1957 in spaceflight
Artist's impression of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, in orbit | |
Orbital launches | |
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First | 4 October |
Last | 6 December |
Total | 3 |
Successes | 1 |
Failures | 1 |
Partial failures | 1 |
Catalogued | 2 |
National firsts | |
Spaceflight |
Australia United Kingdom |
Satellite | Soviet Union |
Orbital launch | Soviet Union |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights |
Sputnik-PS Vanguard |
Retirements | Sputnik-PS |
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
8 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 8 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) | |||||||
15 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 15 January | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 January | R-5M Pobeda | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Nuclear test | 19 January | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
26 January | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Launch failure | |||
Maiden launch of Thor missile, exploded on launch pad | |||||||
29 January | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 29 January | Launch failure | |||
2 February 08:05 |
Aerobee AJ10-34 | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
Firefly | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 2 February | Successful | ||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
7 February | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 7 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 107 kilometres (66 mi) | |||||||
14 February | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 14 February | Successful | |||
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi) | |||||||
1 March 21:51 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 March | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), maiden flight of Jupiter missile, overheated and disintegrated | |||||||
1 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 1 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) | |||||||
11 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 11 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) | |||||||
21 March | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 21 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) | |||||||
25 March | R-11M Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 March | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
29 March 04:51 |
Aerobee RTV-N-10c | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 29 March | Successful | |||
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi) | |||||||
11 April 16:31 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Technology | 11 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
11 April | R-11M Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 April | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
12 April | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 April | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 13 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 April | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 April 04:33 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 April | Launch failure | |||
Destroyed by range safety after console error gave erroneous indications that the missile was off course | |||||||
26 April 20:12 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 April | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 18 kilometres (11 mi) | |||||||
30 April 15:10 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 30 April | Successful | |||
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi) | |||||||
April | R-11M Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
1 May 06:29 |
Viking | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Technology | 1 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi), final flight of Viking | |||||||
3 May 14:04 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy | ||||
Sunfollower | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 3 May | Successful | ||
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi) | |||||||
15 May 07:55 |
Jupiter-C | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | ABMA | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | REV test | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 655 kilometres (407 mi), gyroscope malfunctioned 134 seconds after launch, missed landing point by 778 kilometres (483 mi) | |||||||
15 May 16:01 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of R-7 and first launch of an ICBM. Engine fire in Block D booster rocket at liftoff, followed by premature separation 98 seconds after launch. Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 May 02:14 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1/AN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
16 May 03:18 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1/AN | Suborbital | Missile test Biological | 16 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
22 May 03:00 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 May | Launch failure | |||
Exploded on pad after valve malfunction caused pressure build up | |||||||
24 May | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1/AN | Suborbital | Missile test Biological | 24 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
31 May 18:08 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-5 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 May | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
7 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 7 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 10 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
11 June 19:37 |
SM-65A Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +23 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Maiden flight of Atlas missile, destroyed by range safety after fuel system malfunction, apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | |||||||
18 June 14:00 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 18 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) | |||||||
22 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 June | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi), maiden flight of R-12 | |||||||
23 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 23 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 June 14:07 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi) | |||||||
27 June | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 27 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
28 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 28 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 June | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 29 June | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 July 09:28 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 3 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 July 17:15:40 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 4 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 237 kilometres (147 mi) | |||||||
4 July | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 4 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 July 05:17:56 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 5 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
5 July | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Target | 5 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 July 12:53 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Launch failure | |||
Control system short-circuited resulting in loss of control, boosters fell off 33 seconds after launch, apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
15 July 14:23 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 15 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 28 kilometres (17 mi) | |||||||
16 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 16 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 July | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 16 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 July | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 18 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 19 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
22 July | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 22 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
23 July 16:29 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 23 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) | |||||||
29 July 21:59 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 29 July | Successful | |||
Apogee: 210 kilometres (130 mi) | |||||||
30 July 18:10 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 30 July | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 25 kilometres (16 mi) | |||||||
July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
July | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
5 August 11:53 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-1 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 5 August 11:53 | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 August 12:20 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 5 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) | |||||||
5 August 16:59 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-2 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 5 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
6 August 10:52 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-3 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 6 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) | |||||||
6 August 15:30 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Solar | 6 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi) | |||||||
6 August 16:03 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-4 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 6 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
7 August 03:28 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-5 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 7 August | Launch failure | ||||
