Sounding Rocket Launches 1965 - 1969

 

Year Date Time Rocket Site Altitude Notes
1965 Jan   RP-2 Krakow   Last launch - for training and research
1965 Jan   SKUA South Uist   Temperatures
1965 Jan   SKUA South Uist   Temperatures
1965 Jan   SKUA South Uist   Temperatures
1965 Jan   SKUA South Uist   Temperatures
1965 06 Jan   NIKE-APACHE     SPEEDBALL-II No68/25 meteorology
1965 07 Jan 0350 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 147 km 14.142NA Air-glow/aurora and also falling sphere. S/S
1965 11 Jan 2109 SKUA South Uist   Temperatures for MRN
1965 12 Jan   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 13 Jan   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 988 km 8.28UI, 45 kg dual payload failed to separate. S/F
1965 13 Jan   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 13 Jan 2349 AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 178 km 4.111NA Atmosphere study S/S
1965 15 Jan   ATHENA Green River   C-006 Re-entry test. Impacted on WSPG. Perfect flight.
1965 15 Jan 2150 SKUA South Uist 50 km+ Temperatures
1965 18 Jan 2137 SKUA South Uist 40 km+ Temperatures
1965 20 Jan 1948 SKUA South Uist 51 km+ Temperatures
1965 21 Jan 2030 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 225 km NA-3.163 Airglow and solar physics. S/?
1965 22 Jan   KAPPA-9M-3 Kagoshima ?  
1965 22 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill 666.5 km Third flight. 49 kg diagnostic payload and modified stage separation gear.
1965 23 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill 694 km Fourth flight. 49 kg diagnostics payload and modified stage separation equipment.
1965 25 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-2B Fort Churchill  
1965 25 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-2B Fort Churchill   Launch failure.
1965 26 Jan   HYDRA-IRIS    
1965 26 Jan 1950 SKUA South Uist   Temperatures for MRN
1965 27 Jan 2132 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.124GA Atmosphere study using grenades. S/S
1965 27 Jan 2224 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 125 km 10.121GA Atmosphere study using grenade dispenser. S/S
1965 27 Jan 2224 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 118 km 10.118GA Atmosphere study with grenade dispenser. S/S
1965 28 Jan   BLUE-SCOUT-JR     SLV-1B Launch failure
1965 28 Jan   HASP     Meteorology
1965 28 Jan   HASP     Meteorology
1965 28 Jan 1917 SKUA South Uist   Temperatures for MRN
1965 30 Jan 1811 SKUA South Uist   Temperatures for MRN
1965 31 Jan 0501 LAMBDA-3-2 Kagoshima 1040 km Biggest Japanese rocket so far, 18.9m long. Ionosphere/particles/aurora. Impact at range of 1,819 km.
1965 01 Feb   SKUA South Uist 40 km+ Measured winds
1965 02 Feb 0957 HAD Woomera 123 km HAD-152. Falling sphere
1965 02 Feb   ATHENA Green River   D-003. Re-entry test flight
1965 03 Feb   RM-2P Krakow   Polish mail rocket/supplies
1965 03 Feb   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 03 Feb 1808 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 141 km 14.61UE Ionosphere/particles/solar physics. S/S
1965 04 Feb 0445 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow 121 km 10.125GA Atmosphere study with grenades. S/S
1965 04 Feb 0510 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 118 km 10.119GE Atmosphere study with grenades. S/S
1965 04 Feb 1735 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.122GA Atmosphere study with grenades. S/S
1965 05 Feb   NIKE-APACHE     SPEEDBALL-II 70/26 meteorology
1965 06 Feb 0501 KAPPA-9M-7 Kagoshima 325 km Ionosphere/particles/airglow payload, with impact distance 390 km.
1965 06 Feb 1002 KAPPA-9M-6 Kagoshima 335 km Ionosphere study. Range 370 km.
1965 08 Feb 2215 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow 124 km 10.126GA Atmosphere study with grenades. S/S
1965 08 Feb 2253 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 107 km 10.120GA Atmosphere study with grenades. S/S
1965 08 Feb 2300 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 121 km 10.123GA Atmosphere study with grenades. S/S
1965 11 Feb 1755 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 200 km AE-3.153 Solar physics
1965 11 Feb 2115 SKUA South Uist   MRN firing
1965 12 Feb 0902 VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 95 km V.56. Solar physics - used pointing system. Success.
1965 12 Feb   ATHENA Green River   D-002. Re-entry test launch
1965 15 Feb   ATHENA Green River   D-008. Re-entry test launch
1965 15 Feb 2008 SKUA South Uist   MRN firing
1965 17 Feb   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-7 meteorology. S/S
1965 18 Feb 1936 SKUA South Uist 40 km+ Measurement of winds for MRN
1965 18 Feb 2009 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.11UA Atmosphere and ionosphere and test payload. S/S
1965 19 Feb 0025 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB 161 km AE5.492 Atmosphere - grenades and vapour trail
1965 19 Feb 0451 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill 150 km 4.129UA Particles & aurora. S/S
1965 19 Feb 0918 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 187 km 14.95UA Atmosphere study, ionosphere and test payload. S/S
1965 20 Feb 1942 SKUA South Uist 40 km+ Measurement of winds for MRN
1965 23 Feb 1030 JAVELIN-3 Eglin AFB   Sphere-23 by AFCRL to measure air density during IQSY. Good data.
1965 23 Feb 1115 NIKE-JAVELIN-3 Eglin AFB   Sphere-14 to measure air density gave good data for a "short period".
1965 23 Feb 1942 SKUA South Uist   MRN firing
1965 24 Feb   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-8 meteorology. S/S
1965 25 Feb 0202 SKYLARK Woomera 220 km SL-88A. Rocket test payload.
1965 26 Feb   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-9 meteorology. S/S
1965 26 Feb 0610 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB   Sphere-24 for AFCRL to measure air density during IQSY. Good data.
1965 27 Feb   EMERAUDE-04 Hammaguir  
1965 27 Feb 2100 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB 157 km AE5.556 with Sphere-22 for AFCRL to measure air density, also ionosphere during IQSY.
1965 27 Feb 2133 NIKE-CAJUN Ship   10.155UA Atmosphere study with falling sphere from USNS Croatan ship at 37°47'N,79°23'W.
1965 27 Feb 2230 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB 132 km AE5.486 Ionosphere studies
1965 28 Feb 0021 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB 170 km Sphere-20 and vapour trail for AFCRL during IQSY. Payload failure.
1965 28 Feb 0310 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.196CA Atmosphere study S/S
1965 28 Feb 0415 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB 145 km AE5.494 Grenades/Vapour trail/ionosphere during IQSY - good data.
1965 28 Feb 0535 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.198CA Atmosphere study, rocket failure.
1965 28 Feb 0716 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.199CA Atmosphere study, rocket failure.
1965 28 Feb 0915 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB 143 km AE5.553 Falling sphere and ionosphere study, but rocket suffered failure.
1965 28 Feb 1130 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB   AE5.496 Grenades and vapour trail, but rocket failed.
1965 28 Feb 1130 NIKE-APACHE Eglin AFB   AE5.497 Grenades & vapour trail, but programme timer failed.
1965 28 Feb 1830 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.200CA Atmosphere study but rocket failure.
1965 01 Mar   SKUA South Uist 34 km+ Measurement of temperatures
1965 01 Mar   ARCAS Andoya   15.03II USA/Sweden payload S/S
1965 01 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   14.253IA Atmosphere study - success with USA/Sweden payload. S/S
1965 02 Mar 0957 HAD Woomera 123 km HAD-152 Atmosphere study with falling sphere
1965 02 Mar   ARCAS Andoya   15.04II Ionosphere study. S/S
1965 03 Mar 0009 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 241 km AE-3.516 Solar physics
1965 03 Mar 0442 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 216 km SL-87B Successful launch
1965 03 Mar   SKUA South Uist 34 km+ Temperature measurements
1965 03 Mar   NIKE-APACHE    
1965 03 Mar 1415 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 252 km AE-5.517 Solar physics
1965 03 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F9/14 Rocket failure
1965 04 Mar 1020 CENTAURE Hammaguir 136 km CE.85 Solar physics and aeronomy
1965 04 Mar 1411 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 245 km AE-3.518 Solar physics
1965 05 Mar   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-10 meteorology. S/S
1965 05 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   14.254IA USA/Sweden payload for ionosphere by NASA/Denmark/Norway. S/S
1965 05 Mar   SKUA South Uist 34 km+ Temperature measurements
1965 06 Mar 0732 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill 193 km AE-3.613/4.133UG Auroral studies and ionosphere payload - partial data. S/P
1965 08 Mar 1536 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.160GE Particles and fields payload fired at 0°1'N,84°19'W from USNS "Croatan". S/S
1965 08 Mar 1748 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.64UE Atmosphere physics fired at 0°1'N,84°8'W with result S/S
1965 09 Mar 0210 MT-135-4 Japan 55 km Temperatures - no data
1965 09 Mar 0626 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.65UA Atmospheric physics fired at 0°52'S,84°9'W. S/S
1965 09 Mar   SKUA South Uist 34 km+ Temperature measurements
1965 09 Mar 1625 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.85UE Particles and fields payload at 3°7'S,84°22'W. S/S
1965 10 Mar   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-11 meteorology. No data
1965 10 Mar 1600 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.83UE Particles and fields fired at 6°30'S,84°32'W with result S/S
1965 11 Mar 0207 MT-135-5 Japan 60 km Meteorology
1965 11 Mar 0707 MT-135-6 Japan 59 km Meteorology
1965 11 Mar 0935 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.98UE Atmospheric composition and physics flight from 9°27'S,82°26W, result S/S.
1965 11 Mar 1038 NIKE-CAJUN Ship   10.156UA rocket to study the atmosphere using a falling sphere. S/S at the location 9°36'S,82°21'W.
1965 11 Mar 2007 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.99UA for atmospheric physics study from 9°32'S,84°14'W, result S/S.
1965 12 Mar 1330 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.07UE rocket to study particles and fields from 11°23'S,81°25'W. S/S
1965 12 Mar 1600 NIKE-APACHE Ship 162 km 14.84UE rocket for particles and fields fired from 11°25'S,81°20'W. S/S
1965 13 Mar 0742 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill 184 km AE-3.612/4.56GG rocket for auroral study, but only partial data.
1965 15 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F10/14 - Rocket failure
1965 16 Mar   ARCAS Andoya   15.01GI/Sylvester-1 success S/S
1965 16 Mar 1615 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.171GE rocket for particles and fields from 12°47'S,78°3'W S/S
1965 16 Mar 1652 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.177GI fired at 12°49'S,78°15'W to study ionosphere. S/S
1965 17 Mar   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-12 meteorology. S/S
1965 17 Mar 1510 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 156 km 4.63GS rocket for solar physics. S/S
1965 17 Mar   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 17 Mar 1808 SKYLARK Woomera 19 km SL-140 Ionosphere and particles research, but loss of altitude.
1965 17 Mar 2113 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 155 km AE-II-24 Atmospheric physics.
1965 18 Mar   NIKE-APACHE     SPEEDBALL-II No71/27 meteorology
1965 18 Mar 0604 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.172GE Particles and fields flight took off at 12°47'S,77°58'W. S/S
1965 18 Mar 0641 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.178GI rocket carried ionosphere payload from 12°48'S,77°56'W. S/S
1965 18 Mar 1007 LAMBDA-3-3 Kagoshima 1100 km Payload to investigate the ionosphere/solar physics/astronomy, but second stage under-performed. Impact at 1600 km. First Japanese night time launch.
1965 18 Mar 1601 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.176GE to study particles and fields fire from 12°47'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 18 Mar 1638 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.179GI with ionospheric payload, fired at 12°47'S,77°50'W. S/S
1965 18 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   14.62UA Atmosphere study. S/S
1965 19 Mar 0300 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 154 km 4.57GG Astronomy and solar physics. S/S
1965 19 Mar 0624 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 168 km BB(AD-II-52) Ionosphere/aurora/micrometeorite research payload.
1965 19 Mar 1809 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island 315 km 12.05GA/18.01GA - first NASA launch with 155 kg payload to study atmosphere/ionosphere/test. S/S
1965 20 Mar 0542 AEROBEE-300 Wallops Island 326 km 6.11GA Atmosphere/ionosphere. S/S
1965 20 Mar 1320 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.228UI Ionosphere payload launched from ship at 12°0'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 20 Mar 1628 NIKE-APACHE Ship 201 km AE5.293 to investigate particles and fields from 12°55'S,78°0'W
1965 20 Mar 1704 NIKE-CAJUN Ship 122 km AE6.252 rocket to study ionosphere launched at 12°57'S,77°58'W
1965 21 Mar 0645 ARCAS Andoya 76 km 15.02GI Ionosphere & aurora study
1965 22 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F11/14 Launch failure
1965 22 Mar 0744 NIKE-APACHE Ship 206 km AE5.294 rocket to study particles and fields from 12°54'S,77°54'W
1965 22 Mar 0849 NIKE-CAJUN Ship 120 km AE6.253 for ionosphere research after launch at 12°57'S,77°50'W from USNS Croatan
1965 23 Mar   ARCAS Andoya   15.02GI/Sylvester-2 Ionosphere S/S
1965 23 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.229UI Ionosphere study. S/F
1965 24 Mar   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-13 meteorology. S/S
1965 24 Mar 0640 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 166 km BB(AA-II-53) for ionosphere/particles/aurora/micrometeorite studies.
1965 24 Mar 1624 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.174GE rocket to study ionosphere launched at 11°24'S,78°25'W. S/S
1965 24 Mar 1705 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.180GI - ionospheric payload fired from 11°24'S,78°25'W. S/S
1965 25 Mar 0006 SKYLARK Woomera 174 km SL-141 to study ionosphere/particles/astronomy.
1965 25 Mar 0534 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 155 km BB(AA-II-60) rocket studied ionosphere/particles/aurora/micrometeorites.
1965 25 Mar 1121 KAPPA-9M-8 Kagoshima 320 km Payload to investigate the ionosphere and aurora. Range was 363 km.
1965 25 Mar 1600 NIKE-APACHE Ship 100 km AE5.295 rocket to study particles and fields from 9°10'S,80°0'W, off Peru.
1965 26 Mar 1541 NIKE-APACHE Ship 156 km 14.173GE rocket to study particles and fields from 10°10'S,79°30'W. S/S
1965 26 Mar 1613 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.181GI to study ionosphere after launch from 10°10'S, 79°27'W. S/S
1965 27 Mar 0301 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.182GI for ionospheric study fired from 12°11'S,78°45'W
1965 27 Mar 0501 KAPPA-9M-9 Kagoshima 335 km Flight to study ionosphere and aurora, with impact distance at 420 km range.
1965 27 Mar 1808 NIKE-APACHE Ship 152 km 14.175GE rocket to study particles and fields, launched from 14°10'S,77°57'W. S/S
1965 28 Mar 0701 KAPPA-9M-10 Kagoshima 349 km Particles and solar physics payload, with final impact distance 346 km.
1965 28 Mar 1550 NIKE-APACHE Ship 129 km AE5.296 to study particles and fields, fired from 15°59'S,77°59'W in Pacific.
1965 29 Mar 1547 NIKE-APACHE Ship 181 km 14.70GE rocket to study particles and fields from 12°7'S,78°13'W. S/S
1965 30 Mar 0550 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 217 km ND-3.159 to study aurora and astronomy.
1965 30 Mar 0930 HAD Woomera 112 km HAD-153 study of atmosphere using falling sphere payload.
1965 30 Mar   BLUE-SCOUT-JR     SLV-1B
1965 31 Mar   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-14 meteorology. S/S
1965 31 Mar 1434 SKYLARK Sardinia 44 km Ionosphere experiments for ESRO/Ger/UK but motor failed late in burn.
1965 Apr   MARTLET    
1965 Apr   SKUA South Uist  
1965 Apr   SKUA South Uist  
1965 Apr   SKUA South Uist  
1965 Apr   METEOR-1 Krakow   40th Research & Development launch
1965 01 Apr 0207 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 139 km 14.132NA rocket to study aurora, and release a vapour trail. S/S
1965 02 Apr 1321 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.185UE to study ionosphere/particles/solar physics from 12°7'S,78°13'W. S/S
1965 03 Apr 0638 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 205 km 14.207UE to study particles & aurora. S/S
1965 03 Apr 1254 SKYLARK Sardinia 157 km SK-05 rocket to study ionosphere for ESRO/Germany/UK.
1965 04 Apr 1606 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.66UA for study of atmospheric physics launched from 24°5'S,76°8'W. S/S
1965 05 Apr 1346 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.230UI rocket to study ionosphere and solar physics from 29°34'S,75°13'W. S/S
1965 05 Apr 1942 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.184UE studied ionosphere/particles/solar physics from 30°38'S,75°2'W. S/S
1965 06 Apr   GRILLO-1 Brighton 0.3 km Reduced exhibition flight with hot-water rocket at Brighton Racecourse, and carried a postal payload.
1965 06 Apr 1634 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.26UA for atmosphere study, fired at 35°14'S,74°15'W. S/S
1965 07 Apr   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-15 meteorology. S/S
1965 09 Apr 0101 SKYLARK Woomera 160 km SL-303 for solar physics payload.
1965 09 Apr   BLUE-SCOUT-JR     SLV-1B
1965 09 Apr 1918 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.231UI studies ionosphere/particles/solar physics from 44°15'S,75°40'W. S/S
1965 09 Apr 2026 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.63UA for atmospheric study from 44°23'S,77°47'W. S/S
1965 12 Apr 1448 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 200 km 4.49GS to study solar physics. S/S
1965 12 Apr 1714 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.232UI to study ionosphere/solar particles from 58°19'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 12 Apr 1937 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB 143 km AE-7.313 for rocket test.
1965 13 Apr 0405 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.67UA for atmosphere studies from 60°0'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 13 Apr 1600 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.27UA for atmospheric physics from 60°0'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 13 Apr 1710 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.186UE for ionosphere/particles/solar physics from 60°0'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 13 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.101UA studied the atmosphere after launch from 60°0'S,78°0'W. S/S
1965 14 Apr   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-16 meteorology. S/S
1965 14 Apr   JOURNEYMAN Wallops Island 1500 km? 11.07UE payload to study plasma physics, but no data returned. S/F
1965 15 Apr 1045 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 198 km 4.127UA made atmosphere study using radar reflective parachute. S/S
1965 15 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.100UA to study atmosphere physics after launch from 52°35'S,78°20'W. S/F
1965 15 Apr 1600 NIKE-APACHE Ship   14.25UA rocket carried atmosphere payload from 52°35'S,78°20'W from USNS "Croatan".
1965 20 Apr 1540 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 201 km NE-3.156 rocket for solar physics
1965 20 Apr 2204 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 80 km AD6.841 Rocket test flight
1965 21 Apr   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-17 meteorology. S/S
1965 21 Apr   BLACK-KNIGHT Woomera   BK.21 Re-entry study flight, Dazzle.
1965 22 Apr 0514 BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 137 km BB(AA-III-11) carried 32 kg payload to study ionosphere and particles and aurorae on first customer firing for NRC
1965 23 Apr 0301 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 128 km 10.171NA for atmosphere study using vapour trail release. S/S
1965 23 Apr 0402 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 145 km 14.255NA vehicle studied atmosphere with vapour release. S/S
1965 24 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.114GG for stellar studies, but rocket failed. F/F
1965 26 Apr   SKUA South Uist 34 km+ Temperature measurements
1965 28 Apr   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-18 meteorology. No data
1965 28 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.150GA rocket to study atmosphere physics, but no data. S/F
1965 29 Apr 0027 CENTAURE-1 Thumba 150 km 15.02 with Sodium release and DC probe, but no ejection.
1965 29 Apr 0903 SKYLARK Woomera 0 km SL-464. Chaff and grenade dispenser, but rocket failed.
1965 29 Apr 1109 SKYLARK Woomera 136 km SL-363 for chaff and grenade ejection.
1965 29 Apr 1225 SKYLARK Woomera 132 km SL-364 with grenade dispenser
1965 29 Apr 1356 SKYLARK Woomera 124 km SL-461 used chaff and grenades
1965 29 Apr 1606 SKYLARK Woomera 140 km SL-462 used chaff and grenades
1965 29 Apr 1706 SKYLARK Woomera 135 km SL-463 with chaff and grenades
1965 29 Apr 1732 NIKE-CAJUN Somniani   10.94IA rocket carried grenades for Pakistan/US study of atmosphere. S/S
1965 29 Apr 2040 SKYLARK Woomera 175 km SL-362 with grenades and falling sphere for atmosphere studies.
1965 30 Apr 1837 NIKE-CAJUN Somniani   10.95IA/REHBAR-8 with Pakistan/US/UK payload with grenades. S/F
1965 02 May 0018 CENTAURE Thumba 140 km 15.01/CE.99 rocket with sodium release, but no ejection took place.
