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Super Chief II

Launch vehicle · USA

Part of Super Chief

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 Talos + 1 x Castor

More at: Super Chief II.

Country: USA
Launch Sites: Wallops Island
Stages: Castor 1, Talos Mk 11 Mod 2
Agency: Aerojet

Chronology

2 events

1974 March 17

19:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Super Chief. Launch Vehicle: Super Chief II.

Extreme ultraviolet Airglow Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1974 July 24

03:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Super Chief. Launch Vehicle: Super Chief II.

Nation: USA. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).