
1963	06 May		BELIER	Hammaguir		B.01 in radioactivity test. S/P
1963	07 May		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	223 km	4.98UA with JHU airglow payload. S/S
1963	07 May		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill	138 km	BB-2A-22
1963	08 May		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.110CA with Lockheed payload to study the atmosphere. S/S
1963	09 May		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	201 km	4.97II with US/Australian 94 kg payload to study VLF waves in the ionosphere. S/S
1963	10 May		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.48 with stabilised head for coronagraph & magnetometer.
1963	10 May		EMMA			Meteorology
1963	10 May		EMMA			Meteorology
1963	10 May		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	216 km	NE3.140R
1963	11 May		KIVA-HOPI
1963	14 May		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.66NP carried inflatable tubes to collect micrometeorites. S/F
1963	14 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.51 for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	15 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.42 for study of atmosphere. S/S
1963	16 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Somniani		10.77IA with SUPARCO (Pakistan)/USA atmosphere study payload. S/F
1963	17 May		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			SLV-1C
1963	18 May		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE110 No7 on technology launch. S/S
1963	18 May		NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB		14.140DA with payload by AFCRL to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	18 May		NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB		14.141DA to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	20 May	0209	KAPPA-9M-2	Kagoshima	337 km or 341 km	Launched from Uchinoura, Japan and impacted at range of 450 km.
1963	20 May		NIKE-APACHE	Salto di Quirra		14.137IA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	21 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.45 for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	21 May		CENTAURE	Isle du Levant		CE.48 to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	21 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.43 for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	21 May		AGATE	Hammaguir		VE110 No8 on technology flight. S/S
1963	21 May		NIKE-APACHE	Salto di Quirra		14.138IA to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	21 May		NIKE-APACHE	Salto di Quirra		14.139IA for aeronomy payload. S/S
1963	21 May		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	193 km	NB3.119
1963	22 May		SCOUT-X3	Wallops Island	145 km	RFD-1 re-entry head by Atomic Energy Commission, impacted at 1,300 km range.
1963	22 May		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.13CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	22 May		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.14CA to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	22 May		NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB		10.130DA with AFCRL payload to study the atmosphere. S/S
1963	23 May		ARCAS	Cape Karikari		Meteorology
1963	23 May	0846	SKYLARK	Woomera	201 km or 207 km	SL-115 to study the atmosphere and X-ray astronomy.
1963	23 May		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.15CA to study atmospherics. S/S
1963	24 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.41 to study atmosphere. F
1963	24 May		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.40CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	24 May		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.41CA to study atmosphere. S/F
1963	25 May		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.42CA for aeronomy study. S/S
1963	25 May		CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.35 for atmosphere study using Sodium trail(?). S/S
1963	29 May	0435	SKYLARK	Woomera	208 km	SL-127 for ionosphere and X-ray astronomy payload.
1963	30 May		CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.36 to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	30 May		CENTAURE	Chamical		CE.39 for aeronomy flight. S/S
1963	Jun		MARTLET-3A	Barbados	104 km	16" gun-launched rocket test
1963	06 Jun		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	209 km	NC3.115F
1963	11 Jun		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	298 km	AC3.354
1963	11 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill	135 km	BB-2A-21
1963	12 Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.54 for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	12 Jun		TOMAHAWK	Tonopah		Nevada launch of first IQSY-TOMAHAWK. S/S
1963	13 Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.55 to study atmosphere. S/P
1963	14 Jun		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.53 for aeronomy mission. S/S
1963	17 Jun		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.87GT to test attitude control. S/S
1963	18 Jun		SKYLARK	Woomera	208 km	SL-126 for X-ray astronomy & ionosphere
1963	18 Jun		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		V.33 with solar coronagraph and Lyman-a detector. S/S
1963	19 Jun		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	157 km?	V.40 with Lyman-a detectors. S/S
1963	19 Jun		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.28NP to study LH2 in zero gravity. S/S
1963	20 Jun	0520	SKYLARK	Woomera	227 km	SL-46 for ionosphere & X-ray astronomy
1963	20 Jun		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	191.6 km	4.61AS with NRL payload for solar astronomy with coronagraph, which was pointed at the Sun for 290 seconds. S/P
1963	21 Jun		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111 C9 on 4th flight to test guidance technology. S/S
1963	24 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill	163 km	CC-2A-17
1963	24 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill	172 km	CC-2A-18
1963	25 Jun		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	150 km	KP03.002
1963	26/27 Jun		BERENICE	Isle du Levant	274 km	B.05 Measurement of heat flux received by re-entry head, which reached Mach 12 at 18.3 km altitude on descent.
1963	27 Jun		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111 C8 on 5th flight for guidance technology tests. S/S
1963	28 Jun		RAM-B2	Wallops Island	88 km	Atmosphere re-entry test with 114 kg payload, which reached 19,000 kph, and impacted at 1,600 km range. S/S
1963	28 Jun		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	200 km+	4.62AS with NRL solar coronagraph. S/P
1963	28 Jun		AEROBEE-150	Eglin AFB		NE3.129
1963	29 Jun		AEROBEE-150	Eglin AFB	156 km	AC3.607
1963	30 Jun		TOMAHAWK	Point Mugu		Second launch of IQSY-TOMAHAWK, but fins burned away after launch at lower launch altitudes. F/F
1963	01 Jul		BLACK-BRANT-3	WSPG		7th BB-3 with 22.4 kg payload. F/F
1963	02 Jul		JAVELIN	Wallops Island	950 km	8.14GI - ARGO-D4 with 23 kg payload, which was flown to near ALLOUETTE satellite. S/S
1963	03 Jul		BERENICE	Isle du Levant	274 km	B.06 Study of the behaviour of the protective coating of the re-entry head, which reached Mach 12 at 18.3 km on descent.
1963	03 Jul		AEROBEE-150	Eglin AFB	200 km	AB3.247
1963	10 Jul		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	220.6 km	4.59UI for ionosphere & solar astronomy payload. S/S
1963	14 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.88CI for ionosphere. F/F
1963	19 Jul		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.37GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1963	19 Jul		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	225 km	AC3.511
1963	20 Jul		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.77GS for solar study at eclipse. S/P
1963	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.89CI for ionosphere at eclipse also solar radiation in the UV and X-ray spectrum. F/F
1963	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.90CI ionosphere study at eclipse. F/F
1963	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.91CI to study ionosphere at eclipse. S/S
1963	20 Jul		AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill		4.75UA for airglow study at eclipse. F/F
1963	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.92CI for ionosphere at eclipse. S/S
1963	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.93CI to study ionosphere at eclipse. S/S
1963	20 Jul		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.94CI for ionosphere at eclipse. S/S
1963	20 Jul		AEROBEE-300	Wallops Island		6.08GI to study thermosphere to ionosphere at eclipse. S/S
1963	20 Jul	2205	BLACK-BRANT	Fort Churchill		AB-17.199 with AFCRL payload to study solar eclipse - antenna failed. S/F
1963	22 Jul		RM-2P	Krakow		Postal payload
1963	23 Jul		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.29GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1963	24 Jul		BELIER	Isle du Levant		B.73 for atmosphere study, wih Li release. S/S
1963	25 Jul	0459	SKYLARK	Woomera		SL-29 provided no data. S/F
1963	25 Jul		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Tonopah		First launch, with AEC payload to study solar X-rays. S/S
1963	25 Jul		EXOS(ARGO-C16)	Eglin AFB		AA13.831
1963	26 Jul	2218	BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill		AF-17.601 for auroral absorption. S/S
1963	27 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard	80 km+	K63-1/10 fired in Sweden at Kronogard for the IOM and used grenades payload for noctilucent cloud study. S/S
1963	29 Jul		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard	90 km+	K63-2/10 launch in Sweden with grenades payload in noctilucent cloud study
1963	30 Jul	1616	BLUE-SCOUT-JR	Cape Canaveral	12880 km	SLV-1B/AP-3 to study electron density using 30 ft (9m) aerials - good data for a few seconds, then antenna failed. S/F
1963	31 Jul		TOMAHAWK	Point Mugu		Third IQSY-TOMAHAWK - fins burned away during launch. F/F
1963	Aug		AGATE	Hammaguir		12th launch
1963	01 Aug	0556	SKYLARK	Woomera	196 km	SL-126
1963	01 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		K63-3/10 fired in Sweden with grenades payload into areas without noctilucent clouds. S/S
1963	02 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.75UA for atmosphere studies in support of SHOTPUT launch to record air density. S/S
1963	02 Aug		SPAROAIR-01			Air launch
1963	02 Aug	0230	SKYLARK	Woomera		SL-86 suffered launch failure. F/F
1963	02 Aug		SHOTPUT-7	Wallops Island		Italy/USA test of satellite deployment and functioning on ballistic trajectory for the SAN-MARCO satellite project.
1963	07 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		K63-4/10 fired in Sweden with grenades payload in areas without noctilucent clouds. S/S
1963	10 Aug	0317	LS-A-O	Niijima		Flight test of sustainer
1963	10 Aug	0458	S-A-1	Niijima		Meteorology with parachute
1963	10 Aug	0720	S-A-2	Niijima		Meteorology
1963	10 Aug	0858	S-A-3	Niijima		Meteorology
1963	24 Aug	0200	LAMBDA-2-1	Kagoshima	51 km	Central core stage failed to ignite
1963	01 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Andoya		F5/10, launch in Norway. S/F
1963	03 Sep		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	290 km	AD3.374
1963	04 Sep		AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill		4.91GE with cosmic ray detectors. S/S
1963	05 Sep	0341	SKYLARK	Woomera	214 km	SL-87 made successful flight. S/S
1963	06 Sep		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.22US for solar physics. S/S
1963	09 Sep		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.06UE for particles research. S/S
1963	11 Sep		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.32NP tested LH2 in zero gravity. S/S
1963	12 Sep		NIKE-APACHE	Andoya		F4 /14 launch from Norway. S/S
1963	12 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Kiruna		?
1963	20 Sep		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	209 km	NE3.151
1963	25 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.92NA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	25 Sep		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.93NA to study atmosphere. S/F
1963	25 Sep		TOMAHAWK			Fourth launch
1963	25 Sep		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.65GI for ionosphere research. S/S
1963	28 Sep		GRILLO-1	Italy		First launch with Hot-Water-Rocket, test fired at Furbara, Italy.
1963	28 Sep		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.64GI to study ionosphere. S/S
1963	29 Sep		JAVELIN	Wallops Island		8.18GI for ionospheric work. S/S
1963	01 Oct		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.78 GS for solar studies. S/P
1963	02 Oct	1510	SKYLARK	Woomera	147 km	SL-81A with ionosphere payload. S/S
1963	07 Oct		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.36DI to study ionosphere. S/S
1963	08 Oct		EMMA-3			Meteorology - launch failure
1963	09 Oct		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.102NA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	10 Oct		EMMA-4			Meteorology
1963	10 Oct		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.31GG to view stellar spectra. F/F
1963	10 Oct		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.103NA to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	14 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill	145 km	CC-2A-20
1963	15 Oct	0951	SKYLARK	Woomera	139 km or 136 km	SL-169 with payload to research the atmosphere. S/S
1963	15 Oct	1148	SKYLARK	Woomera	210 km or 206 km	SL-171 carried atmospheric research payload. S/F
1963	15 Oct		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.33GS for X-ray solar astronomy. S/S
1963	16 Oct	1509	SKYLARK	Woomera	140 km or 130 km	SL-170 to make study of the atmosphere. S/S
1963	16 Oct	1922	SKYLARK	Woomera	180 km	SL-168 for atmosphere study. S/F
1963	17 Oct		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.11 on 15th flight sent on trajectory as that intended for the first part of a BLUE-STREAK launch. Range was 230 km.
1963	18 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	225 km	V.47 carried biological payload with cat "Felicette" ("Felix"). S/S
1963	18 Oct		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.93II fired at third attempt, dating back to 15 Oct, with French (CNET)/USA ionosphere payload on Interim AEROBEE. S/S
1963	18 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill		CC-2A-39
1963	24 Oct		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	19 km?	V.50 with biological payload, containing a cat, but rocket destroyed at 27 sec.
1963	24 Oct		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111 C10 was 6th launch and tested guidance technology. S/S
1963	26 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill	146 km	CC-2A-19
1963	29 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2A	Fort Churchill		CC-2A-40
1963	30 Oct		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.05 test flight. S/S
1963	30 Oct	1426	SKYLARK	Woomera	186 km	SL-134 made successful flight. S/S
1963	31 Oct		NIKE-CAJUN	Santa Rosa Island	110 km	USAF payload of 20.5 kg to measure ambient ion composition between 61 and 110 km.
1963	31 Oct		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.94II joint French (CNET)/USA payload for ionosphere research. S/S
1963	31 Oct		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.111GT on technology launch. S/S
1963	04 Nov	2200	NIKE-CAJUN	WSPG		Air density payload by AFCRL. S/S
1963	04 Nov	2359	NIKE-CAJUN	WSPG		AFCRL payload for air density. S/S
1963	04 Nov		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		KP03.003 - Failure
1963	07 Nov		BLACK-BRANT-3		116.7 km	Eighth BB-3 with 30 kg diagnostics payload by the US Navy.
1963	10 Nov		SKUA-1	South Uist
1963	12 Nov		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.76UA with JHU payload for airglow. S/S
1963	13 Nov		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	264 km	AD3.324
1963	18 Nov		AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island		4.85NA for airglow by JPL. S/S
1963	18 Nov		HONEST-JOHN/NIKE/NIKE	WSPG	163 km
1963	19 Nov	0005	SKYLARK	Woomera		SL-103 for ionosphere & X-rays. F/F
1963	19 Nov		AGATE	Isle du Levant		VE110-RR-1 test of nose-cone recovery at sea, but rocket exploded. F/F
1963	21 Nov		NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	208 km	14.128IA/10.01 with 23 kg payload to release Sodium trail in India/France/COSPAR tests. S/S
1963	21 Nov		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Thumba
1963	21 Nov		ARCAS	Thumba		Meteorology
1963	21 Nov		JUDI	Thumba		Meteorology
1963	26 Nov		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.10UA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	26 Nov		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.131UA to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	27 Nov		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	215 km	NE3.153
1963	28 Nov		AGATE	Isle du Levant		VE110-RR-2 for sea recovery of nosecone - no recovery. S/'F'
1963	02 Dec	0415	SKYLARK	Woomera	168 km	SL-135 with two-stage rocket. S/S
1963	03 Dec	0459	SKYLARK	Woomera	106 km	SL-104 for ionosphere & X-rays. "S"/F
1963	05 Dec		WAAC rocket	Cuxhaven		Solid test rocket, fired at Cuxhaven
1963	05 Dec		WAAC rocket	Cuxhaven		Solid test rocket
1963	05 Dec		WAAC rocket	Cuxhaven		Solid test rocket
1963	05 Dec		WAAC rocket	Cuxhaven		Solid test rocket
1963	06 Dec	2340	HAD	Woomera	54 km	HAD-301 with falling sphere
1963	07 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		10.55GA for atmosphere study. S/S
1963	07 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.21UA to study atmosphere. S/S
1963	09 Dec		SKUA	South Uist ?
