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Military testing range. In use from 1958 to present. Known to have been used for 71 major launches from 1960 to 2002, reaching up to 250 kilometers altitude. Launch Pads General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1960 July 6 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1019 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 176 m. 1961 July 6 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1005 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 266 m. 1961 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1009 FAILURE: Human error in laying launch azimuth. Drop in inter-compartment pressure suspected. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 5,085 m. 1961 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1006 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 196 m. 1961 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1012 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 197 m. 1961 December 15 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1008 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 82 m. 1962 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1014 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 378 m. 1962 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1017 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 390 m. 1962 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1007 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 167 m. 1962 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 1015 FAILURE: Human error in repair of pitch .potentiometer. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 3,191 m. 1963 August 5 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2033 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 216 m. 1963 August 19 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2008 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 267 m. 1963 September 10 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2015 FAILURE: Control system malfunction immediately prior to impact. Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Missile test failure. Missed aimpoint by 4,393 m. 1963 September 23 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2044 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 63 m. 1963 October 5 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Redstone 2005 Agency: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Successful missile test. Missed aimpoint by 131 m. 1963 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-64 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 October 16 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-65 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 October 18 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-66 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 October 21 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-67 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 October 23 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. FAILURE: Failure. X-68 FW-5 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1963 October 28 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-69 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 November 14 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-70 41st Field Army Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 November 20 - 17:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-71 41st Field Army FW-8 Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-72 41st Field Army Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 January 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 February 24 - 14:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-73 Fort Sill Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 February 25 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. FAILURE: Failure. X-75 operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1964 February 25 - 00:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-74 Fort Sill Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 February 28 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. X-76 operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 March 25 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious launch report Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 March 28 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious launch report Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1964 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. dubious Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1965 January 28 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 - T1 X-85 Fort Sill Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1965 February 3 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 - T2 X-86 FtSill Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1965 February 3 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 - T3 X-87 FtSill Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1965 February 12 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 - T4 X-88 Fort Sill Operational test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1966 March 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 March 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 May 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 May 4 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS-22 FAILURE: Failure. Target mission Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1966 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1966 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target mission Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 July 1 - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache BMTS Target mission Agency: USA BMO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1976 June 29 - 13:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. P-334 US7A Wingate Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1976 June 29 - 14:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. P-335 US7A Wingate Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. | |||
