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Sidewinder-Arcas

Launch vehicle · USA

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American sounding rocket. Two stage sounding rocket.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Sidewinder 1A + 1 x HV Arcas.

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Chronology

22 events

1964 Dec

Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Test 1 (of 10) - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1965 May 10?

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Boosted Rooster - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1965 May 10?

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Boosted Rooster - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1965 May 10?

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Boosted Rooster - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1966 April 1

13:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • AC30.752 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).

1966 September 28

18:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • AC30.753 Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).

1967 August 20

00:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Arcas V Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Norway. Agency: NASA, NTNF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

1967 August 25

23:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Arcas III Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NTNF. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi).

1967 October 9

04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Arcas IV Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NTNF. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).

1967 October 13

04:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Arcas V Ionosphere / plasma mission - . Nation: Norway. Agency: NASA, NTNF. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi).

1968 November 1

04:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Arcas VI PCA Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1969 February 25

14:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • ESRO A40 / 3 (R127) Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).

1969 February 25

21:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
  • ESRO A40 / 4 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi).

1969 March 14

19:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Recovery test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi).

1969 April 13

08:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • ESRO A40 / 7 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi).

1969 April 13

10:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • ESRO A40 / 5 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi).

1969 April 14

17:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • ESRO A40 / 2 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi).

1969 April 14

20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • ESRO A40 / 6 Ionosphere / plasma / field mission - . Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 56 km (34 mi).

1969 May 27

02:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Q-1 p / l calibration Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 97 km (60 mi).

1969 November 2

21:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Q-1 (D-region) Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi).

1969 November 4

22:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Q-2 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 99 km (61 mi).

1975 October 2

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).