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Syowa Base

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Syowa Base
Syowa Base
Credit: © Mark Wade

Sounding rocket launch location.

Related

Country
Japan
Launch Vehicles
S-160, S-210, S-310, MT-135JA

Chronology

54 events

1970 February 10

12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi).

1970 February 17

12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi).

1971 April 30

10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi).

1971 June 24

01:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1971 July 21

21:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).

1971 August 10

02:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi).

1971 September 13

21:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).

1971 September 24

21:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi).

1971 December 3

12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).

1972 February 11

12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Mass spectrometer Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 108 km (67 mi).

1972 April 16

23:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).

1972 May 13

23:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Aurora / ionosphere / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi).

1972 May 15

23:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Aurora / ionosphere / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).

1972 August 7

01:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Aurora / ionosphere / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi).

1972 August 11

01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Ionosphere / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi).

1972 December 13

21:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Aurora / ionosphere / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi).

1973 February 14

20:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).

1973 March 25

17:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 114 km (70 mi).

1973 April 22

18:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi).

1973 June 10

17:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi).

1973 June 11

18:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).

1973 July 15

16:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).

1973 August 22

21:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Auroral arc Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi).

1976 January 25

23:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • NO / Ne Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi).

1976 February 13

09:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • VLF / HF Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).

1976 June 24

23:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • VLF / HF / ne Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 118 km (73 mi).

1976 July 26

00:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • VLF / HF / ne / ISIS-2 Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).

1976 August 16

23:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • E / B / ne Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 118 km (73 mi).

1976 September 1

00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • E / B / ne Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).

1976 September 13

04:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • NO / Ne / ISIS-2 Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

1977 February 10

00:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • VLF / HF Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi).

1977 March 27

03:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • NO / O3 / Ne Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 106 km (65 mi).

1977 April 11

05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • NO / O3 / Ne Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi).

1977 July 12

16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • E / B / ne / ISIS-2 Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 118 km (73 mi).

1977 July 26

15:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • VLF / plasma / B Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 221 km (137 mi).

1977 August 10

12:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • NO airglow Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

1978 January 28

20:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).

1978 February 6

18:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
  • Aurora mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).

1984 April 4

19:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 201 km (124 mi).

1984 May 3

22:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).

1984 May 28

23:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).

1985 January 30

14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1985 March 26

14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1985 May 29

00:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi).

1985 June 28

13:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi).

1985 June 28

16:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 71 km (44 mi).

1985 June 28

18:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 73 km (45 mi).

1985 June 28

20:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi).

1985 June 28

21:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi).

1985 July 12

19:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi).

1985 September 25

14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 71 km (44 mi).

1985 September 25

16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 71 km (44 mi).

1985 September 25

18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 72 km (44 mi).

1985 September 25

20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Syowa Base. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135JA.
  • Meteorological mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 73 km (45 mi).