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Atlas Agena D | KH-7 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 12, 1963, 8:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena B | P-698BK Group 1-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 29, 1963, 10:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite using a tube-type F1 receiver with S-band horn antennas.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-4 | GRS

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
June 28, 1963, 9:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) was a geophysics experiment test built by the Cambridge Research Lab (CRL). Data was obtained for 13 orbits, after which time the satellite ceased working due to a failure in the primary power supply.

Low Earth Orbit
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X-15 | Flight 87

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
June 27, 1963, 5:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Flight 87 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. Piloted by Robert A. Rushworth it reached an altitude of 86.7 km.

Suborbital
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 22

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 27, 1963, 12:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta B | Tiros 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 19, 1963, 9:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Vostok-K | Vostok 6

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 16, 1963, 9:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Vostok was the last mission of the Vostok program. It was piloted by Valentina Tereshkova. The mission was launched two days after Vostok 5. The mission began on 16 June 1963, 09:29:52 UTC and ended on 19 June 1963, 08:20 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 3

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 16, 1963, 1:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Operational prototype satellite

Polar Orbit
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Thor Agena D | Poppy 4A & 4B

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 15, 1963, 2:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok-K | Vostok 5

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 14, 1963, 11:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Vostok 5 was a joint mission with Vostok 6 which launched two days after Vostok 5. The capsule was piloted by Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. The mission was intended to last 8 days, but the capsule returned to Earth just after 5 due to a lower then intended orbit and solar flare activity. The mission began on 14 June 1963, 11:58:58 UTC and ended on 19 June 1963, 11:06 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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