Launches

Rocket launches in December 1961

In December 1961, 5 rocket launches flew: 3 by US Air Force, 1 by Soviet Union and 1 by Strategic Rocket Forces. 3 failed.

Launched

DateMissionRocketSiteResult
Blue Scout Jr. O-2 Blue Scout Jr Vandenberg SFB Success
Zenit-2 1 Vostok-K Baikonur Cosmodrome Failure
Discoverer 36 & OSCAR 1 Thor DM-21 Agena-B Vandenberg SFB Success
DS-1 2 Kosmos-2I Kapustin Yar Failure
Samos 5 Atlas LV-3 Agena B Vandenberg SFB Partial failure

By place and rocket: California 3 · Russia and Baikonur 2

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