1963	09 Dec		ASTROBEE-200	Fort Churchill	243 km	AC15.610
1963	10 Dec		DAC-ROC
1963	11 Dec	0500	LAMBDA-2-2	Kagoshima	410 km	Atmosphere and ionosphere etc.
1963	12 Dec	0850	KAPPA-8L-2	Kagoshima ?	103 km	Sodium cloud released, but was not seen. Landed at 74 km range.
1963	12 Dec	1906	HAD	Woomera		HAD-122 with falling sphere
1963	12 Dec		AEROBEE-150	WSPG	327 km	AD3.513
1963	13 Dec	2320	ARCAS	Wallops Island		Meteorology in MRN programme
1963	13 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	WSPG	c.12 km	14.37GI to study ionosphere with 45 kg payload intended to reach 177 km. It also contained a camera supplied by Leicester Univrsity for this Swedish/USA experiment. F/F
1963	17 Dec		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			SLV-1C
1963	20 Dec		SEAGULL
1963	21 Dec		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111-L1 lengthened version, and 7th launch on technology mission. S/S
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round test launch
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	08 Jan	1315	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	177 km	10.02/14.129IA with Na cloud release. S/S
1964	12 Jan	0026	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	170 km	10.03/14.130IA with India/US payload with Sodium trail release. S/S
1964	12 Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round test launch
1964	13 Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	15 Jan		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.150UE for particles & fields. F/F
1964	15 Jan		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.38CA for atmosphere studies. F/F
1964	15 Jan	2240	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	113 km	14.106CA with vapour trail release. S/S
1964	16 Jan	0500	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	169 km	14.125CA with vapour trail release. S/S
1964	16 Jan	1134	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	197 km	14.126CA to release vapour trail. S/S
1964	17 Jan	0501	JAVELIN	Wallops Island	945 km	8.31DA to study atmosphere/ionosphere/aurora with NRL payload. S/S
1964	20 Jan		BLACK-BRANT-5A		203 km	First launch, carried 81.6 kg diagnostics payload and tested fins.
1964	20 Jan		BLACK-BRANT-5A		204.6 km	Second launch, to test fins, and carry 83 kg diagnostics payload.
1964	22 Jan	0514	KAPPA-9M-3	Kagoshima ?	350 km	Ground range of 370 km
1964	22 Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round test launch
1964	23 Jan		SKUA	South Uist		Production round
1964	24 Jan	0016	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	128 km	10.61GA carried grenades. S/S
1964	24 Jan		NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill		10.86GA to study atmosphere. F/F
1964	25 Jan	0514	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	164 km	20.01/14.79UE with proton magnetometer to study particles in ionosphere. S/S
1964	27 Jan	0430	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	164 km	20.02/14.80UE carried proton magnetometer for ionosphere study. S/S
1964	28 Jan		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.88GT for technology tests. S/S
1964	29 Jan		AEROBEE-300	Wallops Island		6.09GA to study the atmosphere. S/S
1964	29 Jan	0411	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	114 km	10.71GA carried grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	29 Jan	0417	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	123 km	10.89GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	29 Jan	0418	NIKE-CAJUN	Ascencion Island	124 km	10.81GA carried grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	29 Jan	1100	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	167 km	20.03/14.81UE with proton magnetometer to study particles in the ionosphere. S/S
1964	31 Jan	1330	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	167.5 km	20.04/14.82UE studied particles in the ionosphere with a proton magnetometer. S/S
1964	Feb		SKUA x ?	South Uist		Several launches of production rockets, gave variable performance.
1964	02 Feb/10 Feb		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.07 on technology flight. S/S
1964	04 Feb	0105	SKYLARK	Woomera	118 km	SL-88 on rocket test and carried flight recorder. Parachute failed to open, and landed at 80 km range, and the flight recorder survived the impact.
1964	04 Feb	0135	NIKE-APACHE	Ascencion Island	158 km	14.22UA for atmosphere study (pressure/temperature/density). S/S
1964	04 Feb	0146	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	116 km	10.62GA carried grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	05 Feb	0320	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	119 km	10.63GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	05 Feb	0440	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	125 km	10.87GA used grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	06 Feb		HONEST-JOHN/NIKE/NIKE
1964	09 Feb	0413	AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill	228 km	AC-3.605 to study the input-output energies of the aurorae. S/S
1964	09 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.13 to study atmosphere. S/S
1964	10 Feb		ATHENA	Green River		A001 with ABRES re-entry test head, missed planned target area at WSPG by 80-120 km.
1964	12 Feb		JAGUAR-1	Woomera		J.9 on re-entry test flight. S/S
1964	12 Feb	1016	HAD	Woomera	75 km	HAD-124 with falling sphere payload
1964	12 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.52 to study atmosphere. F
1964	12 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.44 for atmosphere study. S/S
1964	12 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.56 to study atmosphere. S/S
1964	12 Feb		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.28GT on technology flight. S/S
1964	13 Feb	0430	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	119 km	10.88GA deployed grenades. S/S
1964	13 Feb	0430	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	119 km	10.136GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	13 Feb	0455	NIKE-CAJUN	Ascencion Island	122 km	10.82GA used grenades to make atmosphere study using acoustics. S/S
1964	13 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.57 for atmosphere study. S/S
1964	13 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.40 to study atmosphere. F
1964	14 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.38 released ion cloud. S/S
1964	15 Feb		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.34 produced ion cloud for atmosphere study. F
1964	17 Feb	1000	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	196 km	ND3.143 studied airglow & astronomy
1964	18 Feb	2150	NIKE-APACHE	WSPG		ERDA-004 mission for AFCRL air density experiment. S/S
1964	19 Feb	2130	NIKE-APACHE	WSPG		ERDA-005 studied air density. S/S
1964	20 Feb	0300	SKYLARK	Woomera	112 km	SL-30 for rocket technology test. F/F
1964	20 Feb	0723	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	204 km	14.43GE for particles & aurora. S/F
1964	27 Feb	0318	AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill	161 km	4.124UA with JHU payload to study airglow and aurora. S/S
1964	28 Feb		AGATE	Isle du Levant		VE110-RR-3 to try sea recovery of nosecone - no recovery. S/'F'
1964	29 Feb	0533	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	204 km	14.44GE for particles & aurora. S/S
1964	Mar		SKUA	South Uist		Early in month; four launches - gave variable performance.
1964	Mar		SKUA	South Uist		Variable performance
1964	Mar		SKUA	South Uist		Variable performance
1964	Mar		SKUA	South Uist		Variable performance; firings halted.
1964	Mar		BOOSTED-ARCAS			Meteorology
1964	Mar		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II launch
1964	03 Mar		HONEST-JOHN/NIKE/NIKE
1964	04 Mar	0953	HAD	Woomera	111 km	HAD-127 with falling sphere payload
1964	07 Mar	0245	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	114 km	10.137GA with grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	10 Mar	0208	SKYLARK	Woomera	175 km	SL-129 for ionosphere/particles/solar physics payload. S/P
1964	11 Mar		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.12 on 16th launch, was used in "DAZZLE" re-entry programme.
