Editing Rocket sled (section)

==Rocket Sled Tracks==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Co-ordinates
! Country
! Length
! Gauge
! Rail Type
! Welded/<br>Segmented
! Opened
! Renovated
! Closed
! Notes
|-
| [[Holloman High Speed Test Track]] (HHSTT) Rails 1&2
| [[Holloman Air Force Base|Holloman AFB]], Alamogordo, NM
| {{coord|32.8881|-106.1502}}
| USA
| {{cvt|50,971|ft|km|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|84|in|m|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 171
| Welded
| 1950<ref>{{cite book |last=Bushnell |first=David |author-link=David Bushnell (historian) |date=1959 |title=Origin and Operation of the First Holloman Track. Volume I. History of Tracks and Track Testing at the Air Force Missile Development Center, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1949 - 1956 |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA323573.pdf |publisher=United States Air Force}}</ref>
| 1956, 1957, 1974, 2000, 2002
| 
| Runs North-South
|-
| Supersonic Naval Ordnance Research Track (SNORT)
| NAWC-WD [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake]], CA
| {{coord|35.7047|-117.7408}}
| USA
| {{cvt|21,550|ft|km|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 171
| Welded
| 1953
| 2006
| 
| North-South 
|-
| [[Holloman High Speed Test Track]] (HHSTT) Rail 3
| Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM
| {{coord|32.9687|-106.15688}}
| USA
| {{cvt|20,200|ft|km|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|26.3|in|m|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 171
| Welded
| 1974
|  
| 
| North-South 
|-
| Extended High-Speed Rocket Sled Track
| [[Edwards AFB]], Edwards, CA
| {{coord|34.81485|-117.9084}}
| USA
| {{cvt|20,000|ft|km|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 171
| Welded
| 1949
| 1959
| 1963
| Also known as South Base Sled Track (SBST). Rails used to lengthen HHSTT
|-
| Rail Track Rocket Sled Test Facility<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/dpi/press_release/tbrl13052014.pdf|title=SA To RM Inaugurates Unique "RTRS Penta Rail Supersonic Track" at TBRL|date=12 May 2014|website=Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509084138/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/dpi/press_release/tbrl13052014.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2019|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2017/TF_June_2017_WEB.pdf|title=Technology Focus magazine Vol. 25 No. 3, May-June 2017|date=9 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509084111/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2017/TF_June_2017_WEB.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2019|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref>
| [[Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory]] Range, Ramgarh, Haryana
| {{Coord|30.641470|76.922399|format=dec}}
| India
| {{cvt|3.8|km|ft|sigfig=5|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|0.7|-|4.86|m|in|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|
|
| 1988
| 2014
|
| 5 rails<br>North/South
|-
| Supersonic Military Air Research Track (SMART)
| Aircraft Interior Products Propulsion Systems, [[Hurricane Mesa]], UT
| {{coord|37.2384|-113.22037}}
| USA
| {{cvt|12,000|ft|km|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 105
| Welded
| 1955
|
| 1961*
| *Now Privately Owned & Operational.<br>North-South
|-
| Sandia 2
| Technical Area III, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
| {{coord|34.9992|-106.55646}}
| USA
| {{cvt|10,000|ft|km|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|0.56|m|in|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 1966
| 1985
|
| North-South
|-
| Rocket rail track 3500, FKP GkNIPAS
| [[Beloozyorsky]]
| {{coord|55.48677|38.49836}}
| Russia
| {{cvt|3.5|km|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| Segmented
| 
| 2014
| 
| Formerly RD-2500. Used by [[NPP Zvezda|Zvezda]] for ejection seat testing
|-
| RT-2650, FKP NII Geodeziya
| [[Krasnoarmeysk,_Moscow_Oblast|Krasnoarmeysk]]
| {{coord|56.11901|38.20345}}
| Russia
| {{cvt|2650|m|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| R-75
| 
| 1956
| 1984
| 
| 
|-
| TsKP MIK of [[All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics|RFNC-VNIIEF]]
| [[Sarov]]
| {{coord|54.8212|43.2530}}
| Russia
| {{cvt|3.0|km|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| B-4 Transonic Test Track
| NAWC-WD [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake]], CA
| {{coord|35.7063|-117.80516}}
| USA
| {{cvt|6,800|ft|m|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 75
| Welded
| 1940
| 
| 
| 
|-
| [[Martin-Baker]] Langford Lodge
| [[RAF Langford Lodge|Langford Lodge]], Northern Ireland
| {{coord|54.62581|-6.29895}}
| UK
| {{cvt|6,200|ft|m|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|30|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 80
| 
| 1971
| 
|
| Privately Owned & Operated by Martin-Baker
|-
| Pendine Long Test Track (LTT)
| [[QinetiQ]], [[Pendine]], Wales
| {{coord|51.73801|-4.49680}}
| UK
| {{cvt|1500|m|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|12|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 103
| 
| 1956
| 
|
|  
|-
| Centre D'essais Des Landes Single Rail R1<ref name="COMAERO2013">{{cite book |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2013 |title=Centres et Moyens d'Essais / COMAERO |trans-title=Test Centres and Facilities |url=http://www.eurosae.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Centres_et_moyens_d_essais_tome_1.pdf |language=French |volume=I |location=Palaiseau |publisher=ONERA |isbn=978-2-7257-0017-5}}</ref>
| [[Biscarrosse]]
| {{coord|44.34641|-1.23640}}
| France
| {{cvt|2.0|km|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| Monorail
| Square Beam
| Segmented
| 1968
| 1974, ?
