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Orbital launches in 1959


Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered


Countries:


United States
 
20
Russia
 
4
Total24
Rockets:


Thor-Agena8
Luna4
Vanguard4
Juno-24
Others4

Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
1959-01-02BaikonurLuna 8K72Luna 1 (Luna Ye-1 #4)pfailure
1959-02-17Cape CanaveralVanguard Vanguard 2 (20in Cloud cover #2)success
1959-02-28VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena ADiscoverer 1 (Corona 1)failure
1959-03-03Cape CanaveralJuno-2 Pioneer 4success
1959-04-13VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena ADiscoverer 2 (Corona 2)success
1959-04-14Cape CanaveralVanguard Vanguard 13in Magnetometer #1 / Vanguard Balloonfailure
1959-06-03VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena ADiscoverer 3 (Corona 3)failure
1959-06-18BaikonurLuna 8K72Luna Ye-1A #5failure
1959-06-22Cape CanaveralVanguard Vanguard 20in Radiation balance #1failure
1959-06-25VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena AKH-1 1 (Discoverer 4)failure
1959-07-16Cape CanaveralJuno-2 Explorer S-1failure
1959-08-07Cape CanaveralThor-Able Thor DM-18 Able IIIExplorer 6 (S-2)success
1959-08-13VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena AKH-1 2 (Discoverer 5)success
1959-08-15Cape CanaveralJuno-2 Beacon 2failure
1959-08-19VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena AKH-1 3 (Discoverer 6)success
1959-09-12BaikonurLuna 8K72Luna 2 (Luna Ye-1A #7)success
1959-09-17Cape CanaveralThor-Able Thor DM-18 Able IITransit 1Afailure
1959-09-18Cape CanaveralVanguard X-248Vanguard 20in Magnetometerfailure
1959-09-24Cape CanaveralAtlas-Able Atlas-C AblePioneer P 1failure
1959-10-04BaikonurLuna 8K72Luna 3 (Luna Ye-2A #1)success
1959-10-13Cape CanaveralJuno-2 Explorer 7success
1959-11-07VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena AKH-1 4 (Discoverer 7)success
1959-11-20VandenbergThor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena AKH-1 5 (Discoverer 8)pfailure
1959-11-26Cape CanaveralAtlas-Able Atlas-D AblePioneer P 3failure