1965 04 May 0554 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.127GA used as a re-entry test flight called METEOR-6/7
1965 05 May 0323 AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 145 km 4.89GG for astronomy - no data. S/F
1965 10 May 0600 HAD Woomera 115 km HAD-165. Falling sphere
1965 10 May 0850 HAD Woomera 116 km HAD-164. Falling sphere
1965 10 May 1150 HAD Woomera 116 km HAD-162. Falling sphere
1965 10 May 1450 HAD Woomera 109 km HAD-158. Falling sphere
1965 10 May 1750 HAD Woomera 115 km HAD-170. Falling sphere
1965 10 May 2315 HAD Woomera 111 km HAD-154. Falling sphere
1965 11 May 0839 HAD Woomera 114 km HAD-160. Falling sphere
1965 11 May 1040 HAD Woomera 113 km HAD-155. Falling sphere
1965 11 May 2040 or 2019 SKYLARK Woomera 181 km SL-361 rocket with payload of falling sphere and vapour release.
1965 12 May   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-19 meteorology. S/S
1965 12 May   LYNX-4 Aberporth   British test rocket for aerodynamics
1965 12 May   BLUE-SCOUT-JR     SLV-1B
1965 13 May   EMERAUDE-05 Hammaguir   VE.121 No5 Technology. Success.
1965 14 May 1605 SKYLARK Woomera 187 km SL-139 rocket to study ionosphere
1965 18 May   TOPAZE Hammaguir   VE.111LG1. 13th, tested technology and guidance system. Success.
1965 19 May 0525 SKYLARK Woomera 179 km SL-138 Ionosphere and solar physics
1965 19 May   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 19 May 2011 JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 947 km 8.29UI Ionosphere study. S/S
1965 21 May   TOPAZE Hammaguir   VE.111LG2. 14th launch for guidance and technology study flight. Success.
1965 22 May 0202 NIKE-APACHE Ascencion Island 158 km 14.47UA for atmosphere study at time of FIRE-2 launch
1965 22 May 1400 NIKE-APACHE Ascencion Island 158 km 14.48UA for atmosphere study
1965 25 May   HAD Woomera 110 km HAD- . Falling sphere?
1965 25 May 1959 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.18GI launch from Cape Karikari with NZ/USA payload for ionosphere payload. S/S
1965 26 May   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-20 meteorology. S/S
1965 26 May 0320 JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 488 km AD-13.815/8.37GI rocket to study the ionosphere, but fourth stage failed (or AD-13.812).
1965 27 May   VERONIQUE-61 Hammaguir 70 km V.79. Stabilised head test.
1965 29 May   CENTAURE Thumba   CE.100 for atmosphere studies
1965 30 May 1900 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.05GI. NZ/USA study of ionosphere
1965 30 May 1920 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.06GI rocket by NZ/USA to study ionosphere from Cape KariKari.
1965 30 May 1940 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.07GI Ionosphere study by NZ/USA
1965 30 May 2000 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.08GI NZ/USA payload for ionosphere. Launched from Cape KariKari.
1965 30 May 2020 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.09GI rocket with NZ/USA payload to study ionosphere from Cape KariKari.
1965 30 May 2100 ARCAS Cape Karikari 88 km 15.10GI for NZ/USA study of ionosphere after launch from Cape KariKari.
1965 31 May   RUBIS-05 Hammaguir   VE.210 No5 fired as part of DIAMANT programme - success.
1965 31 May   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Cook Island   AEC payload to study solar eclipse conditions of X-ray emissions from solar corona
1965 31 May   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Cook Island   AEC payload to study solar eclipse conditions of X-ray emissions from solar corona
1965 31 May   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Cook Island   AEC payload to study solar eclipse conditions of X-ray emissions from solar corona
1965 31 May   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Cook Island   AEC payload to study solar eclipse conditions of X-ray emissions from solar corona
1965 Jun   LEX-02 Isle du Levant  
1965 Jun   LEX-02 Isle du Levant  
1965 Jun   LEX-02 Isle du Levant  
1965 02 Jun   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-21 meteorology. S/S
1965 02 Jun 1020 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 121 km AD6.580 for vapour release & test
1965 02 Jun 1030 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 121 km AE6.498 for vapour release & test
1965 02 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.17UG rocket for stellar spectra - partial data return. S/P
1965 03 Jun 0641 RUBIS-06 Hammaguir 2000 km VE.210 No6 rocket flown as part of DIAMANT programme - success.
1965 05 Jun   RUBIS-07 Hammaguir 2000 km VE.210 No7 rocket flown to test systems of the D-1 satellite programme. Success.
1965 08 Jun 0831 HAD Woomera 106 km HAD-172 rocket with falling sphere
1965 09 Jun 0832 HAD Woomera 115 km HAD-171 with falling sphere payload
1965 09 Jun   BLUE-SCOUT-JR     SLV-1B
1965 11 Jun   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-22 meteorology. S/S
1965 12 Jun   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 378 km First flight carried 111 kg diagnostics payload.
1965 14 Jun 0913 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 177 km 14.245UI to study ionosphere. S/S
1965 15 Jun 0230 S-B-4 Niijima   Performance/meteorology
1965 15 Jun   METEOR-1 Krakow   First, routine launch (for IQSY). 177 were fired until 1971.
1965 15 Jun   METEOR-1 Krakow   Routine launch for IQSY
1965 15 Jun   TACITE Isle du Levant   T.01 Earth IR radiation. Success
1965 16 Jun 0400 S-B-5 Niijima   Performance/meteorology
1965 16 Jun   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-23 meteorology. S/S
1965 16 Jun   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 17 Jun 0730 HM-16-D Niijima   Flight performance of main body
1965 17 Jun 2107 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill 233 km 4.140GE rocket to study particles and fields. S/S
1965 17 Jun 2141 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 177 km 14.246UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1965 18 Jun 0743 HM-16-IT Niijima   Flight performance of main body/met
1965 18 Jun   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 362 km Second flight, carried 112 kg diagnostics payload in rocket test.
1965 18 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.215AI, ionosphere study. S/F
1965 18 Jun   AEROBEE-350 Wallops Island   17.01GT - first fuelled rocket to test performance. S/S
1965 21 Jun   ATHENA Green River   B002. Re-entry test
1965 22 Jun   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.106 rocket for atmosphere study (f)
1965 22 Jun   ATHENA Green River   B001 re-entry test flight
1965 23 Jun 0103 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 190 km 14.72CM with vapour trail. S/S
1965 23 Jun 0159 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 204 km 14.71CM for vapour release. S/S
1965 23 Jun 0400 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 164 km 14.201CA for ionosphere study and vapour trail release. S/S
1965 23 Jun 0847 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 196 km 14.73CM with vapour release. S/S
1965 23 Jun 0852 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 143 km 14.74CM for vapour release. S/S
1965 23 Jun   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-24 meteorology. S/S
1965 23 Jun   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.61 with vapour release
1965 23 Jun   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.65 with vapour release
1965 23 Jun   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.50 for vapour release
1965 23 Jun   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.95 for atmosphere study (f)
1965 23 Jun 1546 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill 214 km 4.141GE to study particles & fields
1965 24 Jun   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.84 for vapour release (f)
1965 24 Jun   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.74 for vapour release (f)
1965 24 Jun   CENTAURE Reggane   CE.86 for vapour release (f)
1965 24 Jun   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.83 for vapour release (f)
1965 29 Jun 1145 HONEST-JOHN/NIKE Eglin AFB   DASA-6.4 for ionosphere studies, but no data return.
1965 29 Jun 1900 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 195 km 4.112NA to study atmosphere and solar physics. S/S
1965 30 Jun 0533 JOURNEYMAN Wallops Island 1770 km 11.03UR Ionosphere and test. S/S
1965 30 Jun   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-25 meteorology. S/S
1965 30 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.105NP with high altitude radar test beamed at earth by JPL. S/F
1965 01 Jul 0145 SKYLARK Woomera 130 km SL-106 flown to study ionosphere/solar physics/rocket test.
1965 05 Jul   SAPHIRE Hammaguir   VE.231P No1 Two stage rocket to test technology and guidance. Success
1965 07 Jul 0825 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill 166 km AE-3.117 rocket for atmosphere and noctilucent cloud study payload.
1965 07 Jul 0837 HAD Woomera 105 km HAD-174. Falling sphere payload
1965 07 Jul   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-26 meteorology. S/S
1965 08 Jul 0226 MT-135-7 Kagoshima 50 km Atmosphere study using parachute
1965 08 Jul 1110 MT-135-8 Kagoshima 50 km Atmosphere study with parachute
1965 08 Jul   SPAROAIR-III Air   First flight, air-launched from F-4B(f)
1965 10 Jul   SAPHIR-02 Hammaguir   VE.231P No2 Technology and guidance test launch, but failed at separation.
1965 12 Jul 0207 MT-135-9 Kagoshima   Atmosphere study using parachute
1965 14 Jul   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-27 meteorology. F/F
1965 14 Jul 1108 SKYLARK Woomera 182.5 km SL-48 for astronomy and test flight
1965 15 Jul 2050 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 196 km 4.128UA for atmosphere composition. S/S
1965 16 Jul 1050 KAPPA-8-12 Kagoshima 160 km Vapour trail release and ionosphere study, and impact distance 230 km.
1965 16 Jul   ATHENA Green River   B003 re-entry test flight
1965 20 Jul   ATHENA Green River   C007 re-entry test flight
1965 21 Jul   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-28 meteorology. S/S
1965 21 Jul   ST-160-1 Japan   Meteorology
1965 21 Jul   ST-160-2 Japan   Meteorology
1965 21 Jul 1033 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB 179 km AE-7.347 for test and with falling sphere
1965 21 Jul   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 21 Jul 2000 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 193 km AD or AE-3.375 rocket to study ionosphere, but antenna failed - no data.
1965 23 Jul   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-29 meteorology. S/S
1965 23 Jul   RANGER-30 Aberporth   Aerodynamics test flight
1965 23 Jul 1705 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 116 km 10.128GM rocket with grenades and falling sphere experiments. S/S
1965 26 Jul 1201 KAPPA-9M-12 Kagoshima 350 km Flight with aurora and astronomy payload with impact at sea at 400 km.
1965 26 Jul   ATHENA Green River   C011 for re-entry research flight
1965 27 Jul 0310 KAPPA-9M-13 Kagoshima 317 km Ionosphere and particles research with impact at 410 km range.
1965 27 Jul   ATHENA Green River   D005 re-entry test flight
1965 28 Jul   CAJUN-DART Cape Canaveral   CD-30 meteorology. S/S
1965 28 Jul   BLACK-KNIGHT Woomera 483 km BK.23 20th flight, Dazzle payload
1965 29 Jul 0115 SKYLARK Woomera 0 km SL-105 for ionosphere/aurora (f)
1965 31 Jul   ATHENA Green River   D004 re-entry test flight
1965 Aug   ARCAS    
1965 Aug   ARCAS    
1965 Aug   ARCAS    
1965 Aug   ARCAS    
1965 02 Aug 0145 RT-1 (K-81) Lapan 80 km+ Test flight of rocket from Lapan Space Centre in Indonesia. Announced on 8 Aug to have a 338 km capability.
1965 02 Aug   ATHENA Green River   C014 re-entry test flight
1965 03 Aug 0852 HAD Woomera 115 km HAD-177 Falling sphere payload
1965 03 Aug 2336 RT-2 Lapan   Test flight from Lapan Space Centre in Indonesia.
1965 06 Aug   ATHENA Green River   C005 for re-entry test, launched at Green River, Utah to impact on WSPG. Complete success.
1965 07 Aug 0046 KAPPA-8-1 Lapan 334 km SK-8-1 test flight from Lapan Space Centre in Indonesia.
1965 07 Aug 1114 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow 120 km 10.151GM with grenades. First of 13 NIKE-CAJUN fired over 48 hrs to study the upper atmosphere and noctilucent clouds. S/S
1965 07 Aug 1200 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 113 km 10.96GM with grenades S/S
1965 07 Aug   ATHENA Green River   C009 for re-entry test, fired toward WSPG but second stage failed.
1965 07 Aug 1830 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 166 km 10.154UA with falling sphere. S/S
1965 07 Aug 1940 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow 127 km 10.162GM with grenades. S/S
1965 07 Aug 1945 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 109 km 10.165GM with grenades. S/S
1965 07 Aug 2006 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 120 km 10.168GM with grenades. S/S
1965 08 Aug 0340 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 122 km 10.169GM with grenades. S/S
1965 08 Aug 0400 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 116 km 10.166GM with grenades. S/S
1965 08 Aug 0415 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow 124 km 10.163GM dispensed grenades. S/S
1965 08 Aug 0840 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 165 km 10.157UA deployed falling sphere. S/S
1965 08 Aug 1002 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 119 km 10.167GM with grenades. S/S
1965 08 Aug 1015 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 120 km 10.170GM carried grenades. S/S
1965 09 Aug 1010 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow 124 km 10.164GM with grenades. S/S
1965 11 Aug 0015 SKYLARK Sardinia 215 km SK-3 for ESRO & UK. Astronomy.
1965 11 Aug 0135 KAPPA-8-4 Lapan 191 km Ionosphere and particles payload, fired from Lapan Centre, Indonesia.
1965 11 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN WSPG   10.144UA for atmosphere studies. S/F
1965 12 Aug 1715 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 241 km AE-3.519 for solar physics
1965 17 Aug 2355 KAPPA-8-3 Lapan   Payload of grenades and ionosphere experiments, fired from Indonesia.
1965 18 Aug   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 19 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.133NA for atmosphere study. S/F
1965 20 Aug   ATHENA Green River   D009 for re-entry test flown to WSPG
1965 20 Aug   ATHENA Green River   C008 re-entry test fired from Green River, Utah to impact on WSPG. One of the two tests today was a failure due to a computer problem.
1965 24 Aug 0043 DRAGON Skogasandur Island 440 km D.17 rocket for particles & fields, fired from Skogasandur Island.
1965 24 Aug 2159 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 162 km 14.210GI rocket for Brasil/US tests for D & E region ionosphere study and solar physics with 27 kg payload.
1965 25 Aug   JAGUAR-2 Woomera   J202. re-entry test flight
1965 25 Aug   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.11UA for atmosphere & re-entry test S/S
1965 26 Aug 1903 AEROBEE-150 Eglin AFB 109 km AE-3.614 had payload to investigate gyro interaction. Partial data.
1965 27 Aug   ATHENA Green River   D012 rocket for re-entry test.
1965 28 Aug 0202 KAPPA-105-1 Kagoshima 742 km Payload to investigate ionosphere.
1965 Sep   15 x ARCAS & HASP Wallops Island   All fired in a 39 hour period
1965 01 Sep 1117 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 150 km 14.213UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1965 03 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.214UI for ionosphere study. S/F
1965 03 Sep 2329 DRAGON Skogasandur Island 451 km D.18 rocket for particles & fields
1965 08-10 Sep   ARCAS & HASP Wallops Island   Brasil/NASA firings - 15 rockets
1965 09 Sep 0420 SKYLARK Woomera 221 km SL-88B as rocket test.
1965 09 Sep 2358 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 171 km 14.75GR to study ionosphere. S/S
1965 13 Sep   ATHENA Green River   B004 re-entry test fired to WSPG.
1965 13 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D033 re-entry test fired just hours after B004, to impact on WSPG.
1965 15 Sep   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 15 Sep 2028 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 180 km 14.244UI for ionosphere and test. S/S
1965 16 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.234UE for energetic particles. F/F
1965 16 Sep 2305 BLACK-BRANT-5B Eglin AFB 344.5 km AE-18.315. Third flight with 122 kg payload for USAF evaluation test.
1965 17 Sep 1544 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 160 km 14.235UE for particles & fields. S/S
1965 17 Sep 2151 AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 182 km 4.138II rocket carried FR-1 satellite equipment for ionosphere study.
1965 18 Sep 2203 NIKE-APACHE Suriname 205 km 14.224IA/SURINAME-1 for Netherlands Organisation for the Advancement of Pure Research vapour release experiment. S/S
1965 20 Sep 0327 Soviet geophysical USSR 500 km Payload to study atmosphere composition/ionosphere/particles/solar physics.
1965 20 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D006 re-entry test flight
1965 20 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.237 rocket for particles & fields. S/S
1965 20 Sep 1608 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 146 km 14.236UE for particles & fields. S/S
1965 21 Sep 2202 NIKE-APACHE Suriname 205 km 14.225IA/SURINAME-2 with vapour trail. S/S
1965 22 Sep 1007 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 200 km 4.147CG for astronomy. S/S
1965 23 Sep 0853 NIKE-APACHE Suriname 205 km SURINAME-3 launch with vapour trail, fired from Suriname, South America.
1965 23 Sep 1436 JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 805 km 8.36GI rocket for test and ionosphere payload of 62.5 kg to vicinity of ALLOUETTE satellite. S/S
1965 23 Sep 2230 SKUA South Uist   MRN firing
1965 23 Sep 2339 SKUA South Uist   MRN firing
1965 24 Sep 0400 AEROBEE-150 WSPG   AD-3.722 for test & IQSY payload.
1965 25 Sep 2154 AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 192 km 4.139II for ionosphere experiments to be used in the FR-1 satellite. S/S
1965 26 Sep 2328 SKUA South Uist   MRN firing
1965 27 Sep 0854 NIKE-APACHE Suriname 205 km 14.227IA SURINAME-4 with vapour trail release. S/S
1965 27 Sep   ATHENA Green River   C012 re-entry test flight
1965 28 Sep 0910 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 183 km 4.150GA/I/B rocket for ionosphere/aurora/micrometeorites/test. S/S
1965 29 Sep   BLACK-KNIGHT Woomera 564 km BK.24 Twenty first flight as part of Project Dazzle for re-entry study.
1965 29 Sep   MT-135-10 Japan   Meteorology
1965 29 Sep   MT-135-11 Japan   Meteorology
1965 30 Sep 0011 RUBIS-08 Hammaguir 1759 km VE.210 No8 with payload to study radio astronomy and particles. Success.
1965 30 Sep 0420 SKYLARK Perdasdefogu 230 km SE-08 payload by ESRO/Ger/UK to study atmosphere and ionosphere fired at Perdasdefogu.
1965 Oct   ORION-1 Alcantara   First launch
1965 01 Oct 0130 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 148 km 4.121CG for astronomy. S/S
1965 01 Oct 0357 Soviet geophysical USSR 500 km Payload of atmosphere study/ionosphere/particles/solar physics.
1965 01 Oct   ATHENA Green River   B006 re-entry test flight
1965 02 Oct 0422 SKYLARK Perdasdefogu 210 km SE-09 payload for atmospheric composition and ionospheric study.
1965 04 Oct 0215 or 0300 KAPPA-9M-14 Kagoshima 300 km Payload to investigate the ionosphere, with impact in Pacific at 410 km range.
1965 05 Oct 0907 BULLPUP-CAJUN ? Point Arguello   NB-20.170 for study of particles and aurora.
1965 05 Oct 0927 HAD Woomera   HAD-178 with falling sphere
1965 05 Oct 2321 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 206 km 14.202CA for atmosphere study. S/S
1965 06 Oct 0300 KAPPA-8L-9 Kagoshima 141 km Range of impact was 140 km
1965 06 Oct   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.203CA for atmosphere study. F/F
1965 06 Oct   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 929 km 8.30UI with two-part payload, which failed to separate. S/P
1965 09 Oct   SAPHIRE-03 Hammaguir 1151 km VE.231P No3 test of technology and guidance. Success.
1965 10 Oct   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.24UI for ionosphere study. F/F
1965 11 Oct   ATHENA Green River   C016 re-entry test flight
1965 13 Oct 0313 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 183 km 4.151UG for astronomy. S/S
1965 13 Oct 1601 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.152GM with grenades. S/S
1965 13 Oct 1612 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 124 km 10.97GM with grenades. S/S
1965 13 Oct 1651 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 110 km 10.129GM with grenades & falling sphere
1965 14 Oct   NIKE-APACHE     SPEEDBALL-II No77/31 meteorology
1965 15 Oct   VESTA Hammaguir   V-01 for technology mission. Success
1965 17 Oct   GRILLO-2 Italy   Hot-water-rocket used to carry 600 covers in postal flight.
1965 18 Oct 0931 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Wainwright 103 km AE-7.618D used to study ionosphere, and aurora. Good data.
1965 18 Oct 1123 SKYLARK Woomera 205 km SL-39 used to study aurora.
1965 19 Oct 1730 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 123 km 10.98GM with grenades. S/S
1965 19 Oct 1730 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.177GM with grenades. S/S
1965 19 Oct 2000 AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 179 km 4.142NA for astronomy/comet study. S/S
1965 19 Oct 2310 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 114 km 10.174GM with grenades. S/S
1965 20 Oct 0520 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 213.5 km SL-306 for solar physics
1965 20 Oct 1130 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 205 km NF-3.162RR for astronomy study
1965 20 Oct   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 20 Oct 2035 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 184 km 4.146DS for solar physics - partial data
1965 21 Oct 1600 AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 190 km 4.164UA for astronomy. S/S
1965 21 Oct 2054 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Wainwright 137 km AE-7.619D to study ionosphere and the aurora - good data.
