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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.

Ohsumi 1Lambda 4S

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Failure
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

KH-8 2Titan IIIB

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

ESSA 3Thor Delta E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-2 42Vostok 8A92

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-1 4Molniya 8K78

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4 23Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Luna-12Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

OV3-2Scout B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Flight 174X-15

United States Air Force

Success
Air launch to Suborbital flight

OGCh 6R-36O 8K69

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Gemini BTitan IIIC

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA