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Seba Oasis
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Alternate Name: OTRAG Libya. Other Name: Seba Oasis. Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Germany. Country: Libya. Latitude: 26.99392 deg. Longitude: 14.46425 deg.

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)


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