1955 in spaceflight

1955 in spaceflight
	The X-17 made its maiden flight in 1955
Rockets
Maiden flights	Aerobee RTV-N-10c; Aerobee RTV-N-10a; Aerobee Hi; Aerobee AJ10-27; Loki rockoon; Deacon-Loki rockoon; Nike-Deacon; Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40; X-17; HJ-Nike; R-1E; R-5M
Retirements	Aerobee RTV-N-10a; Aerobee AJ10-27; Deacon-Loki rockoon; Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40

This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1955.

Launches

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January

January launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
4 January	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	4 January	Successful[1]
6 January	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	6 January	Successful[2]
8 January	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 January	Successful[2]
15 January	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 January	Successful[1]
17 January	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	17 January	Successful[2]
20 January	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Successful
		Maiden flight of the R-5M[2]
21 January	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 January	Successful[2]
22 January 00:45	Aerobee RTV-A-1a			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

		Sodium Release 1	ARDC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 January	Successful
		Apogee: 94.8 kilometres (58.9 mi)[3]
22 January	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	22 January	Successful[2]
25 January	R-1E			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Biological	25 January	Successful
		Maiden flight of the R-1E, carried dogs[4]
25 January	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 January	Successful[1]
28 January	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 January	Successful[5]
29 January	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 January	Successful[5]
29 January	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 January	Successful[2]
31 January	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	31 January	Successful[1]

February

February launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 February	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 February	Successful[2]
3 February	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	3 February	Successful[5]
4 February 21:55	Viking (second model)			White Sands LC-33		US Navy

		Viking 12	NRL	Suborbital	REV test / Photography / Aeronomy	4 February	Successful
		Apogee: 232 kilometres (144 mi)[6]
5 February	R-1E			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Biological	5 February	Partial Failure
		Carried dogs, not recovered[4]
7 February	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	7 February	Successful[5]
7 February	R-5			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	7 February	Successful[2]
7 February 18:51	Aerobee RTV-A-1a			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC / University of Utah	Suborbital	Ionospheric	7 February	Successful
		Apogee: 120.4 kilometres (74.8 mi)[3]
8 February	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 February	Successful[1]
8 February	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 February	Successful[1]
9 February	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 February	Successful[2]
10 February 22:38	Aerobee RTV-A-1a			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC / University of Utah	Suborbital	Ionospheric	10 February	Successful
		Apogee: 76.1 kilometres (47.3 mi)[3]
14 February	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	14 February	Successful[2]
21 February 18:25	Aerobee RTV-N-10c			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	UV Solar	21 February	Successful
		Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi), maiden flight of the RTV-N-10c[3]
25 February	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 February	Successful[1]
28 February	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 February	Successful[1]

March

March launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 March	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 March	Successful[1]
2 March	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful[1]
19 March 06:00	Aerobee RTV-N-10			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Airglow	19 March	Successful
		Apogee: 114.3 kilometres (71.0 mi)[3]
21 March	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 March	Successful[1]
29 March 16:47	Aerobee RTV-A-1a			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar UV	29 March	Successful
		Apogee: 112.7 kilometres (70.0 mi)[3]

April

April launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
4 April	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	4 April	Successful[1]
8 April	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Successful[5]
8 April	Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40			Wallops Island		NACA

			NACA	Suborbital	REV test	8 April	Launch failure
		Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi), maiden (and only) flight of the Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40[7]
8 April 15:19	Nike-Deacon		DAN-1	Wallops Island		US Air Force

			US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	8 April	Successful
		Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi), maiden flight of the Nike-Deacon[8]
9 April	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Successful[5]
12 April	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful[5]
15 April	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 April	Successful[5]
21 April 15:58	Aerobee Hi			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Test flight	21 April	Successful
		Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi), maiden flight of Aerobee Hi (USAF variant)[9]
29 April	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Partial Failure[2]

May

May launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
18 May	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 May	Successful[1]
20 May	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful[1]
20 May	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 May	Successful[2]
26 May	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	26 May	Successful[2]
28 May	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 May	Successful[1]
31 May	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	31 May	Successful[1]

June

June launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 June	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 June	Successful[1]
6 June	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful[2]
15 June	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 June	Successful[2]
16 June 01:11	Aerobee AJ10-27			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Classified	16 June	Successful
		Apogee: 202.8 kilometres (126.0 mi), maiden flight of the Aerobee AJ10-27[3]
18 June	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 June	Successful[5]
20 June	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 June	Successful[1]
22 June	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful[2]
23 June	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful[2]
23 June	Nike-Nike-T40-T55			Wallops Island		NACA

			NACA	Suborbital	Heat transfer REV test	23 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)[10]
23 June 12:40	Aerobee Hi			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Test flight	23 June	Launch failure
		Apogee: 64 kilometres (40 mi)[9]
24 June	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful[5]
24 June 18:04	Nike-Deacon		DAN-2	Wallops Island		US Air Force

			NACA	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 June	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)[8]
28 June	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful[1]
28 June	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 June	Successful[2]
30 June	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 June	Successful[2]

July

July launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 July	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 July	Successful[1]
7 July	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	7 July	Successful[2]
8 July 08:39	Aerobee RTV-N-10			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	8 July	Successful
		Apogee: 113.4 kilometres (70.5 mi)[3]
9 July	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 July	Successful[2]
13 July 06:59	Aerobee RTV-N-10a			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 July	Successful
		Apogee: 69.2 kilometres (43.0 mi), maiden flight of the Aerobee RTV-N-10a[3]
15 July	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 July	Successful[1]
25 July	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful[5]
26 July	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful[5]
26 July	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful[1]
29 July	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 July	Successful[5]

August

August launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 August	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Successful[5]
1 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Successful[1]
3 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	3 August	Successful[1]
6 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	6 August	Successful[1]
8 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful[1]
9 August	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful[2]
12 August	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	12 August	Successful[2]
16 August	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	16 August	Partial Failure[2]
24 August	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 August	Successful[5]
24 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 August	Successful[1]
25 August	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 August	Successful[5]
25 August 13:00	Aerobee Hi			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Test flight	25 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), maiden flight of the Aerobee Hi (NRL variant), Navy designation: RTV-N-13[9]
26 August	X-17			Cape Canaveral LC-3		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Test flight	26 August	Launch failure
		Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), maiden flight of the X-17[11]
27 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	27 August	Successful[1]
30 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 August	Successful[1]
31 August	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	31 August	Successful[1]

September

September launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
14 September 13:30	Aerobee AJ10-27			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	14 September	Successful
		Apogee: 95 kilometres (59 mi)[3]
15 September	HJ-Nike			Wallops Island		NACA

			NACA	Suborbital	Test flight	15 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), maiden flight of the HJ-Nike[12]
19 September	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Successful[2]
23 September	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 September	Successful[2]
23 September	X-17			Cape Canaveral LC-3		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Test flight	23 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)[11]
23 September 20:34	Loki Rockoon		SUI 38	USS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	23 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[13]
24 September 16:35	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 39	USS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	24 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
24 September 21:09	Loki Rockoon		SUI 40	USS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Nova Scotia		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	24 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[13]
25 September 20:39	Loki Rockoon		SUI 41	USS Staten Island, Atlantic Ocean, near Newfoundland		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	25 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)[13]
27 September	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful[2]
27 September	Nike-Deacon			Wallops Island		NACA

