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Launch Complex: LC36.
White Sands. Old Name: ALA2. Latitude: 32.4170 deg. Longitude: -106.3220 deg. Used by: Apollo LES, Aries, Black Brant, Honest John, Little Joe II, Nike, Redstone, Storm, Terrier. First Launch: 1958-06-03. Last Launch: 2002-06-14. Number Launches: 243. Originally designated Army Launch Area 2, LC36 was later a LC36 was a NASA facility that supported tests of the Apollo Launch Escape System. It was also used to launch NASA sounding rocket missions. The complex included a blockhouse, launch control equipment, and launchers with environmental shelters. These launchers included:
  • An 11-m rail with 3600 kg capacity
  • A 15-m rail with 11,000 kg capacity
  • A 50-m tower with 3600 kg capacity
  • A 1.2-m diameter stool with 23,000 kg capacity
  • A 9-m rail with 7000 kg capacity.

LC36 Chronology

1958 June 3 - 04:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone CC-1004 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 409 m.

1959 January 19 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1010 FAILURE: Human error in connecting separation system. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 1,189 m.

1959 February 16 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1011 FAILURE: Improper setting of thrust controller and malfunction of tilt program at 17 sec. Agency: USA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 17,942 m.

1959 March 10 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1016 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Army Redstone ejected miniature TV camera which transmitted pictures of its target impact area. Missed aimpoint by 144 m.

1959 May 12 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1013 FAILURE: Known initial laying error of approximately 26 min. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 1,091 m.

1959 September 18 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1018 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 228 m.

1960 January 26 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2011 Capsule operational test launch Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test with capsule. Missed aimpoint by 277 m.

1960 March 15 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2014 T-1 Capsule operational test launch Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test with T-1 Capsule. Missed aimpoint by 295 m.

1960 April 15 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2021 T-1 Capsule Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 17 m.

1960 June 2 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2022 Agency: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 336 m.

1963 August 28 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Little Joe II. LV Model: Little Joe II 6-1-0 . Little Joe II-6-1-0 LJII-1 (12-50-1) QTV Spacecraft test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 8.00 km (4.90 mi). The Little Joe II qualification test vehicle was launched from White Sands Missile Range, N Mexico. Its objectives were to prove the Little Joe's capability as an Apollo spacecraft test vehicle and to determine base pressures and heating on the missile. These aims were achieved. The lone failure was a malfunction in the destruct system.

1963 November 7 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apollo LES. Apollo LES PA-1 Test mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).

1964 May 13 - 12:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Little Joe II. LV Model: Little Joe II 6-1-0 . Little Joe II-6-1-0 LJII-2 (12-50-2) A-001 / BP-12 Spacecraft test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). First flight test of Little Joe II using a command module (CM) boilerplate (BP-12) at White Sands Missile Range, N. Mex.

1964 December 8 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Little Joe II. LV Model: Little Joe II 4-2-0 . Little Joe II-4-2-0 LJII-3 (12-51-1) A-002 / BP-23 Spacecraft test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). Boilerplate 23, Mission A-002, was successfully launched from WSMR by a Little Joe II launch vehicle. The test was to demonstrate satisfactory launch escape vehicle performance utilizing the canard subsystem and boost protective cover, and to verify the abort capability in the maximum dynamic pressure region with conditions approximating emergency detection subsystem limits.

1965 May 19 - 13:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Little Joe II. LV Model: Little Joe II 0-3-3 . Little Joe II-0-3-3 LJII-4 (12-51-2) FAILURE: Failure. Apollo A-003 Agency: NASA. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).

1965 June 29 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apollo LES. Apollo LES PA-2 Test mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).

1966 January 20 - 15:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Little Joe II. LV Model: Little Joe II 5-2-2 . Little Joe II-5-2-2 LJII-5 (12-51-3) Apollo A-004 Agency: NASA. Apogee: 23 km (14 mi).

1972 May 31 - 22:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.01US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 207 km (128 mi).

1972 June 9 - 05:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.08UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 255 km (158 mi).

1972 October 24 - 17:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.20GT CALROC test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).

1973 January 22 - 23:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.09GT-US Aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 277 km (172 mi).

1973 February 9 - 04:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.16UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).

1973 April 3 - 17:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.11DS-NP Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi).

1973 May 18 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.19US-GT Test / aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 267 km (165 mi).

1973 June 4 - 17:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.21NP-US FAILURE: Failure. CALROC 1 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi).

1973 June 13 - 17:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.12DS-NP Solar Ultraviolet/Solar X-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi).

1973 August 9 - 17:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.22NP-US CALROC 2 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 269 km (167 mi).

1973 August 30 - 17:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.07US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 299 km (185 mi).

1973 September 4 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.13DS-NP Solar Ultraviolet/Solar X-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi).

1973 December 10 - 19:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.23NP-US CALROC 3 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 269 km (167 mi).

1974 January 15 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.14DS-NP Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 234 km (145 mi).

1974 February 26 - 18:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.18US FAILURE: Failure. LPSP-EUV3 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi).

1974 June 16 - 05:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.17UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).

1974 June 18 - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac DASA HARSES Aeronomy mission Agency: DASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1974 June 18 - 14:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NRL NB24.268 Test / astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1974 October 4 - 16:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.15GP Test mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 227 km (141 mi).

1974 November 25 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.31UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi).

1974 December 28 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NRL NB24.275 FAILURE: Failure. Crab Occultation Astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1975 January 20 - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.24US LPSP-EUV4 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 279 km (173 mi).

1975 July 21 - 15:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.25DS HRTS-1 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).

1975 July 28 - 17:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.29US Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 278 km (172 mi).

1975 August 18 - 12:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 12.26GT-IT IMS Prototype test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 417 km (259 mi).

1975 December 11 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.32NP SPAR 1 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 206 km (128 mi).

1976 February 18 - 17:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.30US-IS OSO-I Cal Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).

1976 May 17 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.33NP SPAR 2 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).

1976 October 22 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.36DS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 239 km (148 mi).

1976 December 14 - 19:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.34NP SPAR 3 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi).

1976 December 16 - 01:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NRL NB24.277 IMS Test Rocket Test / astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 512 km (318 mi).

1977 January 15 - 01:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.49UL Colorado microchannel Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 268 km (166 mi).

1977 January 26 - 08:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NRL NB24.276 Astro 8-1 (A8) X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 347 km (215 mi).

1977 March 9 - 16:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.41US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 191 km (118 mi).

1977 April 16 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.54UG JHU FOT 1 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).

1977 June 21 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.45NP SPAR 4 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).

1977 November 11 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.609-01 TEM-1 ABM infrared sensor technology mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).

1978 February 10 - 05:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.56UG JHU FOT 2 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi).

1978 February 13 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.42DS HRTS 2 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).

1978 June 12 - 08:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries Astro 8-2 Astro 8-2 X-ray astronomy / microgravity mission Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 355 km (220 mi).

1978 September 11 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.46NP SPAR 5 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).

1979 January 28 - 06:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.7S2-01 SPICE 1 Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 249 km (154 mi).

1979 March 1 - 09:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.60DS HRTS 3 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).

1979 June 29 - 08:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.59UG JHU FOT 3 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi).

1979 August 7 - 19:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC GL A18.805 POSTBO ABM technology mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).

1979 September 20 - 21:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.57UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 278 km (172 mi).

1979 September 27 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.62GS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).

1979 October 17 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 8C NASA 27.16NP SPAR 6 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

1979 November 8 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.08UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1980 May 21 - 12:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.609-02 TEM-2 ABM infrared / ultraviolet sensor technology mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 232 km (144 mi).

1980 August 14 - 02:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.05UA Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).

1980 August 18 - 09:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.6S1-01 ZIP I (BMP) Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 401 km (249 mi).

1980 September 15 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.06GU? Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1980 September 20 - 01:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.03CH LCXT X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi).

1980 September 30 - 18:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.65UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 281 km (174 mi).

1980 October 8 - 18:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.07UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1981 February 4 - 01:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.7S1-01 IRBS (BMP) ABM infrared sensor limb characterization technology mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 387 km (240 mi).

1981 April 27 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.10UG JHU Aries-UVT Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 263 km (163 mi).

