1964 in spaceflight (April–June)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between April and June 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (January–March), 1964 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1964 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
April
1 April 03:10	Kappa-8L			Kagoshima		ISAS

			ISAS	Suborbital	Aeronomy Fields	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 April 20:22	SM-65F Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-11		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	REV test	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
1 April	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Walker Cay		NOTS

			NOTS	Suborbital	Radiation	1 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 April 02:42	Molniya-M			Baikonur Site 1/5

		Zond 1 (Venera 3MV-1 #4)		Heliocentric	Venus flyby	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Zond 1 SA		Intended: Heliocentric Achieved: Low Earth	Venus lander	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Failed to orbit
2 April	Nike-Apache			Santa Rita		CRA

			CRA	Suborbital	Test flight	2 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 April				Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	2 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
2 April				Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	2 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
3 April 03:48	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	3 April	Successful
		Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
3 April 20:26:22	SM-65F Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576G		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	3 April	Launch failure
4 April 09:36	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 31/6

		Kosmos 28 (Zenit-2 #16)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	12 April	Successful
6 April 16:30:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Henry Clay, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
7 April 05:29	Black Brant II			Fort Churchill		NRCC

			NRCC	Suborbital	Auroral Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research	7 April	Successful
		Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
7 April 14:13	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		KPNO

			KPNO	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 April	Successful
		Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
8 April 01:12:56	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 April 07:47	Black Brant II			Fort Churchill		NRCC

			SASK	Suborbital	Auroral Aeronomy Ionospheric	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 154 kilometres (96 mi)
8 April 08:41	R-17 Elbrus			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 278 kilometres (173 mi)
8 April 16:00:01	Titan II GLV			Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force

		Gemini 1	NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	12 April 15:00	Successful
		Maiden flight of Titan II GLV, first orbital launch of a Titan rocket, and first flight of the Gemini programme.
9 April 14:22	Nike-Apache			Sonmiani		NASA

			SUPARCO	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 April	Successful
		Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
9 April 21:04:50	LGM-25C Titan II			Cape Canaveral LC-15		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Test flight	9 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
10 April 04:31	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	10 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 74 kilometres (46 mi)
10 April 06:30	Nike-Apache			Fort Churchill		NASA

			Fairbanks	Suborbital	Auroral	10 April	Successful
		Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
11 April 07:05:54	UR-200			Baikonur Site 90/19		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	11 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi)
11 April 09:19	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE/WRE

			Met Office	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 April	Dragon			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
11 April	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 April	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
12 April 09:30	Polyot			Baikonur Site 31/6

		Polyot 2 (I-151/I-2B #2)		Low Earth	ASAT test Technology	8 June 1966	Successful
		Final flight of Polyot rocket, non-intercept flight test of I-2B antisatellite weapon
13 April 19:00	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-07		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
13 April	Dragon			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 425 kilometres (264 mi)
13 April	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 April	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
14 April 06:40	Nike-Apache			Fort Churchill		NASA

			Fairbanks	Suborbital	Auroral	14 April	Successful
		Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
14 April 08:32	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE

			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 April	Successful
		Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
14 April 18:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 31 kilometres (19 mi)
14 April 21:42:25	SM-65D Atlas			Cape Canaveral LC-12		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	REV Test	14 April	Successful
		Apogee: 837 kilometres (520 mi)
14 April	Véronique			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Solar	14 April	Successful
		Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
15 April 01:21:42	Nike-Apache			Ascension		NASA

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 April	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
15 April 15:56:00	Nike-Apache			Ascension		NASA

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 April	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
15 April 23:25	Javelin			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	15 April	Successful
		Apogee: 727 kilometres (452 mi)
16 April 07:16	Black Brant II			Fort Churchill		NRCC

			SASK	Suborbital	Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research Particles	16 April	Successful
		Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
16 April 21:00:05	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			Urbana-Champaign	Suborbital	Ionospheric	16 April	Successful
		Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
17 April 00:44	Black Brant II			Fort Churchill		NRCC

			CBA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
17 April 23:15	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 April	Successful
		Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
18 April 00:38	Nike-Cajun			Fort Churchill		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
18 April 00:59	Nike-Cajun			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 April	Successful
		Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
20 April 08:08:28	Molniya-M			Baikonur Site 1/5

