1957-1959 Launch Schedule1957 1958 1959 Luna-1Vostok-L 8K72 Soviet Space Program Success Fri • Jan 2nd, 1959 4:41 PM UTC Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan Vanguard IIVanguard US Navy Success Tue • Feb 17th, 1959 3:55 PM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 1Thor Agena A United States Air Force Failure Sat • Feb 28th, 1959 9:49 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Pioneer 4Juno II National Aeronautics and Space Administration Success Tue • Mar 3rd, 1959 5:10 AM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 2Thor Agena A United States Air Force Success Mon • Apr 13th, 1959 9:18 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA VanguardVanguard US Navy Failure Tue • Apr 14th, 1959 2:49 AM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 3Thor Agena A United States Air Force Failure Wed • Jun 3rd, 1959 8:09 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Luna-2aVostok-L 8K72 Soviet Space Program Failure Thu • Jun 18th, 1959 8:08 AM UTC Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan VanguardVanguard US Navy Failure Mon • Jun 22nd, 1959 8:16 PM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 4Thor Agena A United States Air Force Failure Thu • Jun 25th, 1959 10:47 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA NASA S-1Juno II National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Thu • Jul 16th, 1959 5:37 PM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Explorer 6Thor Able III United States Air Force Success Fri • Aug 7th, 1959 2:24 PM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 5Thor Agena A United States Air Force Success Thu • Aug 13th, 1959 7:00 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA BeaconJuno II National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Sat • Aug 15th, 1959 12:31 AM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Discoverer 6Thor Agena A United States Air Force Success Wed • Aug 19th, 1959 7:24 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 12Next >
Luna-1Vostok-L 8K72 Soviet Space Program Success Fri • Jan 2nd, 1959 4:41 PM UTC Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Discoverer 1Thor Agena A United States Air Force Failure Sat • Feb 28th, 1959 9:49 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pioneer 4Juno II National Aeronautics and Space Administration Success Tue • Mar 3rd, 1959 5:10 AM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Discoverer 2Thor Agena A United States Air Force Success Mon • Apr 13th, 1959 9:18 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 3Thor Agena A United States Air Force Failure Wed • Jun 3rd, 1959 8:09 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Luna-2aVostok-L 8K72 Soviet Space Program Failure Thu • Jun 18th, 1959 8:08 AM UTC Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Discoverer 4Thor Agena A United States Air Force Failure Thu • Jun 25th, 1959 10:47 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NASA S-1Juno II National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Thu • Jul 16th, 1959 5:37 PM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Explorer 6Thor Able III United States Air Force Success Fri • Aug 7th, 1959 2:24 PM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Discoverer 5Thor Agena A United States Air Force Success Thu • Aug 13th, 1959 7:00 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
BeaconJuno II National Aeronautics and Space Administration Failure Sat • Aug 15th, 1959 12:31 AM UTC Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Discoverer 6Thor Agena A United States Air Force Success Wed • Aug 19th, 1959 7:24 PM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
