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Kapani Tonneo
Otrag Zaire
Otrag Zaire
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In December 1975 Otrag signed an agreement with the Congolese government to established a rocket range to test its low-cost rockets deep in the interior at Shaba (Katanga) province. The austere site included logistic support via antique British Argosy transports landing at a dirt strip on a plateau overlooking the jungle. Here a pad and gantry were erected and flight tests began in 1977. However Otrag's activities made the great powers nervous. The USSR was not interested in Germany achieving an indigenous long-range rocket activity. The government of the Congo was pressured by the USSR to withdraw permission to use the site. Otrag was thrown out of the country in April 1979.

AKA: OTRAG Zaire;Shaba North. First Launch: 1977-05-18. Last Launch: 1978-06-05. Number: 3 . Location: Shaba. Longitude: 28.53 deg. Latitude: -7.93 deg.



Family: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Congo. Launch Vehicles: Otrag. Bibliography: 2, 572.
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Location of Shaba North
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1977 May 18 - . 08:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapani Tonneo. Launch Vehicle: OTRAG.
1978 May 19 - . 22:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapani Tonneo. Launch Vehicle: OTRAG.
1978 June 5 - . 11:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapani Tonneo. Launch Vehicle: OTRAG. FAILURE: Failure. Heeled over and crashed after a few seconds.. Failed Stage: 1.

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