American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Bullpup + 1 x Apache
Gross mass: 400 kg (880 lb).
Height: 7.00 m (22.90 ft).
Diameter: 0.30 m (0.98 ft).
Thrust: 111.00 kN (24,953 lbf).
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
First Launch: 1970.11.24.
Last Launch: 1972.03.29.
Number: 4 .
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Associated Countries
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Apache The Apache upper stage was an improved version of the Cajun. The Thiokol engine used aluminised polyurethane propellant with a higher specific impulse and phenolic lining in the steel nozzle. Cost to NASA was $ 6,000 per rocket. The Apache could be used in a single stage version, but was normally used with a booster stage, usually the Nike. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Sandia American manufacturer of rockets and spacecraft. Sandia Laboratories, Albequerque, USA. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Poker Flat Sounding rocket launch site. In use from 1969 to present. Poker Flat Rocket Range (PFRR) contains five major launch pads. Pads 1 and 2 each have a 7.5K launcher, pads 3 and 4 each contain 20K MRL launchers, and pad 5 contains a 4K twin boom launcher. Pad 3 is equipped with a moveable launcher enclosure which can be used to protect a rocket on pad 3 and workers from the severe winter weather. More...
Associated Stages
Bullpup Apache Chronology
1970 November 24 - .
02:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Aeronomy / Barium release mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1970 December 2 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Aeronomy / Barium release mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1971 August 27 - .
09:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Particles mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1972 March 29 - .
20:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Particles mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
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