Al Zahar
Missile · Egypt
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Egyptian short range ballistic missile. United Arab Republic neither confirmed nor denied reports of November 8 that it had successfully launched its first rocket. Dr. Eugen Saenger of the Stuttgart Jet Propulsion Institute in Germany denied any connection with the United Arab Republic program as charged by Israel.
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- short range ballistic
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- Egypt
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Chronology
1 event
1961 November 14
Launch Site: Al Kahir. Launch Vehicle: Al Zahar.- Egypt first rocket launch. - .
Nation: Egypt.
Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
United Arab Republic neither confirmed nor denied reports of November 8 that it had successfully launched its first rocket. Dr. Eugen Saenger of the Stuttgart Jet Propulsion Institute in Germany denied any connection with the United Arab Republic program as charged by Israel.