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 | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
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January | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 25 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 January | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 January | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
February | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 February 21:55 |
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NRL | Suborbital | REV test | 4 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 5 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 February 18:51 |
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US Air Force/Utah | Suborbital | 7 February | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | |||
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 February 18:25 |
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NRL | Suborbital | 21 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
March | |||||||
19 March 06:00 |
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NRL | Suborbital | 19 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
29 March 16:47 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | 29 March | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
April | |||||||
8 April 15:19 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | ||
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) | |||||||
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PARD | Suborbital | Thermodynamics | 8 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 April | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 April | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 April 15:58 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi), maiden flight of Aerobee-150 (Aerobee-Hi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
May | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
May | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
May | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
May | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
May | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
May | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
June | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
16 June 01:11 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | 16 June | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
23 June 12:40 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 June | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 64 kilometres (40 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
24 June 18:04 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 June | Successful | ||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
June | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
June | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
8 July 08:39 |
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NRL | Suborbital | 8 July | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
9 July | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
25 July | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 July | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 July | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 July | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
July | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
July | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 August | ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
24 August | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 August 13:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 25 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | |||||||
25 August | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
August | ![]() ![]() |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
12 September 14:32 |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) | |||||||
23 September 20:34 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 23 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
24 September 16:35 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 24 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
24 September 21:09 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 24 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 September 20:39 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
27 September 19:12 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 27 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
27 September 20:54 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 27 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 September 01:13 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 September 14:54 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 28 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 September 17:40 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
28 September 19:22 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
29 September 13:42 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 29 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 September 19:13 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 29 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 September 21:52 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 29 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 September 20:10 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 30 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
October | |||||||
4 October 21:18 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 4 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
6 October 10:45 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 6 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) | |||||||
6 October 19:10 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 6 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
11 October 14:33 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
13 October 01:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Sodium release | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
13 October 12:44 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 October 13:42 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) | |||||||
13 October 15:24 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
13 October 20:13 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 13 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 October 22:49 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 18 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
22 October 00:20 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 22 October | Successful | ||
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
November | |||||||
4 November 15:30 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 4 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 5 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 November 09:15 |
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NRL | Suborbital | 17 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
29 November 17:16 |
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NRL | Suborbital | 29 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 December 14:50 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Test flight | 9 December | Launch failure | |||
19 March 05:00 |
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NRL | Suborbital | 13 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
13 December 17:58 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 13 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |||||||
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 December | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-11M | |||||||
References
Generic references:
Spaceflight portal

- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
- Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
- Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
- "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
- "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
- "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- "Space Information Center". JAXA.
- "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
Footnotes
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