Orbital Launches in 1960
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.
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.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-12-22 | Vostok-1 No. 41960-F19 | Vostok 8K72 K | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-12-20 | CORONA RM-11960 TAU | Thor Agena B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-12-15 | Able VB1960-F18 | Atlas Able | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-12-07 | CORONA C'-31960 SIG | Thor Agena B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-12-04 | NASA S-561960-F17 | Scout X-1 | NASA | Wallops Island | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-12-01 | Vostok-1 No. 31960 RHO | Vostok 8K72 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-11-30 | Transit 3A1960-F16 | Thor Ablestar | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-11-23 | NASA A-21960 PI | Thor Delta | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-11-12 | CORONA C'-21960 OMI | Thor Agena B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-11-03 | NASA S-301960 XI | Juno II | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
| 1960-10-26 | CORONA C'-11960-F15 | Thor Agena B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-10-14 | 1M No. 21960-F14 | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-10-11 | SAMOS E-11960-F13 | Atlas Agena A | US Air Force | Pt Arguello | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-10-10 | 1M No. 11960-F12 | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-10-04 | Courier 1B1960 NU | Thor Ablestar | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-09-25 | Able VA1960-F11 | Atlas Able | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-09-13 | CORONA C-101960 MU | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-08-19 | Vostok-1 No. 21960 LAM | Vostok 8K72 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-08-18 | Courier 1A1960-F10 | Thor Ablestar | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-08-18 | CORONA C-91960 KAP | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-08-12 | A-111960 IOT | Thor Delta | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
| 1960-08-10 | CORONA Diagnostic 21960 THE | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-07-28 | Vostok-1 No. 11960-F09 | Vostok 8K72 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-06-29 | CORONA Diagnostic 11960-F08 | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-06-22 | Transit 2A1960 ETA | Thor Ablestar | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-05-24 | Midas ETS-I F21960 ZET | Atlas Agena A | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-05-15 | Vostok-1P1960 EPS | Vostok 8K72 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-05-13 | A-10 Echo1960-F07 | Thor Delta | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-04-16 | E-3 No. 21960-F06 | Vostok-L 8K72 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-04-15 | CORONA C-81960 DEL | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-04-15 | E-3 No. 11960-U01 | Vostok-L 8K72 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | HEO | failure |
| 1960-04-13 | Transit 1B1960 GAM | Thor Ablestar | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-04-01 | A-11960 BET | Thor Able II M1 | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1960-03-23 | NASA S-461960-F04 | Juno II | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-03-11 | P-21960 ALP | Thor Able IV | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1960-02-26 | Midas ETS-I F11960-F03 | Atlas Agena A | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-02-19 | CORONA C-71960-F02 | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1960-02-04 | CORONA C-61960-F01 | Thor Agena A | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
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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.