1964	11 Mar		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111-L2 on 8th launch, was for technology purposes. S/S
1964	11 Mar	1800	NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB	106 km	AC6-342 to study atmosphere and ionosphere.
1964	12 Mar	0207	SKYLARK	Woomera	176 km	SL-128 for ionosphere/particles/solar physics payload.
1964	12 Mar	0420	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		METEOR-2/3 re-entry test flight
1964	12 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Andoya		F6/14 aurora study launch by NASA & Norwegian Space Research Comitteee & the Technical University of Denmark. S/S
1964	13 Mar		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			SLV-1B launch of probe
1964	15 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Andoya		F7/14 for aurora study. S/S
1964	16 Mar		AEROBEE			BIRA-01 mission
1964	18 Mar	0611	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	151 km	14.151UE to study aurora and solar physics. S/S
1964	18 Mar		JUDI-DART	Somniani		Meteorology
1964	19 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Andoya		F8/14 for auroral study. S/S
1964	20 Mar	0523	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	151 km	14.152UE for particles & aurora. S/S
1964	23 Mar	1037	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	153 km	14.153UE for particles & aurora. S/S
1964	24 Mar	0423	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	188 km	14.118GE to study particles and aurora. S/S
1964	25 Mar		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			Italian SHOTPUT balloon payload
1964	25 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	San Marco Platform		Italian launch, off Kenya
1964	25 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill		14.120GE for particles & fields. S/F
1964	26 Mar	0330	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	194 km	14.119GE to study particles & fields. S/S
1964	28 Mar		NIKE-APACHE	San Marco Platform		Italian launch, off Kenya
1964	30 Mar	1900	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	248 km	AD-3.514 for solar physics
1964	31 Mar		NIKE-JAVELIN	Cape Canaveral		Followed a MINUTEMAN rocket to measure exhaust effects. Fired 30 sec after the ICBM
1964	Apr		SKUA			Development firing
1964	Apr		SKUA			Development firing
1964	Apr		SKUA			Development firing
1964	Apr		SKUA			Development firing
1964	Apr		DRAGON x ?			More than one launch
1964	Apr		CENTAURE x ?			More than one launch
1964	01 Apr	0310	KAPPA-8L-3	Kagoshima ?	?	Launch failure
1964	02 Apr		NIKE-APACHE	San Marco Platform		Italian launch, off Kenya
1964	03 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.15GG for galactic astronomy. S/F
1964	07 Apr	0528	BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill	154 km	AA-II-43 for ionosphere/particles/micro-meteorites study
1964	07 Apr		AEROBEE			KP3.4 mission
1964	09 Apr	0747	BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill	150 km	AA-II-44 for ionosphere/particles/micro-meteorites study.
1964	09 Apr		NIKE-APACHE	Somniani		14.134IA with joint USA/SUPARCO research payload. S/F
1964	10 Apr		RAM-B3	Wallops Island		Third, and last launch in Radio-Attenuation Measurement series. F/F
1964	10 Apr		DRAGON	Hammaguir ?
1964	10 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.81GG for galactic astronomy. F/F
1964	11 Apr	0630	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	171 km	14.121UE for airglow & aurora. S/S
1964	11 Apr	0919	SKYLARK	Woomera	200 km	SL-136 to study atmosphere and the ozone layer. S/S
1964	11 Apr		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE-58 for atmosphere study. S/S
1964	11 Apr		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.09 to study atmosphere. S/P
1964	13 Apr		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.59 for atmosphere study. S/S
1964	13 Apr		DRAGON	Hammaguir		D.06 for atmosphere studies. S/P
1964	14 Apr	0906	HAD	Woomera	121 km	HAD-129 with falling sphere
1964	14 Apr		VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir		Successful Lyman-a study
1964	14 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.86NA with JPL atmosphere payload. F/F
1964	15 Apr	0122	NIKE-APACHE	Ascencion Island	156 km	14.24UA to study atmosphere (pressure/temperature/density) at time of FIRE-1 launch. S/S
1964	15 Apr	0640	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	154 km	14.122UE for airglow & aurora. S/F
1964	15 Apr	0902	HAD	Woomera		MRN met firing with falling sphere
1964	15 Apr	1556	NIKE-APACHE	Ascencion Island	158 km	14.23UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1964	15 Apr	2325	JAVELIN	Wallops Island	729 km	12.03GT/GI for rocket test and the ionosphere. S/S
1964	16 Apr		BLACK-BRANT-5A		173 km	Third BLACK-BRANT-5A carried 68 kg diagnostics payload.
1964	16 Apr	2105	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	169 km	14.143UI to study ionosphere and astronomy. S/S
1964	17 Apr	0044	BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill	171 km	AA-II-35 for ionosphere study
1964	17 Apr	0716	BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill	151 km	AA-II-36 for ionosphere & particles
1964	17 Apr	2315	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	150 km	10.142UA with falling sphere. S/S
1964	18 Apr	0039	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	127 km	10.73GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	18 Apr	0059	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	126 km	10.83GA with grenade payload. S/S
1964	20 Apr		AGATE	Isle du Levant		VE110-RR-4 to test sea-recovery of nose cone. S/S
1964	21 Apr		BLACK-BRANT-3	Fort Churchill	150 km	Ninth BB-3 launch, used now nozzle, and carried 23.4 kg payload.
1964	21 Apr		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.113GA/GI to study the ionosphere and the atmosphere. F/F
1964	22 Apr	0654	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	166 km	14.123UE for particles & aurora. S/S
1964	22 Apr		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No48/16
1964	25 Apr		LEX-01	Isle du Levant		First launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	May		NIKE-TOMAHAWK	Hawaii		Sandia test launch
1964	04 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.60 for atmosphere study. F
1964	08 May	1822	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	151 km	CE.33 to study ionosphere and the atmosphere. S/S
1964	10 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.22 for ionosphere study. S/S
1964	10 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.46 to study atmosphere. S/S
1964	12 May		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No49/22 met launch
1964	14 May	0431	SKYLARK	Woomera	182 km	SL-20 tested liquid propane in zero-g for a potential RCS device.
1964	14 May	0837	HAD	Woomera	88 km	HAD-126 with falling sphere
1964	14 May		CENTAURE	Hammaguir		CE.23 for ionosphere study. S/P
1964	14 May		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No50/17 met launch
1964	18 May	0620	NIKE-APACHE	Cape Canaveral	152 km	AE5.479 on test launch
1964	19 May	0645	NIKE-APACHE	Cape Canaveral	150 km	AE5.481 on test launch
1964	19 May	1800	NIKE-APACHE	Cape Canaveral	190 km	AE5.482 test launch
1964	20 May		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No51/23 met launch
1964	21 May		KAPPA-6	Yugoslavia		First of several launches made between 21st and 29th May.
