1955 in spaceflight

This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1955.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
20 January	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 January	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 January	R-1E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Biological	25 January	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 January	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 January	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 January	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 January	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
January	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
	LKI-III	OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
January	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
	LKI-III	OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
January	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
	LKI-III	OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
January	R-11 Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
February
3 February	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	3 February	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 February 21:55	Viking		White Sands NLA-1		US Navy
	Viking 12	NRL	Suborbital	REV test	4 February	Successful
	Apogee: 231 kilometres (144 mi)
5 February	R-1E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Biological	5 February	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 February 18:51	Aerobee RTV-A-1a		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force/Utah	Suborbital		7 February	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
7 February	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
	LKI-III	OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
7 February	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	7 February	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 February 18:25	Aerobee RTV-N-10c		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Sunfollower	NRL	Suborbital		21 February	Successful
	Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
February	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
February	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
February	R-11 Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
March
19 March 06:00	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Airglow	NRL	Suborbital		19 March	Successful
	Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi)
29 March 16:47	Aerobee RTV-A-1a		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital		29 March	Successful
	Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
March	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
March	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
April
8 April 15:19	Nike-Deacon		Wallops Island		US Air Force
	DAN-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	8 April	Successful
	Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
8 April	Nike-Nike-Tri-Deacon-T40		Wallops Island		PARD
		PARD	Suborbital	Thermodynamics	8 April	Launch failure
	Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi)
8 April	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 April	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 April	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	12 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 April	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 April	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 April 15:58	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	29 March	Successful
	Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi), maiden flight of Aerobee-150 (Aerobee-Hi)
April	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
April	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
May
21 May	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 May	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
May	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
May	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
June
6 June	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	6 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
16 June 01:11	Aerobee AJ10-27		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital		16 June	Successful
	Apogee: 203 kilometres (126 mi)
18 June	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 June	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	22 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
23 June 12:40	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	23 June	Launch failure
	Apogee: 64 kilometres (40 mi)
23 June	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 June	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 June 18:04	Nike-Deacon		Wallops Island		US Air Force
	DAN-2	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
24 June	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 June	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
June	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
June	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
June	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
July
8 July 08:39	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital		8 July	Successful
	Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
9 July	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 July	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
25 July	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 July	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	26 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 July	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 July	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 July	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
July	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
July	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
July	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
July	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
July	R-11FM Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August
1 August	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 August	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 August	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
24 August	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 August 13:00	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	25 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
25 August	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
September
12 September 14:32	R-11FM Zemlya		B-67, Beloye More		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	12 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 September	X-17		Cape Canaveral LC-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	23 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
23 September 20:34	Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-12 LP-1		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	23 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 September 16:35	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-2		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	24 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 September 21:09	Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-3		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	24 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 September 20:39	Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-4		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	25 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
27 September 19:12	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-20		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	27 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
27 September 20:54	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-5		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	27 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 September 01:13	Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-6		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	28 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 September 14:54	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-7		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	28 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 September 17:40	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-22		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	28 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
28 September 19:22	Deacon-Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-8		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Test flight	28 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
29 September 13:42	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-9		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	29 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 September 19:13	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-10		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	29 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 September 21:52	Deacon-Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-11		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	29 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 September 20:10	Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-12		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	30 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
September	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
September	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
September	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
October
4 October 21:18	Loki Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-13		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	4 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	5 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
6 October 10:45	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-23		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	6 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
6 October 19:10	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-14		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	6 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)
11 October 14:33	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-15		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	11 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
13 October 01:00	Aerobee RTV-A-1a		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Sodium release	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
13 October 12:44	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-16		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 October 13:42	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-26		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	13 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
13 October 15:24	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-17		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	13 October	Launch failure
	Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
13 October 20:13	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-13 LP-18		US Navy
		SUI	Suborbital	Ionospheric Aeronomy	13 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 October 22:49	Aerobee RTV-N-10c		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Airglow	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	18 October	Successful
	Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
22 October 00:20	Aerobee RTV-N-10c		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Airglow	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
October	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
October	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
November
4 November 15:30	Aerobee RTV-N-10c		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Airglow	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	4 November	Successful
	Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
5 November	R-1E		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Biological	5 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 November 09:15	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital		17 November	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
19 November	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 November	Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
29 November 17:16	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital		29 November	Successful
	Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
November	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
November	R-5M Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
December
1 December	X-17		Cape Canaveral LC-3		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 December 14:50	Aerobee-150 (Hi)		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
9 December 14:50		US Air Force	Suborbital	Test flight	9 December	Launch failure
19 March 05:00	Aerobee RTV-N-10a		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Airglow	NRL	Suborbital		13 December	Successful
	Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
13 December 17:58	Aerobee AJ10-27		Holloman LC-A		US Air Force
		US Air Force	Suborbital	Solar	13 December	Successful
	Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
30 December	R-11M Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 December	Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-11M

References

Generic references:

Spaceflight portal

Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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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1955 in spaceflight

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