TE-416 Tomahawk
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The TE-416 Tomahawk is a rocket
developed by the American company Thiokol
at the beginning of the 1960s for Sandia National Laboratories
. Although the TE-416 Tomahawk can be launched alone, it was started predominantly as upper stage
in connection with other rockets, for example with a Nike rocket as first stage (Nike Tomahawk
). The TE-416 Tomahawk has a thrust of 43 kN and a fuel time of 9.5 seconds. The diameter of the TE-416 tomahawk is 23 centimeters and the fin span is 93 centimeters.
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...
developed by the American company Thiokol
Thiokol
Thiokol is a U.S. corporation concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems...
at the beginning of the 1960s for Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories
The Sandia National Laboratories, managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation , are two major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratories....
. Although the TE-416 Tomahawk can be launched alone, it was started predominantly as upper stage
Multistage rocket
A multistage rocket is a rocket that usestwo or more stages, each of which contains its own engines and propellant. A tandem or serial stage is mounted on top of another stage; a parallel stage is attached alongside another stage. The result is effectively two or more rockets stacked on top of or...
in connection with other rockets, for example with a Nike rocket as first stage (Nike Tomahawk
Nike Tomahawk
The Nike Tomahawk was a two stage American sounding rocket. The first stage was a Nike rocket, the second a Tomahawk rocket.The Nike Tomahawk has a ceiling of 230 statute miles , a payload capacity of 100 pounds , a launch thrust of 49,000 pounds of force , a launch weight of 2,200 pounds , a...
). The TE-416 Tomahawk has a thrust of 43 kN and a fuel time of 9.5 seconds. The diameter of the TE-416 tomahawk is 23 centimeters and the fin span is 93 centimeters.