Orbital Register · 1961

Satellite Re-entries in 1961

In 1961, 60 human-made objects ended their flights: 26 spacecraft, 11 rocket bodies and 23 fragments. 43 satellites were launched that year, and 40 were in space at its end. Every one has an entry in the Orbital Register.

60
Entries in 1961: objects whose flights ended
43
Satellites launched in 1961
40
Satellites in space at the end of 1961

Every orbital launch of 1961 in the Launch Log →

Entries in 1961, month by month

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60 of 35,589 entries
1961-0040DISCOVERER 30 DEBNORAD 185 · 1961-024B · FragmentUnited States—18 Sep 1961—Re-entered1961-0039ATLAS D R/BNORAD 184 · 1961-025B · Rocket bodyUnited States13 Sep 196113 Sep 19610dRe-entered1961-0038MERCURY ATLAS 4NORAD 183 · 1961-025A · SpacecraftUnited States13 Sep 196113 Sep 19610dLanded1961-0037DISCOVERER 29NORAD 181 · 1961-023A · SpacecraftUnited States30 Aug 196110 Sep 196111dCame down with its host1961-0036DISCOVERER 23 DEBNORAD 106 · 1961-011C · FragmentUnited States—10 Sep 1961—Re-entered1961-0035ATLAS AGENA B R/BNORAD 174 · 1961-021B · Rocket bodyUnited States23 Aug 19613 Sep 196111dRe-entered1961-0034RANGER 1NORAD 173 · 1961-021A · SpacecraftUnited States23 Aug 196130 Aug 19617dRe-entered1961-0033EXPLORER 13NORAD 180 · 1961-022A · SpacecraftUnited States25 Aug 196128 Aug 19613dCame down with its host1961-0032THOR ABLESTAR R/BNORAD 30 · 1960-003A · Rocket bodyUnited States13 Apr 196018 Aug 19611y 4mRe-entered1961-0031SL-3 R/BNORAD 169 · 1961-019B · Rocket bodyUSSR6 Aug 19619 Aug 19613dRe-entered1961-0030VOSTOK 2NORAD 168 · 1961-019A · SpacecraftUSSR6 Aug 19617 Aug 19611dLanded1961-0029MIDAS 3 DEBNORAD 164 · 1961-018B · FragmentUnited States—24 Jul 1961—Re-entered1961-0028DISCOVERER 25NORAD 108 · 1961-014A · SpacecraftUnited States16 Jun 196112 Jul 196126dCame down with its host1961-0027EXPLORER 10NORAD 98 · 1961-010A · SpacecraftUnited States25 Mar 196130 Jun 19613mRe-entered1961-0026SCOUT X-1 DEBNORAD 86 · 1961-004D · FragmentUnited States—30 Jun 1961—Re-entered1961-0025SPUTNIK 4 DEBNORAD 37 · 1960-005D · FragmentUSSR—30 Jun 1961—Re-entered1961-0024THOR ABLE R/BNORAD 17 · 1959-004B · Rocket bodyUnited States7 Aug 195930 Jun 19611y 10mRe-entered1961-0023EXPLORER 6NORAD 15 · 1959-004A · SpacecraftUnited States7 Aug 195930 Jun 19611y 10mRe-entered1961-0022DISCOVERER 25 DEBNORAD 109 · 1961-014B · FragmentUnited States—19 Jun 1961—Re-entered1961-0021DISCOVERER 20 DEBNORAD 89 · 1961-005C · FragmentUnited States—20 Apr 1961—Re-entered
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Index of 1961: 26 spacecraft and 11 rocket bodies

Spacecraft

DISCOVERER 19 1961-0001 · DISCOVERER 5 CAPSULE 1961-0002 · SPUTNIK 8 1961-0006 · SPUTNIK 7 1961-0007 · SPUTNIK 9 1961-0008 · SPUTNIK 10 1961-0013 · TRANSIT 3B/LOFTI 1 1961-0016 · DISCOVERER 18 1961-0017 · VOSTOK 1 1961-0019 · EXPLORER 6 1961-0023 · EXPLORER 10 1961-0027 · DISCOVERER 25 1961-0028 · VOSTOK 2 1961-0030 · EXPLORER 13 1961-0033 · RANGER 1 1961-0034 · DISCOVERER 29 1961-0037 · MERCURY ATLAS 4 1961-0038 · DISCOVERER 31 1961-0043 · SRV 520 1961-0044 · DISCOVERER 32 1961-0045 · RANGER 2 1961-0046 · MERCURY ATLAS 5 1961-0049 · DISCOVERER 35 1961-0052 · DISCOVERER 26 1961-0053 · DISCOVERER 30 1961-0057 · DISCOVERER 36 CAPSULE 1961-0059

Rocket bodies

SL-6 R/B 1961-0003 · SL-6 R/B 1961-0004 · SL-3 R/B 1961-0014 · SL-3 R/B 1961-0020 · THOR ABLE R/B 1961-0024 · SL-3 R/B 1961-0031 · THOR ABLESTAR R/B 1961-0032 · ATLAS AGENA B R/B 1961-0035 · ATLAS D R/B 1961-0039 · ATLAS D 5 R/B 1961-0051 · ATLAS AGENA B R/B 1961-0060

The full list above also holds 23 fragments.