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San Clemente
San Clemente Island, Pacific Missile Range. Military facility on the California Channel Islands, used for rocket launches in support of other missile tests from Vandenberg or Point Mugu. In use from 1957. Plans were made for an off-shore launch platform here for the Starstruck vehicle.

First Launch: 1958-07-01. Last Launch: 1984-08-03. Number: 8 . Location: California. Longitude: -118.49 deg. Latitude: 32.92 deg.



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San Clemente E Dolphin launch complex. Starstruck offshore site, 16 km east of San Clemente Island.

Family: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: X-17, Polaris A1, Polaris TV, Dolphin. Launch Sites: San Clemente E. Agency: USN. Bibliography: 2, 9528.

1958 July 1 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Platform: AVM1. Launch Vehicle: X-17. FAILURE: Failure.
1958 July 1 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Platform: AVM1. Launch Vehicle: X-17. FAILURE: Failure.
1958 July 2 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Platform: AVM1. Launch Vehicle: X-17.
1958 July 24 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Platform: AVM1. Launch Vehicle: X-17.
1960 April 14 - . 22:21 GMT - . Launch Site: San Clemente. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1.
1960 June 30 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1.
1960 August 24 - . 20:43 GMT - . Launch Site: San Clemente. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1.
1984 February 6 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Complex: San Clemente E. Launch Vehicle: Dolphin. FAILURE: Nitrogen gas fittings had been loosened during transport. Attempts to grind an access hole to an internal bay of the rocket to tighten the fittings resulted in a fire in the electronics..
1984 March 30 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Complex: San Clemente E. Launch Vehicle: Dolphin. FAILURE: Seawater seeped into the electronics bay, creating a short..
1984 August 3 - . Launch Site: San Clemente. Launch Complex: San Clemente E. Launch Vehicle: Dolphin. FAILURE: Thrust vector control failure led to vehicle swerving off course at T+14 seconds.. Failed Stage: 1.

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