Ascension
Ascension
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 7°58'52" S. Longitude: 14°24'49" W.

Sounding rocket launch site located on an island in the South Atlantic near a NASA/USAF tracking station. In use from 1963.

Ascension Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1963 March 2 00:15 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1963 July 2 02:57 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1963 September 18 18:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1963 October 2 18:04 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1963 November 13 20:45 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1963 December 13 00:45 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 January 17 03:37 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 January 29 02:05 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 January 29 04:18 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.81GA Apogee: 124 km (77 mi).

  • 1964 February 4 01:35 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.22UA Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).

  • 1964 February 13 04:55 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.82GA Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).

  • 1964 March 13 20:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 March 25 18:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 March 31 07:15 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1964 April 2 01:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 April 8 18:25 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1964 April 8 04:09 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1964 April 15 16:45 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1964 April 15 01:22 - Fire 1 calibration aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.24UA Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).

  • 1964 April 15 15:56 - Fire 1 calibration aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.23UA Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).

  • 1964 April 22 18:07 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 May 6 18:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 May 20 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 May 27 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 June 10 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 June 17 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1964 July 15 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 August 5 02:07 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.114GA Apogee: 28 km (17 mi).

  • 1964 August 5 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 August 16 05:53 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.115GA Apogee: 123 km (76 mi).

  • 1964 August 17 12:55 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.116GA Apogee: 122 km (75 mi).

  • 1964 September 4 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 September 30 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 2 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 5 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 7 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 12 16:07 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 14 16:02 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 16 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 21 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 23 16:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1964 October 29 19:03 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1965 May 22 02:02 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.47UA Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).

  • 1965 May 22 14:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.48UA Apogee: 158 km (98 mi).

  • 1965 May 23 02:02 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1965 May 23 14:00 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1966 February 26 18:50 - AS-201 support Meteorological mission Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1966 February 27 16:57 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.251UM Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).

  • 1966 February 28 04:58 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache. Failure. Nike Apache NASA 14.252UM Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

  • 1974 March 19 16:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).

  • 1974 March 19 19:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1974 March 20 04:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi).

  • 1974 March 20 10:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).

  • 1974 March 20 13:03 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

  • 1974 March 20 01:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi).

  • 1974 March 20 07:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 69 km (42 mi).

  • 1974 March 20 16:00 - Diurnal aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Apogee: 63 km (39 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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