Rocket Launches in 1964
Spaceflight in 1964: Voskhod 1 carries three cosmonauts in October, the first spacecraft with more than one person aboard, so cramped that the crew flies without spacesuits. Earlier in the year Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up pictures of the Moon before impact, and Syncom 3 becomes the first geostationary satellite, relaying the Tokyo Olympics to American television.
100 launches in 1964 · 13 failures · 1 partial
Launch list for 1964
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-01-11 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-01-19 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | DSAP-1 F6 & F7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-01-21 | Thor Delta B | Relay 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-01-25 | Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Echo 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-01-29 | Saturn I | Saturn SA-5 | Chrysler | Success |
| 1964-01-30 | Vostok-K | Elektron-1 & 2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-01-30 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 6 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-02-15 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-02-19 | Molniya 8K78 | Zond-1b | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1964-02-25 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 5 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-02-27 | Kosmos-2I | DS-P1 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-02-28 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 1-A | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-03-11 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 6 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-03-18 | Kosmos-2I | DS-MG 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-03-19 | Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1964-03-21 | Molniya 8K78 | Luna-5a | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1964-03-24 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 4 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1964-03-27 | Molniya 8K78 | Zond 1c | RKK Energia | Partial Failure |
| 1964-03-27 | Scout X-3 | Ariel 2 | Vought | Success |
| 1964-04-02 | Molniya 8K78 | Zond 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-04-04 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 16 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-04-08 | Titan II GLV | Gemini I | Martin | Success |
| 1964-04-12 | Sputnik 11A59 | Polyot-2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-04-20 | Molniya 8K78 | Luna-5b | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1964-04-21 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Failure |
| 1964-04-23 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 7 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-04-25 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 17 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-04-27 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-05-18 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-05-19 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 8 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-05-28 | Saturn I | Saturn-SA 6 | Chrysler | Success |
| 1964-06-04 | Scout X-4 | Transit VC | Vought | Success |
| 1964-06-04 | Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 1a | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1964-06-04 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 6 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-06-06 | Kosmos-2I | DS-MT 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-06-10 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 18 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-06-13 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 11 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-06-18 | Thor SLV-2 Agena D | DSAP-1 F8 & F9 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-06-19 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-06-23 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 19 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-06-25 | Scout X-4 | ESRS | Vought | Failure |
| 1964-06-30 | Atlas LV-3C Centaur | AC-3 Instrumentation Ring | Convair | Failure |
| 1964-07-01 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 3 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-07-02 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 2-D 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-07-06 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 9 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-07-10 | Vostok-K | Elektron-3 &4 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-07-10 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 8 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-07-15 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 20 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-07-17 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | Vela 2A & 2B | Convair | Success |
| 1964-07-28 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | Ranger 7 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-07-30 | Kosmos-2I | DS-P1-Yu 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-08-05 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 9 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-08-14 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 21 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-08-14 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 10 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-08-18 | Kosmos 65S3 | Strela-1 1,2,3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-08-19 | Thor Delta D | Syncom 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-08-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 12 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-08-22 | Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 1b | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-08-22 | Kosmos-2I | Strela-1 4,5 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-08-25 | Scout X-4 | Explorer 20 | Vought | Success |
| 1964-08-28 | Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Nimbus 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-08-28 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-09-01 | Titan IIIA | Transtage 1 | LM | Failure |
| 1964-09-05 | Atlas LV-3 Agena B | OGO 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-09-13 | Voskhod | Zenit-4 4 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-09-14 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 10 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-09-18 | Saturn I | Saturn-SA 7 | Chrysler | Success |
| 1964-09-23 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 11 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-09-24 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 22 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-10-04 | Thor Delta C | Explorer 21 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-10-05 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 11 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-10-06 | Voskhod | Voskhod-3KV 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-10-06 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-10-07 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 12 | Convair | Failure |
| 1964-10-10 | Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B | Vought | Success |
| 1964-10-12 | Voskhod | Voskhod 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-10-14 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 23 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-10-17 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 12 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-10-23 | Kosmos 65S3 | Strela-1 6,7,8 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1964-10-23 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | KH-7 13 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-10-24 | Kosmos-2I | DS-MG 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-10-28 | Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 24 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-11-02 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 13 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-11-04 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 3-D 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-11-05 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | Mariner 3 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-11-06 | Scout X-4 | Explorer 23 | Vought | Success |
| 1964-11-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 14 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-11-21 | Scout X-4 | Explorer 24 & 25 | Vought | Success |
| 1964-11-28 | Atlas LV-3 Agena D | Mariner 4 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-11-30 | Molniya 8K78 | Zond-2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1964-12-01 | Kosmos-2I | DS-2 2 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1964-12-04 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 14 | Convair | Success |
| 1964-12-09 | Kosmos-2I | DS-MT 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1964-12-10 | Titan IIIA | Transtage 2 | LM | Success |
| 1964-12-11 | Atlas LV-3C Centaur | Surveyor Mass Model | Convair | Success |
| 1964-12-13 | Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-12-15 | Scout X-4 | San Marco 1 | Vought | Success |
| 1964-12-19 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 15 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-12-21 | Thor Delta C | Explorer 26 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1964-12-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Quill 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |