Hopi
Engine · USA
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The Hopi solid propellant rocket motor was used in a limited series of sounding rockets flown 1960-1964. Three versions of the Hopi , with a basic diameter of 4.5 inches (0.114 meters) were produced and flown in the brief production run.
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Subtopics
- Kiva/Hopi American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kiva + 1 x Hopi. Launched by the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory on aeronomy missions 1960-1963.
- Raven American sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle, flown by the Office of Naval Research from White Sands in 1963, apparently using the RPI Hopi motor.
- Hopi Dart American sounding rocket, flown by NASA Huntsville on aeronomy missions 1963-1964. The Hopi-Dart vehicle consisted of a Hopi III booster as first stage, and an unpowered dart as second stage.
- Sidewinder-Raven American sounding rocket. Two stage sounding rocket, launched twice in 1964 by the US Army Engineering Research and Development Laboratory.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Kiva/Hopi, Hopi Dart, Sidewinder-Raven
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island, White Sands, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Point Mugu, Tonopah
- Agency
- RPI
- Bibliography
- 2
Chronology
61 events
1960 June 21
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 July 1
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 August 12
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 October 12
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 October 27
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 December 6
18:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 December 14
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 December 14
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1960 December 16
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1961 May 1
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1962 August 5
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963?
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963?
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963?
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963?
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963 February 28
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1963 March 27
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1963 April 1
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963 April 1
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963 April 25
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1963 May 1
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1963 May 9
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 22 km (13 mi).
1963 May 10
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 64 km (39 mi).
1963 May 11
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LC-B. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Kiva/Hopi.1963 June 5
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 63 km (39 mi).
1963 July 18
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi).
1963 August 7
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi).
1963 August 9
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).
1963 August 22
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1963 August 22
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1963 October 29
Launch Site: Tonopah. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1963 October 29
Launch Site: Tonopah. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1963 October 29
Launch Site: Tonopah. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Raven.1964
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Sidewinder-Raven.1964 February 13
18:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC43. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 February 13
21:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC43. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 February 14
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC43. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Nation: USA. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 February 14
21:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC43. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 October 14
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 October 14
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 November 23
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
1964 November 23
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hopi. Launch Vehicle: Hopi Dart.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).