1951 in spaceflight

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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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Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January
18 January
20:14		 GermanyV-2[1] United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesG.E./US Army
Naval Research Laboratory Suborbital Solar 18 January Failed
Project Hermes launch, Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
29 January GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 29 January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30/1 GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 30 January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
31 January GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 31 January Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

February
1 February GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 February GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 2 February Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

March
9 March
03:16		 GermanyV-2[1] United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesG.E./US Army
United StatesBlossom IV-E Air Materiel Command Suborbital Ionospheric/Solar/Aeronomy 9 March Failed
Project Hermes launch, Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)

May
29 May
19:46		 United StatesAerobee RTVA-1 United StatesHolloman LC-A United StatesARDC
ARDC Suborbital Ionospheric 29 May Failed
Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)

June
8 June
01:18		 United StatesAerobee United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 United StatesUS Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 8 June Failed
Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
13 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 13 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 June
13:48		 GermanyV-2[1] United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesG.E./US Army
NRL Suborbital Solar 14 June Failed
Project Hermes launch, Exploded on launchpad
14 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 14 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 18 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 19 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 20 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 22 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 23 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 24 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 25 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 June GermanySoviet UnionR-1 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 June
21:43		 GermanyV-2[1] United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesG.E./US Army
United StatesBlossom IV-F AMC Suborbital Solar/Aeronomy 28 June Failed
Project Hermes launch, Apogee: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)

July
1 July GermanySoviet UnionR-2 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 1 July Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
2 July GermanySoviet UnionR-2 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 2 July Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
22 July GermanySoviet UnionR-1V Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Biological 22 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Dogs Dezik and Zhegan were carried in space and survived the impact.
27 July GermanySoviet UnionR-2 Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 July Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
29 July GermanySoviet UnionR-1B Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Biological 29 July Failed
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) Electrical failure, no payload recovery; carried dogs did not survive

August
7 August
18:00		 United StatesViking United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesMartin
NRL Suborbital Ionospheric/Solar 7 August Successful
Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)[2]
15 August GermanySoviet UnionR-1B Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Solar/Biological 15 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 August GermanySoviet UnionR-1V Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Biological 19 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 August
19:00		 GermanyV-2 United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Test 22 August Successful
Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
28 August GermanySoviet UnionR-1B Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Biological 28 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

September
3 September GermanySoviet UnionR-1B Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Biological 3 September Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

October
17 October
18:17		 United StatesAerobee United StatesHolloman LC-A United StatesARDC
ARDC Suborbital Ionospheric 17 October Successful
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
29 October
21:04		 GermanyUnited StatesV-2 United StatesWhite Sands LC-33 United StatesUS Army
US Army Suborbital Aeronomy 29 October Successful
Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)

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Footnotes

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  2. ↑ Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles - Martin RTV-N-12 Viking


Timeline of spaceflight
1940s 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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