APPENDIX 4
Flight Summary
August 17, 1958, through November 7, 1962
AMR - Atlantic Missile Range.
S - successful.
P - Partially successful.
U - Unsuccessful.
Unknown - Launch vehicle malfunctions did not give the payload a chance to exercise its main experiments.
| Date | Name | General Mission | Launch Vehicle (site) | Veh | Performance Payload | Mission Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ||||||
| Aug 17 | Pioneer | Scientific lunar probe | Thor-Able (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Oct 11 | Pioneer I | Scientific lunar probe | Thor-Able (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Nov 8 | Pioneer II | Scientific lunar probe | Thor-Able (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Dec 6 | Pioneer III | Scientific lunar probe | Juno II (AMR) | U | P | P |
| 1959 | ||||||
| Jan 2 | Lunik I | Scientific lunar probe | Unkown (U.S.S.R.) | P | P | P |
| Mar 3 | Pioneer IV | Scientific lunar probe | Juno II (AMR) | P | P | P |
| Sep 12 | Lunik | Scientific lunar lander | Unkown | S | S | S |
| Oct 4 | Lunik III | Lunar photography | Unknown | S | S | S |
| Nov 26 | Pioneer | Scientific lunar probe | Atlas-Able (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| 1960 | ||||||
| May 9 | Mercury abort test | Capsule escape rocket test, unmanned | Launch escape rocket (Wallops Is.) | S | S | S |
| May 15 | Korabl SputnikI | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown(U.S.S.R.) | P | S | P |
| Jul 29 | Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) | Unmanned suborbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Aug 19 | Korabl Sputnik II | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown (U.S.S.R.) | S | S | S |
| Sep 25 | Pioneer | Lunar orbiter | Atlas-Able (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Nov 8 | Little Joe 5 (LJ-5) | Unmanned max q Mercury spacecraft abort test | Little Joe (Wallops Is.) | U | Unknown | U |
| Nov 21 | Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) | Unmanned suborbital spacecraft flight | Redstone (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Dec 1 | Korabl Sputnik III | unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown | P | S | P |
| Dec 15 | Pioneer | Scientific lunar probe | Atlas-Able(AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Dec 19 | Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) | Unmanned suborbital spacecraft flight | Redstone | S | S | S |
| 1961 | ||||||
| Jan 31 | Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) | Unmanned suborbital spacecraft flight | Redstone (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Feb 21 | Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) | Unmanned suborbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Mar 9 | Korabl Sputnik IV | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown (U.S.S.R.) | S | S | S |
| Mar 18 | Little Joe 5A (LJ-5A) | Unmanned max q Mercury spacecraft abort test | Little Joe (Wallops Is.) | P | P | P |
| Mar 25 | Korabl Sputnik V | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown (U.S.S.R.) | S | S | S |
| Apr 12 | Vostok I | Manned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown (U.S.S.R.) | S | S | S |
| Apr 25 | Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Apr 28 | Little Joe 5B (LJ-5B) | Unmanned max q Mercury spacecraft abort test | Little Joe (Wallops Is.) | P | S | S |
| May 5 | Freedom 7 (MR-3) | Suborbital manned spacecraft flight | Redstone(AMR) | S | S | S |
| Jul 21 | Liberty Bell 7 (MR-4) | Suborbbital manned spacecraft flight | Redstone (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Aug 6 | Vostok II | Manned orbital spacecraft flight | Unknown (U.S.S.R.) | S | S | S |
| Aug 23 | Ranger I | Scientific lunar probe | Atlas-Agena B (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Sep 13 | Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Oct 27 | Saturn (SA-1) | Launch vehicle development test | Saturn C-1 (AMR) | S | S | |
| Nov 18 | Ranger II | Scientific lunar probe | Atlas-Agena B (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Nov 29 | Mercury-Atlas 5 (MA-5) | Unmanned orbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | S | S | S |
| 1962 | ||||||
| Jan 26 | Ranger III | Scientific lunar lander | Atlas-Agena B (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Feb 20 | Friendship 7 (MA-6) | Manned orbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Apr 23 | Ranger IV | Scientific lunar lander | Atlas-Agena B (AMR) | U | Unknown | U |
| Apr 25 | Saturn (SA-2) | Launch vehicle develpment test | Saturn C-1 (AMR) | S | S | S |
| May 24 | Aurora 7 (MA-7) | Manned orbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Aug 11-12 | Vostok III-Vostok IV | Manned orbital spacecraft flights | Unknown (U.S.S.R.) | S | S | S |
| Oct 3 | Sigma 7 (MA_8) | Manned orbital spacecraft flight | Atlas (AMR) | S | S | S |
| Oct 18 | Ranger V | Scientific lunar lander | Atlas-Agena B (AMR) | S | S | S |
