Nike-Tomahawk

A Nike Tomahawk photographed at Wallops Flight Facility.

The Nike Tomahawk was a two-stage American sounding rocket. The first stage was a Nike rocket, the second a Tomahawk rocket.

The Nike Tomahawk has a ceiling of 230 statute miles (370 km), a payload capacity of 100 pounds (45 kg), a launch thrust of 49,000 pounds of force (217 kN), a launch weight of 2,200 pounds (990 kg), a diameter of 17 inches (0.42 m) and a length of 35 feet 5 inches (10.80 m). The Nike Tomahawk was launched 395 times between June 25, 1963 and November 27, 1995.

References

Nike Tomahawk

The Nike family of rockets

Project Nike	Nike Ajax Nike Hercules Nike J Nike Zeus Nike-X LIM-49 Spartan

Sounding rockets	Nike-Apache Nike-Asp Nike-Black Brant Nike-Cajun Nike-Deacon Nike-Hawk Nike-Hydac Nike-Iroquois Nike-Javelin Nike-Malemute Nike-Nike Nike-Orion Nike-Recruit Nike Smoke Nike T40 T55 Nike-Tomahawk Nike-Viper Nike-Yardbird

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