		Luna E-6 #5		Intended: Highly elliptical	Lunar flyby	20 April	Launch failure
		Luna E-6 #5 SA		Intended: Highly elliptical Achieved: Low Earth	Lunar lander	20 April	Launch failure
		Upper stage power system failed 340 seconds after launch, failed to orbit
20 April 16:30:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Henry Clay, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 April 17:00:09	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS Henry Clay, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	20 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 April 06:15	Thor DSV-2J			Johnston LE-2		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM test	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 778 kilometres (483 mi)
21 April 16:18	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric Micrometeoroid research Solar	21 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
21 April 18:50	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force

		Transit 5BN-3	US Navy	Intended: Low Earth	Navigation	21 April	Launch failure
		Transit 5E-4	US Navy	Intended: Low Earth	Radiation	21 April	Launch failure
		Failed to orbit, Transit 5BN-3 carried a SNAP-9 RTG
21 April 23:56	Black Brant III			Fort Churchill		NRCC

			CBA	Suborbital	Test flight	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 April	MGM-31 Pershing I			Hueco		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 April 06:54	Nike-Apache			Fort Churchill		NASA

			Fairbanks	Suborbital	Auroral	22 April	Successful
		Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
23 April 11:00	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-03		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 April 16:19	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-2-3		US Air Force

		OPS 3743 (KH-7 #4007/AFP-206 SV-957)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	29 April	Successful
23 April	MGM-31 Pershing I			Hueco		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	23 April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
24 April 20:14:17	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Cape Canaveral LC-31B		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	24 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 April 06:05:26	R-17 Elbrus			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	25 April	Launch failure
25 April 10:19	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 31/6

		Kosmos 29 (Zenit-2 #19)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	3 May	Successful
25 April	Lex			CERES		ONERA

			ONERA	Suborbital	Test flight	25 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
26 April	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/22		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	26 April	Launch failure
27 April 23:23:48	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force

		OPS 2921 (KH-4A #1005)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 May 04:36	Spacecraft failure
		SRV 618	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return
		SRV 635	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return
		Film in forward camera broke, Agena power system failed, first SRV commanded to separate on 30 April but failed to do so, spacecraft reentered over Venezuela, with first SRV being recovered by farm workers, images damaged in landing and were unusable
27 April	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LF-05		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
27 April	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	27 April	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
April	Nike-Javelin			White Sands		DASA

			DASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	April	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
April	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
April	MGM-31 Pershing I			Fort Wingate		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	April	Successful
		Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
May
4 May	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNET	Suborbital	Test flight	4 May	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
6 May 16:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	Solar	6 May	Successful
		Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
7 May 02:31:00	Nike-Cajun			Point Mugu		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy	7 May
		Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
7 May	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-02		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	7 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 May	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNET	Suborbital	Test flight	8 May	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
10 May	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			GRI	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
10 May	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			CNRS	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 May	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
11 May	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LF-06		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	11 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 May 11:25	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 May	Successful
		Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
12 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	12 May	Successful
		Apogee: 313 kilometres (194 mi)
14 May 04:31	Skylark-7C			Woomera LA-2		RAE/WRE

			RAE/WRE	Suborbital	Test flight	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
14 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 313 kilometres (194 mi)
14 May	Centaure 1			Hammaguira Bacchus		CNES

			GRI	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 May	Successful
		Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
15 May 06:56:00	UR-200			Baikonur Site 90/19		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 May	Successful
		Apogee: 689 kilometres (428 mi)
15 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 May	Successful
		Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
15 May	R-9 Desna			Baikonur		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	15 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
18 May 06:20	Nike-Apache			Eglin		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Test flight	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
18 May 06:20	Nike-Apache			Cape Canaveral		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 152 kilometres (94 mi)
18 May 09:50	Voskhod			Baikonur Site 1/5

