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The site was used for Operation Pushover in 1949. This involved deliberately tipping over two V-2 rockets after ignition on a simulated steel ship deck to determine the damage malfunctioning ballistic missiles might inflict on the launching vessel. This curiosity resulted from the less-than-successful launch of a V-2 from the USS Midway in September 1947. Construction of USS Desert Ship, also called LLS-1 (Land Locked Ship One), began in 1951. This was used to test surface-to-air missiles and associated radar and systems installations planned for ocean-going vessels. The 'bridge' was equipped with super-thick glass to allow observation of test launches. The facility began operation in 1954 and continued in use into the 21st Century, testing first Terrier, Tartar, and Talos missiles, and the later Standard Missile MR and ER replacements. The original rail launchers were eventually supplemented, then replaced with newer vertical tube launchers in 1997. Rockets launched from LLS-1 began to reach space only in the 1990's when the Standard SM-2ER Block IV version of the missile, with anti-ballistic missile capabilities, began flight test. In 1977 a 5-inch naval gun was installed at LLS-1 for testing of Rocket Propelled Projectiles. The gun continued in use until 1996. Navy Research Laboratory's Viking research rocket was launched from LC-35 beginning with flight nine on 15 December 1952 (earlier launches were from LC-33). LC-35 launched the last Viking on 4 February 1955. LC35 was also used for preparation of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory's Aries research rocket. LC35 Chronology 1947 September 25 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A1 Dummy launch Agency: APL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment. 1947 October 2 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A2 Dummy launch Agency: APL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment. 1947 October 31 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A3 Dummy launch Agency: APL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment. 1947 November 24 - 17:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A4 FAILURE: Failure. Particles Chemical release mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 56 km (34 mi). Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment. First complete Aerobee rocket was fired to a height of 190,000 feet from White Sands Proving Ground, N. Mex. 1948 March 5 - 22:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A5 Particles Chemical release mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 118 km (73 mi). Cosmic radiation research. Launched at 1020 local time. Reached 117.5 km. 1948 April 13 - 21:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A6 B field Magnetosphere mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 114 km (70 mi). Magnetic field research. Launched at 1551 local time. Reached 114.3 km. 1948 July 26 - 16:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A7 Earth imaging mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 113 km (70 mi). Photography research. Launched at 1441 local time. Reached 112.7 km. Two separate rockets fired from White Sands, one a V-2 which reached an altitude of 87 km, the other a Navy Aerobee which reached an altitude of 112.7 km, carried cameras which photographed the curvature of the earth. 1948 August 6 - 01:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 NRL 1 Aerobee Venus 1 Aeronomy / solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi). Solar radiation, pressure, temperature research. Launched at 1837 local time. Reached 96.6 km. 1948 November 2 - 00:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A8 CR / Solar Particles / solar x-ray mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi). Cosmic radiation, solar radiation research. Launched at 0947 local time. Reached 91 km. 1948 December 9 - 22:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 1 Air sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1538 local time. Reached 91.6 km. 1949 January 29 - 06:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 NRL 2 Venus 2 Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi). Cosmic radiation, solar radiation, pressure, temperature, ionosphere research. Launched at 2317 local time. Reached 96.6 km. 1949 February 1 - 18:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 NRL 3 FAILURE: Failure. Venus 3 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 1138 local time. Failure. 1949 March 1 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A9 FAILURE: Failure. Ship launch test Agency: APL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment. Launched at 1715 local time. 1949 June 2 - 13:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 2 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 78 km (48 mi). Composition research. Launched at 0610 local time. Reached 78.4 km. 1949 June 15 - 02:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 NRL 5 Ozone spectrograph Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 1903 local time. Reached 109.5 km. 1949 June 17 - 11:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A13 Classified mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). Classified flight. Launched at 0450 local time. Reached 88.5 km. 1949 June 23 - 23:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 A14 CR / Solar Particles / solar x-ray / aeronomy mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). Cosmic radiation, solar radiation research. Launched at 1621 local time. Reached 88.5 km. 1949 July 21 - 16:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 4 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). Composition research. Launched at 0901 local time. Reached 76.1 km. 1949 September 20 - 17:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 5 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1003 local time. Reached 58.6 km. 1949 December 6 - 18:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 3 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1132 local time. Reached 64.9 km. 1949 December 7 - 00:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 7 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1950 February 14 - 23:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-8 NRL 4 Cosmic gamma Ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi). Cosmic radiation, pressure, temperature research. Launched at 1614 local time. Reached 87.6 km. 1950 February 22 - 00:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 9 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1754 local time. Reached 49.1 km. 1950 March 4 - 00:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 6 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 72 km (44 mi). Temperature research. Launched at 1736 local time. Reached 72.4 km. 1950 April 26 - 01:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 11 Air Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1811 local time. Reached 99.5 km. 1950 May 12 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 A17 Particles mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). Cosmic radiation research. Launched at 0530 local time. Reached 88.1 km. 1950 July 14 - 08:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 8 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 0139 local time. Reached 69.2 km. 1950 August 3 - 23:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 6 FAILURE: Failure. Sunfollower / SX Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 1652 local time. Reached 6 km. 1950 August 17 - 15:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 A18 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). Composition research. Launched at 0845 local time. Reached 101.4 km. 1950 October 17 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 10 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2100 local time. Reached 80.5 km. 1950 October 18 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 12 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). 1950 October 27 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 13 Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Composition research. Launched at 0630 local time. Reached 80.2 km. 1950 December 11 - 17:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 15 FAILURE: Failure. Probe Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2106 local time. Reached 83.9 km. 1950 December 12 - 04:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 14 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1950 December 12 - 09:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 16 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). 1950 December 19 - 18:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 17 Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1152 local time. Reached 81.9 km. 1951 January 22 - 22:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 A19 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1555 local time. Reached 88.5 km. 1951 January 25 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 A20 Ozone Aeronomy mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 0800 local time. Reached 90.1 km. 1951 February 6 - 17:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 A21 Earth photography Imaging mission Agency: APL. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi). Photography research. Launched at 1020 local time. Reached 98.2 km. 1951 June 8 - 01:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 19 FAILURE: Failure. Probe Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 1818 local time. Reached 6.4 km. 1951 June 9 - 06:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 18 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 67 km (41 mi). 1951 September 27 - 00:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 21 Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi). Composition research. Launched at 1706 local time. Reached 68.9 km. 1951 November 1 - 09:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 20 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 0245 local time. Reached 66 km. 1951 November 3 - 00:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 22 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 1735 local time. Reached 82.4 km. 1952 February 19 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 7 FAILURE: Failure. Sunfollower / SX Solar / chemical release mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). Sky brightness research. Launched at 0745 local time. Failure. 1952 April 30 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 8 Ultraviolet detectors Solar ultraviolet / chemical release mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi). Cosmic radiation, solar radiation research. Launched at 0630 local time. Reached 127.8 km. 1952 May 1 - 14:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 9 Ultraviolet detectors Solar x-ray and ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 0842 local time. Reached 91.8 km. 1952 May 5 - 13:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 10 Ultraviolet detectors Solar x-ray / ultraviolet / chemical release mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). Cosmic radiation, solar radiation research. Launched at 0644 local time. Reached 127 km. 1952 May 15 - 01:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 23 Sphere Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). Density research. Launched at 1815 local time. Reached 76.1 km. 1952 May 20 - 02:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 24 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 1907 local time. Reached 90.1 km. 1952 September 3 - 14:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 11 Sunfollower / SX Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 106 km (65 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 0749 local time. Reached 99 km. 1952 September 25 - 03:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 25 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2050 local time. Reached 117.5 km. 1952 October 23 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 26 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2045 local time. Reached 111.1 km. 1952 December 11 - 23:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 29 Sphere Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 1647 local time. Reached 104.6 km. 1953 February 10 - 21:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 12 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy / chemical / chemical release mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi). Composition, cosmic radiation research. Launched at 1409 local time. Reached 137 km. 1953 February 12 - 07:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 13 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy / chemical / chemical release mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi). Composition, cosmic radiation research. Launched at 0009 local time. Reached 137.3 km. 1953 February 18 - 06:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 27 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2350 local time. Reached 106.2 km. 1953 April 23 - 19:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 30 Sphere Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1953 April 24 - 10:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 28 Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 108 km (67 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 0319 local time. Reached 107.8 km. 1953 September 1 - 05:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 32 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 108 km (67 mi). Density research. Launched at 2205 local time. Reached 107.8 km. 1953 September 5 - 05:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 33 Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 114 km (70 mi). Density research. Launched at 2236 local time. Reached 105.5 km. 1953 September 29 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-A-1a SC 31 Sphere Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). Density research. Launched at 1350 local time. Reached 58 km. 1953 November 19 - 22:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 14 Oxygen content Solar x-ray / ultraviolet / aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1540 local time. Reached 112.6 km. 1953 November 25 - 15:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 15 Oxygen content Solar x-ray / ultraviolet / aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 0846 local time. Reached 95.1 km. 1953 December 1 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 16 Oxygen content Solar x-ray / ultraviolet / aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 0830 local time. Reached 129.6 km. 1954 February 2 - 18:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 20 Sunfollower UVS Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). Solar ultraviolet research. Launched at 1135 local time. Reached 101 km. 1954 April 9 - 21:12 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 18 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi). Gas composition research. Launched at 1412 local time. Reached 143 km. 1954 April 10 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 19 FAILURE: Failure. Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). Gas composition research. Launched at 0200 local time. Reached 5 km. 1954 October 5 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10b RTV-N-10b Remote sensing mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). Rocket performance test. Launched at 1115 local time. Reached 158 km. 1955 February 21 - 18:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10c NRL 29 Sunfollower / UVS Solar mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1125 local time. Reached 115 km. 1955 March 19 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 26 Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). Night airglow research. Launched at 2300 local time. Reached 114.3 km. 1955 July 8 - 08:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 23 Mass spectrometers Ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 113 km (70 mi). Ion composition research. Launched at 0139 local time. Reached 113.4 km. 1955 July 13 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10a NRL 27 Mass spectrometers Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi). Gas composition research. Launched at 2359 local time. Reached 69.2 km. 1955 August 25 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 37 FAILURE: Failure. XRV-N-13 test Agency: NRL. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). Rocket performance test. Launched at 0600 local time. Reached 4 km. 1955 October 18 - 22:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10c NRL 34 Solar La / airglow Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1549 local time. Reached 150 km. 1955 October 22 - 00:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10c NRL 35 Solar La / airglow Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1720 local time. Reached 134.5 km. 1955 November 4 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10c NRL 36 Solar La / airglow Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 0830 local time. Reached 158 km. 1955 November 17 - 09:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 25 Meteorites / ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). Night airglow, meteors research. Launched at 0200 local time. Reached 105 km. 1955 November 29 - 17:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 24 Mass spectrometers Ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi). Ion composition research. Launched at 1016 local time. Reached 132 km. 1955 December 9 - 14:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 38 FAILURE: Failure. XRV-N-13 test Agency: NRL. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Rocket performance test. Launched at 0750 local time. 1955 December 13 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10a NRL 28 Airglow / Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). Gas composition research. Launched at 2200 local time. Reached 142 km. 1956 May 1 - 22:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 39 FAILURE: Failure. RV-N-13a test Agency: NRL. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). Rocket performance test. Launched at 1505 local time. Reached 4 km. 1956 May 8 - 15:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 42 FAILURE: Failure. RV-N-13a test Agency: NRL. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 0754 local time. Reached 143.3 km. 1956 June 4 - 14:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 46 FAILURE: Failure. RV-N-13a test Agency: NRL. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). Sunfollower spectrograph. Launched at 0713 local time. Reached 58 km. 1956 June 22 - 19:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 22 FAILURE: Failure. D-region Ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). Ionosphere research. Launched at 1242 local time. Reached 5 km. 1956 June 29 - 19:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 50 (RV-N-13b) RV-N-13b Ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 264 km (164 mi). Ionosphere research. Launched at 1200 local time. Reached 261 km. 1956 July 5 - 07:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10c NRL 33 Night airglow / B Magnetosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). Magnetic belt, night airglow research. Launched at 0052 local time. Reached 162 km. 1956 August 9 - 15:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 34 (S/N 17) Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). Composition research. Launched at 0853 local time. Reached 85.5 km. 1956 August 10 - 15:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 35 (S/N 10) Sampling Aeronomy mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). Composition research. Launched at 0822 local time. Reached 85.9 km. 1957 March 29 - 04:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10c NRL 31 NRL NN2.26 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). Night sky research. Launched at 2151 local time. Reached 135 km. 1957 April 11 - 16:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 40 (RV-N-13c) Vanguard test Satellite test Agency: NRL. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). Vanguard test. Rocket performance, satellite instrumentation test. Launched at 0931 local time. Reached 204 km. 1957 April 30 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 41 (RV-N-13c) RV-N-13c test / meteorites mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 289 km (179 mi). Rocket performance flight test. Launched at 0810 local time. Reached 289 km. 1957 May 3 - 14:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NRL 44 (RV-N-13c) Sunfollower / UVS Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). Sunfollower spectrograph. Launched at 0704 local time. Reached 204 km. 1957 September 17 - 14:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 21 Sunfollower / UVS Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 0704 local time. Reached 51.1 km. 1958 May 5 - 14:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee NN3.22F Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 214 km (132 mi). 1959 March 13 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NN3.24F Solar ultraviolet / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi). 1959 March 30 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL 52 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). 1959 April 7 - 14:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.160C FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi). 1959 May 5 - 01:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee AJ10-34 AA2.141C Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi). 1959 July 21 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee Hi NN3.23F Solar ultraviolet / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). 1959 August 22 - 00:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.101C Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 230 km (140 mi). 1959 August 28 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.122C Extreme ultraviolet / RPA Ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). 1959 September 15 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1959 September 22 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 100 AA1.260C Ionosphere mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). 1959 October 10 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee AJ10-34 AA2.102C Meteorites mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 111 km (68 mi). 1959 November 6 - 07:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NN2.78C Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). 1960 January 19 - 18:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.124C Extreme ultraviolet monochromator Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). 1960 January 29 - 18:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.125C Extreme ultraviolet monochromator Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 226 km (140 mi). 1960 February 13 - 00:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee AJ10-34 AA2.143C Ultraviolet airglow spectra Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi). 1960 May 27 - 04:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL 59 NRL 49? Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi). 1960 June 27 - 13:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NC3.108 NRL-58 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi). 1960 July 1 - 14:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.107 Meteorites mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). 1960 August 2 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NN2.32 Ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). 1960 August 23 - 17:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.128 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 237 km (147 mi). 1960 September 15 - 14:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 100 AA1.126 Solar Constant Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 102 km (63 mi). 1960 September 20 - 12:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.142 Thermal / CR Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). 1960 September 27 - 22:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.102 CR / Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1960 November 10 - 02:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 ND3.101 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi). 1960 November 17 - 13:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.144 Ultraviolet detector Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 217 km (134 mi). 1960 November 29 - 11:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.103 NRL NB3.103 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). 1961 April 18 - 04:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.104 NRL NB3.104 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi). 1961 May 16 - 15:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.145 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 294 km (182 mi). 1961 May 16 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.127 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi). 1961 May 25 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1961 June 6 - 12:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.108 Venus Flytrap Meteorites mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). 1961 June 17 - 07:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 ND3.112 NRL ND3.112 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). 1961 June 21 - 14:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.102 NRL NE3.102 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 271 km (168 mi). 1961 August 15 - 17:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.130 Extreme ultraviolet Monochromator Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 271 km (168 mi). 1961 August 23 - 17:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Extreme ultraviolet Mon / X-ray counter Aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 225 km (139 mi). 1961 September 27 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA2.502 CWAS Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi). 1961 October 12 - 13:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.146 Ultraviolet absorption Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1961 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Lunar X-ray X-ray astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1961 October 25 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.351 AS&E-2 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: USAF SS. Apogee: 232 km (144 mi). 1961 November 1 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 ND3.122 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi). 1961 November 30 - 17:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.123 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). 1961 December 13 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.110 Micrometorites Test / meteorites mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 246 km (152 mi). 1961 December 15 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.140 HR Solar Spectra Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 169 km (105 mi). 1962 January 16 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Extreme ultraviolet Mon / X-ray counter Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1962 March 6 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.150 Ultraviolet Absorption Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 323 km (200 mi). 1962 May 2 - 22:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AA3.361 Day airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 275 km (170 mi). 1962 May 8 - 15:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.46NP Radar test Technology test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi). 1962 June 5 - 12:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.133 Extreme ultraviolet Monochromator Aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi). 1962 June 12 - 21:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.134 Extreme ultraviolet Monochromator Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 299 km (185 mi). 1962 June 19 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.352 AS&E-3 (Sco X-1) X-ray Astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). 