TE-416 Tomahawk
The TE-416 Tomahawk is a sounding rocket developed by the American company Thiokol at the beginning of the 1960s for Sandia National Laboratories.[1] It was launched from Wallops Island, Point Mugu, Tonopah HAD4, Johnston Island and Barking Sands.[2][1]
Initial flights were in the scope of the 1963 International Quiet Sun Year. In 1968 NASA used a version called D-Region Tomahawk for a single flight out of Wallops Island.[1]
The TE-416 Tomahawk has a thrust of 9,500 lbf (42 kN) and a burn time of 9.5 seconds.[2] The diameter of the TE-416 Tomahawk is 9 inches (23 cm) and the fin span is 36 in (91 cm).
Although the TE-416 Tomahawk can be launched alone, it was started predominantly as upper stage in connection with other rockets, for example with a Nike rocket as first stage (Nike Tomahawk).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tomahawk". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b Wade. "Tomahawk Sandia". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03.
- ^ "Nike with upper stage". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
External links
[edit]- Tomahawk - DesignationsSystems.net
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