1981 May 27 - 04:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.67UG JHU FOT 4 (Io) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 225 km (139 mi).

1981 July 31 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.6S1-02 ZIP II (BMP) Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 395 km (245 mi).

1981 August 25 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.06UL? Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1981 September 30 - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.63GS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi).

1981 November 9 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.21UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1982 January 23 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.7S2-02 FIRSSE (BMP) ABM infrared sensor technology / infrared technology mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 378 km (234 mi).

1982 May 17 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.28UU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1982 May 28 - 15:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.609-03 TEM-3 ABM infrared sensor technology mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 236 km (146 mi).

1982 June 18 - 04:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.04UG 1m UVT Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).

1982 September 15 - 04:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.7S2-03 SPICE 2 Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 359 km (223 mi).

1982 September 15 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC AMF-VC-53 Solar infrared mission Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi).

1982 November 1 - 08:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.69UH X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).

1982 November 9 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.64GS Extreme ultraviolet line profiles Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 233 km (144 mi).

1982 December 13 - 10:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.74UG JHU UVT F10 Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 232 km (144 mi).

1983 January 12 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.30UU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1983 March 7 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.84DS HRTS 4 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1983 June 11 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC ADD-VC-56 OASIS Aeronomy mission Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

1983 June 21 - 20:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.33UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1983 July 25 - 14:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.32GU FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1983 October 25 - 11:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.260 ELC-I (infrared limb) Infrared astronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).

1983 November 27 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.15UG Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1984 January 16 - 18:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.36UU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1984 March 3 - 04:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.85UG JHU UVT F11 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 206 km (128 mi).

1984 October 22 - 06:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.47UE Ultraviolet Nightglow Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1984 October 24 - 02:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.41UE MINI (Metal Ions) Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).

1985 February 8 - 18:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.48UU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1985 March 18 - 08:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.70UH X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).

1985 June 14 - 07:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.81UG JHU FOT 5 Io Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi).

1985 August 3 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.94CS FAILURE: Failure. Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1985 December 14 - 07:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9B . Black Brant IXB NASA 36.09UE CHARGE 2 (TPE-4) Plasma / tether mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 261 km (162 mi).

1985 December 16 - 19:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.11UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 251 km (155 mi).

1986 February 24 - 11:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.10DL Halley Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi).

1986 March 7 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.51UU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1986 March 13 - 10:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.17DL Halley Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi).

1986 March 13 - 11:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5B . Black Brant VB NASA 21.95UG JHU FOT 7 Halley Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 231 km (143 mi).

1986 August 24 - 04:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.09UH FAILURE: Failure. X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 23 km (14 mi).

1986 September 5 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries SDIO Delta 180 Target Target mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1986 December 15 - 19:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.19GU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1987 January 28 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.16UL PACE Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1987 February 17 - 21:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Taurus Orion NASA 33.56UE UM Airglow payload Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1987 August 15 - 17:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.021CS AS&E SAIP XRT Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1987 December 11 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.38CS AS&E SAIP XRT Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1987 December 11 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.20DS HRTS 5 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1988 January 23 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.29GU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1988 March 17 - 20:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.36US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1988 June 23 - 17:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.35US NIXT Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1988 September 11 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.31UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1988 October 24 - 18:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.41UL SOLLY Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1988 November 10 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 21.101UU NCAR / CU-1 Aeronomy / solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

1988 November 20 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.44DS HRTS 6 / ASL-San Marco Test / solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1989 January 9 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.45UG FAILURE: Failure. JHU FOT 8 (Io) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1989 January 17 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.47GU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1989 March 29 - 15:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F1 CONSORT 1 Microgravity mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 308 km (191 mi). CONSORT 1 - six microgravity experiments for UA)

1989 May 5 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.25GS SERTS-89 (SERTS-3) Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi).

1989 June 20 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.54US NCAR / CU-2 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1989 June 27 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.43GG MAMA ultraviolet Telescope Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1989 July 13 - 08:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.602 BEAR Active plasma mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). The Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (BEAR) payload was recovered with minimal damage via parachute after an 11-minute flight to a maximum altitude of 195 km. The neutral partical beam experiment was provided by Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Attitude Control System spun-up the payload at various rates and orientations with respect to the earths magnetic field after separation from the booster. After re-entry, at 5,000 m, the nose was jettisoned and the recovery parachute system deployed. The payload impacted the ground at less than 30 feet per second. The BEAR mission was declared a total success by SDIO.

