Orbital launches in 1959
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-01-02 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna 1 (Luna Ye-1 #4) | pfailure |
| 1959-02-17 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 2 (20in Cloud cover #2) | success |
| 1959-02-28 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | Discoverer 1 (Corona 1) | failure |
| 1959-03-03 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Pioneer 4 | success |
| 1959-04-13 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | Discoverer 2 (Corona 2) | success |
| 1959-04-14 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 13in Magnetometer #1 / Vanguard Balloon | failure |
| 1959-06-03 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | Discoverer 3 (Corona 3) | failure |
| 1959-06-18 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna Ye-1A #5 | failure |
| 1959-06-22 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard | Vanguard 20in Radiation balance #1 | failure |
| 1959-06-25 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 1 (Discoverer 4) | failure |
| 1959-07-16 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Explorer S-1 | failure |
| 1959-08-07 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able III | Explorer 6 (S-2) | success |
| 1959-08-13 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 2 (Discoverer 5) | success |
| 1959-08-15 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Beacon 2 | failure |
| 1959-08-19 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 3 (Discoverer 6) | success |
| 1959-09-12 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna 2 (Luna Ye-1A #7) | success |
| 1959-09-17 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able II | Transit 1A | failure |
| 1959-09-18 | Cape Canaveral | Vanguard X-248 | Vanguard 20in Magnetometer | failure |
| 1959-09-24 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Able Atlas-C Able | Pioneer P 1 | failure |
| 1959-10-04 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna 3 (Luna Ye-2A #1) | success |
| 1959-10-13 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Explorer 7 | success |
| 1959-11-07 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 4 (Discoverer 7) | success |
| 1959-11-20 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 5 (Discoverer 8) | pfailure |
| 1959-11-26 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Able Atlas-D Able | Pioneer P 3 | failure |