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The year 1953 saw the rockoon join the stable of sounding rockets capable of reaching beyond the 100 kilometres (62 mi) boundary of space (as defined by the World Air Sports Federation).[1] Employed by both the University of Iowa and the Naval Research Laboratory, 22 total were launched from the decks of the Template:USS and the Template:USCGC this year. All branches of the United States military continued their program of Aerobee sounding rocket launches, a total of 23 were launched throughout 1953. The Soviet Union launched no sounding rockets in 1953; however, the Soviet Union did conduct several series of missile test launches.

Both the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics continued their development of ballistic missiles: the United States Air Force with its Atlas ICBM, the United States Army with its Redstone SRBM, the Soviet OKB-1 with its R-5 IRBM, and Soviet Factory 586 with its R-12 IRBM. None entered active service during 1953.

The first meeting of the Comité Speciale de l'Année Géophysique Internationale (CSAGI), a special committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), began preliminary coordination of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), scheduled for 1957–58.

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Space exploration highlights

US Navy

On 25 May 1953, Viking 10, originally planned to be the last of the Naval Research Laboratory-built Viking rockets, arrived at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. A successful static firing on 18 June cleared the way for a 30 June launch date, a schedule that had been made months prior, before the rocket had even left the Glenn L. Martin Company plant where it had been built. At the moment of liftoff, the tail of Viking 10 exploded, setting the rocket afire. Water was immediately flooded into the rocket's base in an attempt to extinguish the fire, but flames continued to burn in the East Quadrant of the firing platform. Half an hour after launch, two of the launch team under manager Milton Rosen were dispatched to put out the fire to salvage what remained of the rocket.

Though successful, these efforts were then threatened by a slow leak in the propellant tank. The vacuum created by the departing fuel was causing the tank to dimple with the danger of implosion that would cause the rocket to collapse. Lieutenant Joseph Pitts, a member of the launch team, shot a rifle round into the tank, equalizing the pressure and saving the rocket. Three hours after the attempted launch, the last of the alcohol propellant had been drained from Viking 10. The launch team was able to salvage the instrument package of cameras, including X-ray detectors, cosmic ray emulsions, and a radio-frequency mass-spectrometer, valued at tens of thousands of dollars, although there was concern that the rocket was irreparable.

A thorough investigation of the explosion began in July, but a conclusive cause could not be determined. In a reported presented in September, Milton Rosen noted that a similar occurrence had not happened in more than 100 prior tests of the Viking motor. It was decided to rebuild Viking 10, and a program for closer monitoring of potential fail points was implemented for the next launch, scheduled for 1954.[2]

American civilian efforts

After the successful field tests of balloon-launched rockets (rockoons) the previous year, a University of Iowa physics team embarked on a second rockoon expedition aboard the Template:USS in summer 1953 with improved equipment. The new Skyhook balloons increased the rocket firing altitude from 40,000 feet (12,000 m) to 50,000 feet (15,000 m) affording a peak rocket altitude of 57 miles (92 km). The total payload weights were increased by 2 pounds (0.91 kg) to 30 pounds (14 kg). Between 18 July and 4 September, the Iowa team launched 16 rockoons from a variety of latitudes, 7 of which reached useful altitudes and returned usable data. An NRL team aboard the same vessel launched six rockoons, of which half were complete successes. Data from these launches provided the first evidence of radiation associated with aurora borealis.[3]

Spacecraft development

US Air Force

Development of the Atlas, the nation's first ICBM proceeded slowly throughout 1953. Without firm figures as to the weight and dimension of a thermonuclear device (the US tested its first H-bomb in November 1952, the USSR announced their first successful test in August 1953), it was not known if the Atlas could deliver an atomic bomb payload.

In spring 1953, Colonel Bernard Schriever, an assistant in development planning at The Pentagon and a proponent of long-ranged ballistic missiles, pushed to obtain accurate characteristics of a nuclear payload. Trevor Gardner, special assistant for research and development to the new Secretary of the Air Force, Harold Talbott, responded by organizing the Strategic Missiles Evaluation Committee or "Teapot Committee" comprising eleven of the top scientists and engineers in the country. Their goal would be to determine if a nuclear payload could be made small enough to fit on the Atlas rocket. If so, the importance of the committee's members would allow such findings to accelerate Atlas development. By October, committee member John von Neumann had completed his report on weights and figures indicating that smaller, more powerful warheads within Atlas' launch capability would soon be available. Pending test verification of von Neumann's theoretical results, the Air Force began revising the Atlas design for the projected nuclear payload.[4]

US Army

The first production Redstone, a surface-to-surface missile capable of delivering nuclear or conventional warheads to a range of 200 miles (320 km), was delivered on 27 July 1953. A Redstone R&D missile was flight tested on 20 August 1953.[5]

