Charlestown
Credit: © Mark Wade
Sounding rocket launch site, used from 1965. One launch in 1991 reached 90 kilometers altitude.
Location: Rhode Island.
Longitude: -71.6684 deg.
Latitude: 41.3600 deg.
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Associated Countries
See also
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Viper Single stage sounding rocket developed as a follow-on to the Loki-Dart. More...
Associated Launch Vehicles
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Viper-Dart American sounding rocket. Single stage sounding rocket that delivered a 1-m diameter inflatable sphere to 90 km to meaure winds aloft. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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SPFLA American agency overseeing development of rockets. Florida Spaceport Authority, USA. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
Charlestown Chronology
1999 November 18 - .
17:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Charlestown.
LV Family:
Viper.
Launch Vehicle:
Viper-Dart.
- Comet Chaser Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: SPFLA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
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