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1954 in spaceflight

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Viking 10 was launched in May
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This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1954.

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[edit] Launches

← Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec →
Date/Time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

[edit] February
2 February
18:35		 Flag of the United StatesAerobee RTV-N-10 Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesSunfollower NRL Suborbital Solar 2 February Successful
Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
20 February Flag of FranceVéronique-NA Flag of FranceHammaguira Bechar Flag of FranceLRBA
LRBA Suborbital Test flight 20 February Launch failure
Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)
21 February Flag of FranceVéronique-NA Flag of FranceHammaguira Bechar Flag of FranceLRBA
LRBA Suborbital Test flight 21 February Successful
Apogee: 135 kilometres (84 mi), first French spaceflight

[edit] March
11 March Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 11 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 March Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 March Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 16 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
20 March Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 20 March Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

[edit] April
9 April
21:12		 Flag of the United StatesAerobee RTV-N-10 Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Spectrometry 9 April Successful
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
10 April
09:00		 Flag of the United StatesAerobee RTV-N-10 Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Spectrometry 10 April Launch failure
Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
20 April Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11 Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 20 April Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
23 April Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 23 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 April Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 24 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 April Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 April Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 29 April Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

[edit] May
3 May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 3 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
4 May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 4 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 May
17:00		 Flag of the United StatesViking Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands NLA-1 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesViking 10 NRL Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 7 May Successful
Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)
7 May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 7 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
13 May Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11 Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 13 May Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
21 May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 21 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
24 May
17:00		 Flag of the United StatesViking Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands NLA-1 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesViking 11 NRL Suborbital REV test 24 May Successful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
26 May
14:24		 Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionA-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
MVS Suborbital Ionospheric 26 May Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), maiden flight of A-1
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
May Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11 Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

[edit] June
11 June Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 11 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 June Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 12 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
14 June Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 14 June Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 June
13:24		 Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1D Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital 26 June Successful
Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi), maiden flight of R-1D
June Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-2 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Unknown
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

[edit] July
2 July Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1D Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital 2 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
7 July Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1D Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital 7 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
16 July
12:13		 Flag of the United StatesDeacon Rockoon Flag of the United StatesUSCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-1 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesSUI-24 SUI Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 16 July Launch failure
Apogee: 90 kilometres (56 mi)
21 July
20:49		 Flag of the United StatesDeacon Rockoon Flag of the United StatesUSCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-5 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesSUI-29 SUI Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 21 July Launch failure
Apogee: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
23 July
19:37		 Flag of the United StatesDeacon Rockoon Flag of the United StatesUSCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-7 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesSUI-32 SUI Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 23 July Launch failure
Apogee: 23 kilometres (14 mi)
26 July
00:29		 Flag of the United StatesDeacon Rockoon Flag of the United StatesUSCGC Eastwind, AO-12 LP-18 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
Flag of the United StatesNRL-11 NRL Suborbital Ionospheric
Aeronomy		 26 July Launch failure
Apogee: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)

[edit] August
2 August Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 2 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 August Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 12 August Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
27 August Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 August Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 27 August Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
August Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
August Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

[edit] September
26 September Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11FM Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 26 September Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
September Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
September Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

[edit] October
5 October
18:15		 Flag of the United StatesAerobee RTV-N-10b Flag of the United StatesWhite Sands LC-35 Flag of the United StatesUS Navy
NRL Suborbital Remote sensing 5 October Successful
Returned first images of a complete hurricane from 161 kilometres (100 mi) altitude[1][2]
14 October
21:20		 Flag of the United StatesNike-Nike-T40-T55 Flag of the United StatesWallops Island Flag of the United StatesNACA
NACA Suborbital Hypersonic research 14 October Successful
Apogee: 352 kilometres (219 mi)
20 October Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11FM Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
October Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11FM Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)

[edit] November
30 November Flag of GermanyFlag of the Soviet UnionR-1 Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test 30 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
November Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)

[edit] December
December Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December Flag of the Soviet UnionR-5 Pobeda Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
Flag of the Soviet UnionLKI-III OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
December Flag of the Soviet UnionR-11 Zemlya Flag of the Soviet UnionKapustin Yar Flag of the Soviet UnionOKB-1
OKB-1 Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ NASA History Office - Aeronautics and Astronautics Chronology, 1950-1954
  2. ^ NOAA Photo Library - View of tropical cyclone centred near Del Rio, Texas


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