1953 in spaceflight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Launches
[edit]
This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1953.
| ← Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct • Nov • Dec → |
| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site |
Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function |
Re-Entry/ Destruction |
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) |
| ← Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct • Nov • Dec → |
[edit] References
Generic references:
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
- JAXA
- Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
- Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
- NASA
- NASA SpaceFlight.com
- Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
- Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
- Southwest Space Archive
- SPACE.com Launch Forecast
- SpaceFlightNow
- Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
- U.S. Space Objects Registry
- Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)
[edit] Footnotes
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
