Thor launches in 1959
January 1959
23 Jan
RVX test
Thor30 Jan
Missile test
Thor
February 1959
28 Feb
RVX test
Thor28 Feb
Discoverer 1
Thor
March 1959
21 Mar
RVX test
Thor22 Mar
Missile test
Thor27 Mar
Missile test
Thor
April 1959
8 Apr
RVX test
Thor13 Apr
Discoverer 2
Thor16 Apr
Missile test
Thor23 Apr
Missile test
Thor25 Apr
Missile test
Thor
May 1959
12 May
Missile test
Thor21 May
RVX test
Thor23 May
Missile test
Thor
June 1959
3 Jun
Discoverer 3
Thor11 Jun
RVX test
Thor16 Jun
Missile test
Thor25 Jun
Discoverer 4
Thor26 Jun
Missile test
Thor30 Jun
Missile test
Thor
July 1959
21 Jul
Missile test
Thor24 Jul
Missile test
Thor
August 1959
3 Aug
Missile test
Thor6 Aug
Missile test
Thor7 Aug
Explorer 6
Thor13 Aug
Discoverer 5
Thor14 Aug
Missile test
Thor14 Aug
Missile test
Thor19 Aug
Discoverer 6
Thor27 Aug
Missile test
Thor
September 1959
12 Sep
Missile test
Thor17 Sep
Transit 1A
Thor17 Sep
Missile test
Thor22 Sep
Missile test
Thor
October 1959
6 Oct
Missile test
Thor6 Oct
Missile test
Thor14 Oct
Missile test
Thor21 Oct
Missile test
Thor29 Oct
Missile test
Thor
November 1959
3 Nov
Missile test
Thor7 Nov
Discoverer 7
Thor12 Nov
Missile test
Thor19 Nov
Missile test
Thor20 Nov
Discoverer 8
Thor
December 1959
1 Dec
Missile test
Thor2 Dec
Missile test
Thor15 Dec
Missile test
Thor17 Dec
Missile test
Thor