| SURCAL 1 | U.S. Naval Research Lab | retired | - | 1/24/1962 | 0 |
| SECOR | - | retired | - | 1/24/1962 | 0 |
| Lofti II | U.S. Naval Research Lab | retired | - | 1/24/1962 | 0 |
| SR 4 | U.S. Naval Research Lab | retired | - | 1/24/1962 | 0 |
| Discoverer 37 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 1/13/1962 | 0 |
| Samos 5 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 12/22/1961 | 0 |
| Kosmos (1961-F15) | Yangel KB | retired | - | 12/21/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 36 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 12/12/1961 | 0 |
| OSCAR 1 | Project OSCAR Inc. | retired | - | 12/12/1961 | 0 |
| Kosmos (1961-F14) | - | retired | - | 12/11/1961 | 0 |
| Mercury MA-5 | NASA | retired | - | 11/29/1961 | 0 |
| Samos 4 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 11/22/1961 | 0 |
| Ranger 2 | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | retired | - | 11/18/1961 | 0 |
| Transit IV-B | U.S. Navy | retired | LEO | 11/15/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 35 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 11/15/1961 | 0 |
| Traac | U.S. Navy | retired | LEO | 11/15/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 34 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 11/5/1961 | 0 |
| Mercury MS-1 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | retired | - | 11/1/1961 | 0 |
| Kosmos (1961-F11) | Yangel KB | retired | - | 10/27/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 33 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 10/23/1961 | 0 |
| Midas 4 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | MEO | 10/21/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 32 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 10/13/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 31 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 9/17/1961 | 0 |
| Mercury MA-4 | NASA Langley Research Center | retired | - | 9/13/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 30 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 9/12/1961 | 0 |
| Samos 3 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | - | 9/9/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 29 | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | retired | - | 8/30/1961 | 0 |
| Explorer 13 | NASA Langley Research Center | retired | LEO | 8/25/1961 | 0 |
| Ranger 1 | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | retired | - | 8/23/1961 | 0 |
| Explorer 12 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | - | 8/16/1961 | 0 |
| Vostok-2 | - | retired | - | 8/6/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 28 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | - | 8/4/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 27 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | - | 7/21/1961 | 0 |
| Tiros 3 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 7/12/1961 | 0 |
| Midas 3 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | MEO | 7/12/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 26 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | - | 7/7/1961 | 0 |
| NASA S-55 | NASA Langley Research Center | retired | - | 6/30/1961 | 0 |
| Injun I | Office of Naval Research | retired | LEO | 6/29/1961 | 0 |
| Transit IV-A | U.S. Navy | retired | LEO | 6/29/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 25 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | - | 6/16/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 24 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | - | 6/8/1961 | 0 |
| NASA S-45A | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | - | 5/24/1961 | 0 |
| Explorer 11 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 4/27/1961 | 0 |
| Mercury MA-3 | NASA Langley Research Center | retired | - | 4/25/1961 | 0 |
| Vostok | - | retired | - | 4/12/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 23 | U.S. Space Systems Command | retired | - | 4/8/1961 | 0 |
| Discoverer 22 | U.S. Air Force | retired | - | 3/30/1961 | 0 |
| Explorer 10 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | - | 3/25/1961 | 0 |
| Korabl'-Sputnik-5 | - | retired | - | 3/25/1961 | 0 |
| Korabl'-Sputnik-4 | - | retired | - | 3/9/1961 | 0 |