List of test launches of the A4 rocket
List of all A4 rockets that were launched in Peenemünde (including Greifswalder Oie ), Blizna ( SS military training area Heidelager ) and the Tucheler Heide ( SS military training area West Prussia ).
All missiles listed were launched for test purposes. War missions of A4 missiles took place neither in Peenemünde nor in Blizna or the Tucheler Heide for reasons of range.
- Designation of the missiles
- V = test rocket (the test number corresponds to the device number according to the scheme: V-23 = device number 4023)
- MW = rocket from the series production of the Mittelwerk
Location of the starting points
- Peenemünde P-VI: 54.1545 N 13.8141 O
- Peenemünde P-VII: 54.168382 N 13.800695 O
- Peenemünde PX: 54.169293 N 13.803731 O
- Blizna: 50.186372 N 21.611631 O
- Tucheler Heide: 53.560641 N 18.151968 O
- Cuxhaven: 53.844498 N 8.590638
Trial starts in Peenemünde and Greifswalder Oie
No. | date | Burning time (s) | Range (km) | Starting point | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V-1 | March 16, 1942 | - | - | Test tower | Explosion upon ignition |
V-2 | June 13, 1942 | 36 | 1.3 | P-VII | rose approx. 4900 m until a fuel pump broke, also rolled in flight, crashed (shot report no. 1) |
V-3 | August 16, 1942 | 45 | 8.7 | P-VII | broke sound barrier, but then tip broken off, flight time 194 s (shot report no.2) |
V-4 | October 3, 1942 | 58 | 190 | P-VII | first successful flight, crashed into the sea after 296 seconds of flight, previously reached a summit height of 84.5 km and is therefore considered the first object to penetrate the border area of space or the first man-made object in space (always depending on the Definition of where space begins). "Birthday of space travel". (Shot report No. 3) |
V-5 | October 21, 1942 | 84 | 147 | P-VII | Problems with the steam generator, flight time 256 s (shot report No. 4) |
V-6 | November 9, 1942 | 54 | 14th | P-VII | vertical ascent up to 67 km (shot report no.5) |
V-7 | November 28, 1942 | 37 | 8.6 | P-VII | staggered, lost fins (shooting report no.6) |
V-9 | December 12, 1942 | 4th | 0.1 | P-VII | Explosion (Shot Report No. 7) |
V-10 | January 7, 1943 | - | - | P-VII | Explosion on ignition (shot report no.8) |
V-11 | January 25, 1943 | 64.5 | 105 | P-VII | too steep, rolled in flight (shot report No. 9) |
V-12 | February 17, 1943 | 61 | 196 | P-VII | Ascent too flat (shot report no.10) |
V-13 | February 19, 1943 | 18th | 4.8 | P-VII | Fire in the stern (shooting report no.11) |
V-16 | March 3, 1943 | 33 | 1.0 | P-VII | vertical ascent, stern explosion (shot report no.12) |
V-18 | March 18, 1943 | 60 | 133 | P-VII | too steep, rotation in flight (shot report no.13) |
V-19 | March 25, 1943 | 28 | 1.2 | P-VII | Staggered, exploded (Shot report # 14) |
V-20 | April 14, 1943 | 66 | 287 | P-VII | Crash in Pomerania (shooting report no.16) |
V-21 | April 22, 1943 | 59 | 252 | P-VII | Crash in Pomerania (report no.17) |
V-22 | May 14, 1943 | 62 | 250 | P-VII | Shutdown failed (shot report No. 18) |
V-26 | May 26, 1943 | 66.5 | 265 | P-VII | Success, flight time 349 s (shot report No. 19) |
V-25 | May 26, 1943 | 40 | 27 | P-VII | Burn out after 40 s (shot report no.20) |
V-24 | May 27, 1943 | 55 | 138 | P-VII | (Shot report No. 21) |
V-23 | June 1, 1943 | 62 | 235 | P-VII | premature burnout (shot report no.22) |
V-29 | June 11, 1943 | 63.5 | 238 | P-VII | Success (Shot Report No. 23) |
V-31 | June 16, 1943 | 60.5 | 221 | P-VII | premature burnout (shot report no.24) |
V-28 | June 22, 1943 | 62.5 | 75 | P-VII | explodes after 70s (shot report no.25) |
V-30 | June 24, 1943 | 65.1 | 287 | PX | First start from test stand X, shutdown failed (shot report no.26) |
V-36 | June 26, 1943 | 64.9 | 235 | P-VII | Success (Shot Report No. 27) |
V-38 | June 29, 1943 | 15th | 3 | P-VII | Crash on the airfield (shooting report no.28) |
V-40 | June 29, 1943 | 63.6 | 236 | P-VII | Impact not observed (report no.29) |
V-33 | July 1, 1943 | - | - | P-VII | Burn out after taking off, explosion (shot report no.30) |
V-41 | July 9, 1943 | 4th | 0.1 | P-VII | Crash on the pump house of test stand VII (shot report no.31) |
V-34 | July 9, 1943 | - | - | P-VII | Burn out after take-off, explosion (shot report no.32) |
V-54 | August 12, 1943 | 64 | 245 | P-VII | Success with a large page fault (shot report no.33) |
V-49 | October 6, 1943 | 68 | 185 | P-VII | Successful start with a duration of 272 s. First take-off after the air raid on August 17, 1943 (Gun Report No. 34) |
V-71 | October 15, 1943 | 50 | 36 | P-VII | Engine failure |
V-67 | October 21, 1943 | 61 | 240 | P-VII | |
V-69 | October 25, 1943 | 63 | 72 | P-VII | Engine failure, flight time 286 s (shot report No. 37) |
V-43 | November 9, 1943 | ? | ? | P-VII | Stand dismantler |
V-73 | December 4, 1943 | 63 | ? | P-VII | Success, flight time 286 s (shot report No. 39) |
V-60 | December 10, 1943 | 69 | 169 | P-VII | Success, flight time 247 s (shot report No. 40) |
V-59 | December 21, 1943 | 33 | 15th | P-VII | Only partial success, premature failure of the engine, flight time 104s (shot report no. 41) |
V-91 | December 30, 1943 | 38 | 15th | P-VII | Exploded 38 s after takeoff |
V-32 | January 7, 1944 | 43 | ? | P-VII | Exploded 43 s after take-off (Shot report No. 43) |
V-82 | January 11, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-77 | January 20, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-75 | January 25, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17003 | January 27, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | First test flight of a rocket manufactured in Mittelwerk. Stand dismantler (shot report no.47) |
V-106 | February 4, 1944 | ? | 12 | P-VII | Control failure, impact at Wolgast (report no.48) |
MW 17009 | February 9, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17007 | February 10, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17010 | February 11, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17001 | February 13, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-98 | February 15, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17004 | February 16, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-85 | February 17, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17021 | February 18, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17006 | February 21, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17011 | February 23, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17015 | February 23, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-112 | February 28, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-84 | March 2, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | explodes |
MW 17016 | March 4, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-151 | March 7, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-126 | March 7, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17020 | March 9, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-116 | March 10, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-88 | March 11, 1944 | 59 | ? | P-VII | Success, flight time 282 s |
V-128 | March 10, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17022 | March 15, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17018 | March 16, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17033 | March 18, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-145 | March 21, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-121 | March 23, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17031 | March 24, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17019 | March 27, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-132 | March 29, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17098 | April 3, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-86 | April 5, 1944 | 18th | 0.5 | P-VII | Series B (B); Stern explosion after 18 s, impact at sea approx. 500 m from PI (report no.79 of April 14, 1944) |
MW 17043 | April 7, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17063 | April 14, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17108 | April 20, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 17200 | May 10, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-152 | May 12, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17320 | May 14, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-136 | May 16, 1944 | 65 | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17323 | May 17, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-144 | May 22, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17312 | May 23, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 17309 | May 24, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-170 | May 27, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-146 | May 31, 1944 | 58 | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17558 | June 1, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-140 | June 2, 1944 | 60 | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17656 | June 3, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17746 | June 6, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17557 | June 7, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-171 | June 8, 1944 | 69 | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17747 | June 8, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-159 | June 9, 1944 | 11 | ? | P-VII | |
V-158 | June 10, 1944 | 68 | ? | P-VII | |
V-209 | June 11, 1944 | 61 | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17725 | June 11, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-89 | June 13, 1944 | ? | ? | Crash in Sweden | |
V-172 | June 14, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17727 | June 14, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 17840 | June 15, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17839 | June 17, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18012 | June 18, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-177 | June 20, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 18014 | June 20, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | Vertical shot; reached a summit height of 174.6 km and hit west of Zingst |
MW 17940 | June 20, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18017 | June 21, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 17939 | June 21, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18017 | June 21, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 17939 | June 21, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-157 | June 22, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 18007 | June 23, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 17657 | June 24, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18016 | June 24, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18013 | June 24, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18008 | June 26, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18015 | June 26, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-208 | June 27, 1944 | 59 | ? | P-VII | |
V-167 | June 28, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-173 | June 29, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-211 | June 30, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18011 | July 1, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18010 | July 3, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-212 | 4th July 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18143 | July 5, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18144 | July 6, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-214 | July 7, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18020 | July 8, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-210 | July 10, 1944 | 60 | ? | P-VII | |
V-160 | July 14, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18019 | July 21, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-178 | July 29, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-205 | July 31, 1944 | 67 | 237 | PX | |
MW 18207 | August 1, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18203 | August 1, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18204 | August 2, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-202 | August 3, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-179 | 4th August 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18200 | August 12, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-181 | August 13, 1944 | 50 | 0.5 | P-VII | explodes |
V-182 | August 13, 1944 | 10 | 0.07 | P-VII | explodes |
MW 18267 | August 15, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18266 | August 15, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18263 | August 16, 1944 | 61 | 227 | P-VII | |
V-227 | August 17, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 18239 | August 17, 1944 | 66 | 284 | PX | |
MW 18238 | August 20, 1944 | 66 | 239 | PX | |
MW 18243 | August 20, 1944 | 64 | 235 | P-VII | |
V-216 | August 22, 1944 | 57 | 196 | P-VII | |
MW 18233 | August 22, 1944 | 67 | 224 | PX | |
V-226 | August 23, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 18222 | August 24, 1944 | 64 | 189 | PX | |
MW 18240 | August 26, 1944 | 61 | 226 | PX | |
MW 18299 | August 30, 1944 | 56 | 175 | P-VI | Page fault 6 km, battery 3./485 firing |
V-225 | September 1, 1944 | 65 | 199 | PX | Success (test shooting main report No. 15 of September 14, 1944) |
MW 18293 | September 2, 1944 | 63 | 177 | P-VI | Series B (C); Purpose: practice shooting, considerable deviation from the side 24 km, target range (160 km) exceeded (test report no.21 - main report - from September 15, 1944) |
V-206 | September 4, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-230 | September 5, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-222 | September 8, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-231 | September 13, 1944 | 68 | 0.15 | Oie | made from MW 18181, series B (C); yellow paint, purpose: vertical shot, summit height 61.8 km, shooting battery 3./485 (test report No. 22 - main report - from September 28, 1944) |
V-223 | September 14, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18257 | September 15, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
MW 18330 | September 17, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-234 | September 19, 1944 | 68 | 146 | PX | Series B (C); Side fault 5.5 km (test shooting main report No. 20 of October 7, 1944) |
V-240 | September 19, 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
V-217 | September 20, 1944 | 58 | 201 | PX | Series B (C); Immersion separator (test shooting main report No. 21 of October 7, 1944) |
V-239 | September 20, 1944 | 63.5 | 87 | Oie | Assembling from W 4239 and MW 18235, series B (C); Device painted white; I device did not switch, resulting in a summit height of 144.2 km instead of 95 km, impact approx. 20 km north of Darß (test shooting main report no.26 of October 6, 1944 / shot report no.172) |
V-218 | September 21, 1944 | 62 | 240 | PX | Device W 4239, series B (C); Empty burner with lateral deviation 10.5 km on the right (test shooting main report No. 22 of October 13, 1944 / shot report No. 174) |
V-232 | September 21, 1944 | ? | 0.05 | Oie | made from MW 18304, series B (C); Purpose: vertical shot, missed shot by engine failure (explosion 50 m from take-off point), battery 3./485 firing (test report No. 27 - main report - from October 7, 1944) |
V-219 | September 22, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 18179 | September 23, 1944 | 57 | 4.2 | Oie | Series B (C); Purpose: vertical shot 65 km, peak height reached 65.1 km, impact point 4.2 km WSW (test report no.28 - main report - from October 14, 1944) |
