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Sounding rocket. Year: 1957. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Australia. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Long Tom + 1 x Mayfly Manufacturer: WRE. Launches: 10. First Launch Date: 1957-10-01. Last Launch Date: 1966-11-10. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 190.000 kN (42,710 lbf). Total Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Core Diameter: 0.47 m (1.54 ft). Total Length: 8.30 m (27.20 ft).
Long Tom Chronology 1957 Oct - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1958 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1958 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1958 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1958 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1958 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1959 May - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. - Test mission? Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 756.
1960 July 28 - 19:36 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. LV Configuration: Long Tom LT12. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). References: 1592.
1962 May 31 - 03:01 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. LV Configuration: Long Tom LT14. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi). References: 1592.
1966 November 10 - 22:35 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Vehicle: Long Tom. LV Configuration: Long Tom LT16. - Gosling flight Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 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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