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

 APPENDIX B - Continued

[109-118] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights- Ionospheric Physics

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket performance a

Affilitation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1959

.

.

4.08 Gl

Sept. 11

FC

S

GSFC/Jackson

ionosphere

S

4.07 GI

Sept. 14

FC

S

GSFC/Jackson

ionosphere

S

4.02 II

Sept. 17

FC

S

DRTE/Jackson

ionosphere

S

4.03 II

Sept. 20

FC

P

DRTE/Jackson

ionosphere

X

.

.

1960

.

.

6.01 Ul

Mar. 16

FC

S

U. Mich./Bourdeau

ionosphere

S

3.10 UI

Mar. 17

FC

X

U. Mich./Bourdeau

ionosphere

X

6.02 UI

June 15

FC

S

U. Mich./Bourdeau

ionosphere

S

6.03 UI

Aug. 3

WI

S

U. Mich./Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

3.12 Cl

Aug. 22

Wl

X

GCA/Bourdeau

Langmuir probe

X

1.01 Gl

Nov. 23

FC

S

GSFC/Whipple

Ionosphere

S

1.02 Gl

Nov. 27

FC

S

GSFC/Whipple

Ionosphere

S

10.25 Cl

Dec. 8

Wl

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Langmuir probe

S

.

.

1961

.

.

6.04 Ul

Mar. 26

Wl

S

U. Mich./Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

8.10 Gl

Apr. 27

Wl

S

GSFC/Jackson

Ionosphere

P

8.09 Gl

June 13

Wl

S

GSFC/Jackson

Ionosphere

X

8.13 11

June 15

Wl

S

DRTE/Jackson

Antenna test

S

8.15 Al

June 24

Wl

S

CRPL-AIL/Jackson

Ionosphere

S

10.51 Cl

Aug. 18

Wl

S

GCA/Wright

Langmuir probe

S

8.17 Al

Oct. 14

Wl

S

GSFC/Jackson

Ionosphere

S

10.52 Cl

Oct. 27

Wl

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Langmuir probe

S

10.74 Gl

Dec. 21

Wl

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

6.05 Ul

Dec. 22

Wl

S

U. Mich./Wright

Ionosphere

S

.

.

1962

.

.

8.16 Al

Feb. 7

Wl

S

GSFC/Jackson

Ionosphere

X

10.110 Gl

Apr. 26

Wl

S

GSFC/Serbu

Electron temperature

S

8.21 Gl

May 3

Wl

S

GSFC/Serbu

ELF electron trap

X

10.112 Gl

May 16

Wl

S

GSFC/Serbu

Electron temperature

S

10.111 Gl

May 17

Wl

S

GSFC/Serbu

Electron temperature

S

14.12 Gl

June 15

Wl

S

GSFC/Kan

Ionosphere

S

14.31 Gl

Oct. 16

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

10.99 Cl

Nov. 7

Wl

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

4.79 II

Nov. 16

Wl

X

Australia/Cartwright

Ionosphere

X

10.108 Cl

Nov. 30

Wl

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.32 Gl

Dec. 1

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

10.109 Cl

Dec. 5

Wl

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

4.80 11

Dec. 11

Wl

X

Australia/Cartwright

Ionosphere

X

Ferdinand III (Nike-Cajun)

Dec. 11

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

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

.

.

14.86 Cl

Feb. 27

Wl

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.107 Gl

Mar. 8

Wl

S

GSFC/Whipple

Ionosphere

P

14.87 Cl

Mar. 28

Wl

P

GCA/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

4.58 Ul

Apr. 3

Wl

S

Stanford/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.108 Gl

Apr. 9

Wl

S

GSFC/Kane

D-region

S

4.96 11

Apr. 12

Wl

S

Au stralia/Cartwright

VLF receiver

S

4.44 Gl

Apr. 23

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Electron density

S

4.97 11

May 9

Wl

S

Australia/Cartwright

VLF

S

8.14 Gl

July 2

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

4.59 Ul

July 10

Wl

S

Stanford/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.88 Cl

July 14

FC

P

GCA/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

P

14.89 Cl

July 20

FC

X

GCA/Bourdeau

Eclipse ionosphere

X

14.90 Cl

July 20

FC

X

GCA/Bourdeau

Eclipse ionosphere

X

14.91 Cl

July 20

FC

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Eclipse ionosphere

S

14.92 Cl

July 20

FC

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Eclipse ionosphere

S

14.93 Cl

July 20

FC

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Eclipse ionosphere

S

14.94 Cl

July 20

FC

S

GCA/Bourdeau

Eclipse ionosphere

S

6.08 Gl

July 20

Wl

S

U. Mich./Brace

Thermosphere probe

S

Ferdinand V (Nike-Cajun)

