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High Virgo WS199C
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Test vehicle. Year: 1958. Family: Air-Launched. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x B-58 Hustler + 1 x TX-20 Sergeant Manufacturer: Convair. Launches: 4. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 75.00%. First Launch Date: 1958-09-05. Last Launch Date: 1959-09-22. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 220.000 kN (49,450 lbf). Total Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Total Length: 6.00 m (19.60 ft).
High Virgo WS199C Chronology 1958 September 5 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: AMR. Launch Pad: North Atlantic Drop Zone. Launch Vehicle: High Virgo WS199C. - High Virgo satellite interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 13 km (8 mi). References: 684.
1958 December 19 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: AMR. Launch Pad: North Atlantic Drop Zone. Launch Vehicle: High Virgo WS199C. - High Virgo satellite interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). References: 684.
1959 June 4 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: AMR. Launch Pad: North Atlantic Drop Zone. Launch Vehicle: High Virgo WS199C. - High Virgo satellite interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi). References: 684.
1959 September 22 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: AMR. Launch Pad: North Atlantic Drop Zone. Launch Vehicle: High Virgo WS199C. FAILURE: Failure. - High Virgo satellite interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). References: 684.
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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