| Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | LSP |
| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks |
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| June | V-2 | Peenemünde | Wehrmacht |
| Wehrmacht | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
First man-made object to cross what would later be defined as the Kármán line and hence first spaceflight. Vertical test, apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi) |
| June | V-2 | Peenemünde | Wehrmacht |
| Wehrmacht | Suborbital | Missile test | | Launch failure |
| Vertical test, guidance system malfunction |
| June | V-2 | Peenemünde | Wehrmacht |
| Wehrmacht | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Vertical test, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) |
| 14 September | V-2 | Peenemünde | Wehrmacht |
| Wehrmacht | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 September | Successful |
| First spaceflight with recorded date, vertical test, apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) |
7 December 17:00 | V-2 | Peenemünde | Wehrmacht |
Ma-333 | Wehrmacht | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 December | Successful |
| Vertical test, apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) |
9 December 17:10 | V-2 | Peenemünde | Wehrmacht |
| Wehrmacht | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful |
| Vertical test, apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) |
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16 April 21:47 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Radiation | 16 April | Launch failure |
| First launch of Project Hermes, apogee: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
10 May 21:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Chemical release | 10 May | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 112 kilometres (70 mi), First US spaceflight |
29 May 21:12 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Chemical release | 29 May | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi) |
13 June 23:40 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 13 June | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 117 kilometres (73 mi) |
28 June 19:25 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 28 June | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
9 July 19:25 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 9 July | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi) |
19 July 19:11 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 19 July | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
30 July 23:40 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Chemical release | 30 July | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 162 kilometres (101 mi) |
15 August 18:00 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 15 August | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
22 August 17:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 22 August | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch |
10 October 18:02 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 10 October | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 164 kilometres (102 mi) |
24 October 19:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army/APL | Suborbital | Solar Chemical release Imaging | 24 October | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) |
7 November 20:31 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Chemical release Radiation | 7 November | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch |
21 November 16:55 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 21 November | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi) |
5 December 20:08 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Solar | 5 December | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 153 kilometres (95 mi) |
18 December 05:12 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
GRENADES | US Army | Suborbital | Chemical release Meteor research | 18 December | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 184 kilometres (114 mi) |
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10 January 21:13 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 10 January | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 116 kilometres (72 mi) |
20 February 18:16 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom I | US Army | Suborbital | Biological Atmospheric | 20 February | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi). Carried rye, cotton seeds and fruitflies [disambiguation needed], first animals in space[1] |
7 March 18:23 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Biological Atmospheric Imagery | 7 March | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 161 kilometres (100 mi).[1] Carried rye, cotton seeds and fruitflies |
1 April 20:10 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 1 April | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 129 kilometres (80 mi) |
9 April 00:10 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 9 April | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi) |
17 April 23:22 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
GRENADES | US Army | Suborbital | | 17 April | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
15 May 23:08 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 15 May | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi) |
| 30 May |  Hermes B-1 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Hermes II | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 May | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi), maiden flight of Hermes B-1 |
10 July 19:18 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 10 July | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
30 July 00:55 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 30 July | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) |
| 6 September | V-2 | USS Midway, AO-10 | US Navy |
| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 September | Launch failure |
| Operation Sandy, first shipboard missile launch, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
9 October 19:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 9 October | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) |
20 November 23:47 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | General Electric |
| General Electric | Suborbital | | 20 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi) |
24 November 17:20 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | Chemical release | 24 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 56 kilometres (35 mi) |
8 December 21:42 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom II | US Army | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 December | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) |
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22 January 20:12 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 22 January | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 159 kilometres (99 mi) |
6 February 17:17 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | General Electric |
| General Electric | Suborbital | | 6 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) |
5 March 22:51 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | Chemical release | 5 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 118 kilometres (73 mi) |
19 March 23:10 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom IIA | US Army | Suborbital | | 19 March | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
2 April 13:47 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 2 April | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi) |
13 April 21:41 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | | 13 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi) |
19 April 19:54 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 19 April | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 56 kilometres (35 mi) |
13 May 13:43 |  Bumper | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Bumper 1 | US Army | Suborbital | | 13 May | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Bumper, apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi) |
27 May 14:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 27 May | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
26 July 16:47 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | | 26 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi) |
5 August 12:07 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | UV Astronomy Solar X-ray | 5 August | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi) |
19 August 14:45 |  Bumper | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Bumper 2 | US Army | Suborbital | | 19 August | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) |
3 September 01:00 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
GRENADES | US Army | Suborbital | | 3 September | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 151 kilometres (94 mi) |
| 17 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of R-1 |
30 September 15:30 |  Bumper | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Bumper 3 | US Army | Suborbital | | 30 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 10 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), first Soviet spaceflight |
| 13 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 21 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 23 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
