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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Country: Iceland. Latitude: 63.41891 deg. Longitude: -19.00463 deg. Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 4 launches from 1964 to 1965, reaching up to 451 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1964 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-10 FU-125 ionosphere / particles Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 440 km (270 mi). 1964 August 7 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-11 FU-125 ionosphere / particles Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 420 km (260 mi). 1965 August 24 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-17 FU-146 / VLF Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 440 km (270 mi). 1965 September 3 - Launch Vehicle: Belier. LV Model: Dragon 1 . Dragon D-18 FU-146 / VLF Aeronomy /ionosphere mission Agency: CNES. Apogee: 451 km (280 mi). 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. |