Birdling's Flat
Birdling's Flat
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: New Zealand. Country: New Zealand. Latitude: 43°49' S. Longitude: 172°40'59'' E.

Sounding rocket launch site, used from 1963. Co-located with radar site operated by University of Canterbury.

Birdling's Flat Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1963 May 23 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 Dec - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 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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