Rocket launches in1964

Voskhod 1 squeezes three cosmonauts into a single capsule in October — the first multi-crew spaceflight, no spacesuits worn. In the USA, Saturn I makes its first orbital flights in January, May and September, and Mariner 4 departs in November on a trajectory to Mars that will return the first close-up photographs of another planet the following summer.

Monthly Cadencecomplete

AUGpeak17 launches↑1%vs 1963

launches: 142
success · 118/142: 83%
provider: 1

1964 launch leaders

Countries

103

USA

Countries

103

USA

Rockets

Thor

1964 highlights

Jul 28Atlas Agena B LV-3

Success

Ranger 7 returns the first close-up photos of the Moon

Six earlier Ranger flights had failed. Ranger 7 sent back 4,308 pictures, the final one taken about 490 meters above the surface.

Jan 29Saturn I

Success

NASA's Saturn I rocket reaches orbit for the first time

Its hydrogen-fueled second stage flew for the first time. The stage and its ballast weighed about 17 tonnes, the heaviest satellite up to then.

Aug 19Delta D

Success

Syncom 3 carries the Tokyo Olympics to American television

It was the first satellite to hold one fixed spot above the equator, so ground antennas could point at it without moving.

Oct 12Voskhod

Success

Voskhod 1 carries three cosmonauts, the first crew of more than one

The cabin had no room for spacesuits, so all three flew without them. Boris Yegorov became the first doctor to fly in space.

Nov 28Atlas Agena D LV-3

Success

Mariner 4 takes the first close-up pictures of Mars

Its 21 pictures, taken in July 1965, showed a cratered, Moon-like surface. The probe also found the Martian air far thinner than expected.

Dec 15Scout X-4

Success

An Italian crew launches Italy's first satellite on a US rocket

NASA supplied the Scout rocket and trained the team at Wallops Island, Virginia. San Marco 1 measured the density of the upper air.

