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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
military testing range
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:RAAF_Woomera_Range_Complex
gptkb:Woomera_Test_Range
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gptkbp:area
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122,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:RAAF_Base_Woomera
gptkb:Woomera_Village
gptkb:Nurrungar_tracking_station
test facilities
instrumentation sites
multiple launch pads
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:established
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1947
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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key site for British and Australian missile and rocket development
one of the largest land-based test ranges in the world
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Woomera Rocket Range
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Australia
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Woomera,_South_Australia
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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first satellite launch from Australia (WRESAT, 1967)
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gptkbp:notableProject
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gptkb:Europa_rocket
gptkb:Blue_Streak_missile
gptkb:Black_Arrow_rocket
gptkb:Black_Knight_rocket
gptkb:British-Australian_Joint_Project
gptkb:Skylark_rocket
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Australian_Department_of_Defence
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:status
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active
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:European_Launcher_Development_Organisation
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
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gptkbp:usedFor
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missile testing
space research
satellite launches
aerospace testing
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.defence.gov.au/woomera/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Woomera,_South_Australia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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