White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a launch site in United States of America, supporting 5 missions.
Overview
White Sands Missile Range is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico. The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio. It then became the White Sands Proving Ground on 9 July 1945.
Location
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- America/Denver
- Coordinates
- (32.335556, -106.405833)
- Status
- ACTIVE
Launch history
5 launches to date.
Rockets launched from this site
- Little Joe II (5 launches)