1964	27 May	0430	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	179 km	AA-3.355 for test & astronomy
1964	28 May		ATHENA	Green River		A002 for re-entry test flight, but rocket destroyed at 70 seconds.
1964	28 May		NIKE-APACHE	WSPG		14.54DA with AFCRL payload. F/F
1964	29 May		KAPPA-6	Yugoslavia		Last of several launches since 21st May.
1964	Jun		SKUA x ?	South Uist		Several launches in the month
1964	03 Jun		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.33GI for ionosphere study. S/F
1964	03 Jun		NIKE-CAJUN			?
1964	04 Jun		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111-Cil on 9th launch to test technology in MSBS programme.
1964	08 Jun		VERONIQUE-61	Hammaguir	260 km	V.75 on first flight with 100 kg LRBA technology payload. S/S
1964	10 Jun	0503	ASTROBEE-200 ?	San Nicolas Island	251 km	AE-15.373 with falling sphere
1964	10 Jun		RUBIS	Hammaguir	1800 km	VE210 No1 on technology flight. S/S
1964	10 Jun	1245	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	153 km	4.67NP for micrometeorites. S/S
1964	10 Jun	1510	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	146 km	14.155GE for particles & fields. S/S
1964	11 Jun	0831	HAD	Woomera	113 km	HAD-128 with falling sphere
1964	12 Jun		RUBIS	Hammaguir	1800 km	VE210 No2 for technology flight. S/S
1964	13 Jun		VERONIQUE-61	Hammaguir	260 km	V.76 with 100 kg diagnostics payload by LRBA. S/S
1964	15 Jun		EMERAUDE	Hammaguir		VE121 No1 on technology flight, but guidance system exploded. F/F
1964	16 Jun	0900	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	121 km	NB-3.147/NRL-89 for astronomy
1964	17 Jun		EMERAUDE	Hammaguir		VE121 No2 on technology flight, but rocket exploded. F/F
1964	19 Jun		AEROBEE			KP3.6 mission
1964	24 Jun		BLACK-BRANT-4	Fort Churchill		First BB-4, carried 31.75 kg diagnostic payload, but there was a staging problem and collision, impacted at range of 3 km.
1964	25 Jun	1458	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	149 km	14.156GE for particles & fields. S/S
1964	26 Jun	0053	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	168 km	14.157GE for particles & fields. S/S
1964	Jul		TJ-1A	China		First launch
1964	Jul		AURORE			First launch
1964	02 Jul		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II meteorology launch
1964	02 Jul		BLACK-BRANT-4	Fort Churchill		Second launch, carried 32 kg diagnostics payload, but collision followed another separation problem. F/F
1964	06 Jul	1923	SKYLARK	Salto di Quirra	198 km	SK.02/S-01/1 released Ammonia and Barium trails between 150-198 km
1964	07 Jul	2242	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	216 km	NB-3.164/NRL-94 for astronomy
1964	08 Jul		ATHENA	Green River		A003 re-entry test flight - reached target area on the WSPG range.
1964	08 Jul	1922	SKYLARK	Salto di Quirra	183 km	SK.03/S.-01/2 released Ammonia and Barium vapour trails for winds study.
1964	09 Jul	0413	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	167 km	14.154UE for particles & airglow. S/S
1964	09 Jul	0839	HAD	Woomera	111 km	HAD-141 with falling sphere
1964	11 Jul	0201	LAMBDA-3-1	Kagoshima	1000 km	Ionosphere & particles study on this first flight, with ground distance of 1090 km. Flight lasted 17 minutes.
1964	13 Jul	0304	HAD	Woomera	122 km	HAD-130 with falling sphere
1964	14 Jul	0230	HAD	Woomera	122 km	HAD-131 with falling sphere
1964	14 Jul		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	15 Jul	0047	SKYLARK	Woomera	80.5 km	SL-31 on instruments test flight. S/S
1964	15 Jul	0058	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	190 km	14.49CA released vapour trail. S/S
1964	15 Jul	0249	HAD	Woomera	106 km	HAD-133 with falling sphere
1964	15 Jul	0409	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	192 km	14.50CA for vapour trail release. S/S
1964	15 Jul	0800	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	155 km	14.144UI for ionosphere. S/S
1964	15 Jul	0805	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	192 km	14.51CA with vapour trail. S/S
1964	15 Jul	0906	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	192 km	14.52CA with vapour release. S/S
1964	15 Jul	0920	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	160 km	14.145UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1964	15 Jul	1025	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	171 km	14.146UI to study ionosphere. S/S
1964	15 Jul		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	16 Jul	0243	HAD	Woomera	106 km	HAD-134 with falling sphere
1964	16 Jul	0530	HAD	Carnarvon	114 km	HAD-136 with falling sphere
1964	16 Jul		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	17 Jul	0435	SKYLARK	Woomera	90 km	SL-32 for instruments test. S/S
1964	17 Jul	0515	HAD	Carnarvon	120 km	HAD-137 with falling sphere
1964	17 Jul	0720	S-B-1	Niijima		Cone separation test and met.
1964	18 Jul	1322	ASTROBEE-200 ?	Fort Churchill	208 km	AC-15.363 to study atmosphere
1964	19 Jul	0347	S-B-2	Niijima		Cone separation test and met.
1964	19 Jul		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	19 Jul	2006	NIKE-APACHE	WSPG		SPHERE-18 by the AFCRL to measure air densities. S/S
1964	20 Jul		SCOUT-X4	Wallops Island	4002 km	Space Electric Rocket Test ion engine in 162 kg payload package, tested engine in space.
1964	20 Jul		ARCAS	Keweenaw		First of five to be fired at Keweenaw, Michigan with radar-reflective parachute to study winds.
1964	22 Jul	0250	LS-A1	Niijima		Liquid rocket performance test
1964	22 Jul	0855	LS-A2	Niijima		Liquid rocket performance test
1964	23 Jul	0937	S-B-3	Niijima		Cone separation and meteorology
1964	23 Jul		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No54/20
1964	23 Jul	1843	AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill	233 km	4.107GE with particles & fields study payload. S/S
1964	24 Jul	0207	MT-135-1		49 km	Meteorology. S/F
1964	25 Jul	1735	AEROBEE-150	Fort Churchill	215 km	4.108GE for particles & fields. S/S
1964	26 Jul	1051	KAPPA-8L-4 (or -5 ?)	Kagoshima	124 km or 112 km or 115 km	Payload for vapour trail deployment, and impacted at 180 km range. Alternative quoted range: 60 km
1964	28 Jul	0930	NIKE-APACHE	WSPG		SPHERE-17 by AFCRL for air density. S/S
1964	28 Jul	2114	AEROBEE-300	Fort Churchill	322 km	6.10GA for atmosphere study (pressure/density/temperature). S/S
1964	29 Jul	1005	KAPPA-9M-5	Kagoshima ?	?	Failure at launch?
1964	01 Aug	0113	DRAGON	Iceland	450 km	D.10 fired at Vik for mesosphere and ionosphere studies of the Van Allen Belts. S/S
1964	05 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Ascencion Island		10.114GA for atmosphere study. S/F
1964	06 Aug		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.19 on 17th launch, DAZZLE re-entry test flight.
1964	06 Aug		NIKE-APACHE	Kronogard		14.55DA with AFCRL payload to study the atmosphere using grenades. S/F
1964	06 Aug		ARCAS			Meteorology
1964	07 Aug	0004	DRAGON	Iceland	450 km	D.11 fired at Vik for study of mesosphere/ionosphere/particles etc. S/S
1964	07 Aug	0015	NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard	130 km	10.138GA with grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	07 Aug	0100	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	118 km	10.78GA used grenade packs. S/S
1964	08 Aug	0400	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	139 km	10.104GA carried grenade packs. S/S
1964	11 Aug	0540	SKYLARK	Woomera	145 km	SL-301 for solar physics/astronomy/pointing system test, ended with landing at 145 km.
1964	11 Aug		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.82GG for galactic astronomy. F/F
1964	12 Aug	0045	NIKE-APACHE	Kronogard	121 km	14.56DA fired at Kronogard, Greenland with AFCRL micrometeorite study. S/S
1964	12 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard		10.139GA for atmosphere study. S/F
1964	12 Aug	0149	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	116 km	10.84GA carried grenade packs. S/S
1964	12 Aug	0215	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	125 km	10.105GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	16 Aug	0053	NIKE-APACHE	Kronogard	119 km	14.57DA with AFCRL payload to study and collect micrometeorites. S/S
1964	16 Aug	0113	NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard	136 km	10.140GA with grenades payload. S/S
1964	16 Aug	0315	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	122 km	10.85GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	16 Aug	0553	NIKE-CAJUN	Ascencion Island	124 km	10.115GA with grenades payload. S/S
1964	16 Aug		NIKE-CAJUN			?
1964	17 Aug	0029	NIKE-APACHE	Kronogard	124 km	14.58DA for AFCRL to collect micro-meteorites. S/S
1964	17 Aug	0049	NIKE-CAJUN	Kronogard	129 km	10.141GA with grenades payload. S/S
1964	17 Aug	1255	NIKE-CAJUN	Ascencion Island	122 km	10.116GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	18 Aug	0115	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	125 km	10.106GA with grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	18 Aug	0125	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	120 km	10.113GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	18 Aug		SCOUT-X4A	Wallops Island	183 km	RE-ENTRY-4A test conducted by NASA
1964	19 Aug		CAJUN-DART	Eglin AFB		CD-1 for meteorology. S/S
1964	20 Aug	0536	SKYLARK	Woomera	192 km	SL-121 to study ionosphere and carry out solar X-ray tests.
1964	20 Aug	0902	HAD	Woomera	119 km	HAD-135 with falling sphere
1964	21 Aug		CAJUN-DART	Eglin AFB		CD-2 for meteorology. S/S
1964	22 Aug		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.126GG for galactic astronomy. S/S
1964	24 Aug		CAJUN-DART	Eglin AFB		CD-3 for meteorology. S/S
1964	26 Aug	1411	SKUA	Aberporth	43 km+	Development flight studied winds
1964	26 Aug	1601	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	153 km	14.34GI for ionosphere/solar physics/instruments testing payload. S/S
1964	28 Aug		CAJUN-DART	Eglin AFB		CD-4 for meteorology. S/S
1964	29 Aug	0530	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	177 km	4.122CG to study astronomy. S/S
1964	29 Aug		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			SLV-1B(Mod) probe launch
1964	Aug/Sep		ARCAS x 2			Two launches between those dates
1964	Sep		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No57/25 for meteorology
1964	Sep		AEROBEE			KP3.5 mission
1964	Sep		HYDRA-IRIS
1964	Sep		?			Sounding rocket with X-ray detectors
1964	01 Sep	0535	SKYLARK	Woomera	212 km	SL-137 for ozone study and test (Launch time perhaps 0919 UT?)
1964	02 Sep	0308	AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	155 km	4.55UG for galactic astronomy. S/S
1964	04 Sep	0120	SKYLARK	Woomera	182 km	SL-87A for instruments testing. F/F
1964	14 Sep		ARCAS			Meteorology
1964	17 Sep	0556	SKYLARK	Woomera	192 km or 168 km	SL-120 with payload for ionosphere/X-ray astronomy test gear.
1964	17 Sep	0917	HAD	Woomera	99 km	HAD-144 with falling sphere
1964	17 Sep		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No58/27 met launch
1964	18 Sep	1717	AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	168 km	4.115NA with JPL payload to study airglow and test instrumentation. S/S
1964	18 Sep	1725	NIKE-APACHE	Cape Canaveral	c.11 km	AC5.485 with AFCRL ionospheric modulation payload, but second stage failed to ignite. F/F
1964	23 Sep	1102	SKUA	Aberporth	70 km	Development flight studied winds
1964	24 Sep	0442	SKYLARK	Woomera	180 km or 170 km	SL-133 with payload for ionosphere/solar X-rays/instrument tests.
1964	24 Sep		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No59/26 met launch
1964	26 Sep	1204	AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	120 km	4.13GP/GT for particles/airglow/test of instruments. S/S
1964	28 Sep		ATHENA	Green River		C001 on third re-entry test flight, but third stage failed to fire.
1964	29 Sep	0431	SKYLARK	Woomera	174.5 km	SL-132 for ionosphere & solar X-ray test payload.
1964	29 Sep		ARCAS	Keweenaw		Keweenaw peninsula firing for the University of Michigan. Meteorology.
1964	30 Sep	1129	SKUA	Aberporth	60 km	Development flight for winds
1964	30 Sep		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No60/27 met launch
1964	Oct		HYDRA-IRIS
1964	Oct		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		Kinetic heating. Reached mach 12
1964	Oct		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.10 Kinetic heating. Reached mach 12
1964	01 Oct		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No61/28 met firing
1964	02 Oct		JABIRU-2	Woomera		J.201, first Mk2 for re-entry test
1964	02 Oct	0235	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	143 km	4.120CG with Lockheed instruments for astronomical observations. S/S
1964	03 Oct		ATHENA	Green River		D001 re-entry test flight
1964	04 Oct		ARCAS	Keweenaw		Last of five at Keweenaw by the U. of Michigan, with radar-reflective parachute for winds study.
1964	05 Oct	1645	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	148 km	CE.62 for particles & fields. S/P
1964	06 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill	214 km	CC-II-49 with 118 kg payload
1964	07 Oct		BLACK-BRANT-2	Fort Churchill	225 km	CC-II-61 with 118 kg diagnostics payload.
1964	07 Oct	1642	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	118 km	CE.63 for particles & fields. S/P
1964	07 Oct	2304	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	172 km	14.195CA with payload to release timethyl-aluminium vapour trail and studied ionosphere. S/S
1964	07 Oct	2319	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.158GE with 26.3 kg payload to study magnetic field. F/F
1964	07 Oct		NIKE-APACHE			?
