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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: USA. Latitude: 8.36458 deg. Longitude: 171.04284 deg.

Bigen Island, Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands, was a sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 2 launches in 1997, reaching up to 200 kilometers altitude.


General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1997 February 7 - Launch Vehicle: R-17. Scud FMA Willow Dune Target mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1997 March 19 - Launch Vehicle: R-17. Scud FMA Willow Dune Target mission Agency: USA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).


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