Woomera

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Woomera

Woomera LC-6A

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Operator: UK. Country: Australia. Latitude: 31.10 S. Longitude: 136.80 E. Minimum Inclination: 82.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 84.0 degrees. Comments: Australian missile test range used by British for Blue Streak and Black Arrow launches. The Australians launched Redstones with their own satellites later on.

07 September 1958 First Black Knight flight. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. More details
12 March 1959 Second Black Knight flight. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. More details
18 September 1961 First Skylark flight. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. More details
03 November 1961 Woomera selected for Europa launches. Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
05 June 1964 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
01 October 1964 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
01 March 1965 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
24 May 1966 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
15 November 1966 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
28 November 1966 Sparta 1 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
13 December 1966 Sparta 2 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
20 April 1967 Sparta 3 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
05 July 1967 Sparta 4 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
25 July 1967 Sparta 5 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
04 August 1967 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
18 August 1967 Sparta 6 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
16 September 1967 Sparta 7 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
12 October 1967 Sparta 8 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
31 October 1967 Sparta 9 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
29 November 1967 Wresat 1 Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Launch Complex: LA8. More details
05 December 1967 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Europa. More details
29 November 1968 STV 1 Launch Vehicle: Europa. Launch Complex: LA6A. More details
29 June 1969 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. More details
02 July 1969 STV 2 Launch Vehicle: Europa. Launch Complex: LA6A. More details
04 March 1970 Research and Development Flight Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. More details
12 June 1970 STV 3 Launch Vehicle: Europa. Launch Complex: LA6A. More details
02 September 1970 R-2 Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. Launch Complex: LA5B. More details
02 September 1970 Orba Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. Launch Complex: LA5B. More details
28 October 1971 Prospero Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. Launch Complex: LA5B. More details

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