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Libyan rocket test range, 600 km south of Tripoli. Site of tests of Otrag's low cost launch vehicle from 1981 to 1982, reaching up to 150 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1981 March 1 - 09:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 3 4x15m Otrag Flight 4 Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Maximum range single stage test, reached 300 km. 1981 June 7 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 4 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 5 Agency: OTRAG. High acceleration test, 20 % propellant loading 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 8 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 6 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 13 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 5 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 16 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 15 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 7 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 11 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 14 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 12 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 9 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 10 1x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 Q3? - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. OTRAG 4 4x15m Test mission Agency: OTRAG. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1981 September 17 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 6 Agency: OTRAG. Engine induced roll moment test 1981 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 7 Agency: OTRAG. Burn to depletion test 1981 October 24 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 8 Agency: OTRAG. Oxidizer depletion first (rough) 1981 November 19 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 9 Agency: OTRAG. Fuel depletion first test (smooth) 1981 December 12 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 10 Agency: OTRAG. TV onboard camera test 1982 June 2 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 11 Agency: OTRAG. Deep throttling test (1 ton thrust) 1982 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 12 Agency: OTRAG. Early cut-off and destruct 1982 September 2 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 13 Agency: OTRAG. Roll control test (<1 N m) 1982 September 11 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 14 Agency: OTRAG. Stage separation simulation 1982 November 10 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 15 Agency: OTRAG. 60 degree inclination launch 1982 November 16 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 16 Agency: OTRAG. Alternative oxidizer (RFNA) 1982 December 9 - Launch Vehicle: Otrag. 1 x 2.5 tonne thrust Otrag Flight 17 Agency: OTRAG. Alternative fuel (JP-4) Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |