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Aerobee 150A
Part of Aerobee
American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Aerobee Booster + 1 x Aerobee 150A
Status: Retired 1973. First Launch: 1960-03-25. Last Launch: 1973-05-23. Number: 68 . Gross mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Height: 9.30 m (30.50 ft). Diameter: 0.38 m (1.24 ft). Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
The Aerobee 150A was essentially an Aerobee 150 with four tail fins rather than three, flown from a special four-rail tower only from Wallops Island.
Country:
USA.
Launch Sites:
Wallops Island,
White Sands,
White Sands LC35,
Wallops Island LA1,
Eglin.
Stages:
Aerobee 150A-2,
2.5KS18000.
Agency:
Aerojet.
1960 March 25 - .
18:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Test / meteorites mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 212 km (131 mi). Aerobee 150-A, a new type, fired from new launch tower at Wallops Station, reached an altitude of 140 km and achieved rocket performance objectives as well as micrometeorite impact counts..
1960 April 23 - .
21:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 246 km (152 mi). NASA fired first of five Aerobee-Hi sounding rockets from Wallops Station in program to measure ultraviolet radiation..
1960 April 29 - .
15:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Composition Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1960 May 27 - .
05:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet star photometer Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 215 km (133 mi).
1960 June 24 - .
06:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet star photometer Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 211 km (131 mi).
1960 August 23 - .
17:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Cosmic rays mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 190 km (110 mi).
1960 November 15 - .
16:41 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Composition Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 227 km (141 mi).
1960 November 22 - .
08:42 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet Spectrograph Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 183 km (113 mi).
1961 February 5 - .
13:48 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 152 km (94 mi). NASA Aerobee-Hi successfully reached 96 miles above Wallops Station in test of behavior of liquid hydrogen in zero gravity for Lewis Research Center hydrogen propulsion development..
1961 March 31 - .
02:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet star photometer Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 72 km (44 mi).
1961 April 14 - .
17:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Attitude control test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 206 km (128 mi).
1961 April 21 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 154 km (95 mi).
1961 June 26 - .
15:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Attitude control test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).
1961 August 12 - .
10:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 153 km (95 mi).
1961 October 18 - .
13:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 152 km (94 mi).
1962 January 13 - .
16:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Attitude control test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).
1962 February 7 - .
04:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Ultraviolet Spectrograph Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi).
1962 March 19 - .
15:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Structure Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 79 km (49 mi).
1962 May 25 - .
12:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Sea recovery test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Sea recovery test mission..
1962 June 20 - .
13:29 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).
1962 June 29 - .
21:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- JHU Airglow 1 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1962 June 30 - .
04:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- JHU Airglow 2 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 208 km (129 mi).
1962 July 24 - .
12:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Eglin.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1962 September 22 - .
02:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet Photometer Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).
1962 September 30 - .
06:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Lockheed XR X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 171 km (106 mi).
1962 October 30 - .
01:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- OAO sensors Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).
1962 November 16 - .
04:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 29 km (18 mi).
1962 November 18 - .
04:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 206 km (128 mi).
1962 December 11 - .
04:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).
1962 December 13 - .
17:23 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- JHU Airglow 3 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1963 January 29 - .
16:27 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- JHU Airglow 4 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi).
1963 March 16 - .
02:19 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Lockheed XR 2 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 201 km (124 mi).
1963 April 3 - .
16:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 237 km (147 mi).
1963 April 12 - .
05:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- CSIRO VLF Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 198 km (123 mi).
1963 April 23 - .
20:48 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Electron density Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 199 km (123 mi).
1963 May 7 - .
21:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- JHU Airglow 5 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1963 May 9 - .
18:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- CSIRO VLF Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1963 July 10 - .
02:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).
1963 July 19 - .
05:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet spectrograph Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).
1963 July 23 - .
06:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet spectrograph Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).
1963 September 11 - .
14:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- LeRC LH2 test Technology test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).
1963 September 25 - .
07:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).
1963 September 28 - .
14:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 226 km (140 mi).
1963 October 17 - .
16:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).
1963 October 31 - .
16:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA1.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).
1963 November 12 - .
18:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- JHU Airglow 6 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1963 November 17 - .
18:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Airglow Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 370 km (220 mi).
1964 September 2 - .
03:08 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 156 km (96 mi).
1964 September 18 - .
17:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Dayglow Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 168 km (104 mi).
1964 September 26 - .
12:04 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Attitude control test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).
1964 October 14 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- BIRA-2 Infrared background mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NOTS.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1964 November 16 - .
18:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).
1965 September 17 - .
21:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- FR-1 test / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 182 km (113 mi).
1965 September 25 - .
21:54 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- FR-1 test / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1965 October 19 - .
20:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Colorado / Ikeya-Seki Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).
1966 January 18 - .
03:19 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 134 km (83 mi).
1966 March 2 - .
17:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Te, Solar UV Solar extreme ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1966 March 3 - .
21:54 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- AFCRL Solar Solar extreme ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).
1966 May 18 - .
04:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1966 August 26 - .
18:13 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Solar mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 212 km (131 mi).
1967 March 14 - .
17:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- OSO-3 calibration Solar extreme ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 205 km (127 mi).
1967 March 22 - .
16:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- OSO-3 calibration Solar extreme ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1967 December 5 - .
19:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- White rat payload Biological mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1968 June 24 - .
22:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Biological mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 144 km (89 mi).
1968 November 21 - .
20:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Biological mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 164 km (101 mi).
1969 May 15 - .
23:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Biological mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).
1970 March 7 - .
19:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC35.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- NRL NE3.235 Solar eclipse mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 163 km (101 mi).
1973 May 23 - .
16:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC35.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150A.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 111 km (68 mi).
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