Strypi
Test vehicle. Year: 1966. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor

Manufacturer: Sandia. Launches: 21. Failures: 4. Success Rate: 80.95%. First Launch Date: 1966-09-01. Last Launch Date: 1998-04-17. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor

Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi IIAR. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor 2

Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 586.000 kN (131,738 lbf). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi IIR. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor

Apogee: 208 km (129 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 586.000 kN (131,738 lbf). Total Mass: 5,500 kg (12,100 lb). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Total Length: 11.30 m (37.00 ft).

Model: Strypi IV. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Star 26

Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 586.000 kN (131,738 lbf). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Total Length: 9.30 m (30.50 ft).

Model: Strypi IX. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2

Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi Tomahawk. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x ? + 1 x Tomahawk

Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi VI. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x ? + 1 x ?

Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi VIIAR. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Alcor + 1 x Alcyone

Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Model: Strypi VIIR. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Alcor IB + 1 x Alcyone

Apogee: 170 km (100 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 499.000 kN (112,179 lbf). Total Mass: 4,600 kg (10,100 lb). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Total Length: 11.20 m (36.70 ft).

Model: Strypi XI. Family: Sergeant. Country: USA.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Star 27

Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Core Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft).

Strypi Chronology

1966 Sep - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi IV.

  • HALBERD re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1564.
1968 Nov - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VI.
  • MTV-I Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1564.
1969? - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VI.
  • MTV-I Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1564.
1970 Jun - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VI.
  • MTV-I Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1564.
1972 October 15 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VIIAR. LV Configuration: Strypi VIIAR NASA 12.18NE.
  • RCTV Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 1799.
1974 February 7 - 07:41 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi IIAR. LV Configuration: Strypi IIAR Sandia 428-?. FAILURE: Failure.
  • LRL ACS 10 X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 829.
1974 March 23 - 08:11 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1922.
1974 Oct? - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VIIAR. FAILURE: Failure.
  • MTV-II-1 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. References: 1564.
1974 November 3 - 10:34 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi IIR. LV Configuration: Strypi IIR Sandia 428-034.
  • LRL ACS 11 X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 255 km (158 mi). References: 829.
1975 March 11 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VIIR.
  • MTV-II-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi). References: 1562.
1975 September 18 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi VIIR.
  • NRV Nosetip Recovery re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi). References: 904.
1979 Feb - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. LV Configuration: Strypi SWERVE.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1808.
1979 November 13 - 04:45 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. LV Configuration: Strypi NASA 12.37UE.
  • ECHO V Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 215 km (133 mi).
1980 Sep - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. LV Configuration: Strypi SWERVE II-2.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1808.
1980 Sep - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. LV Configuration: Strypi SWERVE II-1.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1808.
1985 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. LV Configuration: Strypi SWERVE III.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1730.
1988 February 9 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi XI.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission? Nation: USA. Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1836.
1991 February 18 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi XI. LV Configuration: Strypi XI LACE.
  • Bow Shock 2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: SDIO. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 1175.
1995 June 26 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi IX. FAILURE: Failure.
  • ETCE-11 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SMDC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1876.
1995 June 29 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi. Model: Strypi IX.
  • ETCE-12 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SMDC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1876.
1998 April 17 - 18:05 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Strypi.
  • Red Crow Flight Expt Technology mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/BMDO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1968.
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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