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Nike Nike was the designation of a two to four stage American sounding rocket consisting of two Nike stages and optional upper stages. These include the Hercules M5E1, M6, and X-220 solid rocket engines, the NOTS 'HPAG' solid rocket engine, and the Thiokol T-40, T-55, and 1.5KS35000 solid rocket engines.[1] Nike Nike had a payload capacity of 70kg to a 352 km altitude, and was used 19 times between 1956 and 1979.[2][3][4][5] Specifications:[5]

  • Diameter: 0.42m (1.37ft)
  • Height: 11.90m (39.00ft)
  • Span: 1.80m (5.90ft)
  • Gross mass: 1,392kg (3,068 lb)
  • Thrust: 217 kN (48,783 lbf)

Launches[5]

Launch Date Mission Agency Launch Complex Apogee
7 June 1956 E41 model test flight NASA Wallops Island 10 km
23 April 1959 Cree III 29-2 United States Air Force Eglin Air Force Base 12 km
19 June 1959 Cree III 30-3 United States Air Force Eglin Air Force Base 20 km
10 July 1959 - 12:45 GMT Cree III 31-4 United States Air Force Eglin Air Force Base 20km
2 September 1959 Cree III 32-5 United States Air Force Eglin Air Force Base 23km
22 August 1960 - 17:06 GMT Cree II unknown United States Air Force Eglin Air Force Base 46 km
21 November 1960 - 17:00 GMT Cree II unknown United States Air Force Eglin Air Force Base 33 km
1966 SPTV-8 Para test SAND Tonopah 4 km
1966 SPTV-9 Para test SAND Tonopah 4 km
15 February 1967 Parachute test Unknown Tonopah 4 km
17 November 1967 Parachute test Unknown Tonopah 4 km
12 June 1968 Parachute test Unknown Tonopah 4 km
20 May 1978 - 09:29 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy release mission USAF GL Wallops Island 53 km
22 May 1978 - 09:27 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy release mission Air Force Global Strike Command Wallops Island 54 km
13 September 1978 - 00:53 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy release mission Air Force Global Strike Command Fort Churchill 45 km
13 September 1978 - 11:13 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy release mission Air Force Global Strike Command Fort Churchill 45 km
23 October 1979 - 23:04 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy / Chemical release mission Air Force Global Strike Command Chilca 50 km
24 October 1979 - 23:24 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy / Chemical release mission Air Force Global Strike Command Chilca 50 km
29 October 1979 - 23:04 GMT SMOKE Aeronomy / Chemical release mission Air Force Global Strike Command Chilca 50 km

References

  1. ↑ "M5E1". http://www.astronautix.com/m/m5e1.html. 
  2. ↑ Stokes, Charles S. (January 31, 1980). "Chemical Release Payloads: Stratospheric Wind Measurement". https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a084100.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "Nike Nike". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/n/nikenike.html. Retrieved 2019-06-09. 
  4. ↑ Vickery, William K. (April 1963). "FIREFLY 3, SOUNDING ROCKET LAUNCHING REPORT. LAUNCH FACILITY, VEHICLES, AND DATA REDUCTION (33 VEHICLES LAUNCHED 15 OCTOBER-15 DECEMBER 1962)". https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD0403534. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Nike Nike". http://www.astronautix.com/n/nikenike.html. 



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