Rocket launches in1962
John Glenn circles the globe three times on Mercury-Atlas 6 in February, giving the USA its first orbital crewed flight; in July, a Delta carries Telstar 1 up to relay the first live transatlantic television. The Soviet Union debuts the Kosmos programme in March and flies Vostok 3 and 4 on consecutive days in August, while Mariner 2 departs the same month and reaches Venus in December — the first spacecraft to fly past another planet.
Monthly Cadence complete
OCT peak 19 launches ↑ 19% vs 1961
- launches
- 148
- success · 116/148
- 78%
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1962 Launch Leaders
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Jan 13, 1962Failure | Discoverer 37 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jan 15, 1962 | ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2D |
Jan 17, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Jan 21, 1962Failure | SM-4 USA • Titan I |
Jan 23, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Jan 24, 1962Failure | LOFTI-2A USA • Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Jan 26, 1962Partial failure | Ranger 3 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Jan 29, 1962 | Mk.4 REV USA • Titan I |
Feb 8, 1962 | TIROS-4 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta |
Feb 13, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas E |
Feb 16, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Feb 20, 1962 | Mercury-Atlas 6 USA • Atlas D |
Feb 21, 1962Partial failure | FTV 2301 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Feb 21, 1962Failure | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Feb 23, 1962 | SM-18 USA • Titan I |
Feb 27, 1962 | Discoverer 38 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Mar 1, 1962Failure | ICBM test USA • Atlas E |
Mar 1, 1962 | Re-Entry 1 USA • Scout X-1A |
Mar 7, 1962 | OSO-1 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta |
Mar 7, 1962 | Samos 6 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Mar 16, 1962 | Kosmos 1 Russia • Kosmos |
Mar 16, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Mar 19, 1962 | Missile test USA • Thor DM-18A |
Mar 24, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Mar 29, 1962 | P-21A USA • Scout X-2 |
Apr 6, 1962 | Kosmos 2 Russia • Kosmos |
Apr 9, 1962 | Midas 5 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Apr 9, 1962Failure | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Apr 12, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Apr 12, 1962 | D-7 USA • Scout Blue Scout I |
Apr 18, 1962 | CM-114 USA • Jupiter |
Apr 18, 1962 | Discoverer 39 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Apr 23, 1962 | Ranger 4 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Apr 24, 1962 | Kosmos 3 Russia • Kosmos |
Apr 25, 1962 | Saturn-Apollo 2 USA • Saturn I |
Apr 26, 1962 | Kosmos 4 Russia • Vostok K |
Apr 26, 1962Failure | Solrad 4B USA • Scout X-2 |
Apr 26, 1962 | Ariel 1 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta |
Apr 26, 1962 | Samos 7 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Apr 27, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Apr 29, 1962 | FTV 1125 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
May 2, 1962 | TIGERFISH USA • Thor DSV-2E |
May 4, 1962 | SM-34 USA • Titan I |
May 8, 1962Failure | Test flight vehicle USA • Atlas Centaur-A LV-3C |
May 10, 1962Failure | ANNA 1A USA • Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
May 12, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
May 15, 1962 | FTV 1126 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
May 24, 1962Failure | DSAP-1 F1 USA • Scout X-2M |
May 24, 1962 | Mercury-Atlas 7 USA • Atlas D |
May 28, 1962 | Kosmos 5 Russia • Kosmos |
May 30, 1962 | FTV 1128 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jun 1, 1962Failure | Zenit-2 Russia • Vostok 2 |
Jun 2, 1962 | FTV 1127 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jun 2, 1962 | Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A |
Jun 4, 1962Failure | Bluegill USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Jun 7, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Jun 17, 1962 | Samos 8 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Jun 18, 1962 | FTV 2312 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jun 19, 1962 | Missile test USA • Thor DM-18A |
Jun 19, 1962 | TIROS-5 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta |
Jun 20, 1962Failure | STARFISH USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Jun 23, 1962 | FTV 1129 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jun 26, 1962 | NTMP K-1 USA • Atlas D |
Jun 28, 1962 | FTV 1151 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Jun 30, 1962 | Kosmos 6 Russia • Kosmos |
Jul 9, 1962 | STARFISH PRIME USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Jul 10, 1962 | Telstar 1 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta |
Jul 11, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Jul 12, 1962 | NTMP K-2 USA • Atlas D |
Jul 13, 1962Partial failure | ICBM test USA • Atlas E |
Jul 18, 1962 | ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2D |
Jul 18, 1962 | Samos 9 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Jul 19, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Jul 21, 1962 | FTV 1130 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jul 22, 1962Failure | Mariner 1 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Jul 25, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Jul 26, 1962Failure | Bluegill Prime USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Jul 28, 1962 | FTV 1131 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Jul 28, 1962 | Kosmos 7 Russia • Vostok 2 |
Aug 1, 1962 | CM-111 USA • Jupiter |
Aug 1, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Aug 2, 1962 | FTV 1152 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Aug 5, 1962 | Samos 10 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Aug 9, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Aug 9, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas D |
Aug 10, 1962Failure | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Aug 11, 1962 | Vostok 3 Russia • Vostok K |
Aug 12, 1962 | Vostok 4 Russia • Vostok K |
Aug 13, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Aug 18, 1962 | Kosmos 8 Russia • Kosmos |
Aug 23, 1962 | DSAP-1 F2 USA • Scout X-2M |
Aug 25, 1962Failure | Sputnik 19 Russia • Molniya |
Aug 27, 1962 | Mariner 2 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Aug 29, 1962 | FTV 1153 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Aug 31, 1962Failure | Re-Entry 2 USA • Scout X-3A |
Sep 1, 1962Failure | Sputnik 20 Russia • Molniya |
Sep 1, 1962 | FTV 1132 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Sep 12, 1962Failure | Sputnik 21 Russia • Molniya |
Sep 12, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Sep 17, 1962 | FTV 1133 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Sep 18, 1962 | TIROS-6 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta |
Sep 19, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Sep 27, 1962 | Kosmos 9 Russia • Vostok 2 |
Sep 29, 1962 | Alouette 1 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Sep 29, 1962 | FTV 1154 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Oct 2, 1962Failure | NTMP-K3 USA • Atlas D |
Oct 2, 1962 | Explorer 14 USA • Delta A |
Oct 3, 1962 | Mercury-Atlas 8 USA • Atlas D |
Oct 6, 1962 | SM-35 USA • Titan I |
Oct 9, 1962 | FTV 1134 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Oct 12, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Oct 16, 1962Failure | Bluegill Double Prime USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Oct 17, 1962 | Kosmos 10 Russia • Vostok 2 |
Oct 18, 1962 | Ranger 5 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Oct 19, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Oct 20, 1962 | Kosmos 11 Russia • Kosmos |
Oct 24, 1962Failure | Sputnik 22 Russia • Molniya |
Oct 25, 1962Failure | Kosmos 12 Russia • Kosmos |
Oct 26, 1962 | Bluegill Triple Prime USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Oct 26, 1962 | NTMP K-5 USA • Atlas D |
Oct 26, 1962 | STARAD USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Oct 26, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Oct 27, 1962 | Explorer 15 USA • Delta A |
Oct 31, 1962 | ANNA 1B USA • Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Nov 1, 1962 | KINGFISH USA • Thor DSV-2E |
Nov 1, 1962 | Mars 1 Russia • Molniya |
Nov 4, 1962Failure | Sputnik 24 Russia • Molniya |
Nov 5, 1962 | FTV 1136 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Nov 7, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Nov 11, 1962 | Samos 11 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Nov 14, 1962Failure | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Nov 16, 1962 | Saturn-Apollo 3 USA • Saturn I |
Nov 24, 1962 | FTV 1135 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B |
Dec 4, 1962 | FTV 1155 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Dec 5, 1962 | SM-11 USA • Titan I |
Dec 5, 1962 | ICBM test USA • Atlas F |
Dec 6, 1962Failure | Mk.4 REV USA • Titan II |
Dec 12, 1962 | NTMP K-6 USA • Atlas D |
Dec 13, 1962 | NRL PL120 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Dec 13, 1962 | Relay 1 USA • Delta B |
Dec 14, 1962 | FTV 1156 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D |
Dec 16, 1962 | Explorer 16 USA • Scout X-3 |
Dec 17, 1962Failure | Midas 6 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3 |
Dec 18, 1962Failure | NTMP K-4 USA • Atlas E |
Dec 19, 1962 | Transit-5A 1 USA • Scout X-3 |
Dec 19, 1962 | Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II |
Dec 22, 1962 | Kosmos 12 Russia • Vostok 2 |
Dec 22, 1962 | NTMP K-7 USA • Atlas D |