Green River Launch Complex
1964 to the 1970s
Site Details
- Country: United States
- Operator: US Air Force
- Type: Historical
Overview
An off range launch site in Utah from which Athena test rockets were fired several hundred kilometers south into White Sands Missile Range to study reentry vehicles. The arrangement let the military test long range trajectories over land without leaving the country.
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