Orbital launches in 1960
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-02-04 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 6 (Discoverer 9) | failure |
| 1960-02-19 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 7 (Discoverer 10) | failure |
| 1960-02-26 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena A | MIDAS 1 | failure |
| 1960-03-11 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able IV | Pioneer 5 | success |
| 1960-03-23 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Explorer S-46 | failure |
| 1960-04-01 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Able II | TIROS 1 | success |
| 1960-04-13 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able-Star Thor DM-21A Ablestar | Transit 1B / Solrad-Dummy | success |
| 1960-04-15 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna Ye-3 #1 | failure |
| 1960-04-15 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 8 (Discoverer 11) | success |
| 1960-04-16 | Baikonur | Luna 8K72 | Luna Ye-3 #2 | failure |
| 1960-05-13 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Delta Thor DM-19 Delta | Echo 1 | failure |
| 1960-05-15 | Baikonur | Vostok 8K72 | Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4, Vostok-1KP #1) | success |
| 1960-05-24 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena A | MIDAS 2 | success |
| 1960-06-22 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able-Star Thor DM-21A Ablestar | Transit 2A / Grab 1 (Solrad 1) | success |
| 1960-06-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | Discoverer 12 (Corona 12) | failure |
| 1960-07-28 | Baikonur | Vostok 8K72 | Vostok-1K #1 | failure |
| 1960-08-10 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | Discoverer 13 (Corona 13, Soctop 1) | success |
| 1960-08-12 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Delta Thor DM-19 Delta | Echo 1A | success |
| 1960-08-18 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able-Star Thor DM-21A Ablestar | Courier 1A | failure |
| 1960-08-18 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 9 (Discoverer 14) | success |
| 1960-08-19 | Baikonur | Vostok 8K72 | Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5, Vostok-1K #2) | success |
| 1960-09-13 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor DM-18A Agena A | KH-1 10 (Discoverer 15) | success |
| 1960-09-25 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Able Atlas-D Able | Pioneer P 30 | failure |
| 1960-10-04 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able-Star Thor DM-21A Ablestar | Courier 1B | success |
| 1960-10-10 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Mars 1M 1 | failure |
| 1960-10-11 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena A | Samos-E1 1 (Samos 1) / Samos-F1 1 | failure |
| 1960-10-14 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Mars 1M 2 | failure |
| 1960-10-26 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | KH-2 1 (Discoverer 16) | failure |
| 1960-11-03 | Cape Canaveral | Juno-2 | Explorer 8 | success |
| 1960-11-12 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | KH-2 2 (Discoverer 17) | success |
| 1960-11-23 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Delta Thor DM-19 Delta | TIROS 2 | success |
| 1960-11-30 | Cape Canaveral | Thor-Able-Star Thor DM-21A Ablestar | Transit 3A / Grab (2) (Solrad 2) | failure |
| 1960-12-01 | Baikonur | Vostok 8K72 | Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6, Vostok-1K #3) | success |
| 1960-12-04 | Wallops Island | Scout X-1 | Explorer S 56 | failure |
| 1960-12-07 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | KH-2 3 (Discoverer 18) | success |
| 1960-12-15 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Able Atlas-D Able | Pioneer P 31 | failure |
| 1960-12-20 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | RM 1 (Discoverer 19) | success |
| 1960-12-22 | Baikonur | Vostok K 8K72K | Vostok-1K #4 | failure |