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Orbital Launches in 1962
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 81 orbital launches in 1962, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-12-22 | Zenit-2 No. 61962 B OME | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-12-19 | Transit VA-11962 B PSI | Scout X-3 | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-12-17 | Midas ETS-III F11962-F09 | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | — | LEO | failure |
| 1962-12-16 | NASA S-55B1962 B CHI | Scout X-3 | NASA | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-12-14 | CORONA M-171962 B PHI | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-12-13 | Relay A1962 B UPS | Thor Delta B | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1962-12-13 | POPPY 1 SV11962 B TAU | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 6 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1962-12-04 | CORONA M-161962 B SIG | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-11-24 | CORONA M-151962 B RHO | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-11-11 | AFP-201 PVP 8551962 B PI | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-11-05 | CORONA M-141962 B OMI | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-11-04 | 2MV-3 No. 11962 B XI | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1962-11-01 | 2MV-4 No. 21962 B NU | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1962-10-31 | ANNA 1B1962 B MU | Thor Ablestar | US Space Force | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-10-27 | EPE C1962 B LAM | Thor Delta A | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1962-10-26 | CORONA R&D FTV 14011962 B KAP | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1962-10-25 | 1MS No. 21962-F08 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | failure |
| 1962-10-24 | 2MV-4 No. 11962 B IOT | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1962-10-20 | DS-A1 No. 11962 B THE | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-10-18 | Ranger 51962 B ETA | Atlas Agena B | MSFC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1962-10-17 | Zenit-2 No. 51962 B ZET | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-10-09 | ARGON 91962 B EPS | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-10-03 | Mercury SC161962 B DEL | Atlas D | AFSSD/STGL | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-10-02 | EPE B1962 B GAM | Thor Delta A | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1962-09-29 | CORONA M-131962 B BET | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-09-29 | Alouette 11962 B ALP | Thor Agena B | LERC/AFSSD | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-09-27 | Zenit-2 No. 71962 A OME | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-09-18 | Tiros F21962 A PSI | Thor Delta | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-09-17 | CORONA M-121962 A CHI | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-09-12 | 2MV-2 No. 11962 A PHI | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1962-09-01 | ARGON 101962 A UPS | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-09-01 | 2MV-1 No. 21962 A TAU | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1962-08-29 | CORONA M-111962 A SIG | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-08-27 | Mariner R-21962 A RHO | Atlas Agena B | MSFC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1962-08-25 | 2MV-1 No. 11962 A PI | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1962-08-23 | P35-21962 A OMI | Scout X-2M | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-08-18 | DS-K-8 No. 11962 A XI | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-08-12 | Vostok-3A No. 61962 A NU | Vostok 8K72 K | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-08-11 | Vostok-3A No. 51962 A MU | Vostok 8K72 K | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-08-05 | AFP-201 PVP 8541962 A LAM | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-08-02 | CORONA M-101962 A KAP | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-07-28 | Zenit-2 No. 41962 A IOT | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-07-28 | CORONA M-91962 A THE | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-07-22 | Mariner R-11962-F07 | Atlas Agena B | MSFC/AFSSD | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | — | LEO | failure |
| 1962-07-21 | CORONA M-81962 A ETA | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-07-18 | AFP-201 PVP 8531962 A ZET | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-07-10 | Telstar 11962 A EPS | Thor Delta | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1962-06-30 | DS-P1 No. 11962 A DEL | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-06-28 | CORONA M-71962 A GAM | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1962-06-23 | CORONA M-61962 A BET | Thor Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Zenit-2 No. 6 (1962-12-22)Transit VA-1 (1962-12-19)Midas ETS-III F1 (1962-12-17)NASA S-55B (1962-12-16)CORONA M-17 (1962-12-14)Relay A (1962-12-13)POPPY 1 SV1 (1962-12-13)CORONA M-16 (1962-12-04)CORONA M-15 (1962-11-24)AFP-201 PVP 855 (1962-11-11)CORONA M-14 (1962-11-05)2MV-3 No. 1 (1962-11-04)2MV-4 No. 2 (1962-11-01)ANNA 1B (1962-10-31)EPE C (1962-10-27)CORONA R&D FTV 1401 (1962-10-26)1MS No. 2 (1962-10-25)2MV-4 No. 1 (1962-10-24)DS-A1 No. 1 (1962-10-20)Ranger 5 (1962-10-18)Zenit-2 No. 5 (1962-10-17)ARGON 9 (1962-10-09)Mercury SC16 (1962-10-03)EPE B (1962-10-02)CORONA M-13 (1962-09-29)Alouette 1 (1962-09-29)Zenit-2 No. 7 (1962-09-27)Tiros F2 (1962-09-18)CORONA M-12 (1962-09-17)2MV-2 No. 1 (1962-09-12)2MV-1 No. 2 (1962-09-01)ARGON 10 (1962-09-01)CORONA M-11 (1962-08-29)Mariner R-2 (1962-08-27)2MV-1 No. 1 (1962-08-25)P35-2 (1962-08-23)DS-K-8 No. 1 (1962-08-18)Vostok-3A No. 6 (1962-08-12)Vostok-3A No. 5 (1962-08-11)AFP-201 PVP 854 (1962-08-05)CORONA M-10 (1962-08-02)Zenit-2 No. 4 (1962-07-28)CORONA M-9 (1962-07-28)Mariner R-1 (1962-07-22)CORONA M-8 (1962-07-21)AFP-201 PVP 853 (1962-07-18)Telstar 1 (1962-07-10)DS-P1 No. 1 (1962-06-30)CORONA M-7 (1962-06-28)CORONA M-6 (1962-06-23)Tiros E (1962-06-19)Ferret 2 (1962-06-18)AFP-201 PVP 852 (1962-06-17)CORONA M-5 (1962-06-02)Zenit-2 No. 3 (1962-06-01)CORONA M-4 (1962-05-30)2MS No. 2 (1962-05-28)Mercury SC18 (1962-05-24)P35-1 (1962-05-24)ARGON 5 (1962-05-15)ANNA 1A (1962-05-10)CORONA M-3 (1962-04-29)GRAB SV5 (1962-04-26)AFP-201 PVP 851 (1962-04-26)UK 1 (1962-04-26)Zenit-2 No. 2 (1962-04-26)2MS No. 1 (1962-04-24)Ranger 4 (1962-04-23)CORONA M-2 (1962-04-18)Midas ETS-II F3 (1962-04-09)1MS No. 1 (1962-04-06)DS-2 No. 1 (1962-03-16)Samos E-5 (1962-03-07)NASA S-16 (1962-03-07)CORONA M-1 (1962-02-27)Ferret 1 (1962-02-21)Mercury SC13 (1962-02-20)NASA A-9 (1962-02-08)NASA P-34 (1962-01-26)GRAB SV4 (1962-01-24)CORONA C'''-6 (1962-01-13)
Last updated 2026-09-20 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.