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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Australia. Latitude: -24.48564 deg. Longitude: 113.40866 deg.

Location of a major NASA tracking station. Sounding rocket launch locations nearby were known to have been used for 12 launches from 1964 to 1965, reaching up to 120 kilometers altitude.


Launch Pads
  • CARN - Latitude: -24.4856 deg. Longitude: 113.4087 deg. Used by: HAD. First Launch: 1964-07-16. Last Launch: 1964-10-22. Number Launches: 4.
  • CARN2 - Latitude: -24.0826 deg. Longitude: 113.4296 deg. Used by: HAD. First Launch: 1965-05-10. Last Launch: 1965-05-11. Number Launches: 8. Carnarvon north site

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