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Mercury
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Credit - © Mark Wade
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 36°40' N. Longitude: 115°59' W. Sounding rocket launch site, used in 1957 for support of nuclear tests.
Mercury Chronology and Launch Log
- 1957 Jul - Plumbob test launch Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Jul? - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Jul - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Aug? - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Aug? - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Sep? - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Sep? - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Oct - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
- 1957 Oct? - Plumbob aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Apogee: 30 km (18 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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