Churchill Rocket Research Range
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Destruction date | May 1998 |
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Designated as world heritage site | 1988 |
Launch pad | 4 |
Total launches | 3,500 |
Locations | Churchill |
Manitoba | |
Operators | Defence Research and Development Canada |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2036798 |
About Churchill Rocket Research Range
The Churchill Rocket Research Range is a former rocket launch site located 23 kilometres outside Churchill, Manitoba. The facility was used by Canada and the United States beginning in 1954 for sub-orbital launches of sounding rockets to study the upper atmosphere.