|
| (Foundation for 2nd rail in place)
|-
| G-4 Exterior and Terminal Ballistics Test Track
| NAWC-WD [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake]], CA
| {{coord|35.86793|-117.73071}}
| USA
| {{cvt|3,000|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|33.875|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 171
| Welded
| 1954
| 
|
|  
|-
| ETTC KEMTF sled track
| Test Area C-74, [[Eglin AFB]], Ft. Walton Beach, FL
| {{coord|30.68503|-86.32713}}
| USA
| {{cvt|2,000|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 171
| Welded
| 1956
| 
|
|  
|-
| [[Sandia National Laboratories|Sandia]] 1
| Technical Area III, [[Kirtland AFB]], [[Albuquerque]], NM
| {{coord|34.98955|-106.54407}}
| USA
| {{cvt|2,000|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 1951
| 
|
| North-South
|-
| Edwards North Base Track "G-Whiz"
| [[Edwards AFB]], Edwards, CA
| {{coord|34.99641|-117.85798}}
| USA
| {{cvt|2,000|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| Welded
| 1944
|
| 1953
| Also known as North Base Sled Track (NBST).<br>East-West
|-
| [[U.S. Army Redstone Test Center|Redstone Test Center]] Sled Track 1
| Test Area 1, [[Redstone Arsenal]], AL
| {{coord|34.60375|-86.64504}}
| USA
| {{cvt|1,900|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| Monorail
| 
| 
| 1956
| 
|
| Formerly [[Redstone Technical Test Center]]
|-
| Pendine Impact Test Track
| QinetiQ, Pendine, Wales
| {{coord|51.74125|-4.50728}}
| UK
| {{cvt|400|m|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|56.5|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
|  
|-
| Centre D'essais Des Landes Single Rail R2<ref name="COMAERO2013" />
| Biscarrosse
| {{coord|44.35312|-1.23039}}
| France
| {{cvt|400|m|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|0.60|m|in|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| Square Beam
| Segmented
| 1967
| 
|
| Former HB3 track, moved from [[Centre_interarmées_d'essais_d'engins_spéciaux|CIEES]] [[Colomb-Béchar]], Algeria
|-
| Redstone Test Center Sled Track 2
| Test Area 1, Redstone Arsenal, AL
| {{coord|34.60173|-86.63935}}
| USA
| {{cvt|1,200|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| Monorail
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| Formerly Redstone Technical Test Center
|-
| [[Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center|New Mexico Tech/EMRTC]] Sled Track
| Socorro, NM
| {{coord|34.02348|-106.97819}}
| USA
| {{cvt|1,000|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| Monorail
| 171
| 
| 
| 
|
| Privately owned & operated.<br>North-South
|-
| Pendine Short Test Track (STT)
| QinetiQ, Pendine, Wales
| {{coord|51.74375|-4.50908}}
| UK
| {{cvt|200|m|ft|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
|  
|-
| [[General Dynamics]] Ordnance and Tactical Systems
| Rock Hill, FL
| {{coord|30.61492|-86.09640}}
| USA
| {{cvt|656|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| I-Beam
| 
| 
| 
|
| Privately Owned & Operated
|-
| Alkantpan Rocket Sled Range
| Alkantpan Test Range, [[Copperton]], [[Northern Cape]]
| {{coord|-29.94715|22.22665}}
| South Africa
| {{cvt|200|m|ft|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|0.5|m|in|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| Single or Double I-beam
| Segmented
| 1985
| 1999
|
| Runs East to West<br>
Subsonic and supersonic testing
|-
| Holloman Maglev Track
| Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM
| {{coord|33.01975|-106.16086}}
| USA
| {{cvt|2,100|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| North-South
|-
| Germany
| 
|
| Germany
| 
| 
| I-Beam
| 
| 
| 
|
| 
|-
| [[Bundeswehr]] WTD 91 rocket sled track
| [[Meppen]]
| {{coord|52.8631|7.4084}}
| Germany
| {{cvt|830|m|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| 
