American air-launched test vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x B-58 Hustler + 1 x TX-20 Sergeant
Failures: 1. Success Rate: 75.00%. First Fail Date: 1959-09-22. Last Fail Date: 1959-09-22. Launch data is: complete.
Status: Retired 1959.
Gross mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb).
Height: 6.00 m (19.60 ft).
Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).
Thrust: 220.00 kN (49,450 lbf).
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
First Launch: 1958.09.05.
Last Launch: 1959.09.22.
Number: 4 .
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Associated Countries
See also
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Convair American manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Convair, USA. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
Associated Launch Sites
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AMR DZ Air-launched rocket drop zone known to have been used for 13 launches from 1958 to 1962, reaching up to 580 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
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B-58 Mach 2 rocket carrier. Loaded/empty mass 72,563/25,197 kg. Thrust 183.23 kN. Specific impulse 2020 seconds. Convair Bomber-delta wing. Maximum release conditions: Belly mounted, 21,818 kg (22.5 m length x 1.9 m diameter x 7.1 m wingspan) at 2,130 kph at 12,195 m altitude (Kingfisher). More...
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Draco-1 Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 3,500 kg. Thrust 213.00 kN. More...
High Virgo Chronology
1958 September 5 - .
Launch Site:
AMR DZ.
Launch Pad: 29.0 N x 79.0 W.
Launch Platform: B-58.
Launch Vehicle:
High Virgo.
- High Virgo satellite interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 13 km (8 mi).
1958 December 19 - .
Launch Site:
AMR DZ.
Launch Pad: 29.0 N x 79.0 W.
Launch Platform: B-58.
Launch Vehicle:
High Virgo.
- High Virgo satellite interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi).
1959 June 4 - .
Launch Site:
AMR DZ.
Launch Pad: 29.0 N x 79.0 W.
Launch Platform: B-58.
Launch Vehicle:
High Virgo.
- High Virgo satellite interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi).
1959 September 22 - .
Launch Site:
AMR DZ.
Launch Pad: 29.0 N x 79.0 W.
Launch Platform: B-58.
Launch Vehicle:
High Virgo.
FAILURE: Failure.
- High Virgo satellite interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
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