Orbital Launches of 1960

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ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
February
1960-F01	04.02.1960	KH-1 6 (Corona 9, Mission 9006, Discoverer 9)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-4	Failure
1960-F02	19.02.1960	KH-1 7 (Corona 10, Mission 9007, Discoverer 10)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-5	Failure
1960-F03	26.02.1960	MIDAS 1	Atlas-LV3 Agena-A	CC LC-14	Failure
March
1960 α (001)	11.03.1960	Pioneer 5 (P 2)	Thor-DM18 Able-4	CC LC-17A
1960-F04	23.03.1960	Explorer (8) (S 46)	Juno-2	CC LC-26B	Failure
April
1960 β (002)	01.04.1960	TIROS 1 (A 1)	Thor-DM18 Able-2 (mod.)	CC LC-17A
1960 γ (003)	13.04.1960	Transit 1B Solrad-Dummy	Thor-DM21 Able-Star	CC LC-17B
1960 δ (004)	15.04.1960	KH-1 8 (Corona 11, Mission 9008, Discoverer 11)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-5
1960-F05	15.04.1960	Luna (4a) (Ye-3 #1)	Vostok-L	Ba LC-1/5	Failure
1960-F06	16.04.1960	Luna (4b) (Ye-3 #2)	Vostok-L	Ba LC-1/5	Failure
May
1960-F07	13.05.1960	Echo 1	Delta	CC LC-17A	Failure
1960 ε (005)	15.05.1960	Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Sputnik 4, Vostok-1KP #1)	Vostok	Ba LC-1/5
1960 ζ (006)	24.05.1960	MIDAS 2	Atlas-LV3 Agena-A	CC LC-14
June
1960 η (007)	22.06.1960	Transit 2A Grab 1 (Dyno SV2, Solrad 1)	Thor-DM21 Able-Star	CC LC-17B
1960-F08	29.06.1960	Discoverer 12 (Corona 12)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-4	Failure
July
1960-F09	28.07.1960	Korabl-Sputnik (2) (Sputnik (5), Vostok-1K #1)	Vostok	Ba LC-1/5	Failure
August
1960 θ (008)	10.08.1960	Discoverer 13 (Corona 13, Soctop 1)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-5
1960 ι (009)	12.08.1960	Echo 1A	Delta	CC LC-17A
1960-F10	18.08.1960	Courier 1A	Thor-DM21 Able-Star	CC LC-17B	Failure
1960 κ (010)	18.08.1960	KH-1 9 (Corona 14, Mission 9009, Discoverer 14)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-4
1960 λ (011)	19.08.1960	Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5, Vostok-1K #2)	Vostok	Ba LC-1/5
September
1960 μ (012)	13.09.1960	KH-1 10 (Corona 15, Mission 9010, Discoverer 15, Soctop 2)	Thor-DM18 Agena-A	Va 75-3-5
1960-F11	25.09.1960	Pioneer (P 30)	Atlas-D Able	CC LC-12	Failure
October
1960 ν (013)	04.10.1960	Courier 1B	Thor-DM21 Able-Star	CC LC-17B
1960-F12	10.10.1960	Mars (1a) (1M #1)	Molniya	Ba LC-1/5	Failure
1960-F13	11.10.1960	Samos-E1 1 (Samos 1) Samos-F1 1	Atlas-LV3 Agena-A	Va LC-1-1	Failure
1960-F14	14.10.1960	Mars (1b) (1M #2)	Molniya	Ba LC-1/5	Failure
1960-F15	26.10.1960	KH-2 1 (Corona 16, Mission 9011, Discoverer 16, Soctop 3)	Thor-DM21 Agena-B	Va 75-3-4	Failure
November
1960 ξ (014)	03.11.1960	Explorer 8 (S 30)	Juno-2	CC LC-26B
1960 ο (015)	12.11.1960	KH-2 2 (Corona 17, Mission 9012, Discoverer 17, Soctop 4)	Thor-DM21 Agena-B	Va 75-3-5
1960 π (016)	23.11.1960	TIROS 2 (A 2)	Delta	CC LC-17A
1960-F16	30.11.1960	Transit 3A Grab (2) (Dyno SV1, Solrad 2)	Thor-DM21 Able-Star	CC LC-17B	Failure
December
1960 ρ (017)	01.12.1960	Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Sputnik 6, Vostok-1K #3)	Vostok	Ba LC-1/5
1960-F17	04.12.1960	Explorer (9) (S 56)	Scout-X1	WI LA-3	Failure
1960 σ (018)	07.12.1960	KH-2 3 (Corona 18, Mission 9013, Discoverer 18)	Thor-DM21 Agena-B	Va 75-3-4
1960-F18	15.12.1960	Pioneer (P 31)	Atlas-D Able	CC LC-12	Failure
1960 τ (019)	20.12.1960	RM 1 (Corona 19, Discoverer 19)	Thor-DM21 Agena-B	Va 75-3-5
1960-F19	22.12.1960	Korabl-Sputnik (4) (Sputnik (9), Vostok-1K #4)	Vostok-K	Ba LC-1/5	Failure

Launch sites:

Ba =    Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR   
CC =    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA   
Va =    Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA   
WI =    Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA