Launch vehicle · Configuration
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.
Height
7.7 m
Diameter
0.42 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Total launches
4
Successful
4
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Flight system
The 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.
Mission record
Sep 17, 1966
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
May 4, 1965
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov 7, 1964
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mar 12, 1964
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA