Boosted Dart

Boosted Dart is the name of a single stage American sounding rocket, based on the Loki Dart. The Boosted Dart had a length of 3.30 m, a diameter of 10 cm and could reach heights of about 70 km.

The first flight took place on 12 January 1966 by Wallops Iceland. In the framework of international cooperation of NASA Boosted many darts were launched abroad:

  • Argentina: In the framework of the international project Exametnet from the launch site CELPA ( July 1966-August 1968 )
  • Brazil from CLBI in Natal (1966-1968)
  • India: From the starting place TERLS at Thumba for meteorological investigations of the Indian Ocean Expedition (1964-1966)
  • Pakistan: From the starting place Sonmiani for meteorological investigations of the Indian Ocean Expedition (1964-1967)
  • Spain: El Arenosillo in the province of Huelva for meteorological measurements (1966-1968)
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Sonmiani (space facility)
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