Starfish Prime 1.4 megaton high-altitude nuclear test explosion
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Country
United States
Test site
Johnston Island, Johnston Atoll
Period
1953-1962
Number of tests
11
Test type
high-altitude rocket (30–80 km), space rocket (> 80 km)
Max. yield
1.4 megatonnes of TNT (5.9 PJ)
Test series chronology
← Operation Dominic
Operation Storax →
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Operation Fishbowl was a series of high-altitude nuclear tests in 1962 that were carried out by the United States as a part of the larger Operation Dominic nuclear test program.
Array of sounding rockets with instruments for making scientific measurements of high-altitude nuclear tests during liftoff preparations on Johnston Island
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