1965 22 Oct 2018 VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 210 km V.54 to study ionosphere, Lyman-a, and astronomy, but equipment defective.
1965 23 Oct 0530 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 257 km ND-3.167 for airglow and aurora
1965 23 Oct 1538 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.178GM with grenades. S/S
1965 23 Oct 1614 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 118 km 10.175GM with grenade payload. S/S
1965 23 Oct 1638 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 114 km 10.172GM with grenades. S/S
1965 25 Oct   VESTA Hammaguir   V-02 for technology. Success
1965 26 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.53GS for solar study - no data. S/F
1965 27 Oct 2348 NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.179GM with grenades. S/S
1965 27 Oct 2348 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.173GM with grenades. S/S
1965 28 Oct 0010 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island 117 km 10.176GM with grenades. S/S
1965 28 Oct 0655 VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 210 km V.55 for ionosphere. Success
1965 Nov   SKUA x ? South Uist   Some SKUA firings for meteorology
1965 02 Nov 2000 EXOS Eglin AFB 502 km AE-13.559 had 30 kg payload to study air density with falling sphere in IQSY.
1965 02 Nov 2340 SPARROW-ARCAS Eglin AFB 134 km S-1. Payload of ionosphere study and chemical vapour trail during IQSY.
1965 03 Nov 0917 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 137 km AE6.557 air density and temperature in IQSY programme with falling sphere experiment - good data.
1965 03 Nov 1900 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 210 km AE-3.520 for solar physics.
1965 04 Nov   GRILLO-2 Genoa   Hot-water-rocket with postal payload
1965 05 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D007 re-entry test flight to impact on WSPG using ABRES instrumentation.
1965 06 Nov   GRILLO-2 Genoa   Hot-water-rocket with postal payload
1965 09 Nov 0958 HAD Woomera   HAD-179 with falling sphere
1965 09 Nov   HONEST-JOHN/N/N/H Eglin AFB 525 km NIKE/NIKE/HYDAC upper stages with payload weighing 113.4 kg.
1965 09 Nov 0700 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill 328 km 18.02 or 03GA for ionosphere. S/S
1965 09 Nov 1840 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.168UA for atmosphere study. S/S
1965 09 Nov 1900 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 238 km AF-3.523 for solar physics
1965 10 Nov 0230 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 180 km AD-3.356 for astronomy payload
1965 10 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.169UM for meteorology. F/F
1965 10 Nov 1823 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 114 km AE6.379 for ionosphere study in IQSY programme
1965 10 Nov 1916 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill 328 km 18.03 or 02GA for ionosphere. S/S
1965 11 Nov 0410 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 113 km AE6.378 for ionosphere study
1965 11 Nov 0415 SPARROW-ARCAS Eglin AFB 137 km S-2. Ionosphere and vapour trail
1965 Nov   Various Eglin AFB   Between 15-19 Nov, there were 22 rockets launched at Eglin, including NIKE-CAJUN, ARCAS, SPARROW-ARCAS, NIKE-JAVELIN and HONEST-JOHN/NIKE/NIKE/HYDAC. 20 were part of IQSY study.
1965 16 Nov 0209 ST-1 F1 Niijima   Safety check launch
1965 16 Nov 1600 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 144 km 4.199 (or 119NA) to study micrometeorites. S/S
1965 17 Nov 0425 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 178 km 14.238UE to study particles & aurora. S/S
1965 17 Nov 0634 NAL-16TR Niijima   Rocket performance
1965 17 Nov   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 18 Nov 0220 SPARROW-ARCAS Eglin AFB   S-4 for ionosphere and vapour release
1965 18 Nov 0520 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 116 km AE6.382 for ionosphere study
1965 18 Nov 0642 SB-II F6 Niijima   Rocket & equipment test
1965 18 Nov 0801 SPARROW-ARCAS Eglin AFB 137 km S-5 for ionosphere & vapour trail
1965 18 Nov 1121 NIKE-CAJUN Eglin AFB 155 km AE6.484 for ionosphere & vapour trail
1965 18 Nov 1431 NIKE-APACHE WSPG 149 km 14.78UA carried 47.5 kg micrometeorite collection payload. S/S
1965 18 Nov 1744 CENTAURE Hammaguir 170 km CE.119 for ionosphere study and vapour trail for atmosphere study.
1965 19 Nov 0144 SB-II F7 Niijima   Rocket & equipment test
1965 19 Nov 0454 SKYLARK Woomera 138 km SL-130 for vapour trail, ionosphere and the study of particles.
1965 19 Nov 1744 CENTAURE Hammaguir 195 km CE.120 to study ionosphere, atmospheric composition and vapour trail.
1965 20 Nov 0037 NIKE-APACHE Andoya 122 km F12/14 with 14.109GI rocket for ionosphere study. S/S
1965 20 Nov 0520 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.239UE to study particles & aurora. S/S
1965 20 Nov 1753 DRAGON Colomb Bachar 400 km D.08 for atmosphere composition/ionosphere + Barium release.
1965 22 Nov   ATHENA Green River   B007 re-entry test flight
1965 22 Nov 0635 LS-A-3 Niijima   Rocket performance
1965 23 Nov   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 24 Nov 0404 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.124UE for particles & aurora. S/S
1965 24 Nov 1537 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 169 km 14.242UE for particles & fields. S/S
1965 25 Nov   BLACK-KNIGHT Woomera 644 km BK.25. 22nd and last flight. Dazzle
1965 25 Nov   CENTAURE Chamical   CE.91 for atmosphere study. S/S
1965 25 Nov   CENTAURE Chamical   CE.93 for atmosphere physics. S/S
1965 26 Nov   CENTAURE Chamical   CE.96 for atmosphere study. S/S
1965 30 Nov 0748 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 179 km 4.155GG for astronomy. S/S
1965 02 Dec   ARCAS Andoya   15.20GI for ionosphere, but no data.
1965 02 Dec 1730 AEROBEE-150 WSPG 185 km 4.145GS for solar physics study. S/F
1965 06 Dec 1024 HAD Woomera   HAD-151 with falling sphere
1965 06 Dec   ARCAS Andoya   15.19GI/"Slyvester-3" for ionosphere payload. S/S
1965 06 Dec   ATHENA Green River   C017, USAF flight for re-entry research flown to impact on the WSPG.
1965 07 Dec 0353 CENTAURE Sardinia 161 km? CE.03 rocket to study atmospheric particles between 100-160 km for Italian Defence Department and ESRO.
1965 08 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 139 km Flight for US Navy with new aft body, and 24 kg payload.
1965 09 Dec 1335 HAD Woomera 85 km HAD- with falling sphere
1965 09 Dec 2133 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 138 km AA6.174 for AFCRL with falling sphere, partial data only.
1965 10 Dec 0600 NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill 142 km AA6.173 with falling sphere for AFCRL, good data return.
1965 10 Dec   ATHENA Green River   C023 re-entry test launch, successful with impact on WSPG, New Mexico.
1965 11 Dec 0405 CENTAURE Sardinia 160 km CE.04 for atmosphere composition.
1965 11 Dec 0552 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 155 km AA5.172 for air density study using falling sphere for AFCRL. Good data.
1965 11 Dec 1955 NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill 155 km AE5.558 with falling sphere for AFCRL.
1965 11 Dec   NIKE-JAVELIN Santa Rosa Island   Air Force payload of 81 kg.
1965 11 Dec   ARCAS Santa Rosa Island   Weather balloon released by USAF payload
1965 13 Dec 0308 SKYLARK Woomera 130 km SL-131 for vapour trail, ionosphere and particles study payload.
1965 13 Dec 0620 KAPPA-9M-16 Kagoshima 318 km Ionosphere/aurora/solar physics
1965 14 Dec 1249 CENTAURE Sardinia 157 km CE.06 for atmosphere composition & solar physics
1965 15 Dec   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 15 Dec 1700 NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 182 km 14.247UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1965 15 Dec 1919 NIKE-APACHE Natal 179 km 14.68II for study of the ionosphere after launch in Brasil with NASA/Brasil payload. S/S
1965 16 Dec 1735 CENTAURE Hammaguir 128 km CE.128 for ionosphere. S/S
1965 16 Dec 1853 CENTAURE Hammaguir 145 km CE.131 for ionosphere study. S/S
1965 16 Dec 1854 CENTAURE Hammaguir 170 km CE.94 with vapour trail. S/F
1965 17 Dec   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 18 Dec 0459 NIKE-APACHE Natal 188 km 14.69II for ionosphere from Brasil. S/S
1965 18 Dec 0600 KAPPA-9M-17 Kagoshima 316 km Ionosphere/particles & fields
1965 18 Dec   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1965 20 Dec 1819 CENTAURE Hammaguir 145 km CE.130 for ionosphere. S/S
1965 1965   KAPPA-10-1 Kagoshima 700 km
1965 1965   BERENICE Isle du Levant   B.11 Kinetic heating
1966 08 Jan 1341 CENTAURE Thumba 150 km CE.103/15.03. Sodium cloud and longmuir probe gave data for 40 sec. S/S
1966 10 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.248UI Ionosphere payload. S/S
1966 12 Jan 2023 JUDI-DART Wallops Island   Meteorology payload in MRN
1966 12 Jan   JUDI-DART Alcantara   Meteorology payload
1966 17 Jan   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.127 with ionosphere payload. S/S
1966 17 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.262CM with meteorology payload. S/S
1966 18 Jan   MT-135-12     Meteorology
1966 18 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.263CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 18 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.264CM with meteorology payload. S/S
1966 18 Jan   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.90GG to study stellar spectra. S/F
1966 18 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.265CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 18 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.266CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 19 Jan   MT-135-14     Meteorology
1966 19 Jan   MT-135-13     Meteorology
1966 19 Jan 2022 JUDI-DART Wallops Island   Meteorology in MRN
1966 21 Jan   DRAGON Hammaguir   D.21 for atmosphere study using Sodium cloud release. S/S
1966 21 Jan   ATHENA Green River   C.025 re-entry test for USAF
1966 24 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.185GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 25 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.158UA Aeronomy flight. S/S
1966 26 Jan 1032 HAD Woomera   HAD-176 with falling sphere
1966 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.182GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.147GM meteorology flight. S/S
1966 02 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.186GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 02 Feb   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.50UG for Stellar spectra. S/S
1966 02 Feb 2315 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 216 km SL-307 with payload by WRE/RAE to study solar X-rays.
1966 03 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.159UA aeronomy payload. S/S
1966 03 Feb   ATHENA Green River   C.030 re-entry flight for USAF. Impacted on the WSPG about 770 km away.
1966 04 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.143UA payload for aeronomy. S/S
1966 05 Feb   CENTAURE Andoya 97 km CE.16 with ESRO C15/1 payload to make auroral studies. S/P
1966 09 Feb   SCOUT-X4 Wallops Island   RE-ENTRY-4B ballistic flight
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.188GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.187GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.148GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.183GM meteorology payload. S/S
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.145GM weather research payload. S/S
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.149GM meteorology payload. S/S
1966 10 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.184GM meteorology payload. S/S
1966 11 Feb   CENTAURE Andoya   CE.15/ESRO C15/2 with auroral research payload, but no data. S/F
1966 16 Feb   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1966 17 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.243UE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 17 Feb   ATHENA Green River   D014 re-entry test flight
1966 18 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.189GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 20 Feb   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.162UA with payload by JHU to study auroral physics. S/P
1966 21 Feb   BLACK-BRANT-3A Eglin AFB 185 km Solar physics payload weighing 24.5 kg for United States Navy.
1966 21 Feb   BLACK-BRANT-3A Eglin AFB 187.6 km USN payload for solar physics of 24.5 kg
1966 21 Feb   BLACK-BRANT-3A Fort Churchill 196.4 km Solar physics test for USN of 24.5 kg
1966 22 Feb   CENTAURE Andoya 116 km or 111 km CE.13/ESRO C14/1 payload to study auroral physics. S/P
1966 23 Feb 1006 HAD Woomera   HAD-186 with falling sphere payload
1966 24 Feb   CENTAURE Andoya 118 km or 65 km CE.14/ESRO C14/2 for auroral study payload. Partial results.
1966 25 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Somniani   14.211IA with Pakistan SUPARCO payload for aeronomy.
1966 26 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Somniani   14.212IA launch in Pakistan for study of atmosphere by SUPARCO and USA.
1966 26 Feb   RT-1 Lapan   Launch at Indonesian Space Centre
1966 27 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Ascencion Island   14.251UM meteorological flight. S/S
1966 28 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Ascencion Island   14.252UM flight for meteorology. F/F
1966 02 Mar   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.99DS for solar physics study by the AFCRL. S/S
1966 02 Mar   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 612 km 8.25GA/GI carried 84 kg payload called "GEOPROBE" to study ionosphere and the atmosphere.
1966 03 Mar   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.77 on aeronomy mission. F
1966 03 Mar   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.100DS with payload by AFCRL to study solar physics. S/P
1966 03 Mar   NIKE-ASP Natal   Launch at Natal, Brasil. S/S
1966 05 Mar   LAMBDA-3H-1 Kagoshima   Third stage failed, when vanes didn't control the spin of the rocket.
1966 08 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.148CG payload for X-ray astronomy. S/S
1966 09 Mar   CENTAURE Andoya 95 km CE.12/ESRO C13/1 payload to study the Aurora. Partial success
1966 09 Mar   NIKE-IRIQUOIS Santa Rosa Island   Launch from Santa Rosa Island. S/S
1966 10 Mar   CENTAURE Andoya 114.5 km CE.11/ESRO C13/2 payload for aurora. P
1966 13 Mar   SAPHIR-04 Hammaguir   VE.231G No1 Technology & guidance. S/S
1966 14 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.190GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 16 Mar   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1966 16 Mar 2350 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 221 km SL-581 successful flight. S/S
1966 18 Mar 0115 TRAILBLAZER-2 Wallops Island   Re-entry test called "METEOR-8"
1966 18 Mar   SAPHIR-05 Hammaguir   VE.231G No2 technology & guidance. S/S
1966 19 Mar   NIKE-JAVELIN    
1966 20 Mar   KAPPA-9M-15 Kagoshima 306 km Payload for meteorology
1966 21 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   14.109GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1966 22 Mar 0938 HAD Woomera   HAD-181 with falling sphere payload
1966 23 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.07GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 24 Mar   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir 209 km V.80 carried 300 kg payload to investigate electron density. S/S
1966 24 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Somniani   10.180IM for meteorology. S/S
1966 24 Mar 1400 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 201 km 14.257IA/10.07 launch with Indian Sodium release payload - no ejection. S/F
1966 24 Mar 1715 CENTAURE Thumba 163 km CE.101/15.04 for atmosphere study with TMA gas release. S/S
1966 24 Mar 2130 CENTAURE Thumba 159 km CE.102 with TMA release for aeronomy. S/S
1966 25 Mar 0049 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 201 km 14.258IA for aeronomy with Indian Sodium release payload - but no ejection. S/F
1966 25 Mar   NIKE-JAVELIN    
1966 27 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Somniani   14.165IM for meteorology. S/S
1966 28 Mar   ALARR     Air-Launched GENIE sounding rocket
1966 29 Mar   SAPHIR-06 Hammaguir   VE.231R No2 technology & re-entry. S/S
1966 31 Mar   ATHENA Green River   D019 re-entry test flight. Success
1966 31 Mar   ATHENA Green River   B009 re-entry test flight. Success
1966 Apr ?   HAD Woomera   Falling sphere payload for atm study
1966 01 Apr 1330 SIDEWINDER-ARCAS Fort Churchill   AG-30.752 with radar-reflective parachute by AFCRL, but rocket failed.
1966 04 Apr   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir 23 km V.78 with payload for technology and cosmic ray study. Rocket failure
1966 05 Apr   SAPHIR-07 Hammaguir   VE.231R No1 Technology & re-entry. S/S
1966 06 Apr   VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 130 km V.57 rocket carried payload to study Lyman-a radiation. Partial.
1966 06 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.216AI to study ionosphere. S/S
1966 08 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.76UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1966 10 Apr   SKYLARK-2 Woomera   SL-582 made successful flight. S/S
1966 13 Apr   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1966 14 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.08GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 14 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.143UA for day-glow studies. S/S
1966 14 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.24US for solar studies. S/P
1966 21 Apr 0006 SKYLARK-2 Woomera 193 km SL-583 made successful flight. S/S
1966 21 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.165UA carried payload by JHU to study planetary UV emissions.
1966 22 Apr   RUBIS Hammaguir 2035 km VE.210 No9 had Ba & CuO2 release. S/S
1966 25 Apr   JT-160-1 Kagoshima   Ion density in upper atmosphere
1966 26 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Somniani   14.249IM for meteorology. S/S
1966 28 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.189DS by NRL for solar studies. S/S
1966 30 Apr   MT-135-15     Meteorology
1966 30 Apr   MT-135-16     Meteorology
1966 01 May   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.190GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 01 May   TAURUS-NIKE     AB-19.286 rocket flight
1966 02 May   MT-135-17     Meteorology
1966 02 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.188GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 02 May   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.194GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 02 May   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.192GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 03 May   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.191GM with meteorology payload. S/S
1966 04 May   DRAGON Hammaguir   D.12 rocket for aeronomy payload. F
1966 04 May   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.193GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 04 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.189GM Goddard Space Flight Centre payload for meteorology study. S/S
1966 04 May   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.195GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 05 May 0414 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 203 km SL-304 for solar X-ray astronomy
1966 09 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.106NP with JPL payload of high altitude radar experiment. S/S
1966 11-13 May   ARCAS & HASP     Eighteen launches of ARCAS and HASP rockets between 11-13 May.
1966 12 May   DRAGON Hammaguir   D.13 rocket for aeronomy payload. S/S
1966 12 May   ATHENA Green River   D018 for re-entry test flight
1966 15 May 0502 CENTAURE Koroni Beach 143 km C06/2 rocket for solar astronomy. S/P
1966 15 May   CENTAURE ?    
1966 15 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Koroni Beach   15.25GI launch as practice for study of eclipse in five days time. F/F
1966 15 May 0940 SPARROW-ARCAS Koroni Beach 164 km A23/1 Practice launch by ESRO in preparation for eclipse from Koruni beach, Greece.
1966 17 May 0842 HAD Woomera   HAD-188 with falling sphere payload
1966 18 May   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.171UG for stellar studies. S/S
1966 20 May 0930 CENTAURE Koroni Beach 118 km CE.19 for solar astronomy at totality to measure electron temp. & Lyman-a with C22/1 payload.
1966 20 May 1130/1140 CENTAURE Koroni Beach 123 km CE.20 for solar astronomy, but only partial telemetry returned, with C22/2 payload. Greece.
1966 20 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Ship 97 km 15.26GI ionosphere study after launch from ship off Koruni beach, Greece at fifteen minute intervals with the firings by ESRO on the beach on Euboea Island.
1966 20 May 0835 SPARROW-ARCAS Koroni Beach   A23/2 ESRO firing to monitor eclipse conditions. F/F
1966 20 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Ship 100 km 15.27GI ionosphere during eclipse. S/S
1966 20 May 0900 SPARROW-ARCAS Koroni Beach 164 km A23/3 ESRO flight, rocket failure. S/S
1966 20 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Ship 101 km 15.28GI to monitor eclipse. S/S
1966 20 May 0940 SPARROW-ARCAS Koroni Beach 166 km A23/4 ESRO flight to monitor eclipse. S/S
1966 20 May 1010 SPARROW-ARCAS Koroni Beach   A23/5 ESRO firing during eclipse from beach. F/F
1966 20 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Ship c.90 km 15.29GI ionosphere conditions. S/S
1966 20 May 1040 SPARROW-ARCAS Koroni Beach 164 km A23/6 ESRO flight during eclipse. S/S
1966 20 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Ship 101 km 15.30GI ionosphere during eclipse. S/S
1966 20 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.95GS to study solar spectra. S/S
1966 20 May   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.44GR for radio astronomy. S/S
1966 20 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.92GS for solar X-rays. S/S
1966 21 May   BOOSTED-ARCAS Ship c.90 km 15.31GI post-eclipse launch from ship off Koruni beach, Greece.
1966 23 May   DRAGON Hammaguir   D.14 for aeronomy flight. F
1966 24 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.51UG for stellar spectra. F/F
1966 26 May/16 May   DRAGON Andoya   D.20 to study ionosphere and magnetic fields. S/P
1966 26 May   SPAROAIR-III     Second - launched from F-4B aircraft
1966 27 May   ATHENA Green River   C019 re-entry test flight
1966 27 May   ATHENA Green River   D031 re-entry test flight, fired at Green River, Utah to WSPG.
