Convair Launches in 1961
Convair flew 11 orbital launch attempts in 1961, 22% of the world's 50, with 3 failures and 2 partial failures. 8 on Atlas LV-3 Agena B and 3 on Atlas LV-3B. Together they put 10 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1961
- 11
- 5 failed
- Share of the world
- 22%
- of 50
- Busiest month
- November
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 10 t
Month by month
Convair orbital launches per month, 1961
- 1Jan
- 0Feb
- 0Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 0Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 1Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Show as table
| Month | Convair |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 3 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets Convair flew in 1961
Every launch of 1961
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos 2 | Success |
| 25 April 1961 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 3 | Failure |
| 12 July 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | MIDAS 3 | Success |
| 23 August 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 1 | Partial failure |
| 9 September 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos 3 | Failure |
| 13 September 1961 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 4 | Success |
| 21 October 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | MIDAS 4 & Westford-1 | Success |
| 18 November 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 2 | Partial failure |
| 22 November 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos 4 | Failure |
| 29 November 1961 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 5 | Success |
| 22 December 1961 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos 5 | Success |