1960 in spaceflight
The launch escape system fires following the failed launch of Mercury-Redstone 1
Orbital launches
First4 February
Last22 December
Total38
Successes19
Failures19
Partial failures0
Catalogued19
National firsts
Spaceflight Japan
 China
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas-Agena
Molniya
Scout
Thor DM-18 Able-IV
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Thor DM-19 Delta
Vostok-L
Vostok-K
RetirementsAtlas-Able
Luna
Thor-Able
Thor DM-18 Agena-A
Vostok-L
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

Orbital launch summary

By country

  Soviet Union
  United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 1960
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
 Soviet Union 9 3 6
 United States 29 16 13 0

By rocket

Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Atlas-Able  United States 2 0 2 0 Retired
Atlas LV-3A Agena-A  United States 3 1 2 0 Maiden flight
Juno II  United States 2 1 1 0
Luna 8K72  Soviet Union 2 0 2 0 Retired
Molniya 8K78  Soviet Union 2 0 2 0 Maiden flight
Scout X-1  United States 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight
Thor DM-18 Able-II  United States 1 1 0 0 Retired
Thor DM-18 Able-IV  United States 1 1 0 0 Only flight
Thor DM-21 Ablestar  United States 5 3 2 0 Maiden flight
Thor DM-18 Agena-A  United States 7 4 3 0 Retired
Thor DM-21 Agena-B  United States 4 3 1 0 Maiden flight
Thor DM-19 Delta  United States 3 2 1 0 Maiden flight
Vostok-L 8K72  Soviet Union 3 0 1 0 Only flights
Vostok-K 8K72K  Soviet Union 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Successes Failures Accidentally
Achieved 		Remarks
Low Earth 26 16 10 0
Medium Earth 4 2 2 0
High Earth 1 0 1 0 Including Highly elliptical orbits
Heliocentric 7 1 6 0

References

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