CELPA (El Chamical)

Summary

CELPA (El Chamical) (Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados) was a rocket launch site in Argentina, near El Chamical at 08°30′S 66°19′W / 8.500°S 66.317°W / -8.500; -66.317 (CELPA (El Chamical)), in the La Rioja Province.[1][2]

Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA Chamical

The launch site was in service between 1963 and 1973 and was mainly used for launching rockets of the types Centauro, Judi Dart, Orión, Rigel, Centaure and Boosted Dart.[3][1]

A second CELPA compound was built in 1964 in Mar Chiquita, north of Mar del Plata, under the name of CELPA Atlántico.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "El Chamical". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. ^ "CELPA 1, Chamical, La Rioja, Argentine - Stratospheric balloon launches". stratocat.com.ar. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ "CELPA". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.