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Kerguelen
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Credit - © Mark Wade
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: France. Country: France. Latitude: 49°22' S. Longitude: 70°14' E. Sounding rocket launch site. In use from 1963.
Kerguelen Chronology and Launch Log
- 1963 April 1 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Centaure. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
- 1968 March 15 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Dragon. Dragon 2B D-251A Apogee: 440 km (270 mi).
- 1968 March 27 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Dragon. Dragon 2B D-252 Apogee: 440 km (270 mi).
- 1968 April 1 03:30 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Dragon. Dragon 2B D-253 Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
- 1975 January 22 02:26 - ARAKS plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.129UE Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
- 1975 January 22 02:36 - ARAKS plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.130UE Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
- 1975 January 26 02:37 - ARAKS Northward Ionosphere/Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Eridan. Eridan E012A Apogee: 190 km (110 mi).
- 1975 February 3 04:15 - ARAKS plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.138UE Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
- 1975 February 15 01:36 - ARAKS plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.132UE Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
- 1975 February 15 01:25 - ARAKS plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.131UE Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
- 1975 February 15 01:36 - ARAKS Eastward Ionosphere/Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Eridan. Eridan E012B Apogee: 185 km (114 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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