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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Sweden. Country: Sweden. Latitude: 66.22694 deg. Longitude: 19.77141 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 18 launches from 1961 to 1964, reaching up to 135 kilometers altitude.


Launch Pads
  • J - Latitude: 66.4147 deg. Longitude: 19.2767 deg. Used by: Arcas. First Launch: 1961-08-14. Last Launch: 1961-08-14. Number Launches: 1. Jokkmokk (Vidsel)

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1962 August 7 - 00:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-62-1 Air sample Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG/AFCRL. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi).

1962 August 7 - 22:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas K-62-2 Air sample Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG/AFCRL. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1962 August 11 - 01:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-62-3 Air sample Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG/AFCRL. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi).

1962 August 19 - 00:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-62-4 Air sample Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG/AFCRL. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi).

1962 August 31 - 00:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-62-5 Air sample Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG/AFCRL. Apogee: 111 km (68 mi).

1963 July 27 - 00:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-63-1 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi).

1963 July 29 - 23:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-63-2 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi).

1963 August 1 - 23:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-63-3 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi).

1963 August 7 - 22:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun K-63-4 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: RTG. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1964 August 6 - 23:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.55DA K64-S-1 Air sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).

1964 August 7 - 00:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.138GA K64-G-1 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1964 August 12 - 00:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.56DA K64-S-2 Air sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 121 km (75 mi).

1964 August 12 - 01:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.139GA K64-G-2 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1964 August 16 - 00:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.57DA K64-S-3 Air sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).

1964 August 16 - 01:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.140GA K64-G-3 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).

1964 August 17 - 00:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.58DA K64-S-4 Air sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi).

1964 August 17 - 00:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.141GA K64-G-4 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi).


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