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NMC

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American agency. Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu, CA, USA.

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Chronology

7 events

1961

Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair II.
  • Flight 8 - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1961 November 2

Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Sea Dragon. Launch Vehicle: Seabee.
  • Hydra - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

1963 Q4?

Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair I.
  • NITE OWL 2 - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1964 January 18

Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair I.
  • NITE OWL 3 - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 91 km (56 mi).

1964 Dec

Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Arcas.
  • Test 1 (of 10) - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1965 October 20

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Terrier. Launch Vehicle: Terrier/551. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Flight test 1 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1966 August 2

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Terrier. Launch Vehicle: Terrier/551.
  • Flight test 2 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NMC. Apogee: 443 km (275 mi).