Encyclopedia Astronautica
Matador

Air/Kerosene rocket stage.

Status: Retired 1962.

Associated Countries

Associated Engines

Matador M-16 American turbojet engine, cruise motor for Matador M-16. More...

Associated Launch Vehicles

Matador American intermediate range cruise missile. Glenn L. Martin Co. surface-to-surface cruise missile (Matador / Project MX-771). More...

Associated Propellants

Air/Kerosene Ambient air (78 % nitrogen, 21% oxygen, etc.) is scooped up by air intakes and used in turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, scramjet, or other airbreathing engines. It is used to burn aviation-grade kerosene, commercial grade JP-4 or JP-5, their military equivalents, or special high-temperature blends such as those used in the SR-71. More...