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Weather observations, up to an altitude of 75 km, are done with rocketsondes, a kind of sounding rocket for atmospheric observations that consists of a rocket and radiosonde. The sonde records data on temperature , moisture , wind speed and direction, wind shear , atmospheric pressure , and air density during the flight.
First Arcas meteorological rocket, shown at Wallops prior to flight test, July 31, 1959. Arcas rocket being loaded into launch tube Arcas rocket in flight. Arcas (originally "All-Purpose Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Soundings", [1] also designated Big Boy Rocket or "PWN-6" [2]) was the designation of an American sounding rocket, developed by the Atlantic Research Corp. (now Atlantic ...
Number of rocket launches – the total number of launches, including failed launches; Heaviest rocket launched – total mass at lift-off; Highest achieved altitude – height in km above launch site (unless orbital) Notes – comments; Major/active spaceports are shown in bold.
Rohini is a series of sounding rockets developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) [1] for meteorological and atmospheric study. These sounding rockets are capable of carrying payloads of 2 to 200 kilograms (4.4 to 440.9 lb) between altitudes of 100 to 500 kilometres (62 to 311 mi). [2]
At present, due to its 98% success rate, it remains one of the most popular sounding rockets ever built. The rockets have been used repeatedly by the Canadian Space Agency and NASA. There is a 1:1 scale model of the Black Brant IX rocket in front of the head office of the Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert, east of Montréal.
The sounding rockets will reach a maximum altitude of 260 miles (420 kilometers) during flight. During the 2023 annular eclipse, instruments on the rockets measured sharp, immediate changes in the ...
The Aerobee rocket was one of the United States' most produced and productive sounding rockets. Developed by the Aerojet Corporation, the Aerobee was designed to combine the altitude and launching capability of the V-2 with the cost effectiveness and mass production of the WAC Corporal. More than 1000 Aerobees were launched between 1947 and ...
Viking was a series of twelve sounding rockets designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company under the direction of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Designed to supersede the German V-2 as a research vehicle, the Viking was the most advanced large, liquid-fueled rocket developed in the United States in the late 1940s, providing much engineering experience while returning valuable ...