The list of V-2 test launches identifies World War II launches of the A4 rocket (renamed V-2 in 1944). Test launches were made at Peenemünde Test Stand VII, Blizna V-2 missile launch site and Tuchola Forest using experimental and production rockets fabricated at Peenemünde and at the Mittelwerk. Post-war launches were performed in Germany at Cuxhaven, in the USSR at Kapustin Yar, in the USA at White Sands Proving Grounds, Cape Canaveral, and on the USS Midway during Operation Sandy.
List of test launches at Peenemünde and the Greifswalder Oie
editLaunch Sites:
- P-VI = Test Stand VI (Prüfstand VI)
- P-VII = Test Stand VII (Prüfstand VII)
- P-X = Test Stand X (Prüfstand X)
- P-XII = Test Stand XII (Prüfstand XII)
- Oie = Greifswalder Oie, a small island used for vertical launches
- Karlshagen = area of destroyed settlement Karlshagen after air raid on 17 August 1943
- Rail = Launches from a train
| Rocket number | Date | Burning time (s) | Range (km) | Pad | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | |||||
| V-1 | 18 March,[1]: 160 1942 | - | 0 | Tower | The first A-4 flight-test model was completed 25 February 1942,[2] but slipped out of its "corset" after being fully tanked at Test Stand VII, fell 2 meters, smashed three fins, and came to rest on the rim of the engine nozzle.[1]: 158 After being repaired and renamed Versuchsmuster 1 (V1: Experimental Type 1),[3]: 9, 41 [4] the rocket failed during a test firing (witnessed by Albert Speer) and was scrapped
without any further launch attempt.[1] |
| V-2 | 13 June 1942 | 36 | 1.3 | P-VII | After being photographed by a British Supermarine Spitfire on 15 May, the second flight test model was damaged during its fourth firing test on 20 May, and then at the launch (observed by Speer, Erhard Milch, Fromm, Leeb, Witzell); a roll-rate gyro malfunctioned immediately after launch.[1]: 161–2 After the rolling missile became supersonic, the propellant feed system failed, telemetry ended at 54 sec (15000 ft), and the missile fell cart-wheeling into the Baltic less than a kilometer[5] away and exploded.[6][7] |
| V-3 | 16 August 1942 | 45 | 8.7 | P-VII | Nose broke off |
| V-4 | 3 October 1942 | 58 | 190 | P-VII | Too steep due to pitch program error, otherwise success. Altitude 85 – 90 km - approximately the Kármán line altitude (85 ~ 100km), where aerodynamic lift vanishes. It was described at the time as the first rocket to reach the edge of space,[8][9] though not according to the modern FAI definition of 100km altitude. However, both the physical Kármán line and jurisdictional FAI definitions were made much later. |
| V-5 | 21 October 1942 | 84 | 147 | P-VII | Steam generator misbehaved |
| V-6 | 9 November 1942 | 54 | 14 | P-VII | Vertical, height 67 km |
| V-7 | 28 November 1942 | 37 | 8.6 | P-VII | Tumbled, lost vanes |
| V-9 | 9 December 1942 | 4 | 0.1 | P-VII | Hydrogen peroxide explosion |
| 1943 | |||||
| V-10 | 7 January 1943 | - | 0 | P-VII | Explosion on ignition |
| V-11 | 25 January 1943 | 64.5 | 105 | P-VII | Too steep, rolled |
| V-12 | 17 February 1943 | 61 | 196 | P-VII | Too shallow |
| V-13 | 19 February 1943 | 18 | 4.8 | P-VII | Fire in tail |
| V-16 | 3 March 1943 | 33 | 1.0 | P-VII | Vertical, explosion |
| V-18 | 18 March 1943 | 60 | 133 | P-VII | Too steep, rotated |
| V-19 | 25 March 1943 | 28 | 1.2 | P-VII | Tumbled, exploded |
| V-17 | 3 April 1943 | 64.5 | ? | P-VII | |
| V-20 | 14 April 1943 | 66 | 287 | P-VII | Fell on land |
| V-21 | 22 April 1943 | 59 | 252 | P-VII | Fell on land |
| V-22 | 14 May 1943 | 62 | 250 | P-VII | Cut-off switch failed |
| V-26 | 26 May 1943 | 66.5 | 265 | P-VII | The Kommission für Fernschießen (English: Commission for Long-Range Firing/Weapons/Bombardment), including Albert Speer, Karl Dönitz, and Erhard Milch[3]: 45 [10]—viewed two successful Peenemünde A-4 launches (V26 around noon, V25 late afternoon),[1]: 190 followed by two launches of the V-1 flying bomb[11][12] (both V-1s plunged into the sea.)[5] |
| V-25 | 40 | 27 | P-VII | Brennschluss (engine cut-off) at 40 s | |
| V-24 | 27 May 1943 | 55 | 138 | P-VII | - |
| V-23 | 1 June 1943 | 62 | 235 | P-VII | Premature engine cutoff |
| V-29 | 11 June 1943 | 63.5 | 238 | P-VII | - |
| V-31 | 16 June 1943 | 60.5 | 221 | P-VII | Premature engine cutoff |
| V-28 | 22 June 1943 | 62.5 | 75 | P-VII | exploded after 75 s |
| V-30 | 24 June 1943 | 65.1 | 287 | P-X | Cut-off switch failed, first launch on Prüfstand X |
| V-36 | 26 June 1943 | 64.9 | 235 | P-VII | - |
| V-38 | 29 June 1943 | 15 | 3 | P-VII | Fell on airport |
| V-40 | 63.6 | 236 | P-VII | Impact not observed | |
| V-33 | 1 July 1943 | - | 0 | P-VII | Engine cutoff at take-off, exploded |
| V-41 | 9 July 1943 | 4 | 0.1 | P-VII | Fell on pump building |
| V-34 | - | 0 | P-VII | Engine cutoff at take-off, exploded | |
| V-54 | 12 August 1943 | 64 | ? | P-VII | Successful launch |
| V-49 | 6 October 1943 | 68 | ? | P-VII | Successful launch, duration 272 s; first launch after raid on 17 August 1943 |
| V-71 | 15 October 1943 | ? | ? | ||
| V-67 | 21 October 1943 | ? | ? | ||
| V-69 | 25 October 1943 | 63 | ? | P-VII | Successful launch, duration 286 s |
| V-43 | 9 November 1943 | ? | ? | ||
| V-73 | 4 December 1943 | 63 | ? | P-VII | Successful launch, duration 286 s |
| V-60 | 10 December 1943 | 69 | ? | P-VII | Successful launch, duration 247 s |
| V-59 | 21 December 1943 | 33 | ? | P-VII | Only partial success, premature engine cutoff, duration of flight 104 s |
| V-91 | 30 December 1943 | ? | ? | ||
| January 1944 | |||||
| V-32 | 7 January 1944 | 43 | ? | P-VII | Exploded 43 s after launch |
| V-82 | 11 January 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-77 | 20 January 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-75 | 25 January 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17003 | 27 January 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | First test of Mittelwerk-built rocket detonated three seconds after ignition without liftoff: "We just blew a million marks in order to guess what could have been reported accurately by an instrument probably worth the price of a small motorcycle." (Hartmut Kütchen, Engineer in Charge of Test Stand VII)[5] |
| February 1944 | |||||
| V-106 | 4 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17009 | 9 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17007 | 10 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17010 | 11 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17001 | 13 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-98 | 15 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17004 | 16 February 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-85 | 17 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17021 | 18 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17006 | 21 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17011 | 23 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17015 | ? | ? | P-VII | ||
