Sandhawk
Sounding rocket. Year: 1966. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: USA.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Sandhawk

The Sandhawk motor was developed for Sandia primarily for use in multi-stage rockets launched in support of Atomic Energy Agency activities. It was however flown as a single-stage vehicle in initial tests of the motor and some subsequent scientific mission.s

Manufacturer: Sandia. Launches: 8. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 75.00%. First Launch Date: 1966-08-10. Last Launch Date: 1974-11-10. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 80.000 kN (17,984 lbf). Total Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Core Diameter: 0.33 m (1.08 ft). Total Length: 7.53 m (24.70 ft). Span: 1.35 m (4.42 ft).

Sandhawk Chronology

1966 August 10 - Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-1. FAILURE: Failure.

  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. References: 829.
1966 September 15 - Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. References: 829.
1967 January 17 - Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-3.
  • Test/Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). References: 829.
1967 May 11 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-5.
  • Dart Test/Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi). References: 829.
1967 May 11 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-4.
  • Test/Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). References: 829.
1967 September 27 - Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-6.
  • Dart Test/Aeronomy mission? Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 104 km (64 mi). References: 829.
1968 August 23 - 04:48 GMT - Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 152-?.
  • LRL AXE-2 X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi). References: 829.
1974 November 10 - 12:09 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. LV Configuration: Sandhawk Sandia 281-3.
  • LEINAX III X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). LEINAX III - USAF plasma physics experiment. Detected cosmic soft x-rays. References: 1135.
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.
  • Alway, Peter, Rockets of the World, Saturn Press, Ann Arbor, 1995. ISBN: 0962787655. Comprehensive account of world rocketry, from the beginning 'til now, from sounding rockets to Saturns. Oriented toward rocket modellers, with accurate drawings and color guides. More at amazon.com...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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