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HIMES Rockoon

Launch vehicle · USA

Part of Deacon

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

American sounding rocket.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Balloon + 1 x KM Rockoon.

Family: balloon-launched
Country: USA
Launch Sites: Kagoshima
Stages: Deacon Rockoon-0, KM-D
Agency: Nissan

Chronology

2 events

1988 September 21

Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: HIMES Rockoon.

HIMES RFT-1 - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 18 km (11 mi).

1992 February 14

23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: HIMES Rockoon.

HIMES RFT-2 - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 67 km (41 mi).