| V-112 | 28 February 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| March 1944 | |||||
| V-84 | 2 March 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | Exploded |
| MW 17016 | 4 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-151 | 7 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-126 | ? | ? | |||
| MW 17020 | 9 March 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-116 | 10 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-128 | ? | ? | |||
| V-88 | 11 March 1944 | 59 | ? | P-VII | Flight duration 282 s |
| MW 17022 | 15 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17018 | 16 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17033 | 18 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-145 | 21 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-121 | 23 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17031 | 24 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17019 | 27 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-132 | 29 March 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| April 1944 | |||||
| MW 17098 | 3 April 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-86 | 5 April 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | exploded after 17s |
| MW 17043 | 7 April 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17063 | 14 April 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17108 | 20 April 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| May 1944 | |||||
| MW 17200 | 10 May 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-152 | 12 May 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 17320 | 14 May 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-136 | 16 May 1944 | 65 | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17323 | 17 May 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-144 | 22 May 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17312 | 23 May 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-89 MW 17309 | 24 May 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | Launch Sequence #89:[13] Beginning with launching 89, temperature measurements at the tip of the rocket were used for diagnosing the airburst problem.[14] |
| V-170 | 27 May 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-146 | 31 May 1944 | 58 | ? | P-VII | |
| June 1944 | |||||
| MW 17558 | 1 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-140 | 2 June 1944 | 60 | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17656 | 3 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17746 | 6 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17557 | 7 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-171 | 8 June 1944 | 69 | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17747 | ? | ? | P-X | ||
| V-159 | 9 June 1944 | 11 | ? | P-VII | |
| V-158 | 10 June 1944 | 68 | ? | P-VII | |
| V-209 | 11 June 1944 | 61 | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17725 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| V-89 | 13 June 1944 | ? | 350 | The "Bäckebo Bomb" (Crashed in Sweden) | |
| V-172 | 14 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17727 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| MW 17840 | 15 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17839 | 17 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18012 | 18 June 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-177 | 20 June 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 18014 | ? | ? | Oie | Apogee 176 km, first man-made object to reach space by the modern definition (100 km altitude).[15] | |
| MW 17940 | ? | ? | P-X | ||
| MW 18017 | 21 June 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| MW 17939 | ? | ? | P-VII | ||
| V-157 | 22 June 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 18007 | 23 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 17657 | 24 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18016 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| MW 18013 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| MW 18008 | 26 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18015 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| V-208 | 27 June 1944 | 59 | ? | P-VII | |
| V-167 | 28 June 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-173 | 29 June 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-211 | 30 June 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| July 1944 | |||||
| MW 18011 | 1 July 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18010 | 3 July 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-212 | 4 July 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18143 | 5 July 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| MW 18144 | 6 July 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-214 | 7 July 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18020 | 8 July 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-210 | 10 July 1944 | 60 | ? | P-VII | |
| V-160 | 14 July 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18019 | 21 July 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-178 | 29 July 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-205 | 31 July 1944 | 67 | 237 | P-X | |
| August 1944 | |||||
| MW 18207 | 1 August 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| MW 18203 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| MW 18204 | 2 August 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-202 | 3 August 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-179 | 4 August 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| MW 18200 | 12 August 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-181 | 13 August 1944 | 50 | 0,5 | P-XII | exploded |
| V-182 | 10 | 0.07 | P-XII | exploded | |
| MW 18267 | 15 August 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| MW 18266 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| MW 18263 | 16 August 1944 | 61 | 227 | P-VII | |
| V-227 | 17 August 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 18239 | 66 | 284 | P-X | ||
| MW 18238 | 20 August 1944 | 66 | 239 | P-X | |
| MW 18243 | 64 | 235 | P-VII | ||
| V-216 | 22 August 1944 | 57 | 196 | P-VII | |
| MW 18233 | 67 | 224 | P-X | ||
| V-226 | 23 August 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 18222 | 24 August 1944 | 64 | 189 | P-X | |
| MW 18240 | 26 August 1944 | 61 | 226 | P-X | |
| MW 18299 | 30 August 1944 | ? | ? | P-VI | |
| September 1944 | |||||
| V-225 | 1 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18293 | 2 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-VI | |
| V-206 | 4 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-230 | 5 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-222 | 8 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-231 | 13 September 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-223 | 14 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18257 | 15 September 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| MW 18330 | 17 September 1944 | ? | ? | Oie | |
