Viper Falcon

Viper Falcon is the name of a US sounding rocket .

It was launched twice in 1960; three more copies were ordered by the United States Navy . The 3.5 meter long two-stage rocket reached a summit height of 120 kilometers and could carry up to 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of cargo.

literature

• Horace Jacobs: Missile and Space Projects Guide 1962 . Springer, 2013, ISBN 9781489970190 , page 216; limited preview in Google Book search.

Web links

• Viper Falcon in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)