British agency. UK Special Projectile Operations Group, UK.
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1945 October 2 - .
13:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cuxhaven.
LV Family:
V-2.
Launch Vehicle:
V-2.
- Backfire 1 test - .
Nation: UK. Agency: WO. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Summary: Launch of V-2 from Altenwalde by German technicians under British direction in order to document launch procedures. The launch was successful and the missile reached an altitude of 90 km..
1945 October 4 - .
13:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cuxhaven.
LV Family:
V-2.
Launch Vehicle:
V-2.
FAILURE: Partial failure.
- Backfire 2 test - .
Nation: UK. Agency: WO. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Summary: Partial failure; the rocket only reached 20 km altitude..
1945 October 15 - .
14:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cuxhaven.
LV Family:
V-2.
Launch Vehicle:
V-2.
- Backfire 3 test - .
Nation: UK. Agency: WO. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Third and final launch in Project Backfire, with allied observors. Glushko, Sokolov, Pobedonostsev; Korolev and Gaidukov kept outside fence; Von Karman, Merrill, Seifert, Pickering from US. The launch was successful and the missile reached an altitude of 90 km.
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