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Quad Deacon

Launch vehicle · USA

Part of Deacon

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American test vehicle. Single stage vehicle consisting of 4 Deacons fired in parallel.

Family: test vehicle
Country: USA
Launch Sites: Wallops Island
Stages: X-220
Agency: NASA

Chronology

2 events

1953 January 14

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Quad Deacon.

Test launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1954 March 26

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Quad Deacon.

Drag model test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).