Strypi

Strypi is the designation of an American sounding rocket, which was developed by Sandia National Laboratories.

As a first stage, a Castor rocket, supported with two Recruit boosters used. Depending on the version different upper stages are used. The Strypi has a diameter of 79 cm and reaches a peak altitude of 200 kilometers.

It was originally developed as a launcher for atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. In this capacity she has been used only once, when she launched on 20 October 1962 by Johnston Iceland to " Dominic Checkmate " a nuclear explosive device in 147 km altitude for the explosion took for the test.

Numerous other as sounding rocket launches were made primarily from the Kauai Test Facility, but also from the Poker Flat Research Range and Wallops Flight Facility of.