USA launches in 1961
January 1961
February 1961
10 Feb
Mk.4 REV
Titan16 Feb
Explorer 9
Scout17 Feb
Discoverer 20
Thor18 Feb
Discoverer 21
Thor20 Feb
Mk.4 REV
Titan21 Feb
Mercury-Atlas 2
Atlas22 Feb
Transit 3B
Thor24 Feb
ICBM test
Atlas25 Feb
Explorer 10
Juno II
March 1961
3 Mar
Mk.4 REV
Titan3 Mar
D-4
Scout14 Mar
ICBM test
Atlas24 Mar
Mercury-Redstone BD
Mercury-Redstone25 Mar
ICBM test
Atlas25 Mar
Explorer 10
Delta28 Mar
Mk.4 REV
Titan30 Mar
Missile test
Thor30 Mar
Discoverer 22
Thor31 Mar
Mk.4 REV
Titan
April 1961
8 Apr
Discoverer 23
Thor12 Apr
D-5
Scout22 Apr
CM-209
Jupiter25 Apr
Mercury-Atlas 3
Atlas27 Apr
Explorer 11
Juno II
May 1961
3 May
VS-1
Titan5 May
Mercury-Redstone 3 / Freedom 7
Mercury-Redstone9 May
D-6
Scout13 May
ICBM test
Atlas23 May
Mk.4 REV
Titan24 May
Explorer 12
Juno II24 May
ICBM test
Atlas26 May
ICBM test
Atlas
June 1961
7 Jun
ICBM test
Atlas8 Jun
Discoverer 24
Thor16 Jun
Discoverer 25
Thor20 Jun
Missile test
Thor23 Jun
ICBM test
Atlas24 Jun
Mk.4 REV
Titan29 Jun
Transit 4A
Thor30 Jun
Explorer S-55
Scout
July 1961
7 Jul
ICBM test
Atlas7 Jul
Discoverer 26
Thor12 Jul
TIROS-3
Delta12 Jul
Midas 3
Atlas21 Jul
Mk.4 REV
Titan21 Jul
Mercury-Redstone 4 / Liberty Bell 7
Mercury-Redstone21 Jul
Discoverer 27
Thor25 Jul
Mk.4 REV
Titan31 Jul
ICBM test
Atlas
August 1961
4 Aug
Mk.4 REV
Titan4 Aug
Discoverer 28
Thor5 Aug
CM-218
Jupiter9 Aug
ICBM test
Atlas16 Aug
Explorer 12
Delta23 Aug
ICBM test
Atlas23 Aug
Ranger 1
Atlas25 Aug
Explorer 13
Scout30 Aug
Discoverer 29
Thor
September 1961
6 Sep
Missile test
Thor7 Sep
Mk.4 REV
Titan8 Sep
Mk.4 REV
Titan9 Sep
ICBM test
Atlas9 Sep
Samos 3
Atlas12 Sep
Discoverer 30
Thor13 Sep
Mercury-Atlas 4
Atlas17 Sep
Discoverer 31
Thor23 Sep
SM-2
Titan29 Sep
Mk.4 REV
Titan
October 1961
2 Oct
ICBM test
Atlas5 Oct
ICBM test
Atlas7 Oct
Mk.4 REV
Titan13 Oct
Discoverer 32
Thor19 Oct
P-21
Scout21 Oct
Midas 4
Atlas23 Oct
Discoverer 33
Thor24 Oct
Mk.4 REV
Titan27 Oct
Saturn-Apollo 1
Saturn I
November 1961
1 Nov
Mercury-Scout 1
Scout5 Nov
Discoverer 34
Thor10 Nov
15 Nov
Discoverer 35
Thor15 Nov
Transit 4B
Thor18 Nov
Ranger 2
Atlas22 Nov
Mk.4 REV
Titan22 Nov
Samos 4
Atlas22 Nov
ICBM test
Atlas29 Nov
Mercury-Atlas 5
Atlas29 Nov
Mk.4 REV
Titan29 Nov
ICBM test
Atlas
December 1961
1 Dec
ICBM test
Atlas6 Dec
CM-115
Jupiter6 Dec
Missile test
Thor7 Dec
ICBM test
Atlas12 Dec
ICBM test
Atlas12 Dec
Discoverer 36
Thor13 Dec
Mk.4 REV
Titan15 Dec
Mk.4 REV
Titan20 Dec
ICBM test
Atlas21 Dec
22 Dec
Samos 5
Atlas