1989 August 23 - 18:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.59UL Extreme ultraviolet Spectrometer Aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 333 km (206 mi).

1989 September 11 - 16:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.52US Solar extreme ultraviolet / soft x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1989 November 15 - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F2 FAILURE: Failure. CONSORT 2 Microgravity mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). CONSORT 2 - microgravity experiments.

1990 January 23 - 19:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.33UL PACE Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 March 9 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.66GU Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 March 17 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.34UH X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 March 30 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.53DE Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 April 9 - 08:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.67UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 April 17 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.63UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 April 21 - 10:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.73UG JHU FOT 9 (C / Austin) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 April 27 - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries GL A24.570 EXCEDE-3 Active plasma mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).

1990 April 28 - 09:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.74UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 May 16 - 13:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F3 CONSORT 3 Microgravity mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 304 km (188 mi). CONSORT 3 - 12 microgravity experiments

1990 June 1 - 14:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.69UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 July 26 - 05:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries SPEAR-2 FAILURE: Failure. Technology mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).

1990 September 4 - 19:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.72UL Extreme ultraviolet Spectrometer Aeronomy / solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 326 km (202 mi).

1990 November 21 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.058DS AS&E SIAP XRT Chemical release mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1990 November 21 - 18:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.060DS HRTS 7? Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 January 26 - 06:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.057UG JHU FOT 10 (Io) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 February 22 - 19:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.070US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 March 18 - 10:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.077UH Colorado SXT X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 March 23 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.068GG MAMA ultraviolet Telescope Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 March 30 - 02:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.078UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 May 4 - 04:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.062UL UM JASPR I Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 May 7 - 18:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.086GS SERTS-91 (04) Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 May 13 - 19:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.049US MSSTA I Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 230 km (140 mi).

1991 May 20 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.11CH SXT / XOGS X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 July 11 - 17:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.087US Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1991 November 16 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F4 CONSORT 4 Microgravity mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 298 km (185 mi). CONSORT 4 - 9 microgravity experiments.

1992 January 11 - 03:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.079UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).

1992 January 23 - 19:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.075UE Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1992 January 31 - 11:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.096UH Colorado SXT X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1992 February 18 - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries LEAP 1 Technology mission Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi).

1992 February 22 - 03:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.089UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1992 March 19 - 16:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX CSAR 1 CSAR 1 Microgravity mission Agency: CSA. Apogee: 226 km (140 mi).

1992 March 19 - 16:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.088DE HIRAAS 2 Airglow mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1992 May 12 - 14:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.048CS SPARTAN SPDE Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1992 June 19 - 11:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries LEAP 2 Technology test Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 330 km (200 mi). LEAP-2. Missile Tracking and Discrimination for SDIO.

1992 August 24 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.090DS HRTS 8 Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 249 km (154 mi).

1992 September 10 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F5 FAILURE: Failure. CONSORT 5 Microgravity mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). CONSORT 5 Microgravity experiments.

1992 October 27 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.098UE NCAR / CU-3 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 298 km (185 mi).

1992 December 15 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.085UG JHU FOT 11 (HUT Cal) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 302 km (187 mi).

1993 February 8 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.100NS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 289 km (179 mi).

1993 February 19 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F6 CONSORT 6 Microgravity mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 301 km (187 mi). CONSORT 6 Microgravity experiments.

1993 April 12 - 17:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.099US NIXT Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 226 km (140 mi).

1993 April 17 - 09:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.095UH Colorado SXT X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 254 km (157 mi).

1993 June 16 - 04:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.101UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 253 km (157 mi).

1993 June 22 - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries LEAP 3 Technology mission Agency: BMDO/OSC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1993 August 17 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.105GS SERTS-93 (05) Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi).

1993 August 28 - 09:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aries. Aries NASA 24.17CH FAILURE: Failure. SXT / XOGS X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 8.00 km (4.90 mi).

