1957 in spaceflight
Orbital launches | |
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First | 4 October |
Last | 6 December |
Total | 3 |
Successes | 1 |
Failures | 1 |
Partial failures | 1 |
Catalogued | 2 |
National firsts | |
Spaceflight | Australia United Kingdom |
Satellite | Soviet Union |
Orbital launch | Soviet Union |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Vanguard Farside HJ-Nike-Nike SM-78 Jupiter Nike-Asp XSM-75 Thor XSM-65A Atlas R-2A R-7 Semyorka Sputnik-PS R-12 Dvina Long Tom Skylark |
Retirements | Viking (second model) Aerobee RTV-N-10 Aerobee RTV-N-10c Loki rockoon Farside Nike-Deacon Terrapin Sputnik-PS |
The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957, by the Soviet Union. In November, the second orbital flight took place. The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, Laika, who died in orbit a few hours after launch.
- Thor, Atlas, and R-7 rocket families all have maiden flights this year, all three of which will have long legacies for the next 50+ years
- Australia and the UK go to space with sounding rockets; first space launches from Australia
- The R-12 makes its maiden flight
Launches[]
January[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
8 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 8 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)[1] | |||||||
13 January | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 January | Successful[2] | |||
14 January | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Successful[2] | |||
15 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 15 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[1] | |||||||
19 January | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Nuclear weapon test | 19 January | Successful[3] | |||
24 January | HJ-Nike | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | REV test | 24 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)[4] | |||||||
26 January | XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Launch failure | |||
Maiden launch of the SM-75 Thor missile, designated XSM-75 to indicate it was an experimental R&D launch; exploded on launch pad[5] | |||||||
29 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 29 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 0 kilometres (0 mi)[1] |
February[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
2 February 08:05 |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
Firefly | ARDC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: 140.6 kilometres (87.4 mi)[6] | |||||||
7 February | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 7 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi)[1] | |||||||
12 February 20:30 |
Loki Rockoon | II5.097 | Guam | University of Iowa | |||
University of Iowa | Suborbital | Fields | 12 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)[7] | |||||||
14 February 20:05 |
Loki Rockoon | II5.098 | Guam | University of Iowa | |||
University of Iowa | Suborbital | Fields | 14 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)[7] | |||||||
14 February | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 14 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)[1] | |||||||
17 February 21:36 |
Loki Rockoon | II5.099 | Guam | University of Iowa | |||
University of Iowa | Suborbital | Fields | 17 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 75 kilometres (47 mi)[7] | |||||||
19 February | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 February | Successful[2] | |||
28 February | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 February | Successful[8] |
March[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 1 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)[1] | |||||||
1 March 21:51 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), maiden flight of the SM-78 Jupiter missile; overheated and disintegrated[9] | |||||||
11 March | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 March | Successful[3] | |||
11 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 11 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)[1] | |||||||
18 March | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful[3] | |||
18 March | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 March | Successful[3] | |||
Live warhead used | |||||||
21 March | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 March | Successful[3] | |||
21 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | REV test | 21 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)[1] | |||||||
28 March | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 March | Successful[3] | |||
29 March 04:51 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c | NN2.26 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi), final flight of the Aerobee RTV-N-10c[6] |
April[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
10 April | HJ-Nike | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | REV test | 10 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)[4] | |||||||
11 April 16:31 |
Aerobee Hi | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Vanguard instrumentation test | 11 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi), tested equipment for the Vanguard rocket[10] | |||||||
12 April | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 April | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of the R-2A, a scientific variant of the R-2[11] | |||||||
14 April | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Test flight | 14 April | Successful[11] | |||
20 April 04:33 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Launch failure | |||
Destroyed by range safety officer after console error gave erroneous indications that the missile was off course[5] | |||||||
26 April 20:12 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 April | Partial failure | |||
Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi)[9] | |||||||
30 April 15:10 |
Aerobee Hi | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 30 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi), Navy variant designation: RV-N-13c[10] |
May[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 May 06:29 |
Viking (second model) | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
Vanguard TV-1 | NRL | Suborbital | Vanguard third stage test | 1 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi), final flight of the Viking; a second stage tested the future Vanguard third stage[12] | |||||||
3 May 14:04 |
Aerobee Hi | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV | 3 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)[10] | |||||||
15 May 07:55 |
Jupiter-C | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | ABMA | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | Nose cone re-entry test | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 655 kilometres (407 mi); gyroscope malfunctioned 134 seconds after launch and the nose cone was not recovered, but instruments indicated that the test may have been successful[13] | |||||||
15 May 16:01 |
R-7 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of the R-7 and first launch of an ICBM. Engine fire in Block D booster rocket at liftoff, followed by premature separation 98 seconds after launch.[14] | |||||||
16 May 02:14 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 / RAS | Suborbital | Test flight | 16 May | Successful[11] | |||
16 May 03:18 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
RAS | Suborbital | Biological | 16 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi), carried dogs[11] | |||||||
22 May 03:00 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Launch failure | |||
Exploded on pad after valve malfunction caused pressure build up[5] | |||||||
24 May | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
RAS | Suborbital | 24 May | Successful[11] | ||||
29 May | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 May | Successful[8] | |||
31 May 18:08 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 to 482 kilometres (250 to 300 mi), first successful IRBM launched in the western world[9] |
June[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
June | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Same day | Successful[2] | |||
June | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Same day | Successful[2] | |||
5 June | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful[8] | |||
7 June | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 June | Successful[8] | |||
7 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 7 June | Successful[11] | |||
10 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 10 June | Successful[11] | |||
11 June 19:37 |
XSM-65A Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 June | Partial failure | |||
Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), maiden flight of the XSM-65A Atlas missile; destroyed by range safety after fuel system malfunction, but succeeded at other primary mission goals including launch mechanisms, airframe integrity, subsystems performance, and operating procedures[15] | |||||||
14 June | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
Vibrator | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 June | Successful[3] | ||
The Vibrator system was a non-contact explosive device | |||||||
18 June 14:00 |
Aerobee Hi | AU4.26 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
ARDC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi)[10] | |||||||
22 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 22 June | Successful[11] | |||
22 June | R-12 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of the R-12 missile[16] | |||||||
23 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 23 June | Successful[11] | |||
25 June 14:07 |
Aerobee Hi | AU4.27 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | |||
ARDC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi)[10] | |||||||
28 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 28 June | Successful[11] | |||
28 June | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful[3] | |||
28 June | R-5M | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
Vibrator | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 June | Successful[3] | ||
The Vibrator system was a non-contact explosive device | |||||||
29 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 29 June | Successful[11] |
July[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
2 July | Nike-Deacon | NN7.37F | San Nicolas | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 2 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 93 kilometres (58 mi)[17] | |||||||
3 July 09:28 |
Nike-Deacon | NN7.38F | San Nicolas | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 3 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)[17] | |||||||
4 July | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 4 July | Successful[11] | |||
4 July | R-12 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 July | Successful[18] | |||
4 July 17:15:40 |
Aerobee Hi | NN3.08F | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 4 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi)[10] | |||||||
5 July | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | ABM target | 5 July | Successful[11] | |||
5 July 05:17:56 |
Aerobee Hi | NN3.09F | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)[10] | |||||||
12 July 12:53 |
R-7 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Launch failure | |||
Control system short-circuited resulting in loss of control, boosters fell off 33 seconds after launch[14] | |||||||
13 July | R-12 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 July | Successful[18] | |||
15 July 14:23 |
Nike-Deacon | NN7.39F | San Nicolas | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 15 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi)[17] | |||||||
16 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 16 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 July | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 16 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 July | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 18 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 19 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 22 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
23 July 16:29 |
Nike-Deacon | NN7.40F | San Nicolas | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar UV / X-ray | 23 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)[17] | |||||||
27 July | R-12 | Kapustin Yar | MVS | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful[18] | |||
29 July 21:59 |
Aerobee Hi | NN3.13F | Churchill | US Navy | |||
NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi)[10] | |||||||
30 July 18:10 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
August[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
5 August 11:53 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 August 11:53 |
Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 August 12:20 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 5 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) | |||||||
5 August 16:59 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 5 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
6 August 10:52 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 6 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
6 August 15:30 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 6 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
6 August 16:03 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 6 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
7 August 03:28 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 7 August | Launch failure | ||||
7 August 22:04 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 7 August | Launch failure | ||||
8 August 06:59 |
Jupiter-C | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | ABMA | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | REV test | 8 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi), re-entry vehicle recovered | |||||||
8 August 07:17 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 8 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
9 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 August 05:07 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 10 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
11 August 05:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 11 August | Launch failure | ||||
11 August 20:30 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 11 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 August 07:48 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 12 August | Launch failure | ||||
12 August 13:55 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 12 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August 01:58 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 13 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
SOI | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Solar | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 August 08:06 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 14 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 August 20:00 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 14 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
16 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 16 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 August 21:25 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful | |||
First successful R-7 launch. Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
23 August 21:54 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | US Army | ||||
BRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
24 August 06:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
25 August 02:23 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
25 August 03:27 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
27 August 08:54 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 27 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
28 August 21:02 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
29 August 14:12 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 29 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
30 August | XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +92 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Disintegrated 92 seconds after launch | |||||||
31 August 04:57 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | 31 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
31 August 05:30 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Biological |
31 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) |
September[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 September 22:28 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
3 September | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 September 11:39 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
9 September 15:50 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Biological |
9 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
12 September 16:20 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | |||||||
15 September 13:27 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 15 September | Launch failure | |||
18 September 18:42 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 18 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi) | |||||||
19 September 16:30 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), released caesium | |||||||
20 September | XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful | |||
First successful Thor launch, apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
21 September | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 September 19:57 |
XSM-65A Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Destroyed by range safety following fuel system malfunction, apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | |||||||
25 September | Eniwetak | US Air Force | |||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), maiden flight of Farside, stage zero malfunction | |||||||
26 September 17:05 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 26 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 September 20:00 |
Nike-Asp | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
27 September 13:12 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 27 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) |
October[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 October | Long Tom | Woomera | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of Long Tom, first Australian spaceflight | |||||||
3 October 17:13 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 October | Launch failure | |||
3 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
4 October 19:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 October 19:28:34 |
Sputnik-PS (8K71PS) | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Sputnik 1 (PS-1) | MVS | Orbital | Technology | 4 January 1958 | Successful | ||
First orbital launch, first artificial satellite of Earth, maiden flight of Sputnik rocket | |||||||
7 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 700 kilometres (430 mi) | |||||||
11 October 16:33 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Partial launch failure | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi), turbopump gearbox malfunctioned, still met primary test objectives | |||||||
11 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) | |||||||
13 October 18:15 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 13 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 October 01:04 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 14 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 October 21:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 14 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
16 October 20:02 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 16 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 00:09 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 02:18 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 20:01 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Launch failure | ||||
Apogee: 41 kilometres (25 mi) | |||||||
17 October 23:44 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
18 October 09:35 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 October 19:43 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
18 October 23:43 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
19 October 18:50 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 19 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
20 October 01:06 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
20 October 03:57 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 October 20:11 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
Apogee: 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi), returned no data due to transmitter malfunction[19] | |||||||
22 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
Apogee: 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi), returned no data due to transmitter malfunction[19] | |||||||
22 October 22:31 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 22 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October 01:07 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
23 October 19:22:54 |
Vanguard | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 October | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Vanguard, battleship upper stages, apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
23 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
24 October 16:32 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
24 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 October | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 October 19:47 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 26 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 October 02:46 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 27 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 October 00:13 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 29 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 October 21:40 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 30 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
31 October 00:29 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 31 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
31 October 19:51 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 31 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
November[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
1 November 01:00 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 1 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 November 02:30:42 |
Sputnik-PS (8K71PS) | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Sputnik 2 (PS-2) | MVS | Low Earth | Biological | 14 April 1958 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Carried Laika, the first animal in orbit. Laika died prior to completion of experiments. Final flight of Sputnik-PS. | |||||||
3 November 20:08 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 3 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 November 23:24 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 3 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 01:41 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 November 03:47 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 07:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 18:52 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November 01:25 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 5 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November 21:59 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 5 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 November 16:05 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 November 14:57 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 November 20:43 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 8 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
8 November 23:15 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 8 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
8 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 8 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 November 16:54 |
A-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy |
9 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 330 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
10 November | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 November 11:52 |
Skylark-1 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | 13 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi), first British spaceflight | |||||||
15 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 15 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 November 16:29:56 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi), released potassium nitrate and aluminium | |||||||
26 November | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 November 02:10 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
December[]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
6 December 16:44:35 |
Vanguard TV-3 | Cape Canaveral, LC-18A | U.S. Navy | ||||
6.5in Satellite 1 | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Geodesy | +2 seconds | Launch failure | ||
First all up Vanguard test, first U.S. orbital launch attempt, and first outright orbital failure of an orbital launch attempt. Exploded on launch pad after loss of thrust | |||||||
7 December 22:11 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
10 December 17:35 |
Nike-Cajun | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
10 December 18:10 |
Nike-Asp | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
10 December 21:36 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
11 December | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 11 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 December 00:38 |
Nike-Cajun | Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) | |||||||
17 December 17:39 |
XSM-65A Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | |||
First successful Atlas launch, apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
19 December 00:07 |
SM-78 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi) | |||||||
19 December 20:12 |
XSM-75 Thor | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
23 December | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
HUGO | NACA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging |
23 December | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
Orbital launch summary[]
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Orbital launch attempts by country in 1957 |
By country[]
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | First orbital launch |
United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
By rocket[]
Rocket | Country | Type | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sputnik-PS 8K71PS | Soviet Union | Sputnik | R-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maiden and final flights |
Vanguard | United States | Vanguard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
By launch site[]
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
By orbit[]
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Failed to orbit | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
Low Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Medium Earth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Launch summary[]
By country[]
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 153 | 112 | 38 | 3 | |
Soviet Union | 50 | 47 | 2 | 1 | |
Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By rocket[]
12
24
36
48
60
- Viking (second model)
- Vanguard
- Aerobee RTV-N-10
- Aerobee RTV-N-10c
- Aerobee Hi (NRL)
- Aerobee Hi (USAF)
- Aerobee AJ10-34
- Aerobee (Unknown)
- Loki rockoon
- Farside
- Nike-Deacon
- Nike-Cajun
- Terrapin
- X-17
- HJ-Nike
- HJ-Nike-Nike
- Jupiter-C
- SM-78 Jupiter
- Nike-Asp
- XSM-75 Thor
- XSM-65A Atlas
- R-1
- A-1
- R-2
- R-2A
- R-5M
- R-7
- Sputnik-PS
- R-12
- Long Tom
- Skylark
Rocket | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viking (second model) | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Vanguard | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight, first US orbital attempt |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
Aerobee Hi (NRL) | United States | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Aerobee Hi (USAF) | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Aerobee (Unknown Type) | United States | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
Loki rockoon | United States | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | Retired |
Farside | United States | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Maiden flight, retired |
Nike-Deacon | United States | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Retired |
Nike-Cajun | United States | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
Terrapin | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
X-17 | United States | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
HJ-Nike | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
HJ-Nike-Nike | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Jupiter-C | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
SM-78 Jupiter | United States | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Maiden flight |
Nike-Asp | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
XSM-75 Thor | United States | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Maiden flight |
XSM-65A Atlas | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Maiden flight |
R-1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
A-1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
R-2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
R-2A | Soviet Union | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
R-5M | Soviet Union | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Sputnik-PS | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maiden flight, first Soviet orbital flight and satellite, retired |
R-12 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Long Tom | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight, first Australian spaceflight |
Skylark | United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight, first British spaceflight |
See also[]
References[]
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Spaceflight portal
Spaceflight portal
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- ^ a b c d e Wade, Mark. "R-1 8A11". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wade, Mark. "R-5". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "HJ Nike". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "Thor". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Aerobee". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "Loki Rockoon". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wade, Mark. "R-2". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "Jupiter IRBM". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wade, Mark. "Aerobee Hi". Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Wade, Mark. "R-2A". Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Viking Sounding Rocket". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Jupiter C". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "R-7". Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Atlas A". Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "R-12". Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wade, Mark. "Nike Deacon". Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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