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Sounding rocket. Year: 1958. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Arcon booster + 1 x Arcon Manufacturer: ARC/NRL. Launches: 9. Failures: 7. Success Rate: 22.22%. First Launch Date: 1958-07-16. Last Launch Date: 1959-08-07. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 14.000 kN (3,147 lbf). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.15 m (0.49 ft). Total Length: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).
Arcon Chronology 1958 July 16 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NRL-1. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 1713.
1958 July 21 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon SEL-1. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SRDL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 1713.
1958 July 22 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NRL?. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1713.
1959 May 14 - 17:55 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NASA 2.01GT. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi). References: 1592.
1959 May 15 - 22:10 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NASA 2.03GT. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 1592.
1959 May 15 - 17:10 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NASA 2.02GT. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). References: 1592.
1959 August 7 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NASA 2.06GT. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 104 km (64 mi). References: 1729.
1959 August 7 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NASA 2.05GT. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1592.
1959 August 7 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Arcon. LV Configuration: Arcon NASA 2.04GT. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1592.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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