Rockets | |
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Maiden flights | Aerobee AJ10-34 Nike-Cajun Terrapin Jupiter-C R-1UK R-5RD R-5R |
Retirements | Aerobee XASR-SC-1 Deacon rockoon Nike-Nike-T40-T55 R-1E R-1UK R-5RD R-5R |
This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1956.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
11 January | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 January | Successful [1] | |||
17 January | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful [1] | |||
20 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) [2] | |||||||
21 January | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 January | Successful [3] | |||
21 January | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 January | Successful [1] | |||
24 January | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 January | Successful [3] | |||
24 January | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 January | Launch failure [3] | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
2 February | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
Baykal | MVS | Suborbital | Nuclear weapon test | 2 February | Successful | ||
First launch of a missile carrying a live nuclear warhead [1] | |||||||
6 February | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 February | Successful [1] | |||
13 February | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 February | Successful [3] | |||
14 February | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 February | Successful [3] | |||
16 February | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 16 February | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of the R-5RD (or M5RD) [1] | |||||||
17 February | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 February | Successful [4] | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
5 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Test flight | 5 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) [2] | |||||||
7 March | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 7 March | Successful [1] | |||
9 March | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 March | Successful [4] | |||
12 March 21:15 | Aerobee RTV-A-1a | USAF 62 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 12 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 95 kilometres (59 mi) [5] : 166–167 | |||||||
14 March 08:45 | Aerobee RTV-A-1a | USAF 63 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric / Aeronomy | 14 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) [5] : 168–169 | |||||||
15 March | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 15 March | Successful [1] | |||
17 March | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 17 March | Successful [1] | |||
23 March | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 23 March | Successful [1] | |||
28 March | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful [3] | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
9 April | HJ-Nike | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) [6] | |||||||
12 April 02:05 | Aerobee RTV-A-1a | USAF 64 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
Sodium Release 3 | AFCRC | Suborbital | Ionospheric / Aeronomy | 12 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) [5] : 170–171 | |||||||
16 April | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 April | Successful [3] | |||
17 April | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 17 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) [2] | |||||||
29 April | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 April | Successful [4] | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 May 22:05 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 39 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13a [7] | |||||||
8 May | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 8 May | Successful [8] | |||
8 May | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 May | Successful [4] | |||
8 May 14:54 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 65 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC / University of Colorado | Suborbital | Solar UV | 8 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi), maiden flight of the Aerobee AJ10-34 [5] : 172–173 | |||||||
8 May 15:15 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 42 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13a [7] | |||||||
10 May | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 10 May | Successful [8] | |||
14 May | R-1E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 14 May | Successful | |||
Carried dogs, all recovered [9] | |||||||
16 May | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 16 May | Successful [8] | |||
16 May 15:40 | Aerobee Hi | USAF 66 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) [5] : 174–175 | |||||||
31 May 02:57 | R-1E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological / Solar UV | 31 May | Successful | |||
Carried dogs, all recovered [9] | |||||||
31 May | R-5R | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Radio guidance test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of the R-5R [1] | |||||||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
4 June 14:13 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 46 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV | 4 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13a [7] | |||||||
6 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 6 June | Successful [8] | |||
7 June | R-1E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 7 June | Successful | |||
Final flight of the R-1E; carried dogs, all recovered [10] | |||||||
7 June | R-5R | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Radio guidance test | 7 June | Successful [1] | |||
7 June | Nike-Nike-T40-T55 | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | REV test | 7 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), final flight of the Nike-Nike-T40-T55 [11] | |||||||
8 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 8 June | Successful [8] | |||
12 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 12 June | Successful [8] | |||
12 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 12 June | Successful [8] | |||
13 June 20:51 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 67 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC / University of Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 13 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 137.8 kilometres (85.6 mi) [5] : 176–177 | |||||||
15 June | R-5R | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Radio guidance test | 15 June | Successful | |||
Final flight of the R-5R [1] | |||||||
18 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 18 June | Successful [8] | |||
18 June 20:42 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 68 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC / University of Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) [5] : 178–179 | |||||||
20 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 20 June | Successful [8] | |||
21 June | R-1UK | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Project T-3 | 21 June | Successful | |||
Final flight of the R-1UK [8] | |||||||
21 June 18:48 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 69 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC / University of Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 21 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) [5] : 180–181 | |||||||
22 June 19:42 | Aerobee RTV-N-10 | NRL 22 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) [7] | |||||||
26 June | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) [2] | |||||||
26 June 18:26 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 70 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC / University of Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 111 kilometres (69 mi) [5] : 182–183 | |||||||
29 June 19:09 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 50 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 264 kilometres (164 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13b [7] | |||||||
