Punta Lobos

Punta Lobos is a headland and was a launch site for sounding rockets in at. Between 1980 and 1990, various rockets of the type super Loki, Nike Orion, Taurus Orion and Taurus Tomahawk were launched there.
Wikipedia
  • Point
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: Peruvian spaceport
  • Also known as
    “Punta Lobos Air Base”
    “Punta Lobos Logistic Base”

Towns in the Area

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Town
is a town in central , capital of the district in the province Lima.
3 km north of Punta Lobos
Epinedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town
is a Peruvian city located in the Lima Region.
7 km east of Punta Lobos

Punta Lobos

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Latitude
-12.50886° or 12° 30′ 32″ south
Longitude
-76.80321° or 76° 48′ 12″ west
Open location code
57V5F5RW+FP
Geo­Names ID
3936070
Wiki­data ID
Q1685070

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In Other Languages

From Galician to Spanish—“Punta Lobos” goes by many names.
Punta LobosGalician
Punta Lobos (Perú)Galician
Punta LobosGerman
Base Aérea Punta LobosSpanish
Base Logística Punta LobosSpanish

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