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1961 in spaceflight (July–December)
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This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and December 1961. For launches between January and June, see 1961 in spaceflight (January–June). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight.
Orbital launches
July
|- |d-date = 5 December |d-date = 10 July
|d-date = 8 June |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit
August
|- |d-date = 4 August |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit
|d-date = 7 August |d-time = 07:18
|d-date = 31 August 1963
Achieved: Low Earth |d-date = 30 August
Meteorite research |d-date = 28 August
|d-date = 9 September |d-date = 1 September
September
|- |d-time = +0 seconds
|d-date = 11 December |d-date = 14 September
|d-time = 15:58:20
|d-date = 26 October |d-date = 19 September
October
|- |d-date = 13 November |d-date = 14 October
Technology
|d-date = 23 October |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit
|d-date = 27 October
November
|- |d-time = +43 seconds
|d-date = 7 December 1962 |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit
|d-date = 3 December |d-date = 16 November
Technology
Achieved: Low Earth |d-date = 20 November
|d-date = 22 November |d-span = 2 |o-span = 2 |d-span = inherit |o-span = inherit
|d-time = 18:28:59
December
|- |d-time = +407 seconds
|d-date = 3 December |d-date = 16 December |d-date = 31 January 1962
|d-date = 21 December
|d-date = 31 December |d-date = 9 January 1962 |o-span = inherit
|-
|}
Suborbital launches
July
|- |d-date = 1 July |d-date = 4 July |d-date = 4 July |d-date = 7 July |d-date = 13 July |d-date = 13 July |d-date = 14 July |d-date = 14 July |d-date = 14 July |d-date = 19 July |d-date = 19 July |d-date = 20 July |d-date = 20 July |d-date = 20 July |d-date = 21 July Ionospheric |d-date = 21 July |d-date = 21 July |d-date = 22 July |d-date = 22 July |d-date = 25 July |d-date = 25 July |d-date = 25 July |d-date = 26 July |d-date = 26 July |d-date = 27 July |d-date = 27 July |d-date = 27 July |d-date = 27 July |d-date = 30 July |d-date = 31 July
August
|- |d-date = 1 August |d-date = 1 August |d-date = 2 August |d-date = 3 August |d-date = 4 August |d-date = 5 August |d-date = 9 August |d-date = 9 August |d-date = 10 August |d-date = 11 August |d-date = 11 August |d-date = 11 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 12 August |d-date = 13 August |d-date = 15 August |d-date = 15 August |d-date = 16 August |d-date = 17 August |d-date = 17 August |d-date = 17 August |d-date = 18 August |d-date = 18 August |d-date = 22 August |d-date = 22 August |d-date = 22 August |d-date = 23 August Solar |d-date = 23 August |d-date = 24 August |d-date = 25 August |d-date = 25 August |d-date = 28 August |d-date = 29 August |d-date = 30 August |d-date = 30 August |d-date = 30 August |d-date = 31 August |d-date = 31 August
September
|- |d-date = 4 September |d-date = 6 September |d-date = 6 September |d-date = 7 September |d-date = 7 September |d-date = 8 September |d-date = 8 September |d-date = 8 September |d-date = 9 September |d-date = 9 September |d-date = 10 September |d-date = 10 September |d-date = 10 September |d-date = 11 September |d-date = 12 September |d-date = 13 September |d-date = 13 September |d-date = 13 September |d-date = 13 September |d-date = 13 September |d-date = 14 September |d-date = 16 September |d-date = 16 September |d-date = 16 September |d-date = 16 September |d-date = 17 September |d-date = 17 September |d-date = 17 September |d-date = 18 September |d-date = 19 September |d-date = 21 September |d-date = 22 September |d-date = 23 September |d-date = 26 September |d-date = 26 September |d-date = 26 September |d-date = 26 September Solar |d-date = 27 September |d-date = 29 September |d-date = 29 September |d-date = 30 September |d-date = 30 September |d-date = September |d-date = September |d-date = September |d-date = September |d-date = 3rd Quarter |d-date = 3rd Quarter
