San Nicolas
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Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
San Nicolas Island, Pacific Missile Range. Military facility on the California Channel Islands, used for rocket launches in support of other missile tests from Vandenberg or Point Mugu.
Related
- Family
- Suborbital Launch Site
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Redstone, Nike Deacon, Nike Asp, Arcas, Caleb, Sparrow Arcas, Terrier/551, Rocketsonde, Aries, Black Brant IX, Arrow 2, Sounding Rocket, Terrier Lynx
- Agency
- USN
Chronology
77 events
1957 July 2
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- NRL NN7.37F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).
1957 July 3
09:28 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- NRL NN7.38F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 113 km (70 mi).
1957 July 15
14:23 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.- NRL NN7.39F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 28 km (17 mi).
1957 July 23
16:29 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- NRL NN7.40F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi).
1957 August 5
12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.1957 August 20
09:49 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- NRL NN7.42F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi).
1957 August 27
08:54 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.1957 August 28
13:21 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- NRL NN7.44F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi).
1957 August 29
14:12 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- NRL NN7.45F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 113 km (70 mi).
1957 September 12
16:20 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.- NRL NN7.46F Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi).
1957 September 15
13:27 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.1957 September 18
18:42 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.1957 September 18
18:54 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Deacon.- Solar Ultraviolet/Solar X-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). Final Nike Deacon flight..
1957 September 26
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Asp. Launch Vehicle: Nike Asp. FAILURE: Failure.1957 December 10
18:10 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Asp. Launch Vehicle: Nike Asp.1961 October 1
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Caleb.- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USN NOTS.
Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
Satellite Interceptor Program (SIP) test vehicle. This was a follow-on to China Lake's "Notsnik" air-launched satellite and Caleb space-probe projects, SIP was a prototype air-launched satellite-killer system using primarily in-house technology and hardware.
1962 May 5
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Caleb.1963 March 18
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant.1963 March 20
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant.1963 March 21
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant.1964
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 May 1
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 May 8
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 Aug
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 October 15
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Hydac.1964 December 16
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 December 17
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Frangible Arcas.1964 December 17
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 December 17
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1964 December 17
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sparrow Arcas.1965 March 9
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Hydac.1965 May 10?
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.1965 May 10?
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.1965 May 10?
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.1965 May 20
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Frangible Arcas.1965 October 20
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Terrier. Launch Vehicle: Terrier/551. FAILURE: Failure.1965 October 21
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Corporal.1965 Nov?
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Corporal.1965 Nov?
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Corporal.1965 November 29
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Complex: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Project Defender Redstone launch. - . Nation: USA. Redstone launched as ballistic missile target and was successfully intercepted by a US Navy Terrier surface-to-air missile launched from Point Mugu, California..
1965 November 30
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- DAT-371 Target mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA,
US Army.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
Redstone launched as ballistic missile target for a US Navy Terrier surface-to-air missile launched from Point Mugu, California. It was reported that there were two Redstone launches as part of Project Defender from November 30 to December 13, 1965, but details of the second launch are not known.
1965 December 1
01:28 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.1965 December 1
01:28 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Platform: SHIP-US. Launch Vehicle: Terrier.1965 December 21
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Frangible Arcas.1966 August 2
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Terrier. Launch Vehicle: Terrier/551.1967 May 4
16:29 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.1968 September 11
18:21 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.1969 May 7
17:40 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1970 September 16
18:36 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1973 October 17
21:03 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.1985 October 9
03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1985 October 9
03:25 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1985 October 9
04:35 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1989 July 20
19:39 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.- ROCOZ-A 356 STOIC - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
1989 July 24
19:22 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.- ROCOZ-A 357 STOIC - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
1989 July 26
20:53 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.- ROCOZ-A 358 STOIC - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
1989 July 27
18:49 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.- ROCOZ-A 359 STOIC - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
1989 July 28
18:27 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.- ROCOZ-A 360 STOIC - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
1989 August 2
17:38 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.- ROCOZ-A 361 STOIC - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
2004 July 29
17:25 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arrow. Launch Vehicle: Arrow 2.2004 August 26
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arrow. Launch Vehicle: Arrow 2.2009 March 26
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Lance.2009 June 6
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.2009 June 13
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.2009 August 11
04:50 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.2010 January 10
23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.2010 February 3
04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.- ABL shoots down Black Brant target. - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: MDA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
First test of the Airborne Laser against a ballistic rocket in flight. The Terrier Black Brant unguided sounding rocket was destroyed in flight off California. This target was used as a low-cost vehicle representative of foreign solid-propellant short-range missiles.
2010 February 12
04:44 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.- ABL fails to shoot down second target on same mission. - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). First attempt to engage a second missile in a single mission by the Airborne Laser. A beam misalignment prompted a safe shutdown of the laser system earlier than planned and the Terrier Black Brant unguided sounding rocket was not destroyed..
2010 May 3
09:47 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.2010 October 21
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.2011 February 23
06:32 GMT - . Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arrow. Launch Vehicle: Arrow 2.2015 June 6
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Standard-ER. Launch Vehicle: SM-3.- CTV-01 - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test flight..
2015 December 8
Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Standard-ER. Launch Vehicle: SM-3.- CTV-02 - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Point Mugu Sea Range..