1966 31 May   DRAGON Andoya   D.23 rocket for magnetosphere and ionosphere study. F
1966 31 May   SKYLARK Woomera 161 km SL-422 for ionosphere study flight
1966 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 164 km Rocket carried JPL payload of 140 kg with ground radar mapper equipment.
1966 02 Jun 0834 SKYLARK Woomera 176 km SL-327 for ionosphere & solar radiation
1966 07 Jun   WASP    
1966 09 Jun 0833 SKYLARK Woomera 184 km SL-328 for ionosphere & solar radiation
1966 09 Jun   ATHENA Green River   D021 re-entry test flight
1966 10 Jun   ATHENA Green River   D023 re-entry test flight
1966 13 Jun   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.68 for aeronomy with Na release. S
1966 14 Jun   DRAGON Hammaguir   D.15 for atmosphere study. S
1966 14 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.270UI, ionosphere payload. S/S
1966 15 Jun 0835 HAD Woomera   HAD-185 with falling sphere
1966 15 Jun   DRAGON Hammaguir   D.22 for aeronomy payload with Sodium release. S/S
1966 16 Jun   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 200 km S-17/1 payload for electric fields
1966 16 Jun   DRAGON Andoya   D.19 for ionosphere study. F
1966 17 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.198GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 17 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.196GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 18 Jun   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 200 km S-17/2 payload carried chemical release into the ionosphere.
1966 18 Jun   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE-70 for Sodium release payload. S/S
1966 20 Jun   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra   S-08/1 payload by the Met Office to make study of ozone layer.
1966 23 Jun 0138 SKYLARK Woomera 170 km SL-421 for ionosphere and plasma study
1966 23 Jun   SAPHIR-08 Hammaguir   VE.231R No4 technology & re-entry. S/S
1966 23 Jun   ATHENA Green River   D034 re-entry test flight
1966 23 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.199GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 23 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.197GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 26 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F13/14 launch. S/S
1966 27 Jun   VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 123 km V.60 rocket for astronomy and Lyman-a detector and recovery test flight.
1966 28 Jun   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 228 km S-08/2 payload for stellar flux rad.
1966 28 Jun 1723 JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   AF or AC-19.191 rocket to study electron density - 4th stage failure.
1966 Jul   ORION-1 Alcantara   8th launch
1966 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   AKF-III-15
1966 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   AKF-III-16
1966 Jul/Aug   BELIER    
1966 Jul/Aug   BELIER    
1966 07 Jul 0845 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 178 km 20.05/14.59IE/II ionosphere study with proton magnetometer. S/S
1966 08 Jul   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 200 km S-18/1 payload launched from Sardinia to study solar fluxes for ESRO.
1966 09 Jul   GRILLO-2    
1966 11 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.96UA for aeronomy payload. S/S
1966 12 Jul   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.12UA rocket for atmosphere study. S/S
1966 14 Jul 0014 JUDI-DART Wallops Island   Met. for MRN programme
1966 14 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 196.5 km 14.166II ionosphere payload by Germany/NASA with variable frequency impedence probe. S/S
1966 14 Jul   ATHENA Green River   C015 re-entry test flight
1966 16 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.159GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1966 17 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.291CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 17 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.292CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 17 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.293CM with meteorology payload. S/S
1966 17 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.294CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 17 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.295CM for meteorology. S/S
1966 18 Jul   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra   S-18/2 payload for astronomy
1966 18 Jul 0600 BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay 148 km Galactic radiation from north magnetic pole with 35.4 kg payload.
1966 19 Jul 0848 HAD Woomera   HAD-187 with falling sphere payload
1966 19 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.144DG for galactic spectra. F/F
1966 20 Jul 0600 BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay 146.5 km Launch from Resolute Bay, Canada, at the magnetic north pole to study galactic radiation. 35.4 kg payload.
1966 20 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.218GE for energetic particles. S/F
1966 23 Jul   LAMBDA-3H-2 Kagoshima   Successful launch for LAMBDA-4S development.
1966 25 Jul   Boosted-ARCAS WSPG 145 km First with a "new" boost motor, carried a payload weighing 7.25 kg.
1966 28 Jul 0051 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 213 km or 188 km SL-88C for solar X-ray payload, launched from Woomera.
1966 Aug   SKYLARK     Another launch
1966 Aug   CENTAURE     More than one more launch
1966 Aug   ORION-2 Chamical   First development launch at Chamical, Argentina.
1966 01 Aug 1911 NIKE-TOMAHAWK WSPG   Air-density - good data
1966 01 Aug 2211 NIKE-TOMAHAWK WSPG   Air density - good data
1966 03 Aug   KAPPA?-9M-11 Kagoshima 322 km First stage of MU-4S carried 68 kg payload.
1966 03 Aug   NIKE-APACHE     Meteorological firing as Round No87 in "Speedball-II" series, firing No33.
1966 04 Aug 1516 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Hawaii   Firing by AFCRL for airglow - good data
1966 06 Aug 0800 NIKE-TOMAHAWK WSPG   AFCRL study of air density - good data
1966 06 Aug 1100 NIKE-TOMAHAWK WSPG   AFCRL air density - good data
1966 06 Aug 1300 NIKE-TOMAHAWK WSPG   Air density by AFCRL - good data
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.296GM for meteorology. S/F?
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.204GM meteorological payload. S/S
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.202GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.289UM for meteorology. S/S
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.203GM with GSFC meteorology payload. S/S
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.206GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 07 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.205GM completing this series of US/Brazilian meteorological firings. S/S
1966 10 Aug   JAGUAR-2 Woomera   Re-entry test flight. Success. J203?
1966 10 Aug   KAPPA-9M-19 Kagoshima  
1966 11 Aug   SANDHAWK Tonopah   First launch, at Tonopah, Nevada, but payload fell off shortly after launch.
1966 14 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.200GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 15 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.201 GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 15 Aug   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.32DA with NRL payload for atmosphere study. S/S
1966 16 Aug   SCANNER Wallops Island c.762 km Probe payload to measure infrared horizon conditions as guidance test.
1966 16 Aug   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 388 km Payload by Max Plank of 120 kg for Barium release, wind measurements.
1966 16 Aug   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.170UA for aeronomy. S/F
1966 17 Aug   AEROBEE-350 Wallops Island 357 km 17.02GT - second launch for rocket test and ionosphere and X-rays. Range 171 km
1966 18 Aug   MT-135-18    
1966 18 Aug   ATHENA Green River   B011 re-entry test flight
1966 19 Aug   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 286.4 km Max Plank 120 kg payload, barium release
1966 19 Aug   ATHENA Green River   E001 re-entry test flight
1966 22 Aug   SANDHAWK Tonopah ?   Second flight - success.
1966 23 Aug 0904 HAD Woomera   HAD-189/1? with falling sphere
1966 24 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.183UE energetic particles. S/S
1966 24 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.271UI for ionosphere payload. S/S
1966 25 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.272UI ionosphere study. S/F
1966 26 Aug   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.101DS for solar studies. S/S
1966 26 Aug   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 113.7 km AAF-III-13. Aerodynamics heating with 44 kg payload
1966 26 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.05GA for aeronomy. S/S
1966 26 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.06GA for aeronomy. S/S
1966 26 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.285UM meteorological payload. S/S
1966 28 Aug 0904 HAD Woomera   HAD-189/2? with falling sphere
1966 28 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.22GA for aeronomy payload. S/S
1966 28 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.286UM for meteorology. S/S
1966 29 Aug   ARCAS WSPG   15.12GI - ionosphere study. S/S
1966 29 Aug   ARCAS WSPG   15.11GI to study ionosphere. S/S
1966 29 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.156GM for airglow, electron temperature and density in ionosphere. S/S
1966 30 Aug   HAD Woomera 91 km HAD-312 with falling sphere payload
1966 Sep   ORION-2 Chamical   Fourth development launch, Argentina
1966 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Galactic study at magnetic N pole
1966 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Magnetic N pole launch, astronomy
1966 01 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.18UE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 01 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D029 re-entry test flight
1966 02 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.219GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 02 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.220GE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 02 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D025 re-entry test flight
1966 03 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.221GE for plasma physics. S/S
1966 05 Sep   GRILLO-2    
1966 06 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.20UE for plasma physics. S/S
1966 06 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.21UE for energetic particles. S/S
1966 08 Sep   RM-2P Krakow   Postal payload
1966 14 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.278CA/CI for aeronomy and to study the ionosphere. S/S
1966 14 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.279CA/CI aeronomy & ionosphere. S/S
1966 16 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.280CA/CI aeronomy & ionosphere. S/S
1966 16 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.281CA/CI aeronomy & ionosphere. S/S
1966 16 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.282CA/CI aeronomy & ionosphere. S/S
1966 16 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.164UI for ionosphere payload. S/S
1966 17 Sep 0157 NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   Re-entry test called "METEOR-9"
1966 17 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.19UE for plasma physics. S/S
1966 20 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.176UG for stellar spectra. S/S
1966 20 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   12.06GT special NASA test. S/S
1966 22 Sep   ATHENA Green River   B015 re-entry test flight
1966 24 Sep 0913 JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 935 km 8.27IA rocket to study electric fields and winds using Barium release. S/S
1966 25 Sep 0051 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island 280 km 18.26IA for aeronomy payload with Barium & CuO release in 3 releases, by NASA and Max Planck of Germany, between 200 km and 257 km. S/S
1966 27 Sep 0922 HAD Woomera   HAD-190 with falling sphere payload
1966 28 Sep 1712 SIDEWINDER-ARCAS Fort Churchill   AG-30.753 for aurora. Rocket failure
1966 28 Sep 1816 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AD-17.604 to investigate auroral absorption - good data.
1966 30 Sep   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.146GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 30 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.217GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 Oct ?   HAD Woomera   Probable launch during month
1966 Oct   YANTAR-1 USSR   Payload module launched by rocket
1966 01 Oct   VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 166 km V.77 for technology, ionosphere and stability test. S/P
1966 01 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.209GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 01 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.211GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 01 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.210GM with meteorology payload. S/S
1966 01 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.212GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 02 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.213GM with meteorology payload. S/S
1966 02 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.214GM with GSFC meteorology head. S/S
1966 02 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.215GM; last in this series of joint US/Brasil meteorology flights. S/S
1966 03 Oct   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir   V.77 carried pointed payload head. S/S
1966 05 Oct   SAPHIR-09 Hammaguir   VE.231R No3 for technology & re-entry. S
1966 06 Oct   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.38GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1966 06 Oct   ATHENA Green River   D024 rocket for re-entry test flight
1966 07 Oct   ATHENA Green River   D049 for re-entry test to WSPG impact
1966 08 Oct   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.140 on technology mission. S/S
1966 12 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.149CG to study X-ray astronomy. S/S
1966 13 Oct   MT-135-19     Meteorology
1966 13 Oct   MT-135-20     Meteorology
1966 13 Oct   ATHENA Green River   D035 re-entry test flight
1966 13 Oct   ATHENA Green River   D036 re-entry test flight to WSPG
1966 14 Oct 1355 JUDI-DART El Arenosillo 55 km First launch; chaff
1966 15 Oct 1056 SKUA El Arenosillo 57 km Wind and temperature payload. Impacted in the Atlantic Ocean.
1966 17 Oct   DRAGON Andoya   D.28 for aeronomy payload. S/S
1966 21 Oct   ARCAS Point Arguello   USAF weather probing
1966 22 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.161NA for the collection of micrometeoroids. S/S
1966 25 Oct 0906 SKYLARK Woomera 211 km SL-321 with ionosphere payload
1966 25 Oct 1111 SKYLARK-1 Woomera 119 km SL-322 for ionosphere study
1966 25 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.195GA/GI micrometeoroid collection. S/S
1966 25 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN WSPG   10.181 AI for ionosphere study. S/S
1966 27 Oct 0847 SKYLARK Woomera 173 km SL-325 with ionospheric payload
1966 27 Oct 1025 SKYLARK-2 Woomera 212 km SL-323 with ionospheric payload
1966 27 Oct 1335 SKYLARK Woomera   SL-324 for ionosphere study. S/F
1966 28 Oct   SAPHIR-10 Hammaguir   VE.231G/3 technology & guidance. S/S
1966 31 Oct   MU-1D Kagoshima   First launch
1966 31 Oct   4-stage Wallops Island   Heat-shield test on re-entry flight, with parachute recovery in Atlantic.
1966 Nov   JAGUAR-2 Woomera   J.204 re-entry test flight. S/S
1966 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   AAF-III-12
1966 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill   AAF-IV-05
1966 01 Nov 0948 HAD Woomera   HAD-191 with falling sphere payload
1966 02 Nov   SAPHIR-11 Hammaguir   VE.231G No4 for technology & guidance. S/S
1966 04 Nov   ORION-2 Wallops Island   Rocket performance test with sounding rocket from Argentina. S/S
1966 05 Nov   HONEST-JOHN/NIKE    
1966 05 Nov 1454 NIKE-HYDAC Alcantara   Certification round in preparation for solar eclipse monitoring launch
1966 07 Nov   ORION-2 Wallops Island   Rocket performance test with Argentinean rocket. Exploded at 6 seconds.
1966 07 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D041 re-entry test flight to WSPG
1966 07 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D039 re-entry flight from Green River
1966 08 Nov   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.04GE for plasma physics. S/S
1966 09 Nov   ORION-2 Wallops Island 97 km Argentinean rocket with 16 kg payload to monitor rocket performance, ended at 800m on descent by air-snatch by helicopter over Atlantic Ocean.
1966 10 Nov   ATHENA Green River   B017 re-entry test flight to WSPG
1966 10 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D020 re-entry flight test
1966 10 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   Experiments for AZUR satellite, studied electron densities and the auroral zone.
1966 10 Nov 2235 LONG-TOM Woomera   LT-?? launch from Woomera
1966 11 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.287IE for plasma physics. S/S
1966 11 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D047 re-entry test flight to WSPG
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ARCAS     Eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ORION-2 Tartagal   Launched in Argentina for eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ORION-2 Tartagal   Argentina launch for eclipse
1966 12 Nov   ORION-2 Tartagal   Solar eclipse study from Argentina
1966 12 Nov   TITUS-01 Chamical 274 km FU150. Eclipse study from Chamical, Argentina. S/S
1966 12 Nov   TITUS-02 Chamical 270 km FU150. Eclipse monitoring flight. S/S
1966 12 Nov 1200 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Alcantara   Eclipse study by Brasil/NASA
1966 12 Nov 1338 NIKE-JAVELIN Alcantara   Eclipse
1966 12 Nov 1354 NIKE-HYDAC Alcantara   D-4 - solar eclipse - good data
1966 12 Nov 1402 NIKE-APACHE Alcantara   14.77CA/CI aeronomy & ionosphere study during the solar eclipse over Brasil. S/S
1966 12 Nov 1406 NIKE-APACHE Alcantara   14.274UI ionosphere study during eclipse
1966 12 Nov 1407 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Alcantara   Eclipse study flight by Brasil/NASA
1966 12 Nov 1407.5 NIKE-JAVELIN Alcantara   Eclipse study flight
1966 12 Nov 1408 NIKE-APACHE Alcantara   Eclipse study of atmosphere conditions
1966 12 Nov 1408.5 NIKE-HYDAC Alcantara   D-11 flight to study eclipse
1966 12 Nov 1410 NIKE-APACHE Alcantara   14.304UI ionosphere during eclipse. S/S
1966 12 Nov 1429 NIKE-HYDAC Alcantara   D-13 to study solar eclipse - good data
1966 12 Nov 1445 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Alcantara   Eclipse study by Brasil/NASA
1966 12 Nov 1450 NIKE-JAVELIN Alcantara   Eclipse monitoring flight
1966 12 Nov 1535 NIKE-JAVELIN Alcantara   Eclipse study flight
1966 12 Nov 1600 NIKE-APACHE Alcantara   14.303UI ionosphere during eclipse. S/S
1966 12 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.153GS for solar studies during eclipse
1966 12 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.191DS solar studies at eclipse. S/S
1966 14 Nov   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.105 for aeronomy/Na release. S/S
1966 14 Nov   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.139 for aeronomy/Na release. S/S
1966 16 Nov   ALARR-GENIE     Air-launched from F-4B fighter
1966 18 Nov 0105 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 142 km SL-481 Woomera launch. S/F
1966 18 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AAD-III-106
1966 18 Nov   CENTAURE Kiruna 123 km CE.21/1 for ESRO. S/P
1966 18 Nov   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.299UA for aeronomy payload. S/F
1966 20 Nov   CENTAURE Kiruna  
1966 20 Nov   CENTAURE    
1966 20 Nov   CENTAURE    
1966 20 Nov   CENTAURE    
1966 20 Nov   NIKE-TOMAHAWK    
1966 20 Nov   JUDI-DART    
1966 21 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.154GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1966 24 Nov   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir 230 km or 315 km V.82 rocket used for technology mission with 60 kg payload. S/P
1966 26 Nov   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 2.5 km SK-16 payload to study UV radiation, electron temp, solar radiation and X-rays. Second stage failed to ignite.
1966 27 Nov   CORA Hammaguir   G-1. First launch for technology tests, but control lost at 62 sec when one of the engines gimballed fully. Tumbled then broke up in flight.
1966 28 Nov 1215 SPARTA Woomera 290 km SV-1, first re-entry test launch
1966 29 Nov   CENTAURE Kiruna 147 km CE.08 rocket for auroral studies by the ESRO (possibly CE.09/2).
1966 29 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 113.7 km Auroral study with 34.5 kg payload
1966 29 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill 790.5 km Fired seven seconds after above launch, with 34.5 kg auroral study payload.
1966 30 Nov   CENTAURE Kiruna 149 km CE.07 or CE.09/1 for ESRO auroral study payload. S/S
1966 30 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.181UA for atm composition. S/S
1966 30 Nov   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.27UE for plasma physics. S/S
1966 Dec ?   HAD Woomera   Probable launch at Woomera
1966 02 Dec   SAPHIR-12 Hammaguir   VE.231R No5 for technology and re-entry test, but failed at separation.
1966 02 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.180UA for atm composition. S/S
1966 05 Dec   KAPPA-9M-21 Kagoshima  
1966 08 Dec 1457 SKYLARK-3 Woomera   SL-405 with x-ray astronomy payload. F
1966 09 Dec   VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir 122 km V.59 to study Lyman-a with mass spectrometer. S/S
1966 09 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN WSPG   10.160GM for meteorology. S/S
1966 09 Dec   SCANNER Wallops Island c.880 km Probe to measure infra-red horizon conditions for guidance testing.
1966 12 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 155 km University of Bonn gas spectrometer in 46.3 kg payload.
1966 13 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-5A Fort Churchill   AAF-VA-107
1966 13 Dec   SAPHIR-13 Hammaguir   VE.231R/6 for technology & re-entry. S/S
1966 13 Dec 1150 SPARTA Woomera 314.4 km SV-2/2034 rocket in second re-entry test
1966 13 Dec   AEROBEE-150 Alcantara   4.182UG for X-ray astronomy. S/S
1966 14 Dec 0633 SKYLARK Woomera 164 km SL-581A launch at Woomera. S/S
1966 14 Dec 0816 AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   AF-3.615 for auroral input/output. S/S
1966 14 Dec 0817 ASTROBEE-200 Fort Churchill   AC-15.735 for auroral input/output. S/S
1966 15 Dec   NASA sounding rocket Alcantara  
1966 15 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill 882.3 km Diagnostic payload of 38.3 kg on rocket spun at 3 revs/second.
1966 15 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill 954.7 km Diagnostic payload of 28.5 kg with rocket at zero spin rate.
1966 15 Dec   ATHENA Green River   D038 re-entry test flight
1966 16 Dec   ATHENA Green River   D042 re-entry flight to WSPG
1966 18 Dec   CORA Hammaguir 55 km G-2 Second flight for technology. S/S
1966 20 Dec   JUDI-DART    
1966 1966   BERENICE Isle du Levant   B.12 Solar corona, TITUS test flight. Success.
1967 11 Jan   VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir   V.84 carried night-time cameras, and a mass spectrometer on test flight. S/S
1967 11 Jan   CASTOR-SCRAMJET     Low angle firing?
1967 11 Jan   BLUE-SCOUT-JR Cape Canaveral ?  