| V-234 | 19 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-240 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| V-217 | 20 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-239 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| V-218 | 21 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-232 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| V-219 | 22 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 18179 | ? | ? | Oie | ||
| V-241 | 26 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-238 | 28 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-242 | 30 September 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| October 1944 | |||||
| MW 18786 | 1 October 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| V-235 | 3 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18889 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-245 | 4 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-236 | 7 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18787 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-248 | 9 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-249 | 11 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18781 | 12 October 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| V-237 | ? | ? | P-VII | ||
| MW 18782 | 13 October 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| V-250 | 14 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18338 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-251 | 17 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-252 | 18 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-246 | 19 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-256 | 23 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-247 | 24 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-258 | ? | ? | P-VII | ||
| V-257 | 25 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-259 | 30 October 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | Hermann Göring attended the launch: "That's terrific! We must have that at the first Party Rally after the war!"[16]: 256 |
| V-260 | ? | ? | P-VI | Hermann Göring at the launch: "Why is it that this fellow [ Walter Dornberger ] manages all right and you [ developer Dr. Kramer of Ruhr Steel ] don't? Let him show you how it ought to be done."[16]: 257 | |
| November 1944 | |||||
| V-253 | 1 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-220 | 3 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-262 | 6 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 19304 | 7 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-263 | 8 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-261 | 9 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-264 | ? | ? | P-X | ||
| V-266 | 13 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-265 | 15 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-267 | 17 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-221 | 20 November 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-268 | 22 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 19862 | 23 November 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| MW 19866 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-271 | 24 November 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 19864 | 25 November 1944 | ? | ? | Rail | |
| MW 19861 | 26 November 1944 | ? | ? | Rail | |
| V-272 | 27 November 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-276 | 28 November 1944 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| MW 19868 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| MW 19873 | 29 November 1944 | ? | ? | Rail | |
| MW 19305 | 30 November 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| December 1944 | |||||
| V-423 | 1 December 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| V-269 | ? | ? | |||
| MW 19302 | ? | ? | Rail | ||
| V-243 | 2 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 19020 | ? | ? | |||
| V-277 | 4 December 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 19301 | ? | ? | Rail | ||
| V-254 | 6 December 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 19874 | 7 December 1944 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| V-278 | 8 December 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 19020 | 9 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VI | |
| V-282 | 12 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 18783 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-283 | 14 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-288 | 16 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-289 | 19 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-291 | 22 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-290 | 28 December 1944 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-286 | 30 December 1944 | ? | ? | ||
| January 1945 | |||||
| V-287 | 3 January 1945 | ? | ? | ||
| MW 20835 | 4 January 1945 | ? | 262 | Karlshagen | |
| MW 20826 | 6 January 1945 | ? | 323 | Karlshagen | |
| V-294 | 8 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-292 | 9 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 20821 | 11 January 1945 | ? | 285 | Karlshagen | |
| MW 20840 | 13 January 1945 | ? | 314 | Karlshagen | |
| MW 20831 | 15 January 1945 | ? | 325 | Karlshagen | |
| MW 20348 | ? | ? | P-X | ||
| V-275 | 16 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-293 | ? | ? | |||
| MW 20850 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| MW 20348 | ? | ? | |||
| MW 20832 | 17 January 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| V-301 | 19 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-295 | 22 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-302 | ? | ? | P-X | ||
| MW 20465 | 25 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 20829 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| MW 20827 | 27 January 1945 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | |
| MW 20338 | 30 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-303 | 31 January 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| February 1945 | |||||
| V-284 | 3 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-274 | 4 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-285 | 5 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-309 | 6 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 21402 | 47 | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-296 | 7 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 21401 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-310 | 8 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-297 | 9 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| V-298 | ? | ? | P-X | ||
| V-270 | 10 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-313 | ? | ? | P-VII | ||
| MW 21404 | ? | 380 | Karlshagen | ||
| V-273 | 12 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 21405 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-299 | 13 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-X | |
