USA launches in 1959
January 1959
16 Jan
ICBM test
Atlas22 Jan
CM-21
Jupiter23 Jan
RVX test
Thor27 Jan
ICBM test
Atlas30 Jan
Missile test
Thor
February 1959
4 Feb
ICBM test
Atlas6 Feb
A-3
Titan17 Feb
Vanguard SLV-4
Vanguard20 Feb
ICBM test
Atlas25 Feb
A-5
Titan27 Feb
CM-22
Jupiter28 Feb
RVX test
Thor28 Feb
Discoverer 1
Thor
March 1959
3 Mar
Pioneer 4
Juno II19 Mar
ICBM test
Atlas21 Mar
RVX test
Thor22 Mar
Missile test
Thor27 Mar
Missile test
Thor
April 1959
3 Apr
A-4
Titan4 Apr
CM-22A
Jupiter8 Apr
RVX test
Thor13 Apr
Discoverer 2
Thor14 Apr
Vanguard SLV-5
Vanguard14 Apr
ICBM test
Atlas16 Apr
Missile test
Thor23 Apr
Missile test
Thor25 Apr
Missile test
Thor
May 1959
4 May
A-6
Titan7 May
AM-12
Jupiter12 May
Missile test
Thor14 May
AM-17
Jupiter19 May
ICBM test
Atlas21 May
RVX test
Thor23 May
Missile test
Thor28 May
AM-18
Jupiter
June 1959
3 Jun
Discoverer 3
Thor6 Jun
ICBM test
Atlas11 Jun
RVX test
Thor16 Jun
Missile test
Thor22 Jun
Vanguard SLV-6
Vanguard25 Jun
Discoverer 4
Thor26 Jun
Missile test
Thor30 Jun
Missile test
Thor
July 1959
16 Jul
Explorer 6
Juno II21 Jul
ICBM test
Atlas21 Jul
Missile test
Thor24 Jul
Missile test
Thor29 Jul
ICBM test
Atlas
August 1959
3 Aug
Missile test
Thor6 Aug
Missile test
Thor7 Aug
Explorer 6
Thor11 Aug
ICBM test
Atlas13 Aug
Discoverer 5
Thor14 Aug
Beacon 2
Juno II14 Aug
Missile test
Thor14 Aug
B-5
Titan14 Aug
Missile test
Thor19 Aug
Discoverer 6
Thor24 Aug
ICBM test
Atlas27 Aug
AM-19
Jupiter27 Aug
Missile test
Thor
September 1959
9 Sep
Big Joe 1
Atlas9 Sep
ICBM test
Atlas12 Sep
Missile test
Thor15 Sep
Biological nose cone
Jupiter17 Sep
ICBM test
Atlas17 Sep
Transit 1A
Thor17 Sep
Missile test
Thor18 Sep
Vanguard SLV-7
Vanguard22 Sep
Missile test
Thor
October 1959
1 Oct
AM-24
Jupiter6 Oct
ICBM test
Atlas6 Oct
Missile test
Thor6 Oct
Missile test
Thor10 Oct
ICBM test
Atlas13 Oct
Explorer 7
Juno II14 Oct
Missile test
Thor21 Oct
Missile test
Thor22 Oct
AM-31
Jupiter29 Oct
Missile test
Thor29 Oct
ICBM test
Atlas
November 1959
3 Nov
Missile test
Thor4 Nov
ICBM test
Atlas5 Nov
CM-33
Jupiter7 Nov
Discoverer 7
Thor12 Nov
Missile test
Thor19 Nov
Missile test
Thor19 Nov
AM-25
Jupiter20 Nov
Discoverer 8
Thor24 Nov
ICBM test
Atlas26 Nov
Pioneer P-3
Atlas
December 1959
1 Dec
Missile test
Thor2 Dec
Missile test
Thor9 Dec
ICBM test
Atlas10 Dec
AM-32
Jupiter12 Dec
RVX-3
Titan15 Dec
Missile test
Thor17 Dec
Missile test
Thor17 Dec
AM-26
Jupiter19 Dec
ICBM test
Atlas