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Javelin
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American sounding rocket. The four-stage Javelin rocket was originally known as the Argo D-4 and was developed by the Air Force to replace its Jason rocket with the mission of measuring radiation in space after high-altitude nuclear explosions. It was subsequently used by NASA for a variety of high-altitude near-space scientific experiments.

AKA: Argo D-4. Status: Retired 1978. First Launch: 1959-07-07. Last Launch: 1976-07-18. Number: 85 . Payload: 57 kg (125 lb). Thrust: 365.00 kN (82,055 lbf). Gross mass: 3,385 kg (7,462 lb). Height: 14.80 m (48.50 ft). Diameter: 0.58 m (1.90 ft). Span: 2.62 m (8.59 ft). Apogee: 1,100 km (600 mi).

The Javelin consisted of an unmodified surplus Honest John military rocket as the first stage, topped by two surplus Nike booster motors in tandem, and an Altair X-248 fourth stage adapted from the Vanguard program.

From NASA SOUNDING ROCKETS, 1958-1968 - A Historical Summary, NASA SP-4401, 1971, by William R. Corliss

During the first year of the existence of Goddard's Sounding Rocket Branch, several sounding rockets, whose development predated NASA, came into the "stable" of vehicles readily available to NASA. Chief among these were the Javelin and Journeyman, both in the so-called Argo series. The Argo series was developed by the Aerolab Development Co. under the sponsorship of NACA/NASA, with support from the Air Force Special Weapons Center, the Naval Bureau of Ordnance, and the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory.

The Argo vehicles were derived from a family of NACA/NASA hypersonic test vehicles, after the fashion of the Nike-Deacon and Nike-Cajun. Aerolab has designed a long series of Argo rockets, including the Argo E-20, designed to lift 4.5 kg (10 lb) to 24 384 m (80 000 ft); but only the Jason (Argo E-5), the Javelin (Argo D-4), and the Journeyman (Argo D-8) have seen significant use. NASA never employed the Jason, but it is the rocket that the Air Force employed to measure high-altitude nuclear radiation during the Argus experiments in the late summer of 1958, when nuclear weapons were exploded at high altitudes. NASA has used the Javelin to some extent. The Journeyman helped NASA gather radiation data prior to the Mercury flights and has also seen some Air Force use. In general, the Argos are rather large by sounding rocket standards. They were all put together from off-the-shelf military hardware, often following vehicle adaptations by Langley Research Center. NASA use of the Argo series has been minimal.

Payload: 57 kg (125 lb) to a 1100 km altitude.


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Nike Javelin American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Nike + 1 x Javelin.

Javelin 3 American sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle.

HJ Nike Javelin American sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x M-6 + 1 x Nike + 1 x Javelin 3

HJ Nike Hydac American sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x M-6 + 1 x Nike + 1 x Hydac

Terrier Hydac American sounding rocket.

Nike Hydac American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Nike + 1 x Hydac

HJ Hydac American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x M-6 + 1 x Hydac

HJ Javelin American sounding rocket. NASA/Canadian four-stage sounding rocket could reach altitudes of 850 km.

Country: USA. Launch Sites: Wallops Island, Fort Churchill, Johnston Island, Johnston Island LC1, Natal. Stages: Altair 1, M-6, M5E1. Agency: Aerojet. Bibliography: 17, 2, 378.

1959 July 7 - . 11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1959 July 21 - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. FAILURE: Failure.
1959 December 22 - . 07:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1960 January 15 - . 04:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1960 January 26 - . 05:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1960 June 30 - . 20:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. FAILURE: Failure.
1960 November 10 - . 01:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1960 December 10 - . 22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1960 December 12 - . 22:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 April 27 - . 20:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 June 13 - . 05:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 June 15 - . 00:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 June 24 - . 23:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 September 13 - . 09:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 September 13 - . 23:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 October 10 - . 17:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 October 14 - . 04:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1961 November 17 - . 16:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 February 7 - . 11:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 May 3 - . 20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 July 9 - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 July 9 - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 July 9 - . 09:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Complex: Johnston Island LC1. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 July 9 - . 09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Complex: Johnston Island LC1. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 July 9 - . 09:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Complex: Johnston Island LC1. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 July 23 - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 October 26 - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1962 November 27 - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1963 July 2 - . 14:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1963 September 29 - . 02:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 January 17 - . 05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 April 15 - . 23:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 October 8 - . 05:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 October 19 - . 15:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 October 23 - . 16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 November 5 - . 19:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 November 5 - . 20:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1964 November 7 - . 05:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1965 January 13 - . 17:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1965 May 19 - . 20:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1965 May 26 - . 19:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. FAILURE: Failure.
1965 August 25 - . 18:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1965 September 23 - . 14:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1965 October 5 - . 00:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1965 October 10 - . 01:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. FAILURE: Failure.
1966 March 2 - . 17:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 May 1 - . 05:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 May 20 - . 19:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 June 28 - . 17:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 July 12 - . 21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 August 15 - . 18:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 September 24 - . 09:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1966 October 6 - . 20:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 February 9 - . 06:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 March 18 - . 05:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 April 12 - . 05:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 May 17 - . 20:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 June 16 - . 10:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 June 17 - . 08:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 June 21 - . 19:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 September 21 - . 07:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1967 December 8 - . 01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1968 March 2 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1968 April 9 - . 21:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1968 May 25 - . 05:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1968 November 9 - . 08:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1968 December 10 - . 17:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1969 May 16 - . 03:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1969 May 30 - . 08:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1969 June 26 - . 18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 January 26 - . 22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 January 30 - . 22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 February 18 - . 07:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 March 7 - . 18:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 April 3 - . 04:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 September 1 - . 20:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1970 October 5 - . 09:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1971 June 25 - . 08:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1972 February 10 - . 17:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1972 September 12 - . 05:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1973 July 17 - . 22:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1973 November 18 - . 21:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1973 November 22 - . 21:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1975 February 11 - . 02:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin.
1976 July 18 - . 01:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. FAILURE: Failure.

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