1960 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 3BAS2. -
 Configuration of Titan 3B proposed by Martin in mid-1960's. Titan 3B for deep space missions with Centaur upper stage, Algol strapons for liftoff thrust augmentation. Never flown. Nation: USA.
1960 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar B-57. - Test / aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). References: 2.
1960 - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Model: Sparoair I. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1960 During the Year - - ASSET Project begun. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Asset. ASSET ( 'Aerothermodynamic Elastic Structural Systems Environmental Tests') involved suborbital flight of a small scale spaceplane model to test structural and materials concepts for the X-20 Dynasoar to test materials prior to full-scale manned flights.
1960 During the Year - -
 Armstrong Whitworth Waverider Nation: UK. Spacecraft: Armstrong Whitworth Waverider. The study called for a two-crew waverider spacecraft powered by a second stage atop a British Blue Streak rocket. The group leaders of this project were H R Watson of Armstrong Whitworth, and Dr W F Hilton of Hawker Siddeley. The spacecraft design was by T R F Nonweiler.
1960 During the Year - - FIRST (Fabrication of Inflatable Re-entry Structures for Test) Nation: USA. Spacecraft: FIRST Re-Entry Glider. Aerojet project to evaluate the use of inflatable Rogallo wings for emergency return from orbit. The system would be stowed in a cylindrical package, docked to the external surface of a space station. In an emergency the escaping crew member would enter the coffin-sized cylinder, seal the back hatch, and be blown free of the station. The paraglider would then inflate and deploy. The crew member would use a gas stabilisation and control system to orient the spacecraft for retro-fire, and then to keep the glider at the correct attitude for re-entry.
1960 January - -
 Korolev proposed an aggressive program for Communist conquest of space. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Kosmoplan. In a letter sent by Korolev to the Central Committee of the Communist Part, he pledged to provide a comprehensive plan by the third quarter of 1960 comprehensive plans for development of the new projects.
1960 January 7 - 01:40 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC13. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 43D. - Research and development test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). 43D achieved a 6300 NM (7200 SM) flight from AMR with enough residual fuel for an additional 2000 miles References: 2.
1960 January 8 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-7. - Inertial test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 11 - - Star City cosmonaut training centre approved. Nation: USSR. Soviet Air Froce Decree 'On creation of the Cosmonaut Training Centre' was issued. References: 474.
1960 January 11 - - Contract signed by NASA and the Western Electrice for the Mercury tracking network. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. A contract (NAS 1-430) was signed by NASA and the Western Electric Company in the amount of $33,058,690 for construction and engineering of the Mercury tracking network. References: 483.
1960 January 13 - 21:07 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-8. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 14 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn V. - Super booster program to be accelerated Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. President Dwight D. Eisenhower directed NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan "to make a study, to be completed at the earliest date practicable, of the possible need for additional funds for the balance of FY 1960 and for FY 1961 to accelerate the super booster program for which your agency recently was given technical and management responsibility."
References: 16.
1960 January 14 - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 300. LV Configuration: Aerobee 300 TATTLETALE PCC 1. - Signals intelligence test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 14 - 16:35 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC18B. Launch Pad: LC18B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DM-18C. LV Configuration: Thor DM-18C 256. - Special test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 15 - Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78. - Molniya 8K78 design begins Nation: USSR. Korolev signed the order for development of a four stage rocket based on the R-7.
1960 January 15 - 04:52 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. LV Configuration: Javelin JV-3. - Test / lyra-alpha mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 1,200 km (700 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 16 - 22:35 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Model: Shotput. LV Configuration: Shotput 2. - E60 Echo spacecraft test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA LaRC. Apogee: 413 km (256 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 18 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. - Mercury-Atlas flight test working group to become a standing coordination body. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. A proposal was made by Walter C. Williams, Associate Director of Project Mercury Operations, that the Mercury-Atlas flight test working group become an official and standing coordination body. This group brought together representation from the Space Task Group, Air Force Ballistic Missile Division, Convair Astronautics, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, and the Atlantic Missile Range. Personnel from these organizations had met informally in the past on several occasions.
References: 483.
1960 January 19 - 18:18 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 AA3.124C. - Extreme ultraviolet monochromator Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 20 - Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: R-7. - R-7 accepted into military service. Nation: USSR. Decree 'On adoption of the R-7 ICBM into armaments' was issued. References: 474.
1960 January 20 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-9. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 20 - 16:35 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: R-7A. LV Configuration: R-7A I1-2. - R-7A I-2/Dummy L test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Suborbital aerodynamic test flight with R-7A 8K74 lower stages, dummy upper stages. References: 2.
1960 January 21 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. - 15 Atlas launch vehicles and 26 Mercury spacecraft purchased. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Spacecraft: Mercury. At a meeting to draft fiscal year 1962 funding estimates, the total purchase of Atlas launch vehicles was listed as 15, and the total purchase of Mercury spacecraft was listed as 26. References: 483.
1960 January 21 - 14:23 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: LA1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Little Joe 1. Model: Little Joe 1 2C. LV Configuration: Little Joe 1-2C LJ-1B. - Mercury LJ-1B Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi). Little Joe 1-B (LJ-1B) was launched from Wallops Island with a rhesus monkey, 'Miss Sam,' aboard. Test objectives for this flight were the same as those for Little Joe 1 (LJ-1) in which the escape tower launched 31 minutes before the planned launch, and Little Joe 1-A (LJ-1A), wherein the dynamic buildup in the abort maneuver was too low. A physiological study of the primate, particularly in areas applying to the effects of the rapid onset of reverse acceleration during abort at maximum dynamic pressure, was also made. In addition, the Mercury helicopter recovery system was exercised. During the mission, all sequences operated as planned; the spacecraft attained a peak altitude of 9.3 statute miles, a range of 11.7 statute miles, and a maximum speed of 2,021.6 miles per hour. Thirty minutes from launch time, a Marine recovery helicopter deposited the spacecraft and its occupant at Wallops Station. 'Miss Sam' was in good condition, and all test objectives were successfully fulfilled.
References: 2.
1960 January 21 - 20:10 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DM-18A. LV Configuration: Thor DM-18A 215. - IWST Nation: USA. Agency: RAF. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 24 - 00:17 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 1-2-7. - X-15A SAS Evaluation test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Maximum Speed - 2685 kph. Maximum Altitude - 20374 m. References: 2.
1960 January 24 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: R-7A. LV Configuration: R-7A I1-3. FAILURE: Failure. - R-7A I-3 test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 26 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: ALA3. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Model: Redstone. LV Configuration: Redstone 2011. - Capsule operational test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test with capsule. Missed aimpoint by 277 m. References: 2.
1960 January 26 - 00:48 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC26B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter. LV Configuration: Jupiter IRBM AM-28. - Research and development test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF/ABMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Fired from AMR at 1948 hours EST to a prescribed range of: 1,299.4 nm. The nose cone impacted 0.04 nm over and 3.27 nm to the left. All missions were successfully accomplished despite elevated temperatures in the tail section. The primary mission of this flight was to test the two-way deflector launch section and to analyse elevated temperatures in the tail
References: 2.
1960 January 26 - 05:42 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. LV Configuration: Javelin NASA 8.02GT. - X248 test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 951 km (590 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 26 - 23:43 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: 576A3. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 6D. FAILURE: Failure. - Initial operational capability demonstration launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). Two Atlas ICBMs launched within two hours - one by SAC at VAFB, one by GD/A at AMR; both successful. References: 2.
1960 January 27 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-10. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 27 - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: TL1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1A. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1AT. - Silo test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 January 27 - 01:31 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC13. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 44D. - Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 2.
1960 January 28 - - NASA's Ten-Year Plan presented to Congress Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. In testimony before the House Committee on Science and Astronautics,
Richard E. Horner, Associate Administrator of NASA, presented NASA's
ten-year plan for 1960-1970. The essential elements had been recommended
by the Research Steering Committee on Manned Space Flight. NASA's Office
of Program Planning and Evaluation, headed by Homer J. Stewart,
formalized the ten-year plan.
On February 19, NASA officials again presented the ten-year timetable to
the House Committee. A lunar soft landing with a mobile vehicle had been
added for 1965. On March 28, NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan
described the plan to the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space
Sciences. He estimated the cost of the program to be more than $1
billion in Fiscal Year 1962 and at least $1.5 billion annually over the
next five years, for a total cost of $12 to $15 billion.
Additional Details: NASA's Ten-Year Plan presented to Congress. References: 16.
1960 January 29 - 18:51 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 AA3.125C. - Extreme ultraviolet monochromator Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 226 km (140 mi). References: 2.
1960 January - - Manned lunar landing and return (MALLAR) Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM. The Chance Vought Corporation completed a company-funded, independent, classified study on manned lunar landing and return (MALLAR), under the supervision of Thomas E. Dolan. Booster limitations indicated that earth orbit rendezvous would be necessary. A variety of lunar missions were described, including a two-man, 14-day lunar landing and return. This mission called for an entry vehicle of 6,600 pounds, a mission module of 9,000 pounds, and a lunar landing module of 27,000 pounds. It incorporated the idea of lunar orbit rendezvous though not specifically by name.
References: 16.
1960 January - - Name Apollo suggested Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. At a luncheon in Washington, Abe Silverstein, Director of the Office of Space Flight Programs, suggested the name "Apollo" for the manned space flight program that was to follow Mercury. Others at the luncheon were Don R. Ostrander from NASA Headquarters and Robert R. Gilruth, Maxime A. Faget, and Charles J. Donlan from STG.
References: 16.
1960 January 31 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas, Redstone. - Six chimpanzees ready for Mercury missions. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Six chimpanzees were rated as being trained and ready to support Mercury-Redstone or Mercury-Atlas missions. Other chimpanzees were being shipped from Africa to enter the animal training program. References: 483.
1960 January 31 - - RCA completes study on an anti-satellite system Nation: USA. Spacecraft: SAINT, SAINT II. Radio Corporation of America completes an ARPA-funded feasibility study on the topic.
1960 January 31 - 16:17 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: R-7A. LV Configuration: R-7A I1-4. - R-7A I-4/Dummy L test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Suborbital aerodynamic test flight with R-7A 8K74 lower stages, dummy upper stages. References: 2.
1960 February 1 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn C-2. - Lunar Exploration Program Based Upon Saturn Systems Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. The Army Ballistic Missile Agency submitted to NASA the study entitled "A Lunar Exploration Program Based Upon Saturn-Boosted Systems." In addition to the subjects specified in the preliminary report of October 1, 1959, it included manned lunar landings.
References: 16.
1960 February 1 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Monica. Model: Monica IV. -
 Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ATEF. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 2.
1960 February - - Mercury astronauts instruction in celestial navigation Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. As part of their training program, the astronauts received 2 days of instruction in star recognition and celestial navigation presented by Dr. James Balten at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The purpose of this training was to assist the astronaut in correcting spacecraft yaw drifts. Practical experience was gained in this task by using a motorized trainer that simulated the view of the celestial sphere through the spacecraft observation window.
References: 483.
1960 February 2 - 18:08 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC19. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 1. LV Configuration: Titan I B-7A. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 4 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Nike Viper I. - Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: AEC. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 4 - 18:51 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor Agena A. LV Configuration: Thor Agena A 218 / Agena A 1052. FAILURE: Failure. - Discoverer 9 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-1 9006. Mass: 765 kg (1,686 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-1. Agency: U.S. Air Force. COSPAR: F600204A. Decay Date: 1960-02-04. KH-1; 1st generation low resolution photo surveillance. Mission failed. References: 126.
- SRV 113 Nation: USA. Spacecraft: KH-1. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F600204B. References: 279.
1960 February 4 - 22:19 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-12. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 5 - Launch Vehicle: Burya. - Burya cruise missile canceled. Nation: USSR. Program: Navaho. Decree 138-48 'On termination of work on the La-350 Burya at OKB-301' was issued. Project finally cancelled based on availability and invulnerability of R-7, R-9, and R-16 ICBM's. Flight test for technology purposes of already-built missiles was allowed to the end of the year.
References: 474.
1960 February 5 - - US National Security Council briefed on USAF plans for an anti-satellite system. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: SAINT, SAINT II. Assistant Air Force Secretary Joseph Charyk presented the plan.
1960 February 5 - 00:19 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC6. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter. LV Configuration: Jupiter IRBM AM-30. - Research and development test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF/ABMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). The 28th R&D firing was from AMR at 1919 hours EST to a pre-calculated range of 1,299 nm. The flight successfully accomplished all primary and secondary missions. The nose cone impacted 0.65 nm short and 0.52 nm right of the intended target. References: 2.
