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Eniwetok
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Eniwetok Proving Grounds. Nuclear test site. Sounding rockets were launched from here to monitor nuclear blast effects and fallout.
AKA: EPG. First Launch: 1957-09-25. Last Launch: 1958-08-01. Number: 7 . Location: Eniwetok Proving Grounds, Eniwetok (Enewetak) Atoll, Marshall Islands. Longitude: 162.32 deg. Latitude: 11.34 deg.
Family:
Suborbital Launch Site.
Country:
USA.
Launch Vehicles:
Doorknob 2,
Farside.
Agency:
USAF.
Bibliography:
2.
1957 September 25 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
Launch Platform: Balloon.
Launch Vehicle:
Farside.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Shot 1 Test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1957 October 3 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
Launch Platform: Balloon.
Launch Vehicle:
Farside.
- Shot 2 Test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1957 October 7 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
Launch Platform: Balloon.
Launch Vehicle:
Farside.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Shot 3 Test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 700 km (430 mi).
1957 October 11 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
Launch Platform: Balloon.
Launch Vehicle:
Farside.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Shot 4 Test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1957 October 20 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
Launch Platform: Balloon.
Launch Vehicle:
Farside.
- Shot 5 Test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 5,000 km (3,100 mi).
1957 October 22 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
Launch Platform: Balloon.
Launch Vehicle:
Farside.
- Shot 6 Test/Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 5,000 km (3,100 mi).
1958 August 1 - .
Launch Site:
Eniwetok.
LV Family:
Lacrosse.
Launch Vehicle:
Doorknob.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 84 km (52 mi).
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