Skip to content

Encyclopedia Astronautica The full story of spaceflight

Encyclopedia entry

Tandem Double Deacon

Launch vehicle · USA

Part of Deacon

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

American test vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Deacon + 2 x Deacon

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

Chronology

2 events

1956 January 26

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Tandem Double Deacon.

E15 Model test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 June 22

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Tandem Double Deacon.

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