1962 July 10 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.47NP Radar test Technology test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1962 August 22 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.128 Solar extreme ultraviolet / x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 234 km (145 mi). 1962 September 6 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 100 NASA 01.13NA Ultraviolet Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi). 1962 September 11 - 23:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.322 Day Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). 1962 September 27 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AB3.246 Electric structure Ionosphere mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). 1962 October 13 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.353 AS&E-4 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi). 1962 October 25 - 23:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.138 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / XR / RPA Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi). 1962 November 6 - 19:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.148 HR solar spectrum Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 308 km (191 mi). 1962 November 20 - 16:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 100 NASA 01.14NA FAILURE: Failure. Ultraviolet Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1962 November 27 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.21US Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 203 km (126 mi). 1962 December 18 - 19:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.139 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). 1963 February 15 - 16:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NC3.134 Bennett Mass Spec Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 239 km (148 mi). 1963 February 18 - 17:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.140 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). 1963 February 26 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. FAILURE: Failure. Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1963 March 6 - 22:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.372 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi). 1963 March 19 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.149 Ultraviolet absorption Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 99 km (61 mi). 1963 March 28 - 00:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.30GG Ultraviolet geocorona? Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). 1963 April 4 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.118 Solar X-rays Spectrum 1 Solar x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 205 km (127 mi). 1963 April 12 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.1 FAILURE: Failure. Visible Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1963 April 30 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.130 Ultraviolet Photometer Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). 1963 May 2 - 17:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.510 Extreme ultraviolet Mon 2 / XR / RPA Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 232 km (144 mi). 1963 May 10 - 14:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.140R Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 214 km (132 mi). 1963 May 14 - 15:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.66NP Paraglider Technology mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). 1963 May 21 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.119 Far ultraviolet Telescope Far ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1963 June 6 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NC3.115F Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 208 km (129 mi). 1963 June 11 - 05:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.354 ASE / Lunar X-ray Solar x-ray mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 302 km (187 mi). 1963 June 17 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.87GT Attitude control test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). 1963 June 20 - 14:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.61AS NRL Coronagraph test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). 1963 June 25 - 13:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.2 Visible Dayglow Aeronomy / aurora mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi). 1963 June 28 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.62AS NRL NE3.129? Solar / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). 1963 July 10 - 17:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.511 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 225 km (139 mi). 1963 July 20 - 15:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.77GS OSO B spectrometer Solar ultraviolet / eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi). 1963 July 25 - 14:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.124 Solar X-rays Spectrum 2 Solar x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1963 September 3 - 22:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AD3.374 Mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi). 1963 September 6 - 21:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.22US OSO B experiment Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi). 1963 September 20 - 15:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.151 SX solar spectrum Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 208 km (129 mi). 1963 September 26 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AC3.151 Ultraviolet absorption Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi). 1963 October 1 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.78GS OSO B spectrometer Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi). 1963 October 10 - 10:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.31GG FAILURE: Failure. Ultraviolet geocorona? Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). 1963 October 15 - 16:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.33GS Solar XRT Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi). 1963 November 4 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.3 Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1963 November 13 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AD3.324 Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 262 km (162 mi). 1963 November 27 - 17:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.153 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi). 1963 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. HR solar spectrum Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1963 December 12 - 16:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AD3.513 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / XR / RPA Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 325 km (201 mi). 1964 January 28 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.88GT Attitude control test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1964 March 30 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AD3.514 Extreme ultraviolet Mon 3 / RPA Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi). 1964 April 3 - 03:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.15GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). 1964 April 7 - 14:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.4 Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 223 km (138 mi). 1964 April 10 - 04:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.81GG FAILURE: Failure. Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi). 1964 April 14 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.86NA FAILURE: Failure. Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 31 km (19 mi). 1964 April 21 - 16:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.113GA-GI FAILURE: Failure. Astrochemistry Meteorites / ionosphere / solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 11 km (6 mi). 1964 May 6 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.154 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). 1964 May 27 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AD3.355 Lunar X-ray Test / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi). 1964 June 10 - 12:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.67NP Paraglider Technology / meteoroid mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1964 June 16 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.147 Ultraviolet / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). 1964 June 19 - 13:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.6 Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1964 August 11 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.82GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). 1964 August 22 - 10:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.126GG Ultraviolet Spectra (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi). 1964 August 29 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.122GG AS / E X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1964 September 15 - 09:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.5 Zodiacal light Infrared astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1964 October 2 - 02:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.120CG Lockheed XR Survey X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi). 1964 October 27 - 00:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.123CG AS / E X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1964 October 30 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.116GS Extreme ultraviolet spectrum / X-ray flux Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 189 km (117 mi). 1964 November 3 - 07:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.52UG Princeton UVS Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). 1964 November 7 - 10:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.109GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi). 1964 November 12 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.155 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 189 km (117 mi). 1964 November 14 - 10:23 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.110GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 207 km (128 mi). 1964 November 16 - 18:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.118NA LUSTER Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 157 km (97 mi). 1964 November 19 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.154R Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi). 1964 November 25 - 11:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.161 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1964 December 1 - 06:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.83GA Ultraviolet Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). 1964 December 8 - 22:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AD3.515 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1964 December 16 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.132GA-GI Meteoroids Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 207 km (128 mi). 1964 December 17 - 06:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.125UA JHU Airglow 8 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). 1965 January 13 - 15:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.9 Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi). 1965 January 21 - 20:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NA3.163 Solar extreme ultraviolet / x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). 1965 January 30 - 07:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NF3.162 Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi). 1965 February 11 - 17:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AE3.153 Solar spectrum Solar ultraviolet / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 March 3 - 00:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AE3.516 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi). 1965 March 5 - 00:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AE3.518 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi). 1965 March 6 - 03:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.133UG Princeton UVS Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 189 km (117 mi). 1965 March 13 - 03:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.56GG Ultraviolet spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1965 March 13 - 03:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 AE3.516 uncertain Astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). 1965 March 17 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.63GS ASE XRT Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 156 km (96 mi). 1965 March 19 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.57GG Ultraviolet spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1965 March 30 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 ND3.159 Aeronomy / ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 217 km (134 mi). 1965 April 12 - 14:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.49GS (128-3) Mg II heliogram 1 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 201 km (124 mi). 1965 April 15 - 10:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.127UA AF-142 thermodynamic comparison Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 198 km (123 mi). 1965 April 20 - 15:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NE3.156 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 201 km (124 mi). 1965 April 24 - 05:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.114GG FAILURE: Failure. Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). 1965 April 27 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NB3.176 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi). 1965 May 4 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NF3.162R FAILURE: Failure. Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 17 km (10 mi). 1965 June 2 - 06:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.17UG Princeton UVS Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 181 km (112 mi). 1965 June 23 - 14:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.10 Soft X solar photography Solar x-ray mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 186 km (115 mi). 1965 June 29 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.112NA Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). 1965 June 30 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.105NP Radar test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). Raytheon magnetron failed but the rocket worked worked perfectly. Reportedly test launches in 1963 and 1964 failed, but these may have been those listed for 8 May 1962 and 10 July 1962. 1965 July 15 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.128UA Thermosphere comparison Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi). 1965 July 21 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AD3.375 Mass spectrometer / Impulse probe Ionosphere mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi). 1965 August 12 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AE3.519 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi). 1965 September 22 - 20:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.147CG AS / E X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 199 km (123 mi). 1965 September 25 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AD3.722 Infrared Horizon 1 test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 199 km (123 mi). 1965 September 28 - 09:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.150GA-GI-GB Meteors / Ionosphere Meteorites / biology mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 183 km (113 mi). 1965 September 29 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 October 1 - 01:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.121CG LPARL 1D XRT X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). 1965 October 5 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.184 Ultraviolet / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi). 1965 October 13 - 03:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.151UG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 183 km (113 mi). 1965 October 20 - 20:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.146DS Comet study / Solar Ultraviolet astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi). 1965 October 23 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL ND3.167 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 254 km (157 mi). 1965 October 26 - 15:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.53GS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). 1965 October 29 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NF3.162R Infrared Telescope Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 205 km (127 mi). 1965 November 3 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AE3.520 Solar XUVT Solar soft x-ray mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). 1965 November 9 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AF3.523 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). 1965 November 10 - 02:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AD3.356 Lunar Infrared Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1965 November 16 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.119NA LUSTER B Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi). 1965 November 20 - 08:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.8 Stellar Spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1965 November 30 - 07:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.155GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1965 December 2 - 17:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.145GS Mg II heliogram 2 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). 1966 January 19 - 04:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.11 FAILURE: Failure. Stellar Spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1966 January 27 - 01:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NC3.186 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). 1966 February 1 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NE3.156R Spectroheliograph Solar soft x-ray mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 209 km (129 mi). 1966 February 2 - 10:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.50UG Spica ultraviolet spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). 1966 March 8 - 07:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.148CG AS / E with ACS X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). 1966 March 9 - 02:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.15 Stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1966 March 30 - 18:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AF3.524 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi). 1966 April 14 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.143NA Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 183 km (113 mi). 1966 April 14 - 15:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.24US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi). 1966 April 21 - 11:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.165UA JHU UVT F1 (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 154 km (95 mi). 1966 April 28 - 12:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.189DS NRL ND3.172R Solar soft x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). 1966 April 29 - 03:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AD3.723 Infrared Horizon 2 Infrared technology mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1966 May 9 - 15:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.106NP Radar test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). First radar for science purposes launched into space and successfully recovered. Besides testing the engineering and special techniques for space flight, the data showed that the echo characteristics of the earth were similar to those of Venus and the Moon. 1966 May 20 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.95GS XRT (2) Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). 1966 May 20 - 23:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.92GS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). 1966 May 24 - 05:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.51UG FAILURE: Failure. Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi). 1966 July 16 - 05:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.159GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi). 1966 July 19 - 03:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.144DG NRL NB3.165 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA/NRL. Apogee: 134 km (83 mi). 1966 July 22 - 21:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AF3.525 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi). 1966 July 27 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NE3.190 Heliograph XUV-H1? Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi). 1966 August 29 - 15:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.156GM Airglow / Te / density Aeronomy / chemica / solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 206 km (128 mi). 1966 September 2 - 22:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NA3.182 NRL NA3.182 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 206 km (128 mi). 1966 September 20 - 05:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.176UG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). 1966 September 20 - 17:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 12.06GT Booster test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi). 1966 October 4 - 20:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NA3.160 KP3.18 Solar x-ray / test Agency: NRL/KPNO. Apogee: 154 km (95 mi). 1966 October 11 - 23:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.16 Infrared dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1966 October 12 - 01:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.149CG AS / E X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). 1966 October 22 - 15:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.161NA LUSTER 1966 Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi). 1966 October 25 - 17:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.195GA-GI Meteoroids Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 186 km (115 mi). 1966 November 1 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi). 1966 November 12 - 10:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.191DS NRL ND3.188 XUV-H2? Solar extreme ultraviolet / eclipse mission Agency: NASA/NRL. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). 1966 November 12 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.153GS Solar eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). 1966 November 16 - 13:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AF3.267 Leonids Meteorites mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi). 1966 November 21 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.154GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). 1966 November 30 - 11:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.181UA Composition Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 227 km (141 mi). 1966 December 2 - 21:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.180UA Composition Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 227 km (141 mi). 1966 December 6 - 03:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AE3.724 Infrared technology mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). 1966 December 14 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.194 Astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 177 km (109 mi). 1966 December 17 - 06:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.19 FAILURE: Failure. Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1967 January 17 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AG3.526 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). 1967 March 3 - 03:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.160GG Ultraviolet stellar photom Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 157 km (97 mi). 1967 March 3 - 04:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.84UG Infrared payload Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). 1967 March 17 - 03:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.194DG NRL NB3.191 / FUIIS Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA/NRL. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi). 1967 April 1 - 03:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.204GG Ultraviolet stellar photom Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi). 1967 April 5 - 00:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.168CS LMSC Solar / Mod 1 Solar x-ray / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1967 April 7 - 08:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.186UG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi). 1967 April 24 - 15:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.117GS OSO-3 calibration Solar x-ray / extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 181 km (112 mi). 1967 May 5 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.157GG Venus UV Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 159 km (98 mi). 1967 May 5 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.203UG Ultraviolet stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi). 1967 May 9 - 21:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.192DS NRL ND3.199 XUV-H3? Solar optical / extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL/NASA. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). 1967 May 16 - 08:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.177 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). 1967 June 2 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.210GG Ultraviolet stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1967 June 6 - 14:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.222NA LUSTER I 1967 Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi). 1967 June 9 - 04:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.21 Planetary UV Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1967 June 21 - 19:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.179UA UMn mass spectrometer Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). 1967 July 8 - 04:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.190UG MIT X-ray X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). 1967 July 20 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.212UA Composition Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). 1967 July 20 - 19:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.211UA Composition Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 209 km (129 mi). 1967 August 4 - 04:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.172UG Stellar ultraviolet Ultraviolet / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). 1967 August 8 - 12:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.207UA POGO detector test Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 289 km (179 mi). 1967 August 8 - 21:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AH3.529 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). 1967 August 11 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.223NA LUSTER II 1967 Meteorites mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 141 km (87 mi). 1967 August 12 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NC3.187 Ion Composition Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi). 1967 August 15 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AG3.528 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). 1967 August 26 - 04:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.187CG LMSC X-ray X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi). 1967 September 8 - 03:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.196 Stellar X-ray X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 September 12 - 22:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 12.07GT FAILURE: Failure. Rail launch test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1967 October 3 - 18:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.152GS Solar pointing Solar x-ray / ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi). 1967 October 5 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.243DS NRL ND3.192 Cor'gr. Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi). 1967 October 19 - 12:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.239US Solar / geo Ly-alpha Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). 1967 October 27 - 10:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.158GG Ultraviolet stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1967 November 1 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.226UG Ultraviolet stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi). 1967 November 7 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AH3.530 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). 1967 November 14 - 10:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.229UG Ultraviolet stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA/NRL. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). 1967 November 20 - 10:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.228CG AS&E X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi). 1967 December 4 - 11:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.20 Ultraviolet Telescope (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi). 1967 December 5 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.197UA JHU UVT F2 (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1967 December 6 - 10:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.219GG Ultraviolet stellar spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). 1967 December 10 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.201NT SPARCS test / optical astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1967 December 13 - 12:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AF3.268 Dust collector Meteorites mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi). 1968 January 22 - 17:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NA3.201 KP3.25 BCS / PC Solar x-ray mission Agency: NRL/KPNO. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). 1968 January 26 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.205GG Stellar astronomy Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1968 February 2 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.261GG X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi). 1968 February 2 - 06:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.220GG Stellar astronomy Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi). 1968 February 17 - 02:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.22 Stellar ultraviolet Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 183 km (113 mi). 1968 February 19 - 18:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AH3.531 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). 1968 February 19 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.169CS Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). 1968 March 1 - 03:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.177UG Stellar infrared Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi). 1968 March 15 - 19:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.209CS AS&E Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1968 March 16 - 03:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.198GE Crab X-ray X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 153 km (95 mi). 1968 March 19 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.202NT SPARCS test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 159 km (98 mi). 1968 March 22 - 07:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.255GG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 208 km (129 mi). 1968 March 29 - 06:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NF3.171 Infrared Telescope Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). 1968 March 29 - 08:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AE3.154 Spectrograph Aeronomy mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi). 1968 April 7 - 05:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.204 Stellar X-ray Scan X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). 1968 April 23 - 23:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.238UA Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). 1968 April 27 - 15:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.244DS NRL ND3.212 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). 1968 April 29 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.245DS NRL ND3.213 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 169 km (105 mi). 1968 May 3 - 07:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.227UG Stellar ultraviolet spectra Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi). 1968 May 3 - 07:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.196UG FAILURE: Failure. Columbia XR X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi). 1968 May 17 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.24 Ultraviolet Telescope (Jupiter) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 159 km (98 mi). 1968 May 17 - 04:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.221GG Stellar ultraviolet Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). 1968 May 20 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.230GS Ultraviolet solar imager Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). 1968 May 25 - 06:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.173UG Stellar ultraviolet Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 169 km (105 mi). 1968 June 8 - 17:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.263CS AS&E Solar extreme ultraviolet / x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). 1968 June 8 - 18:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.134DS NRL NE3.174 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). The first rocket carried a Naval Research Laboratory and University of Maryland payload to a 179-km altitude to flight test a design verification unit of the high-resolution spectroheliograph planned for use on the ATM. The second rocket carried an American Science and Engineering, Inc., payload to a 150-km altitude to obtain high-resolution x-ray pictures of active regions of the Sun during solar flare and general x-ray emission of solar corona. The rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily, but the payload of the first rocket failed to separate, thus preventing functioning of the parachute recovery system. 1968 July 27 - 03:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.236UG X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). 1968 July 27 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.225UG Stellar X-ray X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). 1968 August 6 - 18:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AG3.532 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). 1968 August 14 - 16:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NE3.183 FAILURE: Failure. Solar radiation Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 79 km (49 mi). 1968 September 4 - 14:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.130UA Structure Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1968 September 13 - 14:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 12.14GT Test mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1968 September 21 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.174UG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi). 1968 September 22 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.246DS Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 189 km (117 mi). 1968 September 24 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.185US HCO Spectrometer Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). 1968 September 30 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.231GS GSFC extreme ultraviolet Spec Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 203 km (126 mi). 1968 October 1 - 18:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.241UA Ultraviolet Dayglow Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). 1968 October 10 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.265DG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). 1968 October 16 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.248CS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1968 October 26 - 09:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 170 NASA 12.13GT-UG KP3.23 Ultraviolet astronomy / test Agency: NASA/KPNO. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi). 1968 November 15 - 07:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.268UG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). 1968 November 21 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AT3.533 Extreme ultraviolet Mon / RPA Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 244 km (151 mi). 1968 November 21 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI NASA 04.240US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi). 1968 December 7 - 06:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.264CG X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi). 1968 December 21 - 03:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.178UG Cornell FIR tel Infrared astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). 1969 January 10 - 02:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.206UA JHU UVT F3 (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). 