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Gan Island

Site · Maldives

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

Sounding rocket launch location.

Related

Country
Maldives
Launch Vehicles
Kookaburra

Chronology

34 events

1969 April 16

14:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).

1969 April 18

14:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).

1969 April 21

14:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

1969 April 23

14:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi).

1969 April 24

14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

1969 April 27

19:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi).

1969 April 29

14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

1969 May 1

20:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1969 May 3

13:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

1969 May 3

19:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi).

1969 September 23

14:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

1969 September 26

15:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 31 km (19 mi).

1970 March 10

14:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 12

14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 13

14:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 14

14:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 16

14:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 18

14:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 20

14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 22

15:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 23

14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 7 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 4 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 1 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 3 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 6 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 5 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 11 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 8 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 9 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 10 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 2 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1970 Sep

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Gan Diurnal 12 - . Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1972 Jul

Launch Site: Gan Island. Launch Vehicle: Skua.
  • Nation: Maldives. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).