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1960 in spaceflight
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1960 |
| image | Escape rocket of Mercury-Redstone 1.jpg |
| caption | The launch escape system fires following the failed launch of Mercury-Redstone 1 |
| first | 4 February |
| last | 22 December |
| total | 38 |
| success | 19 |
| failed | 19 |
| partial | 0 |
| catalogued | 19 |
| maidens | Atlas-Agena |
| Molniya | |
| Scout | |
| Thor DM-18 Able-IV | |
| Thor DM-21 Ablestar | |
| Thor DM-21 Agena-B | |
| Thor DM-19 Delta | |
| Vostok-L | |
| Vostok-K | |
| retired | Atlas-Able |
| Luna | |
| Thor-Able | |
| Thor DM-18 Agena-A | |
| Vostok-L | |
| firstflight | Japan |
| China |
Molniya Scout Thor DM-18 Able-IV Thor DM-21 Ablestar Thor DM-21 Agena-B Thor DM-19 Delta Vostok-L Vostok-K Luna Thor-Able Thor DM-18 Agena-A Vostok-L China
1960 in spaceflight featured a majority of launches conducted by the United States, with the Soviet Union launching less that a fourth of flights that year. The majority of flights this year were sub-orbital, and featured the maiden voyages of many astronauts.
Orbital and Suborbital launches
Main article: 1960 in spaceflight (January–June), 1960 in spaceflight (July–September), 1960 in spaceflight (October-December)
Orbital launch statistics
By country
| [ {"value":290, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 29 (76.32%)"}, {"value":90, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Soviet Union: 9 (23.68%) "}, ]
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| failures | style="text-align:left;" | style="text-align:left;" | World | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
By rocket
| Rocket | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas-Able | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Retired | |
| Atlas LV-3A Agena-A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight | |
| Juno II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Luna 8K72 | USSR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Retired |
| Molniya 8K78 | USSR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Scout X-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight | |
| Thor DM-18 Able-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired | |
| Thor DM-18 Able-IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Only flight | |
| Thor DM-21 Ablestar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight | |
| Thor DM-18 Agena-A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Retired | |
| Thor DM-21 Agena-B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight | |
| Thor DM-19 Delta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight | |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | USSR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Only flights |
| Vostok-K 8K72K | USSR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
By family
| Rocket | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Jupiter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| R7 | USSR | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Scout | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thor | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
By orbit
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieved | Remarks | ||||
| Low Earth | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Including Highly elliptical orbits |
| Heliocentric | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
References
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