Date/Time
(GMT) |
Rocket |
Site |
LSP |
Payload |
Operator |
Orbit |
Function |
Decay
(GMT) |
Outcome |
Remarks |
| 10 February, 21:09 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
NRL |
|
NRL |
Sub-orbital |
Mass spectrometry |
10 February 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) |
| 12 February, 07:09 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
NRL |
|
NRL |
Sub-orbital |
Mass spectrometry |
12 February 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) |
| 18 February, 06:50 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
US Air Force |
GRENADES |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
18 February 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) |
| 18 February, 17:42 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
18 February 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) |
| 1 March |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
1 March 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 5 March |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
5 March 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 15 March |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
15 March 1953 |
Failure |
Maiden flight of R-5 missile |
| 18 March |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
18 March 1953 |
Failure |
|
| 19 March |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
19 March 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 2 April |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
2 April 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 8 April |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
8 April 1953 |
Failure |
|
| 14 April, 15:47 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
14 April 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) |
| 18 April |
R-11 (Scud) |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
18 April 1953 |
Successful |
Maiden flight of R-11
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 23 April, 19:33 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
US Air Force |
SPHERE |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
23 April 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) |
| 24 April, 10:19 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
US Air Force |
GRENADES |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
24 April 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
| April |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 11 May |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
11 May 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 20 May, 14:04 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
Airglow-3 |
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
20 May 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
| 21 May, 15:47 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
Airglow-4 |
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
21 May 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
| 23 May |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
23 May 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| May |
R-11 (Scud) |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
|
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| May |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| May |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 3 June |
R-11 (Scud) |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
3 June 1953 |
|
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 26 June, 19:10 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Ionosphere research |
26 June 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) |
| 1 July, 17:52 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Ionosphere research |
1 July 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) |
| 6 July |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
6 July 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 14 July, 15:30 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Solar ultraviolet astronomy |
14 July 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) |
| 18 July, 22:27 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-1, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy and Ionosphere research |
18 July 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 19 July, 10:30 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-2, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy and Ionosphere research |
19 July 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 19 July, 15:53 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-3, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
19 July 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 19 July, 21:57 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-4, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
19 July 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 24 July, 16:40 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-5, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
24 July 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 3 August, 18:28 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-7, AO-11 |
US Navy |
SUI 14 |
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
3 August 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 6 August, 15:07 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-8, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
6 August 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 9 August, 05:54 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-10, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
9 August 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 9 August, 19:15 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Staten Island, LP-23, AO-11 |
NRL |
|
NRL |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
9 August 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi) |
| 30 August, 14:00 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Eastwind, LP-11, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
30 August 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 30 August, 16:20 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Eastwind, LP-12, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
30 August 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| 30 August, 20:46 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Eastwind, LP-13, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
30 August 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 1 September, 05:05 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
US Air Force |
GRENADES |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
1 September 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
| 3 September, 11:51 GMT |
Deacon |
USS Eastwind, LP-15, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
3 September 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 3 September, 14:05 GMT |
Deacon/Rockoon |
USS Eastwind, LP-16, AO-11 |
US Navy |
|
US Navy |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Ionosphere research |
3 September 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 5 September, 05:36 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
US Air Force |
GRENADES |
US Air Force |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
5 September 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
| 15 September, 15:02 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
Airglow-5 |
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy |
15 September 1953 |
Failure |
Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi) |
| 7 October, 17:00 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Solar research |
7 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 10 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
10 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 16 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
16 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 17 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
17 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 19 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
19 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 20 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
20 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 26 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
26 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 27 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
27 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 28 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
28 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 28 October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
28 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 30 October |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
30 October 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| October |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 2 November, 18:32 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Ionosphere research |
2 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) |
| 3 November, 18:15 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-A, Holloman AFB |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Sub-orbital |
Ionosphere research |
3 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) |
| 12 November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
12 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 15 November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
15 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 15 November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
15 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 19 November, 22:40 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
NRL |
|
NRL |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Solar research |
19 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) |
| 24 November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
24 November 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| November |
R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Operational test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| November |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| November |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| November |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| November |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| 1 December, 15:30 GMT |
Aerobee |
LC-35, White Sands |
NRL |
|
NRL |
Sub-orbital |
Aeronomy/Solar research |
1 December 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) |
| 9 December |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
9 December 1953 |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
| December |
R-5 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Sub-orbital |
Test flight |
Within an hour of launch |
Successful |
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |