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Jiu Peng

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Jiu Peng air base, Pingtung, Formosa

Subtopics

Country
Taiwan
Launch Vehicles
Sounding Rocket
Launch Sites
Jiu Peng AB

Chronology

8 events

1998 December 15

Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • Test flight test - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).

2001 October 24

16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket. FAILURE: Failure.
  • TMA Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).

2003 December 24

15:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • TMA Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 265 km (164 mi).

2004 December 14

14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • Space science Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 265 km (164 mi).

2006 January 18

11:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • Space science Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).

2007 September 13

05:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • Materials/Recovery - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 280 km (170 mi).

2010 May 5

11:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • SR VII - . Nation: Taiwan. Agency: NSPO. Apogee: 287 km (178 mi). Ionosphere payload.

2014 October 7

13:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiu Peng. LV Family: NSPO. Launch Vehicle: Sounding Rocket.
  • SR-10 - . Nation: Taiwan. Apogee: 286 km (177 mi). Ionosphere payload..