1967 13 Jan   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir   V.63 with diagnostics payload. S/S
1967 17 Jan   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir   V.85 with stabilised payload head to make study of the solar spectra. S/S
1967 17 Jan   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   AG3.526
1967 19 Jan   MT-135-21     Meteorology
1967 19 Jan   SAPHIR-14 Hammaguir   VE.231G No5 for technology and guidance tests. S/S
1967 21 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 170 km AA-II-105
1967 22 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 130 km AA-II-102
1967 22 Jan   MT-135-22     Meteorology
1967 22 Jan   MT-135-23     Meteorology
1967 23 Jan   MT-135-24     Meteorology
1967 23 Jan 0701 NIKE-APACHE WSPG   SPHERE-37 on AFCRL atmosphere density test flight. S/P
1967 23 Jan 0730 NIKE-APACHE WSPG   SPHERE-39 for air density test. S/S
1967 23 Jan 1300 NIKE-APACHE WSPG   SPHERE-35 studied air density. S/S
1967 23 Jan 1600 NIKE-APACHE WSPG   SPHERE-38 for air density expt. S/S
1967 24 Jan   MT-135-25     Meteorology
1967 26 Jan   DRAGON Dumont   D.24 fired at Dumont d'Urville, Adelie Land for ionosphere study by GRI. S/P
1967 26 Jan 2000 NIKE-APACHE WSPG   SPHERE-36 for air density by AFCRL. S/S
1967 27 Jan   SAPHIR-15 Hammaguir   VE.231G No6 for technology & guidance. S/S
1967 28 Jan   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.23GE for particles & fields. F/F
1967 28 Jan   DRAGON Dumont   D.25 for ionosphere study by GRI. S/S
1967 29 Jan   DRAGON Dumont   D.26 made GRI study of ionosphere. S/S
1967 29 Jan   DRAGON Dumont   D.27 for ionosphere study by GRI. S/S
1967 31 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.275UI for ionosphere payload. S/S
1967 31 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.207GM with meteorology study. S/S
1967 31 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.319UM studied meteorology. S/S
1967 31 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.310CM for meteorology head. S/S
1967 31 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.216GM for meteorological study. S/S
1967 01 Feb   CENTAURE    
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.315UM studied meteorology. F/F
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.311CM corporate meteorology. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.217GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.317UM with meteorology payload. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.312CM for meteorology payload. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.218GM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.318UM university meteorology. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.313CM corporate meteorology. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.219GM meteorology by GSFC. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.316UM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.323CM on corporate met launch. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.220GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.314CM on meteorology mission. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.322UM for university meteorology. S/S
1967 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.221GM for GSFC meteorology. S/S
1967 03 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.222GM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 03 Feb   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill 183 km AA-II-101
1967 04 Feb   CENTAURE Kiruna 129 km C.21/2 with ESRO payload. S/S
1967 06 Feb   LAMBDA-3H-? Kagoshima ?  
1967 09 Feb   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill   8.41UE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 09 Feb   ATHENA Green River   B045 re-entry test flight
1967 14 Feb 0552 TRAILBLAZER-2 Wallops Island   METEOR-10 re-entry test flight
1967 16 Feb   CENTAURE Kiruna 148 km C.10/1 with ESRO ionosphere head. S/P
1967 17 Feb   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.163UA with JHU payload to study the auroral spectra. S/S
1967 22 Feb   CENTAURE Kiruna 158 km C.10/2 by ESRO for ionosphere. S/P
1967 23 Feb   ATHENA Green River   D037 re-entry test flight
1967 24 Feb   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir   V.81 with night-time cameras for geophysics experiments. S/S
1967 25 Feb   ASTROBEE-1500 Wallops Island 2380 km 16.05US for solar studies. S/F
1967 02 Mar   ATHENA Green River   C048 re-entry test flight
1967 03 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.160GG for stellar IR studies. S/S
1967 03 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.84UG for stellar spectra study. S/S
1967 03 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya 190 km F.14/14 flight. S/S
1967 06 Mar 1357 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 178 km 10.09/14.161IA carried Sodium trail dispenser - but no ejection. S/F
1967 07 Mar   VESTA-04 Hammaguir 233 km Biology payload with monkey "Martine". S/S
1967 09 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.24GE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 09 Mar 1357 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 184 km 10.10/14.162IA for atmosphere study for Na deployment - no ejection. S/F
1967 10 Mar   GRILLO-9    
1967 12 Mar 1357 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 168 km 10.14/14.163IA with Langmuir probe and Na trail - but no ejection. S/P
1967 12 Mar 1730 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 183 km 10.12/14.206IA/II with Langmuir probe and TMA release. S/S
1967 13 Mar 0044 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 155 km 10.11/14.267IA/II with Langmuir probe and Sodium trail release - no ejection. S/P
1967 13 Mar   VESTA-05 Hammaguir 240 km? Biology flight, monkey "Pierette". S/S
1967 14 Mar 0600 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 200 km SL-406 for solar X-ray astronomy
1967 14 Mar   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 206 km 4.102DS carried 86 kg payload for UV astronomy to near OSO-3 satellite. S/S
1967 14 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F.15/14 payload. S/S
1967 16 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Thumba   First all-Indian payload (or 6th Mar?)
1967 16 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island 142 km 14.256II with COSPAR payload. Joint NASA/Indian 43.5 kg payload for electron density & tempterature, also Lyman-α radiation using a riometer, and a Langmuir probe. S/S
1967 16 Mar   ATHENA Green River   B012 re-entry test flight
1967 17 Mar   VERONIQUE-AGI Hammaguir   V.64 carried solar coronagraph. S/S
1967 17 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.194DG with NRL payload of stellar spectrograph. S/S
1967 17 Mar   ATHENA Green River   D040 for re-entry test flight
1967 17 Mar   ATHENA Green River   D051 on re-entry test flight
1967 18 Mar   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill   8.47UE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 20 Mar   DAUPHIN Hammaguir   DA.001 on CNES technology test flight. F/F
1967 22 Mar   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.103DS with AFCRL payload to study extreme solar UV radiation. S/S
1967 24 Mar   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir 365 km V.86 carried diagnostics payload and biological specimens. S/S
1967 27 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Alcantara   18.28UE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 28 Mar   CENTAURE Hammaguir   CE.145 on atmosphere study flight. S/S
1967 29 Mar   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir   V.87 with solar coronagraph mounted in stabilised head. Rocket exploded. F/F
1967 30 Mar   NIKE-APACHE    
1967 30 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.12UL on astronomy mission. S/F
1967 30 Mar   ATHENA Green River   D049 on re-entry test flight
1967 30 Mar   ATHENA Green River   D046 for re-entry test mission
1967 31 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.09GE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 31 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.283CA corporate atmosphere study. S/F
1967 31 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.208GM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 31 Mar   ATHENA Green River   E002 on re-entry test flight
1967 Mar/Apr   20 rockets Wallops Island   Ten pairs of US/Japanese sounding rocket launches (inc MT-135 of Apr)
1967 01 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.204GG for stellar spectra. S/P
1967 04 Apr 0032 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 220 km SL-426 discovered X-ray star. S/S
1967 04 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.226GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 04 Apr   VERONIQUE-61M Hammaguir   V.88 was the last fired at Hammaguir, and carried Langmuir probe and night-time cameras. S/S
1967 04 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Met comparison launch
1967 04 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology
1967 04 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology
1967 04 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology
1967 04 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology
1967 05 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.168CS for solar physics. S/S
1967 05 Apr   METEOR-1 Krakow   Meteorology
1967 05 Apr   METEOR-1 Krakow   Met firing, another seventeen fired to 13 May 1967
1967 05 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology comparison firing
1967 05 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology
1967 05 Apr   MT-135 Wallops Island   Meteorology
1967 06 Apr   ATHENA Green River   B031 on re-entry test flight
1967 06 Apr   ATHENA Green River   D043 for re-entry research test
1967 07 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.186UG for stellar spectra. S/S
1967 07 Apr 1957 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-1/14.328IE with German/USA particles & fields payload. S/S
1967 08 Apr 2003 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-2/14.329IE with US/German payload. S/S
1967 09 Apr 0100 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-3/14.330IE with US/German payload. S/S
1967 10 Apr 1051 SKYLARK Woomera 167 km SL-118 for X-ray sky survey
1967 10 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.227GM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 10 Apr 2014 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-4/14.331IE with USA/German payload. S/S
1967 11 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.223GM on meteorology mission. S/S
1967 11 Apr 2021 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-5/14.332IE on joint Germany/USA payload mission. S/S
1967 12 Apr   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill   8.39GI on ionosphere study flight. S/S
1967 12 Apr 1232 SKYLARK Woomera 160 km SL-119 on X-ray sky survey
1967 12 Apr   ATHENA Green River   B020 for re-entry test flight
1967 13 Apr 0600 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   SPHERE-41 by AFCRL to make air density studies. S/S
1967 18 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.228GM on meteorology study flight. S/S
1967 18 Apr 1040 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Eglin AFB   SPHERE-40 by AFCRL to study air density. S/S
1967 19 Apr 0644 CENTAURE-1 Thumba 128 km 45.01/CE.87 carried Langmuir probe & atmosphere study equipment. S/F
1967 19 Apr   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 129 km C.24/1 for ESRO parachute test. S/P
1967 20 Apr 0837 SPARTA-3 Woomera 272.3 km SV-3 re-entry research flight
1967 20 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.224GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1967 20 Apr   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.55GT on technology launch. S/S
1967 21 Apr   SKYLARK-3 Woomera 218 km SL-425 for ionosphere study and X-ray star search.
1967 24 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.117GS for solar X-rays. S/S
1967 25 Apr   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 396 km AFF-VB-06 Sixth launch - carried diagnostics experiments (4) and science (1).
1967 26 Apr   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 397 km AFF-VB-07 Seventh launch - with four diagnostic expts and one science experiment.
1967 27 Apr 0431 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 203 km SL-682 for X-ray sky survey
1967 29 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.225GM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 30 Apr   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.229GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1967 May   ROOK Woomera   RAE aerodynamics used ROOK-IIIA motor
1967 May   ? Hawaii   X-ray studies
1967 May   ? Wallops Island   Released Barium cloud
1967 04 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.232GM meteorology study by GSFC.S/S
1967 04 May   ATHENA Green River   B030 re-entry test flight
1967 04 May   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 362 km ADD-VB-10
1967 05 May   DRAGON Somniani   D.33 had payload for aeronomy. S/S
1967 05 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.157GG studied stellar spectra. S/F
1967 05 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.203UG had stellar spectra head. S/F
1967 05 May   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.268UI for ionosphere studies. S/S
1967 05 May   ATHENA Green River   B032 on re-entry test flight
1967 05 May   ATHENA Green River   B033 for re-entry study flight
1967 09 May   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.230GM on meteorology launch. S/S
1967 09 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.192DS carried NRL payload to make solar studies. S/S
1967 09 May   HONEST-JOHN/NIKE WSPG   Voyager Mars parachute test
1967 11 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.233GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 11 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.151GM with meteorology payload. S/F
1967 13 May   METEOR-1 Krakow   18th launch since 5th Apr 1967
1967 15 May   DRAGON     ?
1967 15 May   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.231GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1967 17 May   AEROBEE Wallops Island 148 km NB3.177 with NRL payload for X-ray study of 3C-273 source. S/S
1967 17 May   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.43UA released two Barium trails. S/S
1967 22 May   SKYLARK-3 Salto di Quirra 205 km SK-11/1 payload by ESRO for solar X-rays/radio propagation/UV radiation/electron density & temperature.
1967 23 May   DRAGON     D.__ - launch failure
1967 25 May   SKYLARK-3 Salto di Quirra 220 km S-05/2 payload by ESRO, as on 22 May.
1967 31 May   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.300UA for atmosphere studies. F/F
1967 01 Jun   ATHENA Green River   B034 for re-entry test flight
1967 02 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 180 km 4.210GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1967 06 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 138 km 4.222NA for the collection of micrometeoroids. S/S
1967 06 Jun   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.29UE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 08 Jun   PETREL South Uist   P1H - first launch - technology
1967 09 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   KP03.021 studied solar X-rays after a solar flare. S/S
1967 08 Jun   ATHENA Green River   D053 re-entry test flight
1967 13 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.297CE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 mid-Jun   PETREL South Uist   P2H - second launch - technology
1967 16 Jun   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Alcantara 966 km+ 8.49IE was a test of the German AZUR satellite instruments . S/S
1967 17 Jun   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Alcantara   8.50IE carried AZUR instruments. S/S
1967 20 Jun   P-160 Italy   Carried mail load
1967 20 Jun   HONEST-JOHN/NIKE WSPG   Voyager Mars parachute test
1967 21 Jun   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.26UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1967 21 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.179UA for atmosphere comp. S/S
1967 21 Jun   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.13UP for special project. F/F
1967 24 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.238GM meteorological payload. S/S
1967 24 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.237GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 25 Jun   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.239GM studied meteorology. S/S
1967 28 Jun   DAUPHIN Isle du Levant   DA.002 for CNES diagnostics test. S/S
1967 28 Jun 2032 TRAILBLAZER-2 Wallops Island   AD-21.860 for re-entry test flight
1967 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   ADF-3-24
1967 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   ADF-3-25
1967 04 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay or Fort Churchill ?   ALF-III-19 Fired at geomagnetic North pole, at Resolute Bay, Canada.
1967 04 Jul 2307 SPARTA-4 Woomera 309.5 km SV-4/2032 on re-entry test flight
1967 05 Jul   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   AE3.582
1967 05 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay or Fort Churchill ?   ALF-III-20 Firing at geomagnetic N-pole
1967 05 Jul   RUBIS Landes 1560 km VE.210 No10 for radio astronomy. S/S
1967 08 Jul   SKUA South Uist 73 km SU.1H for atmosphere study. S/S
1967 08 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.190UG carried MIT payload to study X-ray spectra. S/S
1967 08 Jul   NIKE-APACHE     ?
1967 09 Jul   SKUA South Uist 73 km SU.2H for aeronomy payload. S/S
1967 11 Jul   LYNX-6 Aberporth   Aerodynamics test flight
1967 11 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 95 km ADF-III-24
1967 12 Jul   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill 95 km ADF-III-25
1967 14 Jul   ATHENA Green River   D050 re-entry test flight
1967 20 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.212UA for atm composition. S/S
1967 20 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.211UA for atm composition. S/S
1967 23 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.337CM corporate met payload. S/S
1967 24 Jul 1643 SPARTA-5 Woomera   SV-5/2009 on re-entry test flight with max speed 15,550 mph (6,950m/s).
1967 25 Jul   ARCAS    
1967 31 Jul   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 133 km C.20/1 carried ESRO recovery test payload with the NLC. S/S
1967 31 Jul   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 127 km C.32/1 payload by ESRO for the study of photometry. S/P
1967 02 Aug   ARCAS Pacific Mobile Range   15.16DA for NOTS aeronomy payload. S/F
1967 03 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Point Barrow   14.97UM for meteorology study. S/S
1967 03 Aug   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 450 km ALF-VB-12
1967 04 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.172UG made stellar UV studies. S/S
1967 05 Aug   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.343GT/UA for technology tests and the study of atmosphere conditions. S/F
1967 05 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Point Barrow   14.290UM on meteorology flight. S/S
1967 05 Aug   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill 288 km ALF-VB-13
1967 08 Aug 0328 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 182 km SL-305 studied solar X-rays
1967 08 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.207UA atmospheric composition. S/S
1967 08 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.273UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1967 08 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 254 km AH3.529
1967 09 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.338CM corporate meteorology. S/S
1967 09 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.339CM for meteorology. S/S
1967 09 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.340CM with met payload. S/S
1967 09 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.342CM corporate met launch. S/S
1967 09 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.341CM carried met payload. S/S
1967 11 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.223NA collected micrometeoroids. S/S
1967 12 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 224 km NC3.187
1967 15 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 245 km AG3.528
1967 16 Aug 0636 SKYLARK Woomera 152 km SL-581B made successful flight. S/S
1967 17 Aug 0635 NIKE-JAVELIN Eglin AFB   SPHERE-43 studied air density for the AFCRL. S/S
1967 17 Aug 1946 SPARTA-6 Woomera   SV-6/2039 re-entry test flight
1967 18 Aug   ATHENA Green River   E002 on re-entry test flight
1967 18 Aug   ATHENA Green River   D055 for re-entry flight test
1967 20 Aug   ARCAS Andoya   ARCAS-2 rocket
1967 21 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.240GM for meteorology payload. F/F
1967 21 Aug   ARCAS Pacific Mobile Range   15.17DA for NOTS aeronomy flight. S/S
1967 24 Aug 1005 SKYLARK Woomera 178 km SL-521 for astronomy payload. S/P
1967 24 Aug   OBERON Woomera   Ob.1 first flight - aerodynamics
1967 24 Aug   ATHENA Green River   D059 re-entry test flight
1967 25 Aug   ARCAS Andoya   ARCAS-3/15.21II rocket flight. S/S
1967 25 Aug   ATHENA Green River   D048 re-entry test flight
1967 26 Aug   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.187CG for stellar X-rays. S/S
1967 26 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.241GM on meteorology mission. S/S
1967 26 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.242GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1967 28 Aug   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.243GM on meteorology mission. S/S
1967 29 Aug 1001 SKYLARK Woomera 124 km SL-522 for night sky brightness
1967 30 Aug   ASTROBEE-1500 Wallops Island   16.03GR for radio astronomy. S/S
1967 31 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.43GE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 31 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.46GE for particles & fields. S/S
1967 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Firing at geomagnetic N-pole, at Resolute Bay, Canada.
1967 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Geomagnetic north-pole firing
1967 Sep   TERRIER-SANDHAWK     First launch
1967 02 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.44GE for particles and fields. S/S
1967 02 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.47GE studied particles & fields. S/S
1967 06 Sep 0600 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   AG-7.176 with AFCRL payload to study air density. S/P
1967 07 Sep   RANGER-32 Aberporth   Aerodynamics flight
1967 07 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Puerto Rico c.190 km 14.305UI for ionosphere study. Fired at Vega Baja Airport near San Juan. S/F
1967 07 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Puerto Rico c.12 km 14.309UI fired at Puerto Rico to make study of ionosphere. F/F
1967 08 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Puerto Rico c.190 km 14.308UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1967 08 Sep   NIKE-APACHE     ?
1967 08 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D057 for re-entry test flight
1967 12 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.45GE for particles and fields. S/S
1967 12 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.48GE for particles & fields. S/F
1967 12 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   12.07GT for special test. F/F
1967 14 Sep   ARCAS Hawaii   15.35DA for NOTS aeronomy flight. S/F
1967 14 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D056 on re-entry test flight
1967 15 Sep 1617 SPARTA-7 Woomera   SV-7/2012 re-entry test flight
1967 17 Sep   ARCAS Hawaii   15.36DA on NOTS aeronomy flight. S/S
1967 18 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.334UM on meteorology flight. F/F
1967 18 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK    
1967 19 Sep   ARCAS Hawaii   15.37DA for NOTS aeronomy study. S/S
1967 21 Sep   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island   8.45UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1967 27 Sep   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 183 km S-26/1 with ESRO payload to study ionosphere and solar radiation.
1967 28 Sep   ATHENA Green River   C051 re-entry test flight
1967 28 Sep   ATHENA Green River   D066 on re-entry test flight
1967 28 Sep   BLACK-BRANT-5A Fort Churchill 166 km AFF-VA-119 Low angle firing with 150 kg payload, under zero-roll condition
1967 29 Sep   ATHENA Green River   C050 re-entry test flight
1967 30 Sep   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.104DS for AFCRL payload for extreme UV solar astronomy. S/S
1967 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   AKF-3-26
1967 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   AKF-3-27
1967 03 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.152GS for solar UV & X-rays. S/S
1967 03 Oct   ARCAS Wallops Island   12.09GT on special test flight. F?/S?
1967 04 Oct   DRAGON Andoya 250 km D.34/1 with ESRO payload. S/S
1967 04 Oct   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 206 km S-19/1 payload for ionosphere
1967 04 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-5A Fort Churchill 183 km AAF-VA-120 Low angle firing, fired at 3.75 cycles per sec roll rate
1967 05 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.243DS for NRL solar studies. S/S
1967 07 Oct   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 164 km S-26/2 with ESRO payload for solar radiation & ionosphere studies.
1967 07 Oct   DRAGON Andoya 238 km D.30/1 with ESRO payload. S/S
1967 09 Oct   ARCAS Andoya   15.22II/ARCAS-4 launch. S/S
1967 10 Oct   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 206 km S-19/2 with ESRO ionosphere head
1967 10 Oct   DRAGON Andoya   D.34/2 carried ESRO payload. F/F
1967 11 Oct   ATHENA Green River   B030 re-entry test flight
1967 11 Oct 1622 SPARTA-8 Woomera   SV-8/2030 re-entry test flight
1967 12 Oct   VERTIKAL-0 Kapustin Yar 4,400 km Atmosphere/ionosphere/radiation & shielding/electron density.
1967 13 Oct   ARCAS Andoya   15.23II/ARCAS-5 ionosphere. S/S
1967 13 Oct   ARCAS Hawaii   15.38DA with NOTS aeronomy head. S/S
1967 14 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.248GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 15 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.244GM with met payload. S/S
1967 15 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.245GM on meteorology mission. S/S
1967 19 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.239US to make solar studies. S/S
1967 19 Oct   ARCAS Hawaii   15.39DA with NOTS aeronomy head. S/S
1967 19 Oct   SCOUT Wallops Island 217 km RAM-C1 re-entry test flight, in Radio Attenuation Measurement.
