CELPA (El Chamical)

38°30′S 66°19′W / 38.500°S 66.317°W / -38.500; -66.317Typerocket launch siteSite informationOperatorArgentine Air Force, Argentine ArmySite historyBuilt1963 (1963)In use1963 to 1973

CELPA (El Chamical) (Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados) was a rocket launch site in Argentina, near El Chamical at 38°30′S 66°19′W / 38.500°S 66.317°W / -38.500; -66.317 (CELPA (El Chamical)), in the La Rioja Province.[1][2]

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.

See also

  • CELPA (Mar Chiquita)

References

  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.
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