ID |
Date |
Payload(s) |
Launch Vehicle |
Site |
Remark |
January |
1961 α (001) |
31.01.1961 |
Samos-E1 2 (Samos 2)
Samos-F1 2 |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-A |
Va LC-1-1 |
|
February |
1961 β (002) |
04.02.1961 |
Venera (1a) (Sputnik 7, 1VA #1) |
Molniya |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Partial Failure |
1961 γ (003) |
12.02.1961 |
Venera 1 (Sputnik 8, 1VA #2) |
Molniya |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
1961 δ (004) |
16.02.1961 |
Explorer 9 (S-56a) |
Scout-X1 |
WI LA-3 |
|
1961 ε (005) |
17.02.1961 |
KH-5 1 (Argon 1, Corona 20, Mission 9014A, Discoverer 20) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
1961 ζ (006) |
18.02.1961 |
RM 2 (Corona 21, Discoverer 21) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
1961 η (007) |
22.02.1961 |
Transit 3B
LOFTI 1 |
Thor-DM21 Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
Partial Failure |
1961-F01 |
25.02.1961 |
Explorer (10) (S 45) |
Juno-2 |
CC LC-26B |
Failure |
March |
1961 θ (008) |
09.03.1961 |
Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Sputnik 9, Vostok-3KA #1) |
Vostok-K |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
1961 ι (009) |
25.03.1961 |
Explorer 10 (P 14) |
Delta |
CC LC-17A |
|
1961 κ (010) |
25.03.1961 |
Korabl-Sputnik 5 (Sputnik 10, Vostok-3KA #2) |
Vostok-K |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
1961-F02 |
30.03.1961 |
KH-2 4 (Corona 22, Mission 9015, Discoverer 22, Soctop 5) |
Thor-DM21
Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
Failure |
April |
1961 λ (011) |
08.04.1961 |
KH-5 2 (Argon 2, Corona 23, Mission 9016A, Discoverer 23) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
1961 μ (012) |
12.04.1961 |
Vostok 1 (Vostok-3KA #3) |
Vostok-K |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
1961-F03 |
25.04.1961 |
Mercury MA-3
(Mercury 8) |
Atlas-D
Mercury |
CC LC-14 |
Failure |
1961 ν (013) |
27.04.1961 |
Explorer 11 (S 15) |
Juno-2 |
CC LC-26B |
|
May |
1961-F04 |
24.05.1961 |
Explorer (12) (S 45a) |
Juno-2 |
CC LC-26B |
Failure |
June |
1961-F05 |
08.06.1961 |
KH-5 3 (Argon 3, Corona 24, Mission 9018A, Discoverer 24) |
Thor-DM21
Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
Failure |
1961 ξ (014) |
16.06.1961 |
KH-2 5 (Corona 25, Mission 9017, Discoverer 25, Taki (1), Soctop 6) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-1-1 |
|
1961 ο (015) |
29.06.1961 |
Transit 4A
Injun 1
Grab 2 (Dyno SV3, Solrad 3) |
Thor-DM21 Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
Partial Failure |
1961-F06 |
30.06.1961 |
Explorer (12) (S 55) |
Scout-X1 |
WI LA-3 |
Failure |
July |
1961 π (016) |
07.07.1961 |
KH-2 6 (Corona 26, Mission 9019, Discoverer 26, Wild Bill, Soctop 7) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
1961 ρ (017) |
12.07.1961 |
TIROS 3 (A 3) |
Delta |
CC LC-17A |
|
1961 σ (018) |
12.07.1961 |
MIDAS 3 |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B |
Va LC-1-2 |
|
1961-F07 |
21.07.1961 |
KH-5 4 (Argon 4, Corona 27, Mission 9020A, Discoverer 27) |
