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PSU

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Penn State University

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Chronology

11 events

1965 March 22

10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #4 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU, US Army. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1965 July 13

07:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #5 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU, US Army. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi).

1965 July 15

05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #6 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU, US Army. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi).

1965 July 23

Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #7? Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU, US Army. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1966 January 6

03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #9 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU, US Army. Apogee: 78 km (48 mi).

1966 January 6

05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #10 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU, US Army. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1966 September 7

09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Greely. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #14 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).

1966 December 13

19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • PSU-Arcas #16 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: PSU. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1968 January 22

Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • Quark 1 (MRCMcD) Aeronomy / Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, PSU. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1968 March 6

Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • Quark 2 (MRCMcD) Aeronomy / Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, PSU. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1968 May 22

Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.
  • Quark 3 (MRCMcD) Aeronomy / Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, PSU. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).