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Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 1

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 17, 1961, 8:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-1 | Explorer 9

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Feb. 16, 1961, 1:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Molniya 8K78 | Venera-1VA 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 12, 1961, 12:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Molniya 8K78 | Venera-1VA 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 4, 1961, 1:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Atlas LV-3A | Samos 2

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 31, 1961, 8:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 2

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 31, 1961, 4:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) was the test flight of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle just prior to the first crewed American space mission in Project Mercury. Carrying a chimpanzee named Ham on a suborbital flight, Mercury spacecraft Number 5 was launched at 16:55 UTC on January 31, 1961 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The capsule and Ham landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean 16 minutes and 39 seconds after launch.

Suborbital
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Vostok | Korabl-Sputnik (4)

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 22, 1960, 7:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Maiden flight of Vostok-K, second stage engine failure, spacecraft separated and recovered. Two dogs aboard, both survived.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 19

United States Air Force | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 20, 1960, 8:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Discoverer 19 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Missile Defence Alarm System.

Low Earth Orbit
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Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 1A

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 19, 1960, 4:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) was launched on December 19, 1960 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission objectives of this uncrewed suborbital flight were to qualify the spacecraft for space flight and qualify the system for an upcoming primate suborbital flight.

Suborbital
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Atlas-Able | P-31

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 15, 1960, 9:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

An intended lunar orbiter the vehicle was destroyed when the launch vehicle exploded due to a malfunction in the first stage.

Lunar Orbit
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