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Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 69 launches from 1968 to 1976, reaching up to 430 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1968 January 24 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: IIAE Orion. Orion-2 Rad 2/68 Chemical release mission Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). 1968 May 15 - 19:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-36 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi). 1968 May 29 - 17:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-37 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 71 km (44 mi). 1968 June 13 - 18:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-38 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi). 1968 June 26 - 16:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-39 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi). 1968 July 16 - 01:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-40 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 56 km (34 mi). 1968 July 31 - 22:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-41 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1968 August 14 - 23:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas EXAMETNET-42 Aeronomy mission Agency: CONAE/NASA. Apogee: 48 km (29 mi). 1968 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. EXAMETNET Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1969 January 15 - 17:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 41 km (25 mi). 1969 January 30 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1969 March 12 - 18:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1969 April 16 - 22:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1969 May 1 - 23:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). 1969 May 15 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). 1969 May 29 - 18:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi). 1969 June 18 - 22:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 57 km (35 mi). 1969 July 3 - 18:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). 1969 September 18 - 04:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1969 October 15 - 17:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1969 November 12 - 19:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 54 km (33 mi). 1969 December 18 - 16:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 53 km (32 mi). 1970 May 3 - 12:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: IIAE Orion. Chemical release / fields mission Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). 1970 May 6 - 22:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-37 Electron density Test / plasma / fields mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 430 km (260 mi). 1970 October 28 - 19:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1970 November 19 - 15:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). 1970 December 3 - 14:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi). 1970 December 18 - 16:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Met Para, Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 54 km (33 mi). 1971 July 1 - 16:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi). 1971 July 15 - 16:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). 1971 July 28 - 17:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi). 1971 October 7 - 14:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi). 1971 October 14 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 57 km (35 mi). 1971 October 20 - 15:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1971 October 27 - 14:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). 1971 November 4 - 13:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi). 1971 November 17 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1971 December 16 - 00:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1972 January 5 - 21:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1972 January 19 - 16:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1972 February 2 - 15:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). 1972 February 16 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). 1972 March 1 - 14:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). 1972 March 15 - 15:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute,Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1972 June 15 - 15:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1972 June 28 - 15:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). 1972 July 19 - 17:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). 1972 August 16 - 16:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi). 1972 August 30 - 15:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1972 September 20 - 17:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 57 km (35 mi). 1972 September 27 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). 1973 January 17 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1973 January 31 - 19:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 57 km (35 mi). 1973 February 14 - 15:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1973 May 16 - 15:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi). 1973 May 30 - 16:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1973 September 12 - 15:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1976 July 28 - 17:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1976 August 5 - 16:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi). 1976 August 12 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 56 km (34 mi). 1976 August 18 - 16:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). 1976 September 15 - 14:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi). 1976 September 22 - 16:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 57 km (35 mi). 1976 September 30 - 15:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1976 October 6 - 15:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi). 1976 November 17 - 15:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi). 1976 November 25 - 14:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Arcasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1976 December 1 - 14:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). 1976 December 9 - 14:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde. Starute, Datasonde Agency: MRN. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
