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Launch Complex: C.
Kiruna. Latitude: 67.8931 deg. Longitude: 21.1029 deg. Used by: Belier. First Launch: 1966-11-19. Last Launch: 1975-03-07. Number Launches: 50. Centaure launcher

C Chronology

1966 November 19 - 23:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. ESRO C21 / 1 Aurora / chemical release mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi).

1966 November 29 - 01:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-8 ESRO C9 / 2 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi).

1966 November 30 - 22:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-7 ESRO C9 / 1 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 147 km (91 mi).

1967 February 4 - 23:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-22 ESRO C21 / 2 Aurora / chemical release mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi).

1967 February 16 - 07:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-9 ESRO C10 / 1 Ionosphere mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi).

1967 February 22 - 07:12 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-10 ESRO C10 / 2 Ionosphere mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).

1967 April 19 - 16:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-24/1 ESRO C24/1 test Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi).

1967 July 31 - 00:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-30 ESRO C20 / 1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi).

1967 July 31 - 00:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-31 ESRO C32 / 1 Meteorite mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1967 November 24 - 01:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-36 FAILURE: Failure. ESRO C13 / P Ionosphere mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).

1967 November 26 - 20:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-17 ESRO C31 / 1 Ionosphere mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).

1967 December 6 - 21:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-2 ESRO C31 / 2 Ionosphere mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi).

1968 February 1 - 05:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-34 ESRO C36 / 1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1968 February 4 - 05:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-35 ESRO C36 / 2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 146 km (90 mi).

1968 March 6 - 21:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-37 ESRO C14 / P Ionosphere mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi).

1968 May 20 - 15:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 1 CE-38 ESRO C42 / 1 Meteorites mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).

1968 June 7 - 15:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 1 CE-44 ESRO C42 / 2 Meteorites mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi).

1968 June 8 - 21:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-32 ESRO C32 / 2 Meteorites mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).

1968 July 30 - 22:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure CE-31 ESRO C20 / 2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).

1968 October 8 - 11:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-48 ESRO C35 / 1 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

1968 October 15 - 16:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-39 ESRO C45 / 1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).

1968 November 1 - 04:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2B CE-50 ESRO C45 / 2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi).

1969 March 15 - 22:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C52/1 ESRO C52 / 1 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).

1969 April 14 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C39/1 FAILURE: Failure. ESRO C39 / 1 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1969 April 15 - 11:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C39/2 ESRO C39 / 2 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 134 km (83 mi).

1969 June 5 - 19:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C35/2 ESRO C35 / 2 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1969 August 11 - 01:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C51/1 ESRO C51 / 1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi).

1969 August 14 - 02:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C58/1 ESRO C58 / 1 Meteorites mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi).

1969 October 10 - 20:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C52/2 ESRO C52 / 2 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).

1969 November 27 - 05:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C62/1 ESRO C62 / 1 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).

1969 November 27 - 06:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C62/2 ESRO C62 / 2 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi).

1970 February 4 - 05:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C57/1 ESRO C57 / 1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi).

1970 February 23 - 16:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C37/1 ESRO C37 / 1 MPE Ba Ionosphere / barium release mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).

1970 April 3 - 01:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C57/2 ESRO C57 / 2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi).

1970 June 7 - 07:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C48/1 ESRO C48 / 1 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi).

1970 August 9 - 23:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C58/2 ESRO C58 / 2 Ionosphere / meteorites mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 114 km (70 mi).

1970 August 10 - 00:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C51/2 ESRO C51 / 2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 154 km (95 mi).

1970 August 19 - 11:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C48/2 ESRO C48 / 2 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi).

1971 January 17 - 14:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C37/2 ESRO C37 / 2 MPE Ba Ionosphere / barium release mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 215 km (133 mi).

1971 January 25 - 12:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C60/1 ESRO C60 / 1 Chemical release / particles mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).

1971 January 26 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C60/2 ESRO C60 / 2 Chemical release / particles mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi).

1971 January 27 - 23:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C78/1 ESRO C78 / 1 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

1971 July 31 - 00:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C59/1 ESRO C59/1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

1971 August 1 - 00:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C59/2 ESRO C59/2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).

1971 November 22 - 20:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2A CE-67 ESRO C78 / 2 Aurora mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi).

1972 January 21 - 19:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C76/1 ESRO C76/1 Particles/Auroral mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1972 January 22 - 00:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C76/2 ESRO C76/2 Particles/Auroral mission Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).

1974 February 20 - 17:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2A (ESRO) C111/1 SSC C111 / 1 Aurora mission Agency: SSC. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi).

1974 February 20 - 18:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2A (ESRO) C111/2 SSC C111 / 2 Aurora mission Agency: SSC. Apogee: 152 km (94 mi).

1975 March 7 - 00:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure 2C SSC S13 SSC S13 Aeronomy mission Agency: SSC. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi).


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