1959
2 January 1959, 16:41 |
Luna
(8K72) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
Luna 1 |
Guidance system malfunction
First man-made object to reach the escape velocity of the Earth |
17 March 1959, 01:46 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
81 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
25 March 1959, 05:25 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
18 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
30 March 1959, 22:53 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
N/A |
ICBM test |
9 May 1959, 18:59 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
21 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
N/A |
ICBM test |
30 May 1959, 21:42 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
N/A |
ICBM test |
9 June 1959, 20:34 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
N/A |
ICBM test, missed target |
18 June 1959, 08:08 |
Luna
(8K72) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
Luna 1959A |
Inertial system failed 153 seconds into flight |
18 July 1959, 18:15 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
24 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
30 July 1959, 04:00 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
041082 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
13 August 1959, 23:14 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
12 September 1959, 06:39 |
Luna
(8K72) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
Luna 2 |
|
18 September 1959, 16:02 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
4 October 1959, 02:24 |
Luna
(8K72) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
Luna 3 |
|
22 October 1959, 17:30 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
25 October 1959, 17:32 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
|
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
1 November 1959, 21:23 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
267431 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
20 November 1959, 21:06 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
I2-1T |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
27 November 1959, 01:12 |
R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) |
3 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Successful |
N/A |
ICBM test |
23 December 1959, 19:05 |
R-7A Semyorka
(8K74) |
I1-1 |
LC-1/5, Baikonur |
Failure |
N/A |
ICBM test, Maiden flight of R-7A, Thrust vectoring failed |