1965 in spaceflight (January–March)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (April–June), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.

Launches

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

January

7 January
03:50
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy7 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
7 January United StatesHydra-Iris United StatesUSNS Wheeling, AO-5 United StatesUS Navy
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric
Magnetospheric
7 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
8 January
18:59:54
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576G United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test8 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
8 January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test8 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
11 January
09:36
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 52 (Zenit-2 #26) Low Earth Optical imaging19 JanuarySuccessful
11 January
17:13:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Von Steuben, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test11 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 January
14:32:26
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target12 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 January
05:02
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 80/17 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test13 JanuaryLaunch failure
13 January
15:49
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesKPNO
KPNO Suborbital Aeronomy13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
13 January
17:12
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
PSU Suborbital Ionospheric13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,006 kilometres (625 mi)
13 January
23:48
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy13 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
14 January
12:00
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test14 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 January
15:00:03
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
15 January
21:00:44
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-5 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 3928 (KH-4A #1016) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging9 FebruaryPartial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 665 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return15 January[1]Successful
United StatesSRV 666 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return20 January[1]Successful
Camera issues caused some images to appear smeared
15 January United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test15 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 January
05:03:42
United StatesThor LV-2D MG-18 United StatesVandenberg LC-4300B-6 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 7040 (DMSP-3B F1/DAPP 10) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather13 July 1979Partial spacecraft failure
Thermal regulation problem due to heat shield deployment issues, maiden flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18
19 January
14:04:00
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesNASA
United StatesGemini 2 NASA Suborbital Test flight14:22:14Successful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi), test of the heat shield on the Gemini spacecraft
20 January United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test20 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 January United StatesTomahawk United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy20 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
21 January
20:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar21 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi)
21 January
21:34:54
United StatesSM-65D Atlas D United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV test28 MaySuccessful
United StatesOV1-1 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth RadiationLaunch failure
OV1 pod failed to separate from Atlas
22 January
05:14
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric22 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
22 January
07:52:00
United StatesDelta C United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesNASA
United StatesTiros 9 (Tiros I/A-54) NASA (1965)
ESSA (1965–1968)
Sun-synchronous WeatherIn orbitSuccessful
Ceased operations on 12 June 1968
22 January
21:46
CanadaBlack Brant IVA CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
BAL Suborbital Test flight22 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi)
23 January
16:30:08
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Sam Rayburn, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test23 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 January
18:15
CanadaBlack Brant IVA CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
BAL Suborbital Test flight23 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 735 kilometres (457 mi)
23 January
20:09
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4703 (KH-7 #15/AFP-206 SV-965) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging29 JanuarySuccessful
23 January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test23 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
25 January
16:00
CanadaBlack Brant IIB CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
BAL Suborbital Test flight25 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)
25 January
20:53
CanadaBlack Brant IIB CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
BAL Suborbital Test flight25 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
26 January
09:40:26
United StatesHydra-Iris United StatesUSNS Wheeling, AO-6 United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Ionospheric
Magnetospheric
26 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi)
27 January
20:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy27 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 January
21:32
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy27 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
27 January United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight27 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi)
28 January
04:24
United StatesNike-Cajun Canada Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy28 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
28 January
12:51:10
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric28 JanuaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 January United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test28 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
29 January
01:21:15
United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test29 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 January
05:15
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test30 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
30 January
07:45
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital IR Astronomy30 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
30 January
08:04
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 67/22 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test30 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,493 kilometres (928 mi)
30 January
09:36
Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 53 (DS-A1 #5) Low Earth Technology/Radiation12 August 1966Successful
31 January
05:01
JapanLambda 3 JapanKagoshima LA-L JapanISAS
Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric31 JanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,040 kilometres (650 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital AeronomyJanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital AeronomyJanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile testJanuarySuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

February

1 February United StatesNike-Apache SwedenEsrange NorwayNTNF
NTNF Suborbital Auroral1 FebruaryLaunch failure
1 February FranceJericho FranceCERES FranceDassault
Dassault Suborbital Missile test1 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 February
06:30
United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test2 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
2 February
09:57
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy2 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi)
2 February United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-08 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test2 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 February United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test2 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 February United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy2 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 February United StatesTomahawk United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy2 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
3 February
16:36:00
United StatesDelta C United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesNASA
United StatesOSO-2 (OSO-B2/S-17) NASA Low Earth Solar9 August 1989Successful
Ceased operations on 6 June 1966
3 February
18:08
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research3 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
3 February
22:55
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
Adelaide Suborbital Aeronomy3 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test3 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test3 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 February United StatesTomahawk United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy3 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
4 February
04:45
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy4 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
4 February
05:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy4 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
4 February
17:34
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy4 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 February
05:01
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
6 February
10:02
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
TAO Suborbital Solar6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi)
6 February
10:19
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test6 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 February
17:25:05
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Sam Rayburn, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 February
22:15
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
8 February
22:53
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
8 February
22:58
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
8 February United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-09 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test8 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 February
15:19:05
United StatesTitan IIIA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesLES-1 Lincoln Intended: Highly elliptical
Achieved: Medium Earth
TechnologyIn orbitSpacecraft failure
Intentionally launched into medium Earth orbit, spacecraft was to manoeuvre to final orbit by itself using a Star-13A motor, but failed to do so
11 February
17:55
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar11 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test11 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 February
12:00:06
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test12 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 February Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionDS-P1-Yu #2 Intended: Low Earth Radar target12 FebruaryLaunch failure
Second stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit
12 February United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test12 FebruaryLaunch failure
12 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test12 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test12 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test12 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 February
14:37:03
United StatesSaturn I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-37B United StatesNASA
United StatesApollo BP-16 NASA Low Earth Technology10 July 1985Successful
United StatesPegasus 1 NASA Low Earth Micrometeoroids17 September 1978Successful
Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968
15 February
16:30:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS John C. Calhoun, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test15 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 February United StatesNike-Apache SwedenEsrange NorwayNTNF
NTNF Suborbital Auroral15 FebruaryLaunch failure
16 February
05:00
United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test16 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
17 February
17:05:00
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 8 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor20 February
09:57:37
Successful
18 February
20:09
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy18 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
19 February
00:25
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy19 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi)
19 February
04:51:02
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy19 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi)
19 February
04:51:42
United StatesNike-Tomahawk CanadaChurchill United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Auroral19 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
19 February
09:17:31
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy19 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
20 February
06:30:02
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test20 FebruaryLaunch failure
20 February Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionDS-A1 #6 Intended: Low Earth Technology/Radiation+64 secondsLaunch failure
First stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit
21 February
11:00
Soviet UnionKosmos-1 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 54 (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication15 September 1968Successful
Soviet UnionKosmos 55 (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication2 February 1968Successful
Soviet UnionKosmos 56 (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication2 November 1967Successful
22 February
07:40:47
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 57 (Voskhod 3KD #1) Low Earth Test flight22 FebruarySpacecraft failure
Accidentally commanded to deorbit and self-destruct shortly after launch
23 February
17:15
United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy23 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 February
21:44:55
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4782 (KH-4A #1017) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging18 MarchPartial spacecraft failure
United StatesSRV 623 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnFebruary/MarchSuccessful
United StatesSRV 625 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film returnFebruary/MarchSuccessful
Shutter failed towards end of mission
25 February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy25 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 February
05:02
Soviet UnionVostok-2M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 58 (Meteor #2) Low Earth Weather25 February 1990Successful
26 February
11:10
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy26 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 February Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test26 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 February
11:11:16
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test27 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 February
21:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy27 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
27 February
21:33
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-1 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy27 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 February
22:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric27 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
27 February FranceEmeraude VE121 AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceCNES
CNES Suborbital Missile test27 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 February
00:21
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
28 February
03:30
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
28 February
04:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
28 February
06:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
28 February
09:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 February
09:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
28 February
11:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric28 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi)
28 February
11:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
28 February
12:11
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy28 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 55 kilometres (34 mi)
28 February
13:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric28 FebruaryLaunch failure
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi)
February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital TargetFebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital TargetFebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital AeronomyFebruarySuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

March

1 March
17:18:06
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS John C. Calhoun, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 March
20:43
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesSwedenNASA/?
UPP Suborbital Aeronomy1 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
2 March
01:10
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-08 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 March
09:52:31
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
2 March
13:25
United StatesAtlas LV-3C Centaur-C United StatesCanaveral LC-36A United StatesNASA
United StatesSurveyor SD-1 NASA Intended: Geosynchronous transfer Technology+2 secondsLaunch failure
Fuel valves closed after launch causing engines to shut down, rocket fell back and exploded on launch pad, final flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C
2 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Technology2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
2 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy2 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
3 March
00:09
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar3 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 241 kilometres (150 mi)
3 March
04:42
United KingdomSkylark 3 AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight3 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
3 March
14:15:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar3 March
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)
3 March
22:28
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesNorwayNASA/NTNF
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy3 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 22 kilometres (14 mi)
4 March
18:32
United StatesHonest John-Nike-Nike United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
NASA Suborbital Test flight4 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
4 March Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test4 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
4 March FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Solar4 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
5 March
00:11
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
5 March
01:12:59
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2E United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 March
11:00:21
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 March
20:57:50
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesSwedenNASA/?
UPP Suborbital Aeronomy5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
5 March United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg LC-395A-2 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test5 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 March
03:41
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
6 March
07:32
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL/Utah Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
6 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk CanadaChurchill United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Auroral6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
6 March Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test6 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
7 March
09:07
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 59 (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging15 MarchSuccessful
Carried prototype Voskhod 3KD airlock
8 March
15:35
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research8 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
8 March
17:48:08
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy8 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
8 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-07 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test8 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 March
06:26:26
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-3 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy9 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
9 March
16:25
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-4 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research9 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 March
18:29:47
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGRAB-6 (NRL-PL 142/Poppy 4) NRL Low Earth ELINTIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesGGSE-2 NRL Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesGGSE-3 NRL Low Earth TechnologyIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesSecor-3 (EGRS-3) US Army Low Earth GeodesyIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesSOLRAD 7B NRL Low Earth RadiationIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesSurcal 4 (2B) NRL Low Earth Calibration27 March 1981Successful
United StatesDodecapole 1 NRL Low Earth CalibrationIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesOSCAR 3 Low Earth Amateur radioIn orbitSuccessful
NRL Composite 5
10 March
16:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-5 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research10 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test10 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 March
09:35:14
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-6 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy11 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
11 March
10:38
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-7 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy11 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 March
13:39:59
United StatesThor DSV-2A Ablestar United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 7087 (Transit O-3/NNS 30030) US Navy Low Earth Navigation14 JuneSpacecraft failure
United StatesSecor-2 (EGRS-2) US Army Low Earth Geodesy26 February 1968Successful
Transit O-3 failed a few weeks after launch
11 March
20:07
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-8 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy11 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 March
09:30
Soviet UnionMolniya-L Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 60 (Luna E-6 #9) Intended: Highly elliptical
Achieved: Low Earth
Lunar lander17 MarchLaunch failure
Escape stage engine failed to ignite due to power system malfunction
12 March
13:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
12 March
16:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
12 March
19:25
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4920 (KH-7 #16/AFP-206 SV-966) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging17 MarchSuccessful
12 March
23:21:52
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy12 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
13 March
03:38
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy13 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
13 March
03:55
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Astronomy13 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
13 March
07:42
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL/Utah Suborbital Meteoroid research
Auroral
13 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
13 March
08:20:31
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test13 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
15 March
11:00
Soviet UnionKosmos-1 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 61 (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication15 January 1968Successful
Soviet UnionKosmos 62 (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication24 September 1968Successful
Soviet UnionKosmos 63 (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication4 November 1967Successful
15 March
18:22:02
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test15 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 March
19:09:01
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test15 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 March
20:41
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesNorwayNASA/NTNF
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric
Auroral
15 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi)
16 March
16:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-10 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
16 March
16:51
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test16 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 March
15:10
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
ASE Suborbital Solar17 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
17 March
18:08
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/ROE/Sheffield Suborbital UV astronomy17 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 19 kilometres (12 mi)
17 March
21:30
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
U of Toronto Suborbital Aeronomy17 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
18 March
04:43:46
