Sergeant Hydac
Launch vehicle · USA
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American rocket used to boost a variety of military technology missions, including HAVE LENT to test aerosols as ICBM penetration aids, and HAVE SLED to collect data for algorithms to discriminate ICBM reentry warheads from decoys. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Sergeant + 1 x Hydac
More at: Sergeant-Hydac.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Poker Flat, Barking Sands
- Stages
- Hydac, Castor engine
- Agency
- Aerojet
Chronology
7 events
1974 December 18
00:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant Hydac.1975 March 12
07:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant Hydac.1978 February 28
08:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant Hydac.1979 September 25
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Sergeant Hydac.- HAVE LENT IV ABRES test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Spacecraft: ABRES.
Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
The first of two secondary rocket flight tests designated HAVE LENT IV successfully demonstrated the use of aerosol masking dispensers as a penetration aids. The vehicle was a Sergeant-Hydac rocket launched from Barking Sands, Hawaii. Data collection was limited because of erratic behavior of the rocket. The mission was sponsored by ABRES.