			NACA	Suborbital	REV test flight	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)[8]
27 September 19:12	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 14	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	27 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)[14]
27 September 19:43	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 13	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 90 kilometres (56 mi)[14]
27 September 20:54	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 42	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
28 September 01:13	Loki Rockoon		SUI 43	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	28 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[13]
28 September 12:45	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 15	USS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	28 September	Successful
		Apogee: 90 kilometres (56 mi)[14]
28 September 14:54	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 44	USS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	28 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
28 September 17:40	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 16	USS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	28 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)[14]
28 September 19:22	Deacon-Loki Rockoon		SUI 45	USS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Test flight	28 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi), maiden flight of the Deacon-Loki rockoon[15]
29 September	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 September	Successful[1]
29 September 13:42	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 46	USS Staten Island, Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	29 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
29 September 19:13	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 47	USS Staten Island, northern Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	29 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
29 September 21:52	Deacon-Loki Rockoon		SUI 48	USS Staten Island, Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Test flight	29 September	Launch failure
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), final flight of the Deacon-Loki rockoon[15]
30 September 15:50	Aerobee AJ10-27			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Solar UV	30 September	Successful
		Apogee: 74 kilometres (46 mi)[3]
30 September 20:10	Loki Rockoon		SUI 49	USS Staten Island, Baffin Bay		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	30 September	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[13]

October

October launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 October	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful[1]
1 October	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 October	Successful[2]
4 October 21:18	Loki Rockoon		SUI 50	USS Staten Island, Baffin Bay		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	4 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[13]
5 October	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful[5]
6 October 10:45	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 17	USS Staten Island, Davis Strait		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	6 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)[14]
6 October 19:10	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 51	USS Staten Island, Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	6 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
7 October	Nike-Nike-T40-T55			Wallops Island		NACA

			NACA	Suborbital	Heat transfer REV test	7 October	Successful
		Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi)[10]
8 October	R-1			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 October	Successful[5]
11 October 14:33	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 52	USS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	11 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)[14]
11 October 14:37	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 18	USS Staten Island, southern Davis Strait		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	11 October	Successful
		Apogee: 90 kilometres (56 mi)[14]
13 October 01:00	Aerobee RTV-A-1a			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

		Sodium Release 2	ARDC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 October	Successful
		Apogee: 101.4 kilometres (63.0 mi)[3]
13 October 06:37	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 19	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	13 October	Successful
		Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)[14]
13 October 12:44	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 53	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	13 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
13 October 13:42	Deacon Rockoon		NRL Rockoon 20	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	13 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)[14]
13 October 15:24	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 54	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	13 October	Launch failure
		Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)[14]
13 October 20:13	Deacon Rockoon		SUI 55	USS Staten Island, Labrador Sea		US Navy

			University of Iowa	Suborbital	Ionospheric / Aeronomy	13 October	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[14]
18 October 22:49	Aerobee RTV-N-10c			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Solar UV	18 October	Successful
		Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)[3]
22 October 00:20	Aerobee RTV-N-10c			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Solar UV	22 October	Successful
		Apogee: 134.5 kilometres (83.6 mi)[3]
31 October	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	31 October	Successful[1]

November

November launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 November	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful[2]
4 November	R-1E			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Biological	4 November	Successful
		Carried dogs, all recovered[4]
4 November	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	4 November	Successful[2]
4 November 15:30	Aerobee RTV-N-10c			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

		Airglow	NRL	Suborbital	Solar UV	4 November	Successful
		Apogee: 158 kilometres (98 mi)[3]
17 November 09:15	Aerobee RTV-N-10			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Meteorites / UV astronomy	17 November	Successful
		Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)[3]
19 November	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 November	Successful[1]
19 November	R-5M			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 November	Successful[2]
23 November	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 November	Successful[1]
23 November	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 November	Successful[1]
29 November 17:16	Aerobee RTV-N-10			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	29 November	Successful
		Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)[3]

December

December launches
Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
1 December	X-17			Cape Canaveral LC-3		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Test flight	1 December	Successful
		Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)[11]
9 December 14:50	Aerobee Hi			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Test flight	9 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 0 kilometres (0 mi)[9]
13 December 05:00	Aerobee RTV-N-10a			White Sands LC-35		US Navy

			NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	13 December	Successful
		Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi), final flight of the Aerobee RTV-N-10a[3]
13 December 17:58	Aerobee AJ10-27			Holloman LC-A		US Air Force

