Terrier Malemute (EQUIS-2) [NASA]
The Terrier Malemute launch vehicle is a high performance two-stage vehicle used for payloads weighing less than 181 kg.
The first stage booster consists of a Terrier MK.12 Mod.1 rocket motor with four 0.22 m2 fin panels arranged in a cruciform configuration. The Terrier booster has an overall diameter of 45.7 cm. For a payload weight of 90 kg, the longitudinal acceleration during the boost phase is 26 g's. The second stage propulsion unit is a Thiokol Malemute TU-758 rocket motor which is designed especially for high altitude research rocket applications. The external diameter of the Malemute is 40.6 cm.
The average thrust is 4356 kg. The maximum thrust level is approximately 6441 kg which results in a maximum longitudinal acceleration during second stage burning of 32 g's for a 90 kg payload. Liftoff weight of the Terrier-Malemute launch vehicle, less payload, is approximately 1478 kg. This vehicle is usually rail launched and can be accommodated at most established launch ranges.
The Terrier-Malemute vehicle is particularly suited for lower weight payloads; performance drops appreciably as payload weight increases. Bulbous diameter payloads can be accommodated on the Terrier-Malemute; however, the high dynamic pressures encountered by this vehicle result in high aerodynamic heating rates and high vehicle structural loads Thus, payload design characteristics must be carefully considered. This vehicle is generally used for relatively lightweight plasma physics payloads.
Vehicle | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Terrier Malemute | Terrier Mk.12 Mod.1 | Malemute / TU-758 |
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xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 11.11.1974 *F Kau Sandia 497-002 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 12.05.1975 * Kau Sandia 497-004 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 27.06.1975 *F WI NASA 29.002GT xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 15.01.1976 *F WI NASA 12.034CT-GT xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 11.08.1976 * WI NASA 12.036GT xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 27.11.1976 * And NASA 29.005IE (Ferdinand 38 (Harang)) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 14.01.1977 * PF NASA 29.003AE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 18.01.1977 *F PF NASA 29.004UE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 10.09.1977 * WI Sandia 497-008 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 02.02.1978 * PF NASA 29.008UE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 09.03.1978 * PF NASA 29.007UE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 26.01.1979 *F PF NASA 29.013UE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 15.04.1979 * PF NASA 29.011GE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 18.04.1979 * PF NASA 29.012GE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 16.07.1979 * RN Sandia 497-011 (DNA PLUMEX I) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 23.07.1979 * RN Sandia 497-012 (DNA PLUMEX II) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 13.10.1979 * Kau Sandia 497-010 (LASL Aguila) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 27.01.1980 * PF NASA 29.014UE (ARCS 1) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 07.12.1981 * CP NASA 29.017CE (CENTAUR) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 21.01.1982 * CP NASA 29.018UE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 06.03.1982 * PF NASA 29.016CE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 02.03.1983 * Chi PLOB NASA 29.020UE (CONDOR Cornell ESF) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 15.03.1983 * Chi PLOB NASA 29.019UE (CONDOR Cornell ESF) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 11.11.1983 * And NASA 29.022GE/IE (Ferdinand 63/Poleward Leap) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 07.02.1984 * FY NASA 29.021UE (Bidarca) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 23.01.1985 * SS NASA 29.023UE (COPE) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 10.02.1985 * SS NASA 29.015UE (COPE/ARCS 3) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 14.07.1985 * Kau LP-41 Sandia 497-013 (ACE I) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 27.09.1985 * Kau LP-41 Sandia 497-014 (ACE II) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 10.10.1985 * Kau LP-41 Sandia 497-015 (ACE III) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute-2 10.12.1985 * Kau LP-41 Sandia 497-016 (ACE IV) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 03.04.1986 * PF NASA 29.024UE xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 26.02.1987 * SS NASA 29.025UE (COPE II) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 05.03.1987 * SS NASA 29.026UE (COPE II) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 03.04.1989 * WI NASA 29.027UE (RED AIR 1) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 04.09.1989 * Kau LP-41 ? SDIO Starmate xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 11.09.1989 * Kau LP-41 ? SDIO Starmate xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 29.03.1990 * WI SDIO Laser Target (Firefly 1) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 25.04.1990 * WI SDIO BSUV (Bow Shock 1) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 30.07.1990 * RN NASA 29.028UE (EQUIS Spread F) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 02.08.1990 * RN NASA 29.029UE (EQUIS Spread F) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 20.10.1990 * WI SDIO (Firefly 2) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 24.05.1992 * Kau LP-41 ? CDX (LWIS) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 10.06.2003 * WI NASA 29.035UP (DEBI, Bowshock) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 07.08.2004 * RN NASA 29.037UE (EQUIS II) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 15.08.2004 * RN NASA 29.036UE (EQUIS II) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 09.09.2017 *F Kw NASA 29.042UE (WINDY 2) xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 23.04.2019 * Kau HOT SHOT 2 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 24.04.2019 * Kau HOT SHOT 3 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 20.10.2021 * WI H4H 1 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 20.10.2021 * WI H4H 2 xxx xxx Terrier Malemute 20.10.2021 * WI H4H 3 Planned: Launch sites: And = Andøya Space Center (Andøya Rocket Range), Andøya, Nordland, Norway Chi = Chilca Launch Range, Punta Lobos, Lima, Peru CP = Cape Parry, PIN Main DEW, Inuvik Region, Northwest Territory, Canada † FY = Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA † Kau = Kauai Test Facility (KTF) (Pacific Missile Range Facility), Barking Sands, Kauai, USA Kw = Kwajalein Island, Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), Marshall Islands PF = Poker Flat Research Range, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA RN = Roi-Namur, Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands SS = Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland † WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA