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D-Region Tomahawk
The Tomahawk, based on the Thiokol TE-416 Motor, was designed by the Sandia Corp. as a small sounding rockets in the International Quiet Sun Year (IQSY) in 1963. Initial tests from Tonopah, Nevada and Point Mugu, California failed. The fourth launch from Wallops Island was a success, but it was not used in the IQSY experiments. NASA used another Version, the D-Region Tomahawk in 1968, but little further use of it was made.
Although it lacked success as a single stage sounding rocket, it was highly successful as the second stage on Nike, Terrier, Taurus (Honest John), Ute, Paiute and Sandhawk boosters. Several hundred of these configurations were launched.
| Version | Stage 1 |
|---|---|
| Tomahawk | Tomahawk / TE-M-416 |
| D-Region Tomahawk | Tomahawk / TE-M-416 |
Nr: TNr: Date: Vehicle LS Suc Payload
1 1 12.06.1963 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 152-1 (Seagull, IQSY) 2 2 30.06.1963 Tomahawk PM *F IQSY Tomahawk 3 3 10.03.1964 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 152-5 (Tomahawk-Dart) 4 4 25.09.1964 Tomahawk WI * IQSY Tomahawk 5 5 08.10.1964 Tomahawk Kau * Sandia 152-37 (Darthawk) 6 6 14.10.1964 Tomahawk Kau * Sandia 152-38 (Darthawk) 7 7 20.10.1964 Tomahawk Ton *F Sandia 152-69 (Ballistic) 8 8 20.01.1965 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 152-14 (Magnus Stovepipe) 9 9 02.02.1965 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 152-17 (Magnus) 10 10 03.02.1965 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 152-47 (Magnus) x x xx.xx.1965 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-2 (Dart Parachute) x x 01.03.1965 Tomahawk Kau * Sandia 152-40 (Magnus) x x 03.03.1965 Tomahawk Kau * Sandia 152-39 (Darthawk) x x 25.07.1965 Tomahawk Kau * Sandia 152-15 (Dart/EMP) x x xx.xx.1966 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-3 (Dart Parachute) x x xx.xx.1966 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-4 (Dart Parachute) x x xx.xx.1966 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-5 (Dart Parachute) x x 05.04.1966 Tomahawk Ton *F Sandia 152-41 (Despin) x x xx.xx.1967 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-6 (Dart Parachute) x x xx.xx.1967 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-7 (Dart Parachute) x x xx.xx.1967 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-8 (Dart Parachute) x x xx.xx.1967 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 276-9 (Dart Parachute) x x 27.07.1967 Tomahawk Ton * Sandia 152-96 (9" Ballistic) x x 25.09.1967 Tomahawk JI * Sandia 152-61 (JTF-8 Safeguard) x x 06.12.1967 Tomahawk Ton HAD-4 * Sandia 152-110 (LRL BOX-13) x 1 05.02.1968 D-Region Tomahawk WI * NASA 12.08GT Launch sites: JI = Johnston Island, Pacific, USAKau = Kauai Test Facility (KTF) (Pacific Missile Range Facility), Barking Sands, Kauai, USA