30 June | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 June | Successful [3] | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
5 July 07:52 | Aerobee RTV-N-10c | NRL 33 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Airglow / Aeronomy | 5 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) [7] | |||||||
6 July 18:00 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.01 | Wallops Island | NACA | |||
NACA / University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 6 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi), maiden flight of the Nike-Cajun [12] | |||||||
12 July | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful [4] | |||
17 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 17 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) [2] | |||||||
17 July 15:40 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.27 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 17 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
18 July 15:46 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.28 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 18 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
19 July 15:21 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.29 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 19 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
20 July | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 July | Launch failure [3] | |||
20 July | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 20 July | Successful [1] | |||
20 July 19:15 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.30 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 20 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
21 July 17:18 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.31 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) [13] | |||||||
22 July 17:57 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.32 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 22 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
24 July | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful [3] | |||
24 July | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | US Navy | ||||
HUGO | US Navy | Suborbital | Hurricane Photography / Aeronomy | 24 July | Successful | ||
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) [12] | |||||||
24 July 14:07 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.33 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 24 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) [13] | |||||||
25 July 15:15 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.34 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 25 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
26 July | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful [3] | |||
26 July 15:28 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.35 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 26 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [13] | |||||||
27 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 27 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 0 kilometres (0 mi) [2] | |||||||
27 July 15:30 | Deacon Rockoon | NN5.36 | USS Colonial, Pacific Ocean, southwest of San Diego | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 27 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi), final flight of the Deacon rockoon [13] | |||||||
28 July | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful [3] | |||
28 July | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful [4] | |||
28 July | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 July | Successful [4] | |||
31 July 00:56 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 71 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Airglow | 31 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) [5] : 184–185 | |||||||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
3 August 12:56 | Aerobee RTV-A-1a | USAF 72 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Solar UV | 3 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi), fail safe cutoff at 4.6 seconds [5] : 186–187 | |||||||
7 August | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 7 August | Successful [1] | |||
8 August 22:00 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.30 | White Sands | US Air Force | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) [12] | |||||||
9 August 15:53 | Aerobee XASR-SC-1 | SC 34 | White Sands LC-35 | US Army | |||
SCEL / University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 85.5 kilometres (53.1 mi) [5] : 255–256 | |||||||
9 August 22:47 | Nike-Cajun | OB6.00 | White Sands | US Air Force | |||
BRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) [12] | |||||||
10 August | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 10 August | Successful [1] | |||
10 August 15:22 | Aerobee XASR-SC-1 | SC 35 | White Sands LC-35 | US Army | |||
SCEL / University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 85.9 kilometres (53.4 mi), final flight of the Aerobee XASR-SC-1 [5] : 257–258 | |||||||
18 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 18 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 0 kilometres (0 mi) [2] | |||||||
23 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC / NACA | Suborbital | REV test | 23 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) [2] | |||||||
25 August | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful [1] | |||
28 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 28 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) [2] | |||||||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
8 September | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 8 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 394 kilometres (245 mi) [2] | |||||||
16 September | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 September | Successful [1] | |||
19 September | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful [1] | |||
20 September 06:45 | Jupiter-C | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | ABMA | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | REV test | 20 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,094 kilometres (680 mi), maiden flight of the Jupiter-C, carried a 39.2 kilograms (86 lb) payload in a three-stage configuration [14] | |||||||
21 September | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA / NSA | ||||
University of Maryland | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), maiden flight of the Terrapin [15] | |||||||
21 September | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA / NSA | ||||
University of Maryland | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [15] | |||||||
25 September | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 25 September | Successful [1] | |||
26 September | R-5RD | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | R-7 component test | 26 September | Successful | |||
Final flight of the R-5RD [1] | |||||||
29 September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 September | Successful [4] | |||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 1 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) [2] | |||||||
5 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 5 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) [2] | |||||||
11 October | HJ-Nike | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | REV test | 11 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 70 kilometres (43 mi) [6] | |||||||
13 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) [2] | |||||||
18 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 18 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 155 kilometres (96 mi) [2] | |||||||
20 October 22:01 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.31 | Churchill | US Air Force | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 20 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi), first spaceflight launched from Canadian soil [12] | |||||||
