CELPA I (El Chamical)
Centro de Experimentación y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados
La Rioja Province, Argentina
Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA Chamical
Site information
Typerocket launch site
OperatorArgentine Air Force, Argentine Army
Websitehttps://www.argentina.gob.ar/fuerzaaerea/direccion-general-de-investigacion-y-desarrollo/centro-de-experimentacion-y-de-lanzamiento-de
Location
CELPA I (El Chamical) is located in Argentina
CELPA I (El Chamical)
CELPA I (El Chamical)
Location in Argentina
Coordinates38°30′S 66°19′W / 38.500°S 66.317°W / -38.500; -66.317
Site history
Built1963 (1963)
In use1963 to 1973

CELPA I (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.[1][2][3]

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.[4][1]

A second CELPA compound was built in 1964 in Mar Chiquita, north of Mar del Plata, under the name of CELPA Atlántico.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "El Chamical". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. ^ "CELPA 1, Chamical, La Rioja, Argentine - Stratospheric balloon launches". stratocat.com.ar. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ "Centro de Experimentación y de Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados (CELPA I)". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  4. ^ "CELPA". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.


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