1964	08 Oct	0532	JAVELIN	Wallops Island	1004 km	8.03CA to study atmosphere and density and composition of ions in the ionosphere. S/S
1964	08 Oct	1023	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	159 km	14.194CA with trimethyl-aluminium vapour trail release and ionosphere study. S/S
1964	08 Oct	1034	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	140 km	14.159GE for particles & fields with 26.3 kg payload. S/S
1964	08 Oct		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No62/23 met launch
1964	08 Oct		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No63/29 met launch
1964	09 Oct		SCOUT-X3C	Wallops Island	1300 km	RFD-2 re-entry probe of 213 kg by the Atomic Energy Commission to study the re-entry of a dummy nuclear power pack.
1964	12 Oct		RUBIS	Hammaguir		VE210 No3 on technology flight. S/P
1964	15 Oct	0936	HAD	Woomera	102 km	HAD-146 with falling sphere for MRN
1964	16 Oct		CAJUN-DART	Eglin AFB		CD-4 for meteorology. F
1964	17 Oct	1043	NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB	156 km	AE5.487 released vapour trail
1964	18 Oct		RUBIS	Hammaguir		VE210 No4 on technology flight. S/P
1964	19 Oct		JAVELIN	Wallops Island	839 km	8.24GI/II carried Japanese 57 kg payload for electron density and temperature. S/P
1964	20 Oct		EMERAUDE	Hammaguir		VE121 No3 on technology flight, but propellant tanks exploded. F/F
1964	21 Oct		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111-Ci2 to test technology for the MSBS programme. 10th launch.
1964	21 Oct		ASTROBEE-1500	Wallops Island	1951 km	16.02GT on technology flight with 71 kg diagnostics payload. S/S
1964	21 Oct	2112	HAD	Carnarvon	?	HAD-148 with falling sphere
1964	22 Oct	1103	HAD	Carnarvon	?	HAD-140 with falling sphere
1964	22 Oct		CAJUN-DART	Eglin AFB		CD-6 for meteorology
1964	23 Oct	1600	JAVELIN	Wallops Island	1047 km	8.33GR to study ionosphere/astronomy/test gear in the vicinity of the satellite EXPLORER-20 with 41 kg payload. S/S
1964	24 Oct	0433	US sounding rocket	Barking Sands	160 km	SKOL-154-30 released vapour trail
1964	27 Oct	0058	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	192 km	4.123CG for astronomy study. S/S
1964	27 Oct	0725	US sounding rocket	Barking Sands	160 km	SKOL-154-31 for vapour trail
1964	27 Oct	1050	SKYLARK	Woomera	146 km	SL-47 for atmosphere/X-ray and UV astronomy/instrument tests. S/P
1964	27 Oct	1657	NIKE-CAJUN	Fort Churchill	100 km	AB6.197 for ionosphere study
1964	27 Oct	1657	BLACK-BRANT	Fort Churchill	148 km	AC-17.606 for auroral absorption. S/S
1964	28 Oct		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No64/24 met launch
1964	30 Oct	1930	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	189 km	4.116GS for ionosphere/solar physics/rocket tests payload. S/S
1964	30 Oct	2318	CENTAURE	Isle du Levant	150 km	CE.01 with ESRO payload for airglow and atmosphere studies. F
1964	Nov		BERENICE			Late November launch
1964	Nov		SKUA x ?	Aberporth ?		More than one firing for development purposes.
1964	01 Nov	0600	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	?	14.197CA for vapour trail and ionosphere studies. S/S
1964	01 Nov	0615	US sounding rocket	Barking Sands	140 km	SKOL-154-32 with falling sphere
1964	01 Nov	0618	US sounding rocket	Barking Sands	160 km	SKOL-154-34 for vapour trail
1964	02 Nov	0907	KAPPA-8L-7	Kagoshima	156 km	Vapour trail release, and impact distance of 161 km.
1964	02 Nov		AIGLE	Hammaguir		VE10A No2 for technology and telemetry tests. S/S
1964	03 Nov	0432	US sounding rocket	Barking Sands	160 km	SKOL-154-36 for vapour trail
1964	03 Nov	0757	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	127 km	4.52UG for astronomy & test. F/F
1964	03 Nov	1002	NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB	153 km	AE5.550 for ionosphere and air density for IQSY. S/S
1964	03 Nov	1738	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	123 km	10.132GA with grenade dispenser. S/F
1964	04 Nov	0831	CENTAURE	Chamical	175 km	CE.78 released vapour trail. S/S
1964	04 Nov	1650	VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	153 km	V.53 to study solar Lyman-a radiation
1964	05 Nov	0301	KAPPA-9M-4	Kagoshima ?	?	Launch failure
1964	05 Nov	1655	CENTAURE	Isle du Levant	150 km	CE.64 deployed vapour trail. S/S
1964	05 Nov	1700	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	123 km	10.107GA with grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	05 Nov	1739	CENTAURE	Reggane	?	CE.67 released vapour trail. S/S
1964	05 Nov	1745	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	185 km	CE.47 with vapour trail. S/S
1964	05 Nov	1903	JAVELIN	Wallops Island	884 km	8.34UA with JHU payload to study airglow and aurora. S/S
1964	05 Nov	2038	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	?	14.104DI for particles & fields. S/S
1964	05 Nov	2039	JAVELIN	Fort Churchill	846 km	8.19DI to study ionosphere/particles & fields/photometry/tests. S/S
1964	05 Nov	2230	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	175 km	CE.69 released vapour trail. S/S
1964	05 Nov	2255	CENTAURE	Reggane	?	CE.72 for vapour trail release. S/S
1964	05 Nov	2316	CENTAURE	Chamical	179 km	CE.80 with Argentina/French chemical vapour release.
1964	06 Nov	0002	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	120 km	10.133GA dispensed grenades. S/S
1964	06 Nov	0008	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	192 km	10.04/14.131IA for Na release. First in a symetric series of such firings. S/S
1964	06 Nov	0520	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	121 km	10.134GA with grenades. S/S
1964	06 Nov	0529	CENTAURE	Reggane	?	CE.66 released vapour trail. S/S
1964	06 Nov		BLACK-KNIGHT	Woomera		BK.20 on 18th flight for DAZZLE re- entry test flight.
1964	06 Nov	0831	CENTAURE	Chamical	176 km	CE.79 released vapour trail. S/S
1964	06 Nov	1000	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	125 km	10.135GA had grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	06 Nov		ATHENA	Green River		C004 on first completely successful re-entry flight to impact on WSPG.
1964	06 Nov	2320	CENTAURE	Isle du Levant	103 km or 130 km	CE.71 released vapour trail. S/S
1964	07 Nov	0138	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island		METEOR-4/5 re-entry test flight
1964	07 Nov	0513	NIKE-APACHE	Fort Churchill	134 km	14.105DI for particles & fields. S/S
1964	07 Nov	0514	JAVELIN	Fort Churchill	715 km	8.20DI with payload for ionosphere/particles/special tests. S/S
1964	07 Nov	1031	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	213 km	4.109GG for galactic astronomy. S/S
1964	08 Nov	0822	VERONIQUE-AGI	Hammaguir	98 km	V.52 with solar physics experiment on head with pointing system. S/F
1964	09 Nov	1207	SKUA	Aberporth	52 km+	Development flight for winds
1964	09 Nov	1254	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	192 km	10.05/14.204IA with Na release. S/S
1964	10 Nov	0005	NIKE-APACHE	Thumba	192 km	10.06/14.205IA with India/France/USA payload for Sodium release. S/S
1964	10 Nov	0205	KAPPA-8L-8	Kagoshima	145 km	Particles & fields payload, ended at ground range of 174 km.
