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Kiva/Hopi
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1960. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kiva + 1 x Hopi Manufacturer: RPI. Launches: 9. First Launch Date: 1960-08-12. Last Launch Date: 1963-05-11. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 365 km (226 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 27.000 kN (6,069 lbf). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.17 m (0.55 ft). Total Length: 5.50 m (18.00 ft).
Kiva/Hopi Chronology 1960 August 12 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1960 October 12 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1960 October 27 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1960 December 6 - 18:44 GMT - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - PHOENIX I Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 367 km (228 mi). References: 930.
1960 December 14 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1960 December 14 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1960 December 16 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1962 August 5 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
1963 May 11 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Complex: LC-B. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi. - Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 916.
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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