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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: USA. Latitude: 13.59692 deg. Longitude: 144.90248 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 12 launches from 1957 to 1958, reaching up to 85 kilometers altitude.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1957 February 12 - 20:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rockoon. II5.097 Fields mission Agency: SUI. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1957 February 14 - 20:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rockoon. II5.098 Fields mission Agency: SUI. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1957 February 17 - 21:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rockoon. II5.099 Fields mission Agency: SUI. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1958 November 3 - 12:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 75 SS12.050 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 54 km (33 mi).

1958 November 7 - 12:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 75 SS12.051 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi).

1958 November 12 - 11:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun SS6.52 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi).

1958 November 14 - 11:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun SS6.53 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1958 November 19 - 18:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun SS6.54 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 71 km (44 mi).

1958 November 20 - 14:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun SS6.55 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi).

1958 November 22 - 09:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun SS6.56 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).

1958 November 22 - 17:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 75 SS12.057 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi).

1958 November 24 - 17:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun SS6.58 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 79 km (49 mi).

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