1960 in spaceflight

For launches in the first half of the year, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–June), for launches in the second half, see 1960 in spaceflight (July–December)

1960 in spaceflight
Orbital launches
The launch escape system fires following the failed launch of Mercury-Redstone 1
First	4 February
Last	22 December
Total	38
Successes	19
Failures	19
Partial failures	0
Catalogued	19
National firsts
Spaceflight	Japan China
Rockets
Maiden flights	Atlas-Agena Molniya Scout Thor DM-18 Able-IV Thor DM-21 Ablestar Thor DM-21 Agena-B Thor DM-19 Delta Vostok-L Vostok-K
Retirements	Atlas-Able Luna Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Agena-A Vostok-L

Orbital launch summary

By country

	Soviet Union
	United States

Orbital launch attempts by country in 1960

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Soviet Union	9	3	6
United States	29	16	13	0

By rocket

Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Remarks
Atlas-Able	United States	2	0	2	Retired
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A	United States	3	1	2	Maiden flight
Juno II	United States	2	1	1
Luna 8K72	Soviet Union	2	0	2	Retired
Molniya 8K78	Soviet Union	2	0	2	Maiden flight
Scout X-1	United States	1	0	1	Maiden flight
Thor DM-18 Able-II	United States	1	1	0	Retired
Thor DM-18 Able-IV	United States	1	1	0	Only flight
Thor DM-21 Ablestar	United States	5	3	2	Maiden flight
Thor DM-18 Agena-A	United States	7	4	3	Retired
Thor DM-21 Agena-B	United States	4	3	1	Maiden flight
Thor DM-19 Delta	United States	3	2	1	Maiden flight
Vostok-L 8K72	Soviet Union	3	0	1	Only flights
Vostok-K 8K72K	Soviet Union	1	0	1	Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Successes	Failures	Remarks
Low Earth	26	16	10
Medium Earth	4	2	2
High Earth	1	0	1	Including Highly elliptical orbits
Heliocentric	7	1	6

References

Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches". Gunter's Space Page.
"Space Information Center". JAXA.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report". Jonathan's Space Page.
"NASASpaceFlight.com".
"Space Calendar". NASA JPL.
"Southwest Space Archive".
"Launch Forecast". Space.com.
"Spaceflight Now".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
"U.S. Space Objects Registry".
"Хроника освоения космоса ('Chronicle of space exploration')" (in Russian). Cosmoworld.ru.

Generic references:

Footnotes

Timeline of spaceflight
1940s					1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
1950s	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
1960s	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
1970s	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
1980s	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
1990s	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018

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Discoverer 9 \| Discoverer 10 \| Midas 1 \| Pioneer 5 \| S-46 \| TIROS-1 \| Transit 1B · Solrad \| Discoverer 11 \| Luna E-3 No.1 \| Luna E-3 No.2 \| Echo 1 \| Korabl-Sputnik 1 \| Midas 2 \| Transit 2A · Solrad 1 \| Discoverer 12 \| Vostok-1K No.1 \| Discoverer 13 \| Echo 1A \| Courier 1A \| Discoverer 14 \| Korabl-Sputnik 2 \| Discoverer 15 \| Pioneer P-30 \| Courier 1B \| Mars 1M No.1 \| Samos 1 \| Mars 1M No.2 \| Discoverer 16 \| Explorer 8 \| Discoverer 17 \| TIROS-2 \| Transit 3A · Solrad 2 \| Korabl-Sputnik 3 \| Explorer S-55 \| Discoverer 18 \| Pioneer P-31 \| Discoverer 19 \| Vostok-1K No.4

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.

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