Orbital launches in 1958

Attempts28

Successes829%

Failures20

Busiest vehicleJupiter C6

By country

United States23

Soviet Union5

Jupiter C6

Vanguard6

NOTS EV16

Thor Able I3

Vostok-L 8K723

Sputnik 8A912

Juno II1

Atlas B1

19573

1958 ◀28

195921

196037

196149

196276

196369

Date	Payload	Vehicle	Site	Result
1958-02-01	Explorer 1	Jupiter C	CC	Success
1958-02-05	Vanguard Test Satellite	Vanguard	CC	Failure
1958-03-05	Explorer 2	Jupiter C	CC	Failure
1958-03-17	Vanguard Test Satellite	Vanguard	CC	Success
1958-03-26	Explorer 3	Jupiter C	CC	Success
1958-04-27	D-1 No. 1	Sputnik 8A91	NIIP-5	Failure
1958-04-29	X-ray satellite	Vanguard	CC	Failure
1958-05-15	D-1 No. 2	Sputnik 8A91	NIIP-5	Success
1958-05-28	Lyman Alpha satellite	Vanguard	CC	Failure
1958-06-26	X-ray satellite	Vanguard	CC	Failure
1958-07-25	Diagnostic Payload 1	NOTS EV1	NOTS	Failure
1958-07-26	Explorer 4	Jupiter C	CC	Success
1958-08-12	Diagnostic Payload 2	NOTS EV1	NOTS	Failure
1958-08-17	Able 1	Thor Able I	CC	Failure
1958-08-22	Diagnostic Payload 3	NOTS EV1	NOTS	Failure
1958-08-24	Explorer 5	Jupiter C	CC	Failure
1958-08-25	Radiation Payload 1	NOTS EV1	NOTS	Failure
1958-08-26	Radiation Payload 2	NOTS EV1	NOTS	Failure
1958-08-28	Radiation Payload 3	NOTS EV1	NOTS	Failure
1958-09-23	E-1 No. 1	Vostok-L 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure
1958-09-26	Cloud cover satellite	Vanguard	CC	Failure
1958-10-11	Able 2	Thor Able I	CC	Success
1958-10-11	E-1 No. 2	Vostok-L 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure
1958-10-23	Beacon	Jupiter C	CC	Failure
1958-11-08	Able 3	Thor Able I	CC	Failure
1958-12-04	E-1 No. 3	Vostok-L 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure
1958-12-06	Pioneer 3	Juno II	CC	Success
1958-12-18	SCORE	Atlas B	CC	Success

Counts orbital launch attempts (successes and failures); suborbital flights excluded. Countries are those of the launching agency.