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Matagorda Island
Matagorda Island
Matagorda Island
Credit: © Mark Wade
Launch site for sounding rockets and commercial launch vehicles. Good site for southerly launches into a variety of orbits but no tracking facilities.

First Launch: 1981-08-05. Last Launch: 1982-09-09. Number: 2 . Location: Texas. Longitude: -96.46 deg. Latitude: 28.32 deg.

Minimum Inclination: 45.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 90.0 degrees.



Family: Orbital Launch Site. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Aries, Percheron. Agency: SSI. Bibliography: 2, 9450.

1981 August 5 - . Launch Site: Matagorda Island. Launch Vehicle: Percheron. FAILURE: Exploded on launch pad due to liquid oxygen tank overpressurization.. Failed Stage: 1.
1982 September 9 - . 10:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Matagorda Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.

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