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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Antarctica. Latitude: -75.94000 deg. Longitude: -84.24810 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 11 launches from 1978 to 1981, reaching up to 211 kilometers altitude.

Launch Pads
  • A - Latitude: -75.9391 deg. Longitude: -84.2481 deg. Used by: Arcas. First Launch: 1980-12-12. Last Launch: 1981-01-11. Number Launches: 4. Arcas launcher
  • RAG - Latitude: -75.9384 deg. Longitude: -84.2510 deg. Used by: Tomahawk Sandia. First Launch: 1980-12-12. Last Launch: 1981-01-10. Number Launches: 3. RAG launcher
General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1978 January 4 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.161UE Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1978 January 4 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.160UE FAILURE: Failure. Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

1978 January 4 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.162UE Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

1978 January 12 - Launch Vehicle: Arcas. Super Arcas NASA 15.163UE Plasma mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

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