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Launch Complex: FW. Poker Flat. Latitude: 64.8000 deg. Longitude: -147.6330 deg. Used by: Deacon, Nike. First Launch: 1954-07-22. Last Launch: 1965-10-22. Number Launches: 3. Fort Wainwright FW Chronology 1954 July 22 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Deacon. Gamma ray astronomy mission Agency: NRL. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). 1965 October 18 - 08:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AE07.618D Auroral I / O Aeronomy mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi). 1965 October 22 - 07:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Nike. Nike Iroquois CRL AE07.619D Auroral I / O Ionosphere mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 137 km (85 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.