1957 in spaceflight
Artist's impression of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, in orbit | |
Orbital launches | |
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First | 4 October |
Last | 6 December |
Total | 3 |
Successes | 1 |
Failures | 1 |
Partial failures | 1 |
Catalogued | 2 |
National firsts | |
Spaceflight |
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Satellite |
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Orbital launch |
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Rockets | |
Maiden flights |
Sputnik-PS Vanguard |
Retirements | Sputnik-PS |
The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957, by the Soviet Union.
In November, the second orbital flight took place. The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, Laika, who died in orbit a few days after launch.
There were also 189 suborbital launches, many unsuccessful.
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
8 January | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 8 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
15 January | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 15 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 January | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 19 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
26 January | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Launch failure | |||
Maiden launch of Thor missile, exploded on launch pad | |||||||
29 January | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 29 January | Launch failure | |||
2 February 08:05 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
7 February | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 7 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
14 February | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 14 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
1 March 21:51 |
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ABMA | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), maiden flight of Jupiter missile, overheated and disintegrated | |||||||
1 March | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 1 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
11 March | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 11 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
21 March | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 21 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
25 March | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
29 March 04:51 |
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NRL | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
11 April 16:31 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Technology | 11 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
11 April | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
12 April | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 April | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 April | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 April 04:33 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Launch failure | |||
Destroyed by range safety after console error gave erroneous indications that the missile was off course | |||||||
26 April 20:12 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi) | |||||||
30 April 15:10 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 30 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
April | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
1 May 06:29 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Technology | 1 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi), final flight of Viking | |||||||
3 May 14:04 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 3 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
15 May 07:55 |
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ABMA | Suborbital | REV test | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 655 kilometres (407 mi), gyroscope malfunctioned 134 seconds after launch, missed landing point by 778 kilometres (483 mi) | |||||||
15 May 16:01 |
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MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of R-7 and first launch of an ICBM. Engine fire in Block D booster rocket at liftoff, followed by premature separation 98 seconds after launch. Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 May 02:14 |
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OKB-1/AN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
16 May 03:18 |
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OKB-1/AN | Suborbital | Missile test Biological | 16 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
22 May 03:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Launch failure | |||
Exploded on pad after valve malfunction caused pressure build up | |||||||
24 May | |||||||
OKB-1/AN | Suborbital | Missile test Biological | 24 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
31 May 18:08 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
7 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 7 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 10 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
11 June 19:37 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +23 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Atlas missile, destroyed by range safety after fuel system malfunction, apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | |||||||
18 June 14:00 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | |||||||
22 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi), maiden flight of R-12 | |||||||
23 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 23 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 June 14:07 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
27 June | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 27 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 28 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 June | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 29 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 July 09:28 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 3 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 July 17:15:40 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 4 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
4 July | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 4 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 July 05:17:56 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
5 July | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 5 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 July 12:53 |
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MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Launch failure | |||
Control system short-circuited resulting in loss of control, boosters fell off 33 seconds after launch, apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
15 July 14:23 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 15 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
16 July | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 16 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 July | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 16 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 July | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 18 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 July | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 19 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 July | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 22 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
23 July 16:29 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 23 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
29 July 21:59 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
30 July 18:10 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
July | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
5 August 11:53 |
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SUI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 August 11:53 | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 August 12:20 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 5 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) | |||||||
5 August 16:59 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 5 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
6 August 10:52 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 6 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
6 August 15:30 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 6 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
6 August 16:03 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 6 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
7 August 03:28 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 7 August | Launch failure | ||||
7 August 22:04 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 7 August | Launch failure | ||||
8 August 06:59 |
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ABMA | Suborbital | REV test | 8 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi), re-entry vehicle recovered | |||||||
8 August 07:17 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 8 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
8 August | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
9 August | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 August 05:07 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 10 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
11 August 05:16 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 11 August | Launch failure | ||||
11 August 20:30 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 11 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 August 07:48 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 12 August | Launch failure | ||||
12 August 13:55 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 12 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August 01:58 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 13 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Solar | 13 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 August 08:06 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 14 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 August 20:00 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 14 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
16 August | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 16 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 August 21:25 |
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MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful | |||
First successful R-7 launch. Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
23 August 21:54 |
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BRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
24 August 06:00 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
25 August 02:23 |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
25 August 03:27 |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
27 August 08:54 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 27 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
28 August 21:02 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
29 August 14:12 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 29 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
