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Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 73 launches from 1965 to 1972, reaching up to 200 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1965 January 27 - 20:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.124GA Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1965 February 4 - 04:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.125GA Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 121 km (75 mi). 1965 February 8 - 22:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.126GA Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1965 April 28 - 22:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.150GA Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1965 August 7 - 11:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.151GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1965 August 7 - 19:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.162GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). 1965 August 8 - 04:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.163GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1965 August 9 - 10:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.164GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). 1965 October 13 - 16:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.152GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1965 October 19 - 17:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.177GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1965 October 23 - 15:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.178GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1965 October 27 - 23:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.179GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1966 February 1 - 20:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.182GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). 1966 February 10 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.183GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1966 February 10 - 21:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.184GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1966 May 1 - 22:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.190GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1966 May 3 - 22:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.191GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1966 June 17 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.196GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1966 June 23 - 07:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.197GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1966 August 14 - 20:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.200GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1966 August 15 - 08:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.201GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1967 January 31 - 23:48 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.216GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1967 February 1 - 01:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.217GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1967 February 1 - 04:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.218GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1967 February 1 - 07:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.219GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1967 February 1 - 09:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.220GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1967 February 1 - 14:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.221GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 126 km (78 mi). 1967 April 4 - 00:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.226GM Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 April 10 - 21:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.227GM Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 April 18 - 20:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.228GM Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 April 30 - 01:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.229GM Wind shift study Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 May 9 - 07:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.230GM Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 May 15 - 11:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.231GM Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 1967 August 3 - 11:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.97UM UM Pitot 31 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). 1967 August 5 - 09:56 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.290UM UM Pitot 32 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1968 February 1 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.255GM FAILURE: Failure. Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1968 September 17 - 20:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.257GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1968 October 15 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.287GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi). 1968 October 15 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.288GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1968 November 22 - 00:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.289GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1968 November 22 - 07:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.290GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi). 1968 December 13 - 04:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.291GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1968 December 13 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.292GM Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi). 1969 January 11 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.236GM GSFC Mesosphere comparison Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1969 January 11 - 10:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.256GM GSFC Grenades Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1969 January 19 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.299GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1969 January 26 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.297GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi). 1969 January 31 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.298GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1969 January 31 - 08:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.274GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1969 February 4 - 22:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.300GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1970 January 10 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.337GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi). 1970 January 29 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.339GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 74 km (45 mi). 1970 January 29 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.338GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi). 1970 February 3 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.341GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi). 1970 February 3 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.340GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi). 1971 January 7 - 20:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.365GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi). 1971 January 12 - 07:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.366GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi). 1971 June 24 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.367GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 111 km (68 mi). 1971 July 2 - 14:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.335GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1971 July 2 - 19:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.368GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi). 1971 July 12 - 15:18 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.381GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi). 1971 December 6 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.495UM FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1971 December 6 - 03:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.384GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1971 December 6 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.496UM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1971 December 6 - 04:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.497UM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1971 December 6 - 07:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.498UM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1971 December 6 - 08:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.385GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1971 December 6 - 10:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.392GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1971 December 6 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.394GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1972 May 17 - 07:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.397GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). 1972 May 17 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.395GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). 1972 May 17 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.393GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). 1972 May 17 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.398GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 92 km (57 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. | |||
