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Launch Complex: LC4.
Poker Flat. Latitude: 65.1303 deg. Longitude: -147.4827 deg. Used by: Black Brant. First Launch: 2000-02-26. Last Launch: 2005-03-06. Number Launches: 3. AML 20K launcher, Pad 4

LC4 Chronology

2000 February 26 - 09:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 12 . Black Brant XII NASA 40.15IE GEODESIC Ionosphere mission Agency: CSA. Apogee: 990 km (610 mi).

2002 January 14 - 08:23 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 12 . Black Brant XII NASA 40.14UE SIERRA Ionosphere / aurora mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 735 km (456 mi).

2005 March 6 - 10:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 12 . Black Brant XII NASA 40.17UE FAILURE: Black Brant sustainer stage did not ignite. CASCADES auroral research experiment Agency: NASA. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi). Planned apogee 800 km.


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