Sept. 1

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

X

Ferdinand IV (Nike-Apache)

Sept. 12

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

4.65 Gl

Sept. 25

Wl

S

GSFC/Hirao

Ionosphere

S

4.64 Gl

Sept. 28

Wl

S

GSFC/Hirao

Ionosphere

S

8.18 GI

Sept. 29

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

14.36 Dl

Oct. 7

FC

S

BRL/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

P

4.93 II

Oct. 17

Wl

S

France/Shea

Ionosphere

S

4.94 II

Oct. 31

Wl

S

France/Shea

Ionosphere

S

14.37 Gl

Dec. 13

WS

P

GSFC/Whipple

Ionosphere

P

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

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1964

.

.

Ferdinand Vl (Nike-Apache)

Mar. 12

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

Ferdinand VII (Nike -Apache)

Mar.15

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

Ferdinand Vlll (Nike-Apache)

Mar. 19

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

12.03 GT-GI

Apr. 15

Wl

S

GSFC/Guidotti

Rocket test; ionosphere

S

14.143 Ul

Apr. 16

Wl

S

U. III./Schardt

Ionosphere

S

4.113 GA-GI

Apr. 21

WS

X

GSFC/Aikin

Astrochemistry; ionosphere

X

14.33 Gl

June 3

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

P

14.144 Ul

July 15

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schardt

Ionosphere

S

14.145 Ul

July 15

Wl

S

U. III./Schardt

Ionosphere

S

14.146 Ul

July 15

Wl

S

U. III./Schardt

Ionosphere

S

14.127 Gl

July 16

Wl

S

GSFC/Stone

Ionosphere

S

14.34 Gl

Aug. 26

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

8.24 Gl-II

Oct. 19

Wl

S

GSFC/Serbu

Ionosphere

P

14.104 Dl

Nov. 5

FC

S

BRL/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

8.19 Dl

Nov. 5

FC

S

BRL/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.105 Dl

Nov. 7

FC

S

BRL/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

8.20 Dl

Nov. 7

FC

S

BRL/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.147 Ul

Nov. 10

Wl

S

U. III./Schardt

IQSY ionosphere

S

14.149 Ul

Nov. 19

Wl

S

U. III./Schardt

IQSY ionosphere

S

14.148 Ul

Nov. 19

Ship

S

U. Ill./Schardt

IQSY ionosphere

S

14.117 Gl

Nov. 23

Wl

S

GSFC/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

ION 1 64-1 (Nike-Cajun)

Dec. 1

ARG

S

Argentina/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

ION 1 64-2 (Nike-Cajun)

Dec. 4

ARG

S

Argentina/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

4.132 GA-GI

Dec. 16

WS

S

GSFC/Berg

Micrometeoroids

S

14.209 Gl

Dec. 16

WS

S

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

S

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

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1965

.

.

8.28 Ul

Jan. 13

WI

S

Penn State/Schmerling

Mother-daughter ionosphere

X

15.03 II

Mar. 1

NOR

S

Sweden

Ionosphere

S

15.04 II

Mar. 2

NOR

S

Sweden

Ionosphere

S

15.01 Gl

Mar. 16

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

X

14.177 Gl

Mar. 16

Ship

S

GSFC/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.178 Gl

Mar. 18

Ship

S

GSFC/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.176 Gl

Mar.18

Ship

S

GSFC/Davis

Geomagnetism

S

14.179 Gl

Mar. 18

Ship

S

GSFC/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.228 Ul

Mar. 20

Ship

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

15.02 Gl

Mar. 23

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

14.229 Ul

Mar. 23

Ship

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

X

14.180 Gl

Mar. 24

Ship

S

GSFC/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.181 Gl

Mar. 26

Ship

S

GSFC/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.182 Gl

Mar. 27

Ship

S

GSFC/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.230 Ul

Apr. 5

Ship

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.231 Ul

Apr. 9

Ship

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.232 Ul

Apr. 12

Ship

S

U. III./SchmerlinG

Ionosphere

S

8.29 Ul

May 19

Wl

S

Penn State/Schmerling

Mother-daughter ionosphere

S

15.18 Gl

May 25

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane

D-region ionosphere

S

8.37 Gl

May 26

Wl

X

GSFC/Maier

Ionosphere

X

15.05 Gl

May 30

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane, Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.06 Gl

