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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Brazil. Latitude: -32.08338 deg. Longitude: -52.16725 deg. Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 27 launches in 1966, reaching up to 297 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1966 November 5 - 13:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-4C Ionosphere mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 5 - 14:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac Cert. Round Test mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi). 1966 November 5 - 15:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin Cert. Round Ionosphere mission Agency: DASA/BRL. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). 1966 November 12 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-93 Solar x-ray / eclipse mission Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 297 km (184 mi). 1966 November 12 - 13:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-3C Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 13:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin D-003C Ionosphere mission Agency: DASA/BRL. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). 1966 November 12 - 13:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-94 Solar x-ray / eclipse mission Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.77CA Aeronomy / eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.274UI Ionosphere / eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.302UI Ionosphere / eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-10C Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin D-010C Ionosphere mission Agency: DASA/BRL. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.304UI Ionosphere / eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Nike Tomahawk-9 Sandia 152-95 Solar x-ray / eclipse mission Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Solar mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-15C Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin D-015C Ionosphere mission Agency: DASA/BRL. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-4 Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 14:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac D-4 Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). 1966 November 12 - 15:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-11 Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 15:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac D-11 Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1966 November 12 - 15:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-13 Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 15:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac D-13 Ionosphere mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). 1966 November 12 - 15:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Sonda 1 D-16C Eclipse mission Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1966 November 12 - 15:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Nike Javelin D-016C Ionosphere mission Agency: DASA/BRL. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). 1966 November 12 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.303UI Ionosphere / eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 November 15 - 13:23 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Solar mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 150 km (90 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. |