|-
| [[Aviation Industry Corporation of China|AVIC]] ALI track<ref>{{cite journal |last=Yang |first=Xingbang |date=2000 |title=XB High Accuracy Rocket Sled Test Track |url=https://journal.hep.com.cn/sscae/CN/Y2000/V2/I10/98 |language=Chinese |journal=Engineering Science |volume=2 |issue=10 |pages=98–104 |doi=10.3969/j.issn.1009-1742.2000.10.021 |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>
| [[Xiangyang]]
| {{coord|32.3939|112.1386}}
| China
| {{cvt|6.0|km|ft|sigfig=5|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|1.435|m|in|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| Welded
| 1993
| 2006
|
| Also known as XB High Accuracy Rocket Sled Test Track.
|-
| [[Muroran Institute of Technology]] APReC HSTT<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.2514/6.2012-928 |chapter=Research and Development of High Speed Test Track Facility in Japan |title=50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition |date=2012 |last1=Nakata |first1=Daisuke |last2=Yajima |first2=Jun |last3=Nishine |first3=Kenji |last4=Higashino |first4=Kazuyuki |last5=Tanatsugu |first5=Nobuhiro |last6=Kozu |first6=Ami |isbn=978-1-60086-936-5 }}</ref>
| [[Shiraoi,_Hokkaido|Shiraoi]]
| {{coord|42.5358|141.2558}}
| Japan
| {{cvt|300|m|ft|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|1.435|m|in|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 2009
| 
|
| 
|-
| Muroran Institute of Technology APReC SSTT
| [[Shiraoi,_Hokkaido|Shiraoi]]
| {{coord|42.5357|141.2552}}
| Japan
| {{cvt|100|m|ft|sigfig=3|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| {{cvt|0.128|m|in|sigfig=3|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 2008
| 
|
| 
|-
| [[TÜBİTAK Defense Industries Research and Development Institute|TÜBİTAK SAGE]] HABRAS
| [[Karapınar]]
| {{coord|37.6212|33.4634}}
| Turkey
| {{cvt|2.0|km|ft|sigfig=4|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
| 
| 
| 
| 2017
| 
|
| 
|}
Other former rocket sled tracks include those at the following locations:
* [[Peenemünde Airfield|Peenemünde]], Germany ([[V-1 flying bomb facilities|V-1 launch ramp]])
* Base B1, [[Colomb-Béchar]], Algeria (HB3 track (330&nbsp;m) of [[Centre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux|CIEES]], built by [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss-Brandt]]<ref name="COMAERO2013" />)
* PISQ, [[Salto di Quirra]], Sardinia, Italy (660-ft supersonic sled track with 8° inclination<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1016/B978-1-4831-9965-8.50008-3 |title=Progress in Rocket, Missile, and Space Carrier Vehicle Testing, Launching, and Tracking Technology |series=Advances in Space Science and Technology |date=1965 |last1=Sharpe |first1=Mitchell R. |last2=Lowther |first2=John M. |volume=7 |pages=1–145 |isbn=978-1-4831-9965-8 }}</ref>)
* [[Satory]], France
* [[Istres-Le Tubé Air Base]], France (used by [[René Leduc]] for the SE 1910)
* [[Cazaux Air Base]], France (HB1 (200&nbsp;m) and HB2 (600&nbsp;m) tracks of the [[Direction générale de l'armement|DGA]] Centre d'essais en vol, built by [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss-Brandt]]<ref name="COMAERO2013" />)
* [[Aberdeen Proving Ground]], Maryland, USA
* [[RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine|Institute of Aviation Medicine]], Farnborough, UK<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ellis |first1=Herbert |date=2008 |title=Recollections of Aeromedical Flying Trials |url=https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/Research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal_43_Seminar_Aviation_Medicine.pdf |journal=Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal |volume=43 |pages=97–108 |issn=1361-4231 |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>