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.

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OCTpeak19 launches↑19%vs 1961

launches: 148
success · 116/148: 78%
provider: 1

1962 launch leaders

Countries

125

USA

02 Russia 23

Countries

125

USA

02 Russia 23

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148 launches


January
Jan 13, 196221:41:00 UTCFailure	Discoverer 37 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Failure
Jan 15, 196211:07:01 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2D	-	Thor DSV-2D	Success
Jan 17, 196221:02:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jan 21, 196200:57:00 UTCFailure	SM-4 USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Failure
Jan 23, 196221:28:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jan 24, 196209:30:00 UTCFailure	LOFTI-2A USA • Thor DM-21 Ablestar	-	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Failure
Jan 26, 196220:30:00 UTCPartial failure	Ranger 3 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	partial failure
Jan 29, 196223:30:00 UTC	Mk.4 REV USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Success
February
Feb 8, 196212:43:45 UTC	TIROS-4 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	-	Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	Success
Feb 13, 196220:55:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	Success
Feb 16, 196223:04:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Feb 20, 196214:47:00 UTC	Mercury-Atlas 6 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Feb 21, 196218:44:00 UTCPartial failure	FTV 2301 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	partial failure
Feb 21, 196222:30:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Failure
Feb 23, 196200:00:00 UTC	SM-18 USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Success
Feb 27, 196219:39:00 UTC	Discoverer 38 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
March
Mar 1, 196200:04:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	Failure
Mar 1, 196205:07:00 UTC	Re-Entry 1 USA • Scout X-1A	-	Scout X-1A	Success
Mar 7, 196216:06:18 UTC	OSO-1 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	-	Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	Success
Mar 7, 196222:10:00 UTC	Samos 6 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Mar 16, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 1 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Mar 16, 196218:09:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Mar 19, 196223:28:00 UTC	Missile test USA • Thor DM-18A	-	Thor DM-18A	Success
Mar 24, 196200:39:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Mar 29, 196207:27:00 UTC	P-21A USA • Scout X-2	-	Scout X-2	Success
April
Apr 6, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 2 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Apr 9, 196215:04:00 UTC	Midas 5 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Apr 9, 196220:50:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Failure
Apr 12, 196201:57:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Apr 12, 196216:00:00 UTC	D-7 USA • Scout Blue Scout I	-	Scout Blue Scout I	Success
Apr 18, 196200:00:00 UTC	CM-114 USA • Jupiter	-	Jupiter	Success
Apr 18, 196200:54:00 UTC	Discoverer 39 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Apr 23, 196220:50:00 UTC	Ranger 4 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Apr 24, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 3 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Apr 25, 196214:03:14 UTC	Saturn-Apollo 2 USA • Saturn I	-	Saturn I	Success
Apr 26, 196210:02:00 UTC	Kosmos 4 Russia • Vostok K	-	Vostok K	Success
Apr 26, 196210:49:00 UTCFailure	Solrad 4B USA • Scout X-2	-	Scout X-2	Failure
Apr 26, 196218:00:16 UTC	Ariel 1 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	-	Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	Success
Apr 26, 196218:56:00 UTC	Samos 7 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Apr 27, 196223:24:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Apr 29, 196200:30:12 UTC	FTV 1125 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
May
May 2, 196223:44:53 UTC	TIGERFISH USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Success
May 4, 196221:43:00 UTC	SM-34 USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Success
May 8, 196219:49:00 UTCFailure	Test flight vehicle USA • Atlas Centaur-A LV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-A LV-3C	Failure
May 10, 196212:06:00 UTCFailure	ANNA 1A USA • Thor DM-21 Ablestar	-	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Failure
May 12, 196200:31:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
May 15, 196219:36:00 UTC	FTV 1126 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
May 24, 196200:00:00 UTCFailure	DSAP-1 F1 USA • Scout X-2M	-	Scout X-2M	Failure
May 24, 196212:45:00 UTC	Mercury-Atlas 7 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
May 28, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 5 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
May 30, 196201:00:04 UTC	FTV 1128 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
June
Jun 1, 196209:38:00 UTCFailure	Zenit-2 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Failure
Jun 2, 196200:31:00 UTC	FTV 1127 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Jun 2, 196216:36:00 UTC	Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A	-	R-7 A	Success
Jun 4, 196209:44:17 UTCFailure	Bluegill USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Failure
Jun 7, 196218:21:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jun 17, 196218:14:00 UTC	Samos 8 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Jun 18, 196220:20:00 UTC	FTV 2312 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Jun 19, 196200:30:00 UTC	Missile test USA • Thor DM-18A	-	Thor DM-18A	Success
Jun 19, 196212:19:01 UTC	TIROS-5 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	-	Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	Success
Jun 20, 196208:46:16 UTCFailure	STARFISH USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Failure
Jun 23, 196200:30:00 UTC	FTV 1129 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Jun 26, 196210:57:00 UTC	NTMP K-1 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jun 28, 196201:09:00 UTC	FTV 1151 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Jun 30, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 6 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
July
Jul 9, 196208:46:28 UTC	STARFISH PRIME USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Success
Jul 10, 196208:35:05 UTC	Telstar 1 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	-	Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	Success
Jul 11, 196218:51:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jul 12, 196216:57:00 UTC	NTMP K-2 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jul 13, 196221:11:00 UTCPartial failure	ICBM test USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	partial failure
