Deacon Sidewinder
Sounding rocket. Year: 1953. Family: Deacon. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Deacon + 1 x HPAG

Manufacturer: NACA. Launches: 1. First Launch Date: 1953-10-15. Last Launch Date: 1953-10-15. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 27.000 kN (6,069 lbf). Total Mass: 160 kg (350 lb). Core Diameter: 0.16 m (0.52 ft). Total Length: 4.00 m (13.10 ft). Span: 0.64 m (2.09 ft).



Deacon Sidewinder Chronology

1953 October 15 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Deacon Sidewinder.

  • Sidewinder test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 1713.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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