Rocket Launches in 1962
Spaceflight in 1962: John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth on 20 February, circling it three times in Friendship 7. In August Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 fly at the same time, the first two crewed spacecraft in orbit together. Telstar 1 carries the first live television across the Atlantic, and in December Mariner 2 passes Venus, the first successful visit to another planet.
81 launches in 1962 · 9 failures · 5 partial
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Launch list for 1962
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-01-13 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 37 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1962-01-24 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | 5 Payloads Rideshare | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1962-01-26 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 3 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-02-08 | Thor Delta | Tiros 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-02-20 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-02-21 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | P-102 Group 0-D | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-02-27 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-03-07 | Thor Delta | OSO 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-03-07 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos 6 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-03-16 | Kosmos-2I | DS-2 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-04-06 | Kosmos-2I | 1MS 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-04-09 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Midas 5 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-04-18 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-04-23 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 4 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-04-24 | Kosmos-2I | Sputnik 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-04-26 | Vostok-K | Zenit-2 2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-04-26 | Scout X-2 | SOLRAD 4B | Vought | Failure |
| 1962-04-26 | Thor Delta | Ariel 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-04-26 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos-E6 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-04-29 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-05-10 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ANNA 1A | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1962-05-15 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-05-24 | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F1 | Vought | Failure |
| 1962-05-24 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 7 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-05-28 | Kosmos-2I | Sputnik 15 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-05-30 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-06-01 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 3 | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1962-06-02 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-06-17 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos-E6 2 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-06-18 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | P-102 Group 2-D 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-06-19 | Thor Delta | Tiros 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-06-23 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 6 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-06-28 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-06-30 | Kosmos-2I | DS-P1 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-07-10 | Thor Delta | Telstar 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-07-18 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos-E6 3 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-07-21 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 8 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-07-22 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Mariner 1 | Convair | Failure |
| 1962-07-28 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 9 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-07-28 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 4 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-08-02 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 10 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-08-05 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos-E6 4 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-08-11 | Vostok-K | Vostok 3 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-08-12 | Vostok-K | Vostok 4 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-08-18 | Kosmos-2I | Sputnik 18 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-08-23 | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F2 | Vought | Success |
| 1962-08-25 | Molniya 8K78 | Venera 2a | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1962-08-27 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Mariner 2 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-08-29 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 11 & RM 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-09-01 | Molniya 8K78 | Venera 2b | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1962-09-01 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 6 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-09-12 | Molniya 8K78 | Venera 2c | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1962-09-17 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 12 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-09-18 | Thor Delta | Tiros 6 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-09-27 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 5 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-09-29 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Alouette 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-09-29 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 13 & RM 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-10-02 | Thor Delta A | Explorer 14 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-10-03 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 8 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-10-09 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-10-17 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 6 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-10-18 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 5 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-10-20 | Kosmos-2I | DS-A1 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1962-10-24 | Molniya 8K78 | Mars 1c | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1962-10-25 | Kosmos-2I | 1MS 2 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1962-10-26 | Thor Agena D | Star-Rad | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-10-27 | Thor Delta A | Explorer 15 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-10-31 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ANNA 1B | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-11-01 | Molniya 8K78 | Mars 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1962-11-04 | Molniya 8K78 | Mars 2a | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1962-11-05 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 14 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-11-11 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Samos-E6 5 | Convair | Success |
| 1962-11-24 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 15 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-12-04 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 16 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-12-13 | Thor Agena D | Poppy 3A & 3B | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-12-13 | Thor Delta B | Relay 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-12-14 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 17 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1962-12-16 | Scout X-3 | Explorer 16 | Vought | Success |
| 1962-12-17 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Midas 6 | Convair | Failure |
| 1962-12-19 | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 1 | Vought | Success |
| 1962-12-22 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 7 | RKK Energia | Success |