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CASDN
French agency. Comité d'Action Scientifique de Défense Nationale, France.
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CASDN Chronology
1955 February 25 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira CB
.
LV Family
:
Monica
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Monica I
.
LV Configuration
: Monica I I.
Campaign 1 to Mar 7 test
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 40 km (24 mi).
1955 April 12 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira CB
.
LV Family
:
Monica
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Monica I
.
LV Configuration
: Monica I I.
Campaign 2 to Apr 19 Test / aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 40 km (24 mi).
1955 June 2 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira CB
.
LV Family
:
Monica
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Monica I
.
LV Configuration
: Monica I I.
Campaign 3 to Jun 11 Test / aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 40 km (24 mi).
1955 October 2 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira CB
.
LV Family
:
Monica
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Monica I
.
LV Configuration
: Monica I I.
Campaign 4 to Oct 11 Test / aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 40 km (24 mi).
1956 January 17 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira CB
.
LV Family
:
Monica
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Monica I
.
LV Configuration
: Monica I I.
Campaign 5 to Feb 2 Test / release mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 40 km (24 mi).
1959 March 7 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI18.
FAILURE
: Failure.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 0 km ( mi).
1959 March 10 -
. 18:40 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI17.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 124 km (77 mi).
1959 March 12 -
. 05:44 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI16.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 174 km (108 mi).
1960 February 23 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI23.
FAILURE
: Failure.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 0 km ( mi).
1960 March 2 -
. 18:32 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI22.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 188 km (116 mi).
1960 March 5 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI21.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 187 km (116 mi).
1960 June 13 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI20.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 176 km (109 mi).
1960 June 16 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI19.
Sodium release Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 180 km (110 mi).
1960 June 18 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI25.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 100 km (60 mi).
1960 June 22 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI26.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 100 km (60 mi).
1961 February 11 -
. 10:41 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI27.
Airglow Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 91 km (56 mi).
1961 February 13 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI28.
FAILURE
: Failure.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 0 km ( mi).
1961 February 15 -
. 22:01 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI29.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 150 km (90 mi).
1961 February 18 -
.
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI30.
FAILURE
: Failure.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 0 km ( mi).
1961 February 22 -
. 07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Hammaguira
.
Launch Complex
:
Hammaguira Blandine
.
LV Family
:
Veronique
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Veronique
.
LV Configuration
: Veronique AGI24.
Life Science mission
- .
Nation
:
France
.
Agency
:
CASDN
.
Apogee
: 110 km (60 mi).
Summary
: French Veronique launched capsule containing rat (Hector) to 152 km altitude, recovered successfully..
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