1964	10 Nov	1107	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	117 km	14.147UI for ionosphere/solar physics/test of instruments. S/S
1964	10 Nov	1330	BELIER	Isle du Levant	68 km	B.69 to study atmosphere and determine ozone concentrations. S/F
1964	10 Nov	2225	NIKE-APACHE	Ship	?	14.114CA fired at 36°10'N,74°43'W from USNS Croatan with vapour trail release. S/S
1964	10 Nov	2228	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	197 km	14.53CA released vapour trail coordinated with ship release. S/S
1964	10 Nov	2326	NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB	?	AE5.551 with air density payload by AFCRL for the IQSY - low altitude. S/S
1964	11 Nov	0119	NIKE-APACHE	Eglin AFB		AE5.552 to measure air density by AFCRL for the IQSY - low altitude.
1964	11 Nov	0959	HAD	Woomera	?	HAD-145 with falling sphere
1964	11 Nov	2224	NIKE-APACHE	Ship	?	14.115CA fired at 34°27'N,74°40'W to release vapour trail. S/S
1964	11 Nov	2227	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	197 km	14.112CA to release vapour trail. S/S
1964	12 Nov	0305	KAPPA-8L-6	Kagoshima	153 km	Grenade dispensing launch, ending at impact distance of 185 km.
1964	12 Nov	1000	HAD	Woomera	103 km	HAD-157 with falling sphere
1964	12 Nov	1053	NIKE-APACHE	Ship		14.116CA with vapour trail release from 480k-lb shute. S/S
1964	12 Nov	1930	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	189 km	NE-3.155/NRL-103-3 for solar physics during the IQSY.
1964	12 Nov	1056	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.113CA to study the atmosphere with Sodium trail. S/F
1964	14 Nov	0210	MT-135-2		55 km	Temperature probe - no data
1964	14 Nov	1023	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	206 km	4.110GG for galactic astronomy. S/S
1964	15 Nov	0710	MT-135-3		55 km	Temperature probe - no data
1964	16 Nov	1818	AEROBEE-150A	Wallops Island	188 km	4.45GA for atmosphere & ionosphere. S/F
1964	16 Nov		AEROBEE-150	WSPG		4.118NA to study atmosphere. S/F
1964	17 Nov	1749	NIKE-APACHE	Ship	219 km	14.233UA fired at 37°45'N,75°22'W on test flight. S/S
1964	17 Nov	2110	NIKE-CAJUN	Ship	149 km	10.153UA fired at 37°47'N,75°20'W to test atmosphere study payload. S/S
1964	19 Nov	1715	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	219 km	NE-3.154R for solar physics
1964	19 Nov	1902	NIKE-CAJUN	Wallops Island	125 km	10.117GA carried grenade dispenser. S/S
1964	19 Nov	2020	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	165 km	14.149UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1964	19 Nov	2202	NIKE-APACHE	Ship	169 km	14.148UI for ionosphere payload after launch at 37°45'N,75°22'W. S/S
1964	19 Nov		NIKE-APACHE	Ship		14.29UA to study the atmosphere. F/F
1964	22 Nov	1630	NIKE-CAJUN	Eglin AFB	80 km	AD6.811 to study the ionosphere
1964	23 Nov	1707	NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island	178 km	14.117GI for ionosphere/solar physics/instruments testing. S/S
1964	25 Nov	1134	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	201 km	NE-3.161/NRL-101-3 to make astronomy measurements during the IQSY.
1964	27 Nov	1738	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	191 km	CE.75 to study ion distribution with the release of vapour trail. S/S
1964	27 Nov	1331	NIKE-IRIQUOIS	Eglin AFB	155 km	AE-7.312 on equipment tests
1964	28 Nov		ATHENA	Green River		C003 for re-entry test flight, but was destroyed by the RSO due to high altitude winds over SE Utah. F/F
1964	30 Nov	1311	NIKE-APACHE	Somniani	200 km	14.135IA fired at Somniami, Pakistan with vapour release by Pak/Fr/USA. S/S
1964	30 Nov	1737	CENTAURE	Hammaguir	206 km	CE.76 with vapour release payload. S/S
1964	Dec		BERENICE			Early December launch
1964	01 Dec	0120	NIKE-APACHE	Somniani	200 km	14.136UI with Pak/Fr/USA payload for vapour trail release with SUPARCO. S/S
1964	01 Dec	0615	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	182 km	4.83GA to study airglow. S/S
1964	01 Dec		NIKE-CAJUN			?
1964	01 Dec	1620	NIKE-CAJUN	Chamical	134 km	ION-I-64-1/10 for CW propagation, electron temperature, ion density and solar physics, from Argentina. S/S
1964	03 Dec	1740	DRAGON	Hammaguir	390 km	D.16 for Barium release cloud. S/S
1964	04 Dec		ATHENA	Green River		C002 for re-entry test flight - successfully reached WSPG target area.
1964	04 Dec	1806	NIKE-CAJUN	Chamical	137 km	ION-I-64-2 for CW propagation, electron temperature, UV detection and solar physics payload. S/S
1964	05 Dec		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	07 Dec		NIKE-APACHE	Wallops Island		14.60UE for particles & fields. S/F
1964	08 Dec	1026	HAD	Woomera	76 km	HAD-159 with falling sphere
1964	08 Dec		AEROBEE			AE-3.515/USAF-149-3
1964	09 Dec		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No66/23 met firing
1964	10 Dec		RANGER-2	Aberporth		First launch, for aerodynamics
1964	10 Dec	1026	HAD	Woomera	98 km	HAD-161 with falling sphere
1964	10 Dec		RANGER-28	Aberporth		Aerodynamics research launch
1964	11 Dec		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111-Ci3 on 11th launch for technology for the MSBS programme.
1964	11 Dec		AEROBEE-350	Wallops Island		12.02GT special flight with boost only launch. S/S
1964	15 Dec		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	15 Dec		TOPAZE	Hammaguir		VE111-Ci4 on 12th launch for MSBS programme technology flight.
1964	16 Dec	0202	SKYLARK	Woomera	220 km	SL-88A
1964	16 Dec		JUDI-DART			Meteorology
1964	16 Dec	1430	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	202 km	4.132GA/GI for ionosphere and micro-meteorite collection. S/S
1964	16 Dec	1457	NIKE-APACHE	WSPG	195 km	14.209GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1964	16 Dec		NIKE-APACHE			Speedball-II No 67/24 met firing
1964	17 Dec	0335	SKYLARK	Woomera	167.5 km	SL-302 for solar physics/astronomy/tests with stabilised head.
1964	17 Dec	0655	AEROBEE-150	WSPG	235 km	4.125UA with JHU payload to study airglow effects. S/S
1964	21 Dec		BLUE-SCOUT-JR			SLV-1B (Modified) for probe
1964	1964		AERO-HIGH	Woomera		3rd quarter launch
1964	1964		AERO-HIGH	Woomera		3rd quarter launch
1964	1964		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.07 Kinetic heating
1964	1964		BERENICE	Isle du Levant		B.08 Kinetic heating