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Nike-Apache

The Nike Apache, also known as Argo B-13, was a two-stage sounding rocket developed by Aerolab, later Atlantic Research, for use by the United States Air Force and NASA. It became the standard NASA sounding rocket and was launched over 600 times between 1961 and 1978.

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Burn time
3.5 s · 6 s
Cost per launch
$6,000 USD
Country of origin
United States
Diameter
0.42 m (1 ft 5 in) · 0.165 m (6.5 in)
First flight
17 February 1961
Function
Sounding rocket

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Avg. degree1.94
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Nike-Apache

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related to Development · 7
Nike-Apache → Aerolab, Apache, Cajun, Combined, M5 Nike, The TE-307-2 Apache, Thiokol
related to External links · 7
Nike-Apache → Apache, Encyclopedia Astronautica, Media, NASA Technical Reports ServerNike, Nike Apache, Wikimedia Commons Nike-Apache, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to history · 7
Nike-Apache → February, Popular, September, The, The Nike Apache, United States Air Force, US
Burn time · 2
Nike-Apache → 3.5 s, 6 s
Diameter · 2
Nike-Apache → 0.165 m (6.5 in), 0.42 m (1 ft 5 in)
Mass · 2
Nike-Apache → 45.4 kg (100 lb), 727 kg (1,603 lb)
Maximum thrust · 2
Nike-Apache → 21.1 kN (4,700 lbf), 217 kN (49,000 lbf)
Powered by · 2
Nike-Apache → 1 x ABL M5, 1 x Thiokol TE-307-2
Cost per launch · 1
Nike-Apache → $6,000 USD
Country of origin · 1
Nike-Apache → United States

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rocket nike nasa sounding apache aerolab first united states 1961 launch atlantic research also developed air force launched 1978 thiokol

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Nike-ApacheBurn time3.5 s1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheBurn time6 s1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheCost per launch$6,000 USD1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheDiameter0.42 m (1 ft 5 in)1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheDiameter0.165 m (6.5 in)1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheFirst flight17 February 19611.00infobox
Nike-ApacheFunctionSounding rocket1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheHeight8.53 m (28.0 ft)1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheLast flight27 September 19781.00infobox
Nike-ApacheLaunch sitesMultiple1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheManufacturerAerolab/Atlantic Research1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheMass727 kg (1,603 lb)1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheMass45.4 kg (100 lb)1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheMaximum thrust217 kN (49,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheMaximum thrust21.1 kN (4,700 lbf)1.00infobox
Nike-ApachePowered by1 x ABL M51.00infobox
Nike-ApachePowered by1 x Thiokol TE-307-21.00infobox
Nike-ApachePropellantsolid1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheStagesTwo1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheStatusRetired1.00infobox
Nike-ApacheTotal launches6361.00infobox

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