Deacon (rocket)

Deacon (rocket)

Deacon is the designation of an American sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island. The Deacon has a maximum flight height of 20 kilometers and a pay load ability of 17 kilograms. The takeoff thrust of the Deacon amounts to 27 kN, the takeoff weight 93 kg, the diameter 0.16 m and the length 3.28 m.

Triple Deacon

The Triple Deacon was a single stage member of the Deacon family that used three Deacon booster motors. Five launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility occurred in 1953 - 1954.

See also

  • 1.9KS2150

References

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Deacon and Cajun sounding rockets
Single 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

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