List of Black Brant launches


This is a list of launches made by the Black Brant sounding rocket.
Date/Time VariantLaunch siteSerialMissionOutcomeApogeeRemarks
September 1959BB-IChurchillPTV-1Test flightMaiden flight of Black Brant I
12 October 1960BB-IIChurchillCC-2A-13Auroral researchMaiden flight of Black Brant II
12 October 1960BB-IIChurchillCC-2A-14Auroral research
28 October 1960
12:21		BB-IChurchillDRTE-05 - Ionosphere research
15 June 1962BB-IIIWallops IslandAA-3-2Test flightMaiden flight of Black Brant III
15 June 1962BB-IIIWallops IslandAA-3-1Test flight
19 June 1962BB-IIIWallops IslandAA-3-3Test flight
28 June 1962BB-IIIWallops IslandAA-3-4Test flight
13 December 1962BB-IIIWallops IslandAA-3-6Test flight
13 December 1962BB-IIIWallops IslandAA-3-5Test flight
6 April 1963
07:25		BB-IChurchillAD-1-23Auroral research
11 January 2008
05:32		BB-IX-2White Sands36.223LIDOS - Ultraviolet astronomy
18 January 2008
07:50		BB-XIIAndøya40.021SCIFER-2 - Auroral studies
27 January 2020
13:40		BB-IXWhite SandsPolarNOx 2 - Thermosphere research260 kilometres
08 September 2020
18:00		BB-IXWhite SandsDUST-2 - Study of small particles346 kilometres
02 November 2020
10:20		BB-IXWhite SandsDEUCE - Astronomy285 kilometres