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Birdling's Flat
Credit - © Mark Wade

Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: New Zealand. Country: New Zealand. Latitude: -43.81700 deg. Longitude: 172.68300 deg.

Sounding rocket launch site, known to have been used for 2 launches in 1963 and 1964, reaching up to 60 kilometers altitude. Co-located with radar site operated by University of Canterbury.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1963 May 23 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA/U Cant. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1964 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Ionosphere mission Agency: NASA/UCant. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

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