List of V-2 test launches
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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
and Tuchola Forest
using experimental and production rockets fabricated at Peenemünde
and at the Mittelwerk
. Post-war
launches were conducted at Cuxhaven
, White Sands Proving Grounds, Cape Canaveral
, Kapustin Yar
, and on the USS Midway during Operation Sandy
.
Launch Sites:
Launches at Operation Backfire
conducted experiments on US flights of V-2s.
Peenemünde
The Peenemünde Army Research Center was founded in 1937 as one of five military proving grounds under the Army Weapons Office ....
Test Stand VII
Test Stand VII
Test Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde Airfield and was capable of static firing of rocket motors up to 200 tons thrust...
, Blizna
Blizna
Blizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Ostrów, north of Ropczyce, and north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów...
and Tuchola Forest
Tuchola Forest
The Tuchola Forest is a large forest near the town of Tuchola in northern Poland, and lies between the Brda and Wda Rivers. It contains the Tuchola Forest National Park, which is at the core of the Tuchola Forest Biosphere Reserve, designated by UNESCO in 2010.- Landscape :The area was formed...
using experimental and production rockets fabricated at Peenemünde
Peenemünde
The Peenemünde Army Research Center was founded in 1937 as one of five military proving grounds under the Army Weapons Office ....
and at the Mittelwerk
Mittelwerk
Central Works was a World War II factory that used Mittelbau-Dora forced labor in 2 main tunnels in the Kohnstein. The underground facility produced V-2 rockets, V-1 flying bombs, and other Nazi weapons.-Mittelwerk GmbH:...
. Post-war
Post-war
A post-war period or postwar period is the interval immediately following the ending of a war and enduring as long as war does not resume. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date...
launches were conducted at Cuxhaven
Operation Backfire (WWII)
Operation Backfire was a military scientific operation during and after World War II, which was performed mainly by British staff. It was part of the Allies' scramble to loot as much German technology as they could....
, White Sands Proving Grounds, Cape Canaveral
Bumper (rocket)
After a July 1946 suggestion by to combine the V-2 rocket and WAC Corporal, the US Bumper missile program was inaugurated on June 20, 1947:* to investigate launching techniques for a two-stage missile and separation of the two stages at high velocity,...
, Kapustin Yar
Kapustin Yar
Kapustin Yar is a Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast, between Volgograd and Astrakhan. Known today as Znamensk , it was established 13 May 1946 and in the beginning used technology, material, and scientific support from defeated Germany...
, and on the USS Midway during Operation Sandy
Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip was the Office of Strategic Services program used to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany for employment by the United States in the aftermath of World War II...
.
List of test launches at Peenemünde and the Greifswalder Oie
| Rocket number | Date | Burning time (s) | Range (km) | Pad | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | |||||
| V-1 | 18 March, 1942 | - | 0 | Tower | The first A-4 flight-test model ("Launch Aggregate 1") was completed 25 February 1942, but slipped out of its "corset" after being fully tanked at Test Stand VII Test Stand VII Test Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde Airfield and was capable of static firing of rocket motors up to 200 tons thrust... , fell 2 meters, smashed three fins, and came to rest on the rim of the engine nozzle. After being repaired and renamed Versuchsmuster 1 (V1: Experimental Type 1), the rocket failed during a test firing (witnessed by Albert Speer Albert Speer Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office... ) and was junked without any launch attempt. |
| V-2 | 13 June 1942 | 36 | 1.3 | P-VII | After being photographed by a British Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... 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 Erhard Milch Erhard Milch was a German Field Marshal who oversaw the development of the Luftwaffe as part of the re-armament of Germany following World War I, and served as founding Director of Deutsche Luft Hansa... , Fromm, Leeb, Witzell); a roll-rate gyro malfunctioned immediately after launch. 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 away and exploded. |
| V-3 | 16 August 1942 | 45 | 8.7 | P-VII | Nose broke off |
| V-4 | 3 October 1942 | 58 | 190 | P-VII | Too steep, success. First rocket to reach outer space. "This third day of October, 1942, is the first of a new era in transportation, that of space travel..." (Walter Dornberger Walter Dornberger Major-General Dr Walter Robert Dornberger was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket program and other projects at the Peenemünde Army Research Center.... ) |
| 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-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 (Commission for Long-Range Firing/Weapons/Bombardment), including Albert Speer Albert Speer Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office... , Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz was a German naval commander during World War II. He started his career in the German Navy during World War I. In 1918, while he was in command of , the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner... , and Erhard Milch Erhard Milch Erhard Milch was a German Field Marshal who oversaw the development of the Luftwaffe as part of the re-armament of Germany following World War I, and served as founding Director of Deutsche Luft Hansa... -- viewed two successful Peenemünde A-4 launches (V26 around noon, V25 late afternoon), followed by two launches of the V-1 flying bomb V-1 flying bomb The V-1 flying bomb, also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile.... (both V-1s plunged into the sea.) |
