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ALSOR
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Test vehicle. Year: 1959. Family: Air-Launched. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F-104A Starfighter + 1 x Viper I Manufacturer: NASA/Zinney. Launches: 5. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 80.00%. First Launch Date: 1959-01-01. Last Launch Date: 1960-04-30. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.16 m (0.52 ft). Total Length: 3.60 m (11.80 ft).
ALSOR Chronology 1959? - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Vehicle: ALSOR. - NOTS Viperscan Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 71 km (44 mi). References: 882.
1959? - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Vehicle: ALSOR. - Model A (F2) Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). References: 882.
1959? - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Vehicle: ALSOR. - Model A (F1) Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi). References: 882.
1960 April 20 - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: RW04. Launch Pad: F-104. Launch Vehicle: ALSOR. FAILURE: Failure. - Model A (F4) Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). References: 882.
1960 April 30 - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: RW04. Launch Pad: F-104. Launch Vehicle: ALSOR. - Model A (F5) Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi). References: 882.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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