Orbital Launches in 1958
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Orbital Radar lists 28 every orbital launch in 1958, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-12-18 | SCORE1958 ZET | Atlas B | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1958-12-06 | Pioneer 31958 THE | Juno II | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1958-12-04 | E-1 No. 31958-F20 | Vostok-L 8K72 | MVS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-11-08 | Able 31958-F19 | Thor Able I | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-10-23 | Beacon1958-F18 | Jupiter C JunoI | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-10-11 | E-1 No. 21958-F17 | Vostok-L 8K72 | MVS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-10-11 | Able 21958 ETA | Thor Able I | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1958-09-26 | Cloud cover satellite1958-U01 | Vanguard | NRL | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-09-23 | E-1 No. 11958-F15 | Vostok-L 8K72 | MVS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-28 | Radiation Payload 31958-F14 | NOTS EV1 | NOTS | China Lake | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-26 | Radiation Payload 21958-F13 | NOTS EV1 | NOTS | China Lake | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-25 | Radiation Payload 11958-F12 | NOTS EV1 | NOTS | China Lake | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-24 | Explorer 51958-F11 | Jupiter C JunoI | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-22 | Diagnostic Payload 31958-F10 | NOTS EV1 | NOTS | China Lake | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-17 | Able 11958-F09 | Thor Able I | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-08-12 | Diagnostic Payload 21958-F08 | NOTS EV1 | NOTS | China Lake | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-07-26 | Explorer 41958 EPS | Jupiter C JunoI | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
| 1958-07-25 | Diagnostic Payload 11958-F07 | NOTS EV1 | NOTS | China Lake | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-06-26 | X-ray satellite1958-F06 | Vanguard | NRL | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-05-28 | Lyman Alpha satellite1958-F05 | Vanguard | NRL | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | failure |
| 1958-05-15 | D-1 No. 21958 DEL | Sputnik 8A91 | MVS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1958-04-29 | X-ray satellite1958-F04 | Vanguard | NRL | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-04-27 | D-1 No. 11958-F03 | Sputnik 8A91 | MVS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-03-26 | Explorer 31958 GAM | Jupiter C JunoI | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
| 1958-03-17 | Vanguard Test Satellite1958 BET | Vanguard | NRL | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
| 1958-03-05 | Explorer 21958-F02 | Jupiter C JunoI | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-02-05 | Vanguard Test Satellite1958-F01 | Vanguard | NRL | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1958-02-01 | Explorer 11958 ALP | Jupiter C JunoI | ABMA | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.