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Lynx

Engine · USA

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NAWC solid rocket engine. Terrier Lynx second stage.

Subtopics

  • Terrier Lynx American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Terrier + 1 x Lynx

Related

Country
USA
Propellants
Solid
Agency
NAWC

Chronology

11 events

2000 December 19

11:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • NAWC test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, SMDC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2001 September 27

16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, SMDC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2002 July 2

21:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • PACBLITZ 02 Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2002 July 3

21:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • PACBLITZ 02 Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2009 June 6

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • ABL Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target.

2009 June 13

Launch Site: San Nicolas. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • ABL Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target.

2012 September 12

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • Radar target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Target mission. NASA military mission; neither the flight number nor the DoD customer was identified. However previous Terrier Lynx flights were for the Naval Air Warfare Center and the Missile Defense Agency..

2013 March 11

06:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • Shark - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). ABM Target.

2014 August 23

13:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • Shark? - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM test target..

2014 August 23

13:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • Shark - . Nation: USA. Agency: GSFC. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2014 October 12

04:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Lynx. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Lynx.
  • MDA Target? - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM test target..