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Type: Orbital Launch Site. Operator: Iraq. Country: Iraq. Latitude: 32.78220 deg. Longitude: 44.29962 deg. Minimum Inclination: 34.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 50.0 degrees.

Military testing range. Launch gantry located here for Tamouz satellite launcher, used for one known launch attempt in 1989. Probably destroyed in Gulf War.

 

 

 

 

 

 

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1989 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Tamouz. Test mission Agency: Iraq. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

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