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Orbital launches in 1960

Attempts37

Successes1849%

Failures19

Busiest vehicleThor Agena A7

By country

United States28

Soviet Union9

By vehicle family

Thor Agena A7

Thor Ablestar5

Vostok 8K725

Thor Agena B4

Atlas Agena A3

Thor Delta3

Juno II2

Vostok-L 8K722

Atlas Able2

Molniya 8K782

Thor Able II1

Scout X-11

Nearby years

19573

195828

195921

1960 ◀37

196149

196276

196369

196494

1965114

All launches

Date	Payload	Vehicle	Site	Result
1960-02-04	CORONA C-6	Thor Agena A	V	Failure
1960-02-19	CORONA C-7	Thor Agena A	V	Failure
1960-02-26	Midas ETS-I F1	Atlas Agena A	CC	Failure
1960-03-23	NASA S-46	Juno II	CC	Failure
1960-04-01	A-1	Thor Able II	CC	Success
1960-04-13	Transit 1B	Thor Ablestar	CC	Success
1960-04-15	E-3 No. 1	Vostok-L 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure
1960-04-15	CORONA C-8	Thor Agena A	V	Success
1960-04-16	E-3 No. 2	Vostok-L 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure
1960-05-13	A-10 Echo	Thor Delta	CC	Failure
1960-05-15	Vostok-1P	Vostok 8K72	NIIP-5	Success
1960-05-24	Midas ETS-I F2	Atlas Agena A	CC	Success
1960-06-22	Transit 2A	Thor Ablestar	CC	Success
1960-06-29	CORONA Diagnostic 1	Thor Agena A	V	Failure
1960-07-28	Vostok-1 No. 1	Vostok 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure
1960-08-10	CORONA Diagnostic 2	Thor Agena A	V	Success
1960-08-12	A-11	Thor Delta	CC	Success
1960-08-18	CORONA C-9	Thor Agena A	V	Success
1960-08-18	Courier 1A	Thor Ablestar	CC	Failure
1960-08-19	Vostok-1 No. 2	Vostok 8K72	NIIP-5	Success
1960-09-13	CORONA C-10	Thor Agena A	V	Success
1960-09-25	Able VA	Atlas Able	CC	Failure
1960-10-04	Courier 1B	Thor Ablestar	CC	Success
1960-10-10	1M No. 1	Molniya 8K78	NIIP-5	Failure
1960-10-11	SAMOS E-1	Atlas Agena A	PA	Failure
1960-10-14	1M No. 2	Molniya 8K78	NIIP-5	Failure
1960-10-26	CORONA C'-1	Thor Agena B	V	Failure
1960-11-03	NASA S-30	Juno II	CC	Success
1960-11-12	CORONA C'-2	Thor Agena B	V	Success
1960-11-23	NASA A-2	Thor Delta	CC	Success
1960-11-30	Transit 3A	Thor Ablestar	CC	Failure
1960-12-01	Vostok-1 No. 3	Vostok 8K72	NIIP-5	Success
1960-12-04	NASA S-56	Scout X-1	WI	Failure
1960-12-07	CORONA C'-3	Thor Agena B	V	Success
1960-12-15	Able VB	Atlas Able	CC	Failure
1960-12-20	CORONA RM-1	Thor Agena B	V	Success
1960-12-22	Vostok-1 No. 4	Vostok 8K72	NIIP-5	Failure

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