Jul 18, 196209:30:12 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2D	-	Thor DSV-2D	Success
Jul 18, 196220:15:00 UTC	Samos 9 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Jul 19, 196211:05:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jul 21, 196200:56:00 UTC	FTV 1130 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Jul 22, 196209:21:00 UTCFailure	Mariner 1 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Failure
Jul 25, 196216:17:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jul 26, 196209:13:53 UTCFailure	Bluegill Prime USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Failure
Jul 28, 196200:30:00 UTC	FTV 1131 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Jul 28, 196209:18:00 UTC	Kosmos 7 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
August
Aug 1, 196200:00:00 UTC	CM-111 USA • Jupiter	-	Jupiter	Success
Aug 1, 196221:07:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Aug 2, 196200:17:00 UTC	FTV 1152 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Aug 5, 196217:59:00 UTC	Samos 10 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Aug 9, 196222:51:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Aug 9, 196223:05:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Aug 10, 196221:11:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Failure
Aug 11, 196208:30:00 UTC	Vostok 3 Russia • Vostok K	-	Vostok K	Success
Aug 12, 196208:02:00 UTC	Vostok 4 Russia • Vostok K	-	Vostok K	Success
Aug 13, 196222:00:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Aug 18, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 8 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Aug 23, 196211:44:00 UTC	DSAP-1 F2 USA • Scout X-2M	-	Scout X-2M	Success
Aug 25, 196202:56:00 UTCFailure	Sputnik 19 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Failure
Aug 27, 196206:53:00 UTC	Mariner 2 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Aug 29, 196201:00:00 UTC	FTV 1153 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Aug 31, 196216:25:00 UTCFailure	Re-Entry 2 USA • Scout X-3A	-	Scout X-3A	Failure
September
Sep 1, 196202:12:00 UTCFailure	Sputnik 20 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Failure
Sep 1, 196220:39:00 UTC	FTV 1132 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Sep 12, 196200:59:00 UTCFailure	Sputnik 21 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Failure
Sep 12, 196215:50:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Sep 17, 196223:46:00 UTC	FTV 1133 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Sep 18, 196208:53:08 UTC	TIROS-6 USA • Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	-	Delta Thor DM-19 Delta	Success
Sep 19, 196218:15:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Sep 27, 196209:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 9 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Sep 29, 196206:05:00 UTC	Alouette 1 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Sep 29, 196223:34:50 UTC	FTV 1154 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
October
Oct 2, 196211:46:00 UTCFailure	NTMP-K3 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Failure
Oct 2, 196222:11:30 UTC	Explorer 14 USA • Delta A	-	Delta A	Success
Oct 3, 196212:15:00 UTC	Mercury-Atlas 8 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Oct 6, 196200:00:00 UTC	SM-35 USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Success
Oct 9, 196218:35:00 UTC	FTV 1134 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Oct 12, 196216:24:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Oct 16, 196209:14:38 UTCFailure	Bluegill Double Prime USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Failure
Oct 17, 196209:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 10 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Oct 18, 196216:59:00 UTC	Ranger 5 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Oct 19, 196218:15:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Oct 20, 196200:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 11 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Oct 24, 196217:55:00 UTCFailure	Sputnik 22 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Failure
Oct 25, 196200:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 12 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Failure
Oct 26, 196209:44:05 UTC	Bluegill Triple Prime USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Success
Oct 26, 196210:59:00 UTC	NTMP K-5 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Oct 26, 196216:14:00 UTC	STARAD USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Oct 26, 196217:05:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Oct 27, 196223:15:01 UTC	Explorer 15 USA • Delta A	-	Delta A	Success
Oct 31, 196208:08:00 UTC	ANNA 1B USA • Thor DM-21 Ablestar	-	Thor DM-21 Ablestar	Success
November
Nov 1, 196211:54:48 UTC	KINGFISH USA • Thor DSV-2E	-	Thor DSV-2E	Success
Nov 1, 196216:14:00 UTC	Mars 1 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Success
Nov 4, 196215:35:00 UTCFailure	Sputnik 24 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Failure
Nov 5, 196222:04:00 UTC	FTV 1136 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
Nov 7, 196219:43:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Nov 11, 196220:17:00 UTC	Samos 11 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Nov 14, 196222:36:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Failure
Nov 16, 196217:45:02 UTC	Saturn-Apollo 3 USA • Saturn I	-	Saturn I	Success
Nov 24, 196222:01:00 UTC	FTV 1135 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-B	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-B	Success
December
Dec 4, 196221:30:00 UTC	FTV 1155 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Dec 5, 196200:00:00 UTC	SM-11 USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Success
Dec 5, 196221:25:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Dec 6, 196220:31:00 UTCFailure	Mk.4 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Failure
Dec 12, 196211:38:00 UTC	NTMP K-6 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Dec 13, 196204:07:00 UTC	NRL PL120 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Dec 13, 196223:30:01 UTC	Relay 1 USA • Delta B	-	Delta B	Success
Dec 14, 196221:26:07 UTC	FTV 1156 USA • Thor DM-21 Agena-D	-	Thor DM-21 Agena-D	Success
Dec 16, 196214:33:00 UTC	Explorer 16 USA • Scout X-3	-	Scout X-3	Success
Dec 17, 196220:36:00 UTCFailure	Midas 6 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Failure
Dec 18, 196217:26:00 UTCFailure	NTMP K-4 USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	Failure
Dec 19, 196201:25:00 UTC	Transit-5A 1 USA • Scout X-3	-	Scout X-3	Success
Dec 19, 196220:08:00 UTC	Mk.6 REV USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Dec 22, 196209:24:00 UTC	Kosmos 12 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Dec 22, 196209:29:00 UTC	NTMP K-7 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success