October
|- |d-date = 2 October |d-date = 4 October |d-date = 4 October |d-date = 4 October |d-date = 5 October |d-date = 5 October |d-date = 5 October |d-date = 6 October |d-date = 6 October |d-date = 7 October |d-date = 7 October |d-date = 8 October |d-date = 9 October |d-date = 9 October |d-date = 10 October |d-date = 10 October |d-date = 11 October |d-date = 12 October |d-date = 12 October |d-date = 14 October |d-date = 14 October |d-date = 15 October |d-date = 16 October |d-date = 18 October Aeronomy |d-date = 19 October |d-date = 19 October |d-date = 20 October |d-date = 21 October |d-date = 21 October |d-date = 22 October |d-date = 22 October |d-date = 23 October |d-date = 23 October |d-date = 23 October Solar Meteorite research |d-date = 24 October |d-date = 24 October |d-date = 24 October |d-date = 24 October |d-date = 25 October |d-date = 25 October |d-date = 26 October |d-date = 26 October |d-date = 27 October |d-date = 27 October |d-date = 27 October |d-date = 27 October |d-date = 28 October |d-date = 28 October |d-date = 29 October |d-date = 30 October |d-date = 31 October |d-date = 31 October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October |d-date = October
November
|- |d-date = 1 November |d-date = 1 November |d-date = 2 November |d-date = 3 November |d-date = 3 November |d-date = 3 November Ionospheric |d-date = 8 November |d-date = 8 November |d-date = 9 November Biological |d-date = 10 November Ionospheric |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 15 November |d-date = 16 November |d-date = 17 November |d-date = 17 November |d-date = 18 November |d-date = 18 November |d-date = 20 November |d-date = 21 November Solar |d-date = 21 November |d-date = 22 November Aeronomy |d-date = 22 November |d-date = 25 November |d-date = 25 November |d-date = 29 November |d-date = 29 November |d-date = 29 November |d-date = 29 November |d-date = 29 November |d-date = 30 November |d-date = 30 November
December
|- |d-date = 1 December |d-date = 1 December |d-date = 1 December |d-date = 1 December |d-date = 2 December |d-date = 2 December |d-date = 4 December |d-date = 4 December Solar |d-date = 5 December |d-date = 5 December |d-date = 6 December |d-date = 6 December |d-date = 6 December |d-date = 6 December |d-date = 7 December Ionospheric |d-date = 7 December |d-date = 8 December |d-date = 8 December |d-date = 9 December |d-date = 9 December |d-date = 9 December |d-date = 10 December |d-date = 12 December |d-date = 13 December |d-date = 13 December |d-date = 14 December |d-date = 14 December |d-date = 14 December |d-date = 14 December |d-date = 14 December |d-date = 15 December |d-date = 15 December |d-date = 18 December |d-date = 20 December Ionospheric Meteorite research |d-date = 21 December |d-date = 21 December |d-date = 22 December |d-date = 23 December |d-date = 23 December |d-date = 26 December |d-date = 26 December |d-date = 26 December |d-date = 26 December |d-date = 27 December |d-date = 28 December |d-date = 29 December |d-date = 29 December |d-date = 29 December |d-date = 30 December |d-date = 30 December |d-date = December |d-date = December |d-date = Unknown |}
Reference
References
- "KH-2 6 (Discoverer 26)". Next Spaceflight.
- "Thor DM-19 Delta {{!}} TIROS-3".
- "Atlas-LV3 Agena-B {{!}} Midas 3".
- "Thor DM-21 Agena-B {{!}} KH-5 4 (Discoverer 27)".
- "Thor DM-21 Agena-B {{!}} KH-2 7 (Discoverer 28)".
- "Corona Program". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- "Vostok {{!}} Vostok 2".
- "Thor DM-19 Delta {{!}} Explorer 12 (EPE-A)".
- "Atlas-LV3 Agena-B {{!}} Ranger 1".
- "Scout X-1 {{!}} Explorer 13 (S55A)".
- "Thor DM-21 Agena-B {{!}} KH-3 1 (Discoverer 29)".
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Samos 5". Jonathan's Space Page.
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