Las Palmas, Argentina

Las Palmas is a rocket launch site in Argentina at 27°08′S 58°45′W / 27.13°S 58.75°W / -27.13; -58.75 used on November 12, 1966,^[1] for the launch of two Titus rockets^[2] for observing a solar eclipse.

References

↑ "Las Palmas". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
↑ "Titus". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.

Argentina space program

Organisations

Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)

CITEDEF

Satellites

Completed	ARSAT (1 2) BugSat 1 MuSat Pehuensat SAC (A B C D/Aquarius)

Planned	ARSAT-3 SAOCOM (1A 1B 2A 2B) SAC (E/SABIA-Mar F/ALSAT-2)

Launch Fleet

Completed	Alacrán missile Canopus (1 2) Castor Centauro (Alfa Beta Gamma) Condor missile Gradicom (I II) Orion (1 2) Rigel Tronador I

Planned	FAS 1500 ORBIT (I II LSA) T4000 Tronador II

Projects

VS-30 payload project

Launch sites

Historical	Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo CELPA (El Chamical) CELPA (Mar Chiquita) Las Palmas, Argentina Tartagal, Salta Villa Reynolds

Current	Puerto Belgrano Naval Base Polo Espacial de Punta Indio

Future	Complejo Argentino de Acceso Al Espacio

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