Deacon (rocket)

Deacon is the designation of an American sounding rocket.^[1] The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island,^[1] and it also was the rocket portion of the first rockoons, launched 1952 to 1956. The Deacon has a maximum flight height of 20 kilometers and a payload ability of 17 kilograms. The takeoff thrust of the Deacon amounts to 27 kN, the takeoff weight 93 kg, the diameter 0.16 m and the length 3.28 m.

The Triple Deacon was a single stage member of the Deacon family that used three Deacon booster motors.^[2] Five launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility occurred in 1953.^[2]

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