Booster stage.
Designation for the very early solid-fueled booster stages for Sounding Rockets.
Name | Engine | Flight dates | Success | Failed | Destinations | ||||
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First | Last | Stage | Lower | Mission | EA | SO | |||
Early SR Boosters | Tiny Tim Booster | 1951-01-11 | 1951-05-03 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Tiny Tim Booster | Tiny Tim | 1951-01-11 | 1951-05-03 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Name | Date | LV | Payload | Destination | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning-I Alpha | 1951-01-11 | Lightning-I | None | Sub-orbital | Success |
Lightning-I Bravo | 1951-01-17 | Lightning-I | [20 SRP] | Sub-orbital | Success |
Lightning-II Alpha | 1951-04-03 | Lightning-II | [21 SRP] | Sub-orbital | Success |
Lightning-II Bravo | 1951-04-26 | Lightning-II | [50 SRP] | Earth Atmosphere | Stage 2 Failure |
Lightning-II Charlie | 1951-04-30 | Lightning-II | [50 SRP] | Sub-orbital | Success |
Lightning-II Delta | 1951-05-03 | Lightning-II | [20 SRP] | Sub-orbital | Success |