Cajun, Black Brant, Apache launch complex. Launch Area 5
Longitude: -75.4681 deg.
Latitude: 37.8529 deg.
First Launch: 1970.03.06.
Last Launch: 1976.01.10.
Number: 7 .
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Associated Launch Vehicles
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Nike Cajun American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle sounding rocket consisting of a Nike booster together with a Cajun upper stage. Aside from the Soviet MMR-06, the Nike-Cajun was the most often launched sounding rocket. The Cajun motor was developed for NASA in the 1950's by Thiokol, providing a more modern but still affordable replacement for the World War II-era Deacon. More...
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Nike Apache American sounding rocket. The most popular sounding rocket introduced during the early 1960's was this two-stage, solid-propellant vehicle consisting of a Nike booster and Apache upper stage. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Wallops Island Small NASA launch site for sounding rocket launches and occasional Scout launches to orbit. Air launches are conducted from the Drop Zone Wallops Island, 37.00 N 72.0 W. With the last orbital launch in 1985 and the decline in sounding rocket launches, Wallops fell into near-disuse as a launch center. Its fortunes revised with the establishment of Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in 2005 and orbital launches resumed in 2010. More...
Wallops Island LA5 Chronology
1970 March 6 - .
18:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.426UM.
- UM Pitot 43 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi).
1970 March 7 - .
16:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Cajun.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Cajun.
LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.345GM.
- Ozone / H2O Eclipse aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 67 km (41 mi).
1970 March 7 - .
17:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.427UM.
- UM Pitot 44 Eclipse aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi).
1970 March 7 - .
18:26 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Apache.
LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.428UM.
- UM Pitot 45 Eclipse aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi).
1970 March 7 - .
18:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Cajun.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Cajun.
LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.346GM.
- Eclipse aeronomy / chemica mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi).
1970 March 8 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Cajun.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Cajun.
LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.331GM.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1976 January 10 - .
14:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Complex:
Wallops Island LA5.
LV Family:
Black Brant.
Launch Vehicle:
Black Brant 5C.
LV Configuration: Black Brant VC NASA 12.29GT-IT.
- SSC S19A Technology mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 290 km (180 mi).
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