Nike Cajun
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationRetired
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
- Thrust
- 246 kN
- Height
- 7.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.42 m
- Launch mass
- 0 t
- Stages
- 2
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
4flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate4 of 4
0failuresincluding partial failures
4success streakcurrent
First flight March 12, 1964 · latest September 17, 1966
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Nike Cajun flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 | 1 |