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Launches

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/TimeRocketLaunch
Site
Launch ContractorPayloadOperatorOrbitMission/
Function
Re-Entry/
Destruction
OutcomeRemarks
10 February, 21:09 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsNRLNRLSub-orbitalMass spectrometry10 February 1953SuccessfulApogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
12 February, 07:09 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsNRLNRLSub-orbitalMass spectrometry12 February 1953SuccessfulApogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
18 February, 06:50 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsUS Air ForceGRENADESUS Air ForceSub-orbitalAeronomy18 February 1953SuccessfulApogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
18 February, 17:42 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalTest flight18 February 1953SuccessfulApogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
1 MarchR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight1 March 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 MarchR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight5 March 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 MarchR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight15 March 1953FailureMaiden flight of R-5 missile
18 MarchR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight18 March 1953Failure
19 MarchR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight19 March 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 AprilR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight2 April 1953SuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
8 AprilR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight8 April 1953Failure
14 April, 15:47 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalTest flight14 April 1953SuccessfulApogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
18 AprilR-11 (Scud)Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight18 April 1953SuccessfulMaiden flight of R-11
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 April, 19:33 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsUS Air ForceSPHEREUS Air ForceSub-orbitalAeronomy23 April 1953SuccessfulApogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
24 April, 10:19 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsUS Air ForceGRENADESUS Air ForceSub-orbitalAeronomy24 April 1953SuccessfulApogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
AprilR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
11 MayR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight11 May 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 May, 14:04 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCAirglow-3ARDCSub-orbitalAeronomy20 May 1953SuccessfulApogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
21 May, 15:47 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCAirglow-4ARDCSub-orbitalAeronomy21 May 1953SuccessfulApogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
23 MayR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight23 May 1953SuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
MayR-11 (Scud)Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchApogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
MayR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
MayR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
3 JuneR-11 (Scud)Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight3 June 1953Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 June, 19:10 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalIonosphere research26 June 1953SuccessfulApogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)
1 July, 17:52 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalIonosphere research1 July 1953SuccessfulApogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
6 JulyR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight6 July 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 July, 15:30 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalSolar ultraviolet astronomy14 July 1953SuccessfulApogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
18 July, 22:27 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-1, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy and Ionosphere research18 July 1953FailureApogee: 11 kilometres (6. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead 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 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 Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that identifies the chemical composition of a compound or sample based on the Mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead 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 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 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 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 Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that identifies the chemical composition of a compound or sample based on the Mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 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 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 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 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 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 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 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 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 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 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 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 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 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 moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 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 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 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 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 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 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 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 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 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 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 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 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-2, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy and Ionosphere research19 July 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-3, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research19 July 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-4, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research19 July 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-5, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research24 July 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-7, AO-11US NavySUI 14US NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research3 August 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-8, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research6 August 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-10, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research9 August 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 August, 19:15 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Staten Island, LP-23, AO-11NRLNRLSub-orbitalAeronomy9 August 1953FailureApogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi)
30 August, 14:00 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Eastwind, LP-11, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research30 August 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Eastwind, LP-12, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research30 August 1953FailureApogee: 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 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Eastwind, LP-13, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research30 August 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
1 September, 05:05 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsUS Air ForceGRENADESUS Air ForceSub-orbitalAeronomy1 September 1953SuccessfulApogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
3 September, 11:51 GMTDeaconUSS Eastwind, LP-15, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research3 September 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 September, 14:05 GMTDeacon/RockoonUSS Eastwind, LP-16, AO-11US NavyUS NavySub-orbitalAeronomy/Ionosphere research3 September 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 September, 05:36 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsUS Air ForceGRENADESUS Air ForceSub-orbitalAeronomy5 September 1953SuccessfulApogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
15 September, 15:02 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCAirglow-5ARDCSub-orbitalAeronomy15 September 1953FailureApogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi)
7 October, 17:00 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalSolar research7 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight10 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight16 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight17 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight19 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight20 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight26 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight27 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight28 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight28 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 OctoberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight30 October 1953SuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
OctoberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
2 November, 18:32 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalIonosphere research2 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
3 November, 18:15 GMTAerobeeLC-A, Holloman AFBARDCARDCSub-orbitalIonosphere research3 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
12 NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight12 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight15 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight15 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 November, 22:40 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsNRLNRLSub-orbitalAeronomy/Solar research19 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
24 NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flight24 November 1953SuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
NovemberR-1Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalOperational test flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
NovemberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
NovemberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
NovemberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
NovemberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
1 December, 15:30 GMTAerobeeLC-35, White SandsNRLNRLSub-orbitalAeronomy/Solar research1 December 1953SuccessfulApogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
9 DecemberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flight9 December 1953SuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
DecemberR-5Kapustin YarOKB-1OKB-1Sub-orbitalTest flightWithin an hour of launchSuccessfulApogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

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