Orbital Launches of 1960
| ID |
Date |
Payload(s) |
Launch Vehicle |
Site |
Remark |
| January |
| February |
| 1960-F01 |
04.02.1960 |
KH-1 6 (Corona 9, Mission 9006, Discoverer 9) |
Thor-DM18
Agena-A |
Va 75-3-4 |
Failure |
| 1960-F02 |
19.02.1960 |
KH-1 7 (Corona 10, Mission 9007, Discoverer 10) |
Thor-DM18
Agena-A |
Va 75-3-5 |
Failure |
| 1960-F03 |
26.02.1960 |
MIDAS 1 |
Atlas-LV3
Agena-A |
CC LC-14 |
Failure |
| March |
| 1960 α (001) |
11.03.1960 |
Pioneer 5 (P 2) |
Thor-DM18 Able-4 |
CC LC-17A |
|
| 1960-F04 |
23.03.1960 |
Explorer (8) (S 46) |
Juno-2 |
CC LC-26B |
Failure |
| April |
| 1960 β (002) |
01.04.1960 |
TIROS 1 (A 1) |
Thor-DM18 Able-2 (mod.) |
CC LC-17A |
|
| 1960 γ (003) |
13.04.1960 |
Transit 1B
Solrad-Dummy |
Thor-DM21 Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
|
| 1960 δ (004) |
15.04.1960 |
KH-1 8 (Corona 11, Mission 9008, Discoverer 11) |
Thor-DM18 Agena-A |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
| 1960-F05 |
15.04.1960 |
Luna (4a) (Ye-3 #1) |
Vostok-L |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
| 1960-F06 |
16.04.1960 |
Luna (4b) (Ye-3 #2) |
Vostok-L |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
| May |
| 1960-F07 |
13.05.1960 |
Echo 1 |
Delta |
CC LC-17A |
Failure |
| 1960 ε (005) |
15.05.1960 |
Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4, Vostok-1KP #1) |
Vostok |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
| 1960 ζ (006) |
24.05.1960 |
MIDAS 2 |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-A |
CC LC-14 |
|
| June |
| 1960 η (007) |
22.06.1960 |
Transit 2A
Grab 1 (Dyno SV2, Solrad 1) |
Thor-DM21 Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
|
| 1960-F08 |
29.06.1960 |
Discoverer 12 (Corona 12) |
Thor-DM18
Agena-A |
Va 75-3-4 |
Failure |
| July |
| 1960-F09 |
28.07.1960 |
Korabl-Sputnik (2) (Sputnik (5), Vostok-1K #1) |
Vostok |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
| August |
| 1960 θ (008) |
10.08.1960 |
Discoverer 13 (Corona 13, Soctop 1) |
Thor-DM18 Agena-A |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
| 1960 ι (009) |
12.08.1960 |
Echo 1A |
Delta |
CC LC-17A |
|
| 1960-F10 |
18.08.1960 |
Courier 1A |
Thor-DM21
Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
Failure |
| 1960 κ (010) |
18.08.1960 |
KH-1 9 (Corona 14, Mission 9009, Discoverer 14) |
Thor-DM18 Agena-A |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
| 1960 λ (011) |
19.08.1960 |
Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5, Vostok-1K #2) |
Vostok |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
| September |
| 1960 μ (012) |
13.09.1960 |
KH-1 10 (Corona 15, Mission 9010, Discoverer 15, Soctop 2) |
Thor-DM18 Agena-A |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
| 1960-F11 |
25.09.1960 |
Pioneer (P 30) |
Atlas-D Able |
CC LC-12 |
Failure |
| October |
| 1960 ν (013) |
04.10.1960 |
Courier 1B |
Thor-DM21 Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
|
| 1960-F12 |
10.10.1960 |
Mars (1a) (1M #1) |
Molniya |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
| 1960-F13 |
11.10.1960 |
Samos-E1 1 (Samos 1)
Samos-F1 1 |
Atlas-LV3
Agena-A |
Va LC-1-1 |
Failure |
| 1960-F14 |
14.10.1960 |
Mars (1b) (1M #2) |
Molniya |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
| 1960-F15 |
26.10.1960 |
KH-2 1 (Corona 16, Mission 9011, Discoverer 16, Soctop 3) |
Thor-DM21
Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
Failure |
| November |
| 1960 ξ (014) |
03.11.1960 |
Explorer 8 (S 30) |
Juno-2 |
CC LC-26B |
|
| 1960 ο (015) |
12.11.1960 |
KH-2 2 (Corona 17, Mission 9012, Discoverer 17, Soctop 4) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
| 1960 π (016) |
23.11.1960 |
TIROS 2 (A 2) |
Delta |
CC LC-17A |
|
| 1960-F16 |
30.11.1960 |
Transit 3A
Grab (2) (Dyno SV1, Solrad 2) |
Thor-DM21
Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
Failure |
| December |
| 1960 ρ (017) |
01.12.1960 |
Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6, Vostok-1K #3) |
Vostok |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
| 1960-F17 |
04.12.1960 |
Explorer (9) (S 56) |
Scout-X1 |
WI LA-3 |
Failure |
| 1960 σ (018) |
07.12.1960 |
KH-2 3 (Corona 18, Mission 9013, Discoverer 18) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
| 1960-F18 |
15.12.1960 |
Pioneer (P 31) |
Atlas-D Able |
CC LC-12 |
Failure |
| 1960 τ (019) |
20.12.1960 |
RM 1 (Corona 19, Discoverer 19) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
| 1960-F19 |
22.12.1960 |
Korabl-Sputnik (4) (Sputnik (9), Vostok-1K #4) |
Vostok-K |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
Launch sites:
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
