Koroni
Koroni
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Greece. Country: Greece. Latitude: 36°46' N. Longitude: 21°57' E.

Sounding rocket site.


Launch Pads
  • Name: Offshore launch point. Latitude: 36.7700 N. Longitude: 21.9500 E. Launch Pads: 1.
  • Name: Koroni. Latitude: 36.7700 N. Longitude: 21.9500 E. Launch Pads: 1. Boosted Arcas.

Koroni Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1966 May 15 10:43 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Failure. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.25GI Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 08:00 - Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.26GI Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 09:30 - Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.28GI Apogee: 102 km (63 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 08:38 - ESRO A23/2 Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Failure. Boosted Arcas AE002 LC: LP2. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Koroni, Peloponnisos, Hellas (beach launch area) - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 09:41 - ESRO A23/4 Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas A004 LC: LP2. Apogee: 102 km (63 mi). Launched from Koroni, Peloponnisos, Hellas (beach launch area) - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 11:40 - ESRO C22/2 Solar Ultraviolet mission Launch Vehicle: Centaure. Centaure CE-20 Apogee: 114 km (70 mi).

  • 1966 May 20 10:15 - Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.29GI Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 10:10 - ESRO A23/5 Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Failure. Boosted Arcas A005 LC: LP2. Apogee: 7.00 km (4.30 mi). Launched from Koroni, Peloponnisos, Hellas (beach launch area) - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 11:05 - Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.30GI Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 10:40 - ESRO A23/6 Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas A006 LC: LP2. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi). Launched from Koroni, Peloponnisos, Hellas (beach launch area) - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 20 08:45 - Ionosphere-solar Eclipse mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.27GI Apogee: 99 km (61 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.

  • 1966 May 21 09:30 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.31GI Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Offshore launch point, Koroni - Latitude: 36.77 N, Longitude:21.95 E.


Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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