Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
1960s to present
Site Details
- Country: Marshall Islands
- Operator: US Army
- Type: Government
Overview
The US Army range spread across Kwajalein Atoll, long the target area for intercontinental missile tests fired from California. Its radars track satellites and debris, Pegasus rockets dropped from aircraft near Kwajalein have launched equatorial missions including NuSTAR in 2012, and SpaceX flew Falcon 1 from Omelek in the atoll.
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