		Kosmos 30 (Zenit-4 #2)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	26 May	Successful
18 May 18:35	Nike-Apache			Cape Canaveral		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 190 kilometres (120 mi)
18 May	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-03		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 May	Successful
		Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
19 May 06:45	Nike-Apache			Cape Canaveral		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 May	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
19 May 18:00	Nike-Apache			Cape Canaveral		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 May	Successful
		Apogee: 267 kilometres (166 mi)
19 May 19:21:14	Atlas LV-3A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-2-3		US Air Force

		OPS 3592 (KH-7 #4008/AFP-206 SV-958)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	22 May	Successful
20 May	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Test flight	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
20 May				Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
20 May				Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
		Apogee: 329 kilometres (204 mi)
23 May 04:59:50	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/21		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi)
25 May 18:29:05	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USS Daniel Webster, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 May 19:15:06	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USS Daniel Webster, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
25 May	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-07		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			LASL	Suborbital	Solar	25 May	Successful
		Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
27 May 04:30	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		US Air Force

			AFCRL	Suborbital	X-ray astronomy	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
27 May	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			LASL	Suborbital	Solar	27 May	Successful
		Apogee: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
28 May 02:15	Nike-Apache			White Sands		NASA

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	28 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 48 kilometres (30 mi)
28 May 07:32	Thor DSV-2J			Johnston LE-2		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	ABM test	28 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 932 kilometres (579 mi)
28 May 17:07:00	Saturn I			Cape Canaveral LC-37B		NASA

		Apollo AS-101 (BP-13)	NASA	Low Earth	Test flight	2 June 01:00	Successful
		Boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, first stage engine failure during ascent did not affect flight due to engine-out capability
28 May 23:15	Athena RTV			Green River Pad 2		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	REV Test	28 May	Launch failure
		Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
28 May	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			Walker Cay		NOTS

			NOTS	Suborbital	Radiation	28 May	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 May 02:30:30	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/22		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 864 kilometres (537 mi)
30 May 04:02:51	UR-200			Baikonur Site 90/19		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 695 kilometres (432 mi)
30 May	R-16U			Baikonur		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
May	Nike-Javelin			White Sands		DASA

			DASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	May	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
May	Nike-Javelin			White Sands		DASA

			DASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	May	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June
3 June 18:45	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 June	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
3 June	R-7A Semyorka			Baikonur Site 31/6		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	3 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi)
4 June 03:50:55	Scout X-4			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force

		OPS 4412 (Transit 5C-1)	US Navy	Low Earth	Technology Navigation	In orbit	Successful
		Ceased operations on 23 August 1965
4 June 22:59	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Point Arguello LC-1-1		US Air Force

		OPS 3483 (KH-4A #1006)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	18 June	Successful
		SRV 638	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
		SRV 639	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
4 June 23:44	Blue Streak			Woomera LA-6A		ELDO

			ELDO	Suborbital		4 June	Successful
		Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi), maiden flight of Blue Streak, test for the Europa programme
4 June	Molniya			Baikonur Site 1/5

		Molniya-1 #2		Intended: Molniya	Communications Technology	4 June	Launch failure
		Block A throttle jammed closed 104 seconds after launch, failed to orbit
5 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	5 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
6 June 06:00	Kosmos-2I 63S1			Kapustin Yar Mayak-2

		Kosmos 31 (DS-MT #2)		Low Earth	Technology	20 October	Successful
7 June	R-16U			Baikonur Site 41/4		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	7 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
8 June 16:34:07	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USS Daniel Webster, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 June 17:09:07	UGM-27 Polaris A3			USS Daniel Webster, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 June	Veronique 61			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			LRBA	Suborbital	Test flight	8 June	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
9 June	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LF-05		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	9 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
10 June 05:03	Astrobee-200			Point Arguello		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 343 kilometres (213 mi)
10 June 05:30	Rubis			Hammaguira Bacchus		ONERA

			ONERA	Suborbital	Test flight	10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
10 June 10:48	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 31/6

		Kosmos 32 (Zenit-2 #18)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	18 June	Successful
10 June 12:44:59	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Micrometeoroid research Technology	10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
10 June 15:10:00	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	10 June	Successful
		Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
11 June 08:31	HAD			Woomera LA-2		WRE

			WRE	Suborbital	Aeronomy	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
11 June	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LF-06		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 June	R-12 Dvina			Kapustin Yar		MVS

