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American agency. US Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, USA.
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71 events
1976 January 20
01:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IVB.1976 January 23
22:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Ute Tomahawk.1976 February 22
01:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1976 March 3
17:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.- ICECAP 76 Sphere / Physics Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1976 April 26
06:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk. FAILURE: Failure.1976 April 30
04:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1976 May 18
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.- Solar XUV / UV Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi).
1976 August 3
19:16 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 350.1976 August 21
03:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein RN. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hydac. FAILURE: Failure.- TREP ABRES Density Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).
1976 August 31
03:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein RN. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hydac.1977 April 21
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 170.- Solar ultraviolet / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 237 km (147 mi).
1977 May 18
13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein RN. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hydac.- ABRES Density / TDV-1 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).
1977 August 9
16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.- Solar ultraviolet Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi).
1977 September 24
12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1977 November 11
04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.- TEM-1 ABM infrared sensor technology mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF GL.
Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
The first launch in the Multi-spectral Measurements Program took place at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. During the experiment, the sensor module did not obtain the necessary data and was later destroyed when its parachute failed to deploy properly.
1977 December 13
05:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 170.1978 January 21
09:01 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee F.1978 May 20
09:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.1978 May 22
09:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.1978 July 25
04:05 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.1978 September 13
00:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.1978 September 13
11:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.1978 September 15
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1978 September 19
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 170.- Solar ultraviolet Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1978 October 29
05:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Sergeant. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor.1979 January 28
06:06 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.1979 February 26
Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. Launch Vehicle: Nike Iroquois.- Eclipse DEN Sphere Eclipse / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 215 km (133 mi). Eclipse DEN. Launched from Red Lake, Chukuni Range, Ontario, Canada - Latitude: 50.88 N, Longitude:93.47 W. Final Nike Iroquois flight..
1979 February 26
16:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion.- Eclipse ASL-SE-79B1 Eclipse aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). Eclipse ASL-SE-79B1. Launched from Red Lake, Chukuni Range, Ontario, Canada - Latitude: 50.88 N, Longitude:93.47 W..
1979 February 26
16:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion.- Eclipse ASL-SE-79A1 Eclipse aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). Eclipse ASL-SE-79A1. Launched from Red Lake, Chukuni Range, Ontario, Canada - Latitude: 50.88 N, Longitude:93.47 W..
1979 February 26
16:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion.- Eclipse LWIR Eclipse / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 141 km (87 mi). Eclipse LWIR. Launched from Red Lake, Chukuni Range, Ontario, Canada - Latitude: 50.88 N, Longitude:93.47 W..
1979 February 26
16:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1979 February 26
17:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1979 August 3
09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Astrobee. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee F.- FWIR III Aeronomy / infrared astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi).
1979 August 7
19:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant VC.1979 August 14
16:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1979 August 14
19:40 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. FAILURE: Failure.1979 August 14
20:20 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 170.1979 October 19
05:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Sergeant. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor.1979 October 23
23:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.1979 October 24
23:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.1979 October 29
23:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. LV Family: Nike. Launch Vehicle: Nike Nike.- SMOKE Aeronomy / Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). Final Nike Nike flight..
1980 August 18
09:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.1980 September 18
16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 170.1980 October 22
20:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1980 October 22
20:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.1981 February 4
01:10 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.- IRBS (BMP) ABM infrared sensor limb characterization technology mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 387 km (240 mi).
1981 February 5
11:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant.1981 March 7
08:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1981 July 31
10:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.1981 October 26
21:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.1981 November 7
12:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant.1982 January 23
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.- FIRSSE (BMP) ABM infrared sensor technology / infrared technology mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 378 km (234 mi).
1982 May 28
15:47 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.- TEM-3 ABM infrared sensor technology mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 236 km (146 mi).
1982 August 4
00:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.1982 August 12
00:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.1982 September 8
21:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant 8B.1982 September 13
21:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant 8B.1982 September 15
04:49 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.1983 March 19
06:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Sergeant. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor.1983 April 13
09:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant.1983 June 15
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.1983 June 16
07:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.1983 June 17
18:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.1983 October 25
11:26 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.- ELC-I (infrared limb) Infrared astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 282 km (175 mi).
1983 October 31
22:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 3. FAILURE: Failure.1983 November 14
10:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 3. FAILURE: Failure.1985 March 15
02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.1985 June 17
04:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Sergeant. Launch Vehicle: Castor Lance. FAILURE: Failure.1986 April 8
09:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Sergeant. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor.1987 March 21
06:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant 8C.- COPE II (POLAR ARC) Plasma / barium release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 354 km (219 mi).