May 30

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane, Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.07 Gl

May 30

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane, Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.08 Gl

May 30

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane, Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.09 Gl

May 30

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane, Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.10 Gl

May 30

NZ

S

GSFC/Kane, Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

14.245 Ul

June 14

Wl

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.246 Ul

June 17

Wl

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.215 Al

June 18

Wl

S

BuStds/Schmerling

Ionosphere

X

14.210 Gl

Aug. 24

Wl

S

GSFC/Bourdeau

Ionosphere

S

14.213 Ul

Sept. 1

Wl

S

SCAS/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.214 Ul

Sept. 3

Wl

S

SCAS/Schmerling

Ionosphere

X

14.244 Ul

Sept. 15

Wl

S

U. III./Schardt

IQSY ionosphere

S

4.138 II

Sept. 17

Wl

S

France/Stevens

VLF experiment

S

8.36 Gl

Sept. 23

Wl

S

GSFC/Maier

Ionosphere

S

4.139 II

Sept. 25

Wl

S

France/Stevens

VLF experiment

S

4.150 GA-GI-GB

Sept. 28

WS

S

GSFC/Berg

Micrometeoroid; ionosphere; micro-organisms

S

8.30 Ul

Oct. 5

Wl

S

Penn State/Schmerling

Mother-daughter ionosphere

S

8.42 Ul

Oct. 10

Wl

X

Penn State/Schmerling

Mother-daughter ionosphere

S

Ferdinand XII (Nike -Apache)

Nov. 20

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

S

15.20 Gl-II

Dec. 2

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

X

15.19 Gl

Dec. 6

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

D-region ionosphere

S

14.247 Ul

Dec. 15

WI

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere radio and physics

S

14.68 II

Dec. 15

BRAZ

S

Brazil/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

14.69 II

Dec. 18

BRAZ

S

Brazil/Blumle

Ionosphere

S

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

NASA rocke

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1966

.

.

14.248 Ul

Jan. 10

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

P

8.25 GA-GI

Mar. 2

Wl

S

GSFC/Smith

Geoprobe

S

14.109 Gl

Mar. 21

NOR

S

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

S

14.216 Al

Apr. 6

Wl

S

BuStds/Schmerling

Ionosphere

P

14.76 Ul

Apr. 8

Wl

S

SCAS/Opp

Ionosphere

S

15.25 Gl

May 15

Greece

X

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

X

15.26 Gl

May 20

Greece

S

GSFC/Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.27 Gl

May 20

Greece

S

GSFC/Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.28 Gl

May 20

Greece

S

GSFC/Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.29 Gl

May 20

Greece

S

GSFC/Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.30 Gl

May 20

Greece

S

GSFC/Aikin

Eclipse ionosphere

S

15.31 Gl

May 21

Greece

S

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

S

14.270 Ul

June 14

Wl

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

Ferdinand XIII (Nike-Apache)

June 26

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

S

14.59 IE-II

July 7

IND

S

India

Magnetic fields; ionosphere

S

14.166 II

July 14

Wl

S

Germany/Bauer

Ionosphere

S

14.271 Ul

Aug. 24

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.272 Ul

Aug. 25

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

P

15.12 Gl

Aug. 29

WS

S

GSFC/Pederson

lon density

P

15.11 Gl

Aug. 29

WS

S

GSFC/Pederson

lon density

P

14.278 CA-CI

Sept. 14

FC

S

GCA/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

S

14.279 CA-CI

Sept. 14

FC

S

GCA/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

P

14.280 CA-CI

Sept. 16

FC

S

GCA/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

S

14.281 CA-CI

Sept. 16

FC

S

GCA/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

S

14.282 CA-CI

Sept. 16

FC

S

GCA/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

S

14.164 Ul

Sept. 16

Wl

S

U. Md./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

8.38 Gl

Oct. 6

Wl

S

GSFC/Maier

Ionosphere

S

4.195 GA-GI

Oct. 25

WS

S

GSFC/Berg

Micrometeorids

S

10.181 Al

Oct. 25

WS

S

ESSA/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.77 CA-CI

Nov. 12

BRAZ-A

S

GCA/Dubin

Eclipse ionosphere ; luminescent clouds

S

14.274 Ul

Nov. 12

BRAZ-A

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Eclipse ionosphere

S

14.302 Ul

Nov. 12

BRAZ-A

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Eclipse ionosphere

S

14.304 Ul

Nov. 12

BRAZ-A

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Eclipse ionosphere

P

14.303 Ul

Nov. 12

BRAZ-A

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Eclipse ionosphere

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

.

.

14.275 Ul

Jan. 31

Wl

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

Ferdinand XIV (Nike-Apache)

Mar. 3

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

S

14.163 IA-II

Mar. 12

IND

S

India/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

P

14.206 IA-II

Mar. 12

IND

S

India/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

S

14.267 IA-I

Mar. 13

IND

S

India/Dubin

Ionosphere; luminescent clouds

P

Ferdinand XV (Nike-Apache )

Mar. 14

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

S

14.256 II

Mar. 16

Wl

S

India/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

18.12 Ul

Mar. 30

Wl

S

U. Md./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

8.39 Gl

Apr. 12

FC

S

GSFC/Maier

Ionosphere

S

14.268 Ul

May 5

FC

S

SCAS/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

8.26 Ul

June 21

Wl

S

SCAS/Schmerling

Ionosphere

P

14.273 Ul

Aug. 8

Wl

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

15.21 II

Aug. 25

NOR

S

Norway /Kane

Ionosphere

P

14.308 Ul

Sept. 7

PB

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.305 Ul

Sept. 8

PB

S

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

X

14.309 Ul

Sept. 8

PB

X

U. III./Schmerling

Ionosphere

X

8.45 Ul

Sept. 21

Wl

S

U. Iowa/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

15.22 II

Oct. 9

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

S

15.23 II

Oct. 13

NOR

S

Norway/Kane

Ionosphere

S

15.32 Gl

Oct. 24

RB

P

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

X

15.33 Gl

Oct. 24

RB

P

GSFC/Kane

Ionosphere

P

14.298 Ul

Nov. 16

Wl

S

U. Md./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

8.35 Ul

Dec. 8

FC

S

SCAS/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

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

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1968

.

.

10.273 Gl

Jan. 16

Wl

S

GSFC/Somayajulu

Lower ionosphere

S

10.275 Gl

Jan. 16

Wl

S

GSFC/Somayajulu

Lower ionosphere

S

15.58 Gl

Mar. 8

IND

S

GSFC/Kane

Lower ionosphere

S

15.59 Gl

Mar. 8

IND

S

GSFC/Kane

Lower ionosphere

S

18.10 Gl

Mar. 15

Wl

S

GSFC/Herman

Ionosphere

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

16.04 Ul

Apr. 20

Wl

S

U. Minn./Schmerling

Ionosphere

X

19.04 II

May 7

Wl

S

Canada

Ionosphere

S

8.46 Ul

May 25

FC

S

U. Iowa/Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.358 Ul

July 24

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.359 Ul

July 24

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

14.360 Ul

July 24

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

P

14.361 Ul

July 24

Wl

S

U. Ill./Schmerling

Ionosphere

S

15.52 Gl

Aug. 2

RB

S

GSFC/Kane

D-region ionosphere

S

15.34 Gl

Aug. 2

RB

S

GSFC/Kane

D-region ionosphere

S

14.369 Gl

Aug. 21

Wl

S

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

S

14.368 Gl

Aug. 21

Wl

S

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

S

14.370 Gl

Aug. 21

Wl

S

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

S

18.30 Ul

Aug. 21

Wl

S

U. Md./Schmerling

Ionosphere

P

15.43 II

Oct. 24

SWE

S

Sweden

Ionosphere

S

14.379 Gl

Nov. 7

Wl

S

GSFC/Goldberg

lon concentration

P

14.311 Gl

Nov. 19

Wl

S

GSFC/Aikin

Ionosphere

P

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


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