Deacon (rocket)

Deacon is the designation of an American sounding rocket. The Deacon was started from 1947 to 1957 from the Wallops Flight 90 times facility, often for testing aerodynamic aircraft and missile models. The Deacon has a peak altitude of 20 kilometers and a payload capacity of 17 kg. The initial thrust of the Deacon is 27 kN, the take-off mass 93 kg, diameter 0.16 m and length 3.28 m.

The Deacon rocket was also bundled as a double- Deacon (, dual Deacon '), Triple - Deacon (, triple Deacon ') and quad- Deacon (, quad Deacon ' ) are used. Likewise, they also found a Nike starting stage as Nike Deacon use. Also found air start using balloons instead of under the name Rockoon.