Svalbard Rocket Range
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Website | https://nyalesundresearch.no/members/andoya-space-center-asc-norway/ |
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The Svalbard Rocket Range or SvalRak as it is named, is a
History
Planning of a launch site in Ny-Ålesund started in 1993,
Use
SvalRak is the world's northernmost rocket launch site, and is located at the 79th parallel north.
Launches
SvalRak originally held permission to fire four rockets every two years.[4] Forty-one rockets had been launched by 2004, with a peak altitude of 1,108 kilometers (688 mi).[1] The site was upgraded in 2018.[3]
Date | Vehicle | Description | Agency | Apogee (km) |
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1997 November 20 | RH-300 Mk II | ISBJORN-1 Ionosphere mission | NDRE | 71 |
1997 November 20 | Viper 3A | ISBJORN-2 (MD-5) Aeronomy mission | NDRE | 97 |
1997 December 2 | Black Brant IX | Plasma mission | NASA | 433 |
1997 December 3 | Black Brant IX | Plasma mission | NASA | 446 |
2000 December 4 | SS-520 | Ionosphere mission | ISAS | 1108 |
2001 July 16 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 108 |
2001 July 19 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 105 |
2001 July 22 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 July 22 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 July 25 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 July 28 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 July 31 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 July 31 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 2 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 6 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 9 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 12 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 17 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 17 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 20 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 20 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 23 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 27 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 28 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 28 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 August 29 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 1 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 5 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 6 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 8 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 11 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 11 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 14 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 14 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2001 September 14 | Viper 3A | ROMA Aeronomy mission | DLR | 100 |
2002 December 14 | Black Brant 10CM1 | Plasma mission | NASA | 772 |
2003 July 1 | Improved Orion | ROMA 2003 Aeronomy mission | DLR | 85 |
2003 July 4 | Improved Orion | ROMA 2003 Aeronomy mission | DLR | 85 |
2003 July 6 | Improved Orion | ROMA 2003 Aeronomy mission | DLR | 85 |
2003 November 28 | Nike Improved Orion | FAILURE: Failure | NDRE | 12 |
2004 January 22 | Black Brant 10CM1 | SERSIO Plasma mission | NASA | 790 |
2008 December 5 | VS-30/Orion | ARR ICI-2 | Sweden | |
2011 December 3 | VS-30/Orion | ICI-3 | Sweden | 354 |
References
- ^ a b "SvalRak". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Rødberg, Ole Anders; Collett, John Petter (October 2004). "Norwegian Space Activities 1958–2003: A Historical Overview" (PDF). European Space Agency. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Other Research Institutions in Ny-Ålesund". Kings Bay. May 1997. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d "SvalRak: Sounding Rocket Launch Facility in Ny-Ålesund". Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee. May 1997. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Sellevåg, Inge (15 November 1997). "–Spent på Svalbardrakettene". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 34.
- ^ a b c Larsen, Rolf L. (16 November 1997). "Romfartshistorie på 79° nord". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
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- ^ "When An Indian Rocket Shot Up Into The Norwegian Sky". Spansen.com.
- ^ Sellevåg, Inge (15 November 1997). "–Svar ikke nødvendig". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 34.
- ^ "St.meld. nr. 22 (2008-2009) Svalbard" (in Norwegian). 17 April 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2012.