. "--04-18"^^ . "--03-23"^^ . "White Sands LC-35"@en . . . "--01-23"^^ . "PGM-19 Jupiter"@en . . . "1430.0"^^ . . "--04-05"^^ . . "--05-30"^^ . "--04-02"^^ . "21380.0"^^ . . . "Nike Zeus"@en . . . . . . "--05-10"^^ . . "Apogee: , first launch from Site 31"@en . . . . "--02-22"^^ . "--01-30"^^ . "Hammaguira"@en . "680.0"^^ . . . "766.0"^^ . "--02-15"^^ . "UGM-27 Polaris A2"@en . "LGM-30A Minuteman IA"@en . "Kappa-9L"@en . "Hammaguira Blandine"@en . "--04-06"^^ . "720.0"^^ . "1109.0"^^ . "87.0"^^ . "--06-26"^^ . "27371016"^^ . "1420.0"^^ . . "--02-24"^^ . . "Ballistic Research Laboratory"@en . "1315.0"^^ . "--03-09"^^ . "Apogee: , final flight of R-7 Semyorka"@en . "--01-07"^^ . "Wallops Island LA-1"@en . "--03-31"^^ . "Point Arguello LC-1-1"@en . "1120.0"^^ . "--05-24"^^ . . "--06-24"^^ . "Vostok-K"@en . "1050.0"^^ . "NASA"@en . "--06-07"^^ . "--02-06"^^ . "1157.0"^^ . "--06-20"^^ . "R-5 Pobeda"@en . "74083.0"^^ . "SM-65D Atlas"@en . . . "--02-27"^^ . "--04-11"^^ . "CRS"@en . "485.0"^^ . . . "--02-25"^^ . . . "R-12 Dvina"@en . "--05-25"^^ . "953.0"^^ . "--04-12"^^ . . "11886.0"^^ . . . . "Cape Canaveral LC-12"@en . "Vandenberg LC-75-2-7"@en . "--01-13"^^ . "--03-02"^^ . ", ETR"@en . . "--04-28"^^ . "NRL"@en . . "Cape Canaveral LC-26A"@en . "596.0"^^ . "838.0"^^ . "Nike-Asp"@en . "Cape Canaveral LC-18B"@en . "1400.0"^^ . "--06-12"^^ . . "ISAS"@en . "Vandenberg LC-75-3-4"@en . "1225.0"^^ . "--06-10"^^ . "Second stage attitude control system failure"@en . "RM-90 Blue Scout II"@en . . "Cape Canaveral LC-20"@en . "--04-09"^^ . "1378.0"^^ . "--03-14"^^ . "945.0"^^ . . "--04-07"^^ . "HGM-25A Titan I"@en . "Failed to orbit"@en . "SRV raised orbit during deorbit burn"@en . "55024.0"^^ . . . . . "R-9 Desna"@en . "10.0"^^ . "Vandenberg OSTF-1"@en . . "--03-16"^^ . "--05-29"^^ . "--01-14"^^ . "--02-24"^^ . "--01-30"^^ . "--05-17"^^ . . . . . "--04-11"^^ . "1"^^ . "--03-26"^^ . "--01-11"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "656.0"^^ . "40.0"^^ . "--05-19"^^ . . "--07-28"^^ . "May"@en . "Apogee:"@en . . "1308.0"^^ . "Baikonur Site 31/6"@en . "69668.0"^^ . "--01-20"^^ . "Strongarm"@en . . "--01-31"^^ . "--05-05"^^ . "--05-06"^^ . . "Apogee: , went out of control"@en . "--03-01"^^ . . "248.0"^^ . "Baikonur Site 41/4"@en . . "--07-12"^^ . "69807.0"^^ . "Centaure"@en . "--10-21"^^ . "--02-17"^^ . "--01-18"^^ . . "March"@en . "1013.0"^^ . . . "--02-17"^^ . "--06-08"^^ . "50359.0"^^ . "--01-26"^^ . . "--01-20"^^ . "730.0"^^ . . "Trailblazer 1"@en . "Obachi"@en . "21240.0"^^ . . "--05-09"^^ . . "858.0"^^ . "US Army"@en . . "--04-20"^^ . "--05-27"^^ . . "--03-02"^^ . . "--05-30"^^ . "1253.0"^^ . . "Antares"@en . "1035.0"^^ . "--05-27"^^ . . . "--06-17"^^ . . . "1285.0"^^ . . . . "Makat"@en . "--05-25"^^ . "Woomera LA-5"@en . "--03-24"^^ . "--05-05"^^ . "--03-24"^^ . . "280.0"^^ . "Woomera LA-5B"@en . "Tonopah"@en . "30.0"^^ . . . . "--01-26"^^ . "1300.0"^^ . "367.0"^^ . . . . "--05-03"^^ . "--02-14"^^ . "--02-08"^^ . . "--02-12"^^ . . "294.0"^^ . "--02-10"^^ . "--04-19"^^ . . "--03-04"^^ . "8774.0"^^ . . "Thor DM-21 Agena-B"@en . . . . "Cape Canaveral LC-14"@en . . "1040.0"^^ . . "Skylark-2"@en . "--04-20"^^ . . "1073.0"^^ . . . "--02-07"^^ . "18734.0"^^ . . . . "120.0"^^ . "OKB-30"@en . "Cape Canaveral LC-17B"@en . "Onboard recorder failed during or immediately after launch, data returned through direct transmission"@en . "--06-21"^^ . . . "Royal Air Force"@en . "--05-23"^^ . "1029.0"^^ . "1182.0"^^ . "--02-22"^^ . "ABMA"@en . "Thor DM-19 Delta"@en . "January"@en . "--03-08"^^ . "--02-05"^^ . "USS Abraham Lincoln, ETR"@en . . "1202.0"^^ . "--04-03"^^ . "900.0"^^ . "--06-13"^^ . "--06-16"^^ . "60891.0"^^ . "--02-20"^^ . "Akita"@en . "1380.0"^^ . . "Astrobee-200"@en . "1014.0"^^ . "579.0"^^ . "--06-10"^^ . . . "--04-10"^^ . "Nike Apache"@en . "179.0"^^ . "940.0"^^ . . "--04-25"^^ . "--05-01"^^ . "Electro-optical satellite"@en . "This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1961. For launches between July and December, see 1961 in spaceflight (July\u2013December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight."@en . "CASDN"@en . . "1312.0"^^ . . . "Carried Alan Shepard, first American in space, apogee . Featured the first manual controlling of the spacecraft and the presence of the pilot within it during landing, the latter making this mission the first \"completed\" human spaceflight according to past F\u00E9d\u00E9ration A\u00E9ronautique Internationale definitions."@en . "62670.0"^^ . "BRL"@en . . "Kiva-Hopi"@en . "--06-29"^^ . "--04-07"^^ . "--01-10"^^ . "USS Theodore Roosevelt, ETR"@en . "962.0"^^ . . "--04-25"^^ . . "--04-28"^^ . "Carried a dog and a mannequin"@en . . . "1101479785"^^ . "257.0"^^ . "Cape Canaveral LC-30A"@en . "--02-07"^^ . "275.0"^^ . "Salto di Quirra"@en . "77851.0"^^ . . . "--02-01"^^ . "--02-20"^^ . "420.0"^^ . "--01-19"^^ . "713.0"^^ . "63222.0"^^ . "78638.0"^^ . "--02-13"^^ . "--05-01"^^ . "Aerobee-300A"@en . "--02-25"^^ . "--03-11"^^ . "915.0"^^ . "--06-09"^^ . . . "Aerobee-150A"@en . "--04-08"^^ . "--05-23"^^ . . . . "--02-10"^^ . . . "219.0"^^ . "--01-06"^^ . . "--06-18"^^ . "--04-06"^^ . "--04-16"^^ . "CNES"@en . "28043.0"^^ . "Apogee: , carried Ham, a chimpanzee"@en . "--02-18"^^ . "--04-21"^^ . "Nike-Zeus"@en . "57622.0"^^ . "--04-15"^^ . "--05-16"^^ . "--06-13"^^ . "--02-02"^^ . "--06-16"^^ . "785.0"^^ . . "Nike-Apache"@en . "--01-07"^^ . "--03-15"^^ . . "--06-20"^^ . "240.0"^^ . . . "--05-26"^^ . "--01-19"^^ . "--04-05"^^ . "--04-03"^^ . "Hammaguira Bacchus"@en . "--05-03"^^ . "--04-22"^^ . "1434.0"^^ . "Apogee: , first Italian spaceflight"@en . . "--06-06"^^ . "Scout X-1"@en . "Black Knight 201"@en . "1067.0"^^ . "556.0"^^ . "370.0"^^ . . "885.0"^^ . "--02-06"^^ . "UGM-27 Polaris A1"@en . "--04-04"^^ . "--01-31"^^ . "Second stage failed to ignite, final flight of Juno II"@en . . . "Kappa-8"@en . "--06-07"^^ . "Wallops Island LA-3"@en . . "--03-09"^^ . . "796.0"^^ . . "437.0"^^ . "--03-07"^^ . "1117.0"^^ . "--04-09"^^ . "--01-24"^^ . "--05-26"^^ . . "Cape Canaveral LC-11"@en . "V\u00E9ronique"@en . "--02-15"^^ . . "355.0"^^ . "--05-10"^^ . "1"^^ . "--06-04"^^ . . "Vandenberg LC-75-1-1"@en . "This is a list of spaceflights launched between January and June 1961. For launches between July and December, see 1961 in spaceflight (July\u2013December). For an overview of the whole year, see 1961 in spaceflight."@en . "--06-02"^^ . . "--01-06"^^ . "12.0"^^ . "79.0"^^ . "CRA"@en . "23340.0"^^ . "--04-01"^^ . . . . "--02-13"^^ . . . "942.0"^^ . "208.0"^^ . . "1352.0"^^ . "Third stage failed to ignite"@en . "--06-06"^^ . "Upper stage failed to ignite"@en . "Javelin"@en . "--04-14"^^ . "--03-30"^^ . "1080.0"^^ . "--05-18"^^ . . "985.0"^^ . "Cape Canaveral LC-13"@en . "1144.0"^^ . . "--04-18"^^ . "--06-02"^^ . "751.0"^^ . . "--04-21"^^ . "1082.0"^^ . . "1361.0"^^ . "R-16"@en . . "--03-30"^^ . "--06-15"^^ . "307.0"^^ . "Nike-Cajun"@en . "R-7 Semyorka"@en . . "Cape Canaveral LC-19"@en . "1397.0"^^ . "--03-17"^^ . . "1382.0"^^ . "Vandenberg LC-75-3-5"@en . "R-14 Chusovaya"@en . "109.0"^^ . "--05-08"^^ . "Apogee: , propellant system malfunctioned"@en . . "--04-12"^^ . "1276.0"^^ . "Cape Canaveral LC-25A"@en . "--06-12"^^ . "Cape Canaveral LC-26B"@en . "--02-21"^^ . "Spacecraft failed to separate from upper stage, some data still returned"@en . "279.0"^^ . . "--03-14"^^ . . "--03-27"^^ . "--03-06"^^ . "--06-29"^^ . "146.0"^^ . "Cape Canaveral LC-29A"@en . . "--05-06"^^ . "--01-12"^^ . "RM-89 Blue Scout I"@en . "--01-24"^^ . . . "Cape Canaveral LC-5"@en . "MVS"@en . . "--06-30"^^ . "--03-11"^^ . "MGM-31 Pershing I"@en . "777.0"^^ . "205.0"^^ . . "SM-65E Atlas"@en . "R-7A Semyorka"@en . "846.0"^^ . "Molniya"@en . "--06-09"^^ . "--03-27"^^ . "--02-18"^^ . "975.0"^^ . "--04-27"^^ . "--02-14"^^ . "71285.0"^^ . . "747.0"^^ . "Baikonur Site 41"@en . "Sandia"@en . "Successfully completed operations fifty two hours after launch"@en . . "--03-28"^^ . "--06-30"^^ . "574.0"^^ . "Baikonur Site 51"@en . "262.0"^^ . "--01-17"^^ . "50309.0"^^ . "--02-08"^^ . . . . "Injun-1 and Solrad 3 failed to separate from each other, particularly affecting operations of the Injun satellite, Transit 4A carried a SNAP-3 nuclear reactor.