1967 20 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay 156 km AKF-III-26 with 30 kg payload which landed at 72 km range.
1967 22 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay 151 km AKF-III-27 carried 30 kg payload on flight lasting 356 seconds.
1967 22 Oct   ARCAS Hawaii   15.40DA with NOTS aeronomy study. S/S
1967 23 Oct 1604 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna c.200 km K-NA-7 for German Max Planck Institute to study electron fields in the aurora with Ba release.
1967 24 Oct   ARCAS Resolute Bay   15.32GI for ionosphere study, fired at Resolute Bay, Canada. F/F
1967 24 Oct   ARCAS Resolute Bay   15.33GI for ionosphere study. F/F
1967 25 Oct   CORA Landes   G.3 vehicle on technology flight, but due to a wiring problem, the rocket tumbled, then broke up. F/F
1967 25 Oct   ARCAS Hawaii   15.41DA with NOTS aeronomy payload. S/S
1967 27 Oct   ZENIT Salto di Quirra 145 km Z.01 was first flight - carried ESRO payload. S
1967 27 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.158GG for stellar spectra. S/F
1967 31 Oct 1314 SPARTA-9 Woomera   SV-9/2041 re-entry test flight
1967 Oct/Nov   BLACK-BRANT-4 Natal   Firing in Brasil
1967 Oct/Nov   BLACK-BRANT-4 Natal   Firing in Brasil
1967 Nov   LEX-02 Isle du Levant   Hybrid sounding rocket
1967 01 Nov 0430 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 209 km or 206 km SL-407 rocket used to carry payload to study solar X-rays.
1967 01 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.226UG for stellar spectra. S/S
1967 04 Nov   P-160 Italy   Carried mail load
1967 07 Nov   CENTAURE Chamical   CE.92 fired at Chamical, Argentina for atmosphere studies. S
1967 07 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 243 km AH3.530
1967 12 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Kiruna c.200 km 5th by Max Planck to study electron fields in the aurora with Ba release.
1967 14 Nov 0527 SKYLARK Woomera 178 km SL-423 for ionosphere and solar radiation studies.
1967 14 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.229DG carried NRL payload for stellar spectra measurements. S/P
1967 15 Nov   AEROBEE-150/150A ? Natal 225 km AD3.365
1967 16 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.298UI study of ionosphere. S/S
1967 16 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D063 re-entry test flight
1967 17 Nov   SKYLARK Woomera 181 km SL-424 for solar radiation and ionospheric research
1967 20 Nov   ROHINI-75 Thumba   First launch
1967 20 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.228CG for stellar X-rays. S/F
1967 23 Nov   TACITE Isle du Levant   T.02 FU169 Astronomy. Explosion. F/F
1967 24 Nov   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 165 km or 160 km C.13P carried payload by ESRO to study aurora. S/P or S/F
1967 24 Nov   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.34UE for particles & fields. S/F
1967 26 Nov   CENTAURE Kiruna 126 km C.31/1 with ESRO payload. S/S
1967 29 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Somniani   14.250IM with joint US/SUPARCO payload for meteorology. S/S
1967 30 Nov   ATHENA Green River   B023 re-entry test flight
1967 Dec   LEX-02B Isle du Levant  
1967 Dec   LEX-02B Isle du Levant  
1967 Dec   LEX-02B Isle du Levant  
1967 Dec   LEX-02B Isle du Levant  
1967 Dec   ROHINI-75 Thumba   Second launch
1967 Dec   ROHINI-75 Thumba   Third launch?
1967 01 Dec 0608 SKYLARK Woomera 181 km SL-422A made stellar X-ray search
1967 04 Dec 2230 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   AFCRL payload for atm composition. S/S
1967 04 Dec 2240 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   Atm composition by AFCRL. S/S
1967 04 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 167 km KP03.020
1967 05 Dec   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.66UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1967 05 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.197UA with JHU payload to study planetary atmospheres. S/S
1967 05 Dec   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.213NB carried 136 kg biology head containing two rats. S/S
1967 05 Dec 2034 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-6/14.288IE with USA/German particles & fields payload with AZUR satellite experiments. S/S
1967 06 Dec   CENTAURE Kiruna 129 km C.31/2 with ESRO payload
1967 06 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.219GG for stellar UV study. S/P
1967 06 Dec 1441 TOMAHAWK Tonopah 120 km X-ray astronomy success, but crashed into the desert at end of flight
1967 06 Dec 1628 BLACK-BRANT-5A Fort Churchill   AF-17.750 to study conditions in the polar cap regions. S/S
1967 06 Dec 1810 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   AFCRL atm composition payload. S/S
1967 07 Dec   JABIRU-2 Woomera   J.205 for RAE re-entry test flight. S/S
1967 08 Dec   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill   8.35UI studied ionosphere. S/S
1967 10 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.201NT tested a new attitude control device. S/S
1967 12 Dec   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.347UA for atmosphere study. S/S
1967 12 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.249GM for meteorology. S/S
1967 13 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG 164 km AF3.268
1967 14 Dec 0800 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   SPHERE-44 for air density study by the AFCRL. S/S
1967 16 Dec   P-160 Italy   Carried mail load
1967 18 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.246GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1967 19 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.247GM studied meteorology. S/S
1967 19 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.250GM with met payload. S/S
1967 1967   PETREL South Uist   P3H technology flight
1967 1967   PETREL South Uist   P4H technology flight
1967 1967   BLACK-BRANT-6     Multiple launches, on test
1968 Jan   ROHINI-75 x ? Thumba   About four more launches made
1968 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   First of three between 16 & 26 Jan
1968 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   Second of three more firings
1968 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   Third of three more firings
1968 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   ADD-VB-11
1968 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AAF-2-108
1968 11 Jan   ATHENA Green River   B022 re-entry test flight
1968 16 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   10.273GI with GSFC/India payload to study ionosphere. S/S
1968 16 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   10.275GI with GSFC/India payload to study ionosphere. S/S
1968 16 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   Auroral research in the 1968 Airborne Auroral Expedition.
1968 18 Jan   ATHENA Green River   B039 re-entry test flight
1968 22 Jan   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.62GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1968 22 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   ADD-2-109
1968 23 Jan   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.13UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 26 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   Fifth of five firings in the 1968 Airborne Auroral Expedition.
1968 26 Jan   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.205GG to study stellar spectra. S/S
1968 Feb   ROHINI-75 Thumba   Eighth launch - on test
1968 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Thumba   Another launch at Thumba
1968 Feb   JUDI-DART Thumba   Meteorology
1968 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.264GM for atmosphere study. S/S
1968 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.259GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.255GM with met payload. F/F
1968 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.260GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.261GM with meteorology payload. S/S
1968 01 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.262GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 01 Feb   CENTAURE Kiruna 150 km C.36/1 with ESRO aeronomy payload. S/S
1968 01 Feb   ATHENA Green River   B037 on re-entry test flight
1968 02 Feb   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.261CG for stellar spectra study. S/F
1968 02 Feb   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.220GG for stellar X-ray studies. S/S
1968 02 Feb 1356 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 191 km 10.13/14.259IA with TMA release. S/S
1968 02 Feb 1420 CENTAURE Thumba 159 km 15.06/CE.90 with TMA release. S/S
1968 03 Feb   PETREL South Uist 129 km P5H to study electron density & flux in the D and E layers. S/S
1968 04 Feb   CENTAURE Kiruna 145 km C.36/2 with ESRO aeronomy head. S/S
1968 05 Feb   TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   12.08GT was first D-region TOMAHAWK launch. S/S
1968 05 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.263GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 06 Feb   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.38UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 07 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN WSPG   10.234GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 08 Feb 0601 SKYLARK-6 Woomera 300 km SL-583A rocket flight. S/S
1968 09 Feb   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.217UA with JHU/U of Pittsburgh payload for auroral physics. S/S
1968 14 Feb   DRAGON Landes   D.32 with LPSP payload to study solar Helium. F
1968 19 Feb   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.169CS with Lockheed payload to study solar physics. S/S
1968 21 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.284CA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 21 Feb 2010 CENTAURE-1 Thumba 140 km 25.02/CE.88 by RFMS with USSR head. S/S
1968 22 Feb 1155 CENTAURE-1 Thumba 155 km 25.01/CE.89 with USSR payload
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.276GE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.364CM for meteorology. S/S
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.61GE for particles & fields. F/F
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.365CM for corporate met payload. S/S
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.366CM to study meteorology. S/S
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.367CM for meteorology. S/S
1968 22 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.208CA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 23 Feb   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.35UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 23 Feb   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.63UA to study atmosphere. S/S
1968 27 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.350CA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 28 Feb   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.68UA to study atmosphere. S/S
1968 29 Feb   PETREL South Uist 150 km P6H to study electron density and flux in the ionosphere. S/S
1968 28 Feb - 20 Mar   MR-12     Six firings to study the ionosphere and the atmosphere.
1968 Mar   SKUA ?     201st launch?
1968 01 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.177UG to study IR radiation. S/S
1968 02 Mar   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill 805 km 8.48UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 02 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.37UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 06 Mar   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 155 km C.14P for ESRO aurora study. S/P
1968 06 Mar   PETREL South Uist 155 km P7H for technology & ionosphere. S/F
1968 06 Mar   PETREL South Uist 139 km P8H for tech and ionosphere. S/P
1968 07 Mar   SKUA-2 Fort Churchill 67 km AMD-S2-05 Study of Oxygen
1968 08 Mar 0505 BOOSTED-ARCAS-1 Thumba 84 km 15.58GI for radio propagation study by NASA. S/S
1968 08 Mar   DAUPHIN Landes   DA.003 on technology flight. S/S
1968 08 Mar 1310 BOOSTED-ARCAS-1 Thumba 87 km 15.59GI for radio propagation test. S/S
1968 11 Mar   JAVELIN-3 WSPG  
1968 11 Mar   JAVELIN-3 WSPG  
1968 11 Mar   JAVELIN-3 WSPG  
1968 15 Mar   DRAGON Kerguelen Islands   D.251A for GRI ionosphere study. S/S
1968 15 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.209CS for solar physics. S/P or S/S
1968 15 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.10GI to study ionosphere. S/S
1968 16 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.198GE for energetic cosmic rays. S/S
1968 17 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Puerto Rico   14.344UM for meteorology. S/S
1968 17 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Puerto Rico   18.53GA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 17 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Puerto Rico   18.49GA to study atmosphere. S/S
1968 17 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Puerto Rico   14.345UM for meteorology study. S/S
1968 17 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Puerto Rico   18.52GA to study atmosphere. S/S
1968 18 Mar   BELIER-3 Landes   B.301 on technology flight. F
1968 18 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Puerto Rico   14.333UM to study meteorology. S/S
1968 18 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.36UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 19 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.202NT with attitude control system test of "SPARCS" device. S/S
1968 19 Mar 1757 M-100 ? Heiss Island 102 km Turbopause study
1968 20 Mar 0457 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 217 km SL-408 for X-ray & UV astronomy
1968 20 Mar 1833 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-8 for MPE agency
1968 21 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.63UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 21 Mar   ATHENA Green River   B046 on re-entry test flight
1968 22 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.255GG for stellar spectra study. S/S
1968 23 Mar 1835 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-9 for MPE agency
1968 24 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.270GM for meteorology study. S/S
1968 25 Mar 0402 M-100 ? Heiss Island 92 km Turbopause study payload
1968 25 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.271GM for meteorology study. S/S
1968 25 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Alcantara   10.272GM studied meteorology. S/S
1968 26 Mar   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   AAF-VB-04 in day-flight for Canada's National Research Council.
1968 27 Mar   SKYLARK-1 Kiruna 172 km S.16/1 payload by ESRO for proton magnetometer/electron temperature/atmosphere density measurements. S/P
1968 27 Mar   DRAGON Kerguelen Islands   D.252 for GRI agency study of the ionosphere. S/S
1968 28 Mar   DAUPHIN Landes   DA.004 on technology flight. S/S
1968 28 Mar   ATHENA Green River   B044 for re-entry test flight
1968 28 Mar   ATHENA Green River   D068 re-entry flight test
1968 28 Mar 1355 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 210 km 10.15/14.375IE/II with German payload for Ba cloud & capacitance probe. S/S
1968 28 Mar   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.346GR for radio astronomy. S/S
1968 29 Mar   DRAGON Somniani   D.34 on aeronomy flight test. S/S
1968 29 Mar   ATHENA Green River   V114C for re-entry test flight
1968 30 Mar 1355 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 211 km 10.16/14.376IE/II released Barium trail & carried capacitance probe in German/Indian/NASA test. S/S
1968 31 Mar 0037 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 208 km 10.18/14.377IE/II with German Barium release & capacitance probe. S/S
1968 31 Mar 1245 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 169 km 10.17/14.378IE for German Barium trail release. S/S
1968 01 Apr   DRAGON Kerguelen Islands   D.253 for GRI ionosphere study. S/S
1968 03 Apr   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   AAF-VB-05 on night flight for NRC
1968 04 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.277GE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 04 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.60GE for particles and fields. S/S
1968 05 Apr   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill   AKF-IV-10 was the eighth launch with an NRC payload.
1968 08 Apr   ARCAS Wallops Island   12.11GM special met launch. F/F
1968 09 Apr   VERONIQUE-AGI Kourou 113 km V.62 was the first Kourou launch, and carried a 300 kg payload for tracking purposes. Landed at 30 km range under parachute after 12 mins.
1968 09 Apr   P-160 Italy   Postal payload
1968 09 Apr   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Wallops Island 800 km 8.40UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 16 Apr 0115 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-10 for German payload. F/F
1968 17 Apr   ARCAS Wallops Island   12.10GT on technology launch. S/S
1968 20 Apr   ASTROBEE-1500 Wallops Island   16.04UI studied the ionosphere. S/F
1968 22 Apr   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AMF-2-116
1968 22 Apr 1622 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 159 km 40.01/14.241IG with India/Japan payload of particles counter and study of magnetic fields. S/F
1968 23 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.356UM on meteorology flight. F/F
1968 23 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.238UA studied the airglow. S/S
1968 24 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.39UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 24 Apr 1614 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 159 km 40.02/14.260IG with India/Japan particle counter and mag field study. S/F
1968 25 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.33CE with TRW corporate study of particles and fields. S/S
1968 25 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.40UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 27 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.244DS with NRL payload to study solar physics. S/S
1968 27 Apr   SCOUT-X-5C Wallops Island 175 km RE-ENTRY-5 high-speed test head of 260 kg for NASA re-entry test.
1968 29 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.245DS for NRL solar physics head. S/S
1968 29 Apr   SKUA-2 Fort Churchill 72 km AMD-S2-07
1968 29 Apr   SKUA-2 Fort Churchill 75 km AMD-S2-08 Oxygen and OH study
1968 30 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.41UE for particles & fields. F/F
1968 30 Apr   SKUA-2 Fort Churchill 37 km AMD-S2-06 Study of Oxygen and OH
1968 01 May 0925 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   SPHERE-45 for AFCRL air density. S/S
1968 02 May 0645 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   SPHERE-46 for air density using a descending balloon by AFCRL but balloon failed to eject. S/F
1968 02 May   ATHENA Green River   V116B re-entry test flight
1968 03 May   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.42UE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 03 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.227UG for stellar spectra. S/S
1968 03 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.196UG for X-ray astronomy. F/F
1968 07 May   BLACK-BRANT-4 Wallops Island   19.04II flown to the vicinity of the ALLOUETTE-2 satellite for ionosphere measurement comparisons. S/S
1968 14 May   BELIER-3 Salto di Quirra   B.306 for technology and tracking test flight. S/S
1968 14 May   TACITE Isle du Levant   T.03 Earth IR radiation. S/S
1968 16 May   ATHENA Green River   D061 for re-entry research
1968 17 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.221GG for stellar spectra. S/S
1968 20 May   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 136 km C.42/1 carried ESRO payload to collect micrometeorites. S/S
1968 20 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.230GS for solar physics payload. S/S
1968 25 May   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill 808 km 8.46UI for ionosphere studies. S/S
1968 25 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.173UG for stellar spectra. S/F
1968 29 May   PETREL South Uist   P17H for ionosphere study. S/F
1968 31 May 0839 SKYLARK Woomera 242 km SL-762 studied the atmosphere
1968 31 May 2039 SKYLARK Woomera 238 km SL-761 for atmosphere studies
1968 Jun   5 x RASKO-2 Krakow   Five launches were made in June
1968 01 Jun   PETREL South Uist 131 km P18H to study ionosphere. S/P
1968 04 Jun   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.363GT on special test mission. S/S
1968 07 Jun   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 138 km C.42/2 with ESRO micrometeorite collection payload. S/S
1968 08 Jun   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 135 km C.32/2 with ESRO payload to study photometry with the NLC. S/S
1968 08 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.134DS with NRL solar X-ray detector payload. S/F
1968 08 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.263CS studied solar X-rays using a 23cm diameter X-ray telescope. S/S
1968 10 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.222GE for particles & fields. S/F
1968 10 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.223GE for particles and fields. S/F
1968 10 Jun   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.335UA studied the atmosphere. S/S
1968 10 Jun 2151 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AF-17.751 for polar cap absorption/Lyman-a radiation/X-rays, but battery failed during flight. S/F
1968 11 Jun   BLACK-BRANT-4 Alcantara   19.01NE for particles and fields. S/S
1968 11 Jun 1721 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-13/14.355IA with German payload to make atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 12 Jun 1030 SKYLARK Woomera 184.5 km SL-723 carried an X-ray telescope with 4 ft² aperture.
1968 12 Jun 2259 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-12/14.354IA for Germany's MPI.S/S
1968 21 Jun   SKUA South Uist   SU3H to study ions in the ionosphere. F/F
1968 24 Jun   SKUA South Uist 100 km SU4H for ionosphere study. S/S
1968 24 Jun   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island 161 km 4.214NB carried 136 kg Wallops payload for biology with two white rats able to move inside tubes experiencing between 0.35 to 1.47g. S/S
1968 02 Jul   SKUA South Uist   SU5H for ionosphere study of ions. S/P
1968 08 Jul 0605 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 180 km or 177 km SL-403 carried stabilised head to make study of M87 galaxy.
1968 08 Jul   SKUA South Uist 100 km SU6H for ionosphere ion expt. S/S
1968 18 Jul   JABIRU-2 Woomera   J.206 on re-entry test flight. S/S
1968 18 Jul   ATHENA Green River   B040 re-entry test flight
1968 23 Jul   DRAGON-3 Landes   D.301 on first launch, for technology tests. S/P
1968 24 Jul 0141 SKYLARK Woomera 258 km SL-523 studied the ionosphere
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.349UA for atmosphere study. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.258GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.253UA made atmosphere study. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.348UA did atmosphere research. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.358UI for ionosphere. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.265GM for meteorology study. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.359UI for ionosphere research. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.360UI made ionosphere study. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.254UA for atmosphere research. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.361UI for ionospheric work. S/S
1968 24 Jul   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.266GM meteorology flight. S/S
1968 25 Jul   VERONIQUE-61M Kourou 185 km V.89 with astronomy payload to look at SCO-XR1 with night cameras and X-ray instrument (success), followed by sea recovery (not successful). S/P
1968 27 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.236UG for stellar X-rays. S/S
1968 27 Jul   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.225UG with MIT payload to make stellar X-ray studies. S/S
1968 30 Jul   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 137 km C.20/2 with ESRO test of recovery system with the NLC. S/P
1968 31 Jul   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.31UA with JHU aeronomy payload. S/S
1968 01 Aug   PETREL South Uist 131 km P13H for ionosphere/astronomy. S/F
1968 01 Aug   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.224NA to collect micrometeorites. S/S
1968 02 Aug   ARCAS Resolute Bay   15.52GI for ionosphere. S/S
1968 02 Aug   ARCAS Resolute Bay   15.34GI studied ionosphere. S/S
1968 02 Aug   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   ADD-VB-18
1968 06 Aug 0155 SKYLARK Woomera 234.5 km SL-524 for ionosphere studies
1968 07 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.320IE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 08 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.51GA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 08 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.187UM for meteorology study. S/S
1968 09 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.56GA for atmosphere payload. S/S
1968 09 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.357UM for meteorology. S/S
1968 12 Aug   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.336UA with Dudley Observatory payload for atmosphere studies. S/S
1968 12 Aug   BOOSTED-ARCAS-2 Kiruna 96 km A.50/1 with ESRO payload. S/P
1968 15 Aug 0223 SKUA Woomera 65 km SU.101 for wind and temperature, but radar recorder malfunctioned, and the temperature sensor broke. S/F
1968 16 Aug 0133 KOOKABURRA Woomera 74 km K.113 for winds and temperatures, but equipment failed. S/F
1968 20 Aug   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.301UA with Dudley Observatory atmosphere study payload. S/S
1968 21 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.369GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1968 21 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.368GI ionosphere research. S/S
1968 21 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.370GI for the ionosphere. S/S
1968 21 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.30UI studied the ionosphere. S/F
1968 22 Aug   SCOUT-B Wallops Island 221 km RAM-C-2 payload by NASA of 114 kg in Radio Attenuation Measurement project.
