Rocket Launches in 1963
Spaceflight in 1963: Valentina Tereshkova flies Vostok 6 on 16 June and becomes the first woman in space. A month earlier Gordon Cooper closes Project Mercury with a 22-orbit flight. In July Syncom 2 becomes the first satellite in geosynchronous orbit, the forerunner of today's communications satellites.
69 launches in 1963 · 15 failures · 2 partial
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Launch list for 1963
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-01-04 | Molniya 8K78 | Luna-4c | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1963-01-07 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 18 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-01-16 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | P-698BK Group 1-D 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-02-03 | Molniya 8K78 | Luna-4d | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1963-02-14 | Thor Delta B | Syncom 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-02-19 | Scout X-3M | DSAP-1 F3 | Vought | Success |
| 1963-02-28 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 19 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1963-03-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1963-03-21 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 8 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-04-01 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 20 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-04-02 | Molniya 8K78 | Luna-4 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-04-03 | Thor Delta B | Explorer 17 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-04-05 | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 2 | Vought | Failure |
| 1963-04-06 | Kosmos-2I | DS-P1 2 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1963-04-13 | Kosmos-2I | Omega 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1963-04-22 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 9 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-04-26 | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F4 | Vought | Failure |
| 1963-04-26 | Thor Agena D | KH-5 8 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1963-04-28 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 10 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-05-07 | Thor Delta B | Telstar 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-05-09 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Midas 7 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-05-15 | Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 9 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-05-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-05-22 | Kosmos-2I | DS-A1 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1963-05-24 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 11 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-06-01 | Kosmos-2I | DS-MT 1 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1963-06-12 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Midas 8 | Convair | Failure |
| 1963-06-12 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 21 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-06-14 | Vostok-K | Vostok 5 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-06-15 | Thor Agena D | Poppy 4A & 4B | McDonnell Douglas | Partial Failure |
| 1963-06-16 | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 3 | Vought | Success |
| 1963-06-16 | Vostok-K | Vostok 6 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-06-19 | Thor Delta B | Tiros 7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-06-27 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 22 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-06-28 | Scout X-4 | GRS | Vought | Success |
| 1963-06-29 | Thor SLV-2A Agena B | P-698BK Group 1-D 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-07-12 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-07-19 | Thor Agena D | KH-4 23 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-07-19 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Midas 9 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-07-26 | Thor Delta B | Syncom 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-07-31 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-08-06 | Kosmos-2I | DS-P1 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1963-08-22 | Kosmos-2I | DS-A1 3 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1963-08-25 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-08-29 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-5 9 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-09-06 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 2 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-09-23 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-09-27 | Scout X-2B | DSAP-1 F5 | Vought | Failure |
| 1963-09-28 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-10-17 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | Vela 1A & 1B | Convair | Success |
| 1963-10-18 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 13 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-10-24 | Kosmos-2I | DS-A1 4 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1963-10-25 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 3 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-10-29 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 10 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-11-01 | Sputnik 11A59 | Polyot | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-11-09 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 24 & RM 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1963-11-11 | Molniya 8K78 | Zond-1a | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1963-11-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-11-27 | Thor Delta C | Explorer 18 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-11-27 | Atlas LV-3C Centaur | AC-2 Instrumentation Ring | Convair | Success |
| 1963-11-27 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 25 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-11-28 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 14 | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1963-12-05 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-12-13 | Kosmos-2I | Omega 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1963-12-18 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 4 | Convair | Success |
| 1963-12-19 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 15 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1963-12-19 | Scout X-4 | Explorer 19 | Vought | Success |
| 1963-12-21 | Thor Delta B | Tiros 8 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1963-12-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |