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Terrier Terrier combinations
Terrier Terrier Oriole (HIFiRE 2) [NASA] | 
Improved Malemute [NASA] |
After the Terrier surface to air missile was decomissioned by the USNavy, the booster stages became available for use as sounding rockets. Different upper stages are employed to increase the performance to reach the higher layers of the atmosphere and even space.
| Launch Vehicle | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrier Terrier improved Malemute | Terrier Mk.70 (TX-664) | Terrier Mk.70 (TX-664) | Improved Malemute (TX-486-1) |
| Terrier Terrier Oriole | Terrier Mk.70 (TX-664) | Terrier Mk.70 (TX-664) | Oriole / GEM-22 |
Nr TypeNr Vehicle Date LS Suc Payload
1 1 Terrier Terrier Oriole 01.05.2012 Kau * HIFiRE 2 2 2 Terrier Terrier Oriole 04.10.2013 Kau * Aegis FTM-22 Target (ARAV-ER) 3 3 Terrier Terrier Oriole 24.05.2014 Kau ? * ? 4 4 Terrier Terrier Oriole 04.02.2017 Kau * SFTM-01 Target (MRBM-T4E) 5 5 Terrier Terrier Oriole 22.06.2017 Kau * SFTM-02 Target (MRBM-T4E) 6 6 Terrier Terrier Oriole 03.03.2021 WI * (AFRL Chemical Release) 7 7 Terrier Terrier Oriole 16.11.2022 Kau * JFTM-07 E1 Target (T4-E Target) 8 1 Terrier Terrier imp. Malemute 15.11.2023 WI * H4H-4 ? 9 2 Terrier Terrier imp. Malemute 15.11.2023 WI * H4H-5 ? Launch sites: Kau = Kauai Test Facility (KTF) (Pacific Missile Range Facility), Barking Sands, Kauai, USAWI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
