List of rockets launched from El Arenosillo explained

This is a list of rockets launched[1] [2] from the El Arenosillo rocket launch facility in south Spain.

Date Vehicle Mission/Payload Launch pad Result Results
15 Oct 1966 INTA, Carabela 4 Aeronomy / test 81 km
28 Mar 1969 NASA, 10.309GM Grenades 121 km
29 Mar 1969 NASA, 10.310GM Grenades 122 km
8 May 1969 NASA, 10.311GM Grenades 90 km
10 May 1969 NASA, 10.312GM Grenades 88 km
19 Jun 1969 INTA, Technology reduced version
20 Dec 1969 INTA, Technology 73 km
22 Dec 1970 INTA132 km
22 Mar 1971 IASB, NO release 63 km
23 Mar 1971 IASB, NO release 72 km
23 Mar 1971 IASB, NO release 71 km
24 Mar 1971 IASB, NO release 69 km
24 Mar 1971 IASB, NO release 71 km
26 Apr 1971 CNES, Na release + TNT 129 km
26 Apr 1971 NASA, 10.319II TMA release 154 km
21 May 1971 INTA, TMA release
26 May 1971 CNES, Na release + TNT 128 km
26 May 1971 NASA, 10.386II TMA release
27 May 1971 NASA, 10.387II TMA release
27 May 1971 CNES, Na release + TNT 129 km
27 May 1971 CNES, Na release + TNT 127 km
28 May 1971 NASA, 10.387II TMA release
28 May 1971 INTA, TMA release
03 Jul 1972 NASA, 14.483GI 122 km
06 Jul 1972 NASA, 10.408GI 85 km
02 Oct 1973 MPE, UV Astronomy 186 km
06 Oct 1973 MPE, UV Astronomy 260 km
27 Nov 1973 MPE, UV Astronomy 246 km
12 Jan 1974 MPE, UV Astronomy EF. 245 km
07 Oct 1974 SL1304/MPE, XR Astronomy 190 km
09 Oct 1974 INTA, Technology SP. 250 km
09 Oct 1975 MPIA, ASTRO-7 Zodiacal light
21 Oct 1975 Technology SP. 295 km
17 Dec 1975 Payload prototype
02 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 95 km
04 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BIII 83 km
04 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BIV 128 km
04 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BII 117 km
04 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 103 km
04 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BVI 135 km
04 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BV 96 km
06 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 97 km
09 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 99 km
12 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 92 km
14 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 91 km
20 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, B?
20 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 93 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BIII 83 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BIV 128 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BII 119 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 98 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BVI 135 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BVI 135 km
21 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BV 109 km
22 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 94 km
23 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 104 km
26 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 100 km
28 Jan 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 94 km
05 Feb 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 104 km
05 Feb 1976 Winter Anomaly, BV 103 km
08 Feb 1976 Winter Anomaly, B?
08 Feb 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 100 km
10 Mar 1976 ASTRO-6, EUV radiation F
4 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BV 102 km
5 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 94 km
5 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BV 95 km
8 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 952 km
8 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BIII 74 km
15 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BI 89 km
15 May 1976 Winter Anomaly, BIII
27 Jun 1976 ASTRO-6, EUV radiation 720 km
17 Jul 1976 SL1402/MPE, XR Astronomy
10 Jun 1977 Heatpipe II 320 km
12 Dec 1977 INTA, Ionosphere
16 Dec 1977 INTA, Ionosphere
28 Jun 1978 Ba cloud EF (explosion)
24 Sep 1979 Ba cloud EF (30 km)
03 Oct 1979 Ba cloud 145 km
12 Dec 1980 INTA, Ionosphere
18 Dec 1980 INTA, Ionosphere
18 Feb 1981 Technology 285 km
19 Dec 1981 IAA, FOCCA 106 km
15 Mar 1982 IAA, FOCCA VF
7 Apr 1992[3] 120 km
21 Oct 1993 Photometry SP (155 km)
16 Apr 1994 Photometry (155 km)
2015 ? ?
1 March 2017 ? Bloostar first test
26 Jul 2018 ? ?
7 Oct 2023 Médano del Loro 46 km
May 2021 (Expected) ? - 11 km expected

S: success; SP: partial success; SF: system failure; VF: vehicle failure; EF: experiment failure

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228095028/http://astronautix.com/e/elarenosillo.html Article title
  2. Web site: El Arenosillo Launch Log .
  3. News: Lanzado con éxito el cohete lanzador español 'Inta-100' Sociedad EL PAÍS. El País. 7 April 1992. Rivera. Alicia.