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Sidewinder-Arcas
Status: Retired 1975. First Launch: 1964-12-01. Last Launch: 1975-10-02. Number: 22 . Thrust: 26.40 kN (5,935 lbf). Gross mass: 120 kg (260 lb). Height: 4.80 m (15.70 ft). Diameter: 0.13 m (0.42 ft). Span: 0.64 m (2.09 ft). Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Sidewinder 1A + 1 x HV Arcas.
Country: USA. Launch Sites: Wallops Island, White Sands, Fort Churchill, Andoya. Stages: MARC 2C2, Mk 17. Agency: Atlantic Research.
1964 Dec - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1965 May 10? - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1965 May 10? - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1965 May 10? - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1966 April 1 - . 13:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1966 September 28 - . 18:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1967 August 20 - . 00:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
- Arcas V Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Norway. Agency: NASA, NTNF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1967 August 25 - . 23:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1967 October 9 - . 04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1967 October 13 - . 04:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1968 November 1 - . 04:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
- Arcas VI PCA Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
1969 February 25 - . 14:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
- ESRO A40 / 3 (R127) Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).
1969 February 25 - . 21:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO A40 / 4 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi).
1969 March 14 - . 19:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1969 April 13 - . 08:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
- ESRO A40 / 7 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi).
1969 April 13 - . 10:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
- ESRO A40 / 5 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi).
1969 April 14 - . 17:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
- ESRO A40 / 2 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi).
1969 April 14 - . 20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
- ESRO A40 / 6 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 56 km (34 mi).
1969 May 27 - . 02:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1969 November 2 - . 21:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1969 November 4 - . 22:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
1975 October 2 - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
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