1951 in spaceflight
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 Several Aerobee rockets were launched in 1951 |
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1951 saw a number of suborbital spaceflights, conducted to test missiles, or conduct scientific research. The Soviet Union conducted large numbers of R-1 and R-2 missile tests, whilst the United States launched several research flights using Aerobee and captured V-2 rockets.
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[edit] Launches
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| Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | |||
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| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
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[edit] January |
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| 18 January 20:14 |
 V-2 |
 White Sands LC-33 |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 18 January | Failed | ||
| Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | ||||||
| 29 January |  R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 30 January | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 31 January | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 January | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
[edit] February |
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| 1 February | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 2 February | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
[edit] March |
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| 9 March 03:16 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
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| Blossom IV-E |
US Army | Suborbital | Ionospheric/Solar/Aeronomy | 9 March | Failed | |
| Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | ||||||
[edit] May |
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| 29 May 19:46 |
Aerobee RTVA-1 |
Holloman LC-A |
ARDC |
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| ARDC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 29 May | Failed | ||
| Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | ||||||
[edit] June |
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| 8 June 01:18 |
Aerobee |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Air Force |
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| US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 June | Failed | ||
| Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) | ||||||
| 13 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 14 June 13:48 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Navy |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 14 June | Failed | ||
| 14 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 18 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 19 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 20 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 22 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 23 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 24 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 25 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 26 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 27 June | R-1 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 June | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 28 June 21:43 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
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| Blossom IV-F |
US Army | Suborbital | Solar/Aeronomy | 28 June | Failed | |
| Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) | ||||||
[edit] July |
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| 2 July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 22 July | R-1V |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 22 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 27 July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| 29 July | R-1B |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 29 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
| July | R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | July | |||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||||||
[edit] August |
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| 7 August 18:00 |
Viking |
White Sands LC-33 |
Martin |
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| NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric/Solar | 7 August | |||
| Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)[1] | ||||||
| 15 August | R-1B |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Solar/Biological | 15 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 19 August | R-1V |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 19 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
| 22 August 19:00 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Test | 22 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi) | ||||||
| 28 August | R-1B |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 28 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
[edit] September |
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| 3 September | R-1B |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
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| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Biological | 3 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | ||||||
[edit] October |
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| 17 October 18:17 |
Aerobee |
Holloman LC-A |
ARDC |
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| ARDC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | ||||||
| 29 October 21:04 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
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| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | ||||||
| ← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec → |
[edit] References
Generic references:
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica". http://www.astronautix.com.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/chrono.htm.
- "Space Information Center". JAXA. http://spaceinfo.jaxa.jp.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report". Jonathan's Space Page. http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- "Mission Set Database". NASA GSFC. http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php.
- "NASASpaceFlight.com". http://www.nasaspaceflight.com.
- "Launch Logs". Orbital Report News Agency. http://www.orbireport.com/Log.html.
- "Space Calendar". NASA JPL. http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/.
- "Southwest Space Archive". http://www.spacearchive.info/index.htm.
- "Launch Forecast". SPACE.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/launch_schedule.html.
- "Spaceflight Now". http://www.spaceflightnow.com.
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive". http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/.
- "U.S. Space Objects Registry". http://www.usspaceobjectsregistry.state.gov/.
- "Хроника освоения космоса" (in Russian). http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/chrono/index.shtml.
[edit] Footnotes
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