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1960-1969 Launch Schedule

Step back in time to the thrilling dawn of the space age with our complete 1960-1969 rocket launch schedule. This meticulously compiled guide allows you to explore every pivotal mission, historic first, and groundbreaking event from a decade that defined spaceflight, including the fierce competition of the Space Race. Dive into the past and relive the incredible achievements that shaped humanity’s journey to the stars.

Samos 2Atlas LV-3A

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Venera-1VA 2Molniya 8K78

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Explorer 9Scout X-1

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Success
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Mercury-Atlas 2Atlas LV-3B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

S-45Juno II

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Sputnik 9Vostok-K

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

LJ-5ALittle Joe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Partial Failure
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Sputnik 10Vostok-K

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan