Name | Status | Launch Service Provider | Rocket | Mission | Net | Pad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b | Launch Failure | Soviet Space Program | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b | 10/11/1958 9:41 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Juno-I | Beacon | Launch Failure | Army Ballistic Missile Agency | Juno-I | Beacon | 10/23/1958 3:21 a.m. | Launch Complex 5 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Able I | Pioneer 2 | Launch Failure | Army Ballistic Missile Agency | Thor Able I | Pioneer 2 | 11/08/1958 7:30 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1c | Launch Failure | Soviet Space Program | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1c | 12/04/1958 6:18 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Juno II | Pioneer 3 | Launch Successful | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Juno II | Pioneer 3 | 12/06/1958 5:44 a.m. | Launch Complex 5 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Atlas B | SCORE | Launch Successful | US Army | Atlas B | SCORE | 12/18/1958 11:02 p.m. | Launch Complex 11 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1 | 01/02/1959 4:41 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Vanguard | Vanguard II | Launch Successful | US Navy | Vanguard | Vanguard II | 02/17/1959 3:55 p.m. | Launch Complex 18A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1 | Launch Failure | United States Air Force | Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1 | 02/28/1959 9:49 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 1W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Juno II | Pioneer 4 | Launch Successful | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Juno II | Pioneer 4 | 03/03/1959 5:10 a.m. | Launch Complex 5 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 2 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Thor Agena A | Discoverer 2 | 04/13/1959 9:18 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 1W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Vanguard | Vanguard | Launch Failure | US Navy | Vanguard | Vanguard | 04/14/1959 2:49 a.m. | Launch Complex 18A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3 | Launch Failure | United States Air Force | Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3 | 06/03/1959 8:09 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 1W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a | Launch Failure | Soviet Space Program | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a | 06/18/1959 8:08 a.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Vanguard | Vanguard | Launch Failure | US Navy | Vanguard | Vanguard | 06/22/1959 8:16 p.m. | Launch Complex 18A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4 | Launch Failure | United States Air Force | Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4 | 06/25/1959 10:47 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 1E | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Juno II | NASA S-1 | Launch Failure | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Juno II | NASA S-1 | 07/16/1959 5:37 p.m. | Launch Complex 5 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Able III | Explorer 6 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Thor Able III | Explorer 6 | 08/07/1959 2:24 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 5 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Thor Agena A | Discoverer 5 | 08/13/1959 7 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 1W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Juno II | Beacon | Launch Failure | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Juno II | Beacon | 08/15/1959 12:31 a.m. | Launch Complex 26B | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6 | 08/19/1959 7:24 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 1E | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Little Joe | LJ-1 | Launch Failure | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Little Joe | LJ-1 | 08/21/1959 noon | Launch Area 1 | Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA |
Atlas LV-3B | Big Joe 1 | Launch was a Partial Failure | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Atlas LV-3B | Big Joe 1 | 09/09/1959 8:19 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 14 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2 | Launch Successful | Soviet Space Program | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2 | 09/12/1959 6:39 a.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Thor Able II | Transit 1A | Launch Failure | United States Air Force | Thor Able II | Transit 1A | 09/17/1959 2:34 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
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