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Sounding rocket

A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rockets are often used to launch instruments from 50 to 150 km (30 to 90 mi) above the surface of the Earth, the altitude…

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related to External links · 183
Sounding rocket → Aberdeen Proving Ground, ADB957191, Aeronauti, Alabama, American Astronautical Society, Andøya Space Center, Archived, Army Material Command, Astronautics, Astronautics AAS History Series, Atglen, Australia, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Boris, BRL Memorandum Report No, Brothers, Bruce, Bull, California, Call Number
related to Major operators and programs · 146
Sounding rocket → Aeronautics, Aerospace Research, AgniKul Cosmos, Aims-1, Alaska Fairbanks, American Nike-Cajun, Andøya, Andøya Space Center, April, Argentina, Argentine, Asia, ASRI, Association, Astrium, Australia, Brazil, Ceadar, Cedar, Chaco
related to US and USSR · 39
Sounding rocket → Aerobee, Aerobees, Aerojet Corporation, All-Union Conference, Another US, As, California Institute, Caltech, Combining, Corporal, During WWII, Frank Malina, German V-2, However, In, It, Ivanov, Kármán, Leningrad, March
see also · 27
Sounding rocket → AerobeeArcon, AstrobeeBellier, Black Brant, Boosted DartMesquitoM-100, Boosters, Castor, Castor-LanceCastor-OrbusCastor-StarCentaure, Dragon, EngineeringFrank MalinaHigh Power RocketryModel, HARPNike Boster, Hopi DartIris, Kappa, Kookaburra, Lab, Loki, MMR06Monica, MR-12MR-20Nike-ApachePetrel, R-1, R-2, R-5 PobedaRaven
related to Dual use · 18
Sounding rocket → Argentina, Brazil, Cold War, Due, During, Federal Republic, G7, German, Germany, In, India, It, Missile Technology Control Regime, MTCR, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Since, The
related to history · 17
Sounding rocket → Aerobee, Black Brant, By, Canadian, Nike, Since, Sparrow, Starting, Talos, Terrier, The, The German-built V-2, US, USSR, Viking, WAC Corporal, World War II
related to Other countries · 9
Sounding rocket → Britain, Canada, France, Great Britain, International Geophysical Year, Japan, Other, Skua, Skylark
related to Design · 8
Sounding rocket → During, In, Larger, Lastly, Nike Smoke, Nike-Apache, Once, The
related to Research · 8
Sounding rocket → Earth, Earth's, Microgravity, Remote, Research, Sounding, Ultraviolet, X-ray
related to Meteorology · 7
Sounding rocket → Common, Loki, Position, Super Loki, The, They, Weather

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