National Research Council

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0Orbital launches
236All launches (incl. suborbital)
0Satellites in orbit
0Satellites built
0Rockets / spacecraft

National Research Council is a government organisation based in Canada, founded in 1932. Our records show 236 launches.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

Churchill Research Range (NRC) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
6 May 1985 SMERF 2Black Brant IIIBChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
15 Feb 1985 MARIEBlack Brant XBChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
15 Feb 1985 WATERHOLE 4Black Brant IXBChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
11 May 1984 SMERF 1Black Brant IIIChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
3 Mar 1984 ARIES ABlack Brant 8CChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
28 Feb 1984 ARIES BBlack Brant 8CChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
11 Jun 1983 OASISBlack Brant VCWhite Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Success
12 May 1983 SABREBlack Brant 8BChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
7 Feb 1983 WATERHOLE 3Black Brant IXChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Success
15 Sep 1982 1982-S167Black Brant VCWhite Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Success
16 Mar 1982 WATERHOLE 2Black Brant IXChurchill Research Range, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Failure
13 Dec 1981 CENTAURBlack Brant IVBCape Parry, PIN Main DEW, Inuvik Region, Northwest Territory, Canada Failure
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.