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Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 17

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 12, 1960, 8:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Discoverer 17 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The mission was classed as a failure. Orbit was entered successfully however the film was separated before any camera operation leaving only 0.5m of film in the capsule.

Low Earth Orbit
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Little Joe | LJ-5

North American Aviation | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov. 8, 1960, 3:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Suborbital test flight of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The objective was to test a production Mercury capsule and the launch escape system during an ascent abort at maximum dynamic pressure. Sixteen seconds after liftoff, the escape rocket and the tower jettison rocket both fired prematurely. Furthermore, the booster, capsule, and escape tower failed to separate as intended. The entire stack was destroyed on impact with the Atlantic Ocean.

Suborbital
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Juno II | Explorer 8

Army Ballistic Missile Agency | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1960, 5:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A research satellite intended to study a number of space phenomenon.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 16

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 26, 1960, 8:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Discoverer 16 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The launch failed when the Agena stage failed to seperate from Thor.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Mars-1b

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 14, 1960, 1:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

A Russian mars flyby probe intended to photograph Mars. The third stage failed to ignite.

Mars flyby
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Atlas Agena A | Samos 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 11, 1960, 8:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

A Satellite and Missile Observation satallite which failed to enter orbit due to a failure in the launch vehicle guidance system

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya 8K78 | Mars-1a

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 10, 1960, 2:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

A Russian mars flyby probe intended to photograph Mars. The second stage failed.

Mars flyby
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Courier 1B

United States Air Force | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 4, 1960, 5:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle succesfully launched and successfully operated for a few weeks proving the experimental system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-1 | ST-2

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Oct. 4, 1960, 3:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A radiation probe plasma mission.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas-Able | P-30 (Able VA)

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 25, 1960, 3:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

An intended lunar orbiter probe. The vehicle failed during launch.

Lunar Orbit
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