Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3, Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3
Address: Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge, United States

#2 among attractions in Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Launch Area 3 at the Wallops Flight Facility is a launch complex which was used, mostly by Scout rockets, between 1960 and 1985. Forty-one Scout launches occurred from the complex, making both orbital and suborbital. In addition, four Nike sounding rockets were launched from the complex in 1970. ()

Coordinates: 37°51'5"N, 75°28'25"W

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Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beebe Ranch, Snug Harbor Marina, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island.

5.8 miNE
Museum, History museum
Beebe Ranch, Chincoteague
149 min walk • Beebe Ranch is an American horse ranch and museum located at 3062 Ridge Road, Chincoteague, Virginia. The museum closed in 2010. Six years later Beebe Ranch re-opened on July 27, 2016.
7.1 miNE
37°55'2"N • 75°22'27"W
Snug Harbor Marina, Chincoteague
181 min walk • Boat rental, Sailing, Outdoor activities
0.6 miSW
Island
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge
16 min walk • The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is a commercial space launch facility located at the southern tip of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and south of Chincoteague, Virginia, United States.
~0 ftN
Barrier island with a NASA flight center
Wallops Island
1 min walk • Wallops Island is a six-square-mile island in Accomack County, Virginia, part of the Virginia Barrier Islands that stretch along the eastern seaboard of the United States of America. It is just south of Chincoteague Island, a popular tourist destination.

Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3, Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge

Facts and practical information

Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge plan & book

Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Beebe Ranch, Chincoteague

Snug Harbor Marina, Chincoteague

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge

Wallops Island