1957-1959 Launch Schedule - Space Launch Schedule

1957 1958 1959

LJ-1Little Joe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Failure

Fri • Aug 21st, 1959
12:00 PM UTC

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Big Joe 1Atlas LV-3B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Partial Failure

Wed • Sep 9th, 1959
8:19 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Luna-2Vostok-L 8K72

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sat • Sep 12th, 1959
6:39 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Transit 1AThor Able II

United States Air Force

Failure

Thu • Sep 17th, 1959
2:34 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Vanguard IIIVanguard

US Navy

Success

Fri • Sep 18th, 1959
5:20 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Luna-3Vostok-L 8K72

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sun • Oct 4th, 1959
12:43 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

LJ-6Little Joe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Partial Failure

Sun • Oct 4th, 1959
10:00 AM UTC

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Explorer 7Juno II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Success

Tue • Oct 13th, 1959
3:30 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

LJ-1ALittle Joe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Partial Failure

Wed • Nov 4th, 1959
2:30 PM UTC

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Discoverer 7Thor Agena A

United States Air Force

Success

Sat • Nov 7th, 1959
8:28 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Discoverer 8Thor Agena A

United States Air Force

Success

Fri • Nov 20th, 1959
7:25 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

P-3Atlas-Able

United States Air Force

Failure

Thu • Nov 26th, 1959
7:26 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

LJ-2Little Joe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Success

Fri • Dec 4th, 1959
4:20 PM UTC

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA