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Orbital Launches in 1960

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 38 every orbital launch in 1960, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

38 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1960-12-22Vostok-1 No. 41960-F19Vostok 8K72 KSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1960-12-20CORONA RM-11960 TAUThor Agena BUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-12-15Able VB1960-F18Atlas AbleUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-12-07CORONA C'-31960 SIGThor Agena BUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-12-04NASA S-561960-F17Scout X-1NASAWallops Island—LEOfailure
1960-12-01Vostok-1 No. 31960 RHOVostok 8K72Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1960-11-30Transit 3A1960-F16Thor AblestarUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-11-23NASA A-21960 PIThor DeltaNASACape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1960-11-12CORONA C'-21960 OMIThor Agena BUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-11-03NASA S-301960 XIJuno IINASACape Canaveral—MEOsuccess
1960-10-26CORONA C'-11960-F15Thor Agena BUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1960-10-141M No. 21960-F14Molniya 8K78Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1960-10-11SAMOS E-11960-F13Atlas Agena AUS Air ForcePt Arguello—LEOfailure
1960-10-101M No. 11960-F12Molniya 8K78Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1960-10-04Courier 1B1960 NUThor AblestarUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1960-09-25Able VA1960-F11Atlas AbleUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-09-13CORONA C-101960 MUThor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-08-19Vostok-1 No. 21960 LAMVostok 8K72Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1960-08-18Courier 1A1960-F10Thor AblestarUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-08-18CORONA C-91960 KAPThor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-08-12A-111960 IOTThor DeltaNASACape Canaveral—MEOsuccess
1960-08-10CORONA Diagnostic 21960 THEThor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-07-28Vostok-1 No. 11960-F09Vostok 8K72Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1960-06-29CORONA Diagnostic 11960-F08Thor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1960-06-22Transit 2A1960 ETAThor AblestarUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1960-05-24Midas ETS-I F21960 ZETAtlas Agena AUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1960-05-15Vostok-1P1960 EPSVostok 8K72Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1960-05-13A-10 Echo1960-F07Thor DeltaNASACape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-04-16E-3 No. 21960-F06Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1960-04-15CORONA C-81960 DELThor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1960-04-15E-3 No. 11960-U01Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOfailure
1960-04-13Transit 1B1960 GAMThor AblestarUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1960-04-01A-11960 BETThor Able II M1US Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1960-03-23NASA S-461960-F04Juno IINASACape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-03-11P-21960 ALPThor Able IVUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1960-02-26Midas ETS-I F11960-F03Atlas Agena AUS Air ForceCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1960-02-19CORONA C-71960-F02Thor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1960-02-04CORONA C-61960-F01Thor Agena AUS Air ForceVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure

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About this database

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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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (38 launches)
Vostok-1 No. 4 (1960-12-22)CORONA RM-1 (1960-12-20)Able VB (1960-12-15)CORONA C'-3 (1960-12-07)NASA S-56 (1960-12-04)Vostok-1 No. 3 (1960-12-01)Transit 3A (1960-11-30)NASA A-2 (1960-11-23)CORONA C'-2 (1960-11-12)NASA S-30 (1960-11-03)CORONA C'-1 (1960-10-26)1M No. 2 (1960-10-14)SAMOS E-1 (1960-10-11)1M No. 1 (1960-10-10)Courier 1B (1960-10-04)Able VA (1960-09-25)CORONA C-10 (1960-09-13)Vostok-1 No. 2 (1960-08-19)Courier 1A (1960-08-18)CORONA C-9 (1960-08-18)A-11 (1960-08-12)CORONA Diagnostic 2 (1960-08-10)Vostok-1 No. 1 (1960-07-28)CORONA Diagnostic 1 (1960-06-29)Transit 2A (1960-06-22)Midas ETS-I F2 (1960-05-24)Vostok-1P (1960-05-15)A-10 Echo (1960-05-13)E-3 No. 2 (1960-04-16)E-3 No. 1 (1960-04-15)CORONA C-8 (1960-04-15)Transit 1B (1960-04-13)NASA S-46 (1960-03-23)P-2 (1960-03-11)Midas ETS-I F1 (1960-02-26)CORONA C-7 (1960-02-19)CORONA C-6 (1960-02-04)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.