1954 in spaceflight


Viking 10 was launched in May
National firsts
Spaceflight  France

This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1954.

Contents


Launches

← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec →
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

February
2 February
18:35		 Aerobee RTV-N-10 White Sands LC-35 US Navy
Sunfollower NRL Suborbital Solar 2 February Successful
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
20 February Véronique-NA Hammaguira Bechar LRBA
LRBA Suborbital Test flight 20 February Launch failure
Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)
21 February Véronique-NA Hammaguira Bechar LRBA
LRBA Suborbital Test flight 21 February Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi), first French spaceflight

March
11 March R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 11 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 March R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 March R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 March R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 20 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

April
9 April
21:12		 Aerobee RTV-N-10 White Sands LC-35 US Navy
NRL Suborbital Spectrometry 9 April Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
10 April
09:00		 Aerobee RTV-N-10 White Sands LC-35 US Navy
NRL Suborbital Spectrometry 10 April Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
20 April R-11 Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 20 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 April R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 23 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 April R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 April R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 April R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 29 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

May
3 May R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 3 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 May R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 May R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 May
17:00		 Viking White Sands NLA-1 US Navy
Viking 10 NRL Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 7 May Successful
Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)
7 May R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 7 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 May R-11 Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 13 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 May R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 21 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 May
17:00		 Viking White Sands NLA-1 US Navy
Viking 11 NRL Suborbital REV test 24 May Successful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
26 May
14:24		 A-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
MVS Suborbital Ionospheric 26 May Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), maiden flight of A-1
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May R-11 Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

June
11 June R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 11 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 June R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 12 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 June R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 14 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 June
13:24		 R-1D Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital 26 June Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), maiden flight of R-1D
June R-2 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

July
2 July R-1D Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital 2 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 July R-1D Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital 7 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 July
12:13		 Deacon Rockoon USCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-1 US Navy
SUI-24 SUI Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 16 July Launch failure
Apogee: 90 kilometres (56 mi)
21 July
20:49		 Deacon Rockoon USCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-5 US Navy
SUI-29 SUI Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 21 July Launch failure
Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
23 July
19:37		 Deacon Rockoon USCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-7 US Navy
SUI-32 SUI Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 23 July Launch failure
Apogee: 23 kilometres (14 mi)
26 July
00:29		 Deacon Rockoon USCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-18 US Navy
NRL-11 NRL Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 26 July Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)

August
2 August R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 2 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 August R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
27 August R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 August R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
August R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

September
26 September R-11FM Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
September R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
September R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

October
5 October
18:15		 Aerobee RTV-N-10b White Sands LC-35 US Navy
NRL Suborbital Remote sensing 5 October Successful
Returned first images of a complete hurricane from 161 kilometres (100 mi) altitude[1][2]
14 October
21:20		 Nike-Nike-T40-T55 Wallops Island NACA
NACA Suborbital Hypersonic research 14 October Successful
Apogee: 352 kilometres (219 mi)
20 October R-11FM Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October R-11FM Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

November
30 November R-1 Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 30 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

December
December R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December R-5 Pobeda Kapustin Yar OKB-1
LKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December R-11 Zemlya Kapustin Yar OKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
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References
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Footnotes

  1. ^ NASA History Office - Aeronautics and Astronautics Chronology, 1950-1954
  2. ^ NOAA Photo Library - View of tropical cyclone centred near Del Rio, Texas
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1953		 Timeline of spaceflight
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