List of rockets launched from El Arenosillo


This is a list of rockets launched from the El Arenosillo rocket launch facility in south Spain.
DateVehicleMission/PayloadLaunch padResultResults
15 Oct 1966SkuaINTA, Carabela 4 Aeronomy / test81 km
28 Mar 1969Nike-CajunNASA, 10.309GM Grenades121 km
29 Mar 1969Nike-CajunNASA, 10.310GM Grenades122 km
8 May 1969Nike-CajunNASA, 10.311GM Grenades90 km
10 May 1969Nike-CajunNASA, 10.312GM Grenades88 km
19 Jun 1969INTA-255INTA, Technologyreduced version
20 Dec 1969INTA-255#1INTA, Technology73 km
22 Dec 1970INTA-255#2INTA132 km
22 Mar 1971Skua IIIASB, NO release63 km
23 Mar 1971Skua IIIASB, NO release72 km
23 Mar 1971Skua IIIASB, NO release71 km
24 Mar 1971Skua IIIASB, NO release69 km
24 Mar 1971Skua IIIASB, NO release71 km
26 Apr 1971Centaure 136CNES, Na release + TNT129 km
26 Apr 1971Nike-CajunNASA, 10.319II TMA release154 km
21 May 1971Skua IIINTA, TMA release
26 May 1971Centaure 141CNES, Na release + TNT128 km
26 May 1971Nike-CajunNASA, 10.386II TMA release
27 May 1971Nike-CajunNASA, 10.387II TMA release
27 May 1971Centaure 137CNES, Na release + TNT129 km
27 May 1971Centaure 142CNES, Na release + TNT127 km
28 May 1971Nike-CajunNASA, 10.387II TMA release
28 May 1971Skua IIINTA, TMA release
03 Jul 1972Nike-ApacheNASA, 14.483GI122 km
06 Jul 1972Nike-CajunNASA, 10.408GI85 km
02 Oct 1973Skylark 4MPE, UV Astronomy186 km
06 Oct 1973Skylark 4MPE, UV Astronomy260 km
27 Nov 1973Skylark 4MPE, UV Astronomy246 km
12 Jan 1974Skylark 4MPE, UV AstronomyEF. 245 km
07 Oct 1974Skylark 6SL1304/MPE, XR Astronomy190 km
09 Oct 1974INTA-300#1INTA, TechnologySP. 250 km
09 Oct 1975Skylark 6MPIA, ASTRO-7 Zodiacal light
21 Oct 1975INTA-300#2TechnologySP. 295 km
17 Dec 1975Skua IIPayload prototype
02 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI95 km
04 Jan 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BIII83 km
04 Jan 1976Nike-ApacheWinter Anomaly, BIV128 km
04 Jan 1976Skylark 3Winter Anomaly, BII117 km
04 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI103 km
04 Jan 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BVI135 km
04 Jan 1976Skua IVWinter Anomaly, BV96 km
06 Jan 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI97 km
09 Jan 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI99 km
12 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI92 km
14 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI91 km
20 Jan 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, B?
20 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI93 km
21 Jan 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BIII83 km
21 Jan 1976Nike-ApacheWinter Anomaly, BIV128 km
21 Jan 1976Skylark 3Winter Anomaly, BII119 km
21 Jan 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI98 km
21 Jan 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BVI135 km
21 Jan 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BVI135 km
21 Jan 1976Skua IVWinter Anomaly, BV109 km
22 Jan 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI94 km
23 Jan 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI104 km
26 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI100 km
28 Jan 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI94 km
05 Feb 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI104 km
05 Feb 1976Skua IVWinter Anomaly, BV103 km
08 Feb 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, B?
08 Feb 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI100 km
10 Mar 1976Black Brant IVASTRO-6, EUV radiationF
4 May 1976Skua IVWinter Anomaly, BV102 km
5 May 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI94 km
5 May 1976Skua IVWinter Anomaly, BV95 km
8 May 1976Skua IIWinter Anomaly, BI952 km
8 May 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BIII74 km
15 May 1976Skua IIIWinter Anomaly, BI89 km
15 May 1976Petrel IWinter Anomaly, BIII
27 Jun 1976Black Brant IVASTRO-6, EUV radiation720 km
17 Jul 1976Skylark 7SL1402/MPE, XR Astronomy
10 Jun 1977Black Brant VHeatpipe II320 km
12 Dec 1977CentaureINTA, Ionosphere
16 Dec 1977CentaureINTA, Ionosphere
28 Jun 1978INTA-300#3Ba cloudEF
24 Sep 1979Petrel P217EBa cloudEF
03 Oct 1979Petrel P218EBa cloud145 km
12 Dec 1980Nike-ApacheINTA, Ionosphere
18 Dec 1980Nike-ApacheINTA, Ionosphere
18 Feb 1981INTA-300#4Technology285 km
19 Dec 1981PetrelIAA, FOCCA106 km
15 Mar 1982PetrelIAA, FOCCAVF
7 Apr 1992INTA-100120 km
21 Oct 1993INTA-300B#1PhotometrySP
16 Apr 1994INTA-300B#2Photometry
2015Stratos II+??
1 March 2017Bloostar?Bloostar first test
26 Jul 2018Stratos III??
7 Oct 2023Miura 1Payload from ZARMMédano del Loro46 km
May 2021 Bondar?-11 km expected

S: success; SP: partial success; SF: system failure; VF: vehicle failure; EF: experiment failure