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Orbital Launches in 1961

7,412 orbital launches since 1957

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7,412

Total launches

228

This year

92.9%

Success rate

161

Crewed

1957

Since

Orbital Radar lists 50 orbital launches in 1961, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

Full launch index (50 launches)

Samos E-5 (1961-12-22)DS-1 No. 2 (1961-12-21)CORONA C'''-5 (1961-12-12)Zenit-2 No. 1 (1961-12-11)Mercury SC9 (1961-11-29)Samos 4 (E-5) (1961-11-22)NASA P-33 (1961-11-18)Transit 4B (1961-11-15)CORONA C'-10 (1961-11-15)CORONA C'-9 (1961-11-05)Mercury MS-1 (1961-11-01)DS-1 No. 1 (1961-10-27)CORONA C'-8 (1961-10-23)Midas ETS-II F2 (1961-10-21)CORONA C'''-4 (1961-10-13)CORONA C'''-3 (1961-09-17)Mercury SC8A (1961-09-13)CORONA C'''-2 (1961-09-12)SAMOS E-2 (1961-09-09)CORONA C'''-1 (1961-08-30)NASA S-55A (1961-08-25)NASA P-32 (1961-08-23)NASA S-3 (1961-08-16)Vostok-3A No. 4 (1961-08-06)CORONA C'-7 (1961-08-04)ARGON 4 (1961-07-21)Midas ETS-II F1 (1961-07-12)NASA A-3 (1961-07-12)CORONA C'-6 (1961-07-07)NASA S-55 (1961-06-30)Transit 4A (1961-06-29)CORONA C'-5 (1961-06-16)ARGON 3 (1961-06-08)NASA S-45A (1961-05-24)NASA S-15 (1961-04-27)Mercury SC8 (1961-04-25)Vostok-3A No. 3 (1961-04-12)ARGON 2 (1961-04-08)CORONA C'-4 (1961-03-30)Vostok-3 No. 2 (1961-03-25)P-14 (1961-03-25)Vostok-3 No. 1 (1961-03-09)NASA S-45 (1961-02-25)Transit 3B (1961-02-22)CORONA RM-2 (1961-02-18)ARGON 1 (1961-02-17)NASA S-56A (1961-02-16)1VA No. 2 (1961-02-12)1VA No. 1 (1961-02-04)SAMOS F-1 (1961-01-31)

Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.