Dec 31 1960
From The Space Library
To date, the United States had successfully launched 31 earth satellites (9 of 16 still in orbit were still transmitting) and 2 deep space probes into orbit around the sun. The U.S.S.R. had launched seven satellites (one of which remained in orbit) and one deep space probe. The U.S.S.R. had also launched one lunar impact mission (LUNIK II), while LUNIK III had passed once around the moon and then went into earth orbit before decaying.
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