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The '''Verlocke Cosmodrome''' ( | The '''Verlocke Cosmodrome''' (Baleinsk: ''Romtehaven Verlocke'') is the national space center and rocket range of the [[Commonwealth of Port Balaine]], located in Victoria Naval Station. The cosmodrome is comprised of three facilities, Site Alpha (one launchpad) and Site Gamma (three launchpads), used for military and civilian rocketry respectively, and Site Delta, a 2,500 m runway utilized for horizontal takeoff and landing operations, as well as deliveries of vehicles and supplies. | ||
The cosmodrome lies on the east coast of Port Balaine, along the [[North Raynor Sea]]. It meets the two geographical requirements of a spaceport: it is located near the [[equator]] (approximently 5° S), and an open sea lies to the east, allowing lower rocket stages and launch failures to fall away from inhabited areas. | The cosmodrome lies on the east coast of Port Balaine, along the [[North Raynor Sea]]. It meets the two geographical requirements of a spaceport: it is located near the [[equator]] (approximently 5° S), and an open sea lies to the east, allowing lower rocket stages and launch failures to fall away from inhabited areas. |
Revision as of 03:57, 28 October 2021
Verlocke Cosmodrome Romtehaven Verlocke | |||
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Code: PBVC | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Spaceport | ||
Owner/Operator | Port Balaine Gendarmery | ||
Serves | Victoria Naval Station | ||
Location | Port Balaine | ||
Built | 1667 AN | ||
Commander | C/Gen. Ualan McKenna | ||
Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||
Coordinates | 5°S, 2°W | ||
Website | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
06/24 | 8,202 | 2,500 | Asphalt |
The Verlocke Cosmodrome (Baleinsk: Romtehaven Verlocke) is the national space center and rocket range of the Commonwealth of Port Balaine, located in Victoria Naval Station. The cosmodrome is comprised of three facilities, Site Alpha (one launchpad) and Site Gamma (three launchpads), used for military and civilian rocketry respectively, and Site Delta, a 2,500 m runway utilized for horizontal takeoff and landing operations, as well as deliveries of vehicles and supplies.
The cosmodrome lies on the east coast of Port Balaine, along the North Raynor Sea. It meets the two geographical requirements of a spaceport: it is located near the equator (approximently 5° S), and an open sea lies to the east, allowing lower rocket stages and launch failures to fall away from inhabited areas.
The Verlocke Cosmodrome serves any satellite operations of Port Balaine, in addition to a major source of income and funding for the commonwealth. The cosmodrome serves as a platform for private satellite missions worldwide, as well as governmental flights for nations without sufficient facilities or ability (e.g. polar and sub-polar).