1968 25 Aug   BOOSTED-ARCAS-2 Kiruna 108 km A.50/2 with ESRO payload. S/P
1968 29 Aug 0608 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 170 km 20.06/14.191IE/II with proton magnetometer & plasma noise probe. S/S
1968 29 Aug 0915 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 170 km 20.07/14.192IE/II with proton magnetometer & plasma noise probe. S/S or S/F?
1968 29 Aug 1800 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 168 km 20.08/14.193IE/II with proton magnetometer & plasma noise probe. S/S
1968 29 Aug 1943 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 209.5 km SL-501 for solar UV/ionosphere/rendezvous with OSO-4 satellite for instrument calibrations.
1968 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   First of two fired at Resolute Bay in about September 1968
1968 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Second of two fired at geomagnetic north pole at Resolute Bay.
1968 04 Sep 0204 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   Air density expt by AFCRL. S/S
1968 04 Sep 0329 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Eglin AFB   AFCRL air density payload. S/S
1968 04 Sep 1042 KOOKABURRA Woomera 73 km+ K.115 to measure wind & temperature, but head separation failed. S/F
1968 04 Sep 1212 SKUA Woomera 58 km SU.102 for wind & temperature. S/S
1968 04 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.130UA for atmosphere physics. S/S
1968 13 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   12.14GT on special test flight. S/S
1968 16 Sep   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.235GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 16 Sep   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.269GM studied meteorology. S/S
1968 16 Sep   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.60DM with NOTS met payload. S/S
1968 17 Sep 0710 S-A-II-A9 Tanegashima   Routine meteorology measurements
1968 17 Sep   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.257GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 18 Sep   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.282GM made met studies. F/F
1968 18 Sep 1133 SKUA Woomera 64 km S.103 for wind and temperature comparison with the KOOKABURRA.
1968 18 Sep 1233 KOOKABURRA Woomera 76 km+ K.114 for wind & temperature
1968 19 Sep 0158 LS-C-D Tanegashima   Booster test & separation
1968 19 Sep 0701 NAL-16H-F1 Tanegashima   Rocket performance firing
1968 20 Sep   ARCAS Wallops Island   12.16GT on special flight test. S/S
1968 20 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.75GE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 20 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.58IE/F18 for particles study. S/S
1968 21 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.174UG for stellar spectra. S/S
1968 21 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.76GE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 22 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.246DS with NRL study of the solar corona. S/S
1968 23 Sep   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   18.77GE for particles & fields. S/S
1968 24 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.185US for solar physics. S/F
1968 25 Sep 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 26 Sep   ERIDAN Kourou   E.02 on technology test flight. F
1968 27 Sep   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.281GM for meteorology study. S/S
1968 30 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.231GS for extreme solar UV study. S/S
1968 Oct   OBERON-2 Woomera   Ob.2 on aerodynamics flight
1968 Oct   METEOR-3 Krakow   First of seventeen fired till 1969/70.
1968 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   ADF-III-29
1968 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   AKF-3-39
1968 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   AKF-3-40
1968 01 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.241UA for UV dayglow observations. S/S
1968 01 Oct   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Andoya   F19/18.59IE for particles & fields by UK/Norway team. S/S
1968 02 Oct 0716 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 07 Oct   SKYLARK-3 Salto di Quirra   S.47/1 payload for UV astronomy. S/S
1968 08 Oct   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 140 km C.35/1 with ESRO payload. S/F
1968 09 Oct 0026 KOOKABURRA Woomera 78 km+ K.119 for temperature & wind. S/S
1968 09 Oct 0458 SKYLARK-1 Woomera 106 km SL-79/R rocket flight. S/S
1968 09 Oct 0706 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 10 Oct 0018 SKUA Woomera 67 km S.104 measured wind, but temperature sensor failed. S/P
1968 10 Oct 0133 KOOKABURRA Woomera 70 km K.117 for temperature & wind. S/S
1968 10 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.265DG for NRL stellar spectra. S/F
1968 15 Oct   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 160 km C.45/1 for ESRO aeronomy. S/P
1968 15 Oct   TACITE Isle du Levant 140 km T.04 FU183 Carried "CASSIOPEE" technology payload and astronomy. S/P
1968 15 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.287GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 15 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.288GM had meteorology payload. S/S
1968 16 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.251GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 16 Oct   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.69UA for atmospheric studies. S/S
1968 16 Oct   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.252GM studied meteorology. S/S
1968 16 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.248CS with Lockheed payload to make solar physics studies. S/S
1968 17 Oct 2130 NIKE-HYDAC WSPG   Electron density payload by AFCRL. S/S
1968 22 Oct 1450 NIKE-HYDAC WSPG   AFCRL study of electron density. S/S
1968 24 Oct   ARCAS Kiruna   15.53 or 15.43II/SA-1 launch. S/S
1968 26 Oct   AEROBEE-170 WSPG 257.5 km 12.13GT/UG was first launch, and carried 119 kg payload with de-spin device, then made stellar astronomy studies. S/S
1968 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   ADF-III-31
1968 Nov?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   ADF-III-32
1968 01 Nov   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 167 km C.45/2 with ESRO aeronomy payload. S/S
1968 01 Nov   ARCAS Andoya   15.24II/ARCAS-6 launch. S/F
1968 03 Nov 0349 CENTAURE-2B or 1 Thumba 159 km 35.01 with proportional counter and magnetic sensor.
1968 03 Nov   DRAGON Andoya   D.245 with aeronomy payload to study electron field strengths. S/S
1968 07 Nov 0335 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 149 km 40.03/14.261IG with TERLS payload for proportional counter/magnetic sensor. S/S
1968 07 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.379GI for ionosphere studies. S/F
1968 07 Nov 2047 KOOKABURRA Woomera 91 km K.118 for wind and temperature comparison with the following SKUA.
1968 07 Nov 2136 SKUA Woomera 63 km S.105 for wind & temperature
1968 09 Nov   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill 596 km AB19.287 in non-NASA flight. S/S
1968 11 Nov   PETREL South Uist 142 km P15H for ionosphere studies. S/P
1968 12 Nov   G-III P.50 Italy   Postal payload
1968 13 Nov 0715 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 14 Nov   ATHENA Green River   V120B re-entry test flight
1968 15 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.268UG for stellar spectra. S/S
1968 15 Nov   ATHENA Green River   D062 re-entry test flight
1968 19 Nov 0138 BLACK-BRANT-3 Kiruna   K-BIII-14 with German payload
1968 19 Nov   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.293GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 19 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.371GI studied the ionosphere. S/F
1968 19 Nov 0800 BLACK-BRANT Fort Churchill   AG-17.757/PCA-69 to study polar cap absorption. S/S
1968 19 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.386UM for meteorology. S/S
1968 19 Nov 1104 KOOKABURRA Woomera 73 km+ K.120 for wind and temperature in comparison with following SKUA.
1968 19 Nov 1203 SKUA Woomera 61 km S.106 for wind & temperature
1968 20 Nov   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.283GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 20 Nov   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.284GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 20 Nov 1703 SKUA Woomera 66 km S.107 for wind & temperature comparison with following KOOKABURRA.
1968 20 Nov 1803 KOOKABURRA Woomera 80 km K.123 for wind & temperature
1968 21 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.240US for solar physics payload. S/S
1968 21 Nov   AEROBEE-150 Wallops Island   4.215NB on biology flight with two white rats allowed to traverse two outrigger tubes, as on 24 June. S/S
1968 22 Nov   SKYLARK-3 Salto di Quirra 210 km S-41/2 payload for X-ray astronomy
1968 22 Nov   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.289GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 22 Nov   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.290GM studied meteorology. S/S
1968 23 Nov   SKUA South Uist   SU7H for ion study in ionosphere. S/P
1968 25 Nov   SKYLARK-2 Kiruna 212 km S.43/1 with ESRO payload. S/S
1968 27 Nov 0702 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 27 Nov   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F17 launch
1968 28 Nov 1851 AERO-HIGH Woomera   AH1007
1968 30 Nov   PETREL South Uist   P19H for ionosphere studies. S/S
1968 Dec   JAVELIN-3 WSPG  
1968 Dec   JAVELIN-3 WSPG  
1968 Dec   JAVELIN-3 WSPG  
1968 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   BB-VB-20
1968 02 Dec 2227 SKUA Woomera 62 km S.108 - planned dropsonde replaced by twin-lens camera
1968 03 Dec   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 198 km S-27/1 payload for stellar UV flux study.
1968 03 Dec 2159 BLACK-BRANT-3 Kiruna   K-BIII-16 with German payload
1968 04 Dec   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.351UA by Dudley Observatory for atmosphere study. S/S
1968 04 Dec   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F16 launch
1968 04 Dec 2226 BLACK-BRANT-3 Kiruna   K-BIII-15 with German payload
1968 05 Dec 0035 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 182 km SL-601 for solar X-ray & UV astronomy
1968 05 Dec   PETREL South Uist   P22H for ionosphere studies. S/P
1968 05 Dec   SKUA South Uist   SU7aH for ions in the ionosphere. S/P
1968 05 Dec   ATHENA Green River   V137D re-entry test flight
1968 05 Dec   ATHENA Green River   D045 on re-entry test flight
1968 06 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.264CG for X-ray astronomy. S/S
1968 06 Dec   ATHENA Green River   V136D for re-entry test flight
1968 07 Dec 0433 SKYLARK Woomera 154 km or 145 km SL-725 studied radio propagation expts with mother/daughter system.
1968 09 Dec   PETREL South Uist 118 km P9H to study the atmosphere. S/P
1968 10 Dec   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill 837 km 8.51UA to study atmosphere. S/F
1968 11 Dec 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 12 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.294GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 12 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.295GM studied meteorology. S/S
1968 12 Dec   ATHENA Green River   V118B for re-entry test flight
1968 12 Dec 1847 AERO-HIGH Woomera   AH1005/3
1968 13 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.285GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 13 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.291GM studied meteorology. S/S
1968 13 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.286GM for meteorology. S/S
1968 13 Dec   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.292GM with met payload. S/S
1968 13 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-11 Fort Churchill   AAF-11-125
1968 14 Dec   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.352UA with Dudley Observatory payload to study the atmosphere. S/S
1968 18 Dec 0712 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 18 Dec   CENTAURE-2B    
1968 18 Dec   CENTAURE-2B    
1968 18 Dec   VERONIQUE-61M Kourou 162 km V.83 with night cameras to study Andromeda galaxy - not recovered. S/P
1968 20 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.178UG for IR observations. S/S
1968 23 Dec   VERONIQUE-61M Kourou 188 km V.90 for UV photography of Orion and X-ray photography of the Crab nebula. S/P
1968 25 Dec 0711 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1968 1968   BLACK-BRANT-7     Fifty-two launches of meteorological rocket, ended with rejection by the US Army of the type.
1969 10 Jan   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.206UA with JHU payload to make atmosphere studies. S/F
1969 11 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.236GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 11 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.256GM studied meteorology. S/S
1969 15 Jan 1635 MRN rocket Natal   MRN met firing
1969 16 Jan   ATHENA Green River   V140D on re-entry test flight
1969 16 Jan   ATHENA Green River   V145D re-entry test flight
1969 17 Jan   ARCAS Andoya   15.44II with USA/Sweden payload for ionosphere studies. S/S or S/F?
1969 17 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Kiruna   SNA-2A-1/10.313IM with UK & Swedish Space Research Corp. payload with grenade dispenser to study Winter-Summer high altitude transitions. S/S
1969 17 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.306GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 17 Jan   NIKE-APACHE     ?
1969 18 Jan   ARCAS Andoya   15.45II for USA/Sweden payload. S/S
1969 19 Jan 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 18 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.299GM studied meteorology. S/S
1969 19 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Kiruna   SNC-2B-2/10.314IM for UK/Sweden with grenade dispenser to study Winter-Summer transitions. S/S
1969 19 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill   AAF-4-17
1969 20 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.301GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 21 Jan 0419 SKYLARK-6 Woomera   SL-781 returned no data. ?/F
1969 22 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.302GM studied meteorology. S/S
1969 23 Jan   ATHENA Green River   B038 re-entry test flight
1969 23 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Kiruna   SNA-2A-3/10.315IM with UK/Swedish joint science ionosphere payload. S/S
1969 23 Jan 2000 SKYLARK Woomera 149 km SL-726 for ionosphere study
1969 24 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.305GM studied meteorology. S/S
1969 25 Jan   M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 25 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Kiruna   S-NA-2A-4/10.316IM with UK/Sweden payload - on NIKE-APACHE? S/S
1969 26 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.297GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 26 Jan   AEROBEE-350 Wallops Island   17.03GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 26 Jan   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.11GI studied the ionosphere. F/F
1969 27 Jan 0743 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 27 Jan   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.47GT technology flight. S/S
1969 28 Jan   BLACK-BRANT-12 Fort Churchill   AEF-12-118
1969 28 Jan   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.25UG on astronomy mission. S/F
1969 30 Jan 0131 NAL-16*31D Tanegashima   Rocket performance & meteorology
1969 30 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.303IM international meteorology. S/S
1969 31 Jan   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.266DG for NRL astronomy payload. S/S
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.298GM studied meteorology. S/S
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.274GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.391UI studied ionosphere. S/S
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.307GM with met payload. S/S
1969 31 Jan   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.61DM for NOTS meteorology. S/S
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.389UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.396GM for meteorology study. S/F
1969 31 Jan   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.268GM studied meteorology but F/F
1969 01 Feb 0140 NAL-25*31 Tanegashima   Control system tests
1969 02 Feb 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 03 Feb   PETREL Kiruna 157 km P24K for UK ionosphere study. S/F
1969 04 Feb   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.272UA for atmosphere study. S/S
1969 04 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Point Barrow   10.300GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 06 Feb 0431 LS-C-1 Tanegashima   Rocket performance flight
1969 06 Feb   DRAGON Landes   D.258 with USSR payload of mass spectrometer & RF spectrometer. S/S
1969 06 Feb   DRAGON Landes   D.257 with USSR payload of mass spectrometer & RF spectrometer. S/S
1969 06 Feb   DRAGON Landes   D.256 with USSR spectrographic head. S/S
1969 06 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Fort Churchill   10.304GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1969 06 Feb   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.273UA for atmosphere studies. F/F
1969 06 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.392UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1969 06 Feb   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.62DM for NOTS met payload. S/S
1969 06 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.390UA studied the atmosphere. S/S
1969 06 Feb   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.267GM with met payload. S/S
1969 07 Feb 0630 SC-3 Tanegashima   Rocket performance & meteorology
1969 07 Feb 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 07 Feb   DRAGON Landes   D.259 with USSR payload of RF - and Mass-spectrometers. S/S
1969 08 Feb 0130 SC-4 Tanegashima   Rocket performance & meteorology
1969 08 Feb 0630 SC-1 Tanegashima   Rocket performance & met payload
1969 08 Feb   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.308UA with JHU atm payload. S/F
1969 08 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.269UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1969 11 Feb   PETREL Kiruna 157 km P23K for UK ionosphere study. S/P
1969 12 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.306UI with ionosphere payload. S/S
1969 12 Feb   AEROBEE-150 Fort Churchill   4.188UA for JHU atm study. S/F
1969 12 Feb   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.135DS for NRL solar study. S/F
1969 12 Feb 1520 MRN rocket Natal   MRN meteorological firing
1969 13 Feb   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.86CA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 13 Feb   ATHENA Green River   B043 on re-entry test flight
1969 14 Feb   PETREL Kiruna 149 km P27K for UK ionosphere study. S/S
1969 14 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.397CM for meteorology. S/S
1969 14 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.399CM for corporate met head. S/S
1969 14 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.400CM on met flight. S/S
1969 14 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.401CM for meteorology. S/S
1969 14 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.398CM had met payload. S/S
1969 14 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.402CM corporate met head. S/S
1969 15 Feb   PETREL Kiruna 153 km P28K with UK ionosphere payload. S/S
1969 17 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.374UI studied ionosphere. S/S
1969 18 Feb   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AMF-2-117
1969 19 Feb 0728 M-100 Heiss Island   meteorology
1969 20 Feb   VERONIQUE-AGI Kourou 103 km V.61 with mass spectrometer and astronomy head. Premature parachute deployment. S/F
1969 20 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.307UI for ionosphere study. F/F
1969 23 Feb   G-III P.50 Italy   Mail payload
1969 25 Feb   ARCAS Andoya   A40/2 with ESRO payload. S/S
1969 25 Feb   CENTAURE-2B Andoya   C.49/1 carried an ESRO payload. S/S
1969 25 Feb   ARCAS Andoya   A40/3 with ESRO payload. S/P
1969 26 Feb 1030 CENTAURE-2A Thumba 145 km 45.02 with capacitance probe
1969 26 Feb   CENTAURE-2B Andoya   C.49/2 with ESRO payload. S/S
1969 27 Feb   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.321UE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 28 Feb   CENTAURE-2A or B     ?
1969 28 Feb   BLACK-BRANT-3B Wallops Island 215.6 km 12.04GT was first NASA use, and carried a 52 kg payload for tech. S/S
1969 Mar   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   AKD-VB-21
1969 03 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.199GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 05 Mar 0430 NIKE-HYDAC Poker Flat   Ba release by ARPA
1969 05 Mar 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 06 Mar   BELIER-3 Kourou   B.304 on technology flight. S/S
1969 06 Mar   BLACK-BRANT-4 Fort Churchill   AAD-4-16
1969 06 Mar 0430 NIKE-HYDAC Poker Flat   ARPA Ba release
1969 07 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.286UG on astronomy mission. S/S
1969 07 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK North West Territories   18.83GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 08 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK North West Territories   18.84GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 09 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK North West Territories   18.85GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 11 Mar   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.81UA to study the atmosphere. S/S
1969 11 Mar 1408 NIKE-HYDAC Poker Flat   ARPA Ba release
1969 12 Mar 0700 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 12 Mar 1557 MRN rocket Natal   MRN met firing
1969 13 Mar 1617 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 13 Mar   AEROBEE-350 WSPG   17.04XG detected X-ray emissions from the Crab nebula, 6000 light yrs away. S/S
1969 13 Mar 1933 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 14 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.290DG with NRL astronomy head. S/S
1969 14 Mar   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.251GG/UG on astronomy mission. S/F
1969 14 Mar 1930 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 15 Mar 0506 HONEST-JOHN/NIKE/JAVELIN Poker Flat 166 km SECEDE-III Fir payload. S/S
1969 15 Mar 1755 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-11 with German MPE payload
1969 15 Mar   SKYLARK-2 Kiruna 210 km S43/2 with ESRO aurora payload. S/S
1969 15 Mar   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 138 km C.52/1 on ESRO recovery test. S/S
1969 16 Mar 1805 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-17 with German payload
1969 17 Mar   DRAGON Kourou   D.29 with LPSP payload to study solar Helium and atmosphere structure. F
1969 17 Mar 1238 NIKE-TOMAHAWK Poker Flat   18.15UE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 17 Mar   PETREL Kiruna 148 km P29K with UK ionosphere & auroral studies payload. S/S
1969 17 Mar 1810 NIKE-APACHE Kiruna   K-NA-18 with German MPE payload
1969 17 Mar   PETREL Kiruna 151 km P25K for UK studies of the aurora and the ionosphere. S/F
1969 18 Mar   PETREL Kiruna 170 km P11K for aurora & ionosphere. S/S
1969 18 Mar 0517 HONEST-JOHN/NIKE/JAVELIN Poker Flat 167.5 km SECEDE-III Gum payload. S/S
1969 18 Mar 1858 MR-12 Heiss Island   Meteorology & ionosphere
1969 20 Mar 0537 TERRIER-SANDHAWK Poker Flat   ARPA Ba release
1969 20 Mar 1722 M-100 ? Heiss Island 94 km Meteorology
1969 21 Mar 0453 AEROBEE WSPG or Fort Churchill ?   AT-3.756 with AFCRL payload to study auroral input/output energies. S/S
1969 24 Mar 0940 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 24 Mar 1235 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 26 Mar 0702 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 27 Mar   ATHENA Green River   V138D re-entry test flight
1969 28 Mar 0023 NIKE-CAJUN El Arenosillo 121 km 10.309GM with INTA met head, had grenades. S/S
1969 28 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.296GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 29 Mar 0005 NIKE-CAJUN El Arenosillo 122 km 10.310GM for INTA met payload, with grenades. S/S
1969 29 Mar   PETREL Kiruna 150 km P26K with UK ionosphere and aurora study payload. S/S
1969 29 Mar   SKUA South Uist 88 km SU8H to study electrons in the ionosphere. S/P
1969 29 Mar 1430 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 29 Mar   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.308GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 30 Mar 0333 AEROBEE Fort Churchill   AT-3.759 for auroral input/output study by AFCRL. S/S
1969 31 Mar   BLACK-BRANT-5B Fort Churchill   ABD-VB-23
1969 Apr   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   ADF-III-33
1969 Apr ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   First of two fired at geomagnetic North Pole. Approx date.
