1962 in spaceflight (January–March)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1962. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1962 in spaceflight (April–June), 1962 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1962 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1962 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

4 January R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test4 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 January
15:00:02
LGM-30A Minuteman IA Cape Canaveral LC-31B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test5 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 January R-14U Chusovaya Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test11 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
13 January
16:15
Aerobee-150A Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
13 January
21:41
Thor DM-21 Agena-B Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 US Air Force
Discoverer 37 (KH-3 9030) NRO/CIA Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging13 JanuaryLaunch Failure
SRV-571 NRO/CIA Intended: Low Earth Film return
Last KH-3 launch, failed to orbit
13 January R-14 Chusovaya Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
13 January R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
15 January
11:07:01
Thor DSV-2D Cape Canaveral LC-17A US Air Force
NASA Suborbital Test flight15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
16 January
18:59:59
MGM-31 Pershing I Cape Canaveral LC-30A US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test16 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
16 January Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar16 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 January R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test16 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
17 January
21:02:26
SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576B-2 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test17 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
17 January R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test17 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
18 January Nike-Zeus White Sands US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test18 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 January
00:57
HGM-25A Titan I Vandenberg LC-395A-3 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test21 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 January R-14 Chusovaya Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test22 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
23 January
17:05:37
UGM-27 Polaris A2 Cape Canaveral LC-29A US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test23 JanuaryLaunch failure
23 January
21:28:27
SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576B-3 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test23 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
24 January
09:30
Thor DM-21 Ablestar Cape Canaveral LC-17B US Air Force
LOFTI 2A US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth Technology
Ionospheric
24 JanuaryLaunch failure
SECOR (ERGS) US Army Intended: Low Earth Geodesy
Solrad 4 (GRAB-4) US Navy/NRL Intended: Low Earth Radiation
ELINT
Injun 2 Iowa Intended: Low Earth Ionospheric
SURCAL 1 NRL Intended: Low Earth Calibration
Failed to orbit
25 January
03:26
MGM-31 Pershing I Cape Canaveral LC-30A US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
25 January
14:59:48
LGM-30A Minuteman IA Cape Canaveral LC-31B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 January
22:02
Nike-Zeus Point Mugu US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
25 January R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
26 January
20:30
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B Cape Canaveral LC-12 US Air Force
Ranger 3 (P-34) NASA Heliocentric Lunar impactorIn orbitLaunch failure
Upper stage guidance malfunction, missed Moon by 36,874 kilometres (22,912 mi)
27 January R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test27 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 January R-14 Chusovaya Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test27 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
29 January
20:00
Astrobee-200 Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy29 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
29 January
23:30:56
HGM-25A Titan I Cape Canaveral LC-19 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test29 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 January R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test30 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)

February

1 February Nike-Zeus 3 White Sands LC-38 US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test1 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 February
20:58
Skylark-5C Woomera LA-2 RAE
RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight5 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 215 kilometres (134 mi)
7 February
04:38
Aerobee-150A Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy7 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
7 February
11:50
Javelin Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric7 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 960 kilometres (600 mi)
7 February Nike-Zeus White Sands LC-38 US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test7 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
8 February
12:43:45
Thor DM-19 Delta Cape Canaveral LC-17A US Air Force
Tiros-4 (Tiros-D) NASA Low Earth WeatherIn orbitSuccessful
Last signal received on 30 June
11 February R-14U Chusovaya Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test11 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
12 February Nike-Zeus Point Mugu US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test12 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
13 February
20:55
SM-65E Atlas Cape Canaveral LC-13 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test13 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
15 February
15:35:53
LGM-30A Minuteman IA Cape Canaveral LC-31B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test15 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 February
23:04
SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576B-2 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test16 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
17 February
19:43
Aerobee-150 (Hi) Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology17 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
17 February R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test17 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 February R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test17 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
20 February
01:00:01
MGM-31 Pershing I Cape Canaveral LC-30A US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test20 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
20 February
13:28
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy20 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
20 February
14:47:39
Atlas LV-3B Cape Canaveral LC-14 US Air Force
Mercury-Atlas 6 NASA Low Earth Test flight19:43:02Successful
Carried astronaut John Glenn, first US manned orbital spaceflight
21 February
18:44
Thor DM-21 Agena-B Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 US Air Force
FTV-2301 (Ferret/Samos-F2 1) US Air Force Low Earth ELINT9 MarchPartial launch failure
Upper stage failed to restart, placed in lower orbit than planned
21 February
22:30
SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576B-3 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test21 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
21 February R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test21 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
21 February RAM-A Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test21 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 February HGM-25A Titan I Vandenberg LC-395A-1
Suborbital Missile test23 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
24 February R-21 Project 658 Submarine, RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test24 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi)
27 February
19:39
Thor DM-21 Agena-B Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 US Air Force
Discoverer 38 (KH-4 9031) NRO/CIA Low Earth Optical imaging21 MarchPartial spacecraft failure
SRV-581 NRO/CIA Low Earth Film return3 MarchSuccessful
First KH-4 launch, returned unfocused images

