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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.

PRIME 3Atlas SLV-3

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

ESSA 5Thor Delta E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Soyuz 1Soyuz

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

San Marco 2Scout B

National Research Council

Success
Broglio Space Center, Kenya

KH-8 5Titan IIIB

United States Air Force

Failure
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Meteor-1 7Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Ariel 3Scout A

Science and Engineering Research Council

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-2 49Vostok 8A92

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zaliv-GVM 1Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Ye-6LS 111Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

OGCh 9R-36O 8K69

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Transit-O 13Scout A

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-4 29Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

IMP FThor Delta E1

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-1 5Molniya 8K78

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

ESRO 2AScout B

European Space Research Organisation

Failure
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA