Wallops Island LA5	home topic index
Launch Complex: LA5. Wallops Island. Latitude: 37.8529 deg. Longitude: -75.4681 deg. Used by: Apache, Black Brant, Cajun. First Launch: 1970-03-06. Last Launch: 1976-01-10. Number Launches: 7. Launch Area 5 LA5 Chronology 1970 March 6 - 18:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.426UM UM Pitot 43 Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). 1970 March 7 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.345GM Ozone / H2O Eclipse aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 67 km (41 mi). 1970 March 7 - 17:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.427UM UM Pitot 44 Eclipse aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi). 1970 March 7 - 18:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Apache. Nike Apache NASA 14.428UM UM Pitot 45 Eclipse aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi). 1970 March 7 - 18:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.346GM Eclipse aeronomy / chemica mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi). 1970 March 8 - Launch Vehicle: Cajun. Nike Cajun NASA 10.331GM Aeronomy mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1976 January 10 - 14:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. LV Model: Black Brant 5C . Black Brant VC NASA 12.29GT-IT SSC S19A Technology mission Agency: NASA. Apogee: 290 km (180 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.