1969 January 31 - 03:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.266DG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1969 February 8 - 03:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.308UA JHU UVT F4 (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi). 1969 February 12 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.135DS NE3.175 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). The rocket carried a Naval Research Laboratory payload to 187.9-km altitude to record photographically 18 extreme ultraviolet spectra of solar photosphere, chromosphere, and corona, using a flight design verification unit of the high-resolution spectrograph planned for ATM-A and ATM-B. Rocket and instruments performed satisfactorily. 1969 March 3 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.199GE X-ray background X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi). 1969 March 7 - 02:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.286UG X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1969 March 14 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.290DG NRL NB3.210 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 154 km (95 mi). 1969 March 14 - 07:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.251GG-UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 177 km (109 mi). 1969 April 4 - 19:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AG3.527 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi). 1969 April 4 - 19:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AT3.534 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). 1969 April 8 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.282CS AS&E Solar mission Agency: NASA SS. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi). 1969 April 14 - 15:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.233GS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi). 1969 April 16 - 16:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.247DS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). 1969 April 17 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.274DS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). 1969 April 27 - 03:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.278UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). 1969 May 16 - 20:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.232GS GSFC extreme ultraviolet Spec Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 202 km (125 mi). 1969 June 13 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.28 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1969 June 13 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.242UA Mariner-71 test / aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). 1969 June 20 - 05:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.269UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 181 km (112 mi). 1969 June 24 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AT3.535 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi). 1969 August 15 - 21:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL A03.903-1 Extreme ultraviolet Mon Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi). 1969 September 10 - 04:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.312UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 157 km (97 mi). 1969 September 11 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.193US Solar Studies Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 September 17 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.166DS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 218 km (135 mi). 1969 September 21 - 08:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.202 Stellar Lyman Alpha Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi). 1969 September 23 - 16:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.170US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). 1969 September 24 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.294US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 October 3 - 02:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.279UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). 1969 October 14 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NC3.136 Aeronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 217 km (134 mi). 1969 October 16 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.256GG Zeta Ori study Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 205 km (127 mi). 1969 November 4 - 19:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.136DS NRL NE3.215 FDVU Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 November 4 - 20:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.283CS Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 181 km (112 mi). The rockets achieved expected performance, solar pointing systems functioned properly, payloads were successfully recovered, and preliminary results appeared excellent. The information obtained by the rocket flights on solar emission intensity, filter performance, film response, and exposure time would be available in time to provide a useful and effective feedback into the ATM instruments development program. 1969 December 4 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.175UG X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 December 12 - 22:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 170 KP3.26 FAILURE: Failure. Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1969 December 13 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.252GG-UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 December 17 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.167DS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). 1970 January 24 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NF3.193 Solar infrared Solar infrared mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 207 km (128 mi). 1970 January 25 - 02:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 MI-20 NASA 04.270UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 169 km (105 mi). 1970 February 7 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.262GG X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 February 7 - 05:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL AT3.726 Infrared Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi). 1970 March 1 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.237 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). 1970 March 7 - 18:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.284CS Solar eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 March 7 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.137DS NRL NE3.216 Solar eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi). 1970 March 7 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150A NASA 04.275DS NRL NE3.235 Solar eclipse mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi). 1970 March 14 - 03:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.328DG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi). 1970 April 13 - 12:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.321UA Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 April 24 - 08:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.30 Ae170? X-ray astronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 274 km (170 mi). 1970 May 25 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NRL NB3.211 Astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 June 2 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.311UA JHU UVT F5 (Jupiter) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 June 2 - 07:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.271UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 June 15 - 15:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.31 Solar ultraviolet / aeronomy mission Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1970 June 22 - 14:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.323US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 July 2 - 06:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Model: Aerobee 150 MII 20 . Aerobee 150 MII-20 NASA 04.299UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi). 1970 July 27 - 04:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.259GG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 August 12 - 18:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 CRL A03.903-2 Extreme ultraviolet Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi). 1970 August 13 - 19:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.200DS NRL NE3.247 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 October 28 - 16:23 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.131UA Structure Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 November 24 - 20:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.285CS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1970 December 2 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.267UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1971 January 23 - 02:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.260GG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1971 January 25 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.318UA JHU UVT F6 (Venus) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). 1971 February 24 - 14:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 NASA 04.249NA Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1971 March 1 - 11:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 KP3.32 Venus Lyra Alpha Ultraviolet astronomy | |