1960 February 5 - 21:46 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC16. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 1. LV Configuration: Titan I C-4. FAILURE: Failure. - RVX-3 Re-entry Vehicle test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 February 9 - 17:11 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC18B. Launch Pad: LC18B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DM-18C. LV Configuration: Thor DM-18C 259. - Special test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 10 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-11. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 10-11 - - NASA Space Exploration Council Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. The first meeting of the NASA Space Exploration Council was held at NASA Headquarters. The objective of the Council was "to provide a mechanism for the timely and direct resolution of technical and managerial problems . . . common to all NASA Centers engaged in the space flight program."
Additional Details: NASA Space Exploration Council. References: 16.
1960 February 11 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 2-4-11. - X-15A test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 26 km (16 mi). Maximum Speed - 2359 kph. Maximum Altitude - 26858 m. References: 2.
1960 February 12 - 04:11 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC13. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 49D. - Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 13 - 00:43 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee AJ10-34. LV Configuration: Aerobee AJ10-34 AA2.143C. - Ultraviolet airglow spectra Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 15 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn V. - Lunar Program Based on Saturn Systems Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Class: Manned. Spacecraft: Apollo Lunar Landing. Study issued by Huntsville of lunar landing alternatives using Saturn systems. Huntsville transferred from Army to NASA. Vought study on modular approach to lunar landing. Internally NASA decides on lunar landing as next objective after Mercury. References: 26, 27.
1960 February 15 - - Mercury landing system and post-landing equipment tests were completed. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Spacecraft: Mercury. References: 483.
1960 February 15 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC13. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas Able. LV Configuration: Atlas D / Able-5. FAILURE: Vehicle exploded in static firing. - Pioneer (P 31) Nation: USA. Program: Pioneer. Payload: Pioneer P 31. Class: Planetary. Type: Lunar. Spacecraft: Pioneer P 3. COSPAR: F600215A. Decay Date: 1960-02-15. References: 126, 278.
1960 February 16 - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 300. LV Configuration: Aerobee 300 TATTLETALE PCC 2. - Signals intelligence test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 17 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun AA6.103C. - Meteorites mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 17 - 17:41 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 2-5-12. - X-15A SAS Evaluation test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 16 km (9 mi). Maximum Speed - 1667 kph. Maximum Altitude - 16045 m. Automatic shutdown of one chamber in upper XLR-11. References: 2.
1960 February 19 - Launch Site: Laogang. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: T-7. Model: T-7M. -
 Test mission Nation: China. Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 8.00 km (4.90 mi). The Shanghai design institute completed the first subscale experimental model of the T-7 sounding rocket. This would use a solid booster and liquid propellant sustainer stage. The rocket was fuelled using a bicycle pump. Launched from Laogang, on the coast, the missile reached 8 km altitude.
References: 2.
1960 February 19 - 20:15 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1E. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor Agena A. LV Configuration: Thor Agena A 223 / Agena A 1054. FAILURE: Failure. - Discoverer 10 Nation: USA. Payload: KH-1 9007. Mass: 765 kg (1,686 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: KH-1. Agency: U.S. Air Force. COSPAR: F600219A. Decay Date: 1960-02-19. KH-1; Mission failed. References: 126.
- SRV 110 Nation: USA. Spacecraft: KH-1. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F600219B. References: 279.
1960 February 20 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: VLAD. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Burya. LV Configuration: Burya 10-02. - Burya flight 13 Nation: USSR. Agency: SSSR. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). Planned to fly complete course with astronavigation system. Missile successfully flew 5,500 km. References: 2.
1960 February 22 - Launch Vehicle: R-16. - State Commission to oversee R-16 tests established. Nation: USSR. Council of Soviet Ministers (SM) Decree 236-89 'On creation of the State Commission for the R-16 ICBM' was issued. References: 474.
1960 February 23 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI23. FAILURE: Failure. - Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 February 24 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 1. LV Configuration: Titan I G-4. - RVX-4 test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 25 - - Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 1 selected. Nation: USSR. The group was selected to provide pilot astronauts for the Vostok manned spaceflight program.. Qualifications: Military jet aircraft pilots under 30 years of age; under 170 cm tall; under 70 kg in weight.. While the Americans sought mature test pilots for their first spaceflights, the Soviets recruited young pilots with the intent of training them for a career as spacemen. There were 3,000 applicants following interviews with medical doctor teams that toured Soviet air bases beginning in August 1959. 102 were called for physical and psychological tests. 8 of these were selected, but then Chief Designer Korolev said he wanted a pool three times larger than the American Mercury cadre. Of the 20 selected, 12 would fly in space. Of the 8 that did not, 1 died in a ground fire in training; 3 were dismissed for disciplinary reasons; and 4 left following injuries in training.
