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Nike Yardbird
Part of Recruit
American sounding rocket.

Status: Retired 1961. First Launch: 1961-06-01. Last Launch: 1961-07-26. Number: 2 . Height: 8.10 m (26.50 ft). Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Nike + 1 x Yardbird.



Country: USA. Launch Sites: Wallops Island. Stages: M5E1, Yardbird. Agency: Michigan.

1961 June 1 - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Nike Yardbird. FAILURE: Failure.
1961 July 26 - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Nike Yardbird. FAILURE: Failure.

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