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Siple

Site · Antarctica

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Siple Station. Sounding rocket launch location.

Subtopics

Related

Country
Antarctica
Launch Vehicles
Nike Tomahawk, Super Arcas
Launch Sites
Siple A, Siple RAG

Chronology

11 events

1978 January 4

Launch Site: Siple. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

1978 January 4

Launch Site: Siple. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1978 January 4

Launch Site: Siple. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1978 January 12

Launch Site: Siple. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1980 December 12

11:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple A. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1980 December 12

17:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple RAG. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi).

1980 December 20

17:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple A. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1980 December 20

17:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple RAG. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1981 January 10

Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple A. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1981 January 10

18:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple RAG. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 198 km (123 mi).

1981 January 11

Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: Siple A. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.
  • Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).