Nike Cajun

In-active

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

July 6, 1956

Description

The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    7.7 m
  • Diameter
    0.42 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    0.42 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    246.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Nike Cajun
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Nike Cajun
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government
Acting Administrator: James Free
NASA 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Sept. 17, 1966, 1:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 280 km.

Suborbital
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
May 4, 1965, 5:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.

Suborbital
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Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov. 7, 1964, 1:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.

Suborbital
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Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
March 12, 1964, 4:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.

Suborbital
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