23 October 08:40 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | AM2.21 | Churchill | US Army | |||
SCEL / University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) [7] | |||||||
24 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful [3] | |||
25 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 October | Successful [3] | |||
25 October | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 October | Successful [4] | |||
25 October | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 October | Successful [4] | |||
26 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 October | Successful [3] | |||
25 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 25 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) [2] | |||||||
27 October 21:24 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.08 | USS Rushmore, Atlantic Ocean, near New York City | US Air Force / US Navy | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 27 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) [12] | |||||||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 November 12:57 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 73 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 66 kilometres (41 mi) [7] | |||||||
2 November 05:39 | Aerobee AJ10-34 | USAF 74 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
Sodium Release 4 | AFCRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi) [7] | |||||||
2 November 18:40 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.09 | USS Rushmore, Atlantic Ocean, east of Newfoundland | US Air Force / US Navy | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 131 kilometres (81 mi) [12] | |||||||
3 November | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful [4] | |||
3 November | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful [1] | |||
4 November 18:54 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.10 | USS Rushmore, Labrador Sea | US Air Force / US Navy | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 4 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) [12] | |||||||
5 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 5 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) [2] | |||||||
5 November 07:50 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 45 | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 5 November | Unknown | |||
Navy variant designation: RV-N-13b; Altitude not reported, possible failure [7] | |||||||
7 November 15:02 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.11 | USS Rushmore, Davis Strait | US Air Force / US Navy | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 7 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) [12] | |||||||
10 November 15:17 | Nike-Cajun | AM6.12 | USS Rushmore, Davis Strait | US Air Force / US Navy | |||
University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi) [12] | |||||||
12 November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 November | Successful [3] | |||
12 November 11:47 | Aerobee RTV-A-1a | SM1.01 | Churchill | US Army | |||
Grenades | SCEL / University of Michigan | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 12 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 67 kilometres (42 mi) [7] | |||||||
13 November | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 November | Successful [1] | |||
15 November 19:32 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 47 | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 15 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13b [7] | |||||||
16 November | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 November | Successful [1] | |||
16 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 16 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) [2] | |||||||
17 November 16:48 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 43 | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy / Solar UV / Solar X-Ray | 17 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13b [7] | |||||||
21 November 05:21 | Aerobee Hi | NRL 48 | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric / Auroral | 21 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13c [7] | |||||||
23 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 23 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) [2] | |||||||
24 November | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 24 November | Successful [1] | |||
First R-5 to launch as an anti-ballistic missile target for the V-1000 system [16] | |||||||
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
3 December | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 3 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi) [2] | |||||||
6 December | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful [3] | |||
6 December | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 December | Successful [1] | |||
7 December | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | REV test | 7 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) [12] | |||||||
8 December 06:03 | Viking (second model) | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
Vanguard TV-0 | NRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 203.6 kilometres (126.5 mi), first Project Vanguard test flight using a single-stage Viking (No. 13) [17] | |||||||
11 December | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 11 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) [2] | |||||||
12 December | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 12 December | Successful [1] [16] | |||
13 December 21:44 | Aerobee Hi | USAF 75 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
AFCRC | Suborbital | Test flight | 13 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi) [7] | |||||||
20 December | A-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 December | Successful [18] | |||
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Unknown | |
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United States | 76 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
Soviet Union | 69 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rocket | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Unknown | Remarks |
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Viking (second model) | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee Hi (NRL) | United States | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Aerobee XASR-SC-1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Aerobee RTV-A-1a | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee Hi (USAF) | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Deacon rockoon (NRL) | United States | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Nike-Nike-T40-T55 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Nike-Cajun | United States | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Terrapin | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
X-17 | United States | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
HJ-Nike | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jupiter-C | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
R-1 | Soviet Union | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
A-1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
R-1E | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
R-1UK | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight, retired |
R-2 | Soviet Union | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
R-5M | Soviet Union | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
R-5RD | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight, retired |
R-5R | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight, retired |
The Aerobee rocket was one of the United States' most produced and productive sounding rockets. Developed by the Aerojet Corporation, the Aerobee was designed to combine the altitude and launching capability of the V-2 with the cost effectiveness and mass production of the WAC Corporal. More than 1000 Aerobees were launched between 1947 and 1985, returning vast amounts of astronomical, physical, aeronomical, and biomedical data.
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