Wake Island
Site · USA
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
US Pacific test vehicle launch site. In use from 1974 for launches of re-entry test vehicles and anti-ballistic missile targets.
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Chronology
26 events
1970 October 21
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Super Chief. Launch Vehicle: Super Chief I.1974 February 13
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 1 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The first-launch in the HAVE MILL program occurred; the launch vehicle was an Athena H, and the launch site was the Wake Island Launch Complex. .
1974 March 9
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 2 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 March 24
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 3 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 May 19
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 4 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 May 29
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 5 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 June 13
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 6 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army, USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 June 23
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.- HAVE MILL 7 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army,
USAF.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
An Athena H was launched from Wake Island in the HAVE MILL program, the Army Special Targets Program. This was the seventh Athena H launched in support of Army requirements and the final programmed use of the Athena H test missile by SAMSO*s Deputy for Reentry Systems.
1974 Aug
Launch Site: Wake Island.- Wake Island Launch Complex closed - . The Wake Island Launch Complex was closed down following the completion of the HAVE MILL program..
1992 October 16
Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4A. FAILURE: Failure.1993 January 28
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Talos. Launch Vehicle: HPB.1993 February 11
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Talos. Launch Vehicle: HPB. FAILURE: Failure.1996 July 15
18:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B.1997 February 22
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B.1997 March 1
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Castor 4A. Launch Vehicle: Castor 4B.1999 September 6
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.2001 February 20
18:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.2002 May 30
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.2004 September 29
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.2004 October 6
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.2012 October 25
Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Pad: Drop Zone POR25. Launch Platform: C-17. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: E-LRALT.- FTI-01 THAAD Target - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: MDA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
Target mission, part of the FTI-01 missile defence experiment. Air dropped from a C-17 off Wake Island; ignited and headed towards the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein. The E-LRALT consisted of two SR-19 motors, an Orbus 1A motor and a reentry vehicle. Successfully intercepted by a THAAD interceptor launched from Meck Island at Kwajalein.
2012 October 25
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- FTI-01 ARAV-B - .
Nation: USA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
Target mission, part of the FTI-01 missile defence experiment. A two-stage Terrier Oriole rocket launched the ARAV-B target from Wake Island towards Kwajalein. DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald off Kwajaelein launched an SM-3 Block 1A missile which failed to intercept the ARAV-B.
2013 September 10
Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Platform: C-17. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: eMRBM.2013 September 10
Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Pad: Drop Zone POR25. Launch Platform: C-17. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.2015 November 1
03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Platform: C-17. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SRALT.- SRALT RV - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Target mission. Impacted Wake Island..
- THAAD KV - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Interceptor mission. Impacted Pacific Ocean..
- eMBRM RV - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Target mission. Impacted Wake Island..
- THAAD KV - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Interceptor mission. Impacted Pacific Ocean..
2017 September 17
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19.- PTV - .
Nation: USA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
ABM Target for Patriot missile battery. Intercept over Kwajalein. Janus was designed by Orbital ATK to provide a realistic threat target meeting the requirements of the U.S. Army's PATRIOT program. The Janus target utilized a refurbished SR-19 “Flexseal” motor for its first and second stage. The rocket lifted from its launch pad at Wake Island with the assistance of two U.S. Army M26 Multiple Launch Rocket System strap-on boosters. Both stages completed their nominal burn patterns placing the Re-entry Vehicle into the defended footprint of a PATRIOT fire unit. In addition to Orbital ATK's work as the prime contractor for the target, ASRC Federal Space & Defense provided mission assurance services to independently verify and validate the Janus Target's performance.