| 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 Mittelwerk Central Works was a World War II factory that used Mittelbau-Dora forced labor in 2 main tunnels in the Kohnstein. The underground facility produced V-2 rockets, V-1 flying bombs, and other Nazi weapons.-Mittelwerk GmbH:... -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 Test Stand VII Test Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde Airfield and was capable of static firing of rocket motors up to 200 tons thrust... ) |
| 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: Beginning with launching 89, temperature measurements at the tip of the rocket were used for diagnosing the airburst problem. |
| 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 | ||
| 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 Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"... attended the launch: "That's terrific! We must have that at the first Party Rally after the war!" |
| V-260 | ? | ? | P-VI | Hermann Göring Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"... at the launch: "Why is it that this fellow [ Walter Dornberger Walter Dornberger Major-General Dr Walter Robert Dornberger was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket program and other projects at the Peenemünde Army Research Center.... ] manages all right and you [ developer Dr. Kramer of Ruhr Steel Ruhrstahl X-4 The Ruhrstahl X-4 was a wire guided air-to-air missile designed by Germany during World War II. The X-4 did not see operational service and thus was not proven in combat... ] don't? Let him show you how it ought to be done." |
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| 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
| 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 |
Launch Sites:
- P-VI = Test Stand VI (Prüfstand VI)
- P-VII = Test Stand VIITest Stand VIITest Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde Airfield and was capable of static firing of rocket motors up to 200 tons thrust...
(Prüfstand VII) - P-X = Test Stand X (Prüfstand X)
- P-XII = Test Stand XII (Prüfstand XII)
- Oie = Greifswalder OieGreifswalder OieGreifswalder Oie is a small island in the Baltic Sea, located east of Rügen on the German coast. The island covers an area of about 54 hectares.-History:...
, 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
Blizna test launch list
| 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
| 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 shortly 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 | |||
Launches at Operation BackfireOperation Backfire (WWII)Operation Backfire was a military scientific operation during and after World War II, which was performed mainly by British staff. It was part of the Allies' scramble to loot as much German technology as they could....
near Cuxhaven
| Date | Time | Maximum height | Length of flight | Remarks |
| 2 October 1945 | 14h41 | 69.4 km Kilometre The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second... |
249.4 km | |
| 4 October 1945 | 14h16 | 17.4 km | 24 km | Engine failure shortly after launch |
| 15 October 1945 | 15h06 | 64 km | 233 km | Some sources indicate launch took place on 14 October 1945 |
Launches of captured V-2 rockets in the USA after 1945
The Upper Atmosphere Research PanelUpper Atmosphere Research Panel
The Upper Atmosphere Research Panel, also known as the V-2 Panel, was formed in 1946 to oversee experiments conducted using V-2 rockets brought to the United States after World War II...
conducted experiments on US flights of V-2s.
| Rocket number | Time | 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 cut off |
| 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 cut-off 16.5 s after launch |
| 11 | 22 August 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 0 | Control failure led to cut-off 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 |
| 14 | 7 November 1946 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 0.32 | Guidance failure preceded emergency cut-off 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 led to roll rate of 60 rpm. |
| 19 | 23 January 1947 | White Sands | Pad 33 | 49.9 | Degraded performance led to 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 led to 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 led to premature propellad cut-off 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 led to 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 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 3 Launch Complex 3 is a deactivated US Air Force launch site southeast of SLC-36 on Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was constructed, with launch complexes 1, 2, and 4, in the early 1950s for the Snark missile program.... |
16.1 | Low-angle atmospheric flight over 320 km range |
| Bumper-7 | 29 July 1950 | Cape Canaveral | LC 3 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 3 Launch Complex 3 is a deactivated US Air Force launch site southeast of SLC-36 on Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was constructed, with launch complexes 1, 2, and 4, in the early 1950s for the Snark missile program.... |
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 til 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") |
| 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 Russian replicas of V2
| Rocket number | Date | Launch site | Range | 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 | 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 180m of target. |
| T-11 | Kapustin Yar | 270 | Launched 5-hours after previous rocket and landed within 700m of target |
External links
- http://www.v2rocket.guidepoland.info/