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Woomera LA8
Part of Woomera
Redstone, Aerobee launch complex. Launch Area 8
First Launch: 1966-11-28. Last Launch: 1977-02-23. Number: 30 . Longitude: 136.46 deg. Latitude: -31.03 deg.
Country:
Australia.
Spacecraft:
Wresat.
Launch Vehicles:
Aerobee 150,
SPARTA,
Aerobee 170,
Aerobee 200A,
Aerobee 200.
Launch Sites:
Woomera.
1966 November 28 - .
12:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
FAILURE: Failure.
Failed Stage: 1.
- Sparta SV-1 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1966 December 13 - .
11:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1967 April 20 - .
08:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-3 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1967 July 4 - .
23:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-4 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1967 July 24 - .
16:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-5 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1967 August 17 - .
19:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-6 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1967 September 15 - .
16:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-7 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 91 km (56 mi).
1967 October 11 - .
16:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-8 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1967 October 31 - .
13:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Sparta SV-9 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 111 km (68 mi).
1967 November 29 - .
04:49 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Redstone.
Launch Vehicle:
SPARTA.
- Wresat 1 - .
Payload: Wresat / BE-3. Mass: 45 kg (99 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: WRE.
Class: Earth.
Type: Atmosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Wresat.
Decay Date: 1968-01-10 . USAF Sat Cat: 3054 . COSPAR: 1967-118A. Apogee: 1,252 km (777 mi). Perigee: 198 km (123 mi). Inclination: 83.30 deg. Period: 99.30 min. Weapons Research Establishment Satellite; solar radiation, upper atmosphere data. WRESAT 1 launched for upper atmosphere and space research at 1419 h central standard time, from Woomera, South Australia. Launch vehicle based on Redstone. .
1970 May 26 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 May 29 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 June 2 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1973 November 1 - .
15:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).
1973 November 1 - .
17:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).
1973 November 6 - .
15:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 167 km (103 mi).
1973 November 9 - .
17:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 169 km (105 mi).
1973 November 9 - .
18:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 12 - .
14:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 172 km (106 mi).
1973 November 12 - .
14:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Solar mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 154 km (95 mi).
1974 September 4 - .
10:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200.
- HISTAR 8 Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 193 km (119 mi).
1974 September 11 - .
22:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200.
- HISTAR 9 Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 September 17 - .
15:33 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200.
- HISTAR Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF CRL.
Apogee: 193 km (119 mi).
1977 February 15 - .
14:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200A.
- CAL X-ray study X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 176 km (109 mi).
1977 February 15 - .
17:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200A.
- NRL XR X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 189 km (117 mi).
1977 February 17 - .
08:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- JHU UVS (Sirius B) Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1977 February 17 - .
14:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200A.
- Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).
1977 February 21 - .
14:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200A.
- JHU UVT F9 (Alpha Centauri) Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 174 km (108 mi).
1977 February 21 - .
21:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 170.
- Ultraviolet Extinction Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).
1977 February 23 - .
13:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA8.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 200A.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 184 km (114 mi).
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