1953 in spaceflight

Launch of a Deacon Rockoon, several such launches occurred in 1953

This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1953.

Launches

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

10 February 21:09	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Mass spectrometry	10 February	Successful
	Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
12 February 07:09	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Mass spectrometry	12 February	Successful
	Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
18 February 06:50	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
	GRENADES	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	18 February	Successful
	Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
18 February 06:50	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Test	18 February	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)

1 March	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 March	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 March	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	5 March	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 March	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 March	Launch failure
	Maiden flight of R-5 Pobeda
18 March	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
18 March		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 March	Launch failure
19 March	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 March	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

2 April	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	2 April	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
8 April	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
8 April		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 April	Launch failure
14 April 15:47	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Test	14 April	Successful
	Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
18 April	R-11 Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 April	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-11
23 April 19:33	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
	SPHERE	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	23 April	Successful
	Apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
24 April 10:19	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
	GRENADES	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	24 April	Successful
	Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
April	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

11 May	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 March	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 May 14:04	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
	Airglow-3	ARDC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	20 May	Successful
	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
21 May 15:47	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
	Airglow-4	ARDC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	21 May	Successful
	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
23 May	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	23 May	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
May	R-11 Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
May	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

3 June	R-11 Zemlya		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	3 June	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
26 June 19:10	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 June	Successful
	Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi)

1 July 17:52	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	1 July	Successful
	Apogee: 138 kilometres (86 mi)
6 July	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	6 July	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 July 15:30	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Solar UV	14 July	Successful
	Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
18 July 22:27	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-1		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	18 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
19 July 10:30	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-2		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	19 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
19 July 15:53	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-3		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	19 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
19 July 21:57	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-4		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	19 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
24 July 16:40	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-5		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	24 July	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)

3 August 18:28	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-7		US Navy
	SUI-14	US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	3 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
6 August 15:07	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-8		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	6 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
9 August 05:54	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-10		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	9 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
9 August 19:15	Deacon Rockoon		USS Staten Island, AO-11 LP-23		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	9 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 38 kilometres (24 mi)
30 August 14:00	Deacon Rockoon		USS Eastwind, AO-11 LP-11		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	30 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
30 August 16:20	Deacon Rockoon		USS Eastwind, AO-11 LP-12		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	30 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
30 August 20:46	Deacon Rockoon		USS Eastwind, AO-11 LP-13		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	30 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

1 September 05:05	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
	GRENADES	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	1 September	Successful
	Apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi)
3 September 11:51	Deacon Rockoon		USS Eastwind, AO-11 LP-15		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	3 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
3 September 14:05	Deacon Rockoon		USS Eastwind, AO-11 LP-16		US Navy
		US Navy	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	3 September	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 September 05:36	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		US Air Force
	GRENADES	US Air Force	Suborbital	Aeronomy	5 September	Successful
	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
15 September 15:02	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
	Airglow-5	ARDC	Suborbital	Aeronomy	15 September	Launch failure
	Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi)

7 October 17:00	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Solar	7 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
10 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	16 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	17 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	19 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	26 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	27 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
28 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	28 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 October	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

2 November 18:32	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	2 November	Successful
	Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
3 November 18:15	Aerobee		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	3 November	Successful
	Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi)
12 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	12 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
15 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	15 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
19 November 22:40	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Solar	19 November	Successful
	Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
24 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	24 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

1 December 15:30	Aerobee		White Sands LC-35		NRL
		NRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Solar	1 December	Successful
	Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi)
9 December	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	9 December	Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December	R-5 Pobeda		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
	Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

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References

Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
"NASASpaceFlight.com".
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"Space Calendar". NASA JPL.
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Footnotes

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