American sounding rocket. Two stage underwater-launched vehicle consisting of 3 x Sparrow motors in the booster stage and an Iris upper stage.
Joint US Navy-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory project.
Failures: 2. First Fail Date: 1965-01-07. Last Fail Date: 1966-10-30.
Gross mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb).
Height: 6.50 m (21.30 ft).
Diameter: 0.61 m (2.00 ft).
Thrust: 105.00 kN (23,604 lbf).
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
First Launch: 1964.08.10.
Last Launch: 1968.11.03.
Number: 8 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Iris Sounding rocket developed by the US Navy, then handed over to NASA. Flown only four times, but then used in unique Hydra-Iris test series. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Livermore American agency overseeing development of rockets and spacecraft. Livermore, USA. More...
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NAWC American manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (formerly called Naval Weapons Center), USA. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Atlantic Ocean Sounding rocket launches made from naval vessels in the Atlantic accounted for 521 launches from 1947 to 1995, reaching up to 750 kilometers altitude. More...
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Pacific Ocean Sounding rocket launches made from naval vessels in the Pacific accounted for 280 launches from 1949 to 2006, reaching up to 1000 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
Hydra-Iris Chronology
1964 August 10 - .
Launch Site:
Pacific Ocean.
Launch Pad: 34.0 N x 123.0 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris GSP-1.
- LRL GSP-1 Magnetospheric mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1965 January 7 - .
Launch Site:
Atlantic Ocean.
Launch Pad: 56.5 S x 27.4 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris SAP-1.
FAILURE: Failure.
- LRL SAP-1 Ionosphere/Magnesium release mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1965 January 26 - .
09:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Atlantic Ocean.
Launch Pad: 35.1 S x 35.5 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris SAP-2.
- LRL SAP-2 (SAA) Ionosphere / magnetosphere mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 289 km (179 mi).
1965 October 28 - .
18:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Pacific Ocean.
Launch Pad: 30.0 N x 120.0 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris BOX-2.
- LRL BOX-2 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 194 km (120 mi).
1966 May 31 - .
17:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Pacific Ocean.
Launch Pad: 10.0 N x 115.9 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris BOX-4.
- LRL BOX-4 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).
1966 October 30 - .
17:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Pacific Ocean.
Launch Pad: 31.0 N x 133.0 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris BOX-5.
FAILURE: Failure.
- LRL BOX-5 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
1968 March 20 - .
19:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Pacific Ocean.
Launch Pad: 32.3 N x 128.0 W.
Launch Platform: AVM1.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris BAR-1.
- LRL BAR-1 test - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi).
1968 November 3 - .
18:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Pacific Ocean.
Launch Pad: 27.5 N x 125.0 W.
Launch Platform: T-AGM-8.
LV Family:
Iris.
Launch Vehicle:
Hydra-Iris.
LV Configuration: Hydra-Iris BOX-15.
- LRL BOX-15 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 227 km (141 mi).
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