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Name	Status	Launch Service Provider	Rocket	Mission	Net	Pad
Vanguard \| Vanguard III	Launch Successful	US Navy	Vanguard	Vanguard III	09/18/1959 5:20 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 18A \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Vostok-L 8K72 \| Luna-3	Launch Successful	Soviet Space Program	Vostok-L 8K72	Luna-3	10/04/1959 12:43 a.m.	1/5 \| Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Little Joe \| LJ-6	Launch was a Partial Failure	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Little Joe	LJ-6	10/04/1959 10 a.m.	Launch Area 1 \| Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Juno II \| Explorer 7	Launch Successful	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Juno II	Explorer 7	10/13/1959 3:30 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 5 \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Little Joe \| LJ-1A	Launch was a Partial Failure	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Little Joe	LJ-1A	11/04/1959 2:30 p.m.	Launch Area 1 \| Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Thor Agena A \| Discoverer 7	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor Agena A	Discoverer 7	11/07/1959 8:28 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor Agena A \| Discoverer 8	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor Agena A	Discoverer 8	11/20/1959 7:25 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Atlas-Able \| P-3	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas-Able	P-3	11/26/1959 7:26 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 14 \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Little Joe \| LJ-2	Launch Successful	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Little Joe	LJ-2	12/04/1959 4:20 p.m.	Launch Area 1 \| Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Little Joe \| LJ-1B	Launch Successful	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Little Joe	LJ-1B	01/21/1960 2:23 p.m.	Launch Area 1 \| Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Thor Agena A \| Discoverer 9	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor Agena A	Discoverer 9	02/04/1960 6:51 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor Agena A \| Discoverer 10	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor Agena A	Discoverer 10	02/19/1960 8:15 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Atlas Agena A \| Midas 1	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena A	Midas 1	02/26/1960 5:25 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 14 \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor Able IV \| Pioneer V	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor Able IV	Pioneer V	03/11/1960 1 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 17A \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Juno II \| NASA S-46	Launch Failure	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Juno II	NASA S-46	03/23/1960 1:35 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 26B \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor Able II \| Tiros 1	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor Able II	Tiros 1	04/01/1960 11:40 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17A \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar \| Transit 1B	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Transit 1B	04/13/1960 12:02 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 17B \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Vostok-L 8K72 \| Luna-4a	Launch Failure	Soviet Space Program	Vostok-L 8K72	Luna-4a	04/15/1960 3:06 p.m.	1/5 \| Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Thor Agena A \| Discoverer 11	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor Agena A	Discoverer 11	04/15/1960 8:30 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vostok-L 8K72 \| Luna-4b	Launch Failure	Soviet Space Program	Vostok-L 8K72	Luna-4b	04/16/1960 4:07 p.m.	1/5 \| Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Thor Delta \| Echo	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor Delta	Echo	05/13/1960 9:16 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17A \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Vostok 8K72 \| Korabl'-Sputnik-1	Launch Successful	Soviet Space Program	Vostok 8K72	Korabl'-Sputnik-1	05/15/1960 midnight	1/5 \| Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Atlas Agena A \| Midas 2	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena A	Midas 2	05/24/1960 5:36 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 14 \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar \| Transit 2A	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Transit 2A	06/22/1960 5:54 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17B \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor Agena A \| Discoverer 12	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor Agena A	Discoverer 12	06/29/1960 10 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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