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Aerobee RTV-N-10c

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 Aerobee Booster + 1 x Aerobee AJ10-34

Country
USA
Agency
Aerojet

Chronology

6 events

1955 February 21

18:25 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.
  • Sunfollower / UVS Solar mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1125 local time. Reached 115 km..

1955 October 18

22:49 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.
  • Solar La / airglow Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1549 local time. Reached 150 km..

1955 October 22

00:20 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.
  • Solar La / airglow Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 1720 local time. Reached 134.5 km..

1955 November 4

15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.
  • Solar La / airglow Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). Solar spectrum research. Launched at 0830 local time. Reached 158 km..

1956 July 5

07:52 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.
  • Night airglow / B Magnetosphere / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). Magnetic belt, night airglow research. Launched at 0052 local time. Reached 162 km..

1957 March 29

04:51 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.
  • NRL NN2.26 Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). Night sky research. Launched at 2151 local time. Reached 135 km..