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Castor Lance
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1973. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Castor + 1 x Lance Launches: 2. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 50.00%. First Launch Date: 1973-05-25. Last Launch Date: 1985-06-17. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).
Castor Lance Chronology 1973 May 25 - 15:20 GMT - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Castor Lance. LV Configuration: Castor Lance CRL A44.320-01. - Aeronomy Infrared mission Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 569 km (353 mi). References: 780.
1985 June 17 - 04:15 GMT - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Castor Lance. LV Configuration: Castor Lance GL A44.362. FAILURE: Failure. - BEAM Infrared Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 1592.
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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