Woomera Launch Area 5
| Launch site | Woomera |
|---|---|
| Location | 30°57′00″S 136°27′34″E / 30.9500°S 136.4595°E |
| Short name | LA-5 |
| Operator | RAAF |
| Total launches | 26 |
| Launch pad(s) | 3 |
| Minimum / maximum orbital inclination | 82-90° |
| LA-5 launch history | |
| Status | (2013) DSTO Rocket Engine Test Facility |
| Launches | 12 |
| First launch | 7 June 1961 |
| Last launch | 25 November 1965 |
| Associated rockets | Black Knight |
| LA-5A launch history | |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Launches | 9 |
| First launch | 7 September 1958 |
| Last launch | 7 May 1961 |
| Associated rockets | Black Knight |
| LA-5B launch history | |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Launches | 5 |
| First launch | 9 May 1961 |
| Last launch | 28 October 1971 |
| Associated rockets | Black Knight Black Arrow |
Launch Area 5 (LA5) is a still operational site at the RAAF Woomera Range Test Range which forms the primary operational capability of the Woomera Range Complex.[1] Originally LA5 was a rocket launch site which supported a number of British experimental launches, including the United Kingdom's first, and as of 2015 only, satellite launch. It consisted of three separate launch pads, which supported 22 Black Knight sounding rocket launches, and four Black Arrow carrier rocket launches. Of the four Black Arrow launches, two were orbital launches, the first of which, on 2 September 1970, failed, and the second, on 28 October 1971, succeeded, placing the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit.[2]
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