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Launch Complex: SK.
Peenemuende. Latitude: 54.1687 deg. Longitude: 13.8024 deg. Used by: V-2. First Launch: 1944-08-30. Last Launch: 1945-02-20. Number Launches: 33. Kalrshagen

SK Chronology

1944 August 30 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18299 V-2 Ma117

1944 September 2 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18293

1944 September 13 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 V-231 FAILURE: Failure. V-2 Ma40

1944 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18786 FAILURE: Failure. V-2 Ma195

1944 October 3 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18889 V-2 Ma194

1944 October 7 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18787 V-2 Ma168

1944 October 12 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18781 V-2 Ma196

1944 October 13 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18782 V-2 Ma163

1944 November 23 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 19866 FAILURE: Airburst. V-2 Ma336 R2 Planned range 369 km. Airburst 15 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 81.4 km from aim point.

1944 November 28 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 19868 V-2 Ma335 R5 Planned range 370 km. No data returned but accuracy 22.7 km to the left of the planned trajectory. Circular error 93.8 km from aim point.

1944 December 7 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 19874 V-2 Ma333 R9 Planned range 373 km. No data returned but accuracy 18 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 30.0 km from aim point.

1944 December 9 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 19020

1944 December 12 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 18783 V-2 Ma191 R11 Planned range 354 km. No data returned but accuracy 2.7 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 70.1 km from aim point.

1945 January 4 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20835 V-2 Ma394 V1 Planned range 320 km. Launched into sea; accuracy 1.6 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 58.0 km from aim point. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 6 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20826 V-2 Ma381 V2 Planned range 320 km. Launched into sea; accuracy 2.1 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 3.7 km from aim point. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 11 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20821 V-2 Ma379 V3 Planned range 320 km. Launched into sea; accuracy 14.7 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 38.0 km from aim point. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 13 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20840 V-2 Ma392 V4 Planned range 320 km. Launched into sea; accuracy 13.1 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 14.4 km from aim point. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 15 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20831 V-2 Ma384 V5 Planned range 320 km. Launched into sea; accuracy 11.8 km to the right of the planned trajectory. Circular error 12.8 km from aim point. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 16 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20850 FAILURE: Failed 30 m above pad. V-2 Ma380 V6 Planned range 320 km. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 17 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20832 FAILURE: Failed 20 m above pad. V-2 Ma390 V7 Planned range 320 km. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 25 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20829 FAILURE: Failed 1300 m above pad. V-2 Ma385 V8 Planned range 320 km. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 January 27 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 20827 FAILURE: Failed 100 m above pad. V-2 Ma383 V9 Planned range 320 km. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 6 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21402 FAILURE: Failed after 47 seconds. V-2 Ma376 U1 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 7 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21401 FAILURE: Exploded 1 m above pad. V-2 Ma373 U3 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 11 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21405 FAILURE: Guidance failure after 8 seconds. V-2 Ma370 U4 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 13 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21403 FAILURE: Unstable after 41seconds. V-2 Ma369 U6 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 16 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21407 V-2 Ma374 U7 380 km range. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 18 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21399 FAILURE: Exploded after 36 seconds. V-2 Ma371 U8 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 19 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21408 V-2 Ma377 U9 430 km range. 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.

1945 February 20 - Launch Vehicle: V-2. V-2 21400 FAILURE: Last Peenemuende launch. 350 km range. V-2 Ma368 U10 'Kitz' launch - listed under Heidekraut launches, but actually made from Karlshagen or railhead area of Peenemuende.


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