List of test launches of the A4 rocket

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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

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

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