7 August 22:04 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-6 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 7 August | Launch failure | ||||
8 August 06:59 |
Jupiter-C | Cape Canaveral LC-6 | ABMA | ||||
ABMA | Suborbital | REV test | 8 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 460 kilometres (290 mi), re-entry vehicle recovered | |||||||
8 August 07:17 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-7 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 8 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi) | |||||||
8 August | R-11M Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 August | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
9 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 9 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
10 August 05:07 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-8 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 10 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) | |||||||
11 August 05:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-10 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 11 August | Launch failure | ||||
11 August 20:30 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-11 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 11 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
12 August 07:48 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-12 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 12 August | Launch failure | ||||
12 August 13:55 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-13 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 12 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August 01:58 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-14 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 13 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 August | R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
SOI | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Solar | 13 August | Successful | ||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 August 08:06 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-15 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 14 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 August 20:00 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Plymouth Rock, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 01 LP-17 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 14 August | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
16 August | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 16 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
21 August 21:25 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 August | Successful | |||
First successful R-7 launch. Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
23 August 21:54 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Army | ||||
BRL | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
24 August 06:00 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 24 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
25 August 02:23 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 206 kilometres (128 mi) | |||||||
25 August 03:27 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi) | |||||||
27 August 08:54 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 27 August | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
28 August 21:02 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
29 August 14:12 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 29 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
30 August | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | +92 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Disintegrated 92 seconds after launch | |||||||
31 August 04:57 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
NRL | Suborbital | Auroral | 31 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 115 kilometres (71 mi) | |||||||
31 August 05:30 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Biological | 31 August | Successful | |||
Apogee: 185 kilometres (115 mi) | |||||||
August | R-11M Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Unknown | ||||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
August | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
1 September 22:28 |
Aerobee-150 (Hi) | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 1 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi) | |||||||
2 September | R-11M Zemlya | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 September | Unknown | |||
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) | |||||||
3 September | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 3 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 September 11:39 |
R-7 Semyorka | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
MVS | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) | |||||||
9 September 15:50 |
R-2A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Biological | 9 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 212 kilometres (132 mi) | |||||||
12 September 16:20 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 12 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) | |||||||
15 September 13:27 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 15 September | Launch failure | |||
18 September 18:42 |
Nike-Deacon | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Solar | 18 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 21 kilometres (13 mi) | |||||||
19 September 16:30 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), released caesium | |||||||
20 September | PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful | |||
First successful Thor launch, apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
21 September | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 21 September | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 September 19:57 |
SM-65A Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Destroyed by range safety following fuel system malfunction, apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) | |||||||
25 September | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi), maiden flight of Farside, stage zero malfunction | |||||||
26 September 17:05 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 02 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 26 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 September 20:00 |
Nike-Asp | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 26 September | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) | |||||||
27 September 13:12 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 03 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 27 September | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 119 kilometres (74 mi) | |||||||
September | R-12 Dvina | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
1 October | Long Tom | Woomera LA-2 | WRE | ||||
WRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 1 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of Long Tom, first Australian spaceflight | |||||||
3 October 17:13 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 October | Launch failure | |||
3 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 3 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) | |||||||
4 October 19:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Atlantic Launch Site 04 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 October 19:28:34 |
Sputnik-PS (8K71PS) | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Sputnik 1 (PS-1) | MVS | Low Earth | Technology | 4 January 1958 | Successful | ||
First orbital launch, first artificial satellite of Earth, maiden flight of Sputnik rocket | |||||||
7 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 700 kilometres (430 mi) | |||||||
11 October 16:33 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Partial launch failure | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi), turbopump gearbox malfunctioned, still met primary test objectives | |||||||
11 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 11 October | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 30 kilometres (19 mi) | |||||||
13 October 18:15 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 05 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 13 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 October 01:04 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Meteorite research | 14 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
14 October 21:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 06 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 14 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
16 October 20:02 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 07 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 16 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 00:09 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 08 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 02:18 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 09 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
17 October 20:01 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 10 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Launch failure | ||||
Apogee: 41 kilometres (25 mi) | |||||||
17 October 23:44 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 11 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 17 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) | |||||||
18 October 09:35 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 12 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
18 October 19:43 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 13 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
18 October 23:43 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 14 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 18 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
19 October 18:50 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 15 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 19 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) | |||||||
20 October 01:06 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 16 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
