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VB Chronology 1966 February 19 - 00:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin CRL AFS.502 REDLAMP ROBIN Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1966 February 20 - 00:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin CRL AFS.504 REDLAMP Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1966 February 20 - 05:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin CRL AFS.505 REDLAMP TONI Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1966 February 20 - 11:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin CRL AFS.508 FAILURE: Failure. REDLAMP Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1967 September 7 - 20:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.308UI Lower ionosphere Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 September 8 - 00:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.305UI Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 September 8 - 10:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.309UI FAILURE: Failure. Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1967 October 24 - 18:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.637 Arecibo calibration Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1967 October 25 - 00:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.638 Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1967 October 26 - 18:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.639 Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 26 km (16 mi). 1967 October 27 - 18:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.640 Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1967 October 28 - 10:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.641 Arecibo cal Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1968 March 17 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.344UM UM Pitot 34 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). 1968 March 17 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.53GA Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 295 km (183 mi). 1968 March 17 - 09:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.49GA Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 311 km (193 mi). 1968 March 17 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.345UM UM Pitot 35 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi). 1968 March 17 - 19:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.52GA Thermosphere probe Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). 1968 March 18 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.333UM UM Pitot 36 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). 1968 May 2 - 10:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.644 Release Aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 218 km (135 mi). 1968 May 7 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AG07.643 Release Aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). 1968 May 12 - 05:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk CRL AH08.670 Release Aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 198 km (123 mi). 1968 May 13 - 05:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk CRL AH08.666 Ba release Aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 198 km (123 mi). 1968 June 2 - 09:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache SECEDE R1 APPLE Aeronomy / Fields mission Agency: ARPA. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi). 1968 June 12 - 09:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache SECEDE R2 DOGWOOD Aeronomy / Fields mission Agency: ARPA. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
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