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1961 in spaceflight (January–June)

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This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1961. For launches between July and December, see 1961 in spaceflight (July–December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

January

|- |d-date = 21 October 1973 |d-date = 21 October 1973

February

|- Achieved: Low Earth |d-date = 26 February

|d-date = 9 April 1964

|d-date = 28 July 1962 |d-date = 31 October

Missile defence |d-date = 20 April 1962

Technology |d-date = 30 March |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 Ionospheric |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit

|d-date = 25 February

March

|- |d-time = 08:09:54

|d-time = 07:40

Plasma research

|d-date = 30 March |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit

April

|- |d-date = 16 April 1962 |d-date = 23 May 1962

|d-time = 07:55

|d-time = 16:23

May

|- |d-date = 27 April

June

|- |d-date = 8 June |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit

|d-date = 12 July |d-date = 19 June

Technology ELINT

Meteorite research |d-date = 30 June

|- |}

Suborbital launches

January

|- |d-date = 6 January Astronomy |d-date = 7 January |d-date = 10 January |d-date = 10 January |d-date = 11 January |d-date = 12 January |d-date = 13 January |d-date = 13 January |d-date = 14 January |d-date = 14 January |d-date = 14 January |d-date = 14 January |d-date = 17 January |d-date = 18 January |d-date = 19 January |d-date = 20 January |d-date = 23 January |d-date = 24 January |d-date = 26 January |d-date = 30 January |d-date = 31 January |d-date = January |d-date = January |d-date = January |d-date = January |d-date = January |d-date = January

February

|- |d-date = 1 February |d-date = 1 February |d-date = 2 February |d-date = 5 February |d-date = 6 February |d-date = 7 February |d-date = 8 February |d-date = 10 February |d-date = 10 February |d-date = 10 February |d-date = 13 February |d-date = 13 February |d-date = 13 February |d-date = 14 February |d-date = 14 February |d-date = 15 February |d-date = 16 February |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 17 February |d-date = 18 February |d-date = 18 February |d-date = 18 February |d-date = 20 February |d-time = 14:28 |d-date = 22 February |d-date = 22 February |d-date = 24 February |d-date = 24 February |d-date = 27 February |d-date = February |d-date = February

March

|- |d-date = 1 March |d-date = 1 March |d-date = 2 March |d-date = 2 March |d-date = 3 March |d-date = 3 March |d-date = 3 March |d-date = 3 March |d-date = 3 March |d-date = 4 March |d-date = 6 March |d-date = 6 March |d-date = 7 March |d-date = 8 March |d-date = 8 March |d-date = 9 March |d-date = 10 March |d-date = 11 March |d-date = 14 March |d-date = 14 March |d-date = 15 March |d-date = 15 March |d-date = 16 March |d-date = 17 March |d-date = 23 March |d-date = 23 March |d-date = 23 March |d-date = 24 March |d-date = 24 March |d-date = 25 March |d-date = 25 March |d-date = 26 March |d-date = 26 March |d-date = 27 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 28 March |d-date = 30 March |d-date = 31 March |d-date = March |d-date = 1st Quarter

April

|- |d-date = 1 April |d-date = 2 April |d-date = 3 April |d-date = 4 April |d-date = 5 April |d-date = 5 April |d-date = 6 April |d-date = 7 April |d-date = 9 April |d-date = 10 April |d-date = 11 April |d-date = 11 April |d-date = 12 April |d-date = 14 April |d-date = 14 April |d-date = 15 April |d-date = 18 April |d-date = 18 April |d-date = 19 April |d-date = 19 April |d-date = 19 April |d-date = 19 April |d-date = 20 April |d-date = 20 April |d-date = 20 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 21 April |d-date = 22 April |d-date = 25 April |d-date = 27 April |d-date = 27 April |d-date = 27 April |d-date = 28 April

May

|- |d-date = 1 May |d-date = 1 May |d-date = 3 May |d-time = 14:49 |d-date = 5 May |d-date = 6 May |d-date = 8 May |d-date = 9 May |d-date = 9 May |d-date = 9 May |d-date = 10 May |d-date = 13 May |d-date = 13 May |d-date = 16 May |d-date = 16 May |d-date = 16 May |d-date = 17 May |d-date = 17 May |d-date = 17 May |d-date = 17 May |d-date = 17 May |d-date = 18 May |d-date = 19 May |d-date = 19 May |d-date = 23 May |d-date = 24 May |d-date = 24 May |d-date = 25 May |d-date = 25 May |d-date = 25 May |d-date = 25 May |d-date = 26 May |d-date = 27 May |d-date = 29 May |d-date = 29 May |d-date = 29 May |d-date = 30 May |d-date = May

June

|- |d-date = 2 June |d-date = 2 June |d-date = 4 June |d-date = 6 June |d-date = 6 June |d-date = 6 June |d-date = 7 June Ionospheric |d-date = 7 June |d-date = 7 June |d-date = 9 June |d-date = 9 June |d-date = 9 June |d-date = 9 June |d-date = 10 June |d-date = 12 June |d-date = 13 June |d-date = 15 June |d-date = 15 June |d-date = 15 June |d-date = 16 June |d-date = 17 June |d-date = 18 June |d-date = 20 June |d-date = 21 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 = 26 June |d-date = 29 June |d-date = 30 June |d-date = 30 June |}

Reference

References

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  2. "Molniya - 1VA n°1 (Venera 1)". Next Spaceflight.
  3. "Molniya - Venera 1". Next Spaceflight.
  4. "Scout X-1 - Explorer 9 (S-56A)". Next Spaceflight.
  5. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-5 1 (Discoverer 20)". Next Spaceflight.
  6. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B - RM 2 (Discoverer 21)". Next Spaceflight.
  7. "Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Transit 3B & Lofti 1". Next Spaceflight.
  8. "Juno II - Explorer 10a". Next Spaceflight.
  9. "Vostok - Korabl-Sputnik 4". Next Spaceflight.
  10. "Vostok - Korabl-Sputnik 5". Next Spaceflight.
  11. "Thor DM-19 Delta - Explorer 10 (P 14)". Next Spaceflight.
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  15. "Vostok - Vostok 1". Next Spaceflight.
  16. "Atlas-D Mercury - Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3)". Next Spaceflight.
  17. "Juno II - Explorer 11 (S 15)". Next Spaceflight.
  18. "Juno II - Explorer 12a". Next Spaceflight.
  19. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-5 3 (Discoverer 24)". Next Spaceflight.
  20. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B - KH-2 5 (Discoverer 25)". Next Spaceflight.
  21. "Thor DM-21 Ablestar - Transit 4A, Injun 1 & GRAB-3". Next Spaceflight.
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  23. "Scout X-1 - Explorer (S-55)". Next Spaceflight.
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