Paiute Apache
Sounding rocket. Year: 1972. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Paiute + 1 x Apache

Manufacturer: Thiokol. Launches: 1. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 0.00%. First Launch Date: 1972-03-28. Last Launch Date: 1972-03-28. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 140.000 kN (31,470 lbf). Total Mass: 600 kg (1,320 lb). Core Diameter: 0.38 m (1.24 ft). Total Length: 4.80 m (15.70 ft).



Paiute Apache Chronology

1972 March 28 - 12:12 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Apache. FAILURE: Failure.

  • Auroral mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. References: 1922.

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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