Nike Tomahawk

The Nike Tomahawk is an American sounding rocket, consisting of a starting stage of type Nike (rocket ) and a Tomahawk advanced level. It is thus one of the group of stage rocket.

Specifications

The Nike Tomahawk has a proven peak altitude of 370 kilometers, a payload capacity of 45 kg, a takeoff thrust of 217 kN, a launch mass of 990 kg, a diameter of 0.42 m and a length of 10.80 m. The Nike Tomahawk was conducted between June 25, 1963 and November 27, 1995 started 395 times.