Fort Wingate
Fort Wingate
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 35°27'00" N. Longitude: 108°35'60" W.

Military testing range. In use from 1958 to present.

Launch Pads
  • Name: Launch Complex 96. Latitude: 35.4487 N. Longitude: 108.5995 W. Launch Pads: 1. Hera, Storm-2.
Fort Wingate Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1960 July 6 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1019 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 176 m.

  • 1961 July 6 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1005 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 266 m.

  • 1961 Aug - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Human error in laying launch azimuth. Drop in inter-compartment pressure suspected.. Redstone 1009 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 5,085 m.

  • 1961 Sep - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1006 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 196 m.

  • 1961 Oct - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1012 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 197 m.

  • 1961 Dec - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1008 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 82 m.

  • 1962 Jun - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1014 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 378 m.

  • 1962 Jul - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1017 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 390 m.

  • 1962 Aug - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Human error in repair of pitch .potentiometer.. Redstone 1015 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 3,191 m.

  • 1962 Aug - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1007 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 167 m.

  • 1963 August 5 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2033 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 216 m.

  • 1963 August 19 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2008 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 267 m.

  • 1963 August 27 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 September 10 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Control system malfunction immediately prior to impact.. Redstone 2015 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 4,393 m.

  • 1963 September 23 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2044 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 63 m.

  • 1963 September 25 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 September 27 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 October 5 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2005 Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 131 m.

  • 1963 October 14 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 October 16 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 October 18 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 October 21 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 October 23 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. MGM-31A

  • 1963 October 28 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 November 14 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 November 20 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1963 December 5 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 February 24 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 February 24 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 March 25 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 March 28 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 April 21 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 April 23 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 July 17 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 July 22 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 November 18 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 November 18 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 November 19 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1964 November 19 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1965 January 28 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1965 February 12 - Operational Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. MGM-31A Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

  • 1966? - Target mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

  • 1966 - Target mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

  • 1967 - Target mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

  • 1967? - Target mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

  • 1997 November 17 - MTV Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Failure. Hera 8 LC: LC96. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1998 March 2 - MBRV-3 Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera 9 LC: LC96. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1998 December 14 - PAC-3 SCF Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Failure. Hera 11 LC: LC96. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

  • 1999 March 15 13:55 - BRV/PAC-3 SCF Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera 12 LC: LC96. Apogee: 92 km (57 mi).

  • 1999 May 25 11:14 - BRV/THAAD Target 5 Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Failure. Hera 15 LC: LC96. Apogee: 92 km (57 mi).

  • 1999 September 16 13:26 - BRV/PAC-3 DT-3 Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera 18 LC: LC96. Apogee: 92 km (57 mi).

  • 2000 February 5 14:09 - MBRV-3/PAC-3 DT-5 Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera 19 LC: LC96. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 2000 October 14 - PAC-3 DT-6 Target mission Launch Vehicle: Storm-2. Storm-2 MTTV LC: LC96. Apogee: 104 km (64 mi).

  • 2001 March 31 - MBRV-3/PAC-3 DT-8a Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera MBRV-3 LC: LC96. Apogee: 114 km (70 mi).

  • 2001 July 9 - MBRV-1E/PAC DT/OT-9a Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera MBRV-1E LC: LC96. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi).

  • 2002 March 21 14:09 - PAC-3 OT/DT-1 Target mission Launch Vehicle: Hera. Hera MBRV-3 LC: LC96. Apogee: 114 km (70 mi).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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