Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3

Launch Area 3 (LA-3) at the Wallops Flight Facility is a launch complex which was used, mostly by Scout rockets, between 1960 and 1985. Forty-one Scout launches occurred from the complex, making both orbital and suborbital. In addition, four Nike sounding rockets were launched from the complex in 1970.

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1960 — 1970  Wikidata
LA-3; LA3; Launch Area 3; Wallops Flight Facility LA-3; Wallops Flight Facility LA3; Wallops Island LA-3; Wallops Island LA3; Wallops LA-3; Wallops LA3; Wallops Launch Area 3
launch pad, United States, 

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Location: 37.8487, -75.4729, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0A ⓘ
  launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

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  Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0B ⓘ
  launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

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  Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 1 ⓘ
  rocket launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.

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  Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3 ⓘ
  rocket launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.

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  Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 4 ⓘ
  rocket launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.

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  Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 2 ⓘ
  rocket launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.

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  Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 5 ⓘ
  rocket launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.

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  Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 ⓘ
  launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

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  Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0 ⓘ
  launch complex at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

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  Wallops Flight Facility ⓘ
  American spaceport in Virginia

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  Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport ⓘ
  commercial space launch facility

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1960 — 1970 Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3

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1959 — 2011 Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 1

1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1961 — 1970 Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 4

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1963 — 2010 Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 2

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1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

1970 — 1976 Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 5

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2019 Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1945 Wallops Flight Facility

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

1997 Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	launch pad		Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0A	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad		Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0B	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad	1959	Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 1	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad	1960	Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad	1961	Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 4	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad	1963	Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 2	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad	1970	Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 5	launch pad	Wikidata
site	launch pad	2019	Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2	launch pad	Wikidata
site	rocket launch site		Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0	launch site	Wikidata
site	rocket launch site	1945	Wallops Flight Facility	spaceport	Wikidata
site	rocket launch site	1997	Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport	spaceport	Wikidata