1993 October 4 - 17:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.107UE NCAR / CU-4 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1993 October 26 - Launch Vehicle: Storm. BTTV-5 ERINT Mutimode Target mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1993 November 30 - Launch Vehicle: Storm. BTTV-6 ERINT GTF-2 Target mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1994 April 18 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.109UG JHU FOT 11R Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 April 25 - 20:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.123CS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 July 20 - 05:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.121CL EUVS Jupiter Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi).

1994 August 16 - 03:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.117CL EUVS Venus Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 October 4 - 18:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.084UE PIMS Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 November 3 - 18:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.124AE NCAR / CU-5 Ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 231 km (143 mi).

1994 November 3 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.091US MSSTA II Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).

1994 November 22 - 15:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.103NP Test mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 December 3 - 07:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.050UG WISP 1 Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 December 8 - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F7 CSAR-2 Microgravity mission Agency: CSA. Apogee: 254 km (157 mi). CSAR II (Canadian materials processing payload)

1994 December 17 - 02:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.102UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1995 March 21 - 19:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.120UE PIMS Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 153 km (95 mi).

1995 April 1 - 09:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.104UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 156 km (96 mi).

1995 April 15 - 10:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.137CL EUVS Spica Occulation Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).

1995 April 18 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.108DS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).

1995 May 15 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.123GS SERTS-95 (06) Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 191 km (118 mi).

1995 May 22 - 07:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.092UH X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1995 August 16 - Launch Vehicle: Storm. Storm S10? MTTV MTD-1(GPS test) Target mission Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1995 August 28 - 17:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.138NP Microgravity mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1995 September 2 - 01:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.111UE Thunderstorm III Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1995 September 12 - 18:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.131US Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).

1995 December 4 - 11:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 8C NASA 27.132UH XQC F1 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).

1996 February 23 - 19:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.143UE Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 February 23 - 19:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.145NP Microgravity mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 March 6 - 03:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.122UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 April 3 - 15:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F8 CONQUEST 1 Aeronomy mission Agency: SSI. Apogee: 281 km (174 mi).

1996 June 4 - 05:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 8C NASA 27.140UH XQC F2 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).

1996 June 17 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.134UR Radio astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 June 20 - 14:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.118NP DARTFire 1 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 June 26 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.147US USC-1 SOHO Cal Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi).

1996 July 14 - 07:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.113UG NUVIEWS 1 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 July 26 - 09:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.148CL EUVS Venus Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 August 20 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.130NS Solar mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 October 16 - 16:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.154NP DARTFire 2 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 October 21 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.115UG JHU FPT 1 (Jupiter) Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 October 29 - 03:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.149UL Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 November 13 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.142GS SERTS-96 (07) Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1996 November 17 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Terrier. Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.005GP Test mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1997 February 26 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.161NP DARTFire 3 Microgravity mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 March 25 - 03:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.158UL Hale-Bopp Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).

1997 March 30 - 03:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.155CL EUVS Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 April 6 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.156UG JHU FOT 13 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 April 8 - 03:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.157UL WISP 3 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 375 km (233 mi).

1997 May 2 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.093UH X-ray astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 May 8 - 07:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.133UG Astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 May 15 - 19:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.135AE NCAR / CU-6 MXUVI Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 May 29 - 04:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.163UR Radio astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 September 30 - 20:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.140DS HRTS 10 Solar mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1997 November 18 - 19:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.167GS SERTS-97 (08) Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1998 September 18 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.150NP SOAREX-1 Hypersonic test Agency: NASA ARC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1999 August 18 - 18:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant 9CM1 NASA 36.181US USC-3 (SOHO Cal) Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 314 km (195 mi).

2000 July 26 - 18:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.185GS SERTS-00 (10) Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2001 June 21 - 17:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.199US TXI Solar x-ray mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).

2001 December 6 - 03:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.188UL WISP 5 comet study Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2002 February 8 - 18:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.192UE NCAR / CU-8 Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2002 April 30 - 18:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.194US MSSTA III Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).

2002 June 11 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.112UG NUVIEWS 2 Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2002 June 14 - 18:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.196DS VAULT 2 (LyA loops) Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 273 km (169 mi).


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