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Wallops Range Operations

The Wallops Flight Facility’s launch range, NASA’s only owned and operated range, is a national asset supporting government and commercial customers.

Back to Wallops Range about Wallops Range Operations

Managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s Suborbital and Special Orbital Projects Directorate, the Wallops has been an active launch range since 1945. Since that time, Wallops has become renown for delivering responsive, cost effective, and safe launch and flight-test support, helping assure successful mission outcomes for a diverse set of programs from Government agencies, universities, commercial entities, and world-wide scientific community. Wallops conducts launch operations at Wallops Island, Virginia, and locations around the world through use of mobile range capabilities. The range maintains the facilities, systems, and skilled personnel needed to support a diverse set of missions including precision tracking, telemetry, and command and control systems. The range manages an aeronautical research airport, controls Restricted Airspace, and leverages DoD-controlled warning areas over the Atlantic Ocean.

Operations Documents for Customers

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Wallops Range Safety Manual

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (753.70 KB)

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Range User’s Handbook

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (2.82 MB)

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Sounding Rocket Program Handbook

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (5.66 MB)

Range Annual Reports

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Wallops Range 2020 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (4.39 MB)

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Wallops Range 2019 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (13.46 MB)

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Wallops Range 2018 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (4.27 MB)

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Wallops Range 2017 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (9.02 MB)

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