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BAC
British Aircraft Corporation, UK.
AKA: British Aircraft Corp.. Location: Bristol-Filton, Avon.
Country:
UK.
1969 April 1 - .
09:54 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark.
- X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1969 April 3 - .
00:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- UK SL502 Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 273 km (169 mi).
1969 April 17 - .
05:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL606 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).
1969 April 22 - .
03:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL604 Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 181 km (112 mi).
1969 May 14 - .
02:44 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL404 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 178 km (110 mi).
1969 July 14 - .
23:53 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark.
- Electron profile Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).
1969 July 16 - .
22:33 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- Dayglow / electrons Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 244 km (151 mi).
1969 July 25 - .
04:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark.
- Electron profile Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).
1969 July 29 - .
22:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- Dayglow / electrons Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 262 km (162 mi).
1969 August 21 - .
01:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- HRCS / PHC Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).
1969 October 15 - .
18:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- Grenades / TMA release / Barium release Aeronomy /ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 318 km (197 mi).
1969 October 17 - .
09:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- Grenades / TMA release / Barium release Aeronomy /ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 318 km (197 mi).
1969 October 20 - .
07:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL586 test - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1969 October 22 - .
06:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- X-ray survey / Solar X X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).
1969 November 18 - .
02:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Fresnel shadowgraph X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 208 km (129 mi).
1969 November 20 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar ultraviolet Spectrum / PHC Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1969 November 26 - .
23:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar ultraviolet FP / PHC Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1970 February 10 - .
14:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S72 Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 244 km (151 mi).
1970 March 11 - .
22:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- X-ray RMC X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).
1970 March 18 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray BCS Sco X-1 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 208 km (129 mi).
1970 March 19 - .
15:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ultraviolet Schmidt Objective Prism Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 181 km (112 mi).
1970 March 24 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).
1970 April 7 - .
03:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar ultraviolet echelle Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).
1970 April 16 - .
08:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- X-ray spectra / Ozone X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1970 July 10 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark.
- X-ray spectra / Ionos X-ray astronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1970 July 14 - .
04:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- X-ray RMC X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1970 July 15 - .
14:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Extreme ultraviolet OGS Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 164 km (101 mi).
1970 October 8 - .
08:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- X-ray survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 232 km (144 mi).
1970 October 14 - .
08:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- X-ray RMC X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1970 October 16 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S53 Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).
1970 October 19 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S58 Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 November 11 - .
04:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 183 km (113 mi).
1970 November 19 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- XRB anisotropy X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).
1970 November 24 - .
22:13 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray crystal spectrometer Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 182 km (113 mi).
1971 January 14 - .
11:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Aberporth.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- DLR AB-GR-40 test - .
Nation: Germany.
Agency: BAC,
DLR.
Apogee: 7.00 km (4.30 mi).
1971 January 29 - .
08:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- XRB anisotropy X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1971 February 22 - .
11:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S85 Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 222 km (137 mi).
1971 March 2 - .
10:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- UK SL922 Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1971 May 10 - .
12:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).
1971 August 5 - .
02:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Solar spectra Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).
1971 September 27 - .
02:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- GX3+1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).
1971 October 7 - .
09:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- X-ray RMC X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 233 km (144 mi).
1971 October 12 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3.
- ESRO S81 X-ray Astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1971 October 24 - .
11:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- GX3+1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 245 km (152 mi).
1971 November 30 - .
05:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- HRCS / X-ray imager Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 193 km (119 mi).
1971 December 10 - .
04:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray BCS Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 198 km (123 mi).
1972 March 16 - .
02:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- UK SL1023 Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
1972 March 17 - .
05:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Echelle spectra Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 237 km (147 mi).
1972 March 26 - .
23:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- ER1 Test / remote sensing mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 279 km (173 mi).
1972 July 5 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- UK SL1191 - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1972 July 20 - .
Launch Site:
Aberporth.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- UK SL1183 (Dummy R) test - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1972 October 17 - .
18:39 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 2.
- Composition / scattering Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 142 km (88 mi).
1972 October 23 - .
11:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Soft X-ray / Lunar ultraviolet X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1972 October 26 - .
04:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray BCS / RMC Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 195 km (121 mi).
