OTRAG launches

Launch sites

The site in the Kongo is sometimes called Kapani Tonneo. Its coordinates are 7.92587 S, 28.52766 E. In Google Earth these coordinates point at the landing strip at the ridge where the launch site was located.
The site in Libya is sometimes called Camp Tawiwa and sometimes just Tawiwa. The coordinates found on the internet for the site - 26.9939 N 14.4642 E - point at the nearest airport in the town of Sabha. At Leitenberger' site the launch site coordinates are given as 27ー 02' 00" N, 14ー 26' 00" E which is Sabha town centre.
The launch pad at Esrange was located only meters from these coordinates: 67 ^o 53' 36"' N, 21^o 06' 19" E, 298 m.a.s.l.

Launches

Nr Launch Date Time LV Type Apogee Launch Site Remarks

1 1977 May 18 0815 4x9m 15 Kapani Tonneo Four-module test vehicle, 6 m long. Propulsion test.
(19 May according to Leitenberg)

2 1978 May 19 2201 4x9m 30 Kapani Tonneo Four-module test vehicle, 6 m long. High altitude night test.
(20 May according to Leitenberg)

3 1978 Jun 5 1140 4x15m 0 Kapani Tonneo Keeled over and crashed after a few seconds

4 1981 Mar 1 0920 4x15m 150? Tawiwa Maximum range single stage test, reached 300 km [astronautix].
Failure, rocket turned after 21 sec [Leitenberger].

5 1981 Jun 7 4x15m 50? Tawiwa High acceleration test, 20 % propellant loading.

6 1981 Sep 17 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Engine induced roll moment test.

7 1981 Oct 1 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Burn to depletion test.

8 1981 Oct 24 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Oxidizer depletion first (rough).

9 1981 Nov 19 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Fuel depletion first test (smooth).

10 1981 Dec 12 1x15m 50? Tawiwa TV onboard camera test

11 1982 Jun 2 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Deep throttling test (1 ton thrust).

12 1982 Jun 24 1x15m 10? Tawiwa Early cut-off and destruct.

13 1982 Sep 2 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Roll control test (<1 N m).

14 1982 Sep 11 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Stage separation simulation

15 1982 Nov 10 1x15m 50? Tawiwa 60 degree elevation launch.

16 1982 Nov 16 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Alternative oxidizer (RFNA).

17 1982 Dec 9 1x15m 50? Tawiwa Alternative fuel (JP-4).

18 1983 Sep 19 0559 4x9m 4 ESRANGE ?

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