Ramey
Ramey
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 18°27' N. Longitude: 67°08' W.

Sounding rocket launch site used in support of high-altitude monitoring after Project Argus nuclear tests.


Ramey Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1958 August 20 11:27 - Nuclear Observation mission Launch Vehicle: Jason. Jason Jason 1841 Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

  • 1958 August 27 06:42 - Nuclear Observation mission Launch Vehicle: Jason. Jason Jason 1917 Apogee: 817 km (507 mi).

  • 1958 August 27 04:24 - Nuclear Observation mission Launch Vehicle: Jason. Jason Jason 1914 Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

  • 1958 August 30 23:03 - Nuclear Observation mission Launch Vehicle: Jason. Jason Jason 2026 Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).

  • 1958 August 30 05:52 - Nuclear Observation mission Launch Vehicle: Jason. Jason Jason 2023 Apogee: 825 km (512 mi).

  • 1958 September 2 19:02 - Nuclear Observation mission Launch Vehicle: Jason. Jason Jason 2041 Apogee: 800 km (490 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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