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Nike Cajun

Nike Cajun

🏭 National Aeronautics and Space Administration🌐 American📖 Wikipedia
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The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.

📊 Specifications

📏Height
7.7 m
⭕Diameter
0.42 m
⚖️Launch Mass
0 kg
🛰️LEO Capacity
—
🌍GTO Capacity
—
🗓️Maiden Flight
Jul 6, 1956
🚀Total Launches
4
✅Success Rate
100%
♻️Reusable
Expendable
🏭Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
🌐Country
American
📋Status
Retired

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