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Sparoair
American air-launched sounding rocket. Air-launched two stage vehicle consisting of tandem Sparrow air-to-air missile motors.

Status: Retired 1966. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).



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Sparoair I American sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F3H Cougar + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x Sparrow

Sparoair II American sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F3H Cougar + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x Sparrow

Sparoair III American sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x F4B Phantom + 1 x Sparrow + 1 x 22.6KS1245

Cleansweep IIIB American test vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x RB-57B + 1 x Shrike.

Family: aircraft-launched. Country: USA. Agency: USN. Bibliography: 2.

1960 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair I.
1961 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair II.
1961 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair II.
1963 August 2 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair I.
1963 Q4? - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair I.
1964 January 18 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-3B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair I.
1965 July 8 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-4B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair III. FAILURE: Failure.
1965 October 20 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1965 Dec 20? - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Platform: RB-57B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1966 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1966 May 26 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: F-4B. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Sparoair III. FAILURE: Failure.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.
1967 May 16 - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: RB-57C. LV Family: Sparoair. Launch Vehicle: Cleansweep IIIB.

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