![Cohete Tauro T-01 en CELPA Chamical](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Cohete_Tauro_T-01_en_CELPA_Chamical.jpg)
CELPA (El Chamical) ''(Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados)'' was a
rocket launch site in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, near El Chamical, in the
La Rioja Province. The launch site was in service between 1963 and 1973 and was mainly used for launching rockets of the types
Centaure,
Judi Dart,
Orión,
Rigel and
Boosted Dart
Boosted Dart is a United States single-stage sounding rocket of the Loki family. Between 1966 and 1968, 39 of these rockets were launched by NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U ...
. A second CELPA compound was built in 1964 in
Mar Chiquita
Mar Chiquita is a coastal lagoon in the southeast province of Buenos Aires in eastern Argentina. It is located by the Atlantic coast, 30 km north of Mar del Plata.
The area is a natural reserve where a number of animal species live around ...
, north of
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...
, under the name of
CELPA Atlántico.
See also
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CELPA (Mar Chiquita) CELPA (Mar Chiquita) also known as CELPA Atlántico'' (Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados)'' was a rocket launch site in Mar Chiquita, Argentina, north of Mar del Plata. The launch site was in service from 1968 t ...
External links
Launch chronology 1962-74, at Astronautix.com
Space programme of Argentina
Rocket launch sites in Argentina
Science and technology in Argentina
Government of Argentina
La Rioja Province, Argentina
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