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Astrobee 200
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1961. Family: Astrobee. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Genie + 1 x Alcor Manufacturer: Aerojet. Launches: 10. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 80.00%. First Launch Date: 1961-06-30. Last Launch Date: 1966-12-14. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 161.000 kN (36,194 lbf). Total Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Core Diameter: 0.38 m (1.24 ft). Total Length: 6.30 m (20.60 ft).
Astrobee 200 Chronology 1961 June 30 - 17:20 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AA15.303. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi). References: 1592.
1962 January 29 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AA15.109. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1592.
1962 April 18 - 19:32 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AA15.285. - Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 221 km (137 mi). References: 1592.
1962 April 30 - 18:35 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AA15.196. - Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 255 km (158 mi). References: 781.
1963 December 8 - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. - Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1592.
1964 June 10 - 05:03 GMT - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AC15.373. - Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 343 km (213 mi). References: 1592.
1964 July 18 - 13:22 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AC15.363. - Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 284 km (176 mi). References: 1592.
1966 January 23 - 06:06 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AC15.732. - Ionosphere/Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 301 km (187 mi). References: 780.
1966 January 28 - 06:48 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AC15.733. FAILURE: Failure. - Ionosphere/Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 61 km (37 mi). References: 780.
1966 December 14 - 08:16 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 200. LV Configuration: Astrobee 200 CRL AC15.735. - Chemical release/Aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 212 km (131 mi). References: 780.
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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