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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: France. Country: Algeria. Latitude: 26.71895 deg. Longitude: 0.27691 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 12 launches from 1961 to 1965, reaching up to 150 kilometers altitude.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1961 December 6 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C02 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1961 December 9 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C05 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1962 May 29 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C15 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1962 June 4 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI42 FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1962 June 5 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C16 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1962 June 5 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C17 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

1962 June 6 - Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Veronique AGI43 Aeronomy mission Agency: FR. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1963 May 21 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C45 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1964 November 5 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C72 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1964 November 5 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C67 Sodium release Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1964 November 6 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C66 Sodium / TMA release Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1965 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. Centaure C86 Aeronomy mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

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