Operation Fishbowl

Operation Fishbowl
Starfish Prime, 1.4 megaton high-altitude nuclear test explosion
Information
CountryUnited States
Test siteJohnston Island, Johnston Atoll
Period1962
Number of tests11
Test typehigh-altitude rocket (30–80 km), space rocket (> 80 km)
Max. yield1.4 megatonnes of TNT (5.9 PJ)
Test series chronology

Operation Fishbowl was a series of high-altitude nuclear tests in 1962 that were carried out by the United States as a part of the larger Operation Dominic nuclear test program.

Array of sounding rockets with instruments for making scientific measurements of high-altitude nuclear tests during liftoff preparations on Johnston Island