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Rocket launches in 1958

28 rocket launches were attempted in 1958: 8 succeeded and 20 failed. Updated as launch dates firm up.

May

  1. May 15, 1958D1- 2Sputnik 8A91 · Soviet Space Program · 1/5 · Launch Successful

Date not yet fixed

  1. Feb 1, 1958Explorer 1Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Launch Complex 26A · Launch Successful
  2. Feb 5, 1958VanguardVanguard · US Navy · Launch Complex 18A · Launch Failure
  3. Mar 5, 1958Explorer 2Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Launch Complex 26A · Launch Failure
  4. Mar 17, 1958VanguardVanguard · US Navy · Launch Complex 18A · Launch Successful
  5. Mar 26, 1958Explorer 3Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Launch Complex 26A · Launch Successful
  6. Apr 27, 1958D-1 1Sputnik 8A91 · Soviet Space Program · 1/5 · Launch Failure
  7. Apr 29, 1958VanguardVanguard · US Navy · Launch Complex 18A · Launch Failure
  8. May 28, 1958VanguardVanguard · US Navy · Launch Complex 18A · Launch Failure
  9. Jun 26, 1958VanguardVanguard · US Navy · Launch Complex 18A · Launch Failure
  10. Jul 25, 1958NOTS 1Project Pilot · US Navy · Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake · Launch Failure
  11. Jul 26, 1958Explorer 4Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Launch Complex 5 · Launch Successful
  12. Aug 12, 1958NOTS 2Project Pilot · US Navy · Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake · Launch Failure
  13. Aug 17, 1958Able I (Pioneer)Thor Able I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Space Launch Complex 17A · Launch Failure
  14. Aug 22, 1958NOTS 3Project Pilot · US Navy · Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake · Launch Failure
  15. Aug 24, 1958Explorer 5Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Launch Complex 5 · Launch Failure
  16. Aug 25, 1958NOTS 4Project Pilot · US Navy · Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake · Launch Failure
  17. Aug 26, 1958NOTS 5Project Pilot · US Navy · Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake · Launch Failure
  18. Aug 28, 1958NOTS 6Project Pilot · US Navy · Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake · Launch Failure
  19. Sep 23, 1958Luna-1aVostok-L 8K72 · Soviet Space Program · 1/5 · Launch Failure
  20. Sep 26, 1958VanguardVanguard · US Navy · Launch Complex 18A · Launch Failure
  21. Oct 11, 1958Pioneer 1Thor Able I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Space Launch Complex 17A · Launch Successful
  22. Oct 11, 1958Luna-1bVostok-L 8K72 · Soviet Space Program · 1/5 · Launch Failure
  23. Oct 23, 1958BeaconJuno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Launch Complex 5 · Launch Failure
  24. Nov 8, 1958Pioneer 2Thor Able I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency · Space Launch Complex 17A · Launch Failure
  25. Dec 4, 1958Luna-1cVostok-L 8K72 · Soviet Space Program · 1/5 · Launch Failure
  26. Dec 6, 1958Pioneer 3Juno II · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Launch Complex 5 · Launch Successful
  27. Dec 18, 1958SCORESM-65B Atlas · US Army · Launch Complex 11 · Launch Successful