Quad Deacon
Sounding rocket. Year: 1953. Family: Deacon. Country: USA.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 4 x Deacon

Manufacturer: NACA. Launches: 2. First Launch Date: 1953-01-14. Last Launch Date: 1954-03-26. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 100.000 kN (22,480 lbf). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.15 m (0.49 ft). Total Length: 7.00 m (22.90 ft).



Quad Deacon Chronology

1953 January 14 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Quad Deacon.

  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 1713.
1954 March 26 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Quad Deacon.
  • Drag model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 1713.

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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