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SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III

PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

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Date of Launch	Site*	Experiment	Sounding Rocket	Scientific Requirements Met
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1971
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1-7	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-7	CRR	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-7	Wl	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-12	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-12	Wl	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-13	WS	Composition	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-13	CRR	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
1-22	NOR	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
1-24	WS	Stellar Spectra	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
1-25	CRR	SPICE	Nike Apache	Yes
1-25	WS	Venus UV	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
1-25	WS	Dawn Airglow	Aerobee 170	Yes
1-25	CRR	SPICE	Nike Apache	Yes
1-28	IND	Ionospheres Studies	Nike Apache	Yes
1-28	IND	Ionospheres Studies	Nike Apache	Yes
1 29	KE	lon Composition	Nike Apache	Yes
1-29	Wl	D-Region ionospheres	Arcas	Yes
1-31	KE	Ionospheres	Nike Apache	Yes
2-8	WS	Airglow	Aerobee 170	Yes
2-14	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	Ye;
2-20	CRR	Ionospheres	Arcas	Yes
2 22	Wl	X-ray Polarization	Aerobee 350	No
2 24	WS	Micrometeorite	Aerobee 150/150A	Ye;
2-24	Hawaii	Ozone	Arcas	Yes
3-1	WS	Stellar UV	Aerobee 170	Yes
3-3	CRR	Ionospheres	Arcas	Yes
3-3	Hawaii	Ozone	Arcas	Yes
3-5	GU	Launcher Compatibility	Special Projects	Yes
3 5	Hawaii	Ozone	Arcas	Yes
3 10	Wl	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
3-10	Wl	Lum. Cloud	Nike Apache	Yes
3-10	Wl	Lum. Cloud	Nike Apache	Yes
3-10	Wl	Lum. Cloud	Nike Apache	Yes
3-10	Wl	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
3-13	WS	Airglow	Nike Apache	No
3-15	GU	Ozone	Nike Cajun	Yes
3-15	FM	Electric Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-15	PM	Electric Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-16	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	No
3-16	GU	Ozone	Nike Cajun	Yes
3-17	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-18	FM	Electric Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-18	GU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
3-19	FM	Electric Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-19	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	No
3-19	FM	Magnetic Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-20	FM	Electric Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-20	WS	Soft X-ray	Aerobee 170	No

3-21	FM	Electric Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-21	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-22	FM	Magnetic Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-31	CRR	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
4-19	IND	Lum. Cloud	Nike Apache	Yes
4-23	WS	Airglow	Nike Apache	Yes
4-23	WS	Micrometeorites	Nike Apache	Yes
4-25	IND	Ionosphere Studies	Nike Apache	Yes
4-25	IND	Lum. Cloud	Nike Apache	No
4-26	SP	Lum. Cloud	Nike Cajun	Yes
4-26	SP	Lum. Cloud	Nike Cajun	Yes
4-26	SP	Lum. Cloud	Nike Cajun	Yes
4-26	SP	Lum. Cloud	Nike Cajun	Yes
4-29	WS	Solar X-ray	Aerobee 170	Yes
4-30	IND	Ionosphere Studies	Nike Apache	Yes
5-1	WS	Stellar UV	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
5-1	WS	Stellar X-ray	Aerobee 170	Yes
5-12	WS	Airglow	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-13	WS	Airglow	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-19	WS	UV/Spectra	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
6-10	Wl	Airglow	Aerobee 350	Yes
6-14	WS	Solar Astronomy	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
6-22	WS	Composition	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
6-24	WS	X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 350	Yes
6-24	Wl	Grenades	Nike Cajun	Yes
6-24	PB	Grenades	Nike Cajun	Yes
6-24	FC	Grenades	Nike Cajun	Yes
6-25	Wl	Ionospheres	Javelin	No
6-30	WS	Solar Astron.	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
7-2	CRR	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-2	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	No
7-2	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-2	CRR	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-9	WS	Bambo	Special Projects	Yes
7-12	CRR	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-12	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-12	Wl	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-13	Wl	lonospherics	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
7-13	Wl	lonospherics	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
7-21	Wl	Test & Support	Black Brant VC	Yes
7-27	WS	Airglow	Aerobee 170	Yes
7-31	SWE	Noctilucent Cloud	Nike Apache	Yes
7-21	SWE	Noctilucent Cloud	Nike Apache	Yes
8-3	Wl	lonospherics	Arcas	No
8-7	FGR	Ozone	Arcas	No
8-9	FGR	Ozone	Arcas	Yes
8-10	WS	Stellar Spectra	Aerobee 170	No
8-10	WS	X-ray Studies	Aerobee 170	No
8-10	Wl	D-Region lonospherics	Arcas	No

