This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1953. Spaceflight is the use of Space technology to fly a Spacecraft into and through Outer space. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site | Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function | Re-Entry/ Destruction | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February, 21:09 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | NRL | NRL | Sub-orbital | Mass spectrometry | 10 February 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | |
| 12 February, 07:09 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | NRL | NRL | Sub-orbital | Mass spectrometry | 12 February 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi) | |
| 18 February, 06:50 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | US Air Force | GRENADES | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 18 February 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) |
| 18 February, 17:42 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 18 February 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |
| 1 March | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 1 March 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 5 March | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 5 March 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 15 March | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 15 March 1953 | Failure | Maiden flight of R-5 missile | |
| 18 March | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 18 March 1953 | Failure | ||
| 19 March | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 19 March 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 2 April | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 2 April 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 8 April | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 8 April 1953 | Failure | ||
| 14 April, 15:47 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 14 April 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |
| 18 April | R-11 (Scud) | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 18 April 1953 | Successful | Maiden flight of R-11 Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | |
| 23 April, 19:33 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | US Air Force | SPHERE | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 23 April 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) |
| 24 April, 10:19 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | US Air Force | GRENADES | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 24 April 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
| April | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 11 May | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 11 May 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 20 May, 14:04 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | Airglow-3 | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 20 May 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
| 21 May, 15:47 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | Airglow-4 | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 21 May 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
| 23 May | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 23 May 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| May | R-11 (Scud) | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||
| May | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| May | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 3 June | R-11 (Scud) | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 3 June 1953 | Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) | ||
| 26 June, 19:10 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 26 June 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |
| 1 July, 17:52 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 1 July 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi) | |
| 6 July | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 6 July 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 14 July, 15:30 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Solar ultraviolet astronomy | 14 July 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |
| 18 July, 22:27 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-1, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy and Ionosphere research | 18 July 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. 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In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The R-1 rocket ( NATO reporting name SS-1 Scunner was a copy of the German V-2 rocket manufactured by the Soviet Union. Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The R-1 rocket ( NATO reporting name SS-1 Scunner was a copy of the German V-2 rocket manufactured by the Soviet Union. Kapustin Yar ( Russian Капустин Яр today Знаменск/Znamensk is a Russian rocket launch and development site in the Astrakhan Oblast, between SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia ( Russian: ru Ракетно-космическая корпорация "Энергия" им A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Aerobee rocket was a small (8 m unguided suborbital Sounding rocket used for high atmospheric and Cosmic radiation research in the United States Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business district of Alamogordo Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command Air Force Systems Command (AFSC is a former United States Air Force command A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Ultraviolet astronomy is generally used to refer to observations at Ultraviolet wavelengths between approximately 10 and 320 nanometres Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 19 July, 10:30 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-2, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy and Ionosphere research | 19 July 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 19 July, 15:53 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-3, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 19 July 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 19 July, 21:57 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-4, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 19 July 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 24 July, 16:40 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-5, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 24 July 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 3 August, 18:28 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-7, AO-11 | US Navy | SUI 14 | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 3 August 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) |
| 6 August, 15:07 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-8, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 6 August 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 9 August, 05:54 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-10, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 9 August 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 9 August, 19:15 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Staten Island, LP-23, AO-11 | NRL | NRL | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 9 August 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi) | |
| 30 August, 14:00 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Eastwind, LP-11, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 30 August 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - Keel laid down 9 June launched 28 December 1943 - Construction continued 1944 - Transferred The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 30 August, 16:20 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Eastwind, LP-12, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 30 August 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 11 kilometres (6. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Deacon is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island A rockoon (derived from the terms Rocket and Balloon) was an extension to the rocket which allowed the rocket to achieve further distance Ship's History 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 8 mi) | |
| 30 August, 20:46 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Eastwind, LP-13, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 30 August 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 1 September, 05:05 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | US Air Force | GRENADES | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 1 September 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
| 3 September, 11:51 GMT | Deacon | USS Eastwind, LP-15, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 3 September 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 3 September, 14:05 GMT | Deacon/Rockoon | USS Eastwind, LP-16, AO-11 | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Ionosphere research | 3 September 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 5 September, 05:36 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | US Air Force | GRENADES | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 5 September 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
| 15 September, 15:02 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | Airglow-5 | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 15 September 1953 | Failure | Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi) |
| 7 October, 17:00 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 7 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 10 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 10 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 16 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 16 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 17 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 17 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 19 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 19 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 20 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 20 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 26 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 26 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 27 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 27 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 28 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 28 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 28 October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 28 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 30 October | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 30 October 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| October | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 2 November, 18:32 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 2 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |
| 3 November, 18:15 GMT | Aerobee | LC-A, Holloman AFB | ARDC | ARDC | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 3 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |
| 12 November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 12 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 15 November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 15 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 15 November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 15 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| 19 November, 22:40 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | NRL | NRL | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Solar research | 19 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi) | |
| 24 November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | 24 November 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| November | R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Operational test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |
| November | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| November | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| November | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| November | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| 1 December, 15:30 GMT | Aerobee | LC-35, White Sands | NRL | NRL | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy/Solar research | 1 December 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |
| 9 December | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 9 December 1953 | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |
| December | R-5 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sub-orbital | Test flight | Within an hour of launch | Successful | Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) |