CEDAR email: Project Cielo -- NASA Sounding Rocket Campaign in Peru Planned for 2028

[David Hysell]

NASA is planning a sounding rocket campaign, Project Cielo, to be 
carried out at the Punta Lobos rocket range in Peru in 2028.  The 
rockets will be launched in coordination with the IGP’s Jicamarca 
incoherent scatter radar and other ground-based instruments.

A virtual “kick-off” campaign meeting will be held on March 26, 2024.   
Please contact Mr. Max King, Campaign Manager, at Wallops: 
maxim.c.king at nasa.gov, for the link if you would like to join the meeting.

There will also be an in-person campaign meeting at CEDAR in San Diego, 
CA, during the week of June 10 where researchers can learn more about 
the campaign and discuss various research topics.  Attendance at these 
campaign meetings is for information purposes only and is not required 
to participate in the campaign.  We note that proposals for sounding 
rocket investigations are being solicited in this year’s NASA’s ROSES 
announcement of opportunity and are anticipated in next year’s ROSES 
announcement as well.

The NASA Sounding Rocket Campaign in Peru presents an opportunity to 
carry out preeminent scientific research in conjunction with the unique, 
world-renowned Jicamarca radar, partially funded by NSF.  The existing 
rocket range at Punta Lobos at the magnetic equator provides the 
critical geophysical location required to carry out the scientific 
investigations.  A white paper describing the motivation for the 
campaign may be found here:

https://rscience.gsfc.nasa.gov/keydocs/PeruWhitePaperMarch31_2023.pdf 
<https://rscience.gsfc.nasa.gov/keydocs/PeruWhitePaperMarch31_2023.pdf>

The Cielo Campaign in 2028 represents high priority, first class 
research and is greatly welcomed by the scientific community in both the 
United States and Peru.

David Hysell
Cornell University
Campaign Scientist

Robert Pfaff
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Sounding Rocket Project Scientist

Esayas Shume
NASA Headquarters
Program Scientist
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