Soviet Union

The R-5 missile, able to carry the same 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) payload as the R-1 and R-2 but over a distance of 1,200 kilometres (750 mi)[6]Template:Rp underwent its first series of eight test launches from 15 March to 23 May 1953. After two failures, the third rocket, launched 2 April, marked the beginning of streak of success. Seven more missiles were launched between 30 October and December, all of which reached their targets. A final series of launches, designed to test modifications made in response to issues with the first series, was scheduled for mid-1954.[7]Template:Rp

In his brief tenure as Director of NII-88, responsible for the production of all Soviet ballistic missiles, engineer Mikhail Yangel chafed professionally with OKB-1 (formerly NII-88 Section 3) Chief Designer, Sergei Korolev, whom he had previously reported to as Deputy Chief Designer of the bureau. To relieve this tension, on 4 October 1953, Yangel was demoted to NII-88 Chief Engineer and assigned responsibility for production of missiles at State Union Plant No. 586 in Dnepropetrovsk. This plant under, Vasiliy Budnik, had been tasked on 13 February 1953 with developing the R-12 missile, possessing a performance similar to that of the R-5 (range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) vs. 1,200 kilometres (750 mi)) but using storable propellants so that it could be stored at firing readiness for extended periods of time.[7]Template:Rp

At the end of 1953, at a meeting of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, it was determined that a transportable thermonuclear device be developed (as opposed to the one detonated in August, which was stationary). It was further determined that an ICBM be developed to carry said bomb. As no ICBMs existed at the time, in reality or even in planning, development of a nuclear capable R-5 (dubbed the "R-5M") was ordered.[6]Template:Rp

The International Geophysical Year

July 1953 saw the first meeting of the Comité Speciale de l'Année Géophysique Internationale (CSAGI), a special committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) tasked with coordinating the International Geophysical Year (IGY), set for 1957–58. This international effort would undertake simultaneous observations of geophysical phenomena over the entire surface of the Earth including such farflung regions as the Arctic and Antarctica. At its first meeting, CSAGI invited the world's nations to participate in the IGY. Response from most prominent nations was quick. The National Research Council of the US National Academy of Sciences set up a US National Committee for the IGY, with Joseph Kaplan serving as chairman and Hugh Odishaw as executive director. The only key nation slow in committing to the IGY was Soviet Union, which did not signal its involvement until spring 1955.[3]Template:Rp

Launches

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February

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
10 February
21:09 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 12 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy / Cosmic Radiation 10 February Successful
Apogee: 137.0 kilometres (85.1 mi)[8]Template:Rp
12 February
07:09 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 13 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy / Cosmic Radiation 12 February Successful
Apogee: 137.3 kilometres (85.3 mi)[8]Template:Rp
18 February
06:50 		Template:FlagiconAerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 27 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Army
Template:FlagiconGrenades SCEL Suborbital Aeronomy 18 February Successful
Apogee: 108.6 kilometres (67.5 mi)[8]Template:Rp
18 February
17:42 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 34 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
AFCRC Suborbital Rocket performance test 18 February Successful
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)[8]Template:Rp

March

Template:Sronly
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 March Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 March Successful[9]
5 March Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 5 March Successful[9]
15 March Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 15 March Partial failure [7]
Maiden flight of R-5[10]
18 March Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 18 March Partial failure [10][7]
19 March Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 19 March Successful[9]

April

Template:Sronly
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
2 April Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 2 April Successful
First successful R-5 launch[10]
8 April Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 8 April Partial failure[10]
14 April
15:47 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 35 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
AFCRC Suborbital Rocket performance test 14 April Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)[8]Template:Rp
19 April Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 19 April Successful[10]
23 April
19:33 		Template:FlagiconAerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 30 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Army
Template:FlagiconSphere SCEL / University of Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 23 April Successful
Apogee: 123.3 kilometres (76.6 mi)[8]Template:Rp
24 April
10:19 		Template:FlagiconAerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 28 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Army
Template:FlagiconGrenades SCEL Suborbital Aeronomy 24 April Successful
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)[8]Template:Rp
24 April Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 24 April Partial failure[10]

May

Template:Sronly
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
11 May Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 11 May Successful[9]
13 May Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 13 May Successful[10]
20 May
14:04 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 36 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconAirglow 3 AFCRC Suborbital Sky Brightness 20 May Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[8]Template:Rp
21 May
15:57 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 37 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconAirglow 4 AFCRC Suborbital Sky Brightness 21 May Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[8]Template:Rp
23 May Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 23 May Successful
Contained 4 supplementary combat compartments; end of 1st set of experimental launches[10]

