American all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Employed by NACA-Langley for accelerating aerodynamic models. Could lift 34 kg to 1271 km. 5 stage vehicle.
Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
First Launch: 1961.08.30.
Last Launch: 1962.02.21.
Number: 2 .
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Associated Countries
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Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Vought American manufacturer of rockets and spacecraft. Vought, USA. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Wallops Island Small NASA launch site for sounding rocket launches and occasional Scout launches to orbit. Air launches are conducted from the Drop Zone Wallops Island, 37.00 N 72.0 W. With the last orbital launch in 1985 and the decline in sounding rocket launches, Wallops fell into near-disuse as a launch center. Its fortunes revised with the establishment of Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in 2005 and orbital launches resumed in 2010. More...
Associated Stages
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Castor 1 Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded/empty mass 3,852/535 kg. Thrust 286.00 kN. Vacuum specific impulse 247 seconds. More...
RAM A Chronology
1961 August 30 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
RAM.
Launch Vehicle:
RAM A.
LV Configuration: RAM A RAM A-1.
- RAM A-1 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1,280 km (790 mi).
1962 February 21 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
RAM.
Launch Vehicle:
RAM A.
LV Configuration: RAM A RAM A-2.
- RAM A-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
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