Thor-DM21
Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
Failure |
August |
1961-F08 |
04.08.1961 |
KH-2 7 (Corona 28, Mission 2021, Discoverer 28, Taki (2), Soctop 8) |
Thor-DM21
Agena-B |
Va 75-1-1 |
Failure |
1961 τ (019) |
06.08.1961 |
Vostok 2 (Vostok-3KA #4) |
Vostok-K |
Ba LC-1/5 |
|
1961 υ (020) |
16.08.1961 |
Explorer 12 (EPE A) |
Delta |
CC LC-17A |
|
1961 φ (021) |
23.08.1961 |
Ranger 1 (P 32) |
Atlas-LV3
Agena-B |
CC LC-12 |
Partial Failure |
1961 χ (022) |
25.08.1961 |
Explorer 13 (S 55a) |
Scout-X1 |
WI LA-3 |
Partial Failure |
1961 ψ (023) |
30.08.1961 |
KH-3 1 (Corona 29, Mission 9023, Discoverer 29, Texas Pint) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
September |
1961-F09 |
09.09.1961 |
Samos-E2 1 (Samos 3) |
Atlas-LV3
Agena-B |
Va LC-1-1 |
Failure |
1961 ω (024) |
12.09.1961 |
KH-3 2 (Corona 30, Mission 9022, Discoverer 30, Topsoc 1) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
|
1961 αα (025) |
13.09.1961 |
Mercury MA-4 (Mercury 8A) |
Atlas-D Mercury |
CC LC-14 |
|
1961 αβ (026) |
17.09.1961 |
KH-3 3 (Corona 31, Mission 9024, Discoverer 31, Topsoc 2) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-1-1 |
|
October |
1961 αγ (027) |
13.10.1961 |
KH-3 4 (Corona 32, Mission 9025, Discoverer 32, Topsoc 3) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
1961 αδ (028) |
21.10.1961 |
MIDAS 4
West Ford 1 |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B |
Va LC-1-2 |
|
1961-F10 |
23.10.1961 |
KH-2 8 (Corona 33, Mission 9026, Discoverer 33) |
Thor-DM21
Agena-B |
Va 75-3-5 |
Failure |
1961-F11 |
27.10.1961 |
Kosmos (1a) (DS-1 #1) |
Kosmos |
KY Mayak-2 |
Failure |
November |
1961-F12 |
01.11.1961 |
Mercury Scout 1 (MNTV 1, MS 1) |
Blue Scout-2 |
CC LC-18B |
Failure |
1961 αε (029) |
05.11.1961 |
KH-2 9 (Corona 34, Mission 9027, Discoverer 34, Topsoc 4) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-1-1 |
|
1961 αζ (030) |
15.11.1961 |
KH-2 10 (Corona 35, Mission 9028, Discoverer 35) |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
1961 αη (031) |
15.11.1961 |
Transit 4B
TRAAC |
Thor-DM21 Able-Star |
CC LC-17B |
|
1961 αθ (032) |
18.11.1961 |
Ranger 2 (P 33) |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B |
CC LC-12 |
Partial Failure |
1961-F13 |
22.11.1961 |
Samos-E5 1 (Samos 4) |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B |
Va LC-1-1 |
Failure |
1961 αι (033) |
29.11.1961 |
Mercury MA-5 (Mercury 9) |
Atlas-D Mercury |
CC LC-14 |
|
December |
1961-F14 |
11.12.1961 |
Kosmos (1b) (Zenit-2 #1) |
Vostok-K |
Ba LC-1/5 |
Failure |
1961 ακ (034) |
12.12.1961 |
KH-3 5 (Corona 36, Mission 9029, Discoverer 36, Grape Juice 1)
OSCAR 1 |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B |
Va 75-3-4 |
|
1961-F15 |
21.12.1961 |
Kosmos (1c) (DS-1 #2) |
Kosmos |
KY Mayak-2 |
Failure |
1961 αμ (035) |
22.12.1961 |
Samos-E5 2 (Samos 5, S.T. Low 1) |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B |
Va LC-1-2 |
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