8-12	WS	Solar	Aerobee 170	Yes
8-14	FGR	Meteorology	Arcas	Yes
8-19	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
8-19	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Apache	Yes
8-20	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
8-20	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Apache	Yes
8-20	Wl	Ionospheric Physics	Nike Apache	Yes
8-20	Wl	Ionospheric Physics	Nike Apache	Yes
8-20	Wl	Ionospheric Physics	Nike Apache	Yes
9-2	CRR	Energetic Particles	Nike Apache	Yes
9-4	RB	Particle & Field	Black Brant IIIB~	Yes
9-5	RB	Particle & Field	Black Brant IIIB	Yes
9-7	Wl	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
9-16	Wl	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
9-19	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-20	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-20	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-20	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-20	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-20	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-20	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-21	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-21	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-21	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-21	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-21	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-21	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
9-22	FGU	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
10-13	WS	lonospherics	Nike Cajun	Yes
10-13	WS	lonospherics	Nike Cajun	Yes
10-13	WS	D-Region Studies	Arcas	Yes
10-19	WS	Test & Support	Aerobee 170	Yes
10-23	WS	Soft X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
10-27	WS	Stellar Spectra	Aerobee 170	No
11-17	Kenya	Stellar Astronomy	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
11-20	WS	Stellar UV	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-20	WS	Stellar UV	Aerobee 170	No
12-6	PB	Pitot Tube	Nike Apache	Yes
12-6	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
12-6	PB	Pitot Tube	Nike Apache	Yes
12-6	PB	Pitot Tube	Nike Apache	Yes
12-6	PB	Pitot Tube	Nike Apache	Yes
12-6	PB	Grenade	Nike Cajun	Yes
12-6	PB	Atomic Oxygen	Nike Cajun	Yes
12-6	PB	Ozone	Nike Cajun	Yes

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1972
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1-6	Wl	lonospherics	Arcas	Yes
1-12	NOR	Energetic Particles	Nike Apache	Yes
1-13	NOR	Particles & Fields	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
1-15	FC	lonospherics	Arcas	Yes
1-15	FC	lonospherics	Arcas	Yes
1-27	Wl	Perf. Test Flight	Black Brant VC	Yes
1-28	WSMR	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	No
I -31	Wl	lonospherics	Arcas	Yes
1-31	Wl	lonospherics	Nike Apache	Yes
2-2	FBKS	Auroral Part. & Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
2-7	SWE	Auroral Aeronomy	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
2-10	Wl	Energetic Part.	Javelin	Yes
2-14	NOR	Auroral Energetic	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
2-15	FC	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
2-19	WSMR	X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
2-25	FBKS	Auroral Part.	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-7	FBKS	Fields & Neutral Wind	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-7	FBKS	Fields & Neutral Wind	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-9	FBKS	Fields & Neutral Wind	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-9	Wl	Energetic Part.	Nike Tomahawk	No
3-17	FC	Auroral Studies	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
3-31	FC	Auroral Aeronomy	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
4-1	WSMR	X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
4-7	IN	Langmuir Probe	Nike Apache	Yes
4-21	WSMR	Aeronomy	Aerobee 150/150A	No
4-24	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
5-4	Wl	Meteorology	Arcas	Yes
5-12	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
5-16	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	Yes
5-17	PB	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-17	PB	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-17	PB	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-17	PB	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-19	WSMR	X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
5-19	WSMR	Cosmic X-ray	Aerobee 170	Yes
5-23	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	Yes
5-31	NOR	lonospherics	Nike Cajun	Yes
5-31	NOR	lonospherics	Nike Apache	Yes
5-31	WSMR	Solar UV Spec.	Black Brant VC	No
6-9	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
6-9	WSMR	Galactic Astronomy	Black Brant VC	Yes
6-9	WSMR	Galactic Astronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
6-13	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	No
6-21	WSMR	Comp. & Photo	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
6-27	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
7-3	SP	lonospherics	Nike Apache	Yes
7-6	SP	lonospherics	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-10	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	No

