Spaceflight before 1951

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Launch of a V-2 from Peenemünde
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Spaceflight	Germany (1944)  United States (1946)  Soviet Union (1948)
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This is a list of known spaceflights launched before 1951.

[edit] Launches

← 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 →

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket		Launch site		LSP
	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
[edit] 1944
June	V-2		Peenemünde		Wehrmacht
		Wehrmacht	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	First man-made object to cross what would later be defined as the Kármán line and hence first spaceflight. Vertical test, apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
June	V-2		Peenemünde		Wehrmacht
		Wehrmacht	Suborbital	Missile test		Launch failure
	Vertical test, guidance system malfunction
June	V-2		Peenemünde		Wehrmacht
		Wehrmacht	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Vertical test, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
14 September	V-2		Peenemünde		Wehrmacht
		Wehrmacht	Suborbital	Missile test	14 September	Successful
	First spaceflight with recorded date, vertical test, apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
7 December 17:00	V-2		Peenemünde		Wehrmacht
	Ma-333	Wehrmacht	Suborbital	Missile test	7 December	Successful
	Vertical test, apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi)
9 December 17:10	V-2		Peenemünde		Wehrmacht
		Wehrmacht	Suborbital	Missile test	9 December	Successful
	Vertical test, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
[edit] 1946
16 April 21:47	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Radiation	16 April	Launch failure
	First launch of Project Hermes, apogee: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
10 May 21:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Chemical release	10 May	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi), First US spaceflight
29 May 21:12	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Chemical release	29 May	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
13 June 23:40	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	13 June	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
28 June 19:25	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	28 June	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
9 July 19:25	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	9 July	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
19 July 19:11	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Ionospheric	19 July	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
30 July 23:40	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Chemical release	30 July	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi)
15 August 18:00	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	15 August	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
22 August 17:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Aeronomy	22 August	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch
10 October 18:02	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	10 October	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi)
24 October 19:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army/APL	Suborbital	Solar Chemical release Imaging	24 October	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
7 November 20:31	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Chemical release Radiation	7 November	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch
21 November 16:55	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	21 November	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
5 December 20:08	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Solar	5 December	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi)
18 December 05:12	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	GRENADES	US Army	Suborbital	Chemical release Meteor research	18 December	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi)
[edit] 1947
10 January 21:13	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		10 January	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
20 February 18:16	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom I	US Army	Suborbital	Biological Atmospheric	20 February	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi). Carried rye, cotton seeds and fruitflies [disambiguation needed], first animals in space[1]
7 March 18:23	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Biological Atmospheric Imagery	7 March	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi).[1] Carried rye, cotton seeds and fruitflies
1 April 20:10	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		1 April	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
9 April 00:10	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		9 April	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
17 April 23:22	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	GRENADES	US Army	Suborbital		17 April	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
15 May 23:08	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		15 May	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
30 May	Hermes B-1		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Hermes II	US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	30 May	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi), maiden flight of Hermes B-1
10 July 19:18	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		10 July	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
30 July 00:55	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		30 July	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi)
6 September	V-2		USS Midway, AO-10		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	6 September	Launch failure
	Operation Sandy, first shipboard missile launch, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
9 October 19:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		9 October	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
20 November 23:47	V-2		White Sands LC-33		General Electric
		General Electric	Suborbital		20 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)
24 November 17:20	Aerobee RTV-N-8		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital	Chemical release	24 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 56 kilometres (35 mi)
8 December 21:42	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom II	US Army	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 December	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
[edit] 1948
22 January 20:12	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		22 January	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi)
6 February 17:17	V-2		White Sands LC-33		General Electric
		General Electric	Suborbital		6 February	Successful
	Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
5 March 22:51	Aerobee RTV-N-8		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital	Chemical release	5 March	Successful
	Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi)
19 March 23:10	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom IIA	US Army	Suborbital		19 March	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
2 April 13:47	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		2 April	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
13 April 21:41	Aerobee RTV-N-8		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital		13 April	Successful
	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
19 April 19:54	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		19 April	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 56 kilometres (35 mi)
13 May 13:43	Bumper		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Bumper 1	US Army	Suborbital		13 May	Successful
	Maiden flight of Bumper, apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
27 May 14:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		27 May	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
26 July 16:47	Aerobee RTV-N-8		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital		26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