United StatesThor LV-2D MG-18 United StatesVandenberg LC-4300B-6 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 7353 (DMSP-3B F2/DAPP 11) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather31 December 1989Successful
Final flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18
18 March
06:04
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-12 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
18 March
06:41
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-13 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 March
07:00:00
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionVoskhod 2 Low Earth Technology19 March
09:02:17
Successful
Manned flight with two cosmonauts, Alexei Leonov became the first man to perform an extra-vehicular activity
18 March
10:07
JapanLambda 3 JapanKagoshima LA-L JapanISAS
Nagasaki/Tokyo Suborbital XR astronomy18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,085 kilometres (674 mi)
18 March
16:01
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-14 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
18 March
16:38
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-15 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 March
20:43
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
UT Dallas Suborbital Aeronomy18 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
19 March
03:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
19 March
06:24
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
SASK Suborbital Fields research19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
19 March
18:09
United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy19 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi)
20 March
05:42
United StatesAerobee-300 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy20 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 326 kilometres (203 mi)
20 March
13:20:09
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-16 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric20 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi)
20 March
16:28
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-17 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric20 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
20 March
17:04:13
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric20 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
21 March
21:37:02
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 9 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor24 March
14:08:20
Successful
Final flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
21 March
23:08
United KingdomBlue Streak AustraliaWoomera LA-6A EuropeELDO
ELDO Suborbital 21 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi)
22 March
07:44
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-19 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric22 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
22 March
08:49:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-20 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric22 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
22 March
22:19
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesNorwayNASA/NTNF
NICP/KGO Suborbital Aeronomy22 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
22 March Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test22 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
23 March
09:31:09
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric23 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
23 March
14:24:00
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGemini III NASA Low Earth Test flight19:16:31Successful
Carried two astronauts, first manned Gemini mission
24 March
01:24
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy24 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
24 March
05:03
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy24 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
24 March
06:40
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
NRC Suborbital Fields research24 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
24 March
16:34
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-22 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research24 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 March
17:07
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-23 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric24 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 March
00:06
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/ROE/Sheffield Suborbital UV Astronomy
Ionospheric
25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi)
25 March
02:15:16
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg LC-395B United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 March
05:34
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
NRC Suborbital Ionospheric
Micrometeoroid research
25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
25 March
10:04
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 64 (Zenit-2 #17) Low Earth Optical imaging2 AprilSuccessful
25 March
11:21
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
TAO Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
25 March
16:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-24 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 March
21:11:17
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-3-4 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesOPS 4803 (KH-4A #1018) US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Optical imaging5 AprilSuccessful
United StatesSRV 668 US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Film returnMarchSuccessful
United StatesSRV 669 US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Film returnMarch/AprilSuccessful
25 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test25 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 March
09:01:11
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test26 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 March
15:41
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-25 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research26 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
26 March
16:13
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-26 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric26 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test26 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 March
03:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-27 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric27 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 March
05:01
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Tokyo Suborbital Ionospheric27 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi)
27 March
06:20
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy27 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
27 March
18:08
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-28 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research27 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 March
07:01
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Kyoto Suborbital Ionospheric
Plasma
28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 349 kilometres (217 mi)
28 March
15:50
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-29 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric28 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
29 March
00:02
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
29 March
02:20
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
29 March
15:47
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
29 March
15:47
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
29 March
18:30:07
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test29 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 March
05:50
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy
UV astronomy
30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi)
30 March
09:30
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
30 March
16:09:31
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Jr United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 12,067 kilometres (7,498 mi)
30 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test30 MarchSuccessful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
31 March
14:34
United KingdomSkylark-7 ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
UCL Suborbital Ionospheric31 MarchLaunch failure
Apogee: 45 kilometres (28 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital TargetMarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital TargetMarchSuccessful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
March United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ABM testMarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
March United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ABM testMarchSuccessful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)

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Footnotes

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