June

Template:Sronly
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
26 June
19:10 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 38 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconIonosphere 3 AFCRC / University of Utah Suborbital Ionospheric 26 June Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)[8]Template:Rp
30 June Template:FlagiconViking (second model) Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-33 Template:FlagiconUS Navy
Template:FlagiconViking 10 NRL Suborbital Aeronomy / Ionospheric 30 June Launch Failure
Apogee: 0 kilometres (0 mi), tail exploded on launch pad; rocket rebuilt and launched successfully on 7 May 1954

July

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 July
17:52 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 39 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconIonosphere 4 AFCRC / University of Utah Suborbital Ionospheric 1 July Successful
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)[8]Template:Rp
6 July Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 6 July Successful[9]
14 July
15:30 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 40 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
AFCRC / University of Rhode Island Suborbital Solar UV 14 July Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)[8]Template:Rp
18 July
22:27 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 8 Template:FlagiconTemplate:USS, Atlantic Ocean, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Boston Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 18 July Launch failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 22.0 kilometres (13.7 mi), rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
19 July
10:30 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 9 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 19 July Launch failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 22.2 kilometres (13.8 mi), rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
19 July
15:53 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 10 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 19 July Launch failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 22.2 kilometres (13.8 mi), rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
19 July
21:57 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 11 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 19 July Launch failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 23.2 kilometres (14.4 mi), rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
22 July
09:47 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 41 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
AFCRC Suborbital Aeronomy 23 July Successful
Apogee: 95.6 kilometres (59.4 mi)[8]Template:Rp
24 July
16:40 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 12 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Labrador Sea Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 24 July Launch failure
Balloon cut down, rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
28 July
09:41 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 13 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait, near Baffin Island Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 28 July Successful
Apogee: 88.4 kilometres (54.9 mi)[8]Template:Rp

August

Template:Sronly
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
3 August
18:28 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 14 Template:FlagiconTemplate:USS, Frobisher Bay Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 3 August Successful
Apogee uncertain[8]Template:Rp
5 August
21:54 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon NRL Rockoon 1 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait, near Baffin Island Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 August
Apogee: 79.2 kilometres (49.2 mi);[8]Template:Rp first of six 1953 NRL flights, three of which reached altitude and returned data[3]
6 August
15:07 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 15 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Davis Strait Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 6 August Successful
Apogee: 65.5 kilometres (40.7 mi)[8]Template:Rp
6 August
18:40 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 16 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Davis Strait Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 6 August Successful
Apogee uncertain[8]Template:Rp
8 August
15:09 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon NRL Rockoon 2 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Baffin Bay Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 8 August
Apogee uncertain;[8]Template:Rp second of six 1953 NRL flights, three of which reached altitude and returned data[3]
9 August
05:54 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 17 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Baffin Bay Template:FlagiconUS Navy
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 9 August Successful
Apogee: 99.1 kilometres (61.6 mi)[8]Template:Rp
9 August
19:15 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon NRL Rockoon 3 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Baffin Bay Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 9 August Launch failure
Apogee: 38.1 kilometres (23.7 mi);[8]Template:Rp third of six 1953 NRL flights, three of which reached altitude and returned data[3]
11 August
17:09 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon NRL Rockoon 4 Template:FlagiconUSS Staten Island, Baffin Bay Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 11 August
Apogee: 80.8 kilometres (50.2 mi);[8]Template:Rp fourth of six 1953 NRL flights, three of which reached altitude and returned data[3]
30 August
14:00 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 18 Template:FlagiconTemplate:USCGC, Labrador Sea Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 30 August Launch failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi), rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
30 August
16:20 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 19 Template:FlagiconUSCGC Eastwind, Labrador Sea Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 30 August Launch failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi), rocket failed to fire[8]Template:Rp
30 August
20:46 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 20 Template:FlagiconUSCGC Eastwind, Labrador Sea Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 30 August Successful
Apogee: 103.6 kilometres (64.4 mi)[8]Template:Rp