5 August 12:07	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	UV Astronomy Solar X-ray	5 August	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
19 August 14:45	Bumper		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Bumper 2	US Army	Suborbital		19 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
3 September 01:00	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	GRENADES	US Army	Suborbital		3 September	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi)
17 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of R-1
30 September 15:30	Bumper		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Bumper 3	US Army	Suborbital		30 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
10 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), first Soviet spaceflight
13 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 November 14:24	Bumper		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Bumper 4	US Army	Suborbital		1 November	Launch failure
	Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
1 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	4 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	5 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 November 22:35	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital	Ramjet research	18 November	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
9 December 16:08	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		9 December	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
[edit] 1949
14 January 20:26	Hermes B-1		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Hermes II	US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	14 January	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
28 January 17:20	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		28 January	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
17 February 17:00	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		17 February	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 February 22:14	Bumper		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Bumper 5	US Army	Suborbital		24 February	Successful
	Apogee: 393 kilometres (244 mi)
17 March 23:20	Aerobee RTV-N-8		USS Norton Sound, PO-22 LP-1		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	17 March	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
22 March 06:43	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom IVA	US Army	Suborbital		22 March	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
22 March 17:20	Aerobee RTV-N-8		USS Norton Sound, PO-22 LP-1		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 March	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
24 March 15:14	Aerobee RTV-N-8		USS Norton Sound, PO-22 LP-1		US Navy
		APL	Suborbital	Ionospheric	24 March	Launch failure
	Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), pressure valve malfunction, booster separated on ignition
22 April 00:17	Bumper		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Bumper 6	US Army	Suborbital		22 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
5 May 15:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		5 May	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
7 May 03:12	R-1A		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	7 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of R-1A
10 May 15:57	R-1A		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	10 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 May 02:48	R-1A		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 May 21:55	R-1A		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	16 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 May 01:40	R-1A		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
	FIAR-1	OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 May 01:50	R-1A		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 May	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 June 22:35	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom IVB	US Army	Suborbital	Biological Atmospheric	14 June	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi), carried Albert II, first monkey in space[2][1]
15 June 02:03	Aerobee RTV-N-8		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ozone research	15 June	Successful
	Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
6 September 16:57	Viking		White Sands ALA-1		US Navy
	Viking 2	NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy Imaging	6 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 57 kilometres (35 mi)
10 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	10 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	11 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	13 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	14 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 September 23:19	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom IVC	US Army	Suborbital	Biological	16 September	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), carried Albert III
17 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	17 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 September 11:16	R-2E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of R-2E
28 September	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 September 11:49	R-2E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 October 11:00	R-2E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	2 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	3 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 October	Hermes B-1		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Hermes II	US Army	Suborbital	Missile test	6 October	Launch failure
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
8 October 06:05	R-2E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 October 12:45	R-2E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	11 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	12 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 November 16:03	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	GRENADES	US Army	Suborbital		18 November	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
18 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 December 19:15	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
	Blossom IVD	US Army	Suborbital	Biological	8 December	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi), carried Albert IV
[edit] 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	Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-2
October	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	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)
November	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
November	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
November	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
November	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
November	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	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	Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
December	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
December	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
December	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

← 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 →

[edit] References

• Encyclopedia Astronautica
• Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
• JAXA
• Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
• Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
• NASA
• NASA SpaceFlight.com
• Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
• Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
• Southwest Space Archive
• SPACE.com Launch Forecast
• SpaceFlightNow
• Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
• U.S. Space Objects Registry
• Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Part 1: 1900 - 1950". Chronology of Human Space Exploration. I-Spy Space. http://www.ispyspace.com/1900_to_1950.html. 
2. ^ Wade, Mark. "V-2 Chronology". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/v2cology.htm. 

[edit] See also

• List of V-2 test launches

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