| KLOUDBusters Argonia Launch Site Information |
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GPS Data for Launch Site: Elev - 1249 ft - 37 deg 10.070 min N - 97 deg 44.385 min W Click Here for an aerial view of the Argonia launch site. This photo was taken from a Tom Savoie rocket.
Major launches are supported by the Argonia citizens who offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner at very affordable prices. On-site concessions for the input, on-site porta-potties for the output. Monthly fun flys are held each month. Monthly fun fly launches alternate between Saturdays and Sundays to give everyone a chance to get in some flying time. We also have monthly TRA Research launches. For more info on the TRA Research schedule, please contact our Prefect. Each Spring, we take a break from flying from late-April through early July to stay off our gracious landowners primary cash crop--winter wheat. The wheat is generally harvested about mid-June and we resume our monthly launch schedule in July. Weather in the day time can be quite warm (June through August) or cool (March, October). Weather at night is usually very comfortable, easy to sleep in temperatures. As with anywhere in the Midwest, the winds come and go. As Steve White once told me -- don't ever leave because of the weather, it'll always change in an hour!
The Argonia River Park is on the southern end of Argonia along the Chickasia River 7 miles from the launch site. The park has a limited number of camping positions with electricity and water. There are new bathrooms with showers, a dump station and hydrant for water. The rates are $10.00 per night for electric and water hook-up, $5.00 per night for tent camping, or $15 for water, electric and sewer. Reservations need to be made through the Argonia City Office, 620-435-6417 or by email at argonia@havilandtelco.com. Office hours are 8:00AM to 5:00PM Central time, Monday through Friday. Important information that applies to all launches:
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