Terrier ASROC Cajun
Sounding rocket. Year: 1959. Family: Terrier. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Terrier + 1 x ASROC + 1 x Cajun

Launches: 3. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 33.33%. First Launch Date: 1959-05-01. Last Launch Date: 1959-08-12. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 258.000 kN (58,000 lbf). Total Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.46 m (1.50 ft). Total Length: 11.00 m (36.00 ft).



Terrier ASROC Cajun Chronology

1959 May 1 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Terrier ASROC Cajun. LV Configuration: Terrier ASROC Cajun Terasca. FAILURE: Failure.

  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. References: 882.
1959 June 26 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Terrier ASROC Cajun. LV Configuration: Terrier ASROC Cajun Terasca.
  • Radar beacon Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 882.
1959 August 12 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Terrier ASROC Cajun. LV Configuration: Terrier ASROC Cajun Terasca. FAILURE: Failure.
  • UV Scanner Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. References: 882.

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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