CELPA (El Chamical) (Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados) was a rocket launch site in Argentina , near El Chamical at 38°30′S 66°19′W / 38.500°S 66.317°W / -38.500; -66.317 (CELPA (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 Centauro , Judi Dart , Orión , Rigel , Centaure and Boosted Dart .
A second CELPA compound was built in 1964 in Mar Chiquita , north of Mar del Plata , under the name of CELPA Atlántico .
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References
^ "El Chamical" . www.globalsecurity.org . Retrieved 2024-04-14.
"CELPA 1, Chamical, La Rioja, Argentine - Stratospheric balloon launches" . stratocat.com.ar . Retrieved 2024-04-14."CELPA" . www.astronautix.com . Retrieved 2024-04-14.
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