1950
9 February
21:44 |
Viking |
White Sands ALA-1 |
US Navy |
| Viking 3 |
NRL |
Suborbital |
Solar
Imaging |
9 February |
Launch failure |
| Veered off-course, failed to reach space, apogee: 80.5 kilometres (50.0 mi) |
17 February
18:01 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
|
US Army |
Suborbital |
|
17 February |
Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) |
26 April
01:11 |
Aerobee XASR-SC-2 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy |
|
US Army |
Suborbital |
Atmospheric |
26 April |
Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
12 May
03:08 |
Viking |
USS Norton Sound, PO-8 |
US Navy |
| Viking 4 |
US Navy |
Suborbital |
Ionospheric
Aeronomy |
12 May |
Successful |
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) |
17 August
15:45 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10 |
White Sands LC-35 |
US Navy |
|
APL |
Suborbital |
Spectrometry |
17 August |
Successful |
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) |
31 August
17:09 |
V-2 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
| Blossom IVG |
US Army |
Suborbital |
Biological |
31 August |
Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi), carried a mouse |
| 21 October |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
21 October |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-2 |
| 1 November |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 November |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 1 November |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 November |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 1 November |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 November |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 1 November |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 November |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 1 November |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 November |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 9 November |
Hermes B-1 |
White Sands LC-33 |
US Army |
| Hermes II |
US Army |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
9 November |
Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
21 November
17:18 |
Viking |
White Sands ALA-1 |
US Navy |
| Viking 5 |
NRL |
Suborbital |
Solar
Ionospheric |
21 November |
Successful |
| Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) |
| 1 December |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 December |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 1 December |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 December |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 1 December |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
1 December |
Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
12 December
07:04 |
Viking |
White Sands ALA-1 |
US Navy |
| Viking 6 |
US Navy |
Suborbital |
|
12 December |
Launch failure |
| Apogee: 64 kilometres (40 mi) |
12 December
18:26 |
Aerobee RTV-A-1 |
Holloman LC-A |
ARDC |
|
ARDC |
Suborbital |
|
12 December |
Successful |
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) |
| 20 December |
R-2 |
Kapustin Yar |
OKB-1 |
|
OKB-1 |
Suborbital |
Missile test |
20 December |
Launch failure |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
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