USNS Wheeling
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| US Navy |
The commercial ship Seton Hall Victory was built in 1945 and converted
to the missile range instrumentation ship AGM-8 Wheeling, for Pacific
Missile Range support. It supported the Lawrence Livermore Lab Hydra
sounding rocket program.
Rockets used: Hydra-Iris,Hydra Sandhawk
Updated: 2024 Dec 01 15:49:24
| Cruises: T-AGM-8 | ||||
| LC_Code | Active | Region | Cruise | CruiseMap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USN65A | 1965 Jan 1 - 1965 Jan 31 | Atlantic Ocean | USNS Wheeling, 1965 Hydra-Iris SAA expedition | - |
Updated: 2024 Dec 01 15:49:24
| Launches: T-AGM-8 | |||||||||||
| Date | Rocket | Flight | Mission | PlatCode | Platform | Site | LP | AscSite | AscLP | Pos | Apogee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Aug 10 | Hydra-Iris | LRL GSP-1 | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | WTR | HLP1 | - | - | 119.0W 33.0N (+/- 3.0) | 200.0 |
| 1965 Jan 7 | Hydra-Iris | LRL SAP-1 | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | USN65A | LP1 | - | - | 27.4W 56.5S (+/- 0.0) | 2.0 |
| 1965 Jan 26 0940:26 | Hydra-Iris | LRL SAP-2 (SAA) | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | USN65A | LP2 | - | - | 27.4W 56.5S (+/- 0.0) | 289.0 |
| 1965 Oct 28 1801:50 | Hydra-Iris | LRL BOX-2 | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | HYD | LP1 | - | - | 120.0W 30.0N (+/- 0.5) | 194.0 |
| 1966 May 31 1716 | Hydra-Iris | LRL BOX-4 | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | HYDS | LP2 | - | - | 120.0W 0.0N (+/- 1.0) | 188.0 |
| 1966 Oct 30 1745 | Hydra-Iris | LRL BOX-5/FL-B | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | HYD | LP2 | - | - | 120.0W 30.0N (+/- 0.5) | 12.0 |
| 1968 Nov 3 1800 | Hydra-Iris | LRL BOX-15 | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | HYD | LP4 | - | - | 120.0W 30.0N (+/- 0.5) | 227.0 |
| 1973 Apr 26 0620:00 | Hydra Sandhawk | LRL BOX-18 | - | T-AGM-8 | USNS Wheeling | HYD | LP5 | - | - | 120.0W 30.0N (+/- 0.5) | 262.0 |