Borkum
Germany
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2 events
1934 December 19
11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Borkum. LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: A2.- A2 rocket 'Max' successfully launched. - .
Nation: Germany.
Related Persons: von Braun.
Apogee: 2.20 km (1.37 mi).
Von Braun's German Ordnance group launches A-2 'Max' from the Island of Borkum in the North Sea before the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army. The rocket is at an altitude of 1.7 km at burn-out, and reaches 2.2 km before falling back to impact 800 m from the launch point.
1934 December 20
06:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Borkum. LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: A2.- A2 rocket 'Moritz' successfully launched. - .
Nation: Germany.
Related Persons: von Braun.
Apogee: 3.50 km (2.10 mi).
Von Braun's German Ordnance group launches the second of two A-2 rockets ('Moritz') successfully to a height of 3.5 km on the Island of Borkum in the North Sea. Burnout is at 1.8 km, and the rocket ascends more vertically than the test the previous day, reaching a greater altitude and impacting 500 m from the launch point.