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Poker Flat FW

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Nike, Deacon launch complex. Fort Wainwright

Country: USA
Launch Vehicles: Deacon, Nike Iroquois
Launch Sites: Poker Flat

Chronology

3 events

1954 July 22

19:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: Poker Flat FW. Launch Vehicle: Deacon.

Gamma ray astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).

1965 October 18

08:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: Poker Flat FW. Launch Vehicle: Nike Iroquois.

Auroral I / O Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).

1965 October 22

07:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: Poker Flat FW. Launch Vehicle: Nike Iroquois.

Auroral I / O Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).