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Alternate Name: Walker Cay. Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Bahamas. Latitude: 27.28000 deg. Longitude: -78.42000 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 5 launches from 1964 to 1966, reaching up to 200 kilometers altitude.

Launch Pads
  • CB - Latitude: 27.2800 deg. Longitude: -78.4200 deg. Little Carter Bay, Bahama Island (Same as Walker Cay?)
  • LC - Latitude: 27.2800 deg. Longitude: -78.4200 deg. Used by: Javelin. First Launch: 1966-04-01. Last Launch: 1966-04-01. Number Launches: 1.
General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1964 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 HITAB TSRA-2 Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1964 May 28 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 HITAB TSRA-1 Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1964 July 17 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 HITAB TIRA-2 Test/Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).

1964 December 11 - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 150 HITAB TSRA-3 Infrared background mission Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

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