Spacecrafts launched in 1960

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ID n° Date Payload(s) Vehicle Site Country, Type
1960-Sub 1 21.01.60 Mercury LJ-1B (Miss Sam) Little-Joe-1 Wallops Island US, suborbital test
1960-F01 04.02.60 Discoverer 9 (KH-1 6) Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va 75-3-4 US
1960-F02 19.02.60 Discoverer 10 (KH-1 7) Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va, 75-3-5 US
1960-F03 26.02.60 Midas 1 Atlas-LV3 Agena-A CC, LC-14 US
1960-001 11.03.60 Pioneer 5 (P-2) Thor-DM18 Able-4 CC, LC-17A US, Interpl. probe
1960-F04 23.03.60 Explorer (S-46) Juno-2 CC, LC-26B US
1960-002 01.04.60 Tiros 1 (A 1) Thor-DM18 Able-2 (mod.) CC LC-17A US
1960-003 13.04.60 Transit 1B
Solrad-Dummy
Thor-DM21 Able-Star CC LC-17B US, Navigation
1960-F05 15.04.60 Luna (Ye-3 #1) Vostok-L Baikonur, LC1 USSR
1960-004 15.04.60 Discoverer 11 (KH-1 8) Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va 75-3-5 US
1960-F06 16.04.60 Luna (Ye-3 #2) Vostok-L Baikonur, LC1 USSR
1960-Sub 2 09.05.60 Mercury BA1 LES rocket Wallops Island US, LES test
1960-F07 13.05.60 Echo Delta-DM19 CC, LC-17A US
1960-005 15.05.60 Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4, Vostok-1KP #1) Vostok-L B, LC1 USSR
1960-006 24.05.60 Midas 2 Atlas-LV3 Agena-A CC LC-14 US
1960-007 22.06.60 Transit 2A
Solrad 1 (Greb 1)
Thor-DM21 Able-Star CC LC-17B US
1960-F08 29.06.60 Discoverer 12 Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va 75-3-4 US
1960-F09 28.07.60 Korabl-Sputnik (2), Vostok-1K (#1) Vostok-K B, LC1 USSR
1960-Sub3 29.07.60 Mercury MA-1 Mercury-Atlas D CC, LC14 US, suborbital test
1960-008 10.08.60 Discoverer 13 Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va, 75-3-5 US
1960-009 12.08.60 Echo 1 Delta-DM19 CC, LC-17A US
1960-F10 18.08.60 Courier 1A Thor-DM21 Able-Star CC, LC-17B US
1960-010 18.08.60 Discoverer 14 (KH-1 9) Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va, 75-3-4 US
1960-011 19.08.60 Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5, Vostok-1K #2) Vostok-K B, LC1 USSR
1960-012 13.09.60 Discoverer 15 (KH-1 10) Thor-DM18 Agena-A Va, 75-3-5 US
1960-F11 25.09.60 Pioneer (P-30) Atlas-D Able CC, LC-12 US
1960-013 04.10.60 Courier 1B Thor-DM21 Able-Star CC LC-17B US
1960-F12 10.10.60 Marsnik 1 [1M #1] Molniya 8K78 B, LC1 USSR, Mars probe
1960-F13 11.10.60 Samos-1 Atlas-LV3 Agena-A Va LC-1-1 US
1960-F14 14.10.60 Marsnik 2 [1M #2] Molniya B, LC1 USSR, Mars probe
1960-F15 26.10.60 Discoverer 16 (KH-2 1) Thor-DM21 Agena-B Va, 75-3-4 US
1960-014 03.11.60 Explorer 8 (S 30) Juno-2 CC, LC-26B US
1960-Sub4 08.11.60 Mercury LJ-5 Little-Joe-1 Wallops Island US, suborbital LES test
1960-015 12.11.60 Discoverer 17 (KH-2 2) Thor-DM21 Agena-B Va, 75-3-5 US
1960-Sub 5 21.11.60 Mercury MR-1 Redstone-Mercury CC, LC5 US, suborbital test
1960-016 23.11.60 Tiros 2 (A 2) Delta-DM19 CC, LC-17A US
1960-F16 30.11.60 Transit 3A
Solrad 2 (Greb 2)
Thor-DM21 Able-Star CC, LC-17B US
1960-017 01.12.60 Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6, Vostok-1K #3) Vostok-K B, LC1 USSR
1960-F17 04.12.60 Explorer  (S-56) Scout-X1 WI, LA-3 US
1960-018 07.12.60 Discoverer 18 (KH-2 3) Thor-DM21 Agena-B Va, 75-3-4 US
1960-F18 15.12.60 Pioneer (P-31) Atlas-D Able CC, LC-12 US
1960-Sub6 19.12.60 Mercury MR-1A Redstone-Mercury CC, LC5 US, suborbital
1960-019 20.12.60 Discoverer 19 (RM 1) Thor-DM21 Agena-B Va, 75-3-5 US
1960-F19 22.12.60 Korabl-Sputnik (4), Vostok-1K (#4) Vostok-K Baik, LC1 USSR

Note: "ID n° " in red are failed missions (rocket or satellite)

Summary:

 In 1960:

 41 spacecrafts launched
  • 21 successfull
    • 3 USSR
    • 18 USA
  • 20 failed
    • 6 USSR
    • 14 USA
 In orbit on 31 dec 1993: 7 spacecrafts
  • 6 in Earth orbit:
    • Tiros 1 (60002), Transit 2A (60007A), Solrad 1 (60007B)
      Courier 1B (60013), Explorer 8 (60014), Tiros 2 (60016)
  • 1 in Heliocentric orbit:
    • Pioneer 5 (60001)


Ref: #1, #7, #14, #84 - update: 18.09.18