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Type: Air Drop Zone. Latitude: 34.20000 deg. Longitude: -120.00000 deg.

Air-launched rocket drop zone known to have been used for 6 launches in 1958, reaching up to 12 kilometers altitude.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1958 July 25 - Launch Vehicle: Project Pilot. Project Pilot 1 FAILURE: Radio contact lost; possibly reached orbit. Pilot 1 Spacecraft: Pilot. Agency: USN. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).

1958 August 12 - Launch Vehicle: Project Pilot. Project Pilot 2 FAILURE: Vehicle exploded at ignition. Pilot 2 Spacecraft: Pilot. Agency: USN. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).

1958 August 22 - Launch Vehicle: Project Pilot. Project Pilot 3 FAILURE: Radio contact lost; possibly reached orbit. Pilot 3 Spacecraft: Pilot. Agency: USN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1958 August 25 - Launch Vehicle: Project Pilot. Project Pilot 4 FAILURE: Vehicle exploded after 0.75sec. Pilot 4 Spacecraft: Pilot. Agency: USN. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).

1958 August 26 - Launch Vehicle: Project Pilot. Project Pilot 5 FAILURE: Stage failed to ignite, vehicle fell into Pacific. Pilot 5 Spacecraft: Pilot. Agency: USN. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).

1958 August 28 - Launch Vehicle: Project Pilot. Project Pilot 6 FAILURE: One first stage motor failed to ignite, causing structural failure. Pilot 6 Spacecraft: Pilot. Agency: USN. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).

1960 April 20 - Launch Vehicle: Viper. FAILURE: Failure. Model A (F4) test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1960 April 30 - Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model A (F5) test Agency: NASA. Apogee: 62 km (38 mi).

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