Shaba North

Shaba North was the launch site of the first rockets launched by Orbital Transport und Raketen AktienGesellschaft, or Orbital Forwarding Company in English ("OTRAG"). It is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo at 8°00′S 28°30′E / 8.000°S 28.500°E / -8.000; 28.500Coordinates: 8°00′S 28°30′E / 8.000°S 28.500°E / -8.000; 28.500.

In 1977 and in 1978 three test flights of OTRAG rockets were launched from Shaba North.

In 1979 OTRAG stopped launching rockets from Shaba North for political reasons. Its launching activities were later moved to Sabha, Libya.

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