Nike Viper I.

The Nike Viper I was an American sounding rocket .

construction

According to the Encyclopedia Astronautica the Nike Viper I consisted of a Nike - starting stage and a Viper school . The peak height of the Nike Viper is said to have been 80 kilometers, with a starting thrust of 217.00 kN, a starting mass of 600 kilograms and a length of 8.00 meters.

commitment

In the course of 1960 four copies of the type were launched. Point Arguello , part of Vandenberg Air Force Base since July 1964, served as the launch site .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Nike Viper I in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
^ Point Arguello Launch Complex B on the Air Force Space and Missile Museum website
↑ Frederick I. Ordway III. (Ed.): Advances in Space Science and Technology, Volume 6 , Academic Press , New York & London 1964, p. 299

[ea-1] Nike Viper I in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)

[2] Point Arguello Launch Complex B on the Air Force Space and Missile Museum website

[3] Frederick I. Ordway III. (Ed.): Advances in Space Science and Technology, Volume 6 , Academic Press , New York & London 1964, p. 299