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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Antarctica. Latitude: -64.67000 deg. Longitude: 140.02000 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 4 launches from in 1967, reaching up to 340 kilometers altitude.


General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1967 January 25 - 23:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-24 FU-145B ionosphere / particles Ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).

1967 January 28 - 12:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-25 FU-151 ionosphere / particles Ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 310 km (190 mi).

1967 January 29 - 01:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-26 FU-151 ionosphere / particles Ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi).

1967 January 29 - 03:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-27 FU-151 ionosphere / particles Ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).


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