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Bikini
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Credit - © Mark Wade
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 11°35' N. Longitude: 165°20' E. Nuclear test site. Sounding rockets were launched from here to monitor blast and fallout of nuclear explosions. In use in 1956.
Bikini Chronology and Launch Log
- 1956 Apr - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
- 1956 Apr - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
- 1956 May - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
- 1956 May - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
- 1956 May - Redwing 1 Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 May? - Redwing 2 (to 40) Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 Jun - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 Jun - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 Jun? - Redwing 2 (to 40) Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 Jul - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 Jul - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 Jul? - Redwing 2 (to 40) Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1956 July 21 - PMR Redwing 41 Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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