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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Maldives. Latitude: -0.69328 deg. Longitude: 73.15672 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 21 launches from 1969 to 1970, reaching up to 66 kilometers altitude.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1969 April 16 - 14:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).

1969 April 18 - 14:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).

1969 April 21 - 14:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

1969 April 23 - 14:23 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 66 km (41 mi).

1969 April 24 - 14:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

1969 April 27 - 19:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi).

1969 April 29 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

1969 May 1 - 20:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

1969 May 3 - 13:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).

1969 May 3 - 19:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 59 km (36 mi).

1969 September 23 - 14:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

1969 September 26 - 15:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 31 km (19 mi).

1970 March 10 - 14:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 12 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 13 - 14:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 14 - 14:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 16 - 14:12 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 18 - 14:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 20 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 22 - 15:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1970 March 23 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kookaburra. Meteorological mission Agency: WRE?. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

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