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This is a list of spacecraft launches in 1957. It is a sublist of the list of spaceflights by year.

Launch Date/Time Launch Vehicle Launch
Site
Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function
Re-Entry/
Destruction
Outcome Remarks
January 26 Thor DM-18 LC-17B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Exploded on pad
March 1
21:51 GMT
Jupiter LC-5, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Maiden flight of Jupiter IRBM
Overheated and disintegrated
April 20
04:33 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Maiden flight of Thor IRBM.
Tracking error led flight controlers to incorrectly believe rocket was off course, self-destruct activated.
April 26
20:12 GMT
Jupiter LC-5, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure
May 1
06:29 GMT
Viking LC-18, Cape Canaveral US Navy Vanguard third stage US Navy Sub-orbital Test Vanguard third stage May 1. 1957 Successful Final flight of Viking sounding rocket.
May 15
07:55 GMT
Jupiter C (Juno) LC-6, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Gyro failure at T+134 seconds
May 15
16:01 GMT
R-7 LC-1, Baikonur MVS (none) N/A N/A Test flight N/A Failure Maiden flight of R-7 rocket.
Booster rocket tore away at T+98 seconds.
Engine fire.
May 22
03:00 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Valve malfunction resulted in high internal pressure and ultimatly explosion.
May 31
18:08 GMT
Jupiter LC-5, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful
June 11
19:37 GMT
Atlas A LC-14, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A ICBM research and development N/A Failure Maiden flight of Atlas.
Fuel system malfunction
July 12
12:53 GMT
R-7 LC-1, Baikonur MVS (none) N/A N/A Test flight N/A Failure Loss of control
Boosters jettisoned prematurely at T+33 seconds
August 8
06:59 GMT
Jupiter C (Juno) LC-6, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful Nosecone recovered, proving re-entry system worked.
August 21
12:25 GMT
R-7 LC-1, Baikonur MVS (none) N/A N/A Test flight N/A Successful
August 28
21:02 GMT
Jupiter LC-26A, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful
August 30 Thor DM-18 LC-17A, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Disintegrated at T+92 seconds
September 7
11:39 GMT
R-7 LC-1, Baikonur MVS (none) N/A N/A Test flight N/A Successful
September 20 Thor DM-18 LC-17B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful
September 25
19:57 GMT
Atlas A LC-14, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A ICBM research and development N/A Failure Fuel system malfunction
October 3
17:13 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17A, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Exploded on pad
October 4
19:28 GMT
R-7 8K71PS LC-1, Baikonur RVSN Sputnik 1 RVSN LEO Demonstrate orbital launch capability January 3. 1958 Successful First successful orbital satellite
October 11
16:29 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Partial Failure Pump gearbox failure, still met test objectives
October 23
01:07 GMT
Jupiter LC-26B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful
October 23
19:22 GMT
Vanguard Test Article LC-18, Cape Canaveral US Navy (none) N/A N/A Test first stage of Vanguard rocket N/A Successful Battleship 2nd and 3rd stages.
October 24
16:32 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17A, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful
November 3
02:30 GMT
R-7 8K71PS LC-1, Baikonur RVSN Sputnik 2, 1 dog (Laika) RVSN LEO Test effects of spaceflight on a living organism April 14. 1958 Partial Failure First living organism in space
Animal died prior to completion of experiments
November 13
01:51 GMT
Skylark LA-2, Woomera RAE/WRE (none) N/A N/A Test sounding rocket
Aeronomy experiments
N/A Successful
November 27
02:10 GMT
Jupiter LC-26B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Pump failure at T+202 seconds resulted in complete loss of thrust
December 6
16:44 GMT
Vanguard LC-18, Cape Canaveral US Navy Vanguard 1A US Navy Intended:LEO Demonstrate orbital launch capability T+2 seconds Failure First flight of Vanguard rocket in full configuration
Lost thrust and exploded on pad
December 7
22:11 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful
December 17
17:39 GMT
Atlas A LC-14, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A ICBM research and development N/A Successful
December 19
00:07 GMT
Jupiter LC-26B, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Failure Pump failure at T+116 seconds resulted in complete loss of thrust
December 19
20:12 GMT
Thor DM-18 LC-17A, Cape Canaveral US Air Force (none) N/A N/A IRBM research and development N/A Successful

References

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