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Paiute Tomahawk

Launch vehicle · USA

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

American sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Paiute + 1 x Tomahawk

Country
USA
Stages
TU-716, TE-416
Agency
Thiokol

Chronology

33 events

1972 April 15

01:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).

1973 March 24

10:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • ICECAP 73A Auroral mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).

1973 March 27

09:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • ICECAP 73B Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 235 km (146 mi).

1973 September 26

19:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Natal. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • O2 / O3 / X-ray Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi).

1973 October 21

00:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 18 km (11 mi).

1974 April 18

08:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • ICECAP 74B Echo 3? Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

1974 June 30

08:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Aladdin 74 TMA / Barium release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 191 km (118 mi).

1974 June 30

10:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Aladdin 74 aeronomy release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).

1975 January 18

04:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Aladdin 75 Mass Spectrometer Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 159 km (98 mi).

1975 January 18

04:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Aladdin 75 NO / Photometry Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 183 km (113 mi).

1975 April 10

09:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Release, Sphere Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).

1975 April 10

09:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).

1975 April 10

10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Mass Spectrometer Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi).

1975 April 21

09:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).

1975 April 21

09:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).

1975 April 21

09:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Mass Spectrometer Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi).

1975 April 25

04:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS TMA / Barium release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 214 km (132 mi).

1975 April 25

04:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS TMA / Barium release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).

1975 April 25

04:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AEOLUS Mass Spectrometer Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 217 km (134 mi).

1975 August 15

05:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg PLC-C. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • ESCAPE I (Sphere) Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).

1975 September 18

19:47 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • NMS Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi).

1975 September 19

05:15 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • NMS Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi).

1975 October 16

16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • DCST test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 263 km (163 mi).

1976 February 22

01:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • ICECAP 76 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: DNA, USAF GL. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).

1976 March 3

17:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • ICECAP 76 Sphere / Physics Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).

1976 April 26

06:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Auroral ions Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 19 km (11 mi).

1976 April 30

04:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Auroral ions Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 218 km (135 mi).

1977 September 24

12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • DMSP MS SP Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi).

1979 February 26

16:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Eclipse / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).

1979 February 26

17:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Red Lake. Launch Complex: Red Lake CHK. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • Eclipse / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).

1980 October 22

20:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • SPE-1 Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi).

1981 March 7

08:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • AURORAL E4 Auroral mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).

1981 October 26

21:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Paiute Tomahawk.
  • SPE-2 Ionosphere / particles mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 96 km (59 mi).