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USAF AFSWC Chronology
1958 July 11 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Vehicle:
Jason.
LV Configuration: Jason J-A.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1959 July 7 - .
11:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Javelin.
Launch Vehicle:
Javelin.
LV Configuration: Javelin JV-1.
- Test / particles mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 1,045 km (649 mi). Summary: Four-stage Argo D4 rocket with an ARDC Javelin payload fired from Wallops Island to an altitude of 750 miles, first in a series of USAF-NASA launchings to measure natural radiation surrounding the earth..
1959 July 21 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Javelin.
Launch Vehicle:
Javelin.
LV Configuration: Javelin JV-2.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1960 - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Platform: B-57A.
Launch Vehicle:
Jaguar B-57.
- Test / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1960 January 15 - .
04:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Javelin.
Launch Vehicle:
Javelin.
LV Configuration: Javelin JV-3.
- Test / lyra-alpha mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 1,200 km (700 mi).
1961 - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
Launch Platform: B-57A.
Launch Vehicle:
Jaguar B-57.
- Test / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSWC. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
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