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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

  1. "KH-2 6 (Discoverer 26)". Next Spaceflight.
  2. "Thor DM-19 Delta {{!}} TIROS-3".
  3. "Atlas-LV3 Agena-B {{!}} Midas 3".
  4. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B {{!}} KH-5 4 (Discoverer 27)".
  5. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B {{!}} KH-2 7 (Discoverer 28)".
  6. "Corona Program". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  7. "Vostok {{!}} Vostok 2".
  8. "Thor DM-19 Delta {{!}} Explorer 12 (EPE-A)".
  9. "Atlas-LV3 Agena-B {{!}} Ranger 1".
  10. "Scout X-1 {{!}} Explorer 13 (S55A)".
  11. "Thor DM-21 Agena-B {{!}} KH-3 1 (Discoverer 29)".
  12. McDowell, Jonathan. "Samos 5". Jonathan's Space Page.
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