Terrier Malemute
Launch vehicle · USA
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American sounding rocket. The Terrier-Malemute launch vehicle was a high performance two-stage vehicle used for payloads weighing less than 180 kg, generally used for relatively lightweight plasma physics payloads. Payload 90 kg to 650 km or 180 kg to 420 km.
The first stage booster consisted of a Terrier MK 12 Mod 1 rocket motor with four 0.5 square meter fin panels arranged in a cruciform configuration. The Terrier booster had an overall diameter of 46 cm. For a payload weight of 90 kg, the longitudinal acceleration during the boost phase was 26g's.
The average thrust was 42.7 kN. The maximum thrust level was approximately 63.5 kN which resulted in a maximum longitudinal acceleration during second stage burning of 32g's for a 90 kg payload. Liftoff weight of the Terrier-Malemute launch vehicle, less payload, was approximately 1478 kg. This vehicle was usually rail launched and could be accommodated at most established launch ranges.
The Terrier-Malemute vehicle was particularly suited for lower weight payloads; performance dropped appreciably as payload weight increased. Bulbous diameter payloads could be accommodated on the Terrier-Malemute; however, the high dynamic pressures encountered by this vehicle resulted in high aerodynamic heating rates and high vehicle structural loads Thus, payload design characteristics had to be carefully considered.
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- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island, Poker Flat, Kwajalein, Kwajalein RN, Andoya, Barking Sands, Cape Parry, Sonde Stromfjord, Chilca PLOB, Fort Yukon, Barking Sands KP
- Agency
- Sandia
Chronology
46 events
1974 November 11
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. FAILURE: Failure.1975 May 12
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1975 June 27
20:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. FAILURE: Failure.1976 January 15
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. FAILURE: Failure.1976 August 11
19:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1976 November 27
20:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1977 January 14
10:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1977 January 18
05:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. FAILURE: Failure.1977 September 10
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1978 February 2
08:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1978 March 9
08:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1979 January 26
11:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute. FAILURE: Failure.1979 April 15
09:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1979 April 18
09:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1979 July 16
12:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.- PLUMEX I Aeronomy / Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 590 km (360 mi).
1979 July 23
09:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.- PLUMEX II Aeronomy / Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 580 km (360 mi).
1979 October 13
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1980 January 27
09:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1981 December 7
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Parry. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1982 January 21
01:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Parry. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1982 March 6
08:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1983 March 2
02:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. Launch Complex: Chilca PLOB. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1983 March 15
02:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. Launch Complex: Chilca PLOB. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1983 November 11
21:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1984 February 7
09:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Yukon. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1985 January 23
09:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1985 February 10
02:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1985 July 14
15:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: Barking Sands KP. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1985 September 27
15:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: Barking Sands KP. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1985 October 10
15:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: Barking Sands KP. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1985 December 10
15:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: Barking Sands KP. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1986 April 3
10:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1987 February 26
23:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1987 March 5
06:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1989 April 3
02:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1989 September 4
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1989 September 11
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1990 March 29
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1990 April 25
05:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1990 July 30
09:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein RN. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1990 August 2
10:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein RN. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1990 October 20
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1992 May 24
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.2003 June 10
06:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.- DEBI (Bowshock) Technology mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi).
2004 August 7
08:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.- EQUIS II Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Apogee: 450 km (270 mi).
2004 August 15
08:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.- EQUIS II Ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Apogee: 450 km (270 mi).