Chronology - Quarter 3 1946

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Previous Home Next 1946 July 1 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: FFAR. RM-5 Model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 2. 1946 July 3 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. Plant 456 at Khimki (later OKB-456, NPO Energomash) formed. Nation: USSR. Ministry of Aviation Industry (MAP) Decree 424 'On redirecting Plant No. 456 at Khimki for the production of rocket engines' was issued. References: 474. 1946 July 9 - 19:25 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 7. Chemical release / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/GE. Apogee: 134 km (83 mi). Launched 12:30 local time. Reached 134.7 km. Carried cosmic radiation, ionosphere (Naval Research Lab) experiments for General Electric. References: 2. 1946 July 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. First rocket unit of Soviet military formed. Nation: USSR. Decree 'On establishment of BON of Fourth Directorate of GAU in Ministry of Armed Forces' was issued. References: 474. 1946 July 19 - 19:11 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 8. FAILURE: Failure. Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/GE. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). Launched 12:11 local time. Reached 4.8 km. Carried ionosphere (Naval Research Lab) experiments for General Electric. References: 2. 1946 July 26 - Launch Vehicle: Navaho. MX-770 fixed price contract finalized. Nation: USA. Program: Navaho. The payload requirement was increased to 1360 kg. North American was also to be provided with captured V-1 or American-built JB-1 Loon cruise missiles, Wasserfall or American Hermes C-2 missiles, and captured V-2 missiles. The company was also to produce as part of its development program an Americanised subscale V-2, the Nativ. References: 44. 1946 July 30 - 19:36 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 9. Chemical release / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/APL. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi). Launched 12:40 local time. Reached 161.9 km. Carried cosmic radiation, ionosphere (Naval Research Lab); and biological (Harvard) experiments for Applied Physics Lab, John Hopkins University. References: 2. 1946 August 9 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. Korolev named Chief Designer for R-1 rocket (copy of German V-2). Nation: USSR. Ministry of Armaments Decree 83-K 'On appointment of S. P Korolev as Chief Designer of R-1' was issued. References: 474. 1946 August 15 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 10. FAILURE: Failure. Chemical release / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/Prin. Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi). Launched 11:00 local time. Reached 6.5 km. Carried cosmic radiation experiments for Palmer Physics Lab, Princeton University. References: 2. 1946 August 22 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 11. FAILURE: Launch failure. UM Aeronomy Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/ARDC. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Launched 10:15 local time. Launch failure. Carried pressure, density, ionosphere, sky brightness experiments for Air Research and Development Command. References: 2. 1946 August 26 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. NII-88 reorganised. Nation: USSR. Decree 'On establishment of structure of NII-88' was issued. References: 474. 1946 August 30 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. Korolev head of Department 3, NII-88. Nation: USSR. Decree 'On appointment of S. P. Korolev as Chief of Department No. 3 of NII-88 SKB' was issued. References: 474. 1946 September - Launch Vehicle: G-2. Groettrup team designs 2 stage IRBM. Nation: USSR. Groettrup sketches design for a 2500 km range missile. References: 86. 1946 September 24 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Nike. LV Configuration: Nike A. Dummy launch Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1946 September 29 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. OKB-456 formed (later Energomash). Nation: USSR. Council of Soviet Ministers (SM) Decree 1167 'On establishment of OKB-456 at Plant No. 456 at Khimki' was issued. References: 474. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.