1960 February 25 - 18:02 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC30A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Model: Pershing 1. LV Configuration: Pershing 1 105. - P-01 Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). First test launch of Army's Pershing tactical missile from Cape Canaveral. References: 2.
1960 February 26 - 17:25 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC14. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas Agena A. LV Configuration: Atlas Agena A 29D / Agena A 1008. FAILURE: Second stage failed to separate. - Midas 1 Nation: USA. Payload: Midas / Agena TV 1008. Mass: 2,025 kg (4,464 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: Midas. Agency: U.S. Air Force. COSPAR: F600226A. Decay Date: 1960-02-26. Missile Defense Alarm System. References: 126, 278.
1960 February 27 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. - Third Echo balloon test. Nation: USA. 100-foot-diameter inflatable sphere successfully launched on third suborbital test to an altitude of 225 miles, from NASA Wallops Station, Va. Radio transmissions were reflected via the sphere from Holmdel, N.J., to Round Hill, Mass. References: 17.
1960 February 27 - 06:53 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee Hi. LV Configuration: Aerobee Hi AA4.360C. - JHU Aurora 1 Aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 27 - 23:20 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Model: Shotput. LV Configuration: Shotput 3. - E60 Echo spacecraft test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA LaRC. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 2.
1960 February 29 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn I. - Eleven companies submitted contract proposals for the Saturn second stage Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Eleven companies submitted contract proposals for the Saturn second stage (S-IV): Bell Aircraft Corporation; The Boeing Airplane Company; Chrysler Corporation; General Dynamics Corporation, Convair Astronautics Division; Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.; Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation; Lockheed Aircraft Corporation; The Martin Company; McDonnell Aircraft Corporation; North American Aviation, Inc.; and United Aircraft Corporation.
References: 16.
1960 February 29 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC18B. Launch Pad: LC18B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DM-18C. LV Configuration: Thor DM-18C 263. - Special test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 1 - - 20 Cosmonaut candidates report for Vostok training Nation: USSR. Program: Vostok. Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Spacecraft: Vostok. References: 26.
1960 March 1 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-13. - Test mission Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 2.
1960 March -
1960 March - - Qualification tests started on the Mercury escape tower rocket. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Spacecraft: Mercury. These tests were completed at the end of July 1960. As a part of the qualification program, three escape-rocket motors were successfully fired on a spacecraft model at conditions corresponding to approximately 100,000 feet altitude in the Lewis Research Center altitude wind tunnel. One motor was tested on a four-component balance system to determine thrust misalignment of the rocket motor. According to test results, the rocket motor appeared to meet operational requirements.
References: 483.
1960 March-April - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. - Mercury-Atlas working panels Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. The Mercury-Atlas working panels were reorganized into four groups: coordination, flight test, trajectory analysis, and change control. Each panel was composed of at least one representative from NASA (Space Task Group), McDonnell, Air Force Ballistic Missile Division, Space Technology Laboratory, and Convair-Astronautics.
References: 483.
1960 March 1 - 22:11 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Asp. Model: Nike Asp. LV Configuration: Nike Asp NASA 03.01GS. - Solar ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 2 - 18:32 GMT - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI22. - Sodium release Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 2 - 20:06 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LE-8. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DM-18A. LV Configuration: Thor DM-18A 272. - Combat training launch Nation: USA. Agency: RAF. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 3 - - Korolev-Khruschev meeting on space plans. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Kosmoplan. Korolev believed it would be truly possible with backing from the very top to have a large rocket in the USSR in a very short span of time. Unfortunately at the meeting Korolev made a slip of the tongue he would always regret, admitting that his plan had not been agreed among all of the Chief Designers. This resulted in Khrushchev throwing the matter back for a consensus plan.
