The Naval Missile Center used F-3B Demon, F-4D Skyray and F-4B Phantom aircraft to
launch the Sparoair I, II and III sounding rockets for various projects.
The Sparoair launch list is highly incomplete and it is not always clear which aircraft
was used for which launch.
Rockets used: Sparoair I,Sparoair II
Updated: 2024 Nov 25 14:07:13
| Launches: F-3B | |||||||||||
| Date | Rocket | Flight | Mission | PlatCode | Platform | Site | LP | AscSite | AscLP | Pos | Apogee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sparoair I | - | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 100.0 |
| 1961 | Sparoair II | Flight 8 | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 100.0 |
| 1963 | Sparoair II | REDGLARE | Comms Test | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 103.0 |
| 1963 Aug 2 0800? | Sparoair I | NITE OWL 1 | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 107.0 |
| 1964 Jan 18 | Sparoair I | NITE OWL 3 | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 91.0 |