Arcas (rocket)

The Arcas was an American sounding rocket, launched from 31 July 1959 to August 9, 1991 at least 421 times. She had a peak altitude of 52 kilometers, a takeoff thrust of 1.5 kN, a launch mass of 34 kg and a diameter of eleven centimeters. She was 2.30 m long and had a fin span of 0.33 m.