CELPA (El Chamical)

CELPA (El Chamical) (Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados) was a rocket launch site in Argentina, near 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 Centaure, Judi Dart, Orión, Rigel 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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Satellites

Completed	ARSAT (1 2) BugSat 1 MuSat Pehuensat SAC (A B C D/Aquarius)

Planned	ARSAT-3 SAOCOM (1A 1B 2A 2B) SAC (E/SABIA-Mar 1 F/ALSAT-2)

Launch Fleet

Completed	Alacrán missile Canopus (1 2) Castor Centauro (Alfa Beta Gamma) Condor missile Gradicom (I II) Orión Rigel Tronador I

Planned	FAS 1500 ORBIT (I II LSA) T4000 Tronador II

Projects

VS-30 payload project

Launch sites

Historical	Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo CELPA (El Chamical) CELPA (Mar Chiquita) Las Palmas, Argentina Tartagal, Salta Villa Reynolds

Current	Puerto Belgrano Naval Base Polo Espacial de Punta Indio

Future	Complejo Argentino de Acceso Al Espacio

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