1960 March 3-5 - - Advanced manned space flight program Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. At a NASA staff conference at Monterey, Calif., officials discussed the advanced manned space flight program, the elements of which had been presented to Congress in January. The Goddard Space Flight Center was asked to define the basic assumptions to be used by all groups in the continuing study of the lunar mission. Some problems already raised were: the type of heatshield needed for reentry and tests required to qualify it, the kind of research and development firings, and conditions that would be encountered in cislunar flight.
Additional Details: Advanced manned space flight program. References: 16.
1960 March 3 - 22:50 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Asp. Model: Nike Asp. LV Configuration: Nike Asp NASA 03.02GS. - Solar ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 4 - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: TL2. Launch Pad: TL2?. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1A. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1AT. - Silo test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 March 5 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI21. - Sodium release Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 6 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: VLAD. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Burya. LV Configuration: Burya 10-04. - Burya flight 14 Nation: USSR. Agency: SSSR. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). Planned to fly complete course with astronavigation system. Engine operation was rough due to high angle of attack (5-8°) of the diffuser. As a result, the flight was terminated at T+26 minutes after the missile had flown 1,500 km. References: 2.
1960 March 8 - 13:10 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC11. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 42D. - Research and development test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). First USAF Atlas R&D flight using all-inertial guidance system. References: 2.
1960 March 8 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC16. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 1. LV Configuration: Titan I C-1. FAILURE: Failure. - RVX-3 Re-entry Vehicle test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 March 9 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC25A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-14. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 11 - - Pioneer V Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Spacecraft: Mercury. Pioneer V, launched as a probe of the space between Earth and Venus, began to provide invaluable information on solar flare effects, particle energies and distributions and magnetic phenomena. Pioneer V continued to transmit such data until on June 26, 1960, when at a distance of 22.5 million miles from Earth, it established a new communications record.
References: 483.
1960 March 11 - 00:36 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC13. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. LV Configuration: Atlas D 51D. FAILURE: Failure. - Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. References: 2.
1960 March 11 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor Able IV. LV Configuration: Thor Able IV 219. - Pioneer 5 Nation: USA. Program: Pioneer. Payload: Pioneer P 2 / Able 6. Mass: 43 kg (94 lb). Class: Solar. Spacecraft: Pioneer 5. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1960-Alpha-1. USAF Sat Cat: 27. Solar research. Solar Orbit (Heliocentric). Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 2, 6.
1960 March 15 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn I. - Saturn I transferred to NASA. Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. The Army Ballistic Missile Agency's Development Operations Division and the Saturn program were transferred to NASA after the expiration of the 60-day limit for congressional action on the President's proposal of January 14. (The President's decision had been made on October 21, 1959.) By Executive Order, the President named the facilities the "George C. Marshall Space Flight Center." Formal transfer took place on July 1.
References: 17, 27.
1960 March 15 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: ALA3?. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Model: Redstone. LV Configuration: Redstone 2014. - T-1 Capsule operational test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test with T-1 Capsule. Missed aimpoint by 295 m. References: 2.
1960 March 16 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas D. - The Space Task Group published recovery requirements for the Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) flight test. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Spacecraft: Mercury. References: 483.
1960 March 16 - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 300. LV Configuration: Aerobee 300 TATTLETALE PCC 3. - Signals intelligence test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 16 - 21:25 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 300. LV Configuration: Aerobee 300 NASA 06.01UI. - UM ionosphere probe Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 17 - Launch Vehicle: Vanguard. - Vanguard second anniversary. Nation: USA. Program: Vanguard. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Vanguard 1. VANGUARD I still in orbit and transmitting on its second anniversary after traveling 131,318,211 miles. NASA reported that VANGUARD I orbit was being altered by solar pressure. References: 17.
1960 March 17 - 01:52 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Asp. Model: Nike Asp. LV Configuration: Nike Asp NASA 03.10UI. FAILURE: Failure. - Dumbbell / Ion sphere Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 March 17 - 16:31 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 2-6-13. - X-15A SAS Eval/Stability test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 16 km (9 mi). Maximum Speed - 2283 kph. Maximum Altitude - 16045 m. 6G maneuver test. References: 2.
1960 March 17 - 23:55 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: R-7A. LV Configuration: R-7A L1-5. - R-7A I-4 test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,350 km (830 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 18 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC25B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-15. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 19 - - Mercury tracking agreements with foreign countries Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. United States-Spanish agreement on Project Mercury tracking station in Canary Islands was announced (1 of 16 similar agreements with other nations). References: 17.
