1961-1969 Launch Schedule Samos 2Atlas LV-3A United States Air Force Success Tue · Jan 31st, 1961 3:21 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Venera-1VA 1Molniya 8K78 Strategic Missile Troops Failure Fri · Feb 3rd, 1961 8:18 PM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Venera-1VA 2Molniya 8K78 Strategic Missile Troops Success Sat · Feb 11th, 1961 7:43 PM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Explorer 9Scout X-1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Success Thu · Feb 16th, 1961 8:05 AM EST Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Discoverer 20Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Fri · Feb 17th, 1961 3:25 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Discoverer 21 (MIDAS RM-2)Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Sat · Feb 18th, 1961 5:57 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Transit 3B & LOFTI-1Thor DM-21 Ablestar United States Air Force Partial Failure Tue · Feb 21st, 1961 10:45 PM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA S-45Juno II Army Ballistic Missile Agency Failure Fri · Feb 24th, 1961 7:13 PM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Sputnik 9Vostok-K Strategic Missile Troops Success Thu · Mar 9th, 1961 1:29 AM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Sputnik 10Vostok-K Strategic Missile Troops Success Sat · Mar 25th, 1961 12:54 AM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Explorer 10Delta DM-19 United States Air Force Success Sat · Mar 25th, 1961 10:17 AM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 22Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Failure Thu · Mar 30th, 1961 3:34 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Discoverer 23Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Sat · Apr 8th, 1961 2:21 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Vostok 1Vostok-K Soviet Space Program Success Wed · Apr 12th, 1961 1:07 AM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Mercury-Atlas 3Atlas LV-3B National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Tue · Apr 25th, 1961 11:15 AM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Explorer 11Juno II Army Ballistic Missile Agency Success Thu · Apr 27th, 1961 9:16 AM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Mercury-Redstone 3Redstone MRLV National Aeronautics and Space Administration Success Fri · May 5th, 1961 10:34 AM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA S-45AJuno II Army Ballistic Missile Agency Failure Wed · May 24th, 1961 3:48 PM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 24Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Failure Thu · Jun 8th, 1961 5:16 PM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Discoverer 25Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Fri · Jun 16th, 1961 7:02 PM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3Thor DM-21 Ablestar United States Air Force Success Thu · Jun 29th, 1961 12:23 AM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA S-55Scout X-1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Fri · Jun 30th, 1961 1:09 PM EDT Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Discoverer 26Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Fri · Jul 7th, 1961 7:29 PM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Tiros-3Delta DM-19 United States Air Force Success Wed · Jul 12th, 1961 6:25 AM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA MIDAS 3Atlas LV-3A United States Air Force Success Wed · Jul 12th, 1961 11:11 AM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 12345Next >
Samos 2Atlas LV-3A United States Air Force Success Tue · Jan 31st, 1961 3:21 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Venera-1VA 1Molniya 8K78 Strategic Missile Troops Failure Fri · Feb 3rd, 1961 8:18 PM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-1VA 2Molniya 8K78 Strategic Missile Troops Success Sat · Feb 11th, 1961 7:43 PM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Explorer 9Scout X-1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Success Thu · Feb 16th, 1961 8:05 AM EST Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Discoverer 20Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Fri · Feb 17th, 1961 3:25 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 21 (MIDAS RM-2)Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Sat · Feb 18th, 1961 5:57 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit 3B & LOFTI-1Thor DM-21 Ablestar United States Air Force Partial Failure Tue · Feb 21st, 1961 10:45 PM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
S-45Juno II Army Ballistic Missile Agency Failure Fri · Feb 24th, 1961 7:13 PM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sputnik 9Vostok-K Strategic Missile Troops Success Thu · Mar 9th, 1961 1:29 AM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sputnik 10Vostok-K Strategic Missile Troops Success Sat · Mar 25th, 1961 12:54 AM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Explorer 10Delta DM-19 United States Air Force Success Sat · Mar 25th, 1961 10:17 AM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Discoverer 22Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Failure Thu · Mar 30th, 1961 3:34 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 23Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Sat · Apr 8th, 1961 2:21 PM EST Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vostok 1Vostok-K Soviet Space Program Success Wed · Apr 12th, 1961 1:07 AM EST Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mercury-Atlas 3Atlas LV-3B National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Tue · Apr 25th, 1961 11:15 AM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Explorer 11Juno II Army Ballistic Missile Agency Success Thu · Apr 27th, 1961 9:16 AM EST Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Mercury-Redstone 3Redstone MRLV National Aeronautics and Space Administration Success Fri · May 5th, 1961 10:34 AM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
S-45AJuno II Army Ballistic Missile Agency Failure Wed · May 24th, 1961 3:48 PM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Discoverer 24Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Failure Thu · Jun 8th, 1961 5:16 PM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 25Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Fri · Jun 16th, 1961 7:02 PM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3Thor DM-21 Ablestar United States Air Force Success Thu · Jun 29th, 1961 12:23 AM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
S-55Scout X-1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Fri · Jun 30th, 1961 1:09 PM EDT Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Discoverer 26Thor DM-21 Agena-B United States Air Force Success Fri · Jul 7th, 1961 7:29 PM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Tiros-3Delta DM-19 United States Air Force Success Wed · Jul 12th, 1961 6:25 AM EDT Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
MIDAS 3Atlas LV-3A United States Air Force Success Wed · Jul 12th, 1961 11:11 AM EDT Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA