1960 in spaceflight

1960 in spaceflight

The launch escape system fires following the failed launch of Mercury-Redstone 1
Orbital launches
First	4 February
Last	22 December
Total	38
Successes	19
Failures	19
Partial failures	0
Catalogued	19
National firsts
Spaceflight	Japan China
Rockets
Maiden flights	Atlas-Agena Molniya Scout Thor DM-18 Able-IV Thor DM-21 Ablestar Thor DM-21 Agena-B Thor DM-19 Delta Vostok-L Vostok-K
Retirements	Atlas-Able Luna Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Agena-A Vostok-L

1960 in spaceflight

Timeline of spaceflight

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Orbital and Suborbital launches

Main articles: 1960 in spaceflight (January–June), 1960 in spaceflight (July–September), and 1960 in spaceflight (October-December)

Orbital launch summary

By country

		Soviet Union   United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 1960

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Soviet Union	9	3	6
United States	29	16	13	0

By rocket

Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Atlas-Able	United States	2	0	2	0	Retired
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A	United States	3	1	2	0	Maiden flight
Juno II	United States	2	1	1	0
Luna 8K72	Soviet Union	2	0	2	0	Retired
Molniya 8K78	Soviet Union	2	0	2	0	Maiden flight
Scout X-1	United States	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Thor DM-18 Able-II	United States	1	1	0	0	Retired
Thor DM-18 Able-IV	United States	1	1	0	0	Only flight
Thor DM-21 Ablestar	United States	5	3	2	0	Maiden flight
Thor DM-18 Agena-A	United States	7	4	3	0	Retired
Thor DM-21 Agena-B	United States	4	3	1	0	Maiden flight
Thor DM-19 Delta	United States	3	2	1	0	Maiden flight
Vostok-L 8K72	Soviet Union	3	0	1	0	Only flights
Vostok-K 8K72K	Soviet Union	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Accidentally Achieved	Remarks
Low Earth	26	16	10	0
Medium Earth	4	2	2	0
High Earth	1	0	1	0	Including Highly elliptical orbits
Heliocentric	7	1	6	0

References

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• Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
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• Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
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• McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
• Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
• Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
• Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
• Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
• "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
• "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
• "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• "Space Information Center". JAXA.
• "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
• "Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight.

Generic references:
Spaceflight portal