Fort Wingate
Site · USA
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
Fort Wingate Depot Activity. Military testing range.
Subtopics
- Fort Wingate LC96 Storm-2, Hera launch complex.
Related
- Family
- Suborbital Launch Site
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Redstone, Nike Apache, Pershing 1, Pershing 1A, Hera, Storm-2
- Launch Sites
- Fort Wainwright
- Agency
- USA SMDC
Chronology
74 events
1960 July 6
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 176 m..
1961 July 6
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 266 m..
1961 August 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. FAILURE: Human error in laying launch azimuth. Drop in inter-compartment pressure suspected..- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 5,085 m..
1961 September 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 196 m..
1961 October 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 197 m..
1961 December 15
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 82 m..
1962 June 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 378 m..
1962 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 390 m..
1962 August 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. FAILURE: Human error in repair of pitch .potentiometer..- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 3,191 m..
1962 August 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 167 m..
1963 August 5
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 216 m..
1963 August 19
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 267 m..
1963 September 10
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. FAILURE: Control system malfunction immediately prior to impact..- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 4,393 m..
1963 September 23
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 63 m..
1963 October 5
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 131 m..
1963 October 14
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 16
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 18
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 21
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 23
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1963 October 28
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 November 14
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 November 20
17:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-71 41st Field Army FW-8 Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1963 November 27
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 December 5
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 January 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 February 24
14:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 February 25
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1964 February 25
00:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 February 28
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 January 28
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 February 3
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 February 3
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 February 12
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 March 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 March 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 April 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1966 April 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 May 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 May 4
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. FAILURE: Failure.1966 June 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 June 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1966 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1966 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1966 August 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 August 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 August 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 September 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 September 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1967 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1967 July 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1976 June 29
13:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.1976 June 29
14:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.1997 November 17
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera. FAILURE: Failure.1998 March 2
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.1998 December 14
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera. FAILURE: Failure.1999 March 15
13:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.1999 May 25
11:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera. FAILURE: Failure.1999 September 16
13:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2000 February 5
14:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2000 October 14
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Storm-2.2001 March 31
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2001 July 9
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2002 March 21
14:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2009 March 25
13:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2009 September 16
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2009 October 15
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.2010 February 17
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.2011 March 2
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.- Patriot Target - .
Nation: USA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
Orbital Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV); served as an intercept target for the Lower Tier Project Office Patriot missile defense system. The PTV was launched from Fort Wingate Launch Complex-96 into White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It flew a southerly trajectory over New Mexicoand was intercepted by the Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor system during reentry.
2012 September 13
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.- Patriot Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target for Patriot missile defense test. The US Army/Orbital Juno target missile was similar to the old Hera, consisting of surplus Minuteman SR19 and M57A1 solid rocket motors..
2013 August 15
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. Launch Vehicle: R-UNK.2015 December 10
13:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.- PAC-3 Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM Target mission. Impacted in White Sands..