			ARDC	Suborbital	Solar UV	13 December	Successful
		Apogee: 138.4 kilometres (86.0 mi), final flight of the Aerobee AJ10-27[3]
16 December	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	16 December	Successful[1]
17 December	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	17 December	Successful[1]
21 December	HJ-Nike			Wallops Island		NACA

			NACA	Suborbital	Test flight	21 December	Launch failure
		Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)[12]
24 December	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 December	Successful[1]
27 December	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	27 December	Successful[1]
28 December	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 December	Successful[1]
30 December	R-2			Kapustin Yar		OKB-1

			OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 December	Successful[1]

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Suborbital launch summary

By country

Launches by country
Country		Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
	United States	61	42	19	0
	Soviet Union	95	92	0	3

By rocket

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Launches by rocket
Rocket	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Viking (second model)	United States	1	1	0	0
Aerobee RTV-N-10	United States	4	4	0	0
Aerobee RTV-N-10c	United States	4	4	0	0	Maiden flight
Aerobee RTV-N-10a	United States	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight, retired
Aerobee Hi (NRL)	United States	2	0	2	0	Maiden flight
Aerobee RTV-A-1a	United States	5	5	0	0
Aerobee Hi (USAF)	United States	2	1	1	0	Maiden flight
Aerobee AJ10-27	United States	4	4	0	0	Maiden flight, retired
Deacon rockoon (SUI)	United States	10	8	2	0
Deacon rockoon (NRL)	United States	8	4	4	0
Loki rockoon	United States	6	4	2	0	Maiden flight
Deacon-Loki rockoon	United States	2	0	2	0	Maiden flight, retired
Nike-Nike-T40-T55	United States	2	1	1	0
Nike-Deacon	United States	3	3	0	0	Maiden flight
Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40	United States	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight, retired
X-17	United States	3	1	2	0	Maiden flight
HJ-Nike	United States	2	0	2	0	Maiden flight
R-1	Soviet Union	18	18	0	0
R-1E	Soviet Union	3	2	0	1	Maiden flight
R-2	Soviet Union	42	42	0	0
R-5	Soviet Union	8	8	0	0
R-5M	Soviet Union	24	22	0	2	Maiden flight

References

Generic references:

Spaceflight portal

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

Footnotes

Wade, Mark. "R-2". Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Asif Siddiqi (2021). "R-5 Launches 1953-1959". Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Aerobee". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "R-1E". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "R-1 8A11". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Viking Sounding Rocket". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Nike Nike Tri-Deacon T40". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Nike Deacon". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Aerobee Hi". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Nike Nike T40 T55". Retrieved 31 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "X-17". Retrieved 31 October 2021.
Wade, Mark. "HJ Nike". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Loki Rockoon". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Deacon Rockoon". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
Wade, Mark. "Deacon-Loki Rockoon". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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[astror2-1] Wade, Mark. "R-2". Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[asifr-5-2] Asif Siddiqi (2021). "R-5 Launches 1953-1959". Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[astroaer-3] Wade, Mark. "Aerobee". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[astror-1e-4] Wade, Mark. "R-1E". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[astror-18a11-5] Wade, Mark. "R-1 8A11". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[astroviking-6] Wade, Mark. "Viking Sounding Rocket". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[7] Wade, Mark. "Nike Nike Tri-Deacon T40". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[astrodan-8] Wade, Mark. "Nike Deacon". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[astroaerhi-9] Wade, Mark. "Aerobee Hi". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[astronnt40t50-10] Wade, Mark. "Nike Nike T40 T55". Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[astrox17-11] Wade, Mark. "X-17". Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[astrohjn-12] Wade, Mark. "HJ Nike". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[astroloki-13] Wade, Mark. "Loki Rockoon". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[astrodeacon-14] Wade, Mark. "Deacon Rockoon". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[astrodeaconloki-15] Wade, Mark. "Deacon-Loki Rockoon". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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