Resolute Bay
Resolute Bay
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Canada. Country: Canada. Latitude: 74°41' N. Longitude: 94°54' W.

Sounding rocket launch site. In use from 1966 to 1971.

Resolute Bay Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1966 July 19 05:00 - Ionosphere/Solar X-ray mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3-16 Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1966 July 21 03:27 - Ionosphere/Chemical release mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3-15 Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1967 October 20 10:49 - Ionosphere/X-ray Astronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3-26 Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

  • 1967 October 22 09:42 - Ionosphere/Solar X-ray/X-ray Astronomy mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3-27 Apogee: 98 km (60 mi).

  • 1967 October 24 19:50 - Magnetic North Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.33GI Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1967 October 24 14:00 - Magnetic North Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.32GI Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).

  • 1968 August 2 10:31 - Ionosphere mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.34GI Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).

  • 1968 August 2 02:18 - Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas NASA 15.52UE Apogee: 84 km (52 mi).

  • 1968 October 8 05:07 - Ionosphere/Chemical release/Solar X-ray mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3-40 Apogee: 153 km (95 mi).

  • 1968 October 9 03:20 - Ionosphere/Chemical release/Solar X-ray mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3-39 Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

  • 1969 October 10 01:19 - Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Boosted Arcas. Boosted Arcas 2 NASA 15.53GI Apogee: 110 km (60 mi).

  • 1969 October 25 06:00 - Aeronomy/Chemical release mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AKF-3B-50 Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).

  • 1969 October 26 06:40 - Aeronomy/Chemical release mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AAF-3B-51 Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).

  • 1969 November 3 10:28 - Auroral/Chemical release mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AAF-3B-48 Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1969 November 5 11:18 - Auroral/Chemical release mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III AAF-3B-49 Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  • 1971 September 4 13:52 - Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant IIIB NASA 22.01UE Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

  • 1971 September 5 13:44 - Plasma mission Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Black Brant III NASA 22.02UE Apogee: 150 km (90 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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