30 August | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +92 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Disintegrated 92 seconds after launch | |||||||
31 August 04:57 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 31 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
31 August 05:30 |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Biological | 31 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
August | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
1 September 22:28 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
2 September | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
3 September | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 September 11:39 |
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MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
9 September 15:50 |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Biological | 9 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
12 September 16:20 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | |||||||
15 September 13:27 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 15 September | Launch failure | |||
18 September 18:42 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 18 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi) | |||||||
19 September 16:30 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), released caesium | |||||||
20 September | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful | |||
First successful Thor launch, apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
21 September | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 September 19:57 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Destroyed by range safety following fuel system malfunction, apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | |||||||
25 September | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), maiden flight of Farside, stage zero malfunction | |||||||
26 September 17:05 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 26 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 September 20:00 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
27 September 13:12 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 27 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
September | |||||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
1 October | |||||||
WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of Long Tom, first Australian spaceflight | |||||||
3 October 17:13 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 October | Launch failure | |||
3 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
4 October 19:16 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 4 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 October 19:28:34 |
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MVS | Orbital | Technology | 4 January 1958 | Successful | |||
First orbital launch, first artificial satellite of Earth, maiden flight of Sputnik rocket | |||||||
7 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 700 kilometres (430 mi) | |||||||
11 October 16:33 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Partial launch failure | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi), turbopump gearbox malfunctioned, still met primary test objectives | |||||||
11 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) | |||||||
13 October 18:15 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 13 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 October 01:04 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 14 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 October 21:16 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 14 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
16 October 20:02 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 16 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 00:09 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 02:18 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 20:01 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Launch failure | ||||
Apogee: 41 kilometres (25 mi) | |||||||
17 October 23:44 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
18 October 09:35 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 October 19:43 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
18 October 23:43 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
19 October 18:50 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 19 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
20 October 01:06 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
20 October 03:57 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 October 20:11 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
Apogee: 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi), returned no data due to transmitter malfunction[1] | |||||||
22 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
Apogee: 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi), returned no data due to transmitter malfunction[1] | |||||||
22 October 22:31 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 22 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October 01:07 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
23 October 19:22:54 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 October | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Vanguard, battleship upper stages, apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
23 October | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
24 October 16:32 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
24 October | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 October | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 October 19:47 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 26 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 October 02:46 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 27 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 October 00:13 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 29 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 October 21:40 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 30 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
31 October 00:29 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 31 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
31 October 19:51 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 31 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
1 November 01:00 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 1 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 November 02:30:42 |
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MVS | Low Earth | Biological | 14 April 1958 | Partial launch failure Partial spacecraft failure | |||
Carried Laika, the first animal in orbit. Spacecraft failed to separate from rocket and Laika died prior to completion of experiments. Final flight of Sputnik-PS. | |||||||
3 November 20:08 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 3 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 November 23:24 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 3 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 01:41 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 November 03:47 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 07:16 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 18:52 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November 01:25 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 5 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November 21:59 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 5 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 November 16:05 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 November 14:57 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 November 20:43 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 8 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
8 November 23:15 |
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SUI | Suborbital | 8 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
8 November | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 8 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 November 16:54 |
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OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 330 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
10 November | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 November 11:52 |
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RAE | Suborbital | 13 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi), first British spaceflight | |||||||
15 November | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 15 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 November 16:29:56 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi), released potassium nitrate and aluminium | |||||||
26 November | |||||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 November 02:10 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
6 December 16:44:35 |
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NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Geodesy | +2 seconds | Launch failure | |||
First all up Vanguard test, first US orbital launch attempt, and first outright orbital failure of an orbital launch attempt. Exploded on launch pad after loss of thrust | |||||||
7 December 22:11 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
10 December 17:35 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
10 December 18:10 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
10 December 21:36 |
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US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
11 December | |||||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 11 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 December 00:38 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) | |||||||
17 December 17:39 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | |||
First successful Atlas launch, apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
19 December 00:07 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi) | |||||||
19 December 20:12 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
23 December | |||||||
NACA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging | 23 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Orbital launch summary
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Orbital launch attempts by country in 1957 |
By country
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | First orbital launch | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
By rocket
Rocket | Country | Type | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Sputnik-PS 8K71PS | Sputnik | R-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maiden and final flights | |
Vanguard | Vanguard | Viking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
By launch site
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Cape Canaveral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
By orbit
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Failed to orbit | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
Low Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Medium Earth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
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Footnotes
- 1 2 "Aeronautics Farside". Designation-Systems. 2004-11-27. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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