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NAWC

Launch vehicle · USA

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American manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (formerly called Naval Weapons Center), USA.

Related

Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Hydra-Iris, Terrier Lynx
Stages
Lynx

Chronology

16 events

2005 February 2

20:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion.
  • Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2005 March 1

23:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion.
  • Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2005 March 2

21:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion.
  • Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2005 March 3

22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
  • Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2005 November 2

22:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Mk 70 Oriole.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2005 November 9

15:40 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).

2005 November 14

20:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2005 November 18

20:13 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2006 March 25

09:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Orion sounding rocket.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).

2006 March 25

13:07 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Orion sounding rocket.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).

2006 June 5

16:05 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2006 June 7

22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2006 June 8

16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Improved Orion.
  • DUNDEE target Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2006 June 23

23:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Improved Orion.
  • MDA TRACKEX Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).

2006 July 21

09:04 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).

2006 July 21

13:05 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Improved Orion.
  • Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, NAWC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).