sgk@cbscc.UUCP (Steve Kimberling) (12/11/84)
I have often wondered how many launch-to-earth-orbit capable facilities there are in the world. How many Eastern Block, Western Block, and non aligned? It would really be interesting to develop a list of these facilities along with their locations and launch capable descriptions. Maybe we could expand this to include support facilities for research, development, control, etc. When KAL 007 was shot down, it would have been nice to know just how important the launch facility was that the plane flew over. Many times news articles mention places that are associated with space activities but don't give enough background to understand anything more than vague associations. Anyone out there have such a list? Let's talk about it. Steven Kimberling
eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) (12/12/84)
> I have often wondered how many launch-to-earth-orbit capable facilities > there are in the world. How many Eastern Block, Western Block, and > non aligned? It would really be interesting to develop a list of > these facilities along with their locations and launch capable > descriptions. Maybe we could expand this to include support facilities > for research, development, control, etc. > Launch Sites: US Kennedy Space Center/ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near Titusville, Florida Space Shuttle Titan III Atlas Delta Pershing (missile) Trident (missile) Vandenberg Air Force Base, near Lompoc, California Minuteman III (missile) Titan II Delta Atlas Scout Space Shuttle (completion 1985) Wallops Station, Virginia Scout USSR Baikonur Cosmodrome (46 N 63 E) Soyuz Proton Heavy Lift? Volgograd Station ( 48 30 N 46 E) SS-5/C-1 Northern Cosmodrome ( 63 N 40 E) A-1 A-2 A-2-e B-1 C-1 F-1-m F-2 China East Wind Center ( 41 N 100 E) CSL-1 CSL-2 CSL-X3 Italy San Marco Platform ( 3 S 40 E) Scout France Guiana Space Center ( 5 N 52 W) Diamant Ariane Japan Kagoshima Space Center ( 31 N 131 E) Mu Osaki Launch Site ( 30 N 131 E) N-1 N-2 H-1 (scheduled 1985) India Sriharikota Launching Range ( 14 N 80 E) SLV-3 Landing Sites: Space Shuttle Lat Long Runway Size(ft) Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. 117.8W 34.9N 26500x300 Northrup Strip, New Mexico 106.4W 32.9N 15000x300 Kennedy Space Center, Florida 80.7W 28.6N 15000x300 Rota Naval Station, Spain 6.4W 36.6N 12100x200 Kadena Air Base, Okinawa 127.8E 26.3N 12000x300 Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii 158.0W 21.3N 12000x200 Yoff Intl., Dakar, Senegal 17.4W 14.7N 11450x148 Dani Eder / Boeing Aerospace Company / ssc-vax!eder / (206)773-4545
fisher@dvinci.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108) (12/13/84)
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Ground to orbit launch sites that I can think of:
US:
1) KSC (here I lump NASA plus whatever military stuff is nearby)
2) Vandenberg AFB
3) Wallops Island VA
USSR: (Forgive the spelling)
4) Kapustin Yar
5) Plesstek
6) Balkaunaur (the spelling is really mangled on this one...)
I don't think there is an orbital launch facility in the vicinity of 007's
demise.
7) People's Republic of China (don't know the name)
8) Japan (don't know the name)
9) India (don't know the name)
10) ESA: Kohuru, Guinea
Have I missed any? Do any of the ESA countries have their own facilities?
I have left out things like ICBMs which probably have the physical capability
to reach orbit if someone were able to change their programming before being
shot or court-martialed (and then shot).
I have also left out potential sites like the ocean off San Clemente (where
Starstruck Inc. launched their sub-orbital test vehicle).
Burns
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ARPA: decwrl!rhea!dvinci!fisher@{Berkeley | SU-Shasta}rcook@uiucuxc.UUCP (12/16/84)
Are the non-US landing sites for American shuttles to land in case of emergency. I was under the impression that there were no shuttles in any foreign countries. If i am wrong, send mail or post to the net.. Rob
ecl@ahuta.UUCP (e.leeper) (12/17/84)
REFERENCES: <4326@cbscc.UUCP>, <2400006@uiucuxc.UUCP> When I was at Cape Canaveral, the guide said that the shuttle could land at most major airports, since the runways would be long enough. So in case of an emergency, there would be *lots* of landing sites. Evelyn C. Leeper ==> Note new net address: ...ihnp4!ahuta!ecl (Mail sent to my old address will be forwarded temporarily.)
fisher@dvinci.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108) (12/18/84)
I am surprised that no one has caught me yet! In my note a few days ago
about launch sites I mentioned 3 in the USSR:
Plesstk
Kapustin Yar
Balkaunaur
I also cautioned about my spelling of Russian words, which has not improved in
this note.
I have now found out the Balkaunaur is NOT a launch site. I think it may
be either the peopled space flight control center, or the cosmonaut training
center or both (like JSC). In any case, the missing launch site is:
Tyuratum
Also, Umesh P. Hiriyannaiah tells me that there are two launch sites in India:
Sriharikota, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh
and
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) in Kerala
Burns
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