Point Mugu
Point Mugu
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 34°07' N. Longitude: 119°07' W.

US Naval Air Station and major missile testing centre.

Point Mugu Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1955 Dec? - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Asp 2 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

  • 1955 December 27 - Redwing prototype Test mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Asp 1 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). First prototype of Asp (atmospheric sounding projectile) sounding rocket, capable of payloads up to 80 pounds, launched successfully at NAMTC at Point Mugu, Calif.

  • 1956 Jan - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Asp 3 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

  • 1956 Jan - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Asp. Asp 4 Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

  • 1956 February 7 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart WASP 1 Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

  • 1958 January 11 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1. Polaris TV Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

  • 1958 July 7 23:18 - Test/Solar Ultraviolet/Solar mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Asp. Nike Asp NN8.52F Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1958 July 8 23:15 - Test/Solar Ultraviolet/Solar mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Asp. Nike Asp NN8.53F Apogee: 225 km (139 mi).

  • 1958 July 17 17:48 - Test/Solar Ultraviolet/Solar mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Asp. Nike Asp NN8.54F Apogee: 225 km (139 mi).

  • 1958 July 25 05:01 - Test/Solar Ultraviolet/Solar mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Asp. Nike Asp NN8.55F Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1958 July 29 05:03 - Test/Solar Ultraviolet/Solar mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Asp. Nike Asp NN8.56F Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1960 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Sparoair I Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

  • 1960 February 17 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi).

  • 1961 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Sparoair II Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

  • 1961 January 17 18:04 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart Apogee: 37 km (22 mi).

  • 1961 January 26 23:20 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Loki. Loki Dart Apogee: 34 km (21 mi).

  • 1961 Sep 9 1900? 19:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure.

  • 1961 October 7 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1961 November 17 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1961 November 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1961 December 14 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1962 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1962 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1962 January 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1962 February 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure.

  • 1962 March 8 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

  • 1962 April 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1962 April 19 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

  • 1962 May 9 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

  • 1962 May 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1962 August 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1962 October 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Failure. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

  • 1962 November 8 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1962 November 28 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1962 December 19 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1963 June 30 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Stabilising fins damaged by aerodynamic heating during lower-altitude launch.. Tomahawk IQSY Tomahawk Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

  • 1963 July 31 - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Stabilising fins damaged by aerodynamic heating during lower-altitude launch.. IQSY Tomahawk

  • 1963 August 2 - Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Sparoair I Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).

  • 1964 May 7 02:31 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun Apogee: 110 km (60 mi).

  • 1964 December 17 19:54 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

  • 1965 July 8 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Failure. Sparoair III Apogee: 27 km (16 mi).

  • 1966 May 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Failure. Sparoair III Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

  • 1967 August 2 22:58 - OGO 4 Ozone test aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.16DA Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).

  • 1967 August 21 19:32 - OGO 4 Ozone test aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.17DA Apogee: 54 km (33 mi).

  • 1992 September 24 - FTV-1 (Dummy LEAP) Interceptor mission Launch Vehicle: Terrier LEAP. Terrier LEAP Rockwell LEAP Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

  • 1993 September 27 - FTV-2 LEAP Mockup Interceptor mission Launch Vehicle: Terrier LEAP. Terrier LEAP Rockwell LEAP Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

  • 1997 January 30 - AltAir (Have Gold) Test mission Launch Vehicle: SR19. The booster, while on a proper guidance trajectory, was destructed at 28 seconds due to a flight control anomaly.. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

  • 2004 July 29 - Arrow Target mission Launch Vehicle: R-17. Scud Apogee: 80 km (49 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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