American agency. Space Services Incorporated, USA.
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Matagorda Island Launch site for sounding rockets and commercial launch vehicles. Good site for southerly launches into a variety of orbits but no tracking facilities. Known to have been used for at least 2 launches in 1981 - 1982. More...
SSI Chronology
1982 September 9 - .
10:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Matagorda Island.
Launch Vehicle:
Aries.
LV Configuration: Aries DLR M-AR-116.
- Conestoga 1 test - .
Nation: Germany. Agency: SSI; DLR. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi). Summary: Launch vehicle using surplus Minuteman I components. The launch from Matagorda Island for was for publicity purposes and unrelated to Space Service's other planned launch vehicles, also named Conestoga..
1989 March 29 - .
15:41 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
Launch Pad: LC36 L-630.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F1.
- CONSORT 1 Microgravity mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 308 km (191 mi). Summary: CONSORT 1 - six microgravity experiments for UA).
1989 November 15 - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
Launch Pad: LC36 L-630.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F2.
FAILURE: Failure..
- CONSORT 2 Microgravity mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Summary: CONSORT 2 - microgravity experiments..
1990 May 16 - .
13:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
Launch Pad: LC36 L-630.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F3.
- CONSORT 3 Microgravity mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 304 km (188 mi). Summary: CONSORT 3 - 12 microgravity experiments.
1991 November 16 - .
15:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
Launch Pad: LC36 L-630.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F4.
- CONSORT 4 Microgravity mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 298 km (185 mi). Summary: CONSORT 4 - 9 microgravity experiments..
1992 September 10 - .
14:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
Launch Pad: LC36 L-630.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F5.
FAILURE: Failure.
- CONSORT 5 Microgravity mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi). Summary: CONSORT 5 Microgravity experiments..
1993 February 19 - .
18:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
Launch Pad: LC36 L-630.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F6.
- CONSORT 6 Microgravity mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 301 km (187 mi). Summary: CONSORT 6 Microgravity experiments..
1996 April 3 - .
15:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Complex:
White Sands LC36.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 9CM1.
LV Configuration: Black Brant 9CM1 Starfire 1/F8.
- CONQUEST 1 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 281 km (174 mi).
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