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| Table of the 96 Spacecrafts Launched in 1963 |
| # | Spacecraft | Sponsor | Launch Date | Mission Type | Categories | |
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| 1) | Luna | Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) | 4 Jan 63 | C | Planetary Exploration
(Moon) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 2) | Discoverer 58 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
7 Jan 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 3) | Ferret 3 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
16 Jan 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, |
| 4) | Luna | Sivuet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) | 3 Feb 63 | C | Planetary Exploration
(Moon) |
USSR Fail, |
| 5) | Syncom 1 | NASA | 14 Feb 63 | C | Communications
(R&D) |
USA, (Geo), Fail, |
| 6) | P-35-3 / DAPP 3 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
19 Feb 63 | M | Meteorology | USA, |
| 7) | Discoverer 59 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
28 Feb 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 8) | Lanyard-8001 / KH-6 1 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
18 Mar 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 9) | Hitchhiker / P-11 1 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
18 Mar 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, Fail, |
| 10) | Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2 9) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
21 Mar 63 | M | Photo Surveillance
(Also radiation measurements) |
USSR, |
| 11) | Discoverer 60 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
1 Apr 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 12) | Luna 4 | Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) | 2 Apr 63 | C | Planetary Exploration
(Moon) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 13) | Explorer 17 / AE-A | NASA | 3 Apr 63 | C | Earth/Space Science | USA, |
| 14) | Transit 5A2 | U.S. Navy | 5 Apr 63 | M | Navigation | USA, Fail, |
| 15) | Kosmos (DS-P1 2) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
6 Apr 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Technology R&D) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 16) | Kosmos 14 (Omega-1 1) | Soviet Union | 13 Apr 63 | C | Meteorology
(R&D) |
USSR, |
| 17) | Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2 8) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 Apr 63 | M | Photo Surveillance
(Also weather & radiations experiments) |
USSR, |
| 18) | P-35-4 / DAPP 4 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
26 Apr 63 | M | Meteorology | USA, |
| 19) | Discoverer 61 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
26 Apr 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 20) | Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2 10) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 Apr 63 | M | Photo Surveillance
(Also radiations experiments) |
USSR, |
| 21) | Telstar 2 | AT&T | 7 May 63 | C | Communications | Commer, |
| 22) | Midas 7 | U.S. Department
of Defense. |
9 May 63 | M | Missile Early Warning
(1st operational MIDAS) |
USA, |
| 23) | ERS 5 | U.S. Air Force | 9 May 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Solar cells damage data) |
USA, |
| 24) | ERS 6 / TRS 3 | U.S. Air Force | 9 May 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Solar cells damage data) |
USA, |
| 25) | DASH 1 | U.S. Air Force | 9 May 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, |
| 26) | Westfort 2 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
9 May 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Communications R&D) |
USA, |
| 27) | Mercury 9 (MA-9 / Mercury-Atlas 9) | NASA | 15 May 63 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USA, |
| 28) | Flashlight | NASA | 15 May 63 | C | Technology
(Rendezvous target) |
USA, |
| 29) | Lanyard 8002 / KH-6 2 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
18 May 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 30) | Kosmos 17 (DS-A1 2) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 May 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Cosmic rays & radiations monitoring) |
USSR, |
| 31) | Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2 11) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
24 May 63 | M | Photo Surveillance
(Also radiations measurements) |
USSR, |
| 32) | Kosmos (DS-MT 1) | Soviet Union | 1 Jun 63 | C | Astronomy (1st)
(Cosmic rays studies) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 33) | Discoverer 62 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
12 Jun 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 34) | Midas 8 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
13 Jun 63 | M | Missile Early Warning | USA, Fail, |
| 35) | TRS 7 / ERS 7 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
13 Jun 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, Fail, |
| 36) | TRS 8 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
13 Jun 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, Fail, |
| 37) | Vostok 5 | Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) | 14 Jun 63 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 38) | FTV1292 | U.S. Navy | 15 Jun 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, |
| 39) | Lofti 2A | U.S. Navy | 15 Jun 63 | M | Communications
(Very-low frequency experiments) |
USA, |
| 40) | Solrad 6A / GRAB | U.S. Navy | 15 Jun 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence
(Solar radiation data) |
USA, |
| 41) | Radose 112 | U.S. Navy | 15 Jun 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Radiations dosimeter measurements) |
USA, |
| 42) | Ferret 130 | U.S. Navy | 15 Jun 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, |
| 43) | Surcal 1C-133 | U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy |
15 Jun 63 | M | Radar Calibration | USA, |
| 44) | Transit 5A3 | U.S. Navy | 16 Jun 63 | M | Navigation | USA, |
| 45) | Vostok 6 | Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) | 16 Jun 63 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 46) | Tiros 7 | NASA | 19 Jun 63 | C | Meteorology | USA, |
| 47) | Discoverer 63 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
27 Jun 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 48) | Hitchhiker 1 / P-11 2 | U.S. Air Force | 27 Jun 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence
(Radar signals intelligence gathering) |
USA, |
| 49) | GRS | U.S. Air Force | 28 Jun 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Space gas data) |
USA, Fail, |
| 50) | Ferret 4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
29 Jun 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, |
| 51) | Kosmos (Zenit-2 12) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
10 Jul 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR Fail, |
| 52) | Improve Samos 1 / KH-7 1 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
12 Jul 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 53) | Discoverer 64 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
19 Jul 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 54) | Midas 9 | U.S. Department
of Defense. |
19 Jul 63 | M | Missile Early Warning | USA, |
| 55) | TRS 10 / ERS 10 | U.S. Air Force | 19 Jul 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, Fail, |
| 56) | TRS 4 / ERS 9 | U.S. Air Force | 19 Jul 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Radiation damage data) |
USA, |
| 57) | DASH 2 | U.S. Air Force | 19 Jul 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Air densities measurements) |
USA, |
| 58) | Syncom 2 | NASA | 26 Jul 63 | C | Communications
(Exp. comsat, 1st geosynchronous satellite) |
USA, Geo (1st), |
| 59) | Lanyard 8003 / KH-4A 07 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
31 Jul 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 60) | Kosmos 19 / DS-P1 3 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
6 Aug 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Technology R&D) |
USSR, |
| 61) | Kosmos (DS-A1 3) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 Aug 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Cosmic rays & radiations monitoring) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 62) | Discoverer 65 / KH-4A | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
25 Aug 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 63) | Discoverer 66 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
29 Aug 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 64) | LAMPO | U.S. Air Force | 29 Aug 63 | M | Electronic Intelligence
(Radar monitorin) |
USA, |
| 65) | Improve Samos 2 / KH-7 2 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
6 Sep 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 66) | Discoverer 67 / KH-4A | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
23 Sep 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 67) | P-35-5 / DAPP 5 | U.S. Department
of Defense. |
27 Sep 63 | M | Meteorology | USA, |
| 68) | Transit 5E 1 | U.S. Navy | 28 Sep 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Navigation R&D) |
USA, |
| 69) | Transit 5BN1 | U.S. Navy | 28 Sep 63 | M | Navigation | USA, |
| 70) | APL SN 39 | U.S. Navy | 28 Sep 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Radiation studies) |
USA, |
| 71) | Vela Hotel 1 / Vela 1A | U.S. Department
of Defense |
17 Oct 63 | M | Nuclear Tests Monitoring | USA, |
| 72) | Vela Hotel 2 / Vela 1B | U.S. Department
of Defense |
17 Oct 63 | M | Nuclear Tests Monitoring | USA, |
| 73) | ERS 12 / TRS 5 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
17 Oct 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, |
| 74) | Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2 13) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
18 Oct 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 75) | Kosmos (DS-A1 4) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
24 Oct 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Cosmic rays & radiations monitoring) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 76) | Improve Samos 3 / KH-7 3 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
25 Oct 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 77) | Subsatellite | U.S. Air Force | 25 Oct 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, |
| 78) | Discoverer 68 / KH-5 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
29 Oct 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 79) | Hitchhiker 2 / P-11 A3 | U.S. Air Force | 29 Oct 63 | M | Electronic Inteliigence
(Radar monitoring) |
USA, |
| 80) | Poliot 1 (Polet or Polyot) | Soviet Union | 1 Nov 63 | M | Antisatellite R&D
(1st)
(Interceptor control and propulsion test) |
USSR, |
| 81) | Discoverer 69 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
9 Nov 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 82) | Kosmos 21 (3MV-1 1) | Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) | 11 Nov 63 | C | Planetary Exploration
(Venus) |
USSR, Fail, |
| 83) | Kosmos 22 (Zenit-4 1) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Nov 63 | M | Photo Surveillance
(High-resolution photo) |
USSR, |
| 84) | Explorer 18 / IMP A | NASA | 27 Nov 63 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Deep space radiations data) |
USA, |
| 85) | AC-2 / Atlas-Centaur 2 | NASA | 27 Nov 63 | C | Technology
(Launch vehicle test) |
USA, |
| 86) | Discoverer 70 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
27 Nov 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, Fail, |
| 87) | Kosmos (Zenit-2 14) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 Nov 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, Fail, |
| 88) | "Unidentified" | U.S. Navy | 5 Dec 63 | M | Science & Technology | USA, |
| 89) | Transit 5BN2 | U.S. Navy | 5 Dec 63 | M | Navigation | USA, |
| 90) | Transit 5E 3 | U.S. Navy | 5 Dec 63 | M | Science & Technology
(Navigation R&D) |
USA, |
| 91( | Kosmos 23 (Omega-1 2) | Soviet Union | 13 Dec 63 | C | Meteorology
(R&D) |
USSR, |
| 92) | Improve Samos 4 / KH-7 4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
18 Dec 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 93) | Kosmos 24 (Zenit-2 15) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
19 Dec 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 94) | Explorer 19 / AD-A | NASA | 19 Dec 63 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Atmospheric density studies) |
USA, |
| 95) | Tiros 8 | NASA | 21 Dec 63 | C | Meteorology | USA, |
| 96) | Discoverer 71 / KH-4 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
21 Dec 63 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 97) | Hitchhiker 3 / P-11 A4 | U.S. Air Force | 21 Dec 63 | M | Electronic Inteliigence
(Radar monitoring) |
USA, |
| 1962 Summary | All Summaries | 1964 Summar |
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