September

Template:Sronly
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 September
05:10 		Template:FlagiconAerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 32 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Army
Template:FlagiconGrenades SCEL Suborbital Aeronomy 1 September Successful
Apogee: 107.3 kilometres (66.7 mi), final flight of the Aerobee XASR-SC-2[8]Template:Rp
3 September
09:50 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 21 Template:FlagiconTemplate:USCGC, Atlantic Ocean, east of Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 3 September Successful
Apogee uncertain[8]Template:Rp
3 September
11:51 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 22 Template:FlagiconUSCGC Eastwind, Atlantic Ocean, east of Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 3 September Successful
Apogee: 103.6 kilometres (64.4 mi)[8]Template:Rp
3 September
14:05 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon SUI 23 Template:FlagiconUSCGC Eastwind, Atlantic Ocean, east of Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
University of Iowa Suborbital Cosmic Radiation 3 September Successful
Apogee: 99.1 kilometres (61.6 mi)[8]Template:Rp
4 September
03:59 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon NRL Rockoon 5 Template:FlagiconUSCGC Eastwind, Atlantic Ocean, east of Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 4 September
Apogee: 67.1 kilometres (41.7 mi);[8]Template:Rp fifth of six 1953 NRL flights, three of which reached altitude and returned data[3]
4 September
15:51 		Template:FlagiconDeacon Rockoon NRL Rockoon 6 Template:FlagiconUSCGC Eastwind, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia Template:FlagiconUS Coast Guard
NRL Suborbital Aeronomy 4 September Launch Failure
(Balloon) Apogee: 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi), rocket failed to fire;[8]Template:Rp sixth of six 1953 NRL flights, three of which reached altitude and returned data[3]
5 September
05:35 		Template:FlagiconAerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 33 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Army
Template:FlagiconGrenades SCEL Suborbital Aeronomy 5 September Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)[8]Template:Rp
15 September
15:02 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 42 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconAirglow 5 AFCRC Suborbital Sky Brightness 15 September Launch failure
Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi), early cut-off due to a thrust chamber burn-through[8]Template:Rp
29 September
20:50 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a SC 31 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Army
Template:FlagiconSphere SCEL / University of Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 29 September Successful
Apogee: 58 kilometres (36 mi)[8]Template:Rp

October

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful[11]
1 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful[11]
1 October Template:FlagiconR-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful[12]
1 October Template:FlagiconR-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 October Successful[12]
7 October
17:00 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 43 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
AFCRC / University of Colorado Suborbital Solar UV 7 October Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[8]Template:Rp
10 October Template:FlagiconR-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful[12]
16 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful[9]
17 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 17 October Successful[9]
19 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful[9]
20 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 20 October Successful[9]
24 October Template:FlagiconR-2 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 24 October Successful[12]
26 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 October Successful[9]
27 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 October Successful[9]
28 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful[9]
28 October Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful[9]
30 October Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 30 October Successful
Beginning of 2nd stage of experimental launches[10]

November

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful[11]
1 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful[11]
1 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful[11]
1 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful[11]
2 November
18:32 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 44 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconIonosphere 5 AFCRC / University of Utah Suborbital Ionospheric 2 November Successful
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)[8]Template:Rp
3 November Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful[10]
3 November
18:15 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-A-1a USAF 45 Template:FlagiconHolloman LC-A Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
Template:FlagiconIonosphere 6 AFCRC / University of Utah Suborbital Ionospheric 3 November Successful
Apogee: 121.5 kilometres (75.5 mi)[8]Template:Rp
12 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 12 November Successful[9]
15 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful[11]
15 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful[9]
17 November Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 17 November Successful[10]
19 November
22:40 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 14 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Solar X-Ray / Solar UV / Aeronomy 19 November Successful
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)[13]
21 November Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 21 November Successful[10]
24 November Template:FlagiconR-1 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 24 November Successful[9]
25 November
15:46 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 15 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Solar X-Ray / Solar UV / Aeronomy 25 November Successful
Apogee: 95 kilometres (59 mi)[13]
26 November Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 November Partial failure[10]

December

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
1 December
15:30 		Template:FlagiconAerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 16 Template:FlagiconWhite Sands LC-35 Template:FlagiconUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Solar X-Ray / Solar UV / Aeronomy 1 December Successful
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)[13]
5 December Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 5 December Successful[10]
9 December Template:FlagiconR-5 Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar Template:FlagiconOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 9 December Successful
End of second experimental flight series[10]
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Suborbital launch statistics

By country

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Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
Template:Flagcountry 42 37 0 5
Template:Flagcountry 46 34 12 0
World 88 71 12 5

By rocket

Template:Sronly
Rocket Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
Viking (second model) Template:Flagcountry 1 0 1 0
Aerobee RTV-N-10 Template:Flagcountry 5 5 0 0
Aerobee XASR-SC-1 Template:Flagcountry 1 1 0 0
Aerobee XASR-SC-2 Template:Flagcountry 4 4 0 0 Retired
Aerobee RTV-A-1a Template:Flagcountry 13 12 1 0
Deacon rockoon (SUI) Template:Flagcountry 16 9 7 0
Deacon rockoon (NRL) Template:Flagcountry 6 3 3 0
R-1 Template:Flagcountry 23 23 0 0
R-2 Template:Flagcountry 4 4 0 0
R-5 Template:Flagcountry 15 10 0 5 Maiden flight

See also

References

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Footnotes

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