1965 in spaceflight (January–March)

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This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and March 1965. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1965 in spaceflight (April–June), 1965 in spaceflight (July–September) and 1965 in spaceflight (October–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1965 in spaceflight.

Launches[]

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January[]

7 January
03:50
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 January Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
7 January United States United StatesUSNS Wheeling, United StatesUS Navy
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric
Magnetospheric
7 January Launch failure
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
8 January
18:59:54
United StatesSM-65F Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576G United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 January Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
8 January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 8 January Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
11 January
09:36
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 52 (Zenit-2 #26) Low Earth Optical imaging 19 January Successful
11 January
17:13:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Von Steuben, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 11 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 January
14:32:26
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 12 January Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
13 January
05:02
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 13 January Launch failure
13 January
15:49
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesKPNO
KPNO Suborbital Aeronomy 13 January Successful
Apogee: 228 kilometres (142 mi)
13 January
17:12
United StatesJavelin United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
PSU Suborbital Ionospheric 13 January Successful
Apogee: 1,006 kilometres (625 mi)
13 January
23:48
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 13 January Successful
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
14 January
12:00
United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 14 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 January
15:00:03
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 January Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
15 January
21:00:44
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg United StatesUS Air Force
United States (KH-4A #1016) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 9 February Partial spacecraft failure
United States US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return 15 January[1] Successful
United States US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return 20 January[1] Successful
Camera issues caused some images to appear smeared
15 January United States United StatesGreen River United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 15 January Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 January
05:03:42
United StatesThor LV-2D MG-18 United StatesVandenberg LC-4300B-6 United StatesUS Air Force
United States ( F1/DAPP 10) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather 13 July 1979 Partial spacecraft failure
Thermal regulation problem due to heat shield deployment issues, maiden flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18
19 January
14:04:00
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesNASA
United StatesGemini 2 NASA Suborbital Test flight 14:22:14 Successful
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi), test of the heat shield on the Gemini spacecraft
20 January United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 20 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
20 January United States United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 20 January Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
21 January
20:30
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 21 January Successful
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi)
21 January
21:34:54
United StatesSM-65D Atlas D United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV test 28 May Successful
United StatesOV1-1 US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Radiation Launch failure
OV1 pod failed to separate from Atlas
22 January
05:14
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 22 January Successful
Apogee: 350 kilometres (220 mi)
22 January
07:52:00
United StatesDelta C United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17A United StatesNASA
United States (Tiros I/A-54) NASA (1965)
ESSA (1965–1968)
Sun-synchronous Weather In orbit Successful
Ceased operations on 12 June 1968
22 January
21:46
CanadaBlack Brant IVA CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
BAL Suborbital Test flight 22 January Successful
Apogee: 670 kilometres (420 mi)
23 January
16:30:08
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Sam Rayburn, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
23 January
18:15
CanadaBlack Brant IVA CanadaChurchill CanadaCARDE
BAL Suborbital Test flight 23 January Successful
Apogee: 735 kilometres (457 mi)
23 January
20:09
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United States (KH-7 #15/AFP-206 SV-965) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 29 January Successful
23 January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 23 January Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
25 January
16:00
CanadaBlack Brant IIB CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
BAL Suborbital Test flight 25 January Successful
Apogee: 230 kilometres (140 mi)
25 January
20:53
CanadaBlack Brant IIB CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
BAL Suborbital Test flight 25 January Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
26 January
09:40:26
United StatesHydra-Iris United StatesUSNS Wheeling, United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Ionospheric
Magnetospheric
26 January Successful
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi)
27 January
20:30
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 January
21:32
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 27 January Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
27 January United StatesNike-Tomahawk 9A United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 27 January Successful
Apogee: 302 kilometres (188 mi)
28 January
04:24
United StatesNike-Cajun Canada Churchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 January Successful
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
28 January
12:51:10
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Junior United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 28 January Launch failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 January United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 28 January Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
29 January
01:21:15
United StatesLGM-30F Minuteman II United StatesCape Canaveral LC-31B United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 January Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
30 January
05:15
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
30 January
07:45
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital IR Astronomy 30 January Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
30 January
08:04
Soviet UnionR-36 Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful
Apogee: 1,493 kilometres (928 mi)
30 January
09:36
Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 53 ( #5) Low Earth Technology/Radiation 12 August 1966 Successful
31 January
05:01
Japan JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric 31 January Successful
Apogee: 1,040 kilometres (650 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test January Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)

