Encyclopedia Astronautica Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9 A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z Aerobee 200 Status: Retired 1976. First Launch: 1974-09-04. Last Launch: 1976-05-11. Number: 4 . Thrust: 225.00 kN (50,582 lbf). Gross mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Height: 12.60 m (41.30 ft). Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). The Astrobee 200 consisted of an M5 Nike booster and an Aerojet Alcor upper stage, and could reach an altitude of about 300 km (185 miles). It was exclusively used by the USAF's Air Force Cambridge Research Lab, which fired ten of these rockets between 30 June 1961 and 14 December 1966 with aeronomy and ionosphere experiments.
Country: USA. Engines: AJ60-92. Launch Sites: White Sands, Woomera, Woomera LA8. Stages: AJ60-92 stage, M5E1. Agency: Aerojet. More at: 8097. 1974 September 4 - . 10:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA8. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 200. 1974 September 11 - . 22:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA8. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 200. 1974 September 17 - . 15:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA8. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 200. 1976 May 11 - . 17:08 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 200. Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9 A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z � 1997-2016 Mark Wade - Contact � / Conditions for Use |