\nAfter completing the mission, the Able upper stage exploded in orbit, creating hundreds of space debris."@en . "576.0"^^ . . "--04-01"^^ . . . "73279.0"^^ . "--05-17"^^ . "--01-17"^^ . "Astrobee-1500"@en . "51398.0"^^ . "762.0"^^ . "--03-10"^^ . "--04-22"^^ . "180.0"^^ . "--02-26"^^ . . "19.0"^^ . . . "1165.0"^^ . "--06-17"^^ . "US Air Force"@en . . . "52.0"^^ . "Iris"@en . "Woomera LA-2"@en . "--05-13"^^ . . "--04-14"^^ . . . "1030.0"^^ . "Woomera LA-5A"@en . . "--04-19"^^ . "959.0"^^ . "--03-26"^^ . "22020.0"^^ . "RAE"@en . "--02-01"^^ . . "4744.0"^^ . "Kisha-Judi"@en . . . . "1119.0"^^ . "--01-14"^^ . "1140.0"^^ . "--04-02"^^ . "US Navy"@en . . "Vandenberg LC-576B-2"@en . "Film recovery failed"@en . . "Juno II"@en . "Redstone MRLV"@en . "1020.0"^^ . . "--04-10"^^ . "Skylark-2C"@en . "--04-04"^^ . . "4683.0"^^ . . "--06-04"^^ . "727.0"^^ . "--05-24"^^ . "88368"^^ . . "--06-23"^^ . "--06-21"^^ . . "18823.0"^^ . "USNS Observation Island, ETR"@en . "ONERA"@en . "Wallops Island"@en . "--03-08"^^ . . "Aerobee-150"@en . "--02-05"^^ . "Thor DM-21 Ablestar"@en . . "--06-15"^^ . "315.0"^^ . "Cape Canaveral LC-17A"@en . "--03-03"^^ . "43.4"^^ . . . "February"@en . . . "--06-08"^^ . "Kapustin Yar"@en . "--01-11"^^ . "1023.0"^^ . . "2626.0"^^ . . "--06-24"^^ . . "Atlas LV-3B"@en . "First probe to fly past Venus, contact lost before flyby"@en . "--03-10"^^ . "PGM-17 Thor DM-18A"@en . "874.0"^^ . "--03-17"^^ . "--06-26"^^ . "Atlas LV-3A Agena-A"@en . "--03-03"^^ . "USS Robert E. Lee, ETR"@en . "CERES"@en . "--02-04"^^ . . . "449.0"^^ . "--05-29"^^ . . "--03-31"^^ . . . "--01-12"^^ . . "Baikonur Site 1/5"@en . "--02-02"^^ . "White Sands LC-38"@en . . "--02-16"^^ . "--03-06"^^ . "--03-15"^^ . "RVSN"@en . "--03-07"^^ . "6263.0"^^ . "--01-10"^^ . "Eglin"@en . . "--03-04"^^ . "--05-08"^^ . "--05-18"^^ . "1099.0"^^ . "Kappa-4"@en . . "--01-23"^^ . . "828.0"^^ . . . . "Cape Canaveral LC-30"@en . "1321.0"^^ . "--01-13"^^ . "--05-09"^^ . "226.0"^^ . "1123.0"^^ . "--05-19"^^ . "1262.0"^^ . "311.0"^^ . . "Cape Canaveral LC-31A"@en . "--03-23"^^ . . "--02-16"^^ . "Apogee: , electrical system malfunctioned"@en . "--06-18"^^ . "312.0"^^ . . "Aerobee-300"@en . . . "--03-25"^^ . "--03-16"^^ . "--04-27"^^ . . "1961 in spaceflight (January\u2013June)"@en . "--05-16"^^ . . . . "--03-28"^^ . "--03-01"^^ . "--03-25"^^ . . "--04-15"^^ . "--06-23"^^ . "--05-13"^^ . . "--01-18"^^ . . . "852.0"^^ . . . . "345.0"^^ . . "--02-27"^^ .