Sparoair
Sounding rocket. Year: 1960. Family: Sparrow. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F3H Cougar + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x Sparrow

Manufacturer: USN. Launches: 5. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 60.00%. First Launch Date: 1960-01-01. Last Launch Date: 1966-05-26. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).

Model: Sparoair I. Family: Air-Launched. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F3H Cougar + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x Sparrow

Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 35.000 kN (7,868 lbf). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.20 m (0.65 ft). Total Length: 3.70 m (12.10 ft).

Model: Sparoair II. Family: Air-Launched. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F3H Cougar + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x Sparrow

Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 35.000 kN (7,868 lbf). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.20 m (0.65 ft). Total Length: 3.90 m (12.70 ft).

Model: Sparoair III. Family: Air-Launched. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F4B Phantom + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x 22.6KS1245

Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 35.000 kN (7,868 lbf). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.20 m (0.65 ft). Total Length: 3.90 m (12.70 ft).

Sparoair Chronology

1960 - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Model: Sparoair I.

  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1567.
1961 - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Model: Sparoair II.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1567.
1963 August 2 - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Model: Sparoair I.
  • Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NMC. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). References: 1715.
1965 July 8 - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Model: Sparoair III. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 27 km (16 mi). References: 1567.
1966 May 26 - Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair. Model: Sparoair III. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1567.
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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