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Goddard L-A
Part of Goddard
Goddard series L sec
Goddard series L sec
Rocket equipped with a cluster of four combustion chambers, each 5.75 in. in diameter.
American test vehicle. Tests of the Goddard L Section A covered development of a nitrogen-pressured flight rocket using 10 in, motors based on the K series and ran from May 11 to November 7, 1936 (L1-L7). Length of the L Series Section A rockets varied from 10 ft 11 in, to 13 ft 6 1/2 in.; diameter 18 in.; empty weight 120 to 202 lb; loaded weight 295 to 360 lb; weight oxygen about 78 lb; weight gasoline 84 lb; weight nitrogen, 4 lb.

Status: Retired 1936. First Launch: 1936-07-31. Last Launch: 1936-11-07. Number: 3 . Thrust: 2.75 kN (618 lbf). Gross mass: 163 kg (359 lb). Height: 4.12 m (13.51 ft). Diameter: 0.46 m (1.50 ft).



Family: Early Rocketry, test vehicle. People: Goddard. Country: USA.

1936 May 11 - . LV Family: Goddard. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-A.
1936 July 31 - . Launch Site: Roswell. LV Family: Goddard. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-A.
1936 October 3 - . Launch Site: Roswell. LV Family: Goddard. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-A.
1936 November 7 - . Launch Site: Roswell. LV Family: Goddard. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-A.

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