All 1964 launches

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142 launches


January
Jan 11, 196420:07:00 UTC	NRL PL135 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jan 15, 196400:00:00 UTC	Pod T USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jan 19, 196410:59:54 UTC	OPS 3367A USA • Thor SLV-2 Agena-D	-	Thor SLV-2 Agena-D	Success
Jan 21, 196421:14:59 UTC	Relay 2 USA • Delta B	-	Delta B	Success
Jan 23, 196400:00:00 UTC	N-26 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jan 25, 196413:59:04 UTC	Echo 2 USA • Thor SLV-2 Agena-B	-	Thor SLV-2 Agena-B	Success
Jan 29, 196416:25:01 UTC	Saturn-Apollo 5 USA • Saturn I	-	Saturn I	Success
Jan 30, 196409:45:00 UTC	Elektron-1 Russia • Vostok K	-	Vostok K	Success
Jan 30, 196415:49:00 UTC	Ranger 6 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
February
Feb 12, 196419:59:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	Failure
Feb 14, 196407:47:00 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
Feb 15, 196421:38:00 UTC	OPS 3444 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Feb 17, 196416:15:00 UTC	B-15 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Feb 19, 196405:37:00 UTCFailure	Venera 1964A Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Failure
Feb 25, 196418:59:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4005 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Feb 25, 196420:22:00 UTC	ABRES WAC-3/Pod 18 USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	Success
Feb 26, 196420:15:00 UTC	N-32 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Feb 27, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 25 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Feb 28, 196403:20:00 UTC	OPS 3722 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
March
Mar 1, 196406:40:00 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
Mar 11, 196420:14:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4006 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Mar 13, 196400:00:00 UTC	N-30 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Mar 18, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 26 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Mar 19, 196411:13:41 UTCFailure	BE-A USA • Delta B	-	Delta B	Failure
Mar 21, 196408:14:00 UTCFailure	Luna 1964A Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Failure
Mar 24, 196401:42:00 UTC	Pod T-207 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Mar 24, 196412:15:00 UTCFailure	ASSET-2 USA • Thor DSV-2G	-	Thor DSV-2G	Failure
Mar 24, 196422:22:48 UTCFailure	OPS 3467 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Failure
Mar 27, 196403:24:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 27 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Failure
Mar 27, 196417:25:00 UTC	Ariel 2 USA • Scout X-3	-	Scout X-3	Success
April
Apr 1, 196420:22:00 UTC	ABRES WAC-2 USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Apr 2, 196402:42:00 UTC	Zond 1 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Apr 3, 196420:26:00 UTCFailure	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Failure
Apr 4, 196409:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 28 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Apr 6, 196416:00:01 UTC	Gemini 1 USA • Titan II GLV	-	Titan II GLV	Success
Apr 9, 196420:00:00 UTC	N-3A USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Apr 12, 196409:31:00 UTC	Polyot-2 Russia • Polyot	-	Polyot	Success
Apr 20, 196408:08:00 UTCFailure	Luna 1964B Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Failure
Apr 21, 196406:15:00 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
Apr 21, 196418:50:00 UTCFailure	Transit 5BN-3 USA • Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	-	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	Failure
Apr 23, 196416:19:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4007 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Apr 23, 196421:42:00 UTC	FIRE 1 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Apr 25, 196410:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 29 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Apr 27, 196423:23:43 UTC	OPS 2921 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
May
May 18, 196409:42:00 UTC	Kosmos 30 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May 19, 196419:21:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4008 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
May 28, 196407:32:00 UTCFailure	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Failure
May 28, 196417:07:00 UTC	Saturn-Apollo 6 USA • Saturn I	-	Saturn I	Success
June
Jun 3, 196406:04:00 UTC	Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A	-	R-7 A	Success
Jun 4, 196403:50:00 UTC	Transit-5C 1 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Jun 4, 196404:00:00 UTCFailure	Molniya-1 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Failure
Jun 4, 196422:59:00 UTC	OPS 3483 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jun 6, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 31 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Jun 10, 196410:48:00 UTC	Kosmos 32 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Jun 13, 196415:47:00 UTC	OPS 3236 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jun 18, 196404:56:08 UTC	OPS 4467A USA • Thor SLV-2 Agena-D	-	Thor SLV-2 Agena-D	Success
Jun 18, 196414:56:00 UTC	ABRES LORV-1 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jun 19, 196423:18:00 UTC	OPS 3754 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jun 23, 196410:19:00 UTC	Kosmos 33 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Jun 25, 196401:40:00 UTCFailure	CRL-2 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Failure
Jun 30, 196414:04:00 UTCFailure	AC-3 USA • Atlas Centaur-C LV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-C LV-3C	Failure
July
Jul 1, 196411:16:00 UTC	Kosmos 34 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jul 2, 196423:59:56 UTC	OPS 3395 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jul 6, 196418:51:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4009 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Jul 10, 196421:51:00 UTC	Elektron-3 Russia • Vostok K	-	Vostok K	Success
Jul 10, 196423:15:00 UTC	OPS 3491 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Jul 11, 196402:02:00 UTC	L-3-1 Japan • Lambda 3	-	Lambda 3	Success
Jul 15, 196411:27:00 UTC	Kosmos 35 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Jul 17, 196402:37:00 UTC	Vela 2A/2B USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Jul 20, 196410:53:00 UTC	SERT-1 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Jul 22, 196415:39:00 UTC	ASSET-3 USA • Thor DSV-2G	-	Thor DSV-2G	Success
Jul 27, 196414:00:00 UTC	Unnamed flight Russia • R-7 A	-	R-7 A	Success
Jul 28, 196416:50:00 UTC	Ranger 7 USA • Atlas Agena B LV-3	-	Atlas Agena B LV-3	Success
Jul 29, 196409:22:00 UTC	NTMP KX-13 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Jul 30, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 36 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Jul 30, 196400:00:00 UTC	B-28 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
August
Aug 5, 196423:15:35 UTC	OPS 3042 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Aug 7, 196420:12:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
Aug 11, 196400:00:00 UTC	B-9 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Aug 13, 196400:00:00 UTC	B-7 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Aug 14, 196409:36:00 UTC	Kosmos 37 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Aug 14, 196422:00:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4010 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Aug 18, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 38-40 Russia • Kosmos 1	-	Kosmos 1	Success
Aug 18, 196406:05:00 UTC	Re-Entry 4A USA • Scout X-4A	-	Scout X-4A	Success
Aug 19, 196412:15:02 UTC	Syncom 3 USA • Delta D	-	Delta D	Success
Aug 21, 196415:45:00 UTC	OPS 2739 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Aug 22, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 42 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Aug 22, 196407:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 41 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Success
Aug 25, 196413:43:00 UTC	Explorer 20 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Aug 27, 196409:54:00 UTCPartial failure	ST/KX-48 USA • Atlas E	-	Atlas E	partial failure
Aug 28, 196407:56:57 UTCPartial failure	Nimbus 1 USA • Thor SLV-2 Agena-B	-	Thor SLV-2 Agena-B	partial failure
Aug 28, 196416:19:00 UTC	Kosmos 44 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Aug 31, 196415:46:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success
September
Sep 1, 196415:00:06 UTCFailure	3A-2 USA • Titan IIIA	-	Titan IIIA	Failure
Sep 13, 196409:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 45 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 14, 196422:53:00 UTC	OPS 3497 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Sep 15, 196415:27:00 UTCPartial failure	ABRES LORV-3 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	partial failure
Sep 18, 196416:22:43 UTC	Saturn-Apollo 7 USA • Saturn I	-	Saturn I	Success
Sep 22, 196415:27:00 UTC	NTMP KX-19 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Sep 23, 196413:10:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4011 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Sep 24, 196412:04:00 UTC	Kosmos 46 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
October
Oct 2, 196400:00:00 UTC	B-1 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Oct 4, 196403:45:00 UTCPartial failure	Explorer 21 USA • Delta C	-	Delta C	partial failure
Oct 5, 196421:50:14 UTC	OPS 3333 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Oct 6, 196407:12:00 UTC	Kosmos 47 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 6, 196417:04:21 UTC	OPS 5796 USA • Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	-	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	Success
Oct 8, 196400:00:00 UTCFailure	KH-7 Gambit 4012 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Failure
Oct 9, 196404:04:00 UTC	RFD-2 USA • Scout X-3C	-	Scout X-3C	Success
Oct 10, 196403:01:00 UTC	Explorer 22 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Oct 12, 196407:30:00 UTC	Voskhod 1 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 14, 196409:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 48 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Oct 17, 196422:02:23 UTC	OPS 3559 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Oct 23, 196400:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 49-51 Russia • Kosmos 1	-	Kosmos 1	Failure
Oct 23, 196418:30:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4013 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Oct 24, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 49 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Oct 28, 196410:48:00 UTC	Kosmos 50 Russia • Vostok 2	-	Vostok 2	Success
Oct 29, 196403:35:00 UTC	ASSET-4 USA • Thor DSV-2F	-	Thor DSV-2F	Success
November
Nov 2, 196421:30:20 UTC	OPS 5434 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Nov 4, 196402:12:11 UTC	OPS 3062 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Nov 4, 196417:00:00 UTC	B-32 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Nov 5, 196419:22:00 UTCFailure	Mariner 3 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Failure
Nov 6, 196412:02:00 UTC	Explorer 23 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Nov 16, 196406:57:00 UTC	ASAT test USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
Nov 18, 196420:35:54 UTC	OPS 3360 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Nov 21, 196417:09:00 UTC	Explorer 24 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Nov 28, 196414:22:00 UTC	Mariner 4 USA • Atlas Agena D LV-3	-	Atlas Agena D LV-3	Success
Nov 30, 196413:25:00 UTC	Zond 2 Russia • Molniya	-	Molniya	Success
December
Dec 1, 196400:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 51 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Failure
Dec 1, 196408:45:00 UTC	ABRES LORV-5 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Dec 4, 196411:09:00 UTC	NTMP RMV-303 USA • Atlas D	-	Atlas D	Success
Dec 4, 196418:57:00 UTC	KH-7 Gambit 4014 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3	Success
Dec 8, 196400:00:00 UTC	SM-85 USA • Titan I	-	Titan I	Success
Dec 9, 196400:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 51 Russia • Kosmos	-	Kosmos	Success
Dec 9, 196402:00:00 UTC	ASSET-5 USA • Thor DSV-2F	-	Thor DSV-2F	Success
Dec 10, 196416:52:33 UTC	3A-1 USA • Titan IIIA	-	Titan IIIA	Success
Dec 11, 196414:25:00 UTCPartial failure	Surveyor mass model USA • Atlas Centaur-C LV-3C	-	Atlas Centaur-C LV-3C	partial failure
Dec 13, 196400:08:10 UTC	OPS 6582 USA • Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	-	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar	Success
Dec 15, 196420:20:00 UTC	San Marco 1 USA • Scout X-4	-	Scout X-4	Success
Dec 19, 196421:10:16 UTC	OPS 3358 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Dec 21, 196409:00:03 UTC	Explorer 26 USA • Delta C	-	Delta C	Success
Dec 21, 196419:08:56 UTC	OPS 3762 USA • Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	-	Thor TAT SLV-2A Agena-D	Success
Dec 22, 196419:15:00 UTC	ICBM test USA • Atlas F	-	Atlas F	Success