// year 1962

Orbital launches in 1962

81 launch attempts in 1962: 67 succeeded and 14 failed. Together they carried 161 payloads, 5 of them crewed.

81 launches67 successful161 payloads

1961 All years 1963

By country

United States59

Soviet Union22

By rocket

Thor Agena B18 Atlas Agena B13 Kosmos 63S18 Thor Agena D8 Thor Delta6 Molniya 8K786 Vostok 8A925 Thor Ablestar3 Atlas D3 Vostok 8K723

By spaceport

Vandenberg38 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy20 Baikonur14 Kapustin Yar8 Wallops1

Launches by month

34310686981158

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1962

81 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 13, 1962	CORONA C'''-61962-F01	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	4	Failure
2	Jan 24, 1962	GRAB SV41962-F02	Thor Ablestar	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	5	Failure
3	Jan 26, 1962	NASA P-341962 ALP	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
4	Feb 8, 1962	NASA A-91962 BET	Thor Delta	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
5	Feb 20, 1962	Mercury SC131962 GAM	Atlas D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
6	Feb 21, 1962	Ferret 11962 DEL	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
7	Feb 27, 1962	CORONA M-11962 EPS	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
8	Mar 7, 1962	NASA S-161962 ZET	Thor Delta	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
9	Mar 7, 1962	Samos E-51962 ETA	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
10	Mar 16, 1962	DS-2 No. 11962 THE	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
11	Apr 6, 1962	1MS No. 11962 IOT	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
12	Apr 9, 1962	Midas ETS-II F31962 KAP	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
13	Apr 18, 1962	CORONA M-21962 LAM	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
14	Apr 23, 1962	Ranger 41962 MU	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
15	Apr 24, 1962	2MS No. 11962 NU	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
16	Apr 26, 1962	Zenit-2 No. 21962 XI	Vostok 8K72	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Apr 26, 1962	GRAB SV51962-F03	Scout X-2	Vandenberg	United States	1	Failure
18	Apr 26, 1962	UK 11962 OMI	Thor Delta	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
19	Apr 26, 1962	AFP-201 PVP 8511962 PI	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
20	Apr 29, 1962	CORONA M-31962 RHO	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
21	May 10, 1962	ANNA 1A1962-F04	Thor Ablestar	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure
22	May 15, 1962	ARGON 51962 SIG	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
23	May 24, 1962	P35-11962-F05	Scout X-2M	Vandenberg	United States	1	Failure
24	May 24, 1962	Mercury SC181962 TAU	Atlas D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
25	May 28, 1962	2MS No. 21962 UPS	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
26	May 30, 1962	CORONA M-41962 PHI	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
27	Jun 1, 1962	Zenit-2 No. 31962-F06	Vostok 8A92	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
28	Jun 2, 1962	CORONA M-51962 CHI	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
29	Jun 17, 1962	AFP-201 PVP 8521962 PSI	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
30	Jun 18, 1962	Ferret 21962 OME	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
31	Jun 19, 1962	Tiros E1962 A ALP	Thor Delta	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
32	Jun 23, 1962	CORONA M-61962 A BET	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
33	Jun 28, 1962	CORONA M-71962 A GAM	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
34	Jun 30, 1962	DS-P1 No. 11962 A DEL	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Jul 10, 1962	Telstar 11962 A EPS	Thor Delta	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
36	Jul 18, 1962	AFP-201 PVP 8531962 A ZET	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
37	Jul 21, 1962	CORONA M-81962 A ETA	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
38	Jul 22, 1962	Mariner R-11962-F07	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure
39	Jul 28, 1962	CORONA M-91962 A THE	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
40	Jul 28, 1962	Zenit-2 No. 41962 A IOT	Vostok 8A92	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
41	Aug 2, 1962	CORONA M-101962 A KAP	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
42	Aug 5, 1962	AFP-201 PVP 8541962 A LAM	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
43	Aug 11, 1962	Vostok-3A No. 51962 A MU	Vostok 8K72	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
44	Aug 12, 1962	Vostok-3A No. 61962 A NU	Vostok 8K72	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
45	Aug 18, 1962	DS-K-8 No. 11962 A XI	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
46	Aug 23, 1962	P35-21962 A OMI	Scout X-2M	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
47	Aug 25, 1962	2MV-1 No. 11962 A PI	Molniya 8K78	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Failure · 0.4
48	Aug 27, 1962	Mariner R-21962 A RHO	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
49	Aug 29, 1962	CORONA M-111962 A SIG	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
50	Sep 1, 1962	2MV-1 No. 21962 A TAU	Molniya 8K78	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Failure · 0.4
51	Sep 1, 1962	ARGON 101962 A UPS	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
52	Sep 12, 1962	2MV-2 No. 11962 A PHI	Molniya 8K78	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure · 0.4
53	Sep 17, 1962	CORONA M-121962 A CHI	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	5	Success
54	Sep 18, 1962	Tiros F21962 A PSI	Thor Delta	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
55	Sep 27, 1962	Zenit-2 No. 71962 A OME	Vostok 8A92	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
56	Sep 29, 1962	Alouette 11962 B ALP	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
57	Sep 29, 1962	CORONA M-131962 B BET	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
58	Oct 2, 1962	EPE B1962 B GAM	Thor Delta A	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
59	Oct 3, 1962	Mercury SC161962 B DEL	Atlas D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
60	Oct 9, 1962	ARGON 91962 B EPS	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
61	Oct 17, 1962	Zenit-2 No. 51962 B ZET	Vostok 8A92	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
62	Oct 18, 1962	Ranger 51962 B ETA	Atlas Agena B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
63	Oct 20, 1962	DS-A1 No. 11962 B THE	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
64	Oct 24, 1962	2MV-4 No. 11962 B IOT	Molniya 8K78	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure · 0.4
65	Oct 25, 1962	1MS No. 21962-F08	Kosmos 63S1	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Failure
66	Oct 26, 1962	CORONA R&D FTV 14011962 B KAP	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
67	Oct 27, 1962	EPE C1962 B LAM	Thor Delta A	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
68	Oct 31, 1962	ANNA 1B1962 B MU	Thor Ablestar	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
69	Nov 1, 1962	2MV-4 No. 21962 B NU	Molniya 8K78	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Nov 4, 1962	2MV-3 No. 11962 B XI	Molniya 8K78	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Failure · 0.4
71	Nov 5, 1962	CORONA M-141962 B OMI	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
72	Nov 11, 1962	AFP-201 PVP 8551962 B PI	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
73	Nov 24, 1962	CORONA M-151962 B RHO	Thor Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
74	Dec 4, 1962	CORONA M-161962 B SIG	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
75	Dec 13, 1962	POPPY 1 SV11962 B TAU	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
76	Dec 13, 1962	Relay A1962 B UPS	Thor Delta B	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
77	Dec 14, 1962	CORONA M-171962 B PHI	Thor Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
78	Dec 16, 1962	NASA S-55B1962 B CHI	Scout X-3	Wallops	United States	1	Success
79	Dec 17, 1962	Midas ETS-III F11962-F09	Atlas Agena B	Vandenberg	United States	4	Failure
80	Dec 19, 1962	Transit VA-11962 B PSI	Scout X-3	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
81	Dec 22, 1962	Zenit-2 No. 61962 B OME	Vostok 8A92	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.