Orbital launches in 1958
Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites
* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Payload | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-02-01 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-1 | Explorer 1 | success |
| 1958-02-05 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 6.5in #2 | failure |
| 1958-03-05 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-1 | Explorer 2 | failure |
| 1958-03-17 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 1 (6.5in #3) | success |
| 1958-03-26 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-1 | Explorer 3 | success |
| 1958-04-27 | Baikonur | Sputnik 8A91 | Sputnik D-1 #1 | failure |
| 1958-04-29 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 20in X-ray #1 | failure |
| 1958-05-15 | Baikonur | Sputnik 8A91 | Sputnik 3 (D-1 #2) | success |
| 1958-05-28 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 20in Lyman-Alpha #1 | failure |
| 1958-06-26 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 20in Lyman-Alpha #2 | failure |
| 1958-07-25 | China Lake | Pilot | Pilot 1 | failure |
| 1958-07-26 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-1 | Explorer 4 | success |
| 1958-08-12 | China Lake | Pilot | Pilot 2 | failure |
| 1958-08-17 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able I | Pioneer 0 | failure |
| 1958-08-22 | China Lake | Pilot | Pilot 3 | failure |
| 1958-08-24 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-1 | Explorer 5 | failure |
| 1958-08-25 | China Lake | Pilot | Pilot 4 | failure |
| 1958-08-26 | China Lake | Pilot | Pilot 5 | failure |
| 1958-08-28 | China Lake | Pilot | Pilot 6 | failure |
| 1958-09-23 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna Ye-1 #1 | failure |
| 1958-09-26 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 20in Cloud cover #1 | failure |
| 1958-10-11 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna Ye-1 #2 | failure |
| 1958-10-11 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able I | Pioneer 1 | pfailure |
| 1958-10-23 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-1 | Beacon 1 | failure |
| 1958-11-08 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able I | Pioneer 2 | failure |
| 1958-12-04 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna Ye-1 #3 | failure |
| 1958-12-06 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Pioneer 3 | pfailure |
| 1958-12-18 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas B | SCORE | success |