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Woomera LA5A
First Launch: 1958-09-07. Last Launch: 1962-11-29. Number: 12 . Longitude: 136.47 deg. Latitude: -30.97 deg.
Country: Australia. Launch Vehicles: Black Knight 201, Black Knight 201/C. Launch Sites: Woomera.
1958 September 7 - . 10:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Research and development test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 225 km (139 mi). Black Knight missile of the United Kingdom was launched from the Australian range at Woomera to an altitude of over 300 miles..
1959 March 12 - . 10:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Research and development test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Second British Black Knight rocket reached 350-mile altitude at Woomera, Australia..
1959 June 11 - . 13:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Research and development launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 803 km (498 mi).
1959 June 29 - . 11:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Research and development launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 442 km (274 mi).
1959 October 30 - . 11:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Research and development / Reentry Test / chemical release mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 732 km (454 mi).
1960 May 24 - . 11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. FAILURE: Failure.
- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi).
1960 June 21 - . 10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 484 km (300 mi).
1960 July 25 - . 11:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 531 km (329 mi).
1961 February 7 - . 12:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.
- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 687 km (426 mi).
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