Poker Flat Research Range
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The Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) is a launch facility and rocket range for sounding rockets in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on a 5,132-acre (20.77 km2) site at Chatanika, about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Fairbanks and 1.5 degrees south of the Arctic Circle. More than 1,700 launches have been conducted at the range to study the Earth's atmosphere and the interaction between the atmosphere and the space environment. Areas studied at PFRR include the aurora, plasma physics, the ozone layer, solar proton events, Earth's magnetic field, and ultraviolet radiation. Rockets launched at PFRR have attained an apogee of 930 miles (1,500 km).
The High-Resolution Coronal Imager, or Hi-C, launches aboard a Black Brant IX sounding rocket April 17 at Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska.The High-Resolution Coronal Imager, or Hi-C, launches aboard a Black Brant IX sounding rocket April 17 at Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Readying Aurora sounding rocket payload 2
Sunset over Poker Flat Research Range
Readying Aurora sounding rocket payload 1
NASA Talos-Terrier-Oriole-Nihka sounding rocket - ready for launch, Poker Flat, Alaska
Universal Space Network (USN) Poker Flat Satellite Station antenna dome
Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka sounding rocket VISIONS launch at Poker Flat
First NASA ISINGLASS rocket launch| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | The High-Resolution Coronal Imager, or Hi-C, launches aboard a Black Brant IX sounding rocket April 17 at Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The High-Resolution Coronal Imager, or Hi-C, launches aboard a Black Brant IX sounding rocket April 17 at Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Poker Flat Alaska 001 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Readying Aurora sounding rocket payload 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sunset over Poker Flat Research Range | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Readying Aurora sounding rocket payload 1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | NASA Talos-Terrier-Oriole-Nihka sounding rocket - ready for launch, Poker Flat, Alaska | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Universal Space Network (USN) Poker Flat Satellite Station antenna dome | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka sounding rocket VISIONS launch at Poker Flat | Commons | ||
| commons | image | First NASA ISINGLASS rocket launch | Commons | ||
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