V-241 | September 26, 1944 | 61 | 304 | PX | Series B (C); Leerbrenner, lateral deviation 3.1 km left (test shooting main report No. 24 of October 11, 1944) |
V-238 | September 28, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-242 | September 30, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18786 | October 1, 1944 | 72 | 21st | Karlshagen | Series B (C); First start from settlement (market?), Short shot, shooting battery 3./485 |
V-235 | October 3, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18889 | October 3, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-245 | October 4, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-236 | October 7, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18787 | October 7, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-248 | October 9, 1944 | 57.0 | 195 | P-VII | Device 4248, Series B (C); Purpose of the experiment: Clarification of the air separator by measuring with Messina I; Sideways deviation 14 km left; Impact can be assumed according to sound measurements (test shooting main report No. 30 of October 24, 1944 / shooting report No. 186) |
V-249 | October 11, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18781 | October 12, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-237 | October 12, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18782 | October 13, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-250 | October 14, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18338 | October 14, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-251 | October 17, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-252 | October 18, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-246 | October 19, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-256 | October 23, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-247 | October 24, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-258 | October 24, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-257 | October 25, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-260 | October 30, 1944 | 61 | 192 | P-VI | Shot down at 3:44 pm on the occasion of company "Halbmond", series B (C); Air separator after 261 seconds (test shooting main report No. 41 of November 17, 1944) |
V-259 | October 30, 1944 | 56 | 200 | P-VII | Shot down at 4.10 p.m.; Originally reserve unit for V-260, as it was already fueled and fired as part of normal test bench operation, series B (C); Air separator after 279 seconds (test shooting main report No. 42 of November 17, 1944) |
V-253 | November 1, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-220 | November 3, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-262 | November 6, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 19304 | November 7, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-263 | November 8, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-261 | November 9, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-264 | November 9, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-266 | November 13, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-265 | November 15, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-267 | November 17, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-221 | November 20, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-268 | November 22, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 19862 | November 23, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
MW 19866 | November 23, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-271 | November 24, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 19864 | November 25, 1944 | ? | ? | Factory track | |
MW 19861 | November 26, 1944 | ? | ? | Factory track | |
V-272 | November 27, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-276 | November 28, 1944 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 19868 | November 28, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
MW 19873 | November 29, 1944 | ? | ? | Factory track | |
MW 19305 | November 30, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-423 | December 1, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-269 | December 1, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 19302 | December 1, 1944 | ? | ? | Factory track | |
V-243 | December 2, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 19020 | December 2, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-277 | 4th December 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 19301 | 4th December 1944 | ? | ? | Factory track | |
V-254 | December 6, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 19874 | December 7, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-278 | December 8, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
MW 19020 | December 9, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VI | |
V-282 | December 12, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 18783 | December 12, 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-283 | December 14, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-288 | December 16, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-289 | December 19, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-291 | December 22, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-290 | December 28, 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-286 | December 30, 1944 | ? | ? | ||
V-287 | January 3, 1945 | ? | ? | ||
MW 20835 | January 4, 1945 | ? | 262 | Karlshagen | |
MW 20826 | January 6, 1945 | ? | 323 | Karlshagen | |
V-294 | January 8, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-292 | January 9, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 20821 | January 11, 1945 | ? | 285 | Karlshagen | |
MW 20840 | January 13, 1945 | ? | 314 | Karlshagen | |
MW 20831 | January 15, 1945 | ? | 325 | Karlshagen | |
MW 20348 | January 15, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-275 | January 16, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-293 | January 16, 1945 | ? | ? | ||
MW 20850 | January 16, 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
MW 20348 | January 16, 1945 | ? | ? | ||
MW 20832 | January 17, 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-301 | January 19, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-295 | January 22, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-302 | January 22, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
MW 20465 | January 25, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 20829 | January 25, 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
MW 20827 | January 27, 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
MW 20338 | January 30, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-303 | January 31, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-284 | February 3, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-274 | February 4, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-285 | February 5, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-309 | February 6, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 21402 | February 6, 1945 | 47 | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-296 | February 7, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
MW 21401 | February 7, 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
V-310 | February 8, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-297 | February 9, 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
V-298 | February 9, 1945 | ? | ? | PX | |
V-270 | February 10, 1945 | 58 | 201 | PX | Side fault 5 km (shot report no.281) |
V-313 | February 10, 1945 | 60 | 207 | P-VII | Success (Shot Report No. 279) |
MW 21404 | February 10, 1945 | 64 | 377 | Karlshagen | Significant page error 38 km (shot report no.280) |
