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Test vehicle. Year: 2001. Family: Air-Launched. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x NB-52 + 1 x Orion 50S Manufacturer: OSC. Launches: 3. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 66.67%. First Launch Date: 2001-06-02. Last Launch Date: 2004-11-17. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 726.000 kN (163,211 lbf). Total Mass: 18,800 kg (41,400 lb). Core Diameter: 1.28 m (4.19 ft). Total Length: 14.90 m (48.80 ft).
Hyper X Chronology 2004 March 27 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: RW04. Launch Pad: NB-52 003. Launch Vehicle: Hyper X. LV Configuration: Hyper X 2. - X-43A Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi). References: 1852.
2004 November 17 - 22:35 GMT - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: RW04. Launch Pad: NB-52 003. Launch Vehicle: Hyper X. LV Configuration: Hyper X 3. - X-43A Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 33 km (20 mi). References: 1852.
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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