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Name	Status	Launch Service Provider	Rocket	Mission	Net	Pad
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 28	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	08/04/1961 12:01 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar \| Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	—	06/29/1961 4:23 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17B \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 21 (MIDAS RM-2)	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	02/18/1961 10:57 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Atlas LV-3A \| Samos 2	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	01/31/1961 8:21 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 3W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Atlas LV-3A \| Samos 3	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	09/09/1961 7:28 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 3W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Atlas LV-3A \| Samos 5	Launch was a Partial Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	12/22/1961 7:12 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 3E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Atlas LV-3A \| Ranger 1	Launch was a Partial Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	08/23/1961 10:04 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 12 \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar \| Transit 4B & TRAAC	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	—	11/15/1961 10:26 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 17B \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Delta DM-19 \| Explorer 12	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Delta DM-19	—	08/16/1961 3:21 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17A \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 31	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	09/17/1961 9 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 2E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Atlas LV-3A \| Samos 4	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	11/22/1961 8:45 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 3W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 36 & OSCAR 1	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	12/12/1961 8:40 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
X-15 \| Flight 90	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	North American X-15	Flight 90	07/19/1963 6:20 p.m.	Edwards Air Force Base \| Air launch to Suborbital flight
Atlas LV-3A \| MIDAS 3	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	07/12/1961 3:11 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 3E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 22	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	03/30/1961 8:34 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar \| Transit 3B & LOFTI-1	Launch was a Partial Failure	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	—	02/22/1961 3:45 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17B \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
X-15 \| Flight 91	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	North American X-15	Flight 91	08/22/1963 6:05 p.m.	Edwards Air Force Base \| Air launch to Suborbital flight
Delta DM-19 \| Tiros-3	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Delta DM-19	—	07/12/1961 10:25 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 17A \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Atlas LV-3A \| Ranger 2	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Atlas Agena B	—	11/18/1961 8:12 a.m.	Space Launch Complex 12 \| Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 23	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	04/08/1961 7:21 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 26	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	07/07/1961 11:29 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 24	Launch Failure	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	06/08/1961 9:16 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 32	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	10/13/1961 7:22 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1W \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 34	Launch was a Partial Failure	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	11/05/1961 8 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 2E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Agena-B \| Discoverer 30	Launch Successful	United States Air Force	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	—	09/12/1961 7:59 p.m.	Space Launch Complex 1E \| Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA

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