V-273 | February 12, 1945 | 66 | 30th | P-VII | Side fault 8 km, impact in the sea off Lobbe (shooting report No. 284) |
MW 21405 | February 12, 1945 | 54 | 20th | Karlshagen | Impact off Thießow in the sea (shooting report no.283) |
V-299 | February 13, 1945 | 57 | 203 | PX | Side fault 2 km (shot report no.293) |
V-314 | February 13, 1945 | 60 | 204 | P-VII | Success (Shot Report No. 286) |
MW 21406 | February 13, 1945 | 64 | 358 | Karlshagen | Success (Shot Report No. 285) |
MW 21403 | February 13, 1945 | 41 | ? | Karlshagen | Missed shot (shot report No. 287) |
V-255 | February 14, 1945 | 45 | 37 | P-VII | Side fault 3 km (shot report no.288) |
MW 21407 | February 16, 1945 | 64 | 371 | Karlshagen | Significant page error 14 km (shot report no.289) |
MW 21950 | February 17, 1945 | 56 | 198 | Karlshagen | Side fault 2 km (shot report no.290) |
MW 21399 | February 18, 1945 | 37 | ? | Karlshagen | Engine failure, air separator in the 40th flight second (shot report No. 291) |
MW 21408 | February 19, 1945 | 67 | 418.1 | Karlshagen | Series B (D); Test purpose: Longest shot at 411 km with enlarged tanks and 4 atm higher pressure reducer setting. Empty burner, significant page fault 21 km (shot report no.292) |
MW 21400 | February 20, 1945 | 63 | 339 | P-VII | Series B (D); Test purpose: Longest shot at 422 km with enlarged tanks and 4 atm higher pressure reducer setting. Empty burner, side fault 12 km left (shooting report no. 294). Last A4 start in Peenemünde before the end of the war |
Trial starts of the A4b
Name of the rocket | date | Starting point | Range | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
G-1 | December 27, 1944 | PX | 0 | Control system failed at 50 meters |
G-2 | January 13, 1945 | ? | ? | Failure. Start attempt not mentioned in all sources |
G-3 | January 24, 1945 | Oie | ? | Successful start, but broken wing during flight |
- Starting points
- P-VI = test stand VI (forest area at test stand VI) - 3 kills
- P-VII = test stand VII - 165 kills
- PX = test bench X - 52 kills
- Oie = Greifswalder Oie (execution of vertical kills) - 26 kills
- Karlshagen = area of the settlement destroyed in an air raid on August 18, 1943 - 38 kills
- Werkbahn = starts on the tracks of the Werkbahn - 5 kills
Trial starts in Blizna
Start number |
Name of the rocket |
date | Range (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | November 5, 1943 | |||
2 | December 5, 1943 | |||
3 | V-96 | December 22, 1943 | ||
4th | January 5, 1944 | |||
5 | January 6, 1944 | success | ||
6th | January 7, 1944 | Explosion in the stern | ||
7th | January 7, 1944 | success | ||
8th | January 8, 1944 | Failure | ||
9 | January 17, 1944 | |||
10 | V-107 | January 18, 1944 | Failure | |
11 | V-105 | January 29, 1944 | Failure | |
12 | February 16, 1944 | |||
13 | February 17, 1944 | |||
14th | February 19, 1944 | |||
15th | MW 17 071 | February 23, 1944 | Premature burnout | |
16 | MW 17 036 | February 24, 1944 | success | |
17th | February 26, 1944 | |||
18th | March 2, 1944 | |||
19th | March 4, 1944 | |||
20th | March 5, 1944 | |||
21st | March 6, 1944 | |||
22nd | MW 17047 | March 17, 1944 | ||
23 | March 18, 1944 | |||
24 | March 20, 1944 | |||
25th | March 21, 1944 | |||
26th | March 25, 1944 | |||
27 | March 31, 1944 | |||
28 | April 1, 1944 | |||
29 | April 2, 1944 | |||
30th | April 4, 1944 | |||
31 | April 6, 1944 | |||
32 | April 16, 1944 | |||
33 | MW 17354 | April 20, 1944 | Attempt aborted and repeated on April 22, 1944 (started as serial number 38) | |
34 | MW 17355 | April 20, 1944 | 257 | Air separator |
35 | MW 17342 | April 21, 1944 | 85 | Failure |
36 | MW 17356 | April 21, 1944 | 157 | Air separator |
37 | MW 17360 | April 21, 1944 | 216 | Air separator |
38 | MW 17354 | April 22, 1944 | 261 | Air separator |
39 | MW 17382 | April 22, 1944 | 257 | Air separator |
40 | MW 17344 | April 23, 1944 | False start | |
41 | MW 17341 | April 28, 1944 | 256 | Air separator |
42 | MW 17349 | April 28, 1944 | 255 | Air separator |
43 | MW 17351 | April 29, 1944 | 254 | Air separator |
44 | MW 17378 | April 29, 1944 | 257 | A hit |
45 | MW 17350 | April 30, 1944 | 255 | A hit |
46 | MW 17361 | April 30, 1944 | 150 | Air separator |
47 | MW 17359 | May 1, 1944 | 338 | Air separator |
48 | MW 17381 | May 1, 1944 | 253 | Air separator |
49 | MW 17388 | May 1, 1944 | 29 | Failure |
50 | MW 17352 | May 3, 1944 | 5.2 | Failure |
51 | MW 17353 | May 3, 1944 | 0.1 | failed shortly after taking off |
52 | MW 17357 | May 3, 1944 | - | Failure |
53 | MW 17365 | May 3, 1944 | Failure | |
54 | MW 17369 | May 3, 1944 | 257 | Air separator |
55 | MW 17358 | May 4, 1944 | 250 | Air separator |
56 | MW 17367 | May 4, 1944 | Failure | |
57 | MW 17368 | May 4, 1944 | Failure | |
58 | MW 17362 | May 5, 1944 | Failure | |
59 | MW 17366 | May 5, 1944 | 259 | Air separator |
60 | MW 17385 | May 5, 1944 | 258 | Air separator |
61 | MW 17364 | May 6, 1944 | 258 | Air separator |
62 | MW 17386 | May 6, 1944 | 258 | Air separator |
63 | MW 17392 | May 6, 1944 | 1.7 | Failure |
64 | MW 17383 | May 7, 1944 | 293 | Air separator |
65 | MW 17387 | May 7, 1944 | 294.0 | Failure of the control system |
66 | MW 17348 | May 8, 1944 | - | False start |
67 | MW 17333 | May 9, 1944 | Failure | |
68 | MW 17389 | May 9, 1944 | Failure | |
69 | MW 17332 | May 10, 1944 | 259 | A hit |
70 | MW 17384 | May 10, 1944 | 4.8 | Failure |
71 | MW 17327 | May 11, 1944 | 262 | A hit |
72 | MW 17331 | May 11, 1944 | 260 | A hit |
73 | MW 17398 | May 12, 1944 | 300 | Air separator |
74 | MW 17 399 | May 12, 1944 | success | |
75 | MW 17330 | May 13, 1944 | 258 | Air separator |
76 | MW 17390 | May 14, 1944 | 161 | A hit |
77 | MW 17334 | May 15, 1944 | 261 | Air separator |
78 | MW 17393 | May 15, 1944 | 258 | Air separator |
79 | MW 17401 | May 17, 1944 | 259 | Air separator |
80 | MW 17683 | May 18, 1944 | 4.3 | Failure |
81 | MW 17687 | May 18, 1944 | 32.0 | Failure of the control system |
82 | MW 17686 | May 20, 1944 | Failure | |
83 | MW 17748 | May 21, 1944 | 254 | A hit |
84 | MW 17749 | May 21, 1944 | Failure | |
85 | MW 17753 | May 21, 1944 | Failure | |
86 | MW 17757 | May 21, 1944 | 259 | Air separator |
87 | MW 17760 | May 21, 1944 | Failure | |
88 | MW 17764 | May 21, 1944 | 330 | Air separator |
89 | MW 17750 | May 22, 1944 | 255 | Air separator |
90 | MW 17762 | May 22, 1944 | 130 | Air separator |
91 | MW 17766 | May 22, 1944 | Failure | |
92 | MW 17767 | May 22, 1944 | 109 | Air separator |
93 | MW 17751 | May 23, 1944 | 2 | Failure |
94 | MW 17752 | May 23, 1944 | 253 | Air separator |
95 | MW 17754 | May 23, 1944 | 258 | Air separator |
96 | MW 17755 | May 23, 1944 | Failure | |
97 | MW 17758 | May 23, 1944 | 255 | Air separator; previous attempt at launch on May 21, 1944 |
98 | MW 17759 | May 23, 1944 | 251 | Air separator |
99 | MW 17761 | May 23, 1944 | 263 | Air separator |
100 | MW 17765 | May 23, 1944 | 256 | Air separator |
101 | MW 17768 | May 23, 1944 | 337 | Air separator |
102 | MW 17403 | May 24, 1944 | 264 | Air separator |
103 | MW 17769 | May 24, 1944 | 252 | A hit; (Failed attempt on May 22, 1944) |
104 | MW 17682 | May 26, 1944 | 259 | Air separator |
105 | MW 17397 | May 27, 1944 | 178 | Air separator |
106 | MW 17400 | May 27, 1944 | 262 | Air separator |
107 | MW 17405 | May 27, 1944 | Failure | |
108 | MW 17688 | May 27, 1944 | 86 | Air separator |
109 | MW 17773 | May 27, 1944 | 162 | Air separator |
110 | MW 17774 | May 28, 1944 | 244 | Air separator |
111 | MW 17329 | May 29, 1944 | 129 | Air separator |
112 | MW 17402 | May 29, 1944 | Failure | |
113 | MW 17670 | May 29, 1944 | 257 | A hit |
114 | MW 17770 | May 29, 1944 | 207 | Air separator |
115 | MW 17775 | May 29, 1944 | 251 | Air separator |
116 | MW 17782 | May 29, 1944 | 240 | A hit |
