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Sounding rocket. Year: 1960. Family: Astrobee. Country: USA. 3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Genie + 1 x Alcor + 1 x Asp Manufacturer: Aerojet. Launches: 1. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 0.00%. First Launch Date: 1960-03-22. Last Launch Date: 1960-03-22. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 161.000 kN (36,194 lbf). Total Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Core Diameter: 0.38 m (1.24 ft). Total Length: 7.80 m (25.50 ft).
Astrobee 500 Chronology 1960 March 22 - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee 500. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. References: 378.
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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