Holloman Credit - © Mark Wade

Military missile and sounding rocket launch site. Also notable for several rocket-powered sleds, used to test a variety of manned and unmanned aircraft and aerospace vehicles at supersonic speeds. Known to have been used for 147 major launches from 1948 to 1959, reaching up to 235 kilometers altitude.

• A - Latitude: 32.8954 deg. Longitude: -106.0714 deg. Used by: Aerobee. First Launch: 1949-12-02. Last Launch: 1959-06-24. Number Launches: 109. Aerobee tower

• NATIV - Latitude: 32.8866 deg. Longitude: -106.0753 deg. Used by: Navaho. First Launch: 1948-05-26. Last Launch: 1948-11-01. Number Launches: 4. NATIV pad

• SLED - Latitude: 32.9263 deg. Longitude: -106.1484 deg. Used by: Snark. First Launch: 1950-12-21. Last Launch: 1952-03-28. Number Launches: 21. Sled Test Track

• ZEL - Latitude: 32.8800 deg. Longitude: -106.0600 deg. Used by: Matador. First Launch: 1948-12-01. Last Launch: 1948-12-01. Number Launches: 1. Able-51/ZEL for Matador/Mace

1956 December 13 - Launch Vehicle: Rockaire. Rockaire RA-1? Rockair 2710 test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi).

1956 December 14 - Launch Vehicle: Rockaire. Rockaire RA-2 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 42 km (26 mi).

1956 December 17 - Launch Vehicle: Rockaire. Rockaire RA-3 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 43 km (26 mi).

1956 December 19 - Launch Vehicle: Rockaire. Rockaire RA-4 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi).

1958 May 1 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Meteorites mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1958 May 20 - 09:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Release 2 Cs / Na Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi).

1958 May 21 - 11:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Release 3 Cs / Na Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi).

1958 May 22 - 11:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Release 4 (Na) Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).

1958 September 15 - 16:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Release 5 (Cs) Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).

1958 September 16 - 16:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Release 6 (Cs) 69km Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1958 September 18 - 16:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Release 7 (Cs) Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi).