1952 in spaceflight
Appearance
This is a list of spaceflight-related events which occurred in 1952.
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
30 January 20:45 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1a | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
ARDC/Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 30 January | Launch failure | |||
February | |||||||
19 February 14:49 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1c | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
Airglow | ARDC | Suborbital | 19 February | Launch failure | |||
April | |||||||
22 April 17:28 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1 | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
30 April 13:30 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 30 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
May | |||||||
1 May 14:59 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 1 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi) | |||||||
5 May 13:44 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | UV Astronomy | 5 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
20 May 16:06 |
V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | 20 May | Successful | ||||
Project Hermes launch, apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) | |||||||
June | |||||||
6 June 17:30 |
Viking | White Sands ALA-1 | US Navy | ||||
Viking 8 | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 6 June | Launch failure | ||
Accidentally launched during static fire ground test | |||||||
18 June 17:50 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1 | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | 18 June | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | |||||||
30 June 14:32 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1 | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
Airglow 1 | ARDC | Suborbital | 30 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
1 August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
8 August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) First launch of production quality assurance test. | |||||||
20 August | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 August | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 August | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 August 18:53 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1a | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
ARDC/Utah | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 26 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi) | |||||||
August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
August | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
1 September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
3 September 14:49 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
Sunfollower | NRL | Suborbital | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
18 September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
19 September 15:49 |
V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | 19 September | Launch failure | ||||
Final flight of V-2, project Hermes launch, apogee: 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) | |||||||
25 September 03:50 |
Aerobee XASR-SC-1 | White Sands LC-35 | US Army | ||||
GRENADES | US Army | Suborbital | 25 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
September | R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |||||||
October | |||||||
10 October 14:24 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1 | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
ARDC | Suborbital | 10 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) | |||||||
22 October 14:35 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1 | Holloman LC-A | ARDC | ||||
T-day | ARDC | Suborbital | 22 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October 03:45 |
Aerobee XASR-SC-2 | White Sands LC-35 | US Army | ||||
GRENADES | US Army | Suborbital | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
29 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
November | |||||||
21 November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
December | |||||||
11 December 23:47 |
Aerobee XASR-SC-1 | White Sands LC-35 | US Army | ||||
SPHERE | US Army | Suborbital | 11 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
15 December 21:38 |
Viking | White Sands NLA-1 | US Navy | ||||
Viking 9 | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 15 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi) |
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Footnotes