Launches from Wallops in 1961
3 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in 1961, 6% of the world's 50, with 1 failure and 1 partial failure. Together they put 68 kg of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1961
- 3
- 2 failed
- Share of the world
- 6%
- of 50
- Busiest month
- February
- 1 launch
- Payload to orbit
- 68 kg
Month by month
Orbital launches from Wallops per month, 1961
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 0Mar
- 0Apr
- 0May
- 1Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 0Oct
- 0Nov
- 0Dec
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| Month | Wallops |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
Rockets flown from Wallops in 1961
Every launch of 1961
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February 1961 | Scout X-1 | Explorer 9 | Success |
| 30 June 1961 | Scout X-1 | S-55 | Failure |
| 25 August 1961 | Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 | Partial failure |