| V-314 | ? | ? | P-VII | ||
| MW 21406 | ? | 358 | Karlshagen | ||
| MW 21403 | ? | ? | Karlshagen | ||
| V-255 | 14 February 1945 | ? | ? | P-VII | |
| MW 21407 | 16 February 1945 | ? | 380 | Karlshagen | |
| MW 21399 | 18 February 1945 | 36 | ? | Karlshagen | |
| MW 21408 | 19 February 1945 | ? | 430 | Karlshagen | |
| MW 21400 | 20 February 1945 | ? | 350 | Karlshagen | |
Launches of A4b
edit| Rocket number | Date | Launch site | Range | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-1 | 27 December 1944 | Pad 10 | 0 | Guidance failure 50 metres above ground |
| G-2 | 13 January 1945 | Failure. Launch attempt controversial | ||
| G-3 | 24 January 1945 | Oie | Successful launch, but wing broke at flight |
Blizna test launch list
edit| Launch number | Rocket number | Date | Range (km) | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | |||||
| 1 | 5 November 1943 | ||||
| 2 | 5 December 1943 | ||||
| 3 | V-96 | 22 December 1943 | |||
| January 1944 | |||||
| 4 | 5 January 1944 | ||||
| 5 | 6 January 1944 | success | |||
| 6 | 7 January 1944 | tail explosion | |||
| 7 | success | ||||
| 8 | 8 January 1944 | failure | |||
| 9 | 17 January 1944 | ||||
| 10 | V-107 | 18 January 1944 | failure | ||
| 11 | V-105 | 29 January 1944 | failure | ||
| February 1944 | |||||
| 12 | 16 February 1944 | ||||
| 13 | 17 February 1944 | ||||
| 14 | 19 February 1944 | ||||
| 15 | MW 17 071 | 23 February 1944 | early cut-off | ||
| 16 | MW 17 036 | 24 February 1944 | success | ||
| 17 | 26 February 1944 | ||||
| March 1944 | |||||
| 18 | 2 March 1944 | ||||
| 19 | 4 March 1944 | ||||
| 20 | 5 March 1944 | ||||
| 21 | 6 March 1944 | ||||
| 22 | MW 17047 | 17 March 1944 | |||
| 23 | 18 March 1944 | ||||
| 24 | 20 March 1944 | ||||
| 25 | 21 March 1944 | ||||
| 26 | 25 March 1944 | ||||
| 27 | 31 March 1944 | ||||
| April 1944 | |||||
| 28 | 1 April 1944 | ||||
| 29 | 2 April 1944 | ||||
| 30 | 4 April 1944 | ||||
| 31 | 6 April 1944 | ||||
| 32 | 16 April 1944 | ||||
| 33 | MW 17354 | 20 April 1944 | Attempt cancelled and made on 22 April 1944 as launch number 38 | ||
| 34 | MW 17355 | 257 | Airburst | ||
| 35 | MW 17342 | 21 April 1944 | 85 | Failure | |
| 36 | MW 17356 | 157 | Airburst | ||
| 37 | MW 17360 | 216 | Airburst | ||
| 38 | MW 17354 | 22 April 1944 | 261 | Airburst | |
| 39 | MW 17382 | 257 | Airburst | ||
| 40 | MW 17344 | 23 April 1944 | Failed at launch | ||
| 41 | MW 17341 | 28 April 1944 | 256 | Airburst | |
| 42 | MW 17349 | 255 | Airburst | ||
| 43 | MW 17351 | 29 April 1944 | 254 | Airburst | |
| 44 | MW 17378 | 257 | Impact | ||
| 45 | MW 17350 | 30 April 1944 | 255 | Impact | |
| 46 | MW 17361 | 150 | Airburst | ||
| May 1944 | |||||
| 47 | MW 17359 | 1 May 1944 | 338 | Airburst | |
| 48 | MW 17381 | 253 | Airburst | ||
| 49 | MW 17388 | 29 | Failure | ||
| 50 | MW 17352 | 3 May 1944 | 5.2 | Failure | |
| 51 | MW 17353 | 0.1 | Failed after lift-off | ||
| 52 | MW 17357 | nil | Failure | ||
| 53 | MW 17365 | Failure | |||
| 54 | MW 17369 | 257 | Airburst | ||
| 55 | MW 17358 | 4 May 1944 | 250 | Airburst | |
| 56 | MW 17367 | Failure | |||
| 57 | MW 17368 | Failure | |||
| 58 | MW 17362 | 5 May 1944 | Failure; also failed on attempt on 9 May 1944 | ||
| 59 | MW 17366 | 259 | Airburst | ||
| 60 | MW 17385 | 258 | Airburst | ||
| 61 | MW 17364 | 6 May 1944 | 258 | Airburst | |
| 62 | MW 17386 | 258 | Airburst | ||
| 63 | MW 17392 | 1.7 | Failure | ||
| 64 | MW 17383 | 7 May 1944 | 293 | Airburst | |
| 65 | MW 17387 | 294.0 | Guidance failure | ||
| 66 | MW 17348 | 8 May 1944 | nil | Failed at launch | |
| 67 | MW 17333 | 9 May 1944 | Failed | ||
| 68 | MW 17389 | Failure | |||
| 69 | MW 17332 | 10 May 1944 | 259 | Impact | |
| 70 | MW 17384 | 4.8 | Failure | ||
| 71 | MW 17327 | 11 May 1944 | 262 | Impact | |
| 72 | MW 17331 | 260 | Impact | ||
| 73 | MW 17398 | 12 May 1944 | 300 | Airburst | |
| 74 | MW 17 399 | success | |||
| 75 | MW 17330 | 13 May 1944 | 258 | Airburst | |
| 76 | MW 17390 | 14 May 1944 | 161 | Impact | |
| 77 | MW 17334 | 15 May 1944 | 261 | Airburst | |
| 78 | MW 17393 | 258 | Airburst | ||
| 79 | MW 17401 | 17 May 1944 | 259 | Airburst | |
| 80 | MW 17683 | 18 May 1944 | 4.3 | Failure | |
| 81 | MW 17687 | 32.0 | Guidance failure | ||
| 82 | MW 17686 | 20 May 1944 | Failure | ||
| 83 | MW 17748 | 21 May 1944 | 254 | Impact | |
| 84 | MW 17749 | Failure | |||
| 85 | MW 17753 | Failure | |||
| 86 | MW 17757 | 259 | Airburst | ||
| 87 | MW 17760 | Failure | |||
| 88 | MW 17764 | 330 | Airburst | ||
| 89 | MW 17750 | 22 May 1944 | 255 | Airburst | |
| 90 | MW 17762 | 130 | Airburst | ||
| 91 | MW 17766 | Failure | |||
| 92 | MW 17767 | 109 | Airburst | ||
| 93 | MW 17751 | 23 May 1944 | 2 | Failure | |
| 94 | MW 17752 | 253 | Airburst | ||
| 95 | MW 17754 | 258 | Airburst | ||
| 96 | MW 17755 | Failed | |||
| 97 | MW 17758 | 255 | Airburst; Re-launch from 21 May 1944 | ||
| 98 | MW 17759 | 251 | Airburst | ||
| 99 | MW 17761 | 263 | Airburst | ||
| 100 | MW 17765 | 256 | Airburst | ||
| 101 | MW 17768 | 337 | Airburst | ||
| 102 | MW 17403 | 24 May 1944 | 264 | Airburst | |
| 103 | MW 17769 | 252 | Impact; (Failed attempt on 22 May) | ||
| 104 | MW 17682 | 26 May 1944 | 259 | Airburst | |
| 105 | MW 17397 | 27 May 1944 | 178 | Airburst | |
| 106 | MW 17400 | 262 | Airburst | ||
| 107 | MW 17405 | Failure | |||
| 108 | MW 17688 | 86 | Airburst | ||
| 109 | MW 17773 | 162 | Airburst | ||
| 110 | MW 17774 | 28 May 1944 | 244 | Airburst | |
| 111 | MW 17329 | 29 May 1944 | 129 | Airburst | |
| 112 | MW 17402 | Failure | |||
| 113 | MW 17670 | 257 | Impact | ||
| 114 | MW 17770 | 207 | Airburst | ||
| 115 | MW 17775 | 251 | Airburst | ||
| 116 | MW 17782 | 240 | Impact | ||
| 117 | MW 17783 | 240 | Airburst | ||
| 118 | MW 17771 | 30 May 1944 | 254 | Impact | |
| 119 | MW 17784 | 226 | Airburst | ||
| June 1944 | |||||
| 120 | MW 17776 | 1 June 1944 | 202 | Impact | |
| 121 | MW 17779 | 153 | Impact | ||
| 122 | MW 17780 | 178.0 | Guidance failure | ||
| 123 | MW 17781 | 45.5 | Guidance failure | ||
| 124 | MW 17777 | 5 June 1944 | 58 | Failure | |
| 125 | MW 17772 | 6 June 1944 | 199 | Airburst | |
| 126 | MW 17802 | 213 | Impact | ||
| 127 | MW 17 809 | 14 June 1944 | success | ||
| 128 | MW 17 796 | failure | |||
| 129 | MW 17 995 | 15 June 1944 | success | ||
| 130 | MW 18022 | 16 June 1944 | 270 | Airburst | |
| 131 | MW 18024 | 270 | Airburst | ||
| 132 | MW 18025 | 333 | Airburst | ||
| 133 | MW 18027 | 203 | Airburst | ||
| 134 | MW 18028 | 267 | Airburst | ||
| 135 | MW 18026 | 17 June 1944 | 270 | Airburst | |
| 136 | MW 18029 | 231 | Airburst | ||
| 137 | MW 18030 | 115 | Airburst | ||
| 138 | MW 18031 | 270 | Airburst | ||
| 139 | MW 18032 | 268 | Airburst | ||
| 140 | MW 18035 | 133 | Impact | ||
| 141 | MW 18037 | 13 | Failure | ||
| 142 | MW 18038 | 132 | Airburst | ||
| 143 | MW 18042 | 262 | Airburst | ||
| 144 | MW 18033 | 18 June 1944 | 258 | Impact | |
| 145 | MW 18039 | 296 | Airburst | ||
