The Naval Missile Center used F-3B Demon, F-4D Skyray and F-4B Phantom aircraft to
launch the Sparoair I, II and III sounding rockets for various projects.
The Sparoair launch list is highly incomplete and it is not always clear which aircraft
was used for which launch.
Rockets used: Sparoair I,Sparoair II
Updated: 2025 Feb 02 01:59:34
| Launches: F-3B | |||||||||||
| Date | Rocket | Flight | Mission | PlatCode | Platform | Site | LP | AscSite | AscLP | Pos | Apogee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sparoair I | - | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 100.0 |
| 1961 | Sparoair II | Flight 8 | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 100.0 |
| 1963 | Sparoair II | REDGLARE | Comms Test | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 103.0 |
| 1963 Aug 2 0800? | Sparoair I | NITE OWL 1 | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 107.0 |
| 1964 Jan 18 | Sparoair I | NITE OWL 3 | - | F-3B | F-3B Demon | PM | RW03/21 | WTR | LP3 | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 91.0 |