Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 5 launches from 1964 to 1966, reaching up to 200 kilometers altitude.
AKA: Walker Cay.
Longitude: -78.4200 deg.
Latitude: 27.2800 deg.
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Associated Countries
See also
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Aerobee In late 1945 James Van Allen was assigned by John Hopkins University to survey sounding rocket requirements for upper atmosphere research. The V-2 was found to be too heavy and complex. In 1946 Van Allen decided that what was needed was a small rocket, derived from the Aerojet Wac Corporal and the Bumblebee missile developed under a US Navy program. This combination of an Aerojet booster and a Bumblebee second stage was dubbed the Aerobee. More...
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Javelin The four-stage Javelin rocket was originally known as the Argo D-4 and was developed by the Air Force to replace its Jason rocket with the mission of measuring radiation in space after high-altitude nuclear explosions. It was subsequently used by NASA for a variety of high-altitude near-space scientific experiments. More...
Associated Launch Vehicles
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Aerobee 150 American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Aerobee Booster + 1 x Aerobee 150. More...
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Nike Javelin American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Nike + 1 x Javelin More...
Associated Launch Sites
Little Carter Bay Chronology
1964 April 1 - .
Launch Site:
Little Carter Bay.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 HITAB.
- TSRA-2 Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1964 May 28 - .
Launch Site:
Little Carter Bay.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 HITAB.
- TSRA-1 Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1964 July 17 - .
Launch Site:
Little Carter Bay.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 HITAB.
- TIRA-2 Test/Infrared Astronomy/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 December 11 - .
Launch Site:
Little Carter Bay.
LV Family:
Aerobee.
Launch Vehicle:
Aerobee 150.
LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 HITAB.
- TSRA-3 Infrared background mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NOTS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1966 April 1 - .
Launch Site:
Little Carter Bay.
Launch Complex:
Little Carter Bay LC.
LV Family:
Javelin.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Javelin.
LV Configuration: Nike Javelin Min 2 plume study.
- Tech - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
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