Yuma
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Yuma Proving Ground. Sounding rocket launch location.
Modern Army presence in the area dates back to World War II when the region hosted an Army Corps of Engineers testing facility for bridging equipment.
In 1952, the Yuma Test Station was activated under Sixth Army Command to conduct tests on military equipment in a desert environment. In 1962, the Army Materiel Command assumed control of the facility, and in 1963 the facility became known as the Yuma Proving Ground. In 1974, the facility was designated a Department of Defense Major Range and Test Facility. Today Yuma Proving Ground occupies 1,300 square miles within southwestern Arizona. Although not a major missile testing facility, Yuma's Kofa and Cibola test ranges have been used to evaluate the effectiveness of short-range tactical missiles such as Tow or Hellfire antitank missiles under desert conditions.
Subtopics
- Yuma gun 16 inch Yuma 16 inch gun
- Yuma gun 5 inch Yuma 5 inch gun
Related
- Family
- Suborbital Launch Site
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Martlet 2
- Launch Sites
- Yuma gun 16 inch, Yuma gun 5 inch
- Bibliography
- 13403
Chronology
53 events
1958 August 19
Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Improved Honest John.- Nation: USA. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1966 June 14
03:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 June 14
05:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 June 15
04:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 June 15
06:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 June 15
08:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2.1966 June 15
10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 October 14
23:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 October 25
21:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 October 25
22:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 October 26
04:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 October 26
05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 October 27
03:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 October 27
06:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 October 27
17:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 October 27
22:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Gun Projectile 16-inch.1966 October 28
02:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 October 28
04:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 October 28
06:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 16 inch. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 November 16
22:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 November 17
01:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 November 17
01:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 November 17
02:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 November 17
03:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 November 17
05:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 November 17
05:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 November 17
07:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.1966 November 17
10:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 November 17
11:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Yuma. Launch Complex: Yuma gun 5 inch. Launch Vehicle: HARP 5-1.1966 November 18
Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
A Martlet 2C launched from the 16 inch L86 gun established the world altitude record for a sub-orbital gun-launched projectile. A Martlet 2C was fired to an altitude of 180 km with a flight time of over 400 seconds. Launched from Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona - Latitude: 32.87 N, Longitude:114.32 W.