List of rockets launched from El Arenosillo

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 Skua INTA, Carabela 4 Aeronomy / test Success 81 km
28 Mar 1969 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.309GM Grenades Success 121 km
29 Mar 1969 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.310GM Grenades Success 122 km
8 May 1969 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.311GM Grenades Success 90 km
10 May 1969 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.312GM Grenades Success 88 km
19 Jun 1969 INTA-255 INTA, Technology Success reduced version
20 Dec 1969 INTA-255#1 INTA, Technology Success 73 km
22 Dec 1970 INTA-255#2 INTA Success 132 km
22 Mar 1971 Skua II IASB, NO release Success 63 km
23 Mar 1971 Skua II IASB, NO release Success 72 km
23 Mar 1971 Skua II IASB, NO release Success 71 km
24 Mar 1971 Skua II IASB, NO release Success 69 km
24 Mar 1971 Skua II IASB, NO release Success 71 km
26 Apr 1971 Centaure 136 CNES, Na release + TNT Success 129 km
26 Apr 1971 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.319II TMA release Success 154 km
21 May 1971 Skua II INTA, TMA release
26 May 1971 Centaure 141 CNES, Na release + TNT Success 128 km
26 May 1971 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.386II TMA release Success
27 May 1971 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.387II TMA release Success
27 May 1971 Centaure 137 CNES, Na release + TNT Success 129 km
27 May 1971 Centaure 142 CNES, Na release + TNT Success 127 km
28 May 1971 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.387II TMA release Success
28 May 1971 Skua II INTA, TMA release
03 Jul 1972 Nike-Apache NASA, 14.483GI Success 122 km
06 Jul 1972 Nike-Cajun NASA, 10.408GI Success 85 km
02 Oct 1973 Skylark 4 MPE, UV Astronomy Success 186 km
06 Oct 1973 Skylark 4 MPE, UV Astronomy Success 260 km
27 Nov 1973 Skylark 4 MPE, UV Astronomy Success 246 km
12 Jan 1974 Skylark 4 MPE, UV Astronomy EF. 245 km
07 Oct 1974 Skylark 6 SL1304/MPE, XR Astronomy Success 190 km
09 Oct 1974 INTA-300#1 INTA, Technology Success SP. 250 km
09 Oct 1975 Skylark 6 MPIA, ASTRO-7 Zodiacal light Success
21 Oct 1975 INTA-300#2 Technology Partial success SP. 295 km
17 Dec 1975 Skua II Payload prototype
02 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 95 km
04 Jan 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BIII 83 km
04 Jan 1976 Nike-Apache Winter Anomaly, BIV 128 km
04 Jan 1976 Skylark 3 Winter Anomaly, BII 117 km
04 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 103 km
04 Jan 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BVI 135 km
04 Jan 1976 Skua IV Winter Anomaly, BV 96 km
06 Jan 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 97 km
09 Jan 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 99 km
12 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 92 km
14 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 91 km
20 Jan 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, B?
20 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 93 km
21 Jan 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BIII 83 km
21 Jan 1976 Nike-Apache Winter Anomaly, BIV 128 km
21 Jan 1976 Skylark 3 Winter Anomaly, BII 119 km
21 Jan 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 98 km
21 Jan 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BVI 135 km
21 Jan 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BVI 135 km
21 Jan 1976 Skua IV Winter Anomaly, BV 109 km
22 Jan 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 94 km
23 Jan 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 104 km
26 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 100 km
28 Jan 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 94 km
05 Feb 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 104 km
05 Feb 1976 Skua IV Winter Anomaly, BV 103 km
08 Feb 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, B?
08 Feb 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 100 km
10 Mar 1976 Black Brant IV ASTRO-6, EUV radiation Failure F
4 May 1976 Skua IV Winter Anomaly, BV 102 km
5 May 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 94 km
5 May 1976 Skua IV Winter Anomaly, BV 95 km
8 May 1976 Skua II Winter Anomaly, BI 952 km
8 May 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BIII 74 km
15 May 1976 Skua III Winter Anomaly, BI 89 km
15 May 1976 Petrel I Winter Anomaly, BIII
27 Jun 1976 Black Brant IV ASTRO-6, EUV radiation Success 720 km
17 Jul 1976 Skylark 7 SL1402/MPE, XR Astronomy Success
10 Jun 1977 Black Brant V Heatpipe II Success 320 km
12 Dec 1977 Centaure INTA, Ionosphere
16 Dec 1977 Centaure INTA, Ionosphere
28 Jun 1978 INTA-300#3 Ba cloud Failure EF (explosion)
24 Sep 1979 Petrel P217E Ba cloud Failure EF (30 km)
03 Oct 1979 Petrel P218E Ba cloud Success 145 km
12 Dec 1980 Nike-Apache INTA, Ionosphere
18 Dec 1980 Nike-Apache INTA, Ionosphere
18 Feb 1981 INTA-300#4 Technology Success 285 km
19 Dec 1981 Petrel IAA, FOCCA Success 106 km
15 Mar 1982 Petrel IAA, FOCCA Failure VF
7 Apr 1992[3] INTA-100 Success 120 km
21 Oct 1993 INTA-300B#1 Photometry Partial success SP (155 km)
16 Apr 1994 INTA-300B#2 Photometry Success (155 km)
2015 Stratos II+ ? Partial success ?
1 March 2017 Bloostar ? – Success Bloostar first test
26 Jul 2018 Stratos III ? Failure ?
7 Oct 2023 Miura 1 Payload from ZARM Médano del Loro Success 46 km
May 2021 (Expected) Bondar ? - 11 km expected

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

References

  1. ^ Article title
  2. ^ "El Arenosillo Launch Log".
  3. ^ Rivera, Alicia (7 April 1992). "Lanzado con éxito el cohete lanzador español 'Inta-100' | Sociedad | EL PAÍS". El País.