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A Nike-Cajun in launch position.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. The Nike Cajun had a launch weight of 698 kg (1539 lb), a payload of 23 kg (51 lb), a launch thrust of 246 kN (55,300 lbf) and a maximum altitude of 120 km (394,000 ft). It had a diameter of 42 cm (1 ft 4½ in) and a length of 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in). The fuel time of the Nike amounted to 3 seconds, those the Cajun 2.8 seconds. The maximum speed of the Nike-Cajun was 4,200 mph (6760 km/h).
The Cajun stage of this rocket was named for the Cajun people of south Louisiana because one of the rocket's designers, J. G. Thibodaux, was a Cajun.
The Nike-Cajun configuration was also used by one variation of the MQR-13 BMTS target rocket.[1]
References
- ^ Parsch 2002
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/nikcajun.htm
- Parsch, Andreas (2002). "USAMICOM MQR-13 BMTS". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. designation-systems.net. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/r-13.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
1955-1962 United States Air Force rocket and missile designationsAir-to-air missiles Other missiles See also: Alpha Draco • Bold Orion • High Virgo • Pye Wacket • Sky Scorcher
United States tri-service missile and drone designations post-1962Deacon and Cajun sounding rocketsSingle stage Deacon • Deacon-Dart • Cajun • Cajun-Dart
Two stage Deacon-Deacon • Deacon-HVAR • HPAG-Deacon • Deacon-Judi • Nike-Deacon • Nike-Cajun • Bullpup-Cajun • Terrapin
Three stage Terrier-ASROC-Cajun
See also: MQR-13 • Rockoon Types of missile By platform Air-to-air missile (AAM) · Air-to-surface missile (ASM) · Surface-to-air missile (SAM) · Surface-to-surface missile (SSM) · Ballistic missile · Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) · Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) · Anti-ballistic missile (ABM) · Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) · Cruise missile · Anti-ship missile (AShM) · Anti-submarine missile · Anti-tank missile (ATGM) · Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) · Air-launched ballistic missile · Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM)By guidance Anti-radiation · Wire guidance · Infrared guidance · Beam riding · Laser guidance · Active radar guidance · Semi-active radar guidance · Unguided rocketsLists Categories:- Sounding rockets of the United States
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