117 | MW 17783 | May 29, 1944 | 240 | Air separator |
118 | MW 17771 | May 30, 1944 | 254 | A hit |
119 | MW 17784 | May 30, 1944 | 226 | Air separator |
120 | MW 17776 | June 1, 1944 | 202 | A hit |
121 | MW 17779 | June 1, 1944 | 153 | A hit |
122 | MW 17780 | June 1, 1944 | 178.0 | Failure of the control system |
123 | MW 17781 | June 1, 1944 | 45.5 | Failure of the control system |
124 | MW 17777 | June 5, 1944 | 58 | Failure |
125 | MW 17772 | June 6, 1944 | 199 | Air separator |
126 | MW 17802 | June 6, 1944 | 213 | A hit |
127 | MW 17 809 | June 14, 1944 | success | |
128 | MW 17 796 | June 14, 1944 | Failure | |
129 | MW 17 995 | June 15, 1944 | success | |
130 | MW 18022 | June 16, 1944 | 270 | Air separator |
131 | MW 18024 | June 16, 1944 | 270 | Air separator |
132 | MW 18025 | June 16, 1944 | 333 | Air separator |
133 | MW 18027 | June 16, 1944 | 203 | Air separator |
134 | MW 18028 | June 16, 1944 | 267 | Air separator |
135 | MW 18026 | June 17, 1944 | 270 | Air separator |
136 | MW 18029 | June 17, 1944 | 231 | Air separator |
137 | MW 18030 | June 17, 1944 | 115 | Air separator |
138 | MW 18031 | June 17, 1944 | 270 | Air separator |
139 | MW 18032 | June 17, 1944 | 268 | Air separator |
140 | MW 18035 | June 17, 1944 | 133 | A hit |
141 | MW 18037 | June 17, 1944 | 13 | Failure |
142 | MW 18038 | June 17, 1944 | 132 | Air separator |
143 | MW 18042 | June 17, 1944 | 262 | Air separator |
144 | MW 18033 | June 18, 1944 | 258 | A hit |
145 | MW 18039 | June 18, 1944 | 296 | Air separator |
146 | MW 18047 | June 18, 1944 | 276 | A hit |
147 | MW 18048 | June 18, 1944 | 269 | Air separator |
148 | MW 18050 | June 18, 1944 | 269 | Air separator |
149 | MW 18051 | June 18, 1944 | Failure | |
150 | MW 18056 | June 18, 1944 | 270 | Air separator |
151 | MW 18058 | June 18, 1944 | 334 | Air separator |
152 | MW 18059 | June 18, 1944 | Failure | |
153 | MW 18060 | June 18, 1944 | 224 | Air separator |
154 | MW 18061 | June 18, 1944 | 262 | Air separator |
155 | MW 18 041 | June 18, 1944 | ||
156 | MW 18040 | June 19, 1944 | 136 | Air separator |
157 | MW 18043 | June 19, 1944 | Failure | |
158 | MW 18044 | June 19, 1944 | 303 | Air separator |
159 | MW 18046 | June 20, 1944 | 5 | Failure |
160 | MW 18049 | June 20, 1944 | Failure | |
161 | MW 18062 | June 20, 1944 | Failure to take off | |
162 | MW 18064 | June 20, 1944 | 226 | Air separator |
163 | MW 18065 | June 20, 1944 | 206 | Air separator |
164 | MW 18066 | June 20, 1944 | 204 | Air separator |
165 | MW 18067 | June 20, 1944 | 308 | Air separator |
166 | MW 18068 | June 20, 1944 | 253 | Air separator |
167 | MW 18069 | June 20, 1944 | 272 | Air separator |
168 | MW 18070 | June 20, 1944 | 283 | Air separator |
169 | MW 18073 | June 20, 1944 | 270 | Air separator |
170 | MW 18079 | June 20, 1944 | 214 | Air separator |
171 | MW 18080 | June 20, 1944 | 287 | Air separator |
172 | MW 18052 | June 21, 1944 | 300 | Air separator |
173 | MW 18057 | June 21, 1944 | Failure | |
174 | MW 18093 | June 21, 1944 | Failure | |
175 | MW 18053 | June 22, 1944 | 209 | Air separator |
176 | MW 18054 | June 22, 1944 | 219 | Air separator |
177 | MW 18091 | June 22, 1944 | Failure | |
178 | MW 18092 | June 22, 1944 | 278 | Air separator |
179 | MW 18094 | June 22, 1944 | 242 | Air separator |
180 | MW 18103 | June 22, 1944 | 217 | Air separator |
181 | MW 18072 | June 24, 1944 | Failure | |
182 | MW 18087 | June 24, 1944 | 155 | A hit |
183 | MW 18097 | June 24, 1944 | 211 | A hit |
184 | MW 18098 | June 24, 1944 | 119 | A hit |
185 | MW 18085 | June 25, 1944 | 243 | Air separator |
186 | MW 18086 | June 25, 1944 | 249 | Air separator |
187 | MW 18096 | June 26, 1944 | 289 | Air separator |
188 | MW 18099 | June 26, 1944 | 285 | Air separator |
189 | MW 18113 | June 26, 1944 | 261 | A hit |
190 | MW 18114 | June 26, 1944 | 266 | A hit |
191 | MW 18116 | June 26, 1944 | 282 | A hit |
192 | MW 18115 | June 27, 1944 | Failure | |
193 | June 27, 1944 | 269 | Air separator | |
194 | MW 18123 | June 27, 1944 | Exploded on the launch pad | |
195 | MW 18124 | June 27, 1944 | A hit | |
196 | MW 18125 | June 27, 1944 | 161 | Air separator |
197 | MW 18126 | June 27, 1944 | 251 | A hit |
198 | MW 18112 | June 28, 1944 | 295 | A hit |
199 | MW 18117 | June 28, 1944 | 266 | A hit |
200 | MW 18118 | June 28, 1944 | 32.5 | Failure |
201 | MW 18121 | June 28, 1944 | 274 | Air separator |
202 | MW 18122 | June 28, 1944 | 221 | Air separator |
203 | MW 18 089 | June 30, 1944 | success | |
204 | MW 18 108 | June 30, 1944 | success |
Trial starts in the Tucheler Heide
Start number |
Current number the rocket |
Name of the rocket |
date | Range (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 127 | MW 18757 | September 10, 1944 | Aborted start | |
2 | 128 | MW 18769 | September 12, 1944 | 221 | |
3 | 129 | MW 18767 | September 13, 1944 | Ignition failure | |
4th | 130 | MW 18761 | September 13, 1944 | 178 | |
5 | 131 | MW 18765 | September 13, 1944 | 220 | |
6th | 132 | MW 18745 | September 14, 1944 | 218 | |
7th | 133 | MW 18758 | September 14, 1944 | 210 | |
8th | 134 | MW 18751 | September 14, 1944 | Ignition failure. Transported back to the Peenemünde Army Research Center | |
9 | 135 | MW 18756 | September 15, 1944 | 4th | Failure of the control system shortly after the start |
10 | 136 | MW 18763 | September 15, 1944 | 12 | Explosion in the drive system |
11 | 137 | MW 18746 | September 16, 1944 | 217 | |
12 | 138 | MW 18750 | September 16, 1944 | 193 | Air separator |
13 | 139 | MW 18752 | September 17, 1944 | 168 | Air separator |
14th | 140 | MW 18754 | September 17, 1944 | 164 | Air separator |
15th | 141 | MW 18755 | September 18, 1944 | 165 | A hit |
16 | 142 | MW 18747 | September 18, 1944 | 171 | A hit |
17th | 143 | MW 18766 | September 18, 1944 | 166 | Air separator |
18th | 144 | MW 18762 | September 18, 1944 | 141 | A hit |
19th | 145 | MW 18753 | September 19, 1944 | 199 | Air separator |
20th | 146 | MW 18764 | September 19, 1944 | 162 | Air separator |
21st | 147 | MW 18822 | September 21, 1944 | 160 | A hit |
22nd | 148 | MW 18824 | September 21, 1944 | 173 | A hit |
23 | 149 | MW 18825 | September 22, 1944 | 143 | A hit |
24 | 150 | MW 18826 | September 22, 1944 | 177 | A hit |
25th | 151 | MW 18823 | September 23, 1944 | 42 | Premature impact |
26th | 152 | MW 18821 | September 23, 1944 | 151 | A hit |
27 | 153 | MW 18831 | September 23, 1944 | 242 | A hit |
28 | 154 | MW 18827 | September 24, 1944 | 141 | A hit |
29 | 155 | MW 18820 | September 24, 1944 | Cancellation. Transport back to the Peenemünde Army Research Center | |
30th | 157 | MW 18806 | September 25, 1944 | 168 | Air separator |
31 | 158 | MW 18807 | September 25, 1944 | 143 | Air separator |
32 | 159 | MW 18808 | September 25, 1944 | 164 | Air separator |
33 | 160 | MW 18815 | September 25, 1944 | 164 | A hit |
34 | 161 | MW 18803 | September 25, 1944 | 162 | Air separator |
35 | 162 | MW 18801 | September 26, 1944 | 171 | Air separator |
36 | 163 | MW 18804 | September 26, 1944 | 165 | A hit |
37 | 164 | MW 18805 | September 26, 1944 | 166 | Air separator |
38 | 165 | MW 18802 | September 26, 1944 | 162 | Air separator |
39 | 166 | MW 18803 | September 26, 1944 | Start canceled due to a damaged fin. Another attempt to take off on October 5, 1944 | |
40 | 167 | MW 18770 | September 26, 1944 | 92 | Air separator |
41 | 156 | MW 18837 | September 27, 1944 | 138 | Air separator |
42 | 168 | MW 18771 | September 27, 1944 | 160 | Air separator |
43 | 169 | MW 18774 | September 30, 1944 | 170 | Air separator |
44 | 170 | MW 18788 | September 30, 1944 | 167 | A hit |
45 | 171 | MW 18794 | September 30, 1944 | 179 | A hit |
46 | 172 | MW 18777 | October 1, 1944 | 166 | |
47 | 173 | MW 18772 | October 1, 1944 | 170 | |
48 | 174 | MW 18773 | October 1, 1944 | 173 | |
49 | 175 | MW 18778 | October 2, 1944 | 132 | |
50 | 176 | MW 18776 | October 2, 1944 | 170 | |
51 | 177 | MW 18796 | October 2, 1944 | 247 | Air separator |
52 | 178 | MW 18795 | October 2, 1944 | 236 | Air separator |
53 | 179 | MW 18799 | October 5, 1944 | 229 | Air separator |
54 | 180 | MW 18798 | October 5, 1944 | 230 | Air separator |
55 | 181 | MW 18792 | October 5, 1944 | 225 | A hit |
56 | 182 | MW 18797 | October 5, 1944 | 252 | Air separator |
57 | 183 | MW 18803 | October 5, 1944 | 228 | A hit |
58 | 184 | MW 18791 | October 5, 1944 | 233 | A hit |
59 | 185 | MW 18790 | October 5, 1944 | 183 | Air separator |
60 | 187 | MW 19041 | October 6, 1944 | 222 | |
61 | 188 | MW 19048 | October 6, 1944 | 225 | |
62 | 189 | MW 19045 | October 9, 1944 | 213 | |
63 | 190 | MW 19047 | October 9, 1944 | 210 | |
64 | 191 | MW 19039 | October 9, 1944 | 205 | A hit |
65 | 192 | MW 19043 | October 9, 1944 | 7th | Crashed shortly after takeoff |
66 | 193 | MW 19042 | October 9, 1944 | 219 | |
67 | 194 | MW 19046 | October 10, 1944 | 220 | |
68 | 195 | MW 19040 | October 10, 1944 | 224 | Air separator |
69 | 196 | MW 19044 | October 10, 1944 | 209 | |
70 | 197 | MW 18810 | October 10, 1944 | 239 | Air separator |
71 | 198 | MW 18813 | October 10, 1944 | 209 | A hit |
72 | 199 | MW 18809 | October 10, 1944 | 200 | |
73 | 200 | MW 18811 | October 11, 1944 | 272 | A hit |
74 | 201 | MW 18816 | October 11, 1944 | 217 | Air separator |
75 | 202 | MW 18814 | October 11, 1944 | 216 | A hit |
76 | 203 | MW 18818 | October 11, 1944 | 220 | Air separator |
77 | 204 | MW 18812 | October 14, 1944 | 245 | A hit |
78 | 205 | MW 18819 | October 14, 1944 | 44 | Missile was damaged on launch |
79 | 206 | MW 18817 | October 14, 1944 | 245 | A hit |
80 | 207 | MW 19487 | October 28, 1944 | 223 | |
81 | 208 | MW 19486 | October 29, 1944 | 224 | |
82 | 209 | MW 19484 | October 30, 1944 | 217 | |
83 | 210 | MW 19498 | October 30, 1944 | 223 | |
84 | 211 | MW 19488 | October 31, 1944 | 223 | |
85 | 212 | MW 19491 | October 31, 1944 | 223 | |
86 | 213 | MW 19489 | October 31, 1944 | 231 | |
87 | 214 | MW 19504 | November 1, 1944 | 2 | |
88 | 215 | MW 19490 | November 1, 1944 | 221 | |
89 | 216 | Ma241 | November 1, 1944 | Ignition failure | |
90 | 217 | MW 19492 | November 2, 1944 | 223 | A hit |
91 | 218 | MW 19493 | November 2, 1944 | 218 | A hit |
92 | 219 | MW 19494 | November 3, 1944 | 214 | A hit |
93 | 220 | MW 19496 | November 3, 1944 | 221 | A hit |
94 | 221 | MW 19495 | November 4, 1944 | 226 | A hit |
95 | 222 | MW 19497 | November 4, 1944 | 224 | Air separator |
96 | 223 | MW 19502 | November 5, 1944 | 224 | Air separator |
97 | 224 | MW 19500 | November 5, 1944 | 116 | Air separator |
98 | 225 | MW 19501 | November 5, 1944 | 222 | Air separator |
99 | 226 | MW 19499 | November 5, 1944 | 112 | Air separator |
100 | 227 | MW 19508 | November 6, 1944 | 250 | A hit |
101 | 228 | MW 19511 | November 7, 1944 | 290 | A hit |
102 | 229 | MW 19514 | November 7, 1944 | 250 | Air separator |
103 | 230 | MW 19506 | November 7, 1944 | 293 | Air separator |
104 | 231 | MW 19507 | November 7, 1944 | 250 | A hit |
105 | 232 | MW 19509 | November 8, 1944 | 1 | Crashed shortly after takeoff |
106 | 236 | MW 19520 | November 9, 1944 | 257 | A hit |
107 | MW 19519 | November 9, 1944 | transported back to the Mittelwerk due to a technical defect | ||
108 | 238 | MW 19516 | November 10, 1944 | 248 | Air separator |
109 | 239 | MW 19518 | November 10, 1944 | 35 | A hit |
110 | MW 19529 | November 11, 1944 | transported back to the Mittelwerk due to a technical defect | ||
111 | 235 | MW 19510 | November 12, 1944 | 49 | Explodes after takeoff |
112 | 237 | MW 19528 | November 12, 1944 | 245 | A hit |
113 | 233 | MW 19513 | November 13, 1944 | 267 | Air separator |
114 | 234 | MW 19512 | November 13, 1944 | 90 | A hit |
115 | 241 | MW 19525 | November 14, 1944 | 250 | A hit |
116 | 242 | MW 19517 | November 14, 1944 | 250 | A hit |
117 | 243 | MW 19549 | November 15, 1944 | 197 | |
118 | 244 | MW 19548 | November 15, 1944 | 196 | |
119 | 245 | MW 19544 | November 18, 1944 | 76 | |
120 | 246 | MW 19547 | November 19, 1944 | 159 | |
121 | 247 | MW 19545 | November 19, 1944 | 168 | |
122 | 248 | MW 19553 | November 20, 1944 | 183 | |
123 | 249 | MW 19550 | November 20, 1944 | 194 | |
124 | 250 | MW 19552 | November 20, 1944 | 189 | |
125 | 251 | MW 19551 | November 21, 1944 | 113 | |
126 | 252 | MW 19546 | November 21, 1944 | 168 | |
127 | 253 | MW 19829 | November 21, 1944 | 233 | A hit |
128 | 254 | MW 19843 | November 22, 1944 | 229 | Air separator |
129 | 255 | MW 19830 | November 22, 1944 | 190 | A hit |
130 | 256 | MW 19832 | November 22, 1944 | Engine failure | |
131 | 257 | MW 19862 | November 23, 1944 | 385 | No data transmitted |
132 | 258 | MW 19866 | November 23, 1944 | 289 | Air separator |
133 | 260 | MW 19833 | November 24, 1944 | 219 | A hit |
134 | 261 | MW 19834 | November 24, 1944 | 35 | Failure of the control system |
135 | MW 19839 | November 24, 1944 | transported back to the Mittelwerk due to a technical defect | ||
136 | 262 | MW 19835 | November 25, 1944 | 58 | Failure of the control system |
137 | 259 | MW 19864 | November 25, 1944 | 323 | No data transmitted |
138 | 263 | MW 19836 | November 26, 1944 | 232 | A hit |
139 | MW 19842 | November 26, 1944 | transported back to the Mittelwerk due to a technical defect | ||
140 | 267 | MW 19861 | November 26, 1944 | 0 | Explodes on the launch pad |
141 | 264 | MW 19831 | November 27, 1944 | 235 | Air separator |
142 | 265 | MW 19844 | November 27, 1944 | 230 | Air separator |
143 | 266 | MW 19840 | November 27, 1944 | False start | |
144 | 269 | MW 19827 | November 28, 1944 | 231 | Air separator |
145 | 268 | MW 19868 | November 28, 1944 | 279 | No data transmitted |
146 | 270 | MW 19841 | November 29, 1944 | 166 | A hit |
147 | 271 | MW 19825 | November 29, 1944 | 231 | A hit |
148 | 274 | MW 19873 | November 29, 1944 | 315 | No data transmitted |
149 | 272 | MW 19846 | November 30, 1944 | 132 | False start |
150 | 273 | MW 19849 | November 30, 1944 | 232 | A hit |
151 | MW 19826 | November 30, 1944 | transported back to the Mittelwerk due to a technical defect | ||
152 | 276 | MW 19848 | December 1, 1944 | 214 | Air separator |
153 | 277 | MW 19850 | December 1, 1944 | 2 | Explosion after takeoff |
154 | MW 19869 | December 1, 1944 | Tank leaking, transported back to the field station | ||
155 | 275 | MW 19302 | December 1, 1944 | 320 | No data transmitted |
156 | 278 | MW 19301 | 4th December 1944 | 293 | No data transmitted |
157 | 279 | MW 19883 | December 5, 1944 | 250 | Air separator |
158 | 280 | MW 19893 | December 5, 1944 | 246 | A hit |
159 | 281 | MW 19905 | December 5, 1944 | 251 | Air separator |
160 | 282 | MW 19913 | December 6, 1944 | 167 | A hit |
161 | 283 | MW 19891 | December 6, 1944 | False start | |
162 | 285 | MW 19874 | December 7, 1944 | 349 | No data transmitted |
163 | 284 | MW 19901 | December 7, 1944 | 224 | A hit |
164 | 285 | MW 19894 | December 8, 1944 | 243 | A hit |
165 | 286 | MW 19888 | December 8, 1944 | 215 | A hit |
166 | 290 | MW 19020 | December 9, 1944 | 347 | No data transmitted |
167 | 287 | MW 19900 | December 9, 1944 | 270 | A hit |
168 | 288 | MW 19895 | December 9, 1944 | transported back to the Mittelwerk due to a technical defect | |
169 | 291 | MW 19856 | December 11, 1944 | 245 | |
170 | 292 | MW 18783 | December 11, 1944 | 284 | No data transmitted |
171 | 293 | MW 19855 | December 12, 1944 | 0 | Explosion shortly after take off |
172 | 294 | MW 19858 | December 12, 1944 | 243 | |
173 | 295 | MW 19854 | December 12, 1944 | 246 | |
174 | MW 19871 | December 12, 1944 | transported back to the field station due to a technical defect | ||
175 | 296 | MW 19859 | December 13, 1944 | 244 | |
176 | 297 | MW 19870 | December 13, 1944 | 239 | |
