Investor Brief
Historical-completeness entry only — site's spaceflight role was secondary to its nuclear-testing role. Not relevant to any current investment or operational decision.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Country
🇩🇿Algeria
Region
Africa
Established
1,960
Launches / Year
0
Years Active
66
Strategic Position
26.7100° N, 0.2900° E
About
Reggane in the Algerian Sahara was operated primarily as a French nuclear weapons test site (CEA-led atmospheric and underground tests 1960-1966) but also supported sounding-rocket and Véronique sub-orbital flights as part of the broader French Sahara testing complex centered on Hammaguir. Like Hammaguir, the site was vacated by France in 1967 following the Évian Accords. Included here for completeness as part of the pre-Kourou French Saharan rocket-testing footprint; rocket-launch activity at Reggane was secondary to its nuclear-test role.
Key Features
Primarily a French nuclear weapons test site (1960-1966)
Secondary role supporting sounding rockets and Véronique sub-orbital flights
Part of the broader French Sahara testing complex including Hammaguir
Closed 1967 alongside Hammaguir following the Évian Accords
Site of major environmental contamination from nuclear tests — separate legacy issue from spaceflight
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Véronique sounding rocket sub-orbital flights (1960s)
No orbital launches conducted from this site