Nike Javelin
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Nike Javelin is the designation of an American
two-stage sounding rocket
. The Nike Javelin was launched 34 times between 1964 and 1978. The maximum flight
altitude of the Nike Javelin was 130 km, the takeoff thrust 217 kN, takeoff weight 900 kg, diameter 0.42 m and length 8.20 m.
United States
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two-stage sounding rocket
Rocket
A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...
. The Nike Javelin was launched 34 times between 1964 and 1978. The maximum flight
Flight
Flight is the process by which an object moves either through an atmosphere or beyond it by generating lift or propulsive thrust, or aerostatically using buoyancy, or by simple ballistic movement....
altitude of the Nike Javelin was 130 km, the takeoff thrust 217 kN, takeoff weight 900 kg, diameter 0.42 m and length 8.20 m.