7-10	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
7-14	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
7-27	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
8-4	FC	Eng. & Particles	Nike Apache	Yes
8-4	FC	Eng. & Particles	Nike Apache	No
8-5	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	No
8-10	WSMR	Ast., Soft X-ray	Aerobee 170	No
8-10	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
9-1	WSMR	Aeronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
9-12	FC	Part. & Fields	Javelin	No
9-16	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
9-25	FC	Fields & Part.	Black Brant VC	Yes
9-26	Wl	Flight Perf.	Special Projects	Yes
10-8	SWE	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
10-9	SWE	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
10-12	SWE	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
10-13	FBKS	Planetary Atmos.	Nike Apache	No
10-13	FBKS	Planetary Atmos.	Nike Apache	Yes
10-13	FBKS	Planetary Atmos.	Nike Apache	Yes
10-15	Hawaii	Artificial Aurora	Special Projects	Yes
10-21	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	No
10-24	WSMR	Skylab Cong.	Black Brant VC	Yes
10-30	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	No
11-1	Wl	lonospherics	Arcas	Yes
11-1	Wl	Energetic Elect.	Nike Apache	Yes
11-2	FC	lonospherics Physics	Arcas	Yes

11-2	FC	lonospherics Physics	Black Brant VC	No
11-4	WSMR	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
11-8	WSMR	Spectro. of Spectrum	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-14	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-20	WSMR	Rocket Test Flight	Aerobee 200	Yes
12-5	Wl	lonospherics	Arcas	Yes
12-5	Wl	lonospherics	Nike Apache	Yes
12-8	WSMR	Soft X-ray	Aerobee 170	Yes
12-11	WSMR	Meas. Sun Brightness	Aerobee 170	No
12-13	WSMR	Solar UV Measurement	Aerobee 170	Yes
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1973
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1-16	Wl	Ionosphere	Nike Apache	Yes
1-16	Wl	Ele. Density & Coll.	Arcas	Yes
1-16	NOR	Energetic Particles	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
1-18	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 200	Yes
1-22	WSMR	Skylab/CALROC Test	Black Brant VC	Yes
1-27	NOR	Proton 2	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
2-2	CRR	Ionospheric Physics	Arcas	No
2-2	CRR	Ionospheric Physics	Arcas	Yes
2-6	NOR	Particles & Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
2-9	SWE	Aeronomy-Auroral	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
2-10	WSMR	Galaxic X-ray	Black Brant VC	Yes
2-28	CRR	Aeronomy	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
3-1	CRR	Aurora Studies	Nike Apache	Yes
3-5	WSMR	Solar UV	Aerobee 170	Yes
3-5	WSMR	Ionospheric Physics	Nike Apache	No
3-8	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
3-16	FBKS	Auroral Studies	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-21	FBKS	Electric Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-22	FBKS	Electric Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-24	WSMR	Map. Ext. X-ray	Aerobee 170	Yes
3-27	FBKS	Electric Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-30	WSMR	X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
3-30	FBKS	Electric Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
3-31	FBKS	Electric Field	Nike Tomahawk	Yes
4-3	WSMR	Skylab/CALROC	Black Brant VC	No
4-10	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
5-19	WSMR	CALROC Test	Black Brant VC	Yes
5-23	WSMR	Aeronomy	Aerobee 150/150A	Yes
5-25	WSMR	Stellar UV	Aerobee 170	Yes
6-2	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
6-4	WSMR	Skylab/CALROC	Black Brant VC	No
6-6	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 200	Yes
6-13	WSMR	Skylab/CALROC	Black Brant VC	Yes
6-30	Wl	Ionosphere	Nike Cajun	Yes
6-30	Wl	Ionosphere	Nike Apache	Yes
6-30	Wl	Ionospheric Physics	Astrobee D	No
7-2	WSMR	X-ray Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
7-17	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes

7-17	WI	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-17	Wl	Aeronomy	Javelin	Yes
7-18	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-18	Wl	Meteorology	Nike Cajun	Yes
7-25	WSMR	Heat Pipe	Aerobee 200	Yes
7-25	WSMR	Rail Rocket Test	Aerobee 200	No
7-28	WSMR	Aeronomy	Nike Tomahawk	No
8-1	SWE	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
8-1	SWE	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
8-2	SWE	Ionospheric Phyics	Nike Cajun	Yes
8-3	Wl	Ionosphere	Nike Apache	Yes
8-5	SWE	Ionosphere	Nike Apache	Yes
8-6	SWE	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
8-9	WSMR	Skylab/CALROC	Black Brant VC	Yes
8-9	Wl	USAF Test	Black Brant IV	Yes
8-10	Wl	Ionosphere	Nike Apache	Yes
8-14	WSMR	Aeronomy	Nike Apache	Yes
8-16	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	No
8-16	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	No
8-23	WSMR	Astronomy	Aerobee 200	No
8-30	WSMR	Solar Physics	Black Brant VC	Yes
9-4	W SM R	Skylab /CALROC	Black Brant V C	Yes
9-13	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 170	Yes
9- 19	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	Yes
9-21	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 200	Yes
10-4	WSMR	Cosmic X-ray	Aerobee 170	Yes
10-19	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	No
10-24	WSMR	Planetary Atmosphere	Aerobee 200	Yes
11-1	AUST	Galactic Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-1	AUST	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-6	AUST	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-9	AUST	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-9	AUST	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-12	AUST	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-12	AUST	Astronomy	Aerobee 170	Yes
11-18	BRAZ	Ionosphere	Javelin	Yes
11-22	BRAZ	Ionosphere	Javelin	Yes
11-23	WSMR	Solar Physics	Aerobee 200	No
11-23	ANT	Meteorology	Arcas	No
11-27	FBKS	Aeronomy	Black Brant IV	Yes
12-4	FBKS	Aeronomy	Black Brant IV	Yes
12-10	WSMR	Skylab/CALROC	Black Brant VC	Yes
12-19	WSMR	Catura/LMSC	Aerobee 200	Yes

*Firing Site Abbreviations:

ANT	Antigua	.	NOR	Andoya, Norway
ASC	Ascension Island		NZ	Karikari, New Zealand
AUS	Woomera, Australia		PAK	Karachi, Pakistan
Bl	Barter Island, Alaska		PB	Point Barrow, Alaska
BRAZ	Natal, Brazil		PL	Primrose Lake, Canada
CRR	Fort Churchill, Canada		PMR	Pacific Missile Range, California
EGL	Eglin Air Force Base		PN	Fort Sherman, Panama
FBKS	Poker Flat Rocket Range, Fairbanks, Alaska		PR	Camp Tortuguera, Puerto Rico
FC	Fort Churchill, Canada		RB	Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada
FGU	Kourou, French Guiana		SP	Arenosillo, Spain
FM	Fox Main, Hall Beach, NWT, Canada		SUR	Coronie, Surinam
GRN	Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland		SW	Kiruna, Sweden
HAWAII	Barking Sands, Hawaii		SWE	Kiruna, Sweden
IN	Thumba, India		WFC	Wallops Flight Center, Virginia
IND	Thumba, India		WSMR	White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
ITALY	Sardinia, Italy		WS	White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
KE	Keweenaw, Michigan		.
KENYA	Kenya (San Marco)
NWT	Cape Parry, Northwest Territories, Canada

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