Largest number of rockets launched into space from a given launch site in a 24 hour period?

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Question: What is the largest number of rockets launched into space from a given launch site in a 24 hour period? Where, when, why?

"into space" means $\ge$ 100 km, but pretty close to 100 km would still count. However a hobby rocket launch-a-thon topping out at a kilometer or two wouldn't.

Thus answers to Most busy times in US space launches? are not likely to cover this.

@RussellBorogove at first it looks like it but those are all orbital launches. There may turn out to be a much more interesting event involving sounding rockets with a number much larger than single digits. So I've added a link to that question back in the post. Thanks! — uhoh, Aug 13 '21 at 03:36
@RussellBorogove I'd read about one, but I can't track it down now. It seemed like a "launch-a-thon" for scientists. — uhoh, Aug 13 '21 at 03:40
Are you thinking of RockOn ? I think that's multiple payloads on a single sounding rocket. — Russell Borogove, Aug 13 '21 at 03:43

Russell Borogove · Answer 1 · 2021-08-13T03:58:21.193

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I'm working my way through the past missions listed by the NASA Sounding Rockets Program Office, which has a few multiple launches, mostly doubles.

Standouts include:

A launch of 5 sounding rockets from Wallops on 27 March 2012 for the UE Larsen/Clemson University Anomalous TRansport EXperiment (ATREX). Per NASA, altitude was 50-90 miles. There's also a Wikipedia article on the experiment.
A triple launch to about 53 miles altitude: the SuperSoaker experiment (NASA). Here's a ScienceDaily article on it.

edited Aug 13 '21 at 03:58

answered Aug 13 '21 at 03:39

Russell Borogove

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I'll keep thinking about this also, trying to remember what I'd read or more importantly where I'd read it. – uhoh Aug 13 '21 at 10:31
Ah, got it! Now that you mention Wallops; searching this site for wallops+sounding+rockets I found an answer that has a big number. It will need a bit more research to source it properly but I think it's what's needed. – uhoh Aug 13 '21 at 18:32
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Wow. That collection of rockets would pack quite a.... – Russell Borogove Aug 13 '21 at 20:32
Would you like to add that to your answer? It seems that if six or more reached space then it beats ATREX. – uhoh Aug 23 '21 at 00:57

Largest number of rockets launched into space from a given launch site in a 24 hour period?

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