Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on its maiden flight.
North Korea launched the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 reconnaissance satellite atop an Unha rocket.
A US National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on a reused SpaceX booster for the first time.
Prospero became the first British satellite to have been launched successfully by a British rocket.
Ariel 1, the first British-American satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.
