Strypi VIIR
Missile · USA
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American target missile. Four stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Alcor IB + 1 x Alcyone
More at: Strypi VIIR.
Related
- Family
- target
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island
- Stages
- Alcor 1B, 1.5KS35000, BE-3B1, Castor 1
- Agency
- Sandia
Chronology
2 events
1975 March 11
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Strypi. Launch Vehicle: Strypi VIIR.1975 September 18
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Strypi. Launch Vehicle: Strypi VIIR.- NRV Nosetip Recovery Re-entry vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
A nosetip recovery vehicle was successfully launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, on a STRYPI VII booster and was recovered by the Coast Guard. This was the first time that a high-performance reentry vehicle had been "soft-landed"(in water) and recovered.