177 | 298 | MW 19857 | December 13, 1944 | 68 | Air separator |
178 | 299 | MW 19865 | December 14, 1944 | 1 | Air separator |
179 | 300 | MW 19847 | December 15, 1944 | 230 | Air separator |
180 | 301 | MW 19837 | December 16, 1944 | 216 | A hit |
181 | 302 | MW 19838 | December 16, 1944 | 228 | Air separator |
182 | 303 | MW 19851 | December 17, 1944 | 128 | False start |
183 | 305 | MW 19828 | December 19, 1944 | 52 | False start |
184 | 304 | MW 19872 | December 19, 1944 | 243 | |
185 | 306 | MW 19845 | December 20, 1944 | 0 | Control system failed after takeoff at a height of 15 m |
186 | 307 | MW 19852 | December 20, 1944 | 81 | Failure of the control system |
187 | 308 | MW 19853 | December 20, 1944 | 232 | Air separator |
188 | MW 19186 | December 21, 1944 | 229 | A hit | |
189 | MW 19676 | December 21, 1944 | 260 | A hit | |
190 | MW 19778 | December 21, 1944 | 228 | A hit | |
191 | MW 19886 | December 23, 1944 | 232 | A hit | |
192 | MW 19674 | December 23, 1944 | 222 | A hit | |
193 | MW 19776 | December 23, 1944 | 224 | Air separator | |
194 | MW 19650 | December 25, 1944 | 225 | A hit | |
195 | MW 19681 | December 25, 1944 | 228 | Air separator | |
196 | 309 | MW 20853 | December 27, 1944 | 212 | |
197 | 310 | MW 20844 | December 28, 1944 | 234 | |
198 | 311 | MW 20845 | December 28, 1944 | 229 | |
199 | 312 | MW 20848 | December 28, 1944 | False start | |
200 | 313 | MW 20820 | December 30, 1944 | 230 | |
201 | 314 | MW 20816 | December 30, 1944 | 231 | |
202 | 315 | MW 20847 | December 31, 1944 | 226 | |
203 | 316 | MW 20825 | December 31, 1944 | 227 | |
204 | 317 | MW 20852 | January 1, 1945 | 34 | False start |
205 | Ma419 (MW 20843) | January 1, 1945 | Attempt to launch aborted and repeated on January 8, 1945 | ||
206 | 318 | MW 20815 | January 2, 1945 | 232 | |
207 | 319 | MW 20817 | January 2, 1945 | 232 | |
208 | 320 | MW 20818 | January 2, 1945 | 231 | |
209 | 321 | MW 20838 | January 3, 1945 | 229 | |
210 | 322 | MW 20841 | January 3, 1945 | 224 | |
211 | 323 | MW 20851 | January 3, 1945 | 223 | |
212 | 324 | MW 20823 | January 4, 1945 | 228 | |
213 | 325 | MW 20814 | January 4, 1945 | Crashed shortly after takeoff | |
214 | 326 | MW 20843 | January 8, 1945 | 231 | |
215 | 327 | MW 20819 | January 8, 1945 | 234 | |
215 | 330 | MW 20705 | January 10, 1945 | 215 | |
216 | 331 | MW 20808 | January 10, 1945 | 56 | False start |
217 | 332 | MW 20809 | January 10, 1945 | 227 | |
218 | 334 | MW 20810 | January 11, 1945 | 226 | |
219 | 335 | MW 20807 | January 11, 1945 | 161 | False start |
220 | 336 | MW 20811 | January 11, 1945 | 231 | |
221 | 337 | MW 20804 | January 11, 1945 | 223 | |
222 | 338 | MW 20806 | January 11, 1945 | 226 | Air separator at high altitude |
223 | MW 20824 | January 11, 1945 | Aborted start | ||
224 | MW 20812 | January 11, 1945 | Aborted start |
Rocket launches carried out as part of Operation Backfire (starting point Cuxhaven)
date | Time | Altitude | Flight distance | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2, 1945 | 2:41 p.m. | 69.4 km | 249.4 km | |
October 4, 1945 | 2:16 p.m. | 17.4 km | 24 km | The rocket motor failed shortly after launch |
October 15, 1945 | 3:06 p.m. | 64 km | 233 km | Some sources also mention October 14, 1945 as the start date |
Launch of A4 rockets captured by the USA
Missile number | date | Launch site | launch pad | Maximum altitude (km) | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | March 15, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 5.5 | Radio link disrupted 19.5 s after take-off, fin 4 failed shortly before take-off |
3 | May 10, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 112.6 | Scheduled flight |
4th | May 29, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 112.1 | Scheduled flight |
5 | June 13, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 117.4 | Scheduled flight |
6th | June 28, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 107.8 | Separation of the nose failed |
7th | July 9, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 134.4 | Flight performance nominal |
8th | July 19, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 4.824 | Oxygen pump explosion |
9 | July 30, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 161.5 | Flight performance nominal |
10 | August 15, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 6.4 | Radio link lost 16.5 s after take-off |
11 | August 22, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 0 | Failure of the control system led to premature burnout after 6.5 s |
12 | October 10, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 173.8 | Flight performance nominal |
13 | October 24, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 104.6 | V-2 No. 13, drive power too low, first photo from space |
14th | November 7, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 0.32 | Failure of the control system caused an emergency burnout 31 s after the start |
15th | November 21, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 101.4 | Drive power too low |
16 | December 5, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 152.9 | Failure of the control system at high altitude |
17th | December 17, 1946 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 183.4 | Missile exploded after 440 s. |
18th | January 10, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 116.2 | Reduced power resulted in a roll rate of 60 revolutions per minute |
19th | January 23, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 49.9 | Reduced power resulted in a roll rate of 80 revolutions per minute |
20th | February 20, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 109.4 | V-2 No. 20, Blossom 1 - thrust reduction 55.5 s after take-off, first living beings in space: rye and cotton seeds, fruit flies |
21st | March 7, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 162.5 | Flight performance nominal |
22nd | April 1, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 129.2 | Flight performance nominal |
23 | April 8, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 102.2 | Flight performance nominal |
24 | April 17, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 142.4 | Successful test of the Rammjet payload |
26th | May 15, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 135.2 | Explosion 64.3 s after takeoff |
H-II # 0 | May 29, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 79.3 | Hermes II prototype with a dummy of the Ramjet organ. Control failure 4 s after take-off and crash outside the test site near Juarez in Mexico. |
29 | July 10, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 16.25 | Early yaw caused flight to be aborted after 32 s |
30th | July 29, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 160.7 | Almost vertical trajectory. |
28 | September 6, 1947 | USS Midway | 1.5 | Operation Sandy. Successfully took off from the aircraft carrier Midway but exploded at 1524 m | |
27 | October 9, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 156.1 | Explosion 83.5 s after takeoff |
GE-SP | November 20, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 26.7 | Flight verification by GE technology |
28 | December 8, 1947 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 104.6 | Successful flight but maximum altitude lower than planned |
34 | January 22, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 159.3 | Payload separation failed |
36 | February 6, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 111 | Successfully remote controlled from the ground station during the first 40 seconds of flight |
39 | March 19, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 5.5 | Low altitude prevented any data transmission |
25th | April 2, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 144 | After three unsuccessful take-off attempts last year, an excellent flight |
