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Triple Deacon

Launch vehicle · USA

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American test vehicle. Single stage vehicle.

Country
USA
Launch Sites
Wallops Island
Stages
X-220
Agency
NASA

Chronology

2 events

1953 May 8

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Triple Deacon.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). First launching of a cluster of three Deacon rockets as a booster at NACA's Wallops Island..

1953 June 25

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Triple Deacon.
  • F23 Ramjet test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 41 km (25 mi).