March

1 March
00:14:09
SM-65E Atlas Vandenberg OSTF-1 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
1 March
05:07
Scout X-1A Wallops Island LA-3 NASA
P-21A NASA Suborbital REV Test1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 214 kilometres (133 mi), only flight of Scout X-1A
1 March
17:07
Nike-Cajun Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
1 March
19:45:01
UGM-27 Polaris A2 Cape Canaveral LC-29A US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 March
23:23
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
1 March
23:30
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight1 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
2 March
00:05
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
2 March
10:47
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
2 March
10:54
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
2 March
11:15
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
3 March R-16U Baikonur RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test3 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
5 March
09:55
Skylark-2 Woomera LA-2 RAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 233 kilometres (145 mi)
5 March Nike-Zeus 3 Kwajalein US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 March
12:35
Skylark-2 Woomera LA-2 RAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 173 kilometres (107 mi)
6 March
13:30
Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 323 kilometres (201 mi)
6 March R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 March
16:06:18
Thor DM-19 Delta Cape Canaveral LC-17A US Air Force
OSO-1 (OSO-A) NASA Low Earth Solar8 October 1981Successful
Last signal received in May 1964
7 March
22:10:31
Atlas LV-3A Agena-B Point Arguello LC-1-2 US Air Force
Samos 6 US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging3 NovemberSuccessful
Samos 6 RV US Air Force Low Earth Optical imaging7 June 1963Spacecraft failure
RV recovery failed, resulting in termination of Samos film-return programme
8 March
15:23:51
LGM-30A Minuteman IA Cape Canaveral LC-31B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test8 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 March
00:16
Nike-Zeus 3 Point Mugu US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test9 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
13 March Nike-Zeus 3 White Sands LC-38 US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test13 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
13 March Nike-Zeus 3 White Sands LC-38 US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test13 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
14 March Terrier-Asp IV Point Arguello LC-B US Navy
NOTS Suborbital Test flight14 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
15 March
23:31:50
MGM-31 Pershing I Cape Canaveral LC-30A US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test15 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
16 March
11:59
Kosmos-2I 63S1 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
Kosmos 1 (DS-2 #1) Low Earth Ionospheric
Technology
25 MaySuccessful
16 March
18:08:58
LGM-25C Titan II Cape Canaveral LC-16 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 March Nike-Cajun Eglin US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 March
11:04
Skylark-2 Woomera LA-2 RAE
UCL Suborbital Aeronomy19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
19 March
15:30
Aerobee-150A Wallops Island NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy19 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 79 kilometres (49 mi)
19 March
23:28
PGM-17 Thor DM-18A Vandenberg LE-7 Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Suborbital Missile test19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi)
21 March R-9 Desna Baikonur RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test21 MarchLaunch failure
21 March Dong Feng 2 Jiuquan LA-3 PLA
PLA Suborbital Missile test21 MarchLaunch failure
22 March R-9 Desna Baikonur RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test22 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
23 March
01:30:02
LGM-30A Minuteman IA Cape Canaveral LC-32B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test23 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 March
23:44
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy23 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
23 March
23:54
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA/Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy23 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
24 March
00:39:32
SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576B-2 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test24 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 March
19:03
NOTS-EV-2 Caleb F4H Phantom II, Point Arguello NOTS
NOTS/NRL Suborbital Aeronomy26 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi)
27 March
23:48
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy27 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
28 March
00:03
Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi)
28 March R-5A Pobeda Chelkar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Target28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 March
07:27
Scout X-2 Wallops Island LA-3 NASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research
Aeronomy
29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 6,291 kilometres (3,909 mi), maiden flight of Scout X-2
29 March
09:28
HAD Woomera LA-2 WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
30 March UGM-27 Polaris A2 Cape Canaveral LC-25A US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test30 MarchLaunch failure
March RT-1 Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testMarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)

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