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Terrier Sandhawk
Terrier Sandhawk [Sandia]
The Terrier Sandhawk sounding rocket was developed by the Sandia Laboratories.
The first stage booster consisted 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. The second stage propulsion unit is a Thiokol Sandhawk TE-M-473 rocket motor which was designed especially for high altitude research rocket applications. The rocket was unguided and fin stabilized.
A Terrier Sandhawk could boost a 91 kg, 33 cm diameter payload to an altitude of 427 km.
The vehicle was replaced by the Terrier Malemute rocket.
| Vehicle | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terrier Sandhawk | Terrier Mk.12 | Sandhawk / TE-M-473 |
Nr TypeNr Vehicle Date LS Payload
xxx 1 Terrier Sandhawk 21.09.1967 * JI Sandia 281-7 xxx 2 Terrier Sandhawk 03.10.1967 * JI Sandia 281-8 xxx 3 Terrier Sandhawk 29.10.1968 * JI UL-6 Sandia 281-10 (LRL ACS-3) xxx 4 Terrier Sandhawk 07.11.1968 * JI UL-6 Sandia 281-11 (LRL ACS-2) xxx 5 Terrier Sandhawk 20.03.1969 * PF SECEDE R8 (SECEDE III HEMLOCK) xxx 6 Terrier Sandhawk 13.05.1970 * Kau Sandia 281-14 (LRL ACS-4) xxx 7 Terrier Sandhawk 15.05.1970 * Kau FIR Radiometer xxx 8 Terrier Sandhawk 16.05.1970 * Kau SECEDE R9 (ROADRUNNER) xxx 9 Terrier Sandhawk 26.05.1970 * Kau SECEDE R10 (SAPSUCKER) xxx 10 Terrier Sandhawk 26.05.1970 * Kau Sandia 281-16 xxx 11 Terrier Sandhawk 06.06.1970 * Kau SECEDE R11 (TITMOUSE) xxx 12 Terrier Sandhawk 22.05.1971 * Kau SHIRX xxx 13 Terrier Sandhawk 26.05.1971 * Kau Sandia 281-19? (LRL ACS-4B) xxx 14 Terrier Sandhawk 29.05.1971 * Kau ? xxx 15 Terrier Sandhawk 23.10.1971 * Kau LP-19 Sandia 281-23 (LRL ACS-4C) xxx 16 Terrier Sandhawk 16.03.1972 * PF Sandia 281-24 (CARIBOU VI) xxx 17 Terrier Sandhawk 17.03.1972 * PF Sandia 281-25 xxx 18 Terrier Sandhawk 17.05.1972 * Kau ? xxx 19 Terrier Sandhawk 10.07.1972 * PF Sandia 281-28 xxx 20 Terrier Sandhawk 20.10.1972 * Kau LP-14 Sandia 281-29 (LRL ACS-4D) xxx 21 Terrier Sandhawk 23.06.1973 * Kau LP-12 Sandia 281-32 (LRL ACS-4E, ACS-9) xxx 22 Terrier Sandhawk 20.06.1974 * Lan Sandia (Eclipse) xxx 23 Terrier Sandhawk 20.06.1974 * Lan Sandia (Eclipse) xxx 24 Terrier Sandhawk 30.06.1974 * Kau Sandia 281-? (LRL ACS-4F) xxx 25 Terrier Sandhawk 10.11.1974 * Kau Sandia 281-3 (LEINAX III) xxx 26 Terrier Sandhawk 09.05.1975 * Kau Sandia xxx 27 Terrier Sandhawk 29.05.1976 * Kau Sandia 281-42 (LEINAX IV) xxx 28 Terrier Sandhawk 06.06.1976 * Kau Sandia xxx 29 Terrier Sandhawk 02.09.1977 * Kau Lagopedo Uno xxx 30 Terrier Sandhawk 12.09.1977 * Kau Lagopedo Dos (LASL Lagopedo II) Launch sites: JI = Johnston Island, Pacific, USAKau = Kauai Test Facility (KTF) (Pacific Missile Range Facility), Barking Sands, Kauai, USA
