Orbital launches in 1963
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-01-04 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78/E6 | Luna Ye-6 #2 (Sputnik 25) | pfailure |
| 1963-01-07 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-4 18 | success |
| 1963-01-16 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-B | P-698BK Group 1-D 1 | success |
| 1963-02-03 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78/E6 | Luna Ye-6 #3 | failure |
| 1963-02-14 | Cape Canaveral | Delta B | Syncom 1 | success |
| 1963-02-19 | Vandenberg | Scout X-3M | DSAP-1 F3 | success |
| 1963-02-28 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 19 | failure |
| 1963-03-18 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 1 / Hitchhiker (1) | failure |
| 1963-03-21 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2 #8) | success |
| 1963-04-01 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-4 20 | success |
| 1963-04-02 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78/E6 | Luna 4 (Luna Ye-6 #4) | success |
| 1963-04-03 | Cape Canaveral | Delta B | Explorer 17 (AE-A) | success |
| 1963-04-05 | Vandenberg | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 2 | failure |
| 1963-04-06 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-P1 #2 | failure |
| 1963-04-13 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 14 (Omega #1) | success |
| 1963-04-22 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2 #9) | success |
| 1963-04-26 | Vandenberg | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F4 | failure |
| 1963-04-26 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-5 8 | failure |
| 1963-04-28 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2 #10) | success |
| 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral | Delta B | Telstar 2 | success |
| 1963-05-09 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena B | MIDAS 7 / DASH 1 / TRS 5 / TRS 6 / West Ford 2 | success |
| 1963-05-15 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas D | Mercury MA-9 | success |
| 1963-05-18 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 2 | success |
| 1963-05-22 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 17 (DS-A1 #2) | success |
| 1963-05-24 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 #11) | success |
| 1963-06-01 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-MT #1 | failure |
| 1963-06-12 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena B | MIDAS 8 / TRS 7 / TRS 8 | failure |
| 1963-06-12 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 21 | success |
| 1963-06-14 | Baikonur | Vostok K 8K72K | Vostok 5 (Vostok-3KA #7) | success |
| 1963-06-15 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | Poppy 4A (Solrad 6) / Poppy 4B / Poppy 4C (RADOSE) / LOFTI 2A / Surcal 3 / Wild Bill 4 | pfailure |
| 1963-06-16 | Vandenberg | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 3 | success |
| 1963-06-16 | Baikonur | Vostok K 8K72K | Vostok 6 (Vostok-3KA #8) | success |
| 1963-06-19 | Cape Canaveral | Delta B | TIROS 7 | success |
| 1963-06-27 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 22 / Hitchhiker 1 | success |
| 1963-06-28 | Wallops Island | Scout X-4 | GRS (CRL 1) | success |
| 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena-B | P-698BK Group 1-D 2 | success |
| 1963-07-10 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Zenit-2 #12 | failure |
| 1963-07-12 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena D | KH-7 1 | success |
| 1963-07-19 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena B | MIDAS 9 / DASH 2 / TRS 9 / TRS 10 | success |
| 1963-07-19 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-4 23 | success |
| 1963-07-26 | Cape Canaveral | Delta B | Syncom 2 | success |
| 1963-07-31 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 3 | success |
| 1963-08-06 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 19 (DS-P1 #3) | success |
| 1963-08-22 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-A1 #3 | failure |
| 1963-08-25 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 1 | success |
| 1963-08-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-5 9 / Lampo | success |
| 1963-09-06 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena D | KH-7 2 | success |
| 1963-09-23 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 2 | success |
| 1963-09-27 | Vandenberg | Scout X-2B | DSAP-1 F5 | failure |
| 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg | Thor-Able-Star Thor DSV-2A Ablestar II | Transit 5BN-1 / Transit 5E-1 | success |
| 1963-10-17 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena D | Vela 1 / Vela 2 / ERS 12 | success |
| 1963-10-18 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2 #13) | success |
| 1963-10-24 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | DS-A1 #4 | failure |
| 1963-10-25 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena D | KH-7 3 | success |
| 1963-10-29 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 10 / Pundit 1 | success |
| 1963-11-01 | Baikonur | Polyot 11A59 | Polyot 1 (I1 #1) | success |
| 1963-11-09 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-4 24 | failure |
| 1963-11-11 | Baikonur | Molniya 8K78 | Kosmos 21 (Zond 3MV-1A / 2) | pfailure |
| 1963-11-16 | Baikonur | Voskhod 11A57 | Kosmos 22 (Zenit-4 #1) | success |
| 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-B | Centaur AC-2 | success |
| 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral | Delta C | Explorer 18 (IMP 1) | success |
| 1963-11-27 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2 Agena-D | KH-4 25 | success |
| 1963-11-28 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Zenit-2 #14 | failure |
| 1963-12-05 | Vandenberg | Thor-Able-Star Thor DSV-2A Ablestar II | Transit 5BN-2 / Transit 5E-3 | success |
| 1963-12-13 | Kapustin Yar | Kosmos 63S1 | Kosmos 23 (Omega #2) | success |
| 1963-12-18 | Vandenberg | Atlas-Agena Atlas LV-3A / Agena D | KH-7 4 | success |
| 1963-12-19 | Vandenberg | Scout X-4 | Explorer 19 (AD A) | success |
| 1963-12-19 | Baikonur | Vostok-2 8A92 | Kosmos 24 (Zenit-2 #15) | success |
| 1963-12-21 | Cape Canaveral | Delta B | TIROS 8 | success |
| 1963-12-21 | Vandenberg | Thor-Agena Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26 / Pundit 2 | success |