Churchill Rocket Research Range
The Churchill Rocket Research Range is a Canadian former rocket launch site located 23 kilometres outside Churchill, Manitoba. The facility was used by Canada and the United States beginning in 1954 for sub-orbital launches of sounding rockets to study the upper atmosphere.
- Historic site
- …is also known as “Fort Churchill”
- Description: Canadian rocket launch site
Churchill Rocket Research Range
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Latitude
58.73408° or 58° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
-93.81891° or 93° 49′ 8″ west
Open location code
96C8P5MJ+JC
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Churchill Rocket Research Range” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “丘吉爾火箭研究發射場”
- Dutch: “Fort Churchill”
- French: “base de lancement de fusées de recherche de Churchill”
- French: “Base de lancement de fusées de recherche de Churchill”
- German: “Fort Churchill”
- Italian: “cosmodromo di Fort Churchill”
- Italian: “Cosmodromo di Fort Churchill”
- Japanese: “フォート・チャーチル射場”
- Portuguese: “Fort Churchill (centro de lançamento)”
- Portuguese: “Fort Churchill”
- Yue Chinese: “邱吉爾航天發射場”
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Highlights include Malcolm Ramsay Lake and Christmas Lake Esker.
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