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Kwajalein. Latitude: 9.4013 deg. Longitude: 167.4652 deg. Used by: Asp, Black Brant, Cajun, DOT, Honest John, Nike, Sergeant, Super Chief, Terrier, Tomahawk Sandia. First Launch: 1961-11-15. Last Launch: 1990-08-22. Number Launches: 42. Roi-Namur Island

RN Chronology

1961 November 15 - Launch Vehicle: Asp. Highball Aeronomy mission Agency: USA?. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1963 March 26 - 01:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 1 Three-sphere payload Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).

1963 March 29 - 02:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 2 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).

1963 June 18 - 03:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 3 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).

1963 June 20 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 4 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

1963 November 4 - 10:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 5 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1963 November 4 - 12:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 6 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1963 November 9 - 16:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 7 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 141 km (87 mi).

1963 November 14 - 14:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 8 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi).

1963 December 18 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 10 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1963 December 18 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 9 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1964 January 23 - 18:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 11 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi).

1964 March 13 - 18:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 12 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi).

1964 May 12 - 11:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 13 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi).

1964 June 17 - 01:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 14 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

1964 June 18 - 02:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 15 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi).

1964 June 18 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun Falling Sphere 16 Aeronomy mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi).

1975 January 9 - Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Castor-2R Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1975 August 7 - Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Castor-2R Technology mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1975 December 4 - Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Castor-2R Technology mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1976 June 27 - Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Castor-2R Technology mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1976 August 21 - 03:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac GL A11.605 FAILURE: Failure. TREP ABRES Density Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

1976 August 31 - 03:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac GL A11.408-1 TREP SAMSO 1202-B Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).

1977 May 18 - 13:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Hydac GL A11.712-1 ABRES Density / TDV-1 Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).

1977 July 29 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. HJ Nike Hydac SRK-11 HAVE JEEP IV Reentry test Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1978 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Sergeant. Castor-2R DOT 1 Interceptor mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi).

1980 February 5 - Launch Vehicle: DOT. DOT 2 Interceptor mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 324 km (201 mi).

1980 September 17 - Launch Vehicle: DOT. DOT 3 Interceptor mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 296 km (183 mi).

1981 June 12 - Launch Vehicle: DOT. DOT 4 Interceptor mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 303 km (188 mi).

1987? - Launch Vehicle: Super Chief. HAVE JEEP VII-A Target mission Agency: ASMS. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1987 October 4 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. HAVE JEEP IV-D Reentry test Agency: ASMS. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1987 November 18 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. HAVE JEEP VIII-A Reentry test Agency: ASMS. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1988? - Launch Vehicle: Super Chief. HAVE JEEP VII-C Target mission Agency: ASMS. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1988 March 7 - Launch Vehicle: Super Chief. FAILURE: Failure. HAVE JEEP VII-B Target mission Agency: ASMS. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1988 October 19 - Launch Vehicle: Honest John. HAVE JEEP II-C Reentry test Agency: ASMS. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

1990 July 30 - 09:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Terrier. Terrier Malemute NASA 29.28UE EQUIS Spread F Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi).

1990 August 2 - 10:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Terrier. Terrier Malemute NASA 29.29UE EQUIS Spread F Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi).

1990 August 11 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.17UE CRRES AA-5 Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 375 km (233 mi).

1990 August 15 - 08:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.15UE CRRES AA-6 Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 428 km (265 mi).

1990 August 15 - 08:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.16UE CRRES Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 440 km (270 mi).

1990 August 22 - 08:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 9 . Black Brant IX NASA 36.56DE NICARE 2 Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).

1990 August 22 - 08:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Taurus Nike Tomahawk NASA 38.18UE CRRES Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 440 km (270 mi).


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