Punta Lobos
Punta Lobos
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: Peru. Latitude: 12°30' S. Longitude: 76°48' W.

Sounding rocket launch site. In use from 1980 to 1990.


Punta Lobos Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1983 February 27 16:33 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. Nike Orion NASA 31.28UE Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

  • 1983 March 2 02:51 - Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. Terrier Malemute NASA 29.20UE Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

  • 1983 March 3 03:54 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Taurus Orion. Taurus Orion NASA 33.26UE Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1983 March 8 16:35 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. Nike Orion NASA 31.26GE Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

  • 1983 March 8 15:15 - CONDOR Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0380 Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).

  • 1983 March 8 19:17 - CONDOR Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0388 Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 08:57 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. Nike Orion NASA 31.33GE Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 03:27 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. Nike Orion NASA 31.32GE Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 03:52 - CONDOR Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0389 Apogee: 81 km (50 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 05:00 - CONDOR Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0382 Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 05:32 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0359 Apogee: 79 km (49 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 07:46 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0390 Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 09:20 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0361 Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 03:06 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. Nike Orion NASA 31.27GE Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 08:20 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0386 Apogee: 88 km (54 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 02:38 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0358 Apogee: 88 km (54 mi).

  • 1983 March 9 06:10 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0385 Apogee: 88 km (54 mi).

  • 1983 March 12 17:09 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. Nike Orion NASA 31.29UE Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).

  • 1983 March 12 15:35 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Taurus Orion. Taurus Orion NASA 33.27UE Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1983 March 15 02:33 - Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. Terrier Malemute NASA 29.19UE Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

  • 1983 March 21 09:53 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Taurus Tomahawk. Taurus Tomahawk NASA 34.10UE Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

  • 1983 March 23 18:52 - Aeronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. Super Loki TU1-0391 Apogee: 78 km (48 mi).

  • 1983 March 23 09:50 - Project Condor plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Taurus Tomahawk. Taurus Tomahawk NASA 34.09UE Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).


Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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