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Woomera LA1

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Chronology

27 events

1959

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom.

1960

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Long Tom. Launch Vehicle: HAT.

1960

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom.

1960

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom.

1960

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom.

1961

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom.

1964

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom.

1967 December 1

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: HAD.
  • HAD-WRESAT - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1968

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Long Tom. Launch Vehicle: HAT.
  • Explorer 37 cal - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1969

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Long Tom. Launch Vehicle: HAT.

1969 July 24

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: HAD.

1969 August 5

09:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Aero High.
  • Grenades - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 208 km (129 mi).

1969 December 9

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: HAD.

1970 November 5

18:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Aero High.
  • Grenades - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi).

1971 September 20

23:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. Launch Vehicle: Aero High.

1971 November 24

09:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Long Tom. Launch Vehicle: HAT.

1972 July 19

08:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Long Tom. Launch Vehicle: HAT.

1972 July 20

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo.
  • O2 density - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1972 October 11

09:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Long Tom. Launch Vehicle: HAT.

1972 November 22

22:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo.
  • O2 density - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).

1973 June 20

23:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo.
  • Li release - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1974 June 28

Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo Mk 4.
  • O2 density - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1974 October 1

23:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo Mk 4.
  • O2 density - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).

1974 October 2

07:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo Mk 4.
  • O2 density - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi).

1975 April 28

23:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo Mk 4.
  • O2 density - . Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi).

2002 July 14

01:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: NAL-735. FAILURE: Failure.
  • National Experimental Supersonic Transport NEXST-1 test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NAL. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). The intention was that an 11.5-m-long, one tenth scale model of the aircraft would be propelled by the NAL-735 solid rocket booster to Mach 2 at 18 km altitude. Instead the vehicle lost stability and crashed near the launch point..

2005 October 9

21:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: NAL-735.
  • NEXST-1 F2 - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NAL. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).