1969 Apr ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Second of two at magnetic N-pole
1969 Apr   JABIRU-2 Woomera   J.207 aerodynamics test flight. S/S
1969 01 Apr 0954 SKYLARK Woomera 192 km SL-724 for all-sky X-ray survey
1969 01 Apr 1730 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 02 Apr 0732 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 03 Apr 0035 SKYLARK-6 Woomera 273 km SL-502 for solar UV and ion density instruments to compare with passing OSO-4 satellite.
1969 08 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.282CS for solar physics. S/S
1969 09 Apr 0905 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 09 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Andoya   F20 shot
1969 12 Apr   ERIDAN Kourou   E.05 on CNES technology flight. S/S
1969 12 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.325GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 13 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.326GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 13 Apr   ARCAS Andoya   A40/4 launch. S/P
1969 13 Apr   ARCAS Andoya   A40/6 suffered rocket explosion. F/F
1969 13 Apr   DRAGON Andoya   D.255 with CERS/Aero payload to study aeronomy and E-field/Te. S/P
1969 14 Apr   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna   C.39/1 carried ESRO payload. F/F
1969 14 Apr   ARCAS Andoya   A40/5 launch. S/P
1969 14 Apr   ARCAS Andoya   A40/1 firing. S/P
1969 14 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.233GS for solar physics payload. S/S
1969 14 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Fort Churchill   14.327GE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 14 Apr   CENTAURE     ?
1969 15 Apr   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 134 km C.39/2 with ESRO payload. S/P
1969 15 Apr 1649 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 16 Apr 0903 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 16 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.247DS for NRL solar physics. S/S
1969 17 Apr 0505 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 202 km SL-606 (or 616?) for UV astronomy & X-ray solar photography during 11 minute observations. Range = 240 km.
1969 17 Apr   DRAGON Andoya   D.260 for France by LPSP/GRI/MPA to study aeronomy and E-field/Te. S/S
1969 17 Apr   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Fort Churchill   18.80GE with TRW payload to make particles & fields studies. S/S
1969 17 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.274DS for NRL solar physics. S/S
1969 17 Apr   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.393UI for ionosphere payload. S/F
1969 18 Apr   BOOSTED-ARCAS-2 Fort Churchill   AAM-BA-01
1969 18 Apr   BOOSTED-ARCAS-2 Fort Churchill   AAM-BA-02
1969 18 Apr   BOOSTED-ARCAS-2 Fort Churchill   AAM-BA-03
1969 18 Apr 1230 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 18 Apr 1450 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 19 Apr   BELIER Kourou   B.116 for range tests flight. S/S
1969 19 Apr 1232 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 19 Apr 1424 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 20 Apr 1429 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 21 Apr 1236 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 21 Apr 1456 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 22 Apr 0331 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 180.5 km SL-604 for solar UV astronomy
1969 23 Apr   ERIDAN Kourou   E.03 on CNES technology launch. S/S
1969 23 Apr 1110 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 23 Apr 1500 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 24 Apr 1845 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 26 Apr   DRAGON-3 Kourou   D.302 was second Mk3 and was flown on technology mission for CNES. S/S
1969 26 Apr 1730 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 143 km 40.04/14.403IG with India/Japan payload of proportional counters/magnetic sensors. S/S
1969 27 Apr   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.278UG with MIT astronomy head. S/S
1969 28 Apr 1734 NIKE-APACHE Thumba 147 km 40.05/14.404IG by India/Japan with proportional counter/magnetic sensor. S/S
1969 30 Apr 0301 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 30 Apr 0600 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 May   JABIRU-2 Woomera   J.202/2 aerodynamics test flight. S/S
1969 01 May   BLACK-BRANT-3B Wallops Island 213.8 km 12.015GT was second NASA use, and carried 51 kg technology payload. S/S
1969 02 May   G-III P.50 Italy   Postal payload
1969 07 May 0203 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 08 May 0005 NIKE-CAJUN El Arenosillo 90 km 10.311GM for INTA met payload, with grenades. S/S
1969 08 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.322GM for meteorology payload. S/S
1969 10 May 0145 NIKE-CAJUN El Arenosillo 88 km 10.312IM for INTA met payload, with grenades. S/S
1969 10 May   NIKE-CAJUN Wallops Island   10.321 GM for meteorology. S/S
1969 12 May   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.380GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1969 12 May   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.362UM for meteorology. S/S
1969 14 May 0244 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 178 km SL-404 for solar imaging astronomy, but rocket spun too much. S/F
1969 15 May   AEROBEE-150A Wallops Island   4.216NB for biology - two white rats able to move along deployed tubes, as used on flights of 5 Dec 67, 24 Jun & 21 Nov 68. S/S
1969 16 May   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.232GS for solar physics. S/S
1969 16 May   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill 777.6 km AC19.289
1969 21 May 1503 M-100 Volgograd   Meteorology
1969 27 May   DRAGON-3 Landes   D.303 with GRI payload for plasma wave study in the ionosphere. S/S
1969 28 May   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.420UA with Dudley Observatory payload for atmosphere study. S/S
1969 30 May   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Fort Churchill 829 km AF19.291 rocket. S/S
1969 05 Jun   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 130 km C.35/2 with ESRO payload. S/S
1969 05 Jun   ATHENA Green River   B036 on re-entry test flight
1969 06 Jun   ATHENA Green River   V132D re-entry test flight
1969 09 Jun   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.421UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 11 Jun   JUIDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 12 Jun   ARCAS Wallops Island   12.12GM special met firing. S/S
1969 13 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.242UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 13 Jun   AEROBEE-150 Alcantara   4.184UG/IG joint payload by Brasil & U. of California for astronomy. S/S
1969 18 Jun 0156 TRAILBLAZER-2 Wallops Island   AD-21.861 on re-entry test flight
1969 18 Jun 0637 M-100 Heiss Island   Meteorology
1969 18 Jun   PETREL South Uist 137 km P34H for astronomy & ionosphere. S/F
1969 19 Jun   PETREL South Uist 136 km P35H for ionosphere & astronomy. S/S
1969 20 Jun   ATHENA Green River   V119D re-entry test flight
1969 20 Jun   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.269UG on astronomy mission. S/F
1969 22 Jun   AEROBEE-150 Alcantara   4.183UA on atmosphere study flight. S/F
1969 25 Jun   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 26 Jun   JAVELIN (ARGO-D4) Alcantara 776 km 8.53UI flight tested German AZUR satellite instruments. S/S
1969 26 Jun   ATHENA Green River   V142D re-entry test flight to WSPG
1969 28 Jun   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.387UA to study the atmosphere. S/S
1969 03 Jul   LYNX-5 Aberporth   British aerodynamics flight
1969 05 Jul   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra   S.38/1 was ESRO payload for release of propylene gas trail.
1969 06 Jul   SKYLARK-3 Salto di Quirra 275 km S.64/1 was ESRO payload for temp of atmosphere/properties of O2 & CH4
1969 10 Jul   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.81 with Sodium trail release. S/S
1969 10 Jul   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.82 released Sodium trail. S/S
1969 11 Jul   SKYLARK Salto di Quirra 203 km S.38/2 payload by ESRO for release of propylene gas cloud.
1969 13 Jul   SKYLARK-3 Salto di Quirra 280 km S.64/2 payload by ESRO to study temp of atmosphere/properties of O2 and CH4 concentrations.
1969 14 Jul 2353 SKYLARK Woomera 216 km SL-722 studied the ionosphere. S/P
1969 16 Jul   JABIRU-2 Woomera   J.208 on re-entry test flight. S/S
1969 16 Jul   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 16 Jul   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.32UG on astronomy mission. S/F
1969 16 Jul 2233 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 244 km SL-729 for ionosphere/airglow/electron temperature payload.
1969 19 Jul 0608 INTA-255 El Arenosillo   First launch - used partially powered second stage. S/S
1969 19 Jul   CENTAURE Isle du Levant   CE.81 for aeronomy (see 10 July). S/S
1969 23 Jul   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 23 Jul   ARCAS WSPG   ARCAS-2 for electron & ion density. S/S
1969 25 Jul 0410 SKYLARK Woomera 213 km SL-721 for ionosphere studies
1969 28 Jul   PETREL South Uist 121 km P33H? for ionosphere payload. S/P
1969 29 Jul 2257 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 262 km SL-730 for ionosphere/airglow
1969 30 Jul   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 Aug   MU-3D Kagoshima ?   First launch
1969 02 Aug   PETREL South Uist 126 km P12H to study fine-scale structure of the sporadic E-layer. S/P
1969 06 Aug   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 06 Aug   NIKE-JAVELIN ? Fort Churchill 117.5 km BRC-1 launch. S/S
1969 07 Aug   SKUA South Uist 94 km SU9H studied electrons in ionosphere. S/S
1969 08 Aug 0430 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.902-1/PCA-69 with payload by AFCRL to measure background radiation. S/S
1969 11 Aug   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 145 km C.51/1 carried ESRO payload. S/S
1969 13 Aug   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.422UA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 14 Aug 0423 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.902-2/PCA-69 with AFCRL payload for background test. S/S
1969 14 Aug   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 111 km C.58/1 with ESRO payload. S/P
1969 18 Aug   BELIER Kourou 67 km B.117 fired for range tests. S/S
1969 20 Aug   JUDI-DART     Meteorology
1969 21 Aug 0157 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 196.5 km SL-605 for solar X-ray study
1969 21 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.78GA to study the atmosphere. S/S
1969 21 Aug   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.102GA for atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 21 Aug   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.431UM for meteorology
1969 22 Aug   ERIDAN Kourou 244 km E.04 for CNES technology tests. S/S
1969 22 Aug   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.423UA for GSFC/Dudley Observatory payload to study the atmosphere. S/S
1969 24 Aug   KAPPA-9M-26 Kagoshima ?  
1969 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   First of two firings at geomagnetic North pole.
1969 Sep ?   BLACK-BRANT-3 Resolute Bay   Second firing at magnetic N-pole
1969 05 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   NE-4.234/13 with NRL payload. F/F
1969 09 Sep 0630 S-B-III-F11 Tanegashima   Met & trajectory test
1969 10 Sep 0630 LS-C-2 Tanegashima   Rocket performance
1969 10 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.312UG (or 4.218UG?) for astronomy payload. S/F
1969 10 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.359UI for ionosphere study. S/S
1969 10 Sep   ATHENA Green River   V147D on re-entry test flight
1969 11 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.193US for solar physics. S/S
1969 12 Sep   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.394UI to study ionosphere. S/S
1969 15 Sep 0140 JCR-1 Tanegashima   Rocket performance/control system
1969 15 Sep   PETREL South Uist 141 km P58H for solar Lyman-a/X-rays/ions/electron density, for RSRS. S/F
1969 16 Sep 0630 JCR-2 Tanegashima   Rocket performance/control system
1969 17 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.166DS for AFCRL solar physics. S/S
1969 19 Sep   BLACK-BRANT-4 Alcantara   19.05NE for particles & fields. S/S
1969 20 Sep 0155 NAL-16H-F2 Tanegashima   Rocket performance & aerodynamics
1969 20 Sep 0630 NAL-7-F7 Tanegashima   Rocket performance & vibration
1969 20 Sep 2030 DRAGON-1 Thumba - 26.01 by RFMS for proportional counter/magnetic sensors/Langmuir probe payload. F/F
1969 23 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.170US with U. of Hawaii payload to make solar physics study. S/S
1969 24 Sep   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.294US for solar physics. S/.F
1969 25 Sep   ATHENA Green River   V130D for re-entry test flight
1969 25 Sep   BELIER-3 Landes   B.307 Flight test of CRAPEL/ELECTRE. S/S
1969 27 Sep   G-III P.50 Italy   Postal payload
1969 30 Sep   PETREL South Uist unknown P46H studied night ionisation in the D & E regions, by RSRS. S/S
1969 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3B Resolute Bay   AKF-3B-50
1969 Oct   BLACK-BRANT-3B Resolute Bay   AKF-3B-51
1969 01 Oct   FALSTAFF Woomera   Flight with STONECHAT-1 motor as qualification for SKYLARK-9 rocket.
1969 01 Oct   PETREL South Uist unknown P51H with RSRS payload to study night ionisation in D & E layers. S/S
1969 02 Oct   PETREL South Uist unknown P52H suffered systems failure with RSRS payload to study night ionisation in D & E layers. S/F
1969 03 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.279UG with MIT payload, detected five X-ray sources on the galactic plane. S/S
1969 04 Oct   NIKE-TOMAHAWK Wallops Island   18.71UG with CIT payload for study of astronomy. S/S
1969 05 Oct   SKYLARK-2 Kiruna 225 km or 234 km S.29/1K with ESRO payload to study atmosphere and aurora. S/S
1969 10 Oct   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 138 km C.52/2 with ESRO payload. S/S
1969 10 Oct   PETREL South Uist 130 km P20H with Southampton U/Brighton U study of sporadic E formation. S/S
1969 10 Oct   ARCAS Resolute Bay   15.53GI for ionosphere study. S/S
1969 11 Oct   PETREL South Uist unknown P38H to measure electric field strength by Southampton/Sussex Us. S/S
1969 12 Oct 0200 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.890/PCA-69 for background. S/S
1969 14 Oct   PETREL South Uist unknown P14H for Mullard, for electron and positive ion densities in the D & E regions/electron temperatures. S/S
1969 15 Oct   ASTROBEE-1500 Wallops Island   16.06GR on rocket test. S/S
1969 15 Oct 1846 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 318 km SL-861 with grenades and chemical trail releases.
1969 16 Oct   JABIRU-2 Woomera   J.209 on re-entry test flight. S/S
1969 16 Oct   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.256GG on astronomy mission. S/S
1969 17 Oct 0915 SKYLARK Woomera 318 km SL-862 with grenades and chemical trail releases.
1969 17 Oct   PETREL South Uist unknown P16H to study sporadic E-formation by Southampton & Brighton Us. S/P
1969 18 Oct   SKYLARK Kiruna 230 km or 225 km S.29/2K payload by ESRO for aurora/atmosphere/chemical trails. S/S
1969 20 Oct 0728 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 223 km SL-586 for solar & star photography
1969 22 Oct 0610 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 216 km SL-821 for solar physics/X-ray astronomy/electron density, but rocket spun too much. S/F
1969 24 Oct 0433 MR-12 Volgograd   Meteorology & ionosphere
1969 24 Oct   SKYLARK-2 Salto di Quirra 184 km S-68/1 payload
1969 29 Oct   ARCAS Wallops Island   15.42UI for ionosphere studies. S/F
1969 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-3B Resolute Bay   AAF-IIIB-48
1969 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-3B Resolute Bay   AAF-IIIB-49
1969 02 Nov 2020 BLACK-BRANT Fort Churchill   AFCRL payload to study solar particles in PCA-69 after event of 2 Nov. S/P
1969 02 Nov 2110 NIKE-JAVELIN Fort Churchill 119 km PCA-69-B4 for solar particles. S/S
1969 02 Nov 2211 SIDEWINDER-ARCAS     Solar particles study
1969 03 Nov 0455 JUDI-DART     PCA-69 firing for solar particles after event of 2 November.
1969 03 Nov 0535 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 03 Nov 0605 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AF17.758/PCA-69 for AFCRL payload. S/S
1969 03 Nov 0629 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.902-3/PCA-69 for AFCRL study. S/S
1969 03 Nov 0700 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 03 Nov 0730 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.882/PCA-69 with AFCRL payload. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1228 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 03 Nov 1232 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.397/PCA-69 for AFCRL. S/P
1969 03 Nov 1242 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.376/PCA-69 for solar particles. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1257 NIKE-JAVELIN Fort Churchill 127 km PCA-69-B5 for solar particles. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1311 JUDI-DART     Solar particles study in PCA-69
1969 03 Nov 1330 NIKE-JAVELIN Fort Churchill 117.5 km PCA-69-B2 for solar event. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1352 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AF17.616/PCA-69 with AFCRL payload to monitor solar particles. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1405 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 03 Nov 1629 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 03 Nov 1711 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AF17.906-1/PCA-69 for particles. S/"S"
1969 03 Nov 1730 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.886/PCA-69 with AFCRL particles payload. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1747 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.902-4/PCA-69 for AFCRL. S/S
1969 03 Nov 1840 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.395/PCA-69 to measure solar particles, but low apogee. S/P
1969 03 Nov 1854 NIKE-JAVELIN Fort Churchill 113 km PCA-69-B3 for particles, but F/F
1969 03 Nov 1902 JUDI-DART     Solar particles detector?
1969 03 Nov 2130 JUDI-DART     Solar particles detector?
1969 03 Nov 2245 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AF17.611/PCA-69 with particles study payload by AFCRL. F/F
1969 03 Nov 2308 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.398/PCA-69 with AFCRL head. S/S
1969 04 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.283CS corporate solar physics. S/S
1969 04 Nov   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.136DS for NRL solar studies. S/S
1969 04 Nov 1943 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 04 Nov 2130 NIKE-JAVELIN Fort Churchill 125.5 km PCA-69-B7 for solar particles. S/S
1969 04 Nov   BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AFCRL payload for solar particles
1969 04 Nov 2206 SIDEWINDER-ARCAS     Solar physics in PCA-69 programme
1969 04 Nov 2220 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 04 Nov 2238 NIKE-JAVELIN Fort Churchill 124 km PCA-69-B6 for solar particles. S/S
1969 04 Nov 2250 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.893/PCA-69 with AFCRL payload to make solar particles studies. S/S
1969 04 Nov 2308 BLACK-BRANT-2 Fort Churchill   AF17.617/PCA-69 for solar particles payload by AFCRL. S/S
1969 04 Nov 2325 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 04 Nov 2357 ARCAS     Meteorology
1969 08 Nov 0451 NIKE-IRIQUOIS Fort Churchill   7.892/PCA-69 for AFCRL payload. S/S
1969 08 Nov   VESTA Kourou 204 km Payload for astronomy. S/S
1969 08 Nov   SKUA South Uist   SU10H to study electrons in the ionosphere. S/P
1969 10 Nov   SKYLARK-2 Kiruna 214 km S.46/1K with ESRO payload for aurora and atmosphere studies. S/S
1969 16 Nov   SKUA South Uist   SU11H for electrons in ionosphere. S/P
1969 18 Nov 0217 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 208 km SL-602 for X-ray astronomy
1969 18 Nov   DRAGON-3 Landes 475 km D.304 for GRI study of plasma waves in the ionosphere. S/S
1969 20 Nov 0030 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 242 km or 274 km SL-801 for UV and solar spectrum study, but rocket spun too much. S/F
1969 26 Nov   OBERON-3 Woomera   Ob.3 on aerodynamics flight
1969 26 Nov   NIKE-CAJUN Andoya   F21 flight
1969 26 Nov 2332 SKYLARK-3 Woomera 180 km SL-603 for UV and solar spectroscopy
1969 27 Nov   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 160 km C.62/B with ESRO payload. S/S
1969 27 Nov   CENTAURE-2B Kiruna 162 km C.62/A with ESRO payload. S/S
1969 30 Nov   ARCAS Andoya   ARCAS-7 firing
1969 03 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   AMF-3-46
1969 03 Dec   BLACK-BRANT-3 Fort Churchill   AMF-3-47
1969 04 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.175UG on astronomy mission. S/S
1969 05 Dec   SKUA South Uist   SU12H for electrons in ionosphere. S/S
1969 05 Dec   NIKE-APACHE WSPG   14.353UG with Dudley Observatory astronomy research payload. S/S
1969 07 Dec 0105 CENTAURE-2A Thumba 123 km 45.03 carried capacitance probe/proportional counter/magnetic sensor.
1969 09 Dec 0140 KOOKABURRA Woomera 73 km K-138 for atmosphere study
1969 09 Dec   ATTILA Italy   Postal payload
1969 12 Dec   SKUA-2 South Uist 79 km SU24H with UC Wales payload for D- region measurements during stratospheric warming. S/P
1969 12 Dec   HYPER-III    
1969 13 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.252GG/UG on astronomy mission. F/F
1969 13 Dec   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.445CM corporate met flight. S/S
1969 14 Dec   NIKE-APACHE Wallops Island   14.446CM for corporate met head. S/S
1969 16 Dec   SKUA-2 South Uist 89 km SU25H for UCW D-region study during stratospheric warming. S/S
1969 17 Dec   AEROBEE-150 WSPG   4.167DS for AFCRL study of solar physics. S/S
1969 20 Dec 1110 INTA-255 El Arenosillo 73 km Second launch - first complete. S/S
1969 24 Dec 0705 MR-12 Volgograd   Meteorology & ionosphere
1969,
1970,
1971,
1972,
1973
1969 -
1973
  BLACK-BRANT-6     Fifteen launches made for low-altitude meteorology & science.