February[]

1 February United StatesNike-Apache SwedenEsrange NorwayNTNF
NTNF Suborbital Auroral 1 February Launch failure
1 February France France FranceDassault
Dassault Suborbital Missile test 1 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 February
06:30
United StatesAthena RTV United StatesGreen River Pad 2 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 2 February Launch failure
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
2 February
09:57
United States AustraliaWoomera AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 2 February Successful
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi)
2 February United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 February United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 February United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy 2 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 February United StatesTomahawk United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 2 February Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
3 February
16:36:00
United StatesDelta C United StatesCape Canaveral LC-17B United StatesNASA
United StatesOSO-2 (OSO-B2/S-17) NASA Low Earth Solar 9 August 1989 Successful
Ceased operations on 6 June 1966
3 February
18:08
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 3 February Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
3 February
22:55
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
Adelaide Suborbital Aeronomy 3 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 3 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
3 February United StatesTomahawk United StatesTonopah United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 3 February Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
4 February
04:45
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
4 February
05:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
4 February
17:34
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 4 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 February
05:01
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric 6 February Successful
Apogee: 325 kilometres (202 mi)
6 February
10:02
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Suborbital Solar 6 February Successful
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi)
6 February
10:19
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 6 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Woodrow Wilson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 6 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 February
17:25:05
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Sam Rayburn, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 8 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 February
22:15
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesPoint Barrow United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 February Successful
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
8 February
22:53
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 February Successful
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)
8 February
22:58
United StatesNike-Cajun CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 February Successful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
8 February United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 February Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
11 February
15:19:05
United StatesTitan IIIA United StatesCape Canaveral LC-20 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesLES-1 Lincoln Intended: Highly elliptical
Achieved: Medium Earth
Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure
Intentionally launched into medium Earth orbit, spacecraft was to manoeuvre to final orbit by itself using a motor, but failed to do so
11 February
17:55
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 11 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 February Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 11 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 February
12:00:06
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 February Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet Union Intended: Low Earth Radar target 12 February Launch failure
Second stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit
12 February United StatesAthena RTV United States United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 12 February Launch failure
12 February United StatesMGM-31 Pershing I United StatesFort Wingate United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
12 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
12 February United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2 United StatesUSS Thomas Jefferson, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 12 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 February
14:37:03
United StatesSaturn I United StatesCape Canaveral LC-37B United StatesNASA
United StatesApollo BP-16 NASA Low Earth Technology 10 July 1985 Successful
United StatesPegasus 1 NASA Low Earth Micrometeoroids 17 September 1978 Successful
Boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft, Pegasus ceased operations on 29 August 1968
15 February
16:30:03
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS John C. Calhoun, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 February United StatesNike-Apache SwedenEsrange NorwayNTNF
NTNF Suborbital Auroral 15 February Launch failure
16 February
05:00
United StatesAthena RTV United States United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 16 February Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
17 February
17:05:00
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 8 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor 20 February
09:57:37
Successful
18 February
20:09
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 18 February Successful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
19 February
00:25
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi)
19 February
04:51:02
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful
Apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi)
19 February
04:51:42
United StatesNike-Tomahawk CanadaChurchill United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Auroral 19 February Successful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
19 February
09:17:31
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 19 February Successful
Apogee: 187 kilometres (116 mi)
20 February
06:30:02
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 20 February Launch failure
20 February Soviet UnionKosmos-2I 63S1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Site 86/1 Soviet Union
Soviet Union Intended: Low Earth Technology/Radiation +64 seconds Launch failure
First stage malfunctioned, failed to achieve orbit
21 February
11:00
Soviet UnionKosmos-1 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication 15 September 1968 Successful
Soviet Union (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication 2 February 1968 Successful
Soviet Union (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication 2 November 1967 Successful
22 February
07:40:47
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 57 (Voskhod 3KD #1) Low Earth Test flight 22 February Spacecraft failure
Accidentally commanded to deorbit and self-destruct shortly after launch
23 February
17:15
United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 23 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 February
21:44:55
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-1-1 United StatesUS Air Force
United States (KH-4A #1017) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 18 March Partial spacecraft failure
United States US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return February/March Successful
United States US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return February/March Successful
Shutter failed towards end of mission
25 February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 25 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 February
05:02
Soviet UnionVostok-2M Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Meteor #2) Low Earth Weather 25 February 1990 Successful
26 February
11:10
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 26 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 February Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/3 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 February Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
27 February
11:11:16
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 27 February Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
27 February
21:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 27 February Successful
Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
27 February
21:33
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 27 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 February
22:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 27 February Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
27 February FranceEmeraude VE121 AlgeriaHammaguira Brigitte FranceCNES
CNES Suborbital Missile test 27 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 February
00:21
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
28 February Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
28 February
03:30
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
28 February
04:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
28 February
06:00
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Launch failure
Apogee: 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
28 February
09:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 February
09:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
28 February
11:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 February Launch failure
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi)
28 February
11:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Successful
Apogee: 139 kilometres (86 mi)
28 February
12:11
United StatesNike-Apache CanadaChurchill United StatesNASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 28 February Launch failure
Apogee: 55 kilometres (34 mi)
28 February
13:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesEglin United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 February Launch failure
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi)
February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
February United StatesNike-Javelin United StatesWhite Sands United StatesDASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

March[]

1 March
17:18:06
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS John C. Calhoun, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
1 March
20:43
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesSwedenNASA/?
UPP Suborbital Aeronomy 1 March Successful
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
2 March
01:10
United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-08 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
2 March
09:52:31
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 2 March Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
2 March
13:25
United StatesAtlas LV-3C Centaur-C United StatesCanaveral LC-36A United StatesNASA
United States NASA Intended: Geosynchronous transfer Technology +2 seconds Launch failure
Fuel valves closed after launch causing engines to shut down, rocket fell back and exploded on launch pad, final flight of Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C
2 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Technology 2 March Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
2 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 2 March Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
3 March
00:09
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 3 March Successful
Apogee: 241 kilometres (150 mi)
3 March
04:42
United KingdomSkylark 3 AustraliaWoomera United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 3 March Successful
Apogee: 216 kilometres (134 mi)
3 March
14:15:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 3 March
Apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)
3 March
22:28
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesNorwayNASA/NTNF
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 3 March Launch failure
Apogee: 22 kilometres (14 mi)
4 March
18:32
United States United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
NASA Suborbital Test flight 4 March Successful
Apogee: 181 kilometres (112 mi)
4 March Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 4 March Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
4 March FranceCentaure 1 AlgeriaHammaguira Bacchus FranceCNES
CNRS Suborbital Solar 4 March Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
5 March
00:11
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 5 March Successful
Apogee: 245 kilometres (152 mi)
5 March
01:12:59
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A2E United StatesCape Canaveral LC-25A United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
5 March
11:00:21
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
5 March
20:57:50
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesSwedenNASA/?
UPP Suborbital Aeronomy 5 March Successful
Apogee: 180 kilometres (110 mi)
5 March United StatesHGM-25A Titan I United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 March
03:41
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy 6 March Successful
Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
6 March
07:32
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL/Utah Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
6 March Successful
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
6 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk CanadaChurchill United StatesSandia
LASL Suborbital Auroral 6 March Successful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
6 March Soviet UnionR-9 Desna Soviet UnionBaikonur Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 6 March Successful
Apogee: 1,160 kilometres (720 mi)
7 March
09:07
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Zenit-4) Low Earth Optical imaging 15 March Successful
Carried prototype Voskhod 3KD airlock
8 March
15:35
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 8 March Successful
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
8 March
17:48:08
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-2 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 8 March Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
8 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 March
06:26:26
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 9 March Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
9 March
16:25
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 9 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 March
18:29:47
United StatesThor SLV-2 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg LC-75-1-2 United StatesUS Air Force
United States (NRL-PL 142/Poppy 4) NRL Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
United States NRL Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
United States NRL Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
United StatesSecor-3 (EGRS-3) US Army Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful
United StatesSOLRAD 7B NRL Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful
United States NRL Low Earth Calibration 27 March 1981 Successful
United States NRL Low Earth Calibration In orbit Successful
United StatesOSCAR 3 Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Successful
NRL Composite 5
10 March
16:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 10 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 March Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 March
09:35:14
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 11 March Successful
Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
11 March
10:38
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 11 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 March
13:39:59
United StatesThor DSV-2A Ablestar United StatesVandenberg United StatesUS Air Force
United States (Transit O-3/NNS 30030) US Navy Low Earth Navigation 14 June Spacecraft failure
United StatesSecor-2 (EGRS-2) US Army Low Earth Geodesy 26 February 1968 Successful
Transit O-3 failed a few weeks after launch
11 March
20:07
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 11 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
12 March
09:30
Soviet UnionMolniya-L Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 60 ( #9) Intended: Highly elliptical
Achieved: Low Earth
Lunar lander 17 March Launch failure
Escape stage engine failed to ignite due to power system malfunction
12 March
13:30
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 12 March Successful
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
12 March
16:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-9 United StatesNASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Plasma research 12 March Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
12 March
19:25
United StatesAtlas SLV-3 Agena-D United StatesVandenberg PALC-2-3 United StatesUS Air Force
United States (KH-7 #16/AFP-206 SV-966) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 17 March Successful
12 March
23:21:52
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576B-3 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 12 March Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
12 March United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesBarking Sands United StatesSandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 12 March Successful
Apogee: 280 kilometres (170 mi)
13 March
03:38
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 13 March Successful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
13 March
03:55
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Astronomy 13 March Successful
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
13 March
07:42
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) CanadaChurchill United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL/Utah Suborbital Meteoroid research
Auroral
13 March Successful
Apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
13 March
08:20:31
Soviet UnionR-17 Elbrus Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 13 March Successful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
15 March
11:00
Soviet UnionKosmos-1 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/15 Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication 15 January 1968 Successful
Soviet Union (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication 24 September 1968 Successful
Soviet Union (Strela-1) Low Earth Communication 4 November 1967 Successful
15 March
18:22:02
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 March
19:09:01
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 15 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 March
20:41
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesNorwayNASA/NTNF
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric
Auroral
15 March Launch failure
Apogee: 35 kilometres (22 mi)
16 March
16:15
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 16 March Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
16 March
16:51
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 16 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-02 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
16 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 March
15:10
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
ASE Suborbital Solar 17 March Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
17 March
18:08
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/ROE/Sheffield Suborbital UV astronomy 17 March Launch failure
Apogee: 19 kilometres (12 mi)
17 March
21:30
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
U of Toronto Suborbital Aeronomy 17 March Successful
Apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
18 March
04:43:46
United StatesThor LV-2D MG-18 United StatesVandenberg LC-4300B-6 United StatesUS Air Force
United States (DMSP-3B F2/DAPP 11) US Air Force Sun-synchronous Weather 31 December 1989 Successful
Final flight of Thor LV-2D MG-18
18 March
06:04
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 18 March Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
18 March
06:41
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 March
07:00:00
Soviet UnionVoskhod Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 1/5 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionVoskhod 2 Low Earth Technology 19 March
09:02:17
Successful
Manned flight with two cosmonauts, Alexei Leonov became the first man to perform an extra-vehicular activity
18 March
10:07
JapanLambda 3 JapanKagoshima LA-L JapanISAS
Nagasaki/Tokyo Suborbital XR astronomy 18 March Successful
Apogee: 1,085 kilometres (674 mi)
18 March
16:01
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 18 March Successful
Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
18 March
16:38
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 18 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 March
20:43
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
UT Dallas Suborbital Aeronomy 18 March Successful
Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)
19 March
03:00
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 19 March Successful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
19 March
06:24
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
SASK Suborbital Fields research 19 March Successful
Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
19 March
18:09
United StatesNike-Tomahawk United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 19 March Successful
Apogee: 315 kilometres (196 mi)
20 March
05:42
United StatesAerobee-300 United StatesWallops Island United StatesNASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 20 March Successful
Apogee: 326 kilometres (203 mi)
20 March
13:20:09
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 20 March Successful
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi)
20 March
16:28
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 20 March Successful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
20 March
17:04:13
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 20 March Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
21 March
21:37:02
United StatesAtlas LV-3A Agena-B United StatesCape Canaveral LC-12 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesRanger 9 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar impactor 24 March
14:08:20
Successful
Final flight of Atlas LV-3A Agena-B
21 March
23:08
United KingdomBlue Streak AustraliaWoomera EuropeELDO
ELDO Suborbital 21 March Successful
Apogee: 263 kilometres (163 mi)
22 March
07:44
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 22 March Successful
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi)
22 March
08:49:10
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 22 March Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
22 March
22:19
United StatesNike-Apache NorwayAndøya United StatesNorwayNASA/NTNF
NICP/KGO Suborbital Aeronomy 22 March Launch failure
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
22 March Soviet UnionR-14 Chusovaya Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 22 March Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
23 March
09:31:09
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-18 United StatesNASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 23 March Successful
Apogee: 165 kilometres (103 mi)
23 March
14:24:00
United StatesTitan II GLV United StatesCape Canaveral LC-19 United StatesUS Air Force
United StatesGemini III NASA Low Earth Test flight 19:16:31 Successful
