Operation Argus - List of Argus Launches

List of Argus Launches

  • Argus I
    • Time: 02:28 August 27, 1958 (GMT)
    • Location: 38.5° South, 11.5° West
    • Altitude: 124 mile (200 km)
  • Argus II
    • Time: 03:18 August 30, 1958 (GMT)
    • Location: 49.5° South, 8.2° West
    • Altitude: 159 miles (256 km)
  • Argus III
    • Time: 22:13 September 6, 1958 (GMT)
    • Location: 48.5° South, 9.7° West
    • Altitude: 335 miles (539 km) (perhaps the highest nuclear explosion ever)

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