20 October 03:57 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 17 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 October 20:11 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 18 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 20 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
20 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 20 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
Apogee: 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi), returned no data due to transmitter malfunction[1] | |||||||
22 October | Farside | Eniwetak | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 October | Spacecraft failure | |||
Apogee: 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi), returned no data due to transmitter malfunction[1] | |||||||
22 October 22:31 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 19 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 22 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October 01:07 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) | |||||||
23 October 19:22:54 |
Vanguard | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 23 October | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Vanguard, battleship upper stages, apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | |||||||
23 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
23 October | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 23 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
24 October 16:32 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
24 October | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 24 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
25 October | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 25 October | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
26 October 19:47 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 20 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 26 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 October 02:46 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 21 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 27 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
29 October 00:13 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 22 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 29 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
30 October 21:40 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 23 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 30 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
31 October 00:29 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 24 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 31 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
31 October 19:51 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 25 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 31 October | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
1 November 01:00 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 26 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 1 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 November 02:30:42 |
Sputnik-PS (8K71PS) | Baikonur Site 1/5 | MVS | ||||
Sputnik 2 (PS-2) | MVS | Low Earth | Biological | 14 April 1958 | Partial launch failure Partial spacecraft failure | ||
Carried Laika, the first animal in orbit. Spacecraft failed to separate from rocket and Laika died prior to completion of experiments. Final flight of Sputnik-PS. | |||||||
3 November 20:08 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 27 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 3 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
3 November 23:24 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 28 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 3 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 01:41 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 29 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) | |||||||
4 November 03:47 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 30 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 07:16 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 31 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
4 November 18:52 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 32 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 4 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November 01:25 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 33 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 5 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
5 November 21:59 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 35 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 5 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
7 November 16:05 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 November 14:57 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 8 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
8 November 20:43 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 36 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 8 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
8 November 23:15 |
Loki Rockoon | USS Glacier, IGY Pacific Launch Site 37 | SUI | ||||
SUI | Suborbital | 8 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi) | |||||||
8 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 8 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
9 November 16:54 |
A-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 | ||||
OKB-1 | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 9 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 330 kilometres (210 mi) | |||||||
10 November | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
13 November 11:52 |
Skylark-1 | Woomera LA-2 | RAE | ||||
RAE | Suborbital | 13 November | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi), first British spaceflight | |||||||
15 November | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 15 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
19 November 16:29:56 |
Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
Smoke Puff | US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 19 November | Successful | ||
Apogee: 121 kilometres (75 mi), released potassium nitrate and aluminium | |||||||
26 November | Aerobee | Holloman LC-A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 26 November | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
27 November 02:10 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 20 kilometres (12 mi) | |||||||
6 December 16:44:35 |
Vanguard TV3 | Cape Canaveral LC-18A | US Navy | ||||
6.5in Satellite 1 | NRL | Intended: Medium Earth | Geodesy | +2 seconds | Launch failure | ||
First all up Vanguard test, first US orbital launch attempt, and first outright orbital failure of an orbital launch attempt. Exploded on launch pad after loss of thrust | |||||||
7 December 22:11 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
10 December 17:35 |
Nike-Cajun | White Sands | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) | |||||||
10 December 18:10 |
Nike-Asp | San Nicolas | US Navy | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | Test flight | 10 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 169 kilometres (105 mi) | |||||||
10 December 21:36 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Army | ||||
US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 10 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |||||||
11 December | X-17 | Cape Canaveral LC-3 | US Air Force | ||||
US Navy | Suborbital | REV test | 11 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
16 December 00:38 |
Nike-Cajun | Fort Churchill | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 December | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) | |||||||
17 December 17:39 |
SM-65A Atlas | Cape Canaveral LC-14 | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | |||
First successful Atlas launch, apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi) | |||||||
19 December 00:07 |
PGM-19 Jupiter | Cape Canaveral LC-26B | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 November | Launch failure | |||
Apogee: 92 kilometres (57 mi) | |||||||
19 December 20:12 |
PGM-17 Thor DM-18 | Cape Canaveral LC-17A | US Air Force | ||||
US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: 520 kilometres (320 mi) | |||||||
23 December | Nike-Cajun | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
HUGO | NACA | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging | 23 December | Launch failure | ||
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Unknown | Terrapin | Wallops Island | NACA | ||||
NACA | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
Orbital launch summary
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Orbital launch attempts by country in 1957 |
By country
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | First orbital launch |
United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
By rocket
Rocket | Country | Type | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Sputnik-PS 8K71PS | Soviet Union | Sputnik | R-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maiden and final flights |
Vanguard | United States | Vanguard | Viking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
By launch site
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Baikonur | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
By orbit
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally Achieved |
Remarks |
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Failed to orbit | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
Low Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Medium Earth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
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Footnotes
- 1 2 "Aeronautics Farside". Designation-Systems. 2004-11-27. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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2000s | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010s | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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