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Launch Complex: BLB.
Biscarosse. Latitude: 44.3659 deg. Longitude: -1.2620 deg. Used by: MSBS, SSBS. First Launch: 1966-02-15. Last Launch: 1993-11-03. Number Launches: 64. Base Lancement Balistique

BLB Chronology

1966 February 15 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S112 2603 Silo 1 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1966 June 7 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S112 2604 Silo 2 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1966 November 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S112 2605 Silo 3 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1967 March 2 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S112 2606 Silo 4 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1967 July 25 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01V-1 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1967 November 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01V-2 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1968 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M012 B2 B2 Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M012 B1 B1 Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M012 A2 A2 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 January 13 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M012 A1 A1 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 January 23 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01V-3 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 April 9 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01V-4 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 July 3 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01V-5 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 July 26 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01V-6 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 October 8 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01C-1 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 November 9 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. S01C-2 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1968 December 21 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 V1 S02V-1 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 April 23 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 V2 S02V-2 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 May 30 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 V3 S02V-3 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 V4 S02V-4 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 July 25 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 C1 S02C-1 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 October 13 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 C2 S02C-2 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 December 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 C3 S02C3 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 April 20 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 C4 S02C4 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 September 24 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 C5 S02C5 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 November 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 C6 S02C6 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1971 December 16 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 S-1E-2601 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1973 February 14 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 2601 S02C 2601 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1973 March 15 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S02 2602 S02C 2602 test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1973 July 20 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi).

1973 September 18 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S2 S-1E-2602 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1974 January 30 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S2 S-1E-2603 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1974 June 12 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi).

1974 June 18 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S2 S-1E-2604 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1975 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S2 S-1E-2605 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1976 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S2 S-1E-2606 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1976 December 3 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V1 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1977 March 16 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S2 S-1E-2607 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1977 April 14 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V2 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1977 June 30 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V3 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1977 November 17 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V4 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1978 April 5 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V5 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1978 June 20 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V6 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1978 December 2 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V7 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1979 March 20 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 V8 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1979 July 16 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 TS-2601 Qualification test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1980 November 28 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 1 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

1980 December 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2601 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1981? - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 5 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

1981 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 3 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1981 - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 4 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

1981? - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 2 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

1981 June 3 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2602 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1982? - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 6 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

1982? - Launch Vehicle: MSBS. MSBS M4 7 Test mission Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

1982 May 25 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2603 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1982 June 26 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2605 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1983 June 25 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2606 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1983 October 4 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2604 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1986 February 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2607 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1987 June 10 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2608 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1989 June 18 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 2609 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1991 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 26010 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1993 November 3 - Launch Vehicle: SSBS. SSBS S3 26011 Operational test Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).


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