Churchill Rocket Research Range
The Churchill Rocket Research Range is a Canadian former rocket launch site located 23 kilometres (14 mi) outside Churchill, Manitoba. The facility was used by Canada and the United States beginning in 1954 for sub-orbital launches of sounding rockets to study the upper atmosphere. The site was scientifically beneficial due to lying in the center of a zone containing high aurora activity. Over 3,500 sub-orbital flights were launched from the site.
Complex seen from Landsat 7 in June 2013 | |
| Location | Near Churchill, Manitoba |
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| Coordinates | 58°44′03″N 93°49′13″W |
| Short name | Fort Churchill |
| Operator | Defence Research Board (1954-1958) United States Army (1959-1970) National Research Council (1970-1989) Akjuit Aerospace (1994-1998) |
| Total launches | 3,500 |
| Launch pad(s) | 4 |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Churchill Rocket Research Range National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1988 |
The site is sometimes referred to as Fort Churchill after the nearby former military base (now Churchill Airport) and is connected by an all-weather gravel road to the town of Churchill.
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