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Orbital Launches in 1963
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 70 orbital launches in 1963, 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 |
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| 1963-12-21 | CORONA M-261963-055 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-12-21 | Tiros H1963-054 | Thor Delta B | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-12-19 | AD-A1963-053 | Scout X-4 | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1963-12-19 | Zenit-2 No. 151963-052 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-12-18 | GAMBIT SV 9541963-051 | Atlas Agena D | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-12-13 | Omega-1 No. 21963-050 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-12-05 | Transit VBN-21963-049 | Thor Ablestar 2 | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-11-28 | Zenit-2 No. 141963-F15 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-11-27 | CORONA M-251963-048 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-11-27 | AC-21963-047 | Atlas Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-11-27 | IMP A1963-046 | Thor Delta C | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1963-11-16 | Zenit-4 No. 11963-045 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-11-11 | 3MV-1 No. 11963-044 | Molniya 8K78 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1963-11-09 | CORONA M-241963-F14 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-11-01 | I-2B No. 1021963-043 | Polyot 11A59 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-10-29 | ARGON 61963-042 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-10-25 | GAMBIT SV 9531963-041 | Atlas Agena D | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-10-24 | DS-A1 No. 41963-F13 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-10-18 | Zenit-2 No. 131963-040 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-10-17 | Vela 1A1963-039 | Atlas Agena D | US Space Force | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1963-09-28 | Transit VBN-11963-038 | Thor Ablestar 2 | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-09-27 | P35-51963-F12 | Scout X-2B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-09-23 | CORONA J-21963-037 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-09-06 | GAMBIT SV 9521963-036 | Atlas Agena D | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-08-29 | ARGON 111963-035 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-08-25 | CORONA J-11963-034 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-08-22 | DS-A1 No. 31963-F11 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-08-06 | DS-P1 No. 31963-033 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-07-31 | LANYARD 31963-032 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-07-26 | Syncom 21963-031 | Thor Delta B | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1963-07-19 | Midas ETS-III F41963-030 | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 4 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1963-07-19 | CORONA M-231963-029 | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-07-12 | GAMBIT SV 9511963-028 | Atlas Agena D | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-07-10 | Zenit-2 No. 121963-E01 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-06-29 | Ferret 41963-027 | Thor SLV-2A Agena B | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-28 | AFCRL A1963-026 | Scout X-4 | NASA | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-27 | CORONA M-221963-025 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1963-06-19 | Tiros G1963-024 | Thor Delta B | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-16 | Vostok-3A No. 81963-023 | Vostok 8K72 K | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-16 | Transit VA-31963-022 | Scout X-3 | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-15 | SURCAL1963-021 | Thor Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | failure |
| 1963-06-14 | Vostok-3A No. 71963-020 | Vostok 8K72 K | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-12 | CORONA M-211963-019 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-06-12 | Midas ETS-III F31963-F09 | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-06-01 | DS-MT No. 11963-F08 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | failure |
| 1963-05-24 | Zenit-2 No. 111963-018 | Vostok 8A92 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-05-22 | DS-A1 No. 21963-017 | Kosmos 63S1 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-05-18 | LANYARD 21963-016 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | US Space Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-05-15 | Mercury SC201963-015 | Atlas D | AFSSD/STG | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1963-05-09 | Midas ETS-III F21963-014 | Atlas Agena B | US Space Force | Point Arguello | 5 payloads ↗ | MEO | 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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Tiros H (1963-12-21)CORONA M-26 (1963-12-21)AD-A (1963-12-19)Zenit-2 No. 15 (1963-12-19)GAMBIT SV 954 (1963-12-18)Omega-1 No. 2 (1963-12-13)Transit VBN-2 (1963-12-05)Zenit-2 No. 14 (1963-11-28)IMP A (1963-11-27)CORONA M-25 (1963-11-27)AC-2 (1963-11-27)Zenit-4 No. 1 (1963-11-16)3MV-1 No. 1 (1963-11-11)CORONA M-24 (1963-11-09)I-2B No. 102 (1963-11-01)ARGON 6 (1963-10-29)GAMBIT SV 953 (1963-10-25)DS-A1 No. 4 (1963-10-24)Zenit-2 No. 13 (1963-10-18)Vela 1A (1963-10-17)Transit VBN-1 (1963-09-28)P35-5 (1963-09-27)CORONA J-2 (1963-09-23)GAMBIT SV 952 (1963-09-06)ARGON 11 (1963-08-29)CORONA J-1 (1963-08-25)DS-A1 No. 3 (1963-08-22)DS-P1 No. 3 (1963-08-06)LANYARD 3 (1963-07-31)Syncom 2 (1963-07-26)Midas ETS-III F4 (1963-07-19)CORONA M-23 (1963-07-19)GAMBIT SV 951 (1963-07-12)Zenit-2 No. 12 (1963-07-10)Ferret 4 (1963-06-29)AFCRL A (1963-06-28)CORONA M-22 (1963-06-27)Tiros G (1963-06-19)Vostok-3A No. 8 (1963-06-16)Transit VA-3 (1963-06-16)SURCAL (1963-06-15)Vostok-3A No. 7 (1963-06-14)Midas ETS-III F3 (1963-06-12)CORONA M-21 (1963-06-12)DS-MT No. 1 (1963-06-01)Zenit-2 No. 11 (1963-05-24)DS-A1 No. 2 (1963-05-22)LANYARD 2 (1963-05-18)Mercury SC20 (1963-05-15)Midas ETS-III F2 (1963-05-09)Telstar 2 (1963-05-07)Zenit-2 No. 10 (1963-04-28)ARGON 12 (1963-04-26)P35-4 (1963-04-26)Zenit-2 No. 8 (1963-04-22)Omega-1 No. 1 (1963-04-13)DS-P1 No. 2 (1963-04-06)Transit VA-2 (1963-04-05)AE-A (1963-04-03)E-6 No. 4 (1963-04-02)CORONA M-19 (1963-04-01)Zenit-2 No. 9 (1963-03-21)LANYARD 1 (1963-03-18)CORONA M-20 (1963-02-28)P35-3 (1963-02-19)Syncom 1 (1963-02-14)E-6 No. 3 (1963-02-03)Ferret 3 (1963-01-16)CORONA M-18 (1963-01-07)E-6 No. 2 (1963-01-04)
Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.