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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: USA. Latitude: 41.00000 deg. Longitude: -119.00000 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 1 launch in 2004, reaching up to 116 kilometers altitude.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

2004 May 17 - 18:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: GoFast. GoFast test Agency: CSXT. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi). First civilian rocket, built by volunteers, to reach outer space. Launched from Black Rock Desert, Nevada - Latitude: 41.00 N - Longitude: 119.00 W. The payload was recovered the next day and the data download showed the rocket had reached 124 km alitutde and a maximum velocity of mach 5.5.

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