1959 orbital launches

In 1959, ExGalactic records 14 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
14Other

Launches

  1. Luna-1 — 2 January 1959, 16:41 UTC — Success
  2. SLV-4 — 17 February 1959, 15:55 UTC — Success
  3. 163/1022 — 28 February 1959, 21:49 UTC — Success
  4. Pioneer 4 — 3 March 1959, 05:10 UTC — Success
  5. 170/1018 — 13 April 1959, 21:18 UTC — Success
  6. 134 — 7 August 1959, 14:24 UTC — Success
  7. 192/1029 — 13 August 1959, 19:00 UTC — Success
  8. 200/1028 — 19 August 1959, 19:24 UTC — Success
  9. Luna-2 — 12 September 1959, 06:39 UTC — Success
  10. SLV-7 — 18 September 1959, 05:20 UTC — Success
  11. Luna-3 — 4 October 1959, 00:43 UTC — Success
  12. AM-19A — 13 October 1959, 15:30 UTC — Success
  13. 206/1051 — 7 November 1959, 20:28 UTC — Success
  14. 212/1050 — 20 November 1959, 19:25 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

Last updated: 2026-10-20 UTC.

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