Spacecrafts launched in 1959 |
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ID n° | Date | Payload(s) | Vehicle | Site | Country, Type |
1959-001 | 02.01.59 | Luna 1 [Ye-1 #4] (Mechta, AMS) | Vostok-L | Baikonur | USSR |
1959-F01 | 21.01.59 | Discoverer 0 | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-4 | US |
1959-002 | 17.02.59 | Vanguard 2 (20in Cloud cover #2) | Vanguard SLV-4 | CC, LC-18A | US |
1959-003 | 28.02.59 | Discoverer 1 | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-4 | US |
1959-004 | 03.03.59 | Pioneer 4 | Juno-2 | CC, LC-5 | US |
1959-005 | 13.04.59 | Discoverer 2 | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-4 | US |
1959-F02 | 14.04.59 | Vanguard (13in Magnetometer #1) | Vanguard SLV-5 | CC, LC-18A | US |
1959-F03 | 03.06.59 | Discoverer 3 | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-4 | US |
1959-F04 | 18.06.59 | Luna (Ye-1A #1) | Vostok-L | Baikonur | USSR |
1959-F05 | 22.06.59 | Vanguard (20in Radiation balance #1) | Vanguard SLV-6 | CC, LC-18A | US |
1959-F06 | 25.06.59 | Discoverer 4 (KH-1 1) | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-5 | US |
1959-F07 | 16.07.59 | Explorer (S 1) | Juno-2 | CC, LC-5 | US |
1959-006 | 07.08.59 | Explorer 6 (S 2) | Thor-DM18 Able-3 | CC, LC-17A | US |
1959-007 | 13.08.59 | Discoverer 5 (KH-1 2) | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-4 | US |
1959-F08 | 15.08.59 | Beacon 2 | Juno-2 (3 St.) | CC, LC-26B | US |
1959-008 | 19.08.59 | Discoverer 6 (KH-1 3) | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-5 | US |
1959-Sub1 | 21.08.59 | Mercury LJ-1 | Little-Joe-1 | Wallops Island | US, suborbital LES test |
1959-Sub2 | 09.09.59 | Mercury BJ-1 | Atlas 10D | CC, LC14 | US, suborbital test |
1959-009 | 12.09.59 | Luna 2 (Ye-1A #2] | Vostok-L | Baikonur | USSR |
1959-F09 | 17.09.59 | Transit 1A | Thor-DM18 Able-2 (mod.) | CC, LC-17A | US |
1959-010 | 18.09.59 | Vanguard 3 (20in Magnetometer, X-Ray, Env. #1) | Vanguard SLV-7 | CC, LC-18A | US |
1959-E02 | 24.09.59 | Pioneer P-1 | Atlas-C Able(1e launch) | CC, LC-12 | US, Exploded during static firing |
1959-Sub3 | 04.10.59 | Mercury LJ-6 | Little-Joe-1 | Wallops Island | US, suborbital LES test |
1959-011 | 04.10.59 | Luna 3 (Ye-2A #1) | Vostok-L | Baikonur, LC1 | USSR |
1959-012 | 13.10.59 | Explorer 7 (S 1a) | Juno-2 | CC LC-5 | US |
- - | 04.11.59 | Mercury LJ-1A | Little-Joe-1 | Wallops Island | US, suborbital test |
1959-013 | 07.11.59 | Discoverer 7 (KH-1 4) | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-4 | US |
1959-014 | 20.11.59 | Discoverer 8 (KH-1 5) | Thor-DM18 Agena-A | Va, 75-3-5 | US |
1959-F10 | 26.11.59 | Pioneer (P 3) | Atlas-D Able (#20D) | CC, LC-14 | US |
1959-Sub5 | 04.12.59 | Mercury LJ-2 (Monkey Sam) | Little-Joe-1 | Wallops Island | US, suborbital launch |
Note: "ID n° " in red are failed missions (rocket or satellite)
In 1959: 24 spacecrafts launched |
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In orbit on 31 dec 2004: 5 spacecrafts |
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