What the records say
- When
- 11 Jan 1950
- Kind
- Suborbital launch
- Where
- Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia
- Coordinates
- 37.83° N, 75.48° W
- Outcome
- success
- Agency
- NACA Pilotless Aircraft Research Division, Langley Aero. Lab.
- Apogee km
- ~10
- Purpose
- Test
- Vehicle
- Deacon
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
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