1955 in spaceflight
This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1955.
 The X-17 made its maiden flight in 1955 | |
Launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
| 20 January | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 25 January |  R-1E |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 25 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 January | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 29 January | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| January | R-5 Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| LKI-III |
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| January | R-5 Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| LKI-III |
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| January | R-5 Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| LKI-III |
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| January | R-11 Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
February | |||||||
| 3 February | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 4 February 21:55 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Viking |
White Sands NLA-1 |
US Navy | ||||
| Viking 12 |
NRL | Suborbital | REV test | 4 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi) | |||||||
| 5 February | R-1E |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 5 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February 18:51 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1a |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force/Utah | Suborbital | 7 February | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February | R-5 Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| LKI-III |
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 7 February | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 February 18:25 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| Sunfollower |
NRL | Suborbital | 21 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| February | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| February | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| February | R-11 Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
March | |||||||
| 19 March 06:00 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| Airglow |
NRL | Suborbital | 19 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 16:47 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1a |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | 29 March | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| March | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| March | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
April | |||||||
| 8 April 15:19 |
Nike-Deacon |
Wallops Island |
US Air Force | ||||
| DAN-1 |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April | Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40 |
Wallops Island |
PARD | ||||
| PARD | Suborbital | Thermodynamics | 8 April | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 9 April | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 12 April | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 15 April | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 April 15:58 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi), maiden flight of Aerobee-150 (Aerobee-Hi) | |||||||
| April | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| April | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
May | |||||||
| 21 May | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| May | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| May | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| May | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| May | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| May | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
June | |||||||
| 6 June | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 16 June 01:11 |
Aerobee AJ10-27 |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | 16 June | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
| 18 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 22 June | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 23 June 12:40 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 June | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 64 kilometres (40 mi) | |||||||
| 23 June | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 24 June 18:04 |
Nike-Deacon |
Wallops Island |
US Air Force | ||||
| DAN-2 |
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 24 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| June | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| June | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| June | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
| 8 July 08:39 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | 8 July | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
| 9 July | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 25 July | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 26 July | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 29 July | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 30 July | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| July | R-11FM Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
| 1 August | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 9 August | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 24 August |  R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August 13:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 August | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | |||||||
| 25 August | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| August | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
| 12 September 14:32 |
R-11FM Zemlya |
B-67, Beloye More |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September | X-17 |
Cape Canaveral LC-3 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September 20:34 |
Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-12 LP-1 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 23 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September 16:35 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-2 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 24 September 21:09 |
Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-3 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 24 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 25 September 20:39 |
Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-4 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 19:12 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-20 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 27 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
| 27 September 20:54 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-5 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 27 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 01:13 |
Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-6 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 14:54 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-7 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 28 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 17:40 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-22 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
| 28 September 19:22 |
Deacon-Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-8 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 13:42 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-9 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 19:13 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-10 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 29 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 29 September 21:52 |
Deacon-Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-11 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 29 September | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 30 September 20:10 |
Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-12 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| September | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
October | |||||||
| 4 October 21:18 |
Loki Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-13 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 4 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 5 October | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October 10:45 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-23 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 6 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
| 6 October 19:10 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-14 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 6 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 11 October 14:33 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-15 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 01:00 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1a |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Sodium release | 13 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 12:44 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-16 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 13:42 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-26 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 15:24 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-17 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Launch failure | |||
| Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
| 13 October 20:13 |
Deacon Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-18 |
US Navy | ||||
| SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 18 October 22:49 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| Airglow |
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 18 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
| 22 October 00:20 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| Airglow |
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 22 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| October | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
November | |||||||
| 4 November 15:30 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| Airglow |
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 4 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
| 5 November | R-1E |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 5 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 17 November 09:15 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | 17 November | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 19 November | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November 17:16 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| NRL | Suborbital | 29 November | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
| November | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
| November | R-5M Pobeda |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
December | |||||||
| 1 December | X-17 |
Cape Canaveral LC-3 |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 14:50 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
| 19 March 05:00 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10a |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy | ||||
| Airglow |
NRL | Suborbital | 13 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
| 13 December 17:58 |
Aerobee AJ10-27 |
Holloman LC-A |
US Air Force | ||||
| US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 13 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
| 30 December | R-11M Zemlya |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 | ||||
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Unknown | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-11M | |||||||
References
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- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
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- Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
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Footnotes
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