1972 November 2 - .
06:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- ESRO S95 X-ray Astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1972 December 7 - .
05:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- GX5-1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).
1972 December 11 - .
00:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ions / O2 Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 196 km (121 mi).
1973 January 30 - .
06:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- GX2+5 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 234 km (145 mi).
1973 February 28 - .
20:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- X-ray parabolic telescope X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 199 km (123 mi).
1973 March 14 - .
03:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Imaging spectrograph Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 226 km (140 mi).
1973 March 20 - .
04:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Echelle spectrograph Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1973 March 22 - .
17:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Villa Reynolds.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- UK SL1182 Earth imaging mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 240 km (140 mi).
1973 March 28 - .
17:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Villa Reynolds.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Earth imaging mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 240 km (140 mi).
1973 April 17 - .
15:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Mod collimator X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 214 km (132 mi).
1973 June 16 - .
10:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Far ultraviolet OGS Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 227 km (141 mi).
1973 July 17 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Aeronomy mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1973 August 4 - .
08:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kiruna.
Launch Complex:
Kiruna S.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 4 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- UK / SSC ER1 Earth imaging mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
SSC.
Apogee: 7.00 km (4.30 mi).
1973 October 16 - .
19:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- UK High Latitude Rocket Ionosphere / aurora mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 267 km (165 mi).
1973 October 30 - .
18:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- UK High Latitude Rocket Ionosphere / aurora mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1973 November 16 - .
22:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- UK High Latitude Rocket Ionosphere / aurora mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).
1973 November 26 - .
05:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Solar corona Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 238 km (147 mi).
1973 December 5 - .
23:23 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 4.
- UK High Latitude Rocket Aurora / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 222 km (137 mi).
1974 February 4 - .
14:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- XRB / extreme ultraviolet survey X-ray / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).
1974 April 23 - .
00:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Ions / Ba / Li / Te Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).
1974 June 18 - .
05:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Cen X-3 timing X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 234 km (145 mi).
1974 July 22 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1974 October 4 - .
14:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- XRCS X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 196 km (121 mi).
1974 October 7 - .
06:33 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- DLR H-GR-59 (Astro 9) X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 190 km (110 mi).
1974 October 10 - .
05:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2?.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 10A.
- Programmer test - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1974 November 1 - .
20:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6.
- UK SL1221 (S107) Aurora / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 225 km (139 mi).
1974 November 28 - .
16:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Echelle spectrograph Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1975 February 25 - .
01:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- X-ray telescope Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).
1975 February 28 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1975 June 24 - .
11:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Soft X-ray 1D tel X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1975 July 3 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1975 November 24 - .
15:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- Soft X-ray spectrometer X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 251 km (155 mi).
1976 January 30 - .
01:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- Quiet Coronal Structure Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 278 km (172 mi).
1976 May 12 - .
10:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- X-ray Telescope X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 231 km (143 mi).
1976 May 27 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7.
- Test / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 254 km (157 mi).
1976 June 10 - .
17:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- XRCS X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 280 km (170 mi).
1976 June 17 - .
07:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- Coded mask telescope X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 256 km (159 mi).
1976 July 17 - .
06:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- DLR H-GR-77 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 256 km (159 mi).
1976 November 4 - .
07:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Large Area PC X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 191 km (118 mi).
1976 November 21 - .
21:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 12.
- Supra-thermal particles Aurora mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 715 km (444 mi).
1976 December 2 - .
14:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- Ultraviolet telescope / echelle Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 263 km (163 mi).
1976 December 11 - .
00:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 12.
- UK High Latitude Campaign Aurora mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 694 km (431 mi).
1977 April 28 - .
12:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 244 km (151 mi).
1977 June 8 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1977 October 13 - .
21:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 12.
- Auroral mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 788 km (489 mi).
1977 November 17 - .
21:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 12.
- Auroral mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 718 km (446 mi).
1978 May 12 - .
05:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 7 AC.
- Ultraviolet spectrometer Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 283 km (175 mi).
1978 November 10 - .
04:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 12.
- VLF waves / TMA Aurora mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 796 km (494 mi).
1978 November 15 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1978 December 13 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1979 March 1 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 6 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
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