| 146 | MW 18047 | 276 | Impact | ||
| 147 | MW 18048 | 269 | Airburst | ||
| 148 | MW 18050 | 269 | Airburst | ||
| 149 | MW 18051 | Failed | |||
| 150 | MW 18056 | 270 | Airburst | ||
| 151 | MW 18058 | 334 | Airburst | ||
| 152 | MW 18059 | Failed | |||
| 153 | MW 18060 | 224 | Airburst | ||
| 154 | MW 18061 | 262 | Airburst | ||
| 155 | MW 18 041 | ||||
| 156 | MW 18040 | 19 June 1944 | 136 | Airburst | |
| 157 | MW 18043 | Failed | |||
| 158 | MW 18044 | 303 | Airburst | ||
| 159 | MW 18046 | 20 June 1944 | 5 | Failed | |
| 160 | MW 18049 | Failed | |||
| 161 | MW 18062 | Failed on lift-off | |||
| 162 | MW 18064 | 226 | Airburst | ||
| 163 | MW 18065 | 206 | Airburst | ||
| 164 | MW 18066 | 204 | Airburst | ||
| 165 | MW 18067 | 308 | Airburst | ||
| 166 | MW 18068 | 253 | Airburst | ||
| 167 | MW 18069 | 272 | Airburst | ||
| 168 | MW 18070 | 283 | Airburst | ||
| 169 | MW 18073 | 270 | Airburst | ||
| 170 | MW 18079 | 214 | Airburst | ||
| 171 | MW 18080 | 287 | Airburst | ||
| 172 | MW 18052 | 21 June 1944 | 300 | Airburst | |
| 173 | MW 18057 | Failed | |||
| 174 | MW 18093 | Failed | |||
| 175 | MW 18053 | 22 June 1944 | 209 | Airburst | |
| 176 | MW 18054 | 219 | Airburst | ||
| 177 | MW 18091 | Failed | |||
| 178 | MW 18092 | 278 | Airburst | ||
| 179 | MW 18094 | 242 | Airburst | ||
| 180 | MW 18103 | 217 | Airburst | ||
| 181 | MW 18072 | 24 June 1944 | Failed | ||
| 182 | MW 18087 | 155 | Impact | ||
| 183 | MW 18097 | 211 | Impact | ||
| 184 | MW 18098 | 119 | Impact | ||
| 185 | MW 18085 | 25 June 1944 | 243 | Airburst | |
| 186 | MW 18086 | 249 | Airburst | ||
| 187 | MW 18096 | 26 June 1944 | 289 | Airburst | |
| 188 | MW 18099 | 285 | Airburst | ||
| 189 | MW 18113 | 261 | Impact | ||
| 190 | MW 18114 | 266 | Impact | ||
| 191 | MW 18116 | 282 | Impact | ||
| 192 | MW 18115 | 27 June 1944 | Failed | ||
| 193 | 269 | Airburst | |||
| 194 | MW 18123 | Exploded on pad | |||
| 195 | MW 18124 | Impact | |||
| 196 | MW 18125 | 161 | Airburst | ||
| 197 | MW 18126 | 251 | Impact | ||
| 198 | MW 18112 | 28 June 1944 | 295 | Impact | |
| 199 | MW 18117 | 266 | Impact | ||
| 200 | MW 18118 | 32.5 | Failed | ||
| 201 | MW 18121 | 274 | Airburst | ||
| 202 | MW 18122 | 221 | Airburst | ||
| 203 | MW 18 089 | 30 June 1944 | success | ||
| 204 | MW 18 108 | success | |||
Tuchola forest test launch list
edit| Launch number | Ongoing number | Rocket destination | Date | Range (km) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1944 | |||||
| 1 | 127 | MW 18757 | 10 September 1944 | Abandoned | |
| 2 | 128 | MW 18769 | 12 September 1944 | 221 | |
| 3 | 129 | MW 18767 | 13 September 1944 | Failed on pad | |
| 4 | 130 | MW 18761 | 178 | ||
| 5 | 131 | MW 18765 | 220 | ||
| 6 | 132 | MW 18745 | 14 September 1944 | 218 | |
| 7 | 133 | MW 18758 | 210 | ||
| 8 | 134 | MW 18751 | Failed on pad. Returned to HAP | ||
| 9 | 135 | MW 18756 | 15 September 1944 | 4 | Guidance failed after lift-off |
| 10 | 136 | MW 18763 | 12 | Propulsion system explosion | |
| 11 | 137 | MW 18746 | 16 September 1944 | 217 | |
| 12 | 138 | MW 18750 | 193 | Airburst | |
| 13 | 139 | MW 18752 | 17 September 1944 | 168 | Airburst |
| 14 | 140 | MW 18754 | 164 | Airburst | |
| 15 | 141 | MW 18755 | 18 September 1944 | 165 | Impact |
| 16 | 142 | MW 18747 | 171 | Impact | |
| 17 | 143 | MW 18766 | 166 | Airburst | |
| 18 | 144 | MW 18762 | 141 | Impact | |
| 19 | 145 | MW 18753 | 19 September 1944 | 199 | Airburst |
| 20 | 146 | MW 18764 | 162 | Airburst | |
| 21 | 147 | MW 18822 | 21 September 1944 | 160 | Impact |
| 22 | 148 | MW 18824 | 173 | Impact | |
| 23 | 149 | MW 18825 | 22 September 1944 | 143 | Impact |
| 24 | 150 | MW 18826 | 177 | Impact | |
| 25 | 151 | MW 18823 | 23 September 1944 | 42 | Early impact |
| 26 | 152 | MW 18821 | 151 | Impact | |
| 27 | 153 | MW 18831 | 242 | Impact | |
| 28 | 154 | MW 18827 | 24 September 1944 | 141 | Impact |
| 29 | 155 | MW 18820 | Abort. Returned to HAP. | ||
| 30 | 157 | MW 18806 | 25 September 1944 | 168 | Airburst |
| 31 | 158 | MW 18807 | 143 | Airburst | |
| 32 | 159 | MW 18808 | 164 | Airburst | |
| 33 | 160 | MW 18815 | 164 | Impact | |
| 34 | 161 | MW 18803 | 162 | Airburst | |
| 35 | 162 | MW 18801 | 26 September 1944 | 171 | Airburst |
| 36 | 163 | MW 18804 | 165 | Impact | |
| 37 | 164 | MW 18805 | 166 | Airburst | |
| 38 | 165 | MW 18802 | 162 | Airburst | |
| 39 | 166 | MW 18803 | Abandoned; damaged fin. Launch tried on 5 October 1944 | ||
| 40 | 167 | MW 18770 | 92 | Airburst | |
| 41 | 156 | MW 18837 | 27 September 1944 | 138 | Airburst |
| 42 | 168 | MW 18771 | 160 | Airburst | |
| 43 | 169 | MW 18774 | 30 September 1944 | 170 | Airburst |
| 44 | 170 | MW 18788 | 167 | Impact | |
| 45 | 171 | MW 18794 | 179 | Impact | |
| October 1944 | |||||
| 46 | 172 | MW 18777 | 1 October 1944 | 166 | |
| 47 | 173 | MW 18772 | 170 | ||
| 48 | 174 | MW 18773 | 173 | ||
| 49 | 175 | MW 18778 | 2 October 1944 | 132 | |
| 50 | 176 | MW 18776 | 170 | ||
| 51 | 177 | MW 18796 | 247 | Airburst | |
| 52 | 178 | MW 18795 | 236 | Airburst | |
| 53 | 179 | MW 18799 | 5 October 1944 | 229 | Airburst |
| 54 | 180 | MW 18798 | 230 | Airburst | |
| 55 | 181 | MW 18792 | 225 | Impact | |
| 56 | 182 | MW 18797 | 252 | Airburst | |
| 57 | 183 | MW 18803 | 228 | Impact | |
| 58 | 184 | MW 18791 | 233 | Impact | |
| 59 | 185 | MW 18790 | 183 | Airburst | |
| 60 | 187 | MW 19041 | 6 October 1944 | 222 | |
| 61 | 188 | MW 19048 | 225 | ||
| 62 | 189 | MW 19045 | 9 October 1944 | 213 | |
| 63 | 190 | MW 19047 | 210 | ||
| 64 | 191 | MW 19039 | 205 | Impact | |
| 65 | 192 | MW 19043 | 7 | Failed after launch | |
| 66 | 193 | MW 19042 | 219 | ||
| 67 | 194 | MW 19046 | 10 October 1944 | 220 | |
| 68 | 195 | MW 19040 | 224 | Airburst | |
| 69 | 196 | MW 19044 | 209 | ||
| 70 | 197 | MW 18810 | 239 | Airburst | |
| 71 | 198 | MW 18813 | 209 | Impact | |
| 72 | 199 | MW 18809 | 200 | ||
| 73 | 200 | MW 18811 | 11 October 1944 | 272 | Impact |
| 74 | 201 | MW 18816 | 217 | Airburst | |
| 75 | 202 | MW 18814 | 216 | Impact | |
| 76 | 203 | MW 18818 | 220 | Airburst | |
| 77 | 204 | MW 18812 | 14 October 1944 | 245 | Impact |
| 78 | 205 | MW 18819 | 44 | Damaged at launch | |
| 79 | 206 | MW 18817 | 245 | Impact | |
| 80 | 207 | MW 19487 | 28 October 1944 | 223 | |
| 81 | 208 | MW 19486 | 29 October 1944 | 224 | |
| 82 | 209 | MW 19484 | 30 October 1944 | 217 | |
| 83 | 210 | MW 19498 | 223 | ||
| 84 | 211 | MW 19488 | 31 October 1944 | 223 | |
| 85 | 212 | MW 19491 | 223 | ||
| 86 | 213 | MW 19489 | 231 | ||
| November 1944 | |||||
| 87 | 214 | MW 19504 | 1 November 1944 | 2 | |
| 88 | 215 | MW 19490 | 221 | ||
| 89 | 216 | Ma241 | Failed on pad | ||
| 90 | 217 | MW 19492 | 2 November 1944 | 223 | Impact |
| 91 | 218 | MW 19493 | 218 | Impact | |
| 92 | 219 | MW 19494 | 3 November 1944 | 214 | Impact |
| 93 | 220 | MW 19496 | 221 | Impact | |
| 94 | 221 | MW 19495 | 4 November 1944 | 226 | Impact |
| 95 | 222 | MW 19497 | 224 | Airburst | |
| 96 | 223 | MW 19502 | 5 November 1944 | 224 | Airburst |
| 97 | 224 | MW 19500 | 116 | Airburst | |
| 98 | 225 | MW 19501 | 222 | Airburst | |
| 99 | 226 | MW 19499 | 112 | Airburst | |
| 100 | 227 | MW 19508 | 6 November 1944 | 250 | Impact |
| 101 | 228 | MW 19511 | 7 November 1944 | 290 | Impact |
| 102 | 229 | MW 19514 | 250 | Airburst | |
| 103 | 230 | MW 19506 | 293 | Airburst | |
| 104 | 231 | MW 19507 | 250 | Impact | |
| 105 | 232 | MW 19509 | 8 November 1944 | 1 | Failed after launch |
| 106 | 236 | MW 19520 | 9 November 1944 | 257 | Impact |
| 107 | MW 19519 | Returned to Mittelwerk | |||
| 108 | 238 | MW 19516 | 10 November 1944 | 248 | Airburst |
| 109 | 239 | MW 19518 | 35 | Impact | |
| 110 | MW 19529 | 11 November 1944 | Returned to MW | ||
| 111 | 235 | MW 19510 | 12 November 1944 | 49 | Exploded after launch |
| 112 | 237 | MW 19528 | 245 | Impact | |
| 113 | 233 | MW 19513 | 13 November 1944 | 267 | Airburst |
| 114 | 234 | MW 19512 | 90 | Impact | |
| 115 | 241 | 19525 | 14 November 1944 | 250 | Impact |
| 116 | 242 | MW 19517 | 250 | Impact | |
| 117 | 243 | MW 19549 | 15 November 1944 | 197 | |
| 118 | 244 | MW 19548 | 196 | ||
| 119 | 245 | MW 19544 | 18 November 1944 | 76 | |
| 120 | 246 | MW 19547 | 19 November 1944 | 159 | |
| 121 | 247 | MW 19545 | 168 | ||
| 122 | 248 | MW 19553 | 20 November 1944 | 183 | |
| 123 | 249 | MW 19550 | 194 | ||
| 124 | 250 | MW 19552 | 189 | ||
| 125 | 251 | MW 19551 | 21 November 1944 | 113 | |
| 126 | 252 | MW 19546 | 168 | ||
| 127 | 253 | MW 19829 | 233 | Impact | |
| 128 | 254 | MW 19843 | 22 November 1944 | 229 | Airburst |
| 129 | 255 | MW 19830 | 190 | Impact | |
| 130 | 256 | MW 19832 | Engine failure | ||
| 131 | 257 | MW 19862 | 23 November 1944 | 385 | No data returned |
| 132 | 258 | MW 19866 | 289 | Airburst | |
| 133 | 260 | MW 19833 | 24 November 1944 | 219 | Impact |
| 134 | 261 | MW 19834 | 35 | Guidance failure | |
| 135 | MW 19839 | Returned to Mittelwerk | |||
| 136 | 262 | MW 19835 | 25 November 1944 | 58 | Guidance failure |
| 137 | 259 | MW 19864 | 323 | No data returned | |
| 138 | 263 | MW 19836 | 26 November 1944 | 232 | Impact |
| 139 | MW 19842 | Returned to Mittelwerk | |||
| 140 | 267 | MW 19861 | 0 | Exploded on pad | |
| 141 | 264 | MW 19831 | 27 November 1944 | 235 | Airburst |
| 142 | 265 | MW 19844 | 230 | Airburst | |
| 143 | 266 | MW 19840 | Failure | ||
| 144 | 269 | MW 19827 | 28 November 1944 | 231 | Airburst |
| 145 | 268 | MW 19868 | 279 | No data returned | |
| 146 | 270 | MW 19841 | 29 November 1944 | 166 | Impact |
| 147 | 271 | MW 19825 | 231 | Impact | |
| 148 | 274 | MW 19873 | 315 | No data returned | |
| 149 | 272 | MW 19846 | 30 November 1944 | 132 | Failure |
| 150 | 273 | MW 19849 | 232 | Impact | |
| 151 | MW 19826 | Returned to MW | |||
| December 1944 | |||||
| 152 | 276 | MW 19848 | 1 December 1944 | 214 | Airburst |
| 153 | 277 | MW 19850 | 2 | Explosion after launch | |
| 154 | MW 19869 | Returned to field station; leaking | |||
| 155 | 275 | MW 19302 | 320 | No data returned | |
| 156 | 278 | MW 19301 | 4 December 1944 | 293 | No data returned |
| 157 | 279 | MW 19883 | 5 December 1944 | 250 | Airburst |
| 158 | 280 | MW 19893 | 246 | Impact | |
| 159 | 281 | MW 19905 | 251 | Airburst | |
| 160 | 282 | MW 19913 | 6 December 1944 | 167 | Impact |
| 161 | 283 | MW 19891 | Failure | ||
| 162 | 285 | MW 19874 | 7 December 1944 | 349 | No data returned |
| 163 | 284 | MW 19901 | 224 | Impact | |
| 164 | 285 | MW 19894 | 8 December 1944 | 243 | Impact |
| 165 | 286 | MW 19888 | 215 | Impact | |
| 166 | 290 | MW 19020 | 9 December 1944 | 347 | No data returned |
| 167 | 287 | MW 19900 | 270 | Impact | |
| 168 | 288 | MW 19895 | Returned to Mittelwerk | ||
| 169 | 291 | MW 19856 | 11 December 1944 | 245 | |
| 170 | 292 | MW 18783 | 284 | No data returned | |
| 171 | 293 | MW 19855 | 12 December 1944 | 0 | Exploded above pad |
| 172 | 294 | MW 19858 | 243 | ||
| 173 | 295 | MW 19854 | 246 | ||
| 174 | MW 19871 | Returned to field station | |||
| 175 | 296 | MW 19859 | 13 December 1944 | 244 | |
| 176 | 297 | MW 19870 | 239 | ||
| 177 | 298 | MW 19857 | 68 | Airburst | |
| 178 | 299 | MW 19865 | 14 December 1944 | 1 | Airburst |
| 179 | 300 | MW 19847 | December 1944 | 230 | Airburst |
| 180 | 301 | MW 19837 | 16 December 1944 | 216 | Impact |
| 181 | 302 | MW 19838 | 228 | Airburst | |
| 182 | 303 | MW 19851 | 17 December 1944 | 128 | Failure |
| 183 | 305 | 19828 | 19 December 1944 | 52 | Failure |
| 184 | 304 | MW 19872 | 243 | ||
| 185 | 306 | MW 19845 | 20 December 1944 | 0 | Control failure at lift-off at15m height |
| 186 | 307 | MW 19852 | 81 | Guidance failure | |
| 187 | 308 | MW 19853 | 232 | Airburst | |
| 188 | MW 19186 | 21 December 1944 | 229 | Impact | |
| 189 | MW 19676 | 260 | Impact | ||
| 190 | MW 19778 | 228 | Impact | ||
| 191 | MW 19886 | 23 December 1944 | 232 | Impact | |
| 192 | MW 19674 | 222 | Impact | ||
| 193 | MW 19776 | 224 | Airburst | ||
| 194 | MW 19650 | 25 December 1944 | 225 | Impact | |
| 195 | MW 19681 | 228 | Airburst | ||
| 196 | 309 | MW 20853 | 27 December 1944 | 212 | |
| 197 | 310 | MW 20844 | 28 December 1944 | 234 | |
| 198 | 311 | MW 20845 | 229 | ||
| 199 | 312 | MW 20848 | Failed | ||
| 200 | 313 | MW 20820 | 30 December 1944 | 230 | |
| 201 | 314 | MW 20816 | 231 | ||
| 202 | 315 | MW 20847 | 31 December 1944 | 226 | |
| 203 | 316 | MW 20825 | 227 | ||
| January 1945 | |||||
| 204 | 317 | MW 20852 | 1 January 1945 | 34 | Failed |
| 205 | Ma419 ( MW 20843) | Attempt abandoned - launched on 8 January 1945 | |||
| 206 | 318 | MW 20815 | 2 January 1945 | 232 | |
| 207 | 319 | MW 20817 | 232 | ||
| 208 | 320 | MW 20818 | 231 | ||
| 209 | 321 | MW 20838 | 3 January 1945 | 229 | |
| 210 | 322 | MW 20841 | 224 | ||
| 211 | 323 | MW 20851 | 223 | ||
| 212 | 324 | MW 20823 | 4 January 1945 | 228 | |
| 213 | 325 | MW 20814 | Failed soon after launch | ||
| 214 | 326 | MW 20843 | 8 January 1945 | 231 | |
| 215 | 327 | MW 20819 | 234 | ||
| 215 | 330 | MW 20705 | 10 January 1945 | 215 | |
| 216 | 331 | MW 20808 | 56 | Failed | |
| 217 | 332 | MW 20809 | 227 | ||
| 218 | 334 | MW 20810 | 11 January 1945 | 226 | |
| 219 | 335 | MW 20807 | 161 | Failed | |
| 220 | 336 | MW 20811 | 231 | ||
| 221 | 337 | MW 20804 | 223 | ||
| 222 | 338 | MW 20806 | 226 | High altitude airburst | |
| 223 | MW 20824 | Abandoned | |||
| 224 | MW 20812 | Abandoned | |||
Operation Backfire launches near Cuxhaven
editFor Operation Backfire, the British collected together and assembled a small number of V-2s to be launched for demonstration purposes.
| Date | Launch time | Maximum height | Length of flight | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 1945 | 14:41 | 69.4 km | 249.4 km | |
| 4 October 1945 | 14:16 | 17.4 km | 24 km | Engine failure soon after launch. |
| 15 October 1945 | 15:06 | 64 km | 233 km | Operation Clitterhouse. V-2 performed as planned and landed near target point in the North Sea[17] |
Launches of captured V-2 rockets in the United States after 1945
