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Astrobee 200

Launch vehicle · USA

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Astrobee 200
Astrobee 200

American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Genie + 1 x Alcor

More at: Astrobee 200.

Country
USA
Stages
Alcor, M5E1
Agency
Aerojet

Chronology

10 events

1961 June 30

17:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi).

1962 January 29

20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • Day Airglow Test / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

1962 April 18

19:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • Mid-latitude B field Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 221 km (137 mi).

1962 April 30

18:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 255 km (158 mi).

1963 December 9

05:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Ionization detector Aeronomy / aurora mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).

1964 June 10

05:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • Sphere Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 343 km (213 mi).

1964 July 18

12:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • Dayglow spectra Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 207 km (128 mi).

1966 January 23

06:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • Electron flux Ionosphere / aurora mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 301 km (187 mi).

1966 January 28

06:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Electron flux Ionosphere / aurora mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi).

1966 December 14

08:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200.
  • AE15.735 electron flux Chemical release / aurora mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi).