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Kindley
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Credit - © Mark Wade
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: UK. Country: UK. Latitude: 32°12' N. Longitude: 64°27' W. Weather rocket launch site, used since 1962.
Launch Pads - Name: Kindley AFB, Coopers Island. Latitude: 32.2000 N. Longitude: 64.4500 W. Launch Pads: 1. Arcas, Deacon Judi.
Kindley Chronology and Launch Log
- 1962 January 21 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. LC: COOP. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).
- 1962 January 21 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. LC: COOP. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).
- 1963 April 30 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Deacon Judi. LC: COOP. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
- 1963 April 30 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Deacon Judi. LC: COOP. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
- 1964 August 18 - Reentry 4 Cal Meteorological mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).
- 1964 August 18 - Reentry 4 Cal (1of6) Meteorological mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).
- 1971 June 20 15:27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi).
- 1971 June 20 22:59 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi).
- 1971 June 20 17:27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Viper-Dart. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).
- 1971 June 21 00:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Viper-Dart. Apogee: 85 km (52 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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