| Orbital launches by country: | Orbital launches by launch vehicle family: |
| ID | Date | Payload(s) | Launch Vehicle | Site | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | |||||
| February | |||||
| 1958 α (001) | 01.02.1958 | Explorer 1 | Juno-1 | CC LC-26A | |
| 1958-F01 | 05.02.1958 | Vanguard (6.5in Sat #1) | Vanguard | CC LC-18A | Failure |
| March | |||||
| 1958-F02 | 05.03.1958 | Explorer 2 | Juno-1 | CC LC-26A | Failure |
| 1958 β (002) | 17.03.1958 | Vanguard 1 (6.5in Sat #1) | Vanguard | CC LC-18A | |
| 1958 γ (003) | 26.03.1958 | Explorer 3 | Juno-1 | CC LC-5 | |
| April | |||||
| 1958-F03 | 27.04.1958 | Sputnik (3) (D-1 #1) | Sputnik (2) | TB LC-1/5 | Failure |
| 1958-F04 | 29.04.1958 | Vanguard (20in X-ray #1) | Vanguard | CC LC-18A | Failure |
| May | |||||
| 1958 δ (004) | 15.05.1958 | Sputnik 3 (D-1 #2) | Sputnik (2) | TB LC-1/5 | |
| 1958-F05 | 28.05.1958 | Vanguard (20in Lyman-Alpha #1) | Vanguard | CC LC-18A | Failure |
| June | |||||
| 1958-F06 | 26.06.1958 | Vanguard (20in Lyman-Alpha #2) | Vanguard | CC LC-18A | Failure |
| July | |||||
| 1958-F07 | 25.07.1958 | Pilot 1 | Pilot (NOTS-EV-1) | In, F-4D | Failure ? |
| 1958-F08 | 26.07.1958 | Explorer 4 | Juno-1 | CC LC-5 | |
| August | |||||
| 1958-F09 | 12.08.1958 | Pilot 2 | Pilot (NOTS-EV-1) | In, F-4D | Failure |
| 1958-F10 | 17.08.1958 | Pioneer (1) | Thor-DM18 Able-1 | CC LC-17A | Failure |
| 1958-F11 | 22.08.1958 | Pilot 3 | Pilot (NOTS-EV-1) | In, F-4D | Failure ? |
| 1958-F12 | 24.08.1958 | Explorer 5 | Juno-1 | CC LC-5 | Failure |
| 1958-F13 | 25.08.1958 | Pilot 4 | Pilot (NOTS-EV-1) | In, F-4D | Failure |
| 1958-F14 | 26.08.1958 | Pilot 5 | Pilot (NOTS-EV-1) | In, F-4D | Failure |
| 1958-F15 | 28.08.1958 | Pilot 6 | Pilot (NOTS-EV-1) | In, F-4D | Failure |
| September | |||||
| 1958-F16 | 23.09.1958 | Luna (1a) (Ye-1 #1) | Vostok-L | TB LC-1/5 | Failure |
| 1958-F17 | 26.09.1958 | Vanguard (20in Cloud cover #1) | Vanguard | CC LC-18A | Failure |
| October | |||||
| 1958 ε (005) | 11.10.1958 | Pioneer 1 | Thor-DM18 Able-1 | CC LC-17A | Partial Failure |
| 1958-F18 | 11.10.1958 | Luna (1b) (Ye-1 #2) | Vostok-L | TB LC-1/5 | Failure |
| 1958-F19 | 23.10.1958 | Beacon 1 | Juno-1 (5 St.) | CC LC-5 | Failure |
| November | |||||
| 1958-F20 | 08.11.1958 | Pioneer 2 | Thor-DM18 Able-1 | CC LC-17A | Failure |
| December | |||||
| 1958-F21 | 04.12.1958 | Luna (1c) (Ye-1 #3) | Vostok-L | TB LC-1/5 | Failure |
| 1958 ζ (006) | 06.12.1958 | Pioneer 3 | Juno-2 | CC LC-5 | |
| 1958 η (007) | 18.12.1958 | SCORE | Atlas-B (mod.) | CC LC-11 | |
