Al Anbar
Al-Anbar
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Orbital Launch Site. Operator: Iraq. Country: Iraq. Latitude: 32°47' N. Longitude: 44°18' E. Minimum Inclination: 34.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 50.0 degrees.

Military testing range. Launch gantry located here for Tamouz satellite launcher. Probably destroyed in Gulf War.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al Anbar
Credit - © Mark Wade

Al Anbar Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1989 December 5 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Tamouz. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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