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    Observatory (Russian: Обсерватория имени Эрнста Кренкеля), also known as Kheysa, was a former Soviet rocket launching site located on Heiss Island, Franz...
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    Island, also known as Heiss Island (Russian: Остров Хейса, romanized: Ostrov Kheysa) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. It is located in the central...
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  • The MR-12 was started between 1965 and 1997 mainly by Kapustin Yar and Kheysa. The purpose of the Russian made MR-12 is spreading concentrated gases into...
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  • testing for SUPARCO  Soviet Union Kheysa 80°27′00″N 58°03′00″E / 80.45000°N 58.05000°E / 80.45000; 58.05000 (Kheysa) 1956–2008     Arctic sounding rocket...
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    Kenya / Italy: Broglio, Malindi North Korea: Tonghae Soviet Union / Russia: Kheysa Okhotsk Svobodny Spain: El Arenosillo Sweden: Kronogård USA: Edwards WSSH...
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    Russia. On July 27 The icebreaker landed a group of marine biologists on the Kheysa island, the site of Russia's Krenkel observatory to conduct research for...
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    Successful Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi) 6 November R-11A Zemlya Ostrov Kheysa AN AN Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)...
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  • R-11A Zemlya Ostrov Kheysa AN AN Suborbital 15 October Successful Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi) 15 October R-11A Zemlya Ostrov Kheysa AN AN Suborbital...
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    large Wilczek Island further to the northeast. Heiss Island, also known as Kheysa or Chejsa island, is bound within latitude 80.55° N and longitude 57.50°...
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