38 | April 19, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 56 | Incorrect control led to high roll rates and then to flight abort |
Bumper-1 | May 13, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 127.3 | Premature burnout of the WAC upper level |
35 | May 27, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 139.7 | Stable flight with low roll rate |
37 | June 11, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 62.3 | Blossom 2 - burn closure at 57.7 s; Separation of the payload 96 s after take-off |
40 | July 26, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 86.9 | Excessive speed of the turbine led to the engine being switched off prematurely 61 s after take-off. Rolling at 2 revolutions per minute started 70s after the start |
43 | August 5, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 165.7 | Flight performance nominal |
Bumper-2 | August 19, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 13.4 | Failure of the first stage due to failure of the fuel flow |
33 | September 2, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 150.6 | Carrier broke apart after 370 s at a height of 84 kilometers |
Bumper-3 | September 30, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 150.3 | WAC second stage failed |
Bumper-4 | November 1, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 4.8 | Explosion in the rear of the A4 starting step |
44 | November 18, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 145.3 | First test of the Ramjet Hermes B "Organ" in place of the payload section. Flight performance nominal. |
42 | December 9, 1948 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 108.4 | Broken fin 22 s after take-off led to a chaotic course of the flight |
H-II # 1 | January 13, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 1. Hermes II test | |
45 | January 28, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 59.9 | Engine thrust decreased |
48 | February 17, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 100.6 | Flight performance nominal |
Bumper-5 | February 24, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 129 | Successful flight. Separation of the two steps at a height of 32.2 kilometers |
41 | March 21, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 133.5 | Blossom 3 parachute did not open |
50 | April 11, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 87.2 | Reduced thrust after 43 s |
Bumper-6 | April 21, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 49.9 | Premature burnout of the A4 starting stage; WAC second stage did not ignite |
46 | May 5, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 8.85 | Hermes II. Second test of the “Organ” ramjet, which was mounted in place of the payload section |
47 | June 14, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 133.5 | V-2 No. 47, Blossom 4 - nominal flight performance, first mammal in space, the rhesus monkey Albert II |
32 | September 16, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 4.2 | Payload Blossom. Explosion prematurely ended the flight |
49 | September 29, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 150.8 | Flight performance nominal |
H-II # 2 | October 6, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 2. Hermes II test | |
56 | November 18, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 123.9 | Flight performance nominal |
31 | December 8, 1949 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 130.3 | Blossom 6 - Excellent Performance |
53 | 17th February 1950 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 148.7 | Flight performance nominal |
Bumper-8 | July 24, 1950 | Cape Canaveral | LC 3 | 16.1 | Flight at low elevation for a distance of 320 kilometers |
Bumper-7 | July 29, 1950 | Cape Canaveral | LC 3 | 16.1 | Flight at low elevation for a distance of 320 kilometers |
51 | August 31, 1950 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 136.4 | Blossom 7 - nominal flight performance |
61 | October 26, 1950 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 8th | Explosion 50 s after take-off ended the flight at Mach 3 |
H-II # 3 | November 11, 1950 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 3rd and final Hermes II test | |
54 | January 18, 1951 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 1.6 | Decreased engine thrust, took off after 13 s and then exploded after 38 s of flight at low altitude |
57 | March 8, 1951 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 3.1 | Blossom 8 - Three explosions 15.5; 18.5 and 19.5 s after take-off destroy the stern section |
55 | June 14, 1951 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 0 | Exploded on the launch pad at a height of 1.8 meters after switching the engine to full power |
52 | June 28, 1951 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 5.8 | Blossom 9 - explosion in the stern 8 s after take-off, emergency burnout after 22 s |
TF-1 | August 22, 1951 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 213.4 | Army training test |
60 | October 29, 1951 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 140.9 | Army training test, payload ejected but damaged on landing |
59 | May 20, 1952 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 103.5 | Army training test, also known as TF-2 |
TF-3 | 22nd August 1952 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 78 | Army thrust training test decreased 53 s after takeoff. Separation of the tail 217 s after take-off |
TF-5 | September 19, 1952 | White Sands | Launch pad 33 | 27 | Army training test. Rear explosion 27 s after the burnout |
Launch of A4 rockets replicated in the Soviet Union
Name of the rocket | date | Launch site | Range | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
T-01 | October 18, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 207 km | Missile broke on entering atmosphere |
T-02 | October 20, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 231 km | The flight path deviated 181 kilometers from the planned flight path |
T-03 | October 23, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 29 km | Observation of the rocket in flight was hindered by low cloud cover. Missile broke, possibly due to a defect in the warhead |
T-04 | October 28, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 274 km | Success; after installing a signal filter in the control system, for the first time precisely with a 4 km deviation |
T-05 | October 31, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 2 km | Started to roll after takeoff and crashed |
T-06 | November 2, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 260 km | Success, on target with a deviation of 8 km |
T-07 | November 2, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 2 km | Started to roll after takeoff and lost fins after takeoff |
T-08 | November 4, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 269 km | Success, on target with a deviation of 1.1 km |
T-09 | November 10, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 24 km | Failure of the control system |
T-10 | November 13, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 270 km | Broke on re-entry. Landed 180 meters from the target point. |
T-11 | November 13, 1947 | Capustin Jar | 262 km | Launched 5 hours after the previous missile and missed target point by 700 meters |
Web links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200117115106/http://www.launchers.co.uk/a4-p.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200117064200/http://www.launchers.co.uk/a4-hl.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200117114403/http://www.launchers.co.uk/a4-hk.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191118043646/http://www.launchers.co.uk/hermes.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191118043316/http://www.launchers.co.uk/a4-ky.htm