1952 in spaceflight

This is a list of spaceflight-related events which occurred in 1952.

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
30 January 20:45	Aerobee RTV-A-1a		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC/Utah	Suborbital	Ionospheric	30 January	Launch failure
February
19 February 14:49	Aerobee RTV-A-1c		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
	Airglow	ARDC	Suborbital		19 February	Launch failure
April
22 April 17:28	Aerobee RTV-A-1		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital	Ionospheric	22 April	Successful
	Apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi)
30 April 13:30	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	30 April	Successful
	Apogee: 128 kilometres (80 mi)
May
1 May 14:59	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	1 May	Successful
	Apogee: 126 kilometres (78 mi)
5 May 13:44	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
		NRL	Suborbital	UV Astronomy	5 May	Successful
	Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
20 May 16:06	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		20 May	Successful
	Project Hermes launch, apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi)
June
6 June 17:30	Viking		White Sands ALA-1		US Navy
	Viking 8	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	6 June	Launch failure
	Accidentally launched during static fire ground test
18 June 17:50	Aerobee RTV-A-1		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital		18 June	Successful
	Apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi)
30 June 14:32	Aerobee RTV-A-1		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
	Airglow 1	ARDC	Suborbital		30 June	Successful
	Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
August
1 August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
8 August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	8 August	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) First launch of production quality assurance test.
20 August	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	20 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 August	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
25 August	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	25 August	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
26 August 18:53	Aerobee RTV-A-1a		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC/Utah	Suborbital	Ionospheric	26 August	Launch failure
	Apogee: 32 kilometres (20 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
August	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September
1 September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	1 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
3 September 14:49	Aerobee RTV-N-10		White Sands LC-35		US Navy
	Sunfollower	NRL	Suborbital		3 September	Successful
	Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
18 September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	18 September	Successful
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
19 September 15:49	V-2		White Sands LC-33		US Army
		US Army	Suborbital		19 September	Launch failure
	Final flight of V-2, project Hermes launch, apogee: 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
25 September 03:50	Aerobee XASR-SC-1		White Sands LC-35		US Army
	GRENADES	US Army	Suborbital		25 September	Successful
	Apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi)
September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
September	R-2		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test		Unknown
	Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
October
10 October 14:24	Aerobee RTV-A-1		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
		ARDC	Suborbital		10 October	Successful
	Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi)
22 October 14:35	Aerobee RTV-A-1		Holloman LC-A		ARDC
	T-day	ARDC	Suborbital		22 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October 03:45	Aerobee XASR-SC-2		White Sands LC-35		US Army
	GRENADES	US Army	Suborbital		23 October	Successful
	Apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi)
29 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	29 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
30 October	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	30 October	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November
21 November	R-1		Kapustin Yar		OKB-1
		OKB-1	Suborbital	Missile test	21 November	Successful
	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December
11 December 23:47	Aerobee XASR-SC-1		White Sands LC-35		US Army
	SPHERE	US Army	Suborbital		11 December	Successful
	Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
15 December 21:38	Viking		White Sands NLA-1		US Navy
	Viking 9	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	15 December	Successful
	Apogee: 217 kilometres (135 mi)

References

Generic references:
 Spaceflight portal

• Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
• Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
• Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
• 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".
• Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
• "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
• "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
• "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• "Space Information Center". JAXA.
• "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).

Footnotes