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Launch Complex: LA2.
Wallops Island. Latitude: 37.8376 deg. Longitude: -75.4834 deg. Used by: Apache, Arcas, Astrobee, Black Brant, Tomahawk Sandia. First Launch: 1963-04-08. Last Launch: 1993-03-16. Number Launches: 23. Launch Area 2

LA2 Chronology

1963 April 8 - 11:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Astrobee 1500 NASA 16.01GT FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 72 km (44 mi).

1963 October 31 - 21:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.111GT Vibration test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 134 km (83 mi).

1964 October 21 - 19:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Astrobee 1500 NASA 16.02GT Test mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1,950 km (1,210 mi).

1967 February 25 - 02:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Astrobee 1500 NASA 16.05US Solar radio frequencies mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 2,380 km (1,470 mi).

1967 August 30 - Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Astrobee 1500 NASA 16.03GR Radio astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1968 April 20 - 17:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Astrobee 1500 NASA 16.04UI Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1,250 km (770 mi).

1969 October 15 - 22:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Astrobee 1500 NASA 16.06GR RAE-B Test Radio astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 2,575 km (1,600 mi).

1970 March 6 - 18:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.66UE Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 March 7 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.68NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 March 7 - 15:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.435UI Ionospheric Eclipse ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).

1970 March 7 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.69NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 March 7 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.70NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 67 km (41 mi).

1970 March 7 - 18:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.436UI Eclipse ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 178 km (110 mi).

1970 March 7 - 18:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.437UI Eclipse ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).

1970 March 7 - 18:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.438UI Eclipse ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).

1970 March 7 - 18:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.71NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

1970 March 7 - 19:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.67NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi).

1970 March 7 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.76NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 March 8 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.78NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 March 8 - 18:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Arcas NASA 15.77NM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1986 May 13 - 07:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.08UE CVE Sr Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 547 km (339 mi).

1987 December 14 - 01:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 10 . Black Brant X GL A22.703 SPEAR I Active plasma mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 370 km (220 mi).

1993 March 16 - 02:12 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. SPEAR 3 Active plasma mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 290 km (180 mi).


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