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Launch Complex: LA5A.
Woomera. Latitude: -30.9716 deg. Longitude: 136.4740 deg. Used by: Black Knight. First Launch: 1958-09-07. Last Launch: 1961-02-07. Number Launches: 9. Launch Area 5A

LA5A Chronology

1958 September 7 - 10:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.01 Research and development test Agency: RAE. Apogee: 225 km (139 mi). Black Knight missile of the United Kingdom was launched from the Australian range at Woomera to an altitude of over 300 miles.

1959 March 12 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.03 Research and development test Agency: RAE. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Second British Black Knight rocket reached 350-mile altitude at Woomera, Australia.

1959 June 11 - 13:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.04 Research and development launch Agency: RAE. Apogee: 803 km (498 mi).

1959 June 29 - 11:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.05 Research and development launch Agency: RAE. Apogee: 442 km (274 mi).

1959 October 30 - 11:49 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.06 Research and development / Reentry Test / chemical release mission Agency: RAE. Apogee: 732 km (454 mi).

1960 May 24 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201/C . Black Knight-201/C BK.08 FAILURE: Failure. Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: RAE. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi).

1960 June 21 - 10:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201/C . Black Knight-201/C BK.09 Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: RAE. Apogee: 484 km (300 mi).

1960 July 25 - 11:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.07 Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: RAE. Apogee: 531 km (329 mi).

1961 February 7 - 12:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. LV Model: Black Knight 201 . Black Knight-201 BK.13 Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: RAE. Apogee: 687 km (426 mi).


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