Spacecrafts launched in 1963

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ID n° Date Payload(s) Vehicle Site Mission
1963-001 04.01.63 Luna (4c) [E-6 #1] - (Sputnik 25) Molniya-L B Partial Failure
1963-002 07.01.63 KH-4 18 (OPS 0048) Thor-DM21 Agena-D Va, 75-1-1
1963-003 16.01.63 Samos-F2 3 (OPS 0180) Thor-DM21 Agena-B Va 75-3-5
1963-F01 03.02.63 Luna (4d) [E-6 #2] Molniya-L B Failure
1963-004 14.02.63 Syncom 1 Delta-B CC, LC-17B
1963-005 19.02.63 DMSP-2A F1 (P35 3, OPS 0240) Scout-X3M Va, LC-D
1963-F02 28.02.63 KH-4 19 (OPS 0583) Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-3-5 Failure
1963-F03 18.03.63 KH-6 1 (OPS 0627)
Hitchhiker (1)
Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-3-4 Failure
1963-006 21.03.63 Cosmos 13 [Zenit-2 #6] Vostok-2 Baik
1963-S01 28.03.63 Saturn-Apollo 4 Saturn 1 CC, LC-34 Sub-orbital
1963-007 01.04.63 KH-4 20 (OPS 0720) Thor-DM21 Agena-D Va, 75-3-5
1963-008 02.04.63 Luna 4 [E-6 #3] Molniya-L Baikonur
1963-009 03.04.63 Explorer 17 (AE A) Delta-B CC, LC-17B
1963-F04 05.04.63 Transit-5A 2 Scout-X3 Va, LC-D Failure
1963-F05 06.04.63 Cosmos [DS-P1 #2] Cosmos KY Failure
1963-010 13.04.63 Cosmos 14 [Omega #1] Cosmos KY
1963-011 22.04.63 Cosmos 15 [Zenit-2 #7] Vostok-2 B
1963-F06 26.04.63 DMSP-2A F2 (P35 4, OPS 1298) Scout-X2M Va LC-D Failure
1963-F07 26.04.63 KH-5 8 (OPS 1008) Thor-DM21 Agena-D Va, 75-1-1 Failure
1963-012 28.04.63 Cosmos 16 [Zenit-2 #8] Vostok-2 B
1963-013 07.05.63 Telstar 2 Delta-B CC LC-17B
1963-014 09.05.63 Midas 6
ERS 5 (TRS 5)
ERS 6 (TRS 6)
Dash 1
Westford 2 (FTV-1169)
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B Va, LC-1-2
1963-015 15.05.63 Mercury MA-9
Balloon Subsat 2
Atlas-D Mercury CC, LC-14 US,
1963-016 18.05.63 KH-6 2 (OPS 0924) Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-3-5
1963-017 22.05.63 Cosmos 17 [DS-A1 #2] Cosmos KY
1963-SU01 22.05.63 RFD 1 Scout-X3 WI, LA-3 US, Technology
1963-018 24.05.63 Cosmos 18 [Zenit-2 #9] Vostok-2 B
1963-F08 01.06.63 Cosmos [DS-MT #(1)] Cosmos KY Failure
1963-019 12.06.63 KH-4 21 (OPS 0954) Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-3-4
1963-F09 13.06.63 Midas
ERS 7 (TRS 7)
ERS 8 (TRS 8)
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B Va, LC-1-2 Failure
1963-020 14.06.63 Vostok 5 (Vostok-3KA #7) Vostok-K B, LC1 Spacecraft
1963-021 15.06.63 Lofti 2B
Solrad 6A
Radose 1 (NRL-PL 112)
FTV 1292 (NRL-PL 130?)
Surcal 3
Thor-DM21 Agena-D Va, 75-1-1
1963-022 16.06.63 Transit-5A 3 Scout-X3 Va, LC-D
1963-023 16.06.63 Vostok 6 (Vostok-3KA #8) Vostok-K B, LC1 Spacecraft
1963-024 19.06.63 Tiros 7 (A 52) Delta-B CC, LC-17B
1963-025 27.06.63 KH-4 22 (OPS 0999)
Hitchhiker 1
Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-1-2
1963-026 28.06.63 GRS (CRL 1) Scout-X4 WI, LA-3
1963-027 29.06.63 Samos-F2 4 (OPS 1440) Thor-SLV2A Agena-B Va, 75-3-5
1963-F10 10.07.63 Cosmos [Zenit-2 #(10)] Vostok-2 B Failure
1963-028 12.07.63 KH-7 1 (OPS 1467) Atlas-LV3 Agena-D Va, LC-2-3
1963-029 19.07.63 KH-4 23 (OPS 1266) Thor-DM21 Agena-D Va, 75-1-1
1963-030 19.07.63 ERS 10 (TRS 10, Midas 7)
ERS 9 (TRS 9)
Dash 2
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B Va, LC-1-2
1963-031 26.07.63 Syncom 2 Delta-B CC, LC-17A
1963-032 31.07.63 KH-6 3 (OPS 1370) Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-1-2
1963-033 06.08.63 Cosmos 19 [DS-P1 #2] Cosmos KY
1963-F11 22.08.63 Cosmos [DS-A1 #3] Cosmos KY Failure
1963-034 25.08.63 KH-4A 1 (OPS 1419) Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-3-4
- - 28.08.63 Little Joe-Apollo Little Joe 2 - -
1963-035 29.08.63 KH-5 9 (OPS 1561)
Lampo
Thor-SLV2 Agena-D Va, 75-3-5
1963-036 06.09.63 KH-7 2 (OPS 1947) Atlas-LV3 Agena-D Va, LC-2-3
1963-037 23.09.63 KH-4A 2 (OPS 1353) Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-1-2
1963-F12 27.09.63 DMSP-1A F3 (P35 5, OPS 1610) Scout-X2B Va, LC-D Failure
1963-038 28.09.63 Transit 5BN-1
Transit 5E-1 (SN 39)
Thor-DSV2A Able-Star Va, 75-1-1
1963-039 17.10.63 Vela 2
ERS 12
Vela 1
Atlas-LV3 Agena-D CC, LC-13
1963-040 18.10.63 Cosmos 20 [Zenit-2 #10] Vostok-2 B
1963-F13 24.10.63 Cosmos [DS-A1 #(x)] Cosmos KY Failure
1963-041 25.10.63 KH-7 3 (OPS 2196) Atlas-LV3 Agena-D Va, LC-2-3
1963-042 29.10.63 KH-5 10 (OPS 2437)
Hitchhiker 2
Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-3-4
1963-043 01.11.63 Polyot 1 Polyot B
- - 07.11.63 Apollo-Pad Abort test 1 Little Joe-2 WSMR Pad Abort
1963-F14 09.11.63 KH-4 24 (OPS 2268) Thor-SLV2 Agena-D Va, 75-1-2 Failure
1963-044 11.11.63 Cosmos 21 [Zond Test] Molniya B Venus probe
1963-045 16.11.63 Cosmos 22 [Zenit-4 #1] Voskhod B
1963-046 27.11.63 Explorer 18 (IMP A) Delta-C (D21) CC, LC-17B
1963-047 27.11.63 Centaur-AC 2 Atlas-LV3C Centaur-B (AC-2) CC, LC-36A
1963-048 27.11.63 KH-4 25 (OPS 2260) Thor-SLV-2 Agena-D Va, LC-1-1
1963-F15 28.11.63 Cosmos [Zenit-2 #(11)] Vostok-2 B Failure
1963-049 05.12.63 Transit 5BN-2
Transit 5E-2
Thor-DSV2A Able-Star Va, 75-1-1
1963-050 13.12.63 Cosmos 23 [Omega #2] Cosmos KY
1963-051 18.12.63 KH-7 4 (OPS 2372) Atlas-LV3 Agena-D Va, LC-2-3
1963-052 19.12.63 Cosmos 24 [Zenit-2 #11] Vostok-2 B
1963-053 19.12.63 Explorer 19 (AD A) Scout-X4 Va, LC-D
1963-054 21.12.63 Tiros 8 (A 53) Delta-B CC, LC-17B
1963-055 21.12.63 KH-4 26 (OPS 1388)
Hitchhiker 3
Thor-SLV2A Agena-D Va, 75-1-2

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

Summary:

 In 1963:

 90 spacecrafts launched
  • 72 successfull
    • 15 USSR
    • 57 USA
  • 18 failed
    • 7 USSR
    • 11 USA
 2 manned spacecraft launched
  • 2 USSR
  • 0 USA
 In orbit on 31 dec 1993:
   21 spacecrafts
  • 20 in Earth orbit:
    • Syncom 1 (63004), Telstar 2 (63013), Westford 2 (63014A), ERS 5 (63014B), ERS 6 (63014C), Dash 1 (63014D), Tiros 7 (63024)
      Hitchhiker 1 (63025), ERS 10 (63030A), ERS 9 (63030B), Dash 2 (63030C)
      Syncom 2 (63031), Transit 5BN-1 (63038A), Transit 5E-1 (63038C), Vela 2 (63039A), Vela 1 (63039C), Centaur AC-2 (63047), Transit 5BN-2 (63049A)
      Transit 5E-2 (63049B), Tiros 8 (63054)
  • 1 in Baryocentric orbit:
    • Luna 4 (63008)


Ref: #1, #3, #7, #14 - update: 04.04.15