			MVS	Suborbital	Missile test	11 June	Successful
		Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
12 June 05:03	Rubis			Hammaguira Bacchus		ONERA

			ONERA	Suborbital	Test flight	12 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 June 15:47	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2		US Air Force

		OPS 3236 (KH-5 #9065A)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	2 June 1965	Successful
		SRV 661	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
		Spacecraft carried Starflash 1A experiment
13 June	Veronique 61			Hammaguira Blandine		CNES

			LRBA	Suborbital	Test flight	13 June	Successful
		Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
15 June 12:40	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-02		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 June	Emeraude VE121			Hammaguira Brigitte		CNES

			CNES	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Launch failure
16 June 09:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		NRL

			NRL	Suborbital	UV astronomy	16 June	Successful
		Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
17 June 01:01	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
17 June 04:00:31	UR-200			Baikonur Site 90/19		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	17 June	Successful
		Apogee: 694 kilometres (431 mi)
17 June	Emeraude VE121			Hammaguira Brigitte		CNES

			CNES	Suborbital	Missile test	17 June	Launch failure
18 June 02:19	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
18 June 04:56:08	Thor SLV-2 Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-3-4		US Air Force

		OPS 4467A (DMSP-3A F3/P-35 #8)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
		OPS 4467B (DMSP-3A F4/P-35 #9)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Weather	In orbit	Successful
18 June 14:56:13	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg LC-576A-1		Strategic Air Command

			AFCRL	Suborbital	REV Test	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
18 June 16:30	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			Michigan	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 June	Successful
		Apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi)
19 June 01:29	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June 13:46	Aerobee-150 (Hi)			White Sands LC-35		KPNO

			KPNO	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
19 June 15:40	Nike-Cajun			Kwajalein		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy	19 June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June 23:18	Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force

		OPS 3754 (KH-4A #1007)	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Optical imaging	16 July	Successful
		SRV 634	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June	Successful
		SRV 633	US Air Force/NRO	Low Earth	Film return	June/July	Successful
22 June	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
23 June 10:19	Vostok-2			Baikonur Site 31/6

		Kosmos 33 (Zenit-2 #20)		Low Earth	Optical imaging	1 July	Successful
23 June 18:16:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Adams (SSBN-620), ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 June 19:53:03	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Adams, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 June 21:31:02	UGM-27 Polaris A2			USS John Adams, ETR		US Navy

			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
24 June 04:42:27	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/22		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 874 kilometres (543 mi)
24 June 20:34	Black Brant IVA			Fort Churchill		CARDE

			CBA	Suborbital	Test flight	24 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 467 kilometres (290 mi)
25 June 01:40:24	Scout X-4			Point Arguello LC-D		US Air Force

		ESRS (CRL-2/ENSAT)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Environmental	25 June	Launch failure
		Second stage exploded
25 June 14:57:39	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	25 June	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 June 00:52:30	Nike-Apache			Wallops Island		NASA

			NASA	Suborbital	Magnetospheric	26 June	Successful
		Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
29 June 21:00	LGM-30B Minuteman IB			Vandenberg LF-09		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 June	Nike-Tomahawk			Barking Sands		Sandia

			Sandia	Suborbital	Aeronomy	29 June	Launch failure
29 June	Dong Feng 2			Jiuquan LA-3		PLA

			PLA	Suborbital	Missile test	29 June	Successful
		Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
30 June 00:00	UGM-133A Minuteman IA			Vandenberg LF-04		Strategic Air Command

			Strategic Air Command	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 June 14:04:22	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C			Cape Canaveral LC-36A		NASA

			NASA	Intended: Geosynchronous transfer	Test flight	30 June	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C, Centaur hydraulic system failed
30 June 22:30:04	R-36			Baikonur Site 67/22		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful
		Apogee: 872 kilometres (542 mi)
June	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Aeronomy	June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	Nike-Apache			White Sands		US Army

			US Army	Suborbital	Target	June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	Nike-Javelin			White Sands		DASA

			DASA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	June	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	R-14 Usovaya			Kapustin Yar		RVSN

			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	June	Successful
		Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

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Spaceflight portal

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Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
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