Carried two astronauts, first manned Gemini mission
24 March
01:24
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 24 March Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
24 March
05:03
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 24 March Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
24 March
06:40
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
NRC Suborbital Fields research 24 March Successful
Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
24 March
16:34
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 24 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
24 March
17:07
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 24 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
25 March
00:06
United KingdomSkylark-7C AustraliaWoomera LA-2 United KingdomAustraliaRAE/WRE
UCL/ROE/Sheffield Suborbital UV Astronomy
Ionospheric
25 March Successful
Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi)
25 March
02:15:16
United StatesLGM-25C Titan II United StatesVandenberg United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
25 March
05:34
CanadaBlack Brant II CanadaChurchill CanadaNRC
NRC Suborbital Ionospheric
Micrometeoroid research
25 March Successful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
25 March
10:04
Soviet UnionVostok-2 Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 31/6 Soviet Union
Soviet UnionKosmos 64 (Zenit-2 #17) Low Earth Optical imaging 2 April Successful
25 March
11:21
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
TAO Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric
25 March Successful
Apogee: 320 kilometres (200 mi)
25 March
16:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 25 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 March
21:11:17
United StatesThrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D United StatesVandenberg United StatesUS Air Force
United States (KH-4A #1018) US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Optical imaging 5 April Successful
United States US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Film return March Successful
United States US Air Force/NRO Sun-synchronous Film return March/April Successful
25 March United StatesLGM-30B Minuteman IB United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United StatesStrategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 25 March Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 March
09:01:11
United StatesSM-65D Atlas United StatesVandenberg LC-576A-1 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 26 March Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
26 March
15:41
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 26 March Successful
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi)
26 March
16:13
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 26 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
26 March Soviet UnionR-12 Dvina Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionMVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 March Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
27 March
03:00
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 27 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 March
05:01
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Tokyo Suborbital Ionospheric 27 March Successful
Apogee: 335 kilometres (208 mi)
27 March
06:20
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 27 March Successful
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi)
27 March
18:08
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 27 March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
28 March
07:01
JapanKappa-9M JapanKagoshima JapanISAS
Kyoto Suborbital Ionospheric
Plasma
28 March Successful
Apogee: 349 kilometres (217 mi)
28 March
15:50
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 28 March Successful
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
29 March
00:02
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 29 March Successful
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi)
29 March
02:20
CanadaMartlet 2 BarbadosBarbados CanadaUnited StatesDND/DoD
DND/DoD Suborbital Aeronomy 29 March Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
29 March
15:47
United StatesNike-Apache United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 29 March Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
29 March
15:47
United StatesNike-Cajun United StatesUSS Croatan, PO-11 LP-30 United StatesNASA
NASA Suborbital Plasma research 29 March Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
29 March
18:30:07
United StatesUGM-27 Polaris A3 United StatesUSS Nathanael Greene, ETR United StatesUS Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 29 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
30 March
05:50
United StatesAerobee-150 (Hi) United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesNRL
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy
UV astronomy
30 March Successful
Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi)
30 March
09:30
United StatesHAD AustraliaWoomera LA-2 AustraliaWRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 30 March Successful
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
30 March
16:09:31
United StatesXRM-91 Blue Scout Jr United StatesCape Canaveral LC-18A United StatesUS Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Magnetospheric 30 March Successful
Apogee: 12,067 kilometres (7,498 mi)
30 March Soviet UnionR-16U Soviet UnionBaikonur Site 41/4 Soviet UnionRVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 30 March Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
31 March
14:34
United KingdomSkylark-7 ItalySalto di Quirra EuropeESRO
UCL Suborbital Ionospheric 31 March Launch failure
Apogee: 45 kilometres (28 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
March United StatesNike-Apache United StatesWhite Sands United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Target March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
March United States 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ABM test March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
March United StatesNike-Zeus 3 United StatesKwajalein United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital ABM test March Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)

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Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b "Satellite Operations for January 1965" (PDF). NRO. 8 February 1965. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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