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Boosted Arcas 2

Launch vehicle · USA

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American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x MARC 42A1 + 1 x Arcas

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Chronology

25 events

1966 July 25

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Test 1 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi).

1968 April 14

02:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1968 April 14

05:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1968 April 17

20:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • MARC 42A2 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 8.00 km (4.90 mi).

1968 August 12

12:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • ESRO A50 / 1 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi).

1968 August 25

16:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • ESRO A50 / 2 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi).

1968 September 20

19:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Launcher test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 43 km (26 mi).

1968 October 24

20:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • RTG SA1 / 1-K68 Ionosphere / aurora mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, RTG. Apogee: 104 km (64 mi).

1969 January 17

00:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • RTG SA1 / 2-A69 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, RTG. Apogee: 7.00 km (4.30 mi).

1969 January 18

19:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • RTG SA1 / 3-A69 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, RTG. Apogee: 99 km (61 mi).

1969 January 27

19:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Res Bay Eval test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 102 km (63 mi).

1969 April 14

02:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: ESSA, NASA. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi).

1969 April 14

05:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: ESSA, NASA. Apogee: 99 km (61 mi).

1969 April 14

21:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: ESSA, NASA. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi).

1969 April 19

00:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • O / OH profile Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Canada. Apogee: 104 km (64 mi).

1969 April 19

01:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • O / OH profile Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Canada. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).

1969 April 19

04:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • O / OH profile Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Canada. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi).

1969 October 10

01:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Resolute Bay. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi).

1970 March 27

12:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • ISRO-12.04 Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).

1970 March 27

13:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • ISRO-12.05 Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).

1970 March 27

13:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • ISRO-12.06 Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 97 km (60 mi).

1971 January 29

19:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi).

1971 August 10

20:15 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1971 October 13

17:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi).

1971 October 13

19:59 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi).