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HJ Nike Nike
 

Sounding rocket. Year: 1957. Family: Honest John. Country: USA. Manufacturer: PARD.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x M-6 + 1 x Nike + 1 x Nike Launches: 21. First Launch Date: 25 October 1957. Last Launch Date: 28 July 1966. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 170 km. Liftoff Thrust: 365.00 kN. Total Length: 10.00 m.


HJ Nike Nike Chronology


1957 Oct 25 - GE RV Model Wallops Island. Apogee: 30 km.
1958 Feb 28 - GE RV Model Wallops Island. Apogee: 30 km.
1958 Oct 13 - E41 Model Wallops Island. Apogee: 10 km.
1959 May 25 - Glide Rocket Wallops Island. Apogee: 30 km.
1962 Nov 2 4:27 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.462 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 170 km. LISA
1962 Nov 28 0:00 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.454 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 121 km. MABEL
1962 Dec 4 4:45 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.455 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 115 km. DINAH
1962 Dec 4 0:01 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.466 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 140 km. IVY
1962 Dec 5 1:51 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.460 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 150 km. PATSY
1962 Dec 6 10:21 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.459 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 89 km. EVA
1962 Dec 12 23:46 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.456 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 101 km. NETTY
1962 Dec 14 23:52 - HJ Nike Nike AC20.458 Eglin. LC: SRI. Apogee: 90 km. OLGA
1963 Nov 18 - LRL HAD-1 Point Arguello. LC: LC-A. Apogee: 163 km.
1964 Feb 6 - LRL HAD-2 Point Arguello. LC: LC-A. Apogee: 5 km.
1964 Mar 14 - LRL HAD-3 Point Arguello. LC: LC-A. Apogee: 143 km.
1964 Nov 30 - HJ Nike Nike Sandia 152-13 Barking Sands. Apogee: 168 km.
1965 Mar 4 18:32 - HJ Nike Nike Sandia 152-16 Barking Sands. Apogee: 181 km.
1965 Jun 12 15:15 - HJ Nike Nike Sandia 152-80 Barking Sands. Apogee: 172 km. LRL BOX-1
1965 Nov 16 23:00 - HJ Nike Nike Sandia 152-90 Barking Sands. Apogee: 183 km. LRL RCS-1
1966 May 11 23:20 - HJ Nike Nike Sandia 152-81 Barking Sands. Apogee: 80 km. LRL ROX-1
1966 Jul 28 19:00 - HJ Nike Nike Sandia 152-44 Barking Sands. Apogee: 173 km. LRL RCS-2 (Daisy 2)

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