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Sounding rocket launch site near world's largest radio telescope.
AKA: Camp Tortuguero. First Launch: 1966-02-19. Last Launch: 1998-03-25. Number: 40 . Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Longitude: -66.44 deg. Latitude: 18.48 deg.
Subtopics
| Arecibo VB Vega Baja site. Tomahawk Sandia, Nike, Javelin, Apache launch complex. |
Family:
Suborbital Launch Site,
Tomahawk Sandia.
Country:
USA.
Launch Vehicles:
Nike Apache,
Nike Javelin,
Nike Tomahawk,
Nike Iroquois,
Black Brant VC,
Taurus Orion,
Black Brant IX,
Terrier Improved Orion.
Launch Sites:
Arecibo VB,
Arecibo HAD,
Arecibo MRL.
Agency:
NASA.
Bibliography:
2.
1966 February 19 - .
00:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Javelin.
- REDLAMP ROBIN Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1966 February 20 - .
00:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Javelin.
- REDLAMP Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1966 February 20 - .
05:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Javelin.
- REDLAMP TONI Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1966 February 20 - .
11:08 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Javelin.
FAILURE: Failure.
- REDLAMP Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1967 September 7 - .
20:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- Lower ionosphere Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1967 September 8 - .
00:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1967 September 8 - .
10:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1967 October 24 - .
18:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Arecibo calibration Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1967 October 25 - .
00:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1967 October 26 - .
18:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 26 km (16 mi).
1967 October 27 - .
18:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1967 October 28 - .
10:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).
1968 March 17 - .
06:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- UM Pitot 34 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 148 km (91 mi).
1968 March 17 - .
07:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Tomahawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Tomahawk.
- Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 295 km (183 mi).
1968 March 17 - .
09:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Tomahawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Tomahawk.
- Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 311 km (193 mi).
1968 March 17 - .
18:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- UM Pitot 35 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1968 March 17 - .
19:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Tomahawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Tomahawk.
- Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1968 March 18 - .
07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- UM Pitot 36 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 148 km (91 mi).
1968 May 2 - .
10:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Release Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 218 km (135 mi).
1968 May 7 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Iroquois.
- Release Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 142 km (88 mi).
1968 May 12 - .
05:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Tomahawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Tomahawk.
- Release Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 198 km (123 mi).
1968 May 13 - .
05:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Tomahawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Tomahawk.
- Ba release Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 198 km (123 mi).
1968 June 2 - .
09:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- APPLE Aeronomy / Fields mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Apogee: 196 km (121 mi).
1968 June 12 - .
09:08 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
Launch Complex:
Arecibo VB.
LV Family:
Deacon.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
- DOGWOOD Aeronomy / Fields mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).
1992 May 25 - .
23:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Tomahawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Tomahawk.
- EL COQUI AA-3A Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1992 May 30 - .
08:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- EL COQUI AA-4 / IFH Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 308 km (191 mi).
1992 June 6 - .
08:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- EL COQUI AA-3B Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 370 km (220 mi).
1992 June 9 - .
05:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- EL COQUI Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1992 June 23 - .
00:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant VC.
- EL COQUI Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1992 July 2 - .
09:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- EL COQUI AA-1 Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1992 July 4 - .
08:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- EL COQUI AA-7 Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1992 July 12 - .
09:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- EL COQUI AA-2 Plasma mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 252 km (156 mi).
1998 February 20 - .
00:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant VC.
- Coqui Dos SAL Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
1998 February 20 - .
00:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant VC.
- Coqui Dos Ionosphere / release mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1998 February 25 - .
03:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant VC.
- Coqui Dos Ionosphere / release mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1998 February 25 - .
07:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Hawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Taurus Orion.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1998 February 25 - .
07:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Hawk.
Launch Vehicle:
Terrier Improved Orion.
- EDDY Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Apogee: 128 km (79 mi).
1998 March 7 - .
01:33 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant VC.
- Coqui Dos Ionosphere/Release mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1998 March 11 - .
23:39 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant IX.
- Coqui Dos LaTuR Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Apogee: 375 km (233 mi).
1998 March 25 - .
01:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Arecibo.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant VC.
- Coqui Dos Ionosphere/Release mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
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