1960 Spring - - Chance Vought study of the lunar orbit rendezvous method Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo LM, Apollo Lunar Landing. Thomas E. Dolan of the Chance Vought Corporation prepared a company-funded design study of the lunar orbit rendezvous method for accomplishing the lunar landing mission. References: 16.
1960 March 22 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 1. LV Configuration: Titan I G-5. - RVX-4 test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). USAF Titan fired 5,000 statute miles / 8000 km and data capsule recovered. References: 2.
1960 March 22 - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Model: Astrobee 500. LV Configuration: Astrobee 500 Geodetic flares. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2.
1960 March 22 - 01:22 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC6. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Model: Redstone. LV Configuration: Redstone 2020. FAILURE: Control system malfunction during re-entry at 373 sec. - Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 315 m. References: 2.
1960 March 23 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: VLAD. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Burya. LV Configuration: Burya 10-03. - Burya flight 15 Nation: USSR. Agency: SSSR. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi). Planned to fly complete course from Vladimirovka to Cape Ozerniy. Launch mass of the booster stage was 97,215 kg, and that of the crusie stage 34,680 kg. The second stage ignited at Mach 2.85. The booster stage engines cut-off at Mach 3.2. Stage separation occurred normally at T+101.3 seconds. The cruise stage astronavigation system acquired its guide stars at T+114 seconds. The cruise stage began level flight at 18 km altitude. The vehicle flew along its assigned 6,500 km route for 2 hours 4 minutes at an altitude of 18-24.5 km at Mach 3.2-3.15. At T+118 minutes, with the fuel completely exhausted, the ramjet flamed out. At T+121 minutes power was transferred to the emergency batteries and the vehicle was issued a destruct command, but the rudders did not work. Flight with a steady loss of altitude continued to T+124 minutes.
References: 2.
1960 March 23 - 13:35 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC26B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter. Model: Juno II. LV Configuration: Juno II AM-19C. FAILURE: Upper stage failed to ignite. Third stage failed to ignite due to loss of radio contact. - Explorer S-46 Nation: USA. Program: Explorer. Payload: S-46. Mass: 16 kg (35 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: S-46. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: F600323A. Decay Date: 1960-03-23. References: 126.
1960 March 24 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Model: Sergeant 5-stage. - Mercury model Re-entry vehicle test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 34 km (21 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 24 - 02:06 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: R-7A. - R-7A I-5 test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,350 km (830 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 25 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC25B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-16. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 25 - 18:40 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150A. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150A NASA 04.12GT. - Test / meteorites mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi). Aerobee 150-A, a new type, fired from new launch tower at Wallops Station, reached an altitude of 140 km and achieved rocket performance objectives as well as micrometeorite impact counts. References: 2.
1960 March 25 - 23:43 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 1-3-8. - X-15A test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi). Maximum Speed - 2124 kph. Maximum Altitude - 14822 m. Roll damper malfunctioned. References: 2.
1960 March 28 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn I. - Two H-1's fired together. Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Two of Saturn's first-stage engines passed initial static firing test of 7.83 seconds duration at Huntsville, Ala. References: 17, 27.
1960 March 28 - - Mercury astronaut first open-water egress training. Nation: USA. Program: Mercury. Spacecraft: Mercury. Between March 28,1960 and April 1, 1960, the astronauts received their first open-water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in cooperation with the Navy's School of Aviation Medicine. The training was conducted in conditions of up to 10-foot swells, and no problems were experienced. The average egress time was about 4 minutes from a completely restrained condition in the spacecraft to being in the life raft.
References: 483.
1960 March 28 - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8D-1. -
 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 29 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trailblazer. Model: Trailblazer 1. LV Configuration: Trailblazer 1 TB Ia?. - D58 Trailblazer re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 29 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-18. FAILURE: Failure. - Integrated test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2.
1960 March 29 - 17:59 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 2-7-15. - X-15A test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). Maximum Speed - 2080 kph. Maximum Altitude - 15235 m. References: 2.
1960 March 31 - 16:42 GMT - Launch Site: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 34.7 N x 118.1 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 2-8-16. - X-15A SAS Gains test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/USAF. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). Maximum Speed - 2156 kph. Maximum Altitude - 15653 m. 3.5 to 5G pullouts to simulate reentry. References: 2.
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