1 November 14:24 |  Bumper | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Bumper 4 | US Army | Suborbital | | 1 November | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| 1 November |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 3 November |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 4 November |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 4 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 5 November |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
18 November 22:35 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | Ramjet research | 18 November | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi) |
9 December 16:08 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 9 December | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
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14 January 20:26 |  Hermes B-1 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Hermes II | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 January | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
28 January 17:20 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 28 January | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi) |
17 February 17:00 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 17 February | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
24 February 22:14 |  Bumper | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Bumper 5 | US Army | Suborbital | | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 393 kilometres (244 mi) |
17 March 23:20 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | USS Norton Sound, PO-22 LP-1 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 17 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) |
22 March 06:43 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom IVA | US Army | Suborbital | | 22 March | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
22 March 17:20 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | USS Norton Sound, PO-22 LP-1 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 22 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) |
24 March 15:14 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | USS Norton Sound, PO-22 LP-1 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 24 March | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), pressure valve malfunction, booster separated on ignition |
22 April 00:17 |  Bumper | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Bumper 6 | US Army | Suborbital | | 22 April | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 50 kilometres (31 mi) |
5 May 15:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 5 May | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
7 May 03:12 |  R-1A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of R-1A |
10 May 15:57 |  R-1A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
15 May 02:48 |  R-1A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
16 May 21:55 |  R-1A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
24 May 01:40 |  R-1A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
FIAR-1 | OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
28 May 01:50 |  R-1A | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
14 June 22:35 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom IVB | US Army | Suborbital | Biological Atmospheric | 14 June | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi), carried Albert II, first monkey in space[2][1] |
15 June 02:03 | Aerobee RTV-N-8 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| NRL | Suborbital | Ozone research | 15 June | Successful |
| Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi) |
6 September 16:57 | Viking | White Sands ALA-1 | US Navy |
Viking 2 | NRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy Imaging | 6 September | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 57 kilometres (35 mi) |
| 10 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 11 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 13 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 14 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
16 September 23:19 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom IVC | US Army | Suborbital | Biological | 16 September | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), carried Albert III |
| 17 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 19 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 20 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 23 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
25 September 11:16 |  R-2E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi), maiden flight of R-2E |
| 28 September |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 28 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
30 September 11:49 |  R-2E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
2 October 11:00 |  R-2E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 3 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 3 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 6 October |  Hermes B-1 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Hermes II | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 6 October | Launch failure |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
8 October 06:05 |  R-2E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 8 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 8 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) |
11 October 12:45 |  R-2E | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 11 October | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 12 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 13 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 13 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 15 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 15 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
18 November 16:03 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
GRENADES | US Army | Suborbital | | 18 November | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 124 kilometres (77 mi) |
| 18 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 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) |
| 22 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 22 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
| 23 October |  R-1 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 23 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
8 December 19:15 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom IVD | US Army | Suborbital | Biological | 8 December | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi), carried Albert IV |
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9 February 21:44 | Viking | White Sands ALA-1 | US Navy |
Viking 3 | NRL | Suborbital | Solar Imaging | 9 February | Launch failure |
| Veered off-course, failed to reach space, apogee: 80.5 kilometres (50.0 mi) |
17 February 18:01 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
| US Army | Suborbital | | 17 February | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 148 kilometres (92 mi) |
26 April 01:11 | Aerobee XASR-SC-2 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| US Army | Suborbital | Atmospheric | 26 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
12 May 03:08 | Viking | USS Norton Sound, PO-8 | US Navy |
Viking 4 | US Navy | Suborbital | Ionospheric Aeronomy | 12 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 171 kilometres (106 mi) |
17 August 15:45 | Aerobee RTV-N-10 | White Sands LC-35 | US Navy |
| APL | Suborbital | Spectrometry | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 101 kilometres (63 mi) |
31 August 17:09 | V-2 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Blossom IVG | US Army | Suborbital | Biological | 31 August | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 137 kilometres (85 mi), carried a mouse |
| 21 October |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 October | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), maiden flight of R-2 |
| October |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| October |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| 9 November |  Hermes B-1 | White Sands LC-33 | US Army |
Hermes II | US Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 November | Successful |
| Project Hermes launch, apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
21 November 17:18 | Viking | White Sands ALA-1 | US Navy |
Viking 5 | NRL | Suborbital | Solar Ionospheric | 21 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 174 kilometres (108 mi) |
| November |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| November |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| November |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| November |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| November |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
12 December 07:04 | Viking | White Sands ALA-1 | US Navy |
Viking 6 | US Navy | Suborbital | | 12 December | Launch failure |
| Apogee: 64 kilometres (40 mi) |
12 December 18:26 | Aerobee RTV-A-1 | Holloman LC-A | ARDC |
| ARDC | Suborbital | | 12 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) |
| 20 December |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 December | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| December |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| December |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |
| December |  R-2 | Kapustin Yar | OKB-1 |
| OKB-1 | Suborbital | Missile test | | Unknown |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi) |