1952 in spaceflight

This is a list of spaceflight-related events which occurred in 1952.

Launches

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

30 January 20:45	Aerobee RTV-A-1a		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
30 January 20:45		ARDC/Utah	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 January	Launch failure

19 February 14:49	Aerobee RTV-A-1c		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
19 February 14:49	Airglow	ARDC	Suborbital		19 February	Launch failure

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

21 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

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)

References

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Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
"ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
"NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
"Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
"Space Information Center". JAXA.
"Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).

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