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HJ Nike Hydac
Part of Hydac
American sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x M-6 + 1 x Nike + 1 x Hydac
Status: Retired 1988. First Launch: 1965-11-09. Last Launch: 1988-10-19. Number: 14 . Thrust: 365.00 kN (82,055 lbf). Gross mass: 2,900 kg (6,300 lb). Height: 14.30 m (46.90 ft). Diameter: 0.58 m (1.90 ft). Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
Country:
USA.
Launch Sites:
Poker Flat,
Eglin,
Kwajalein,
Kwajalein RN,
Eglin A-15.
Stages:
M-6,
Hydac,
M5E1.
Agency:
Aerojet.
1965 November 9 - .
Launch Site:
Eglin.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- Aeronomy mission? [113 kg] - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 521 km (323 mi).
1966 August 1 - .
Launch Site:
Eglin.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 544 km (338 mi).
1969 March 15 - .
05:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- Far infrared barium release Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).
1969 March 18 - .
05:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- GUM Barium release Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Apogee: 168 km (104 mi).
1974 Dec - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP II B? - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1974 Dec - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP II C? - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1974 December 7 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP II Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). The first aerial recovery of a sounding rocket payload over the broad ocean area was accomplished. The rocket was an Honest John-Nike-Hydac and the payload was provided by the HAVE JEEP II program..
1976 July 29 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1976 November 13 - .
10:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- WIDEBAND Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1976 November 26 - .
10:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- WIDEBAND Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1977 July 29 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein RN.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP IV Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAMSO.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
SRK-11, the first of two sounding rocket flights designated HAVE JEEP IV, was launched from Roi-Namur Island in the Kwajalein missile range on an Honest John-Nike Hydac booster. It conducted experiments with CDM (Continuously Dispensed Masker). The experiments were a qualified success. A
1987 October 4 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein RN.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP IV-D Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF BMD.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1987 November 18 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein RN.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP VIII-A Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF BMD.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1988 October 19 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein RN.
LV Family:
Hydac.
Launch Vehicle:
HJ Nike Hydac.
- HAVE JEEP II-C Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF BMD.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
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