Seba Oasis Credit - © Mark Wade

Libyan rocket test range, 600 km south of Tripoli. Site of tests of Otrag's low cost launch vehicle in 1981.

• 1981 March 3 09:20 - Otrag Flight 4 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 4 x 2.5 tonne thrust Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Range: 300 km (180 mi). Maximum range single stage test, reached 300 km.

• 1981 June 7 - Otrag Flight 5 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 4 x 2.5 tonne thrust High acceleration test, 20 % propellant loading

• 1981 September 17 - Otrag Flight 6 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Engine induced roll moment test

• 1981 October 1 - Otrag Flight 7 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Burn to depletion test

• 1981 October 24 - Otrag Flight 8 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Oxidizer depletion first (rough)

• 1981 November 19 - Otrag Flight 9 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Fuel depletion first test (smooth)

• 1981 December 12 - Otrag Flight 10 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust TV onboard camera test

• 1982 June 2 - Otrag Flight 11 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Deep throttling test (1 ton thrust)

• 1982 June 24 - Otrag Flight 12 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Early cut-off and destruct

• 1982 September 2 - Otrag Flight 13 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Roll control test (<1 N m)

• 1982 September 11 - Otrag Flight 14 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Stage separation simulation

• 1982 November 10 - Otrag Flight 15 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust 60 degree inclination launch

• 1982 November 16 - Otrag Flight 16 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Alternative oxidizer (RFNA)

• 1982 December 9 - Otrag Flight 17 Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Alternative fuel (JP-4)

• 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.