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1960 in spaceflight (January–April)

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This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and April 1960. For launches between May and August, see 1960 in spaceflight (May–August), for launches between September and December, see 1960 in spaceflight (September–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

February

|- |d-date = 4 February |d-span=2|o-span=2 |d-span=inherit|o-span=inherit

|d-date = 19 February |d-span=2|o-span=2 |d-span=inherit|o-span=inherit

|d-date = 26 February

March

|-

|d-date = 23 March

April

|-

Technology |d-date = 5 October 1967 |d-date = 17 July

|d-date = 15 April

|d-date = 26 April |d-span=2|o-span=2 |d-span=inherit|o-span=inherit

|d-date = 16 April

|- |}

Suborbital launches

January

|- |d-date = 7 January |d-date = 8 January |d-date = 13 January |d-date = 14 January Technology |d-date = 14 January |d-date = 15 January |d-date = 16 January |d-date = 18 January |d-date = 19 January |d-date = 20 January |d-date = 20 January |d-date = 21 January |d-date = 24 January |d-date = 26 January |d-date = 26 January |d-date = 26 January |d-date = 27 January |d-date = 27 January |d-date = 29 January |d-date = 29 January |d-date = 31 January |d-date = January

February

|- |d-date = 2 February |d-date = 4 February |d-date = 5 February |d-date = 5 February |d-date = 10 February |d-date = 12 February |d-date = 13 February |d-date = 13 February |d-date = 16 February Technology |d-date = 16 February |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 19 February |d-date = 19 February |d-date = 23 February |d-date = 24 February |d-date = 25 February |d-date = 26 February |d-date = 27 February |d-date = 27 February |d-date = 29 February

March

|- |d-date = 1 March |d-date = 2 March |d-date = 2 March |d-date = 3 March |d-date = 5 March |d-date = 8 March |d-date = 8 March |d-date = 9 March |d-date = 11 March |d-date = 16 March Technology |d-date = 16 March |d-date = 17 March |d-date = 18 March |d-date = 18 March |d-date = 20 March |d-date = 22 March |d-date = 22 March |d-date = 24 March |d-date = 24 March |d-date = 25 March |d-date = 25 March |d-date = 25 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 29 March |d-date = 29 March |d-date = 29 March |d-date = 31 March |d-date = March

April

|- |d-date = 1 April |d-date = 7 April |d-date = 8 April |d-date = 8 April |d-date = 8 April |d-date = 12 April |d-date = 18 April |d-date = 18 April |d-date = 19 April |d-date = 20 April |d-date = 20 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 22 April |d-date = 23 April |d-date = 26 April |d-date = 26 April |d-date = 27 April |d-date = 27 April |d-date = 28 April |d-date = 28 April |d-date = 29 April |d-date = 29 April |d-date = 29 April |d-date = 30 April

May

|- |d-date = 2 May |d-date = 2 May |d-date = 5 May |d-date = 5 May |d-date = 6 May |d-date = 6 May |d-date = 10 May |d-date = 13 May |d-date = 18 May |d-date = 18 May |d-date = 20 May |d-date = 23 May |d-date = 24 May |d-date = 24 May |d-date = 24 May |d-date = 24 May |d-date = 25 May |d-date = 25 May |d-date = 27 May |d-date = 27 May |d-date = 27 May |d-date = 28 May |d-date = 30 May |d-date = 31 May |d-date = May

June

|- |d-date = 4 June |d-date = 6 June |d-date = 6 June |d-date = 7 June |d-date = 9 June |d-date = 10 June |d-date = 11 June |d-date = 13 June |d-date = 15 June |d-date = 15 June |d-date = 15 June |d-date = 16 June |d-date = 16 June |d-date = 16 June |d-date = 18 June |d-date = 21 June |d-date = 21 June |d-date = 22 June |d-date = 22 June |d-date = 22 June |d-date = 22 June |d-date = 23 June |d-date = 23 June |d-date = 23 June |d-date = 23 June |d-date = 24 June |d-date = 24 June |d-date = 24 June |d-date = 26 June |d-date = 27 June |d-date = 27 June |d-date = 27 June |d-date = 28 June |d-date = 28 June |d-date = 29 June |d-date = 30 June |d-date = 30 June |d-date = June |d-date = June |d-date = June |}

Reference

References

  1. "Thor DM-18 Agena-A - KH-1 6 (Discoverer 9)". Next Spaceflight.
  2. "Thor DM-18 Agena-A - KH-1 7 (Discoverer 10)". Next Spaceflight.
  3. "Atlas-LV3 Agena-A - Midas-1". Next Spaceflight.
  4. "Thor DM-18 Able-IV - Pioneer 5". Next Spaceflight.
  5. "Juno II - Explorer 8a". Next Spaceflight.
  6. "Thor DM-18 Able-II - TIROS-1". Next Spaceflight.
  7. "Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Transit 1B". Next Spaceflight.
  8. "Luna (8K72) - E-3 n°2 (Luna-3)". Next Spaceflight.
  9. "Thor DM-18 Agena-A - KH-1 8 (Discoverer 11)". Next Spaceflight.
  10. "Luna (8K72) - E-3 n°3 (Luna-3)". Next Spaceflight.
  11. (7 January 1960). "Atlas Missile Hits The Mark". [[The South Bend Tribune]].
  12. (8 January 1960). "Polaris Makes Successful 900 Mile Flight". [[The Sacramento Bee]].
  13. (14 January 1960). "Polaris Missile Successfully Hurls Dummy Warhead 900 Miles". [[The Burlington Free Press]].
  14. (14 January 1960). "Thor blasts off in test of new space engine". [[Advance Publications]].
  15. (14 January 1960). "New Revolutionary Missile Cone Made". [[Marshfield News-Herald]].
  16. (15 January 1960). "Third Javelin Rocket Makes Good Flight". [[Carlsbad Current-Argus]].
  17. (18 January 1960). "Sky Balloon Had 'em Guessing". [[The News Journal.
  18. (19 January 1960). "Nose Cone Bends In Studying Sun". [[Tribune Publishing]].
  19. (22 January 1960). "Soviet Rocket That Hit in Pacific Could Reach Any Spot in U.S. From East, West or Over Pole". [[Pulitzer, Inc.]].
  20. (21 January 1960). "Navy Fires Polaris In Successful Test". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
  21. (21 January 1960). "RAF Fires Thor Shot". [[Santa Maria Times]].
  22. (9 March 1960). "Atlas Scores As Titan Fizzles". [[The Tampa Tribune]].
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