Sonmiani Flight Test Range
Coordinates: 25 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 66 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E
The Sonmiani Flight Test Range is a launch site for sounding rockets in Pakistan .
The site today covers around 200 hectares and is located around 40 kilometers northwest of Karachi in the Lasbela district , Balochistan Province , and is operated by the Pakistani Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). The center was designed and built by NASA . The systems were put into operation on June 7, 1962 with the launch of a Nike Cajun sounding rocket .
Web links
- Sonmiani in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sonmiani Flight Test Range (FTR). In: nti.org. September 27, 2011, accessed February 14, 2020 .