Nike Cajun
In-activeNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
July 6, 1956
Description
The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
7.7 m -
Diameter
0.42 m -
Fairing Diameter
0.42 m -
Launch Mass
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Thrust
246.0 kN
Family
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Name
Nike Cajun -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Nike Cajun
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government
Administrator: Bill Nelson
NASA 1958The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Sept. 17, 1966, 1:57 a.m.
Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
May 4, 1965, 5:50 a.m.
Nike Cajun | Trailblazer Pellet
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov. 7, 1964, 1:38 a.m.
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