editThe Upper Atmosphere Research Panel performed experiments on US flights of V-2s.
| Rocket number | Date | Launch site | Pad | Maximum altitude (kilometres) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | |||||
| 1 | 15 March 1946 | White Sands | n/a | Static test firing of V-2 Engine. | |
| 2 | 16 April 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 5.5 | Radio cut-off 19.5 s after launch, Fin 4 failed prior to termination. |
| 3 | 10 May 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 112.6 | Nominal flight. |
| 4 | 29 May 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 112.1 | Nominal flight. |
| 5 | 13 June 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 117.4 | Nominal flight. |
| 6 | 28 June 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 107.8 | Nose separation failure |
| 7 | 9 July 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 134.4 | Nominal performance. |
| 8 | 19 July 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 4.824 | Oxygen pump exploded. |
| 9 | 30 July 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 161.5 | Nominal performance. |
| 10 | 15 August 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 6.4 | Radio termination 16.5 s after launch. |
| 11 | 22 August 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 0 | Control failure resulted in termination command at 6.5s. |
| 12 | 10 October 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 173.8 | Nominal performance. |
| 13 | 24 October 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 104.6 | Sub-normal propulsion performance, camera made the first picture of Earth from outer space. |
| 14 | 7 November 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 0.32 | Guidance failure preceded emergency termination at 31s. |
| 15 | 21 November 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 101.4 | Sub-normal propulsion performance. |
| 16 | 5 December 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 152.9 | Control system failed at altitude. |
| 17 | 17 December 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 183.4 | Rocket exploded at 440s. |
| 1947 | |||||
| 18 | 10 January 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 116.2 | Degraded performance caused roll rate of 60 rpm. |
| 19 | 23 January 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 49.9 | Degraded performance caused roll rate of 80 rpm. |
| 20 | 20 February 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 109.4 | Blossom 1 - Propulsion degraded at 55.5s. |
| 21 | 7 March 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 162.5 | Nominal performance. |
| 22 | 1 April 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 129.2 | Nominal performance. |
| 23 | 8 April 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 102.2 | Nominal performance. |
| 24 | 17 April 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 142.4 | Successful test of ram-jet payload. |
| 26 | 15 May 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 135.2 | Internal explosion at 64.3s. |
| H-II # 0 | 29 May 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 79.3 | Hermes II prototype with dummy Organ ramjet test. Lost control after 4s and crashed outside range near Juarez, Mexico. |
| 29 | 10 July 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 16.25 | Early yaw led to termination at 32s. |
| 30 | 29 July 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 160.7 | Near vertical trajectory. |
| 28 | 6 September 1947 | USS Midway | 1.5 | Operation Sandy. Aircraft carrier launch successful. Exploded at 1524 m. | |
| 27 | 9 October 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 156.1 | Internal explosion at 83.5s. |
| GE-Sp | 20 November 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 26.7 | GE technology proving flight. |
| 28 | 8 December 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 104.6 | Stable flight but less than planned altitude. |
| 1948 | |||||
| 34 | 22 January 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 159.3 | Payload separation failure. |
| 36 | 6 February 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 111 | Successfully manoeuvred by ground control for first 40s of flight. |
| 39 | 19 March 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 5.5 | Low altitude flight prevented any data recovery. |
| 25 | 2 April 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 144 | Three previous launch attempts failed in year prior. Excellent performance. |
| 38 | 19 April 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 56 | Faulty steering caused high roll rate and then flight termination. |
| Bumper-1 | 13 May 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 127.3 | Bumper 1 Premature cut-off of WAC 2nd stage. |
| 35 | 27 May 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 139.7 | Steady flight with low roll rate. |
| 37 | 11 June 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 62.3 | Blossom 2 - Cut-off at 57.7s; payload separation at 96s. |
| 40 | 26 July 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 86.9 | Turbine overspeed caused premature propellad termination at 61s. 2rpm roll began at 70s. |
| 43 | 5 August 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 165.7 | Nominal performance. |
| Bumper-2 | 19 August 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 13.4 | Bumper 2 First stage failed due to propellant flow interruption. |
| 33 | 2 September 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 150.6 | Vehicle broke up at 370s at 84 km altitude. |
| Bumper-3 | 30 September 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 150.3 | Bumper 3 WAC stage failed. |
| Bumper-4 | 1 November 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 4.8 | Bumper 4 Explosion in tail of V-2. |
| 44 | 18 November 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 145.3 | First Hermes B 'Organ' test of ramjet diffuser in place of payload section. Nominal performance. |
| 42 | 9 December 1948 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 108.4 | Vane failure at 22s caused erratic flight. |
| 1949 | |||||
| H-II # 1 | 13 January 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 1st Hermes II test. | |
| 45 | 28 January 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 59.9 | Defective performance. |
| 48 | 17 February 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 100.6 | Nominal performance. |
| Bumper-5 | 24 February 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 129 | Successful flight. Separation of stages at 32.2 km. |
| 41 | 21 March 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 133.5 | Blossom 3 - Parachute not ejected. |
| 50 | 11 April 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 87.2 | Degraded performance from 43s. |
| Bumper-6 | 21 April 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 49.9 | Premature V-2 cut-off; WAC stage failed to fire. |
| 46 | 5 May 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 8.85 | Second Hermes II 'Organ' test of ramjet diffuser in place of payload section. |
| 47 | 14 June 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 133.5 | Blossom 4 - Nominal performance. |
| 32 | 16 September 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 4.2 | Blossom 5 - payload. Explosions caused early termination. |
| 49 | 29 September 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 150.8 | Nominal performance. |
| H-II # 2 | 6 October 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 2nd Hermes II test. | |
| 56 | 18 November 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 123.9 | Nominal performance. |
| 31 | 8 December 1949 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 130.3 | Blossom 6 - Excellent performance. |
| 1950 | |||||
| 53 | 17 February 1950 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 148.7 | Nominal performance. |
| Bumper-8 | 24 July 1950 | Cape Canaveral | LC 3 | 16.1 | Low-angle atmospheric flight over 320 km range. |
| Bumper-7 | 29 July 1950 | Cape Canaveral | LC 3 | 16.1 | Low-angle atmospheric flight over 320 km range. |
| 51 | 31 August 1950 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 136.4 | Blossom 7- Nominal performance. |
| 61 | 26 October 1950 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 8 | Explosion at 50s at Mach 3 terminated flight. |
| H-II # 3 | 11 November 1950 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 3rd and Final Hermes II test. | |
| 1951 | |||||
| 54 | 18 January 1951 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 1.6 | Stalled on pad for 13s then rose slowly for 38s before exploding. |
| 57 | 8 March 1951 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 3.1 | Blossom 8 - Three explosions at 15.5; 18.5 and 19.5s destroying tail section. |
| 55 | 14 June 1951 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 0 | Exploded on pad at start of main-stage thrust after rising 6-inches. |
| 52 | 28 June 1951 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 5.8 | Blossom 9 - Tail explosion at 8s and then cut-off signal given at 22s. |
| TF-1 | 22 August 1951 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 213.4 | Army training test (last 5 launches by "Broomstick Scientists")[18][19] |
| 60 | 29 October 1951 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 140.9 | Army training test. Payload released but damaged on impact. |
| 1952 | |||||
| 59 | 20 May 1952 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 103.5 | Army training test. * Also designated TF-2 |
| TF-3 | 22 August 1952 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 78 | Army training test. Thrust decreased after 53s. Tail separation at 217s. |
| TF-5 | 19 September 1952 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 27 | Army training test. Tail explosion at 27s terminating thrust. |
Launches of V2 by the Soviet Union
editThe USSR captured the V-2 production facility at Nordhausen and assembled their own V-2s. Subsequently, they moved the equipment to the USSR and developed their own copy, the missile R-1.
| Rocket number | Date | Launch site | Range (km) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-01 | 18 October 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 207 | Vehicle disintegrated at atmospheric reentry. |
| T-02 | 20 October 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 231 | Deviated 181 kilometres from intended flight path. |
| T-03 | 23 October 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 29 | Observation of vehicle was hampered by low cloud cover. Vehicle disintegrated, possibly due to the warhead failure. |
| T-04 | 28 October 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 29 | Success. |
| T-05 | 31 October 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 2 | Started rolling after lift-off and crashed. |
| T-06 | 2 November 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 260 | Success. |
| T-07 | 2 November 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 260 | Lost fins after launch. |
| T-08 | 4 November 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 268 | Success. |
| T-09 | 10 November 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 24 | Control failure. |
| T-10 | 13 November 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 270 | Broke up upon re-entry. Landed within 180 m of target. |
| T-11 | 13 November 1947 | Kapustin Yar | 270 | Launched 5 hours after previous rocket and landed within 700 m of target. |
Notes and references
edit^1 The rocket designation "V" is for Versuchsmuster (German: Test/Experimental Type).[4]
^2 The rocket designation "MW" is for rockets produced at the Mittelwerk.
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- ^ Braun, Wernher von; Ordway III; Frederick I (1985). Space Travel: A History. Harper & Row. p. 107.
- ^ a b Klee, Ernst; Merk, Otto (1965) [1963]. The Birth of the Missile:The Secrets of Peenemünde'. Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling Verlag. pp. 9, 41, 45.
- ^ a b Huzel, Dieter K (1960). Peenemünde to Canaveral. Prentice Hall. p. 68.
- ^ a b c Ordway, Frederick I III; Sharpe, Mitchell R (1979). The Rocket Team. Apogee Books Space Series 36. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. pp. 46, 57.
- ^ Ley, Willy (1958) [1958]. Rockets, Missiles and Space Travel. The Viking Press. p. 218.
- ^ Speer, Albert (1995). Inside the Third Reich. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 495. ISBN 978-1-84212-735-3.
- ^ Walter Dornberger, Peenemunde
- ^ Walter Riedel, Rocket Development with Liquid Propellant
- ^ Pocock, Rowland F. (1967). German Guided Missiles of the Second World War. New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc. p. 14.
- ^ Irving, David (1964). The Mare's Nest. London: William Kimber and Co. p. 58.
- ^ Garliński, Józef (1978). Hitler's Last Weapons: The Underground War against the V1 and V2. New York: Times Books. p. 68.
- ^ "A-4 Launching Trials from Peenemünde". A-4 Contents. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ Klee, Ernst; Merk, Otto (1963). The Birth of the Missile:The Secrets of Peenemünde (English translation 1965 ed.). Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling Verlag.
- ^ Neufeld, Michael J (1995). The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemünde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era. New York: The Free Press. pp. 158, 160–162, 190. ISBN 978-0-02-922895-1.
- ^ a b Dornberger, Walter (1954) [1952 V2--Der Schuss ins Weltall]. V-2. New York: Viking Press. pp. 17, 256–7.
- ^ "Operation Backfire Tests at Altenwalde-Cuxhaven". v2rocket.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
The third and final launch, known as Operation Clitterhouse, occurred on October 15, 1945
- ^ Kennedy, Gregory P. (1983). Vengeance Weapon 2: The V-2 Guided Missile. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 62.
- ^ Egermeier, Robert P. (September 2001). "Former Broomstick Scientist". Aerospace America. p. 7.