SP-4401 - NASA SOUNDING ROCKETS, 1958-1968: A Historical Summary

 APPENDIX B - Continued

[103-109] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights- Particles & Fields

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1960

.

.

10.17 GE

June 6

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Solar beam experiment

S

8.07 GE

June 30

Wl

X

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

X

10.18 GE

July 22

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

4.16 UE

Aug. 23

WI

S

NYU/Meredith

Cosmic rays

S

10.19 GE

Sept. 3

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.20 GE

Sept. 3

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

11.01 GE

Sept. 19

PMR

S

GSFC/Naugle

NERV I

S

10.21 GE

Sept. 27

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.22 GE

Nov. 11

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.23 GE

Nov. 11

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

P

10.24 GE

Nov. 12

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.15 GE

Nov. 12

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.16 GE

Nov. 13

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.13 GE

Nov. 16

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.14GE

Nov. 17

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.26 GE

Nov. 18

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

10.27 GE

Nov. 18

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

SBE

S

8.08 GE

Dec. 12

WI

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

14.03 UE

July 14

WI

S

U. N.H./Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

14.04 UE

July 14

WI

S

U. N.H./Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

14.05 UE

July 20

WI

S

U. N.H./Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

10.76 GE

Dec. 10

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Cosmic rays

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1963

.

.

11.06 UE

Feb. 12

PMR

S

U. Minn./Cline

Electron spectrometry

S

4.91 GE

Sept. 4

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Cosmic rays

S

14.06 UE

Sept. 9

WI

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Electrojet

S

.

.

1964

.

.

14.150 UE

Jan. 15

WI

P

Rice/Schardt

Auroral observations

X

14.79 UE

Jan. 25

IND

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Equatorial electrojet

S

14.80 UE

Jan. 27

IND

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Equatorial electrojet

S

14.81 UE

Jan. 29

IND

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Equatorial electrojet

S

14.82 UE

Jan. 31

IND

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Equatorial electrojet

S

14.43 GE

Feb. 20

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Aurora

P

14.44 GE

Feb. 29

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Aurora

P

14.151 UE

Mar. 18

FC

S

Rice/Schardt

Aurora

S

14.152 UE

Mar. 20

FC

S

Rice/Schardt

Aurora

S

14.153 UE

Mar. 23

FC

S

Rice/Schardt

Aurora

S

14.118 GE

Mar. 24

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Aurora

S

14.120 GE

Mar. 25

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Aurora

X

14.119 GE

Mar. 26

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Aurora

P

14.121 UE

Apr. 11

FC

S

Alaska/Schardt

Aurora

S

14.122 UE

Apr. 15

FC

S

Alaska/Schardt

Aurora

X

14.123 UE

Apr. 22

FC

S

Alaska/Schardt

Aurora

S

14.155 GE

June 10

Wl

S

GSFC/Davis

Magnetic fields

S

14.156 GE

June 25

WI

S

GSFC/Davis

Magnetic fields

S

14.157 GE

June 26

WI

S

GSFC/Davis

Magnetic fields

S

14.154 UE

July 9

WI

S

Rice/Schardt

Airglow

S

4.107 GE

July 23

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Cosmic rays

P

4.108 GE

July 25

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Cosmic rays

S

14.158 GE

Oct. 7

WI

X

GSFC/Davis

Magnetic fields

X

14.159 GE

Oct. 8

WI

S

GSFC/Davis

Magnetic fields

S

14.60 UE

Dec. 7

WI

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Energetic particles

X

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

NASA Rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1965

.

.

14.61 UE

Feb. 3

WI

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Energetic particles

S

14.160 GE

Mar. 8

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Magnetic fields

S

14.85 UE

Mar. 9

Ship

S

U. N.H./Opp

Magnetic fields

S

14.83 UE

Mar. 10

Ship

S

U. N.H./Opp

Magnetic fields

S

14.07 UE

Mar. 12

Ship

S

U. N.H./Opp

Magnetic fields

S

14.84 UE

Mar. 12

Ship

S

U. N.H./Opp

Magnetic fields

S

14.171 GE

Mar. 16

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.172 GE

Mar. 18

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.174 GE

Mar. 24

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.173 GE

Mar. 26

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.175 GE

Mar. 27

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.70 GE

Mar. 29

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.185 UE

Apr. 2

Ship

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Energetic particles

P

14.207 UE

Apr. 3

FC

S

Rice/Schardt

Aurora

S

14.184 UE

Apr. 5

Ship

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Energetic particles

P

14 186 UE

Apr. 13

Ship

S

U. N.H./Schardt

Energetic particles

P

11 07 UE

Apr. 14

WI

S

U. Minn./Opp

Energetic particles

X

4.140 GE

June 17

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Energetic particles

S

4.141 GE

June 23

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Energetic particles

S

14 234 UE

Sept. 16

FC

X

U. Cal./Schardt

Energetic particles

X

14 235 UE

Sept. 17

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Energetic particles

S

14.237 UE

Sept. 20

FC

X

U. Cal./Schardt

Energetic particles

X

14 236 UE

Sept. 20

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Energetic particles

S

14 238 UE

Nov. 17

FC

S

Alaska/Opp

Aurora

S

14.239 UE

Nov. 20

FC

S

Alaska/Opp

Aurora

S

14 124 UE

Nov. 24

FC

S

Alaska/Opp

Aurora

S

14 242 UE

Nov. 24

WI

S

Rice/Opp

Magnetic fields

S

.

.

1966

.

.

14 188 GE

Feb. 10

FC

S

G SFC/Evans

Auroral physics

S

14 243 UE

Feb. 17

WI

S

Rice/Opp

Magnetic fields

S

14.189 GE

Feb. 18

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral physics

S

14 190 GE

Mar. 14

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral physics

S

18 07 GE

Mar. 23

FC

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

18.08 GE

Apr. 14

FC

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

14.59 IE-II

July 7

IND

S

India

Magnetic fields; ionosphere

14 218 GE

July 20

FC

S

GSFC/Fichtel

Solar particle intensity composition experiment (SPICE)

X

14.183 UE

Aug. 24

FC

S

U. N.H./Opp

Particles and fields

S

18.18 UE

Sept. I

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral radiation

S

14.219 GE

Sept. 2

FC

S

GSFC/Guss

SPICE

S

14.220 GE

Sept. 2

FC

S

GSFC/Guss

SPICE

S

14.221 GE

Sept. 3

FC

S

GSFC/Guss

SPICE

S

18.20 UE

Sept. 6

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral radiation

S

18.21 UE

Sept. 6

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral radiation

S

18.19 UE

Sept. 17

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral radiation

S

18.04 GE

Nov. 8

WI

S

GSFC/Aggson

Fields

S

14.287 IE

Nov. 11

FC

S

Germany/Franta

Energetic particles

S

18.27 UE

Nov. 20

WI

S

U. N.H./Opp

Energetic particles

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1967

.

.

18.23 GE

Jan. 28

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral studies

P

8.41 UE

Feb. 9

FC

S

Rice/Opp

Auroral studies

S

18.24 GE

Mar. 9

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral studies

S

8.47 UE

Mar. 18

FC

S

Rice/Opp

Auroral studies

S

18.28 UE

Mar. 27

BRAZ

S

U. N.H./Opp

Energetic particles

S

18.09 GE

Mar. 31

WI

S

GSFC/Wescott

Magnetic fields

S

14.328 IE

Apr. 7

SWE

S

Germany

Magnetic fields

S

14.329 IE

Apr. 8

SWE

S

Germany

Magnetic fields

S

14.330 IE

Apr. 9

SWE

S

Germany

Magnetic fields

S

14.331 IE

Apr. 10

SWE

S

Germany

Magnetic fields

S

14.332 IE

Apr. 11

SWE

S

Germany

Magnetic fields

S

18.29 UE

June 6

FC

S

U. N.H./Opp

Cosmic-ray intensities

S

14.297 CE

June 13

WI

S

AS&E/Schardt

Energetic particles

S

8.49 IE

June 16

BRAZ

S

Germany/Franta

Energetic particles

S

8.50 IE

June 17

BRAZ

S

Germany/Franta

Energetic particles

S

18.43 GE

Aug. 31

NOR

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

18.46 GE

Aug. 31

NOR

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

18.44 GE

Sept. 2

NOR

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

18.47 GE

Sept. 2

NOR

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

18.45 GE

Sept. 12

NOR

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic fields

S

18.48 GE

Sept. 12

NOR

S

GSFC/Heppner

Magnetic herds

X

18.34 UE

Nov. 24

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral studies

X

14.288 IE

Dec. 5

SWE

S

Germany/Franta

Energetic particles

S

.

.

1968

.

.

18.13 UE

Jan. 23

FC

S

U. Alaska/Opp

Particles and fields

P

18.38 UE

Feb. 6

FC

S

U. N.H./Opp

Electric field; auroral studies

S

14.276 GE

Feb. 22

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral studies

S

18.61 GE

Feb. 22

FC

P

GSFC/Evans

Auroral studies

X

18.35 UE

Feb. 23

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral studies

S

8.48 UE

Mar. 2

FC

S

Rice/Opp

Auroral studies

S

18.37 UE

Mar. 2

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral studies

P

4.198 GE

Mar. 16

WS

S

GSFC/Boldt

Energetic cosmic rays

S

18.36 UE

Mar. 18

FC

S

U. Cal./Schardt

Auroral studies

S

18.63 UE

Mar. 21

FC

S

U. Md./Opp

Auroral studies

S

14.375 IE-II

Mar. 28

IND

S

Germany

Magnetic fields; ionosphere

S

14.376 IE-II

Mar. 30

IND

S

Germany

Magnetic fields; ionosphere

S

14.377 IE-II

Mar. 31

IND

S

Germany

Magnetic fields; ionosphere

S

14.378 IE

Mar. 31

IND

S

Germany

Magnetic fields

S

14.277 GE

Apr. 4

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral particles

P

18.60 GE

Apr. 4

FC

S

GSFC/Evans

Auroral particles

S

18.39 UE

Apr. 24

FC

S

U. N.H./Opp

Energetic particles

S

18.33 CE

Apr. 25

FC

S

TRW/Opp

Energetic particles

S

18.40 UE

Apr. 25

FC

S

U. N.H./Opp

Energetic particles

S

18.41 UE

Apr. 30

FC

X

U. N.H./Opp

Energetic particles

X

18.42 UE

May 3

FC

S

U. N.H./Opp

Energetic particles

S

14.222 GE

June 10

FC

S

GSFC/Bertsch

SPICE

X

14.223 GE

June 10

FC

S

GSFC/Bertsch

SPICE

X

19.01 NE

June 11

BRAZ

S

MSC/Holtz

Radiation

S

14.320 UE

Aug. 7

Wl

S

Rice/Opp

Particles and fields

S

18.75 GE

Sept. 20

NOR

S

GSFC/Wescott

Magnetic fields

S

18.58 IE

Sept. 20

NOR

S

Norway

Particles and fields

P

18.76 GE

Sept. 21

NOR

S

GSFC/Wescott

Magnetic fields

S

18.77 GE

Sept. 23

NOR

S

GSFC/Wescott

Magnetic fields

S

18.59 IE

Oct.1

NOR

S

Norway

Particles and fields

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful


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