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Castor 4B
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1996. Family: Castor 4. Country: USA. Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Castor 4B Manufacturer: OSC. Launches: 7. First Launch Date: 1996-07-15. Last Launch Date: 2005-08-18. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 500.000 kN (112,400 lbf). Total Mass: 13,000 kg (28,000 lb). Core Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Total Length: 14.00 m (45.00 ft).
Castor 4B Chronology 1996 July 15 - 18:21 GMT - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. LV Configuration: Castor 4B TCMP IIB. - Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi). References: 1785.
1997 February 22 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. LV Configuration: Castor 4B TCMP II. - Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1876.
1997 March 1 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. LV Configuration: Castor 4B TCMP IIC. - Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1876.
2004 September 29 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. - CMP-4A Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SMDC/MDA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1506.
2004 October 6 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. - CMP-4B Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SMDC/MDA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1506.
2005 August 4 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. - CMCM-1-F1 Nation: USA. Agency: Missile Defense Agency. Manufacturer: Lincoln Laboratories/Sandia. Missile Defense Technology
2005 August 18 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. - CMCM-1-F2 Nation: USA. Agency: Missile Defense Agency. Manufacturer: Lincoln Laboratories/Sandia. Missile Defense Technology
2006 June 22 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. LV Configuration: Castor 4B s/n MBRV Aegis Target. - SMD FTM-10 MRT-2 Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 December 7 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. LV Configuration: Castor 4B ? s/n Aegis Target. - Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target References: 2.
2007 June 23 - 02:40 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B. - FTM-12 Nation: USA. Payload: Aegis target. Agency: US Navy. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target
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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