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Strypi
American target missile. Family of re-entry vehicle test boosters and anti-missile targets using a Castor first stage with two Recruit strap-ons, plus a range of upper stages.
Status: Active. First Launch: 1970-05-26. Last Launch: 1985-01-01. Number: 8 . Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
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Subtopics
| Strypi II 2 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor. |
| Strypi IIAR American target missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor 2 |
| Strypi IIR American target missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor |
| Strypi IV American target missile. Three stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Star 26 |
| Strypi IVA 3 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Star 26. |
| Strypi IVR 3 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Star 26. |
| Strypi IX American target missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 |
| Strypi Tomahawk American target missile. Four stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x ? + 1 x Tomahawk |
| Strypi VI American target missile. Four stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x ? + 1 x ? |
| Strypi VIIAR American target missile. Four stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Alcor + 1 x Alcyone |
| Strypi VIIR American target missile. Four stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Alcor IB + 1 x Alcyone |
| Strypi XI American target missile. Four stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Star 27 |
| Strypi XIIR 3 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x Recruit + 1 x Castor + 1 x Orbus 1. |
| Super Strypi American orbital launch vehicle, designed for launch of multiple Cubesat and Nanosat payloads on a single launch. Spin-stablized, as the earlier Strypi sounding rocket, but otherwise using entirely new stages, launch vehicle, and guidance. |
Family:
target.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
Cubesat.
Launch Sites:
Poker Flat,
Barking Sands.
Stages:
1.5KS35000,
Castor 1.
Agency:
Sandia.
Bibliography:
2.
1962 July 9 - .
08:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- STARFISH Diag P-4 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 820 km (500 mi).
1962 July 9 - .
08:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- STARFISH Diag P-2 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 1,100 km (600 mi).
1962 July 9 - .
08:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- STARFISH Diag P-7 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 1,200 km (700 mi).
1962 July 9 - .
08:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- STARFISH Diag P-6 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 1,030 km (640 mi).
1962 July 9 - .
08:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- STARFISH Diag P-3 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 900 km (550 mi).
1962 October 20 - .
08:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- CHECKMATE Diag P-1 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1962 October 20 - .
08:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi Antares.
- CHECKMATE Diag P-5 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: DASA.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1966 September 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IV.
- HALBERD re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1968 November 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VI.
- MTV-I Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1969? - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VI.
- MTV-I Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 May 26 - .
08:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- BIRDSEED I Duck Plasma gun - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SAND.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1970 June 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VI.
- MTV-I Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 June 6 - .
08:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- BIRDSEED I Egret Plasma gun - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SAND.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1971 January 29 - .
23:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Eglin.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- OLIVE (352 kg) Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 190 km (110 mi).
1971 Nov? - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- BIRDSEED II BUITRE Plasma gun - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SAND.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1972 October 15 - .
15:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VIIAR.
- RCTV / Art. Aurora Test / electron gun mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1974 February 7 - .
07:41 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Complex:
Barking Sands LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IIAR.
FAILURE: Failure.
- LRL ACS 10 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1974 March 23 - .
08:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IVA.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Acanta-Contiga Aurora mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1974 October 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VIIAR.
FAILURE: Failure.
- MTV-II-1 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1974 November 3 - .
10:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Complex:
Barking Sands LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IIR.
- LRL ACS 11 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 255 km (158 mi).
1975 March 11 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VIIR.
- MTV-II-2 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
1975 September 18 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi VIIR.
- NRV Nosetip Recovery Re-entry vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
A nosetip recovery vehicle was successfully launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, on a STRYPI VII booster and was recovered by the Coast Guard. This was the first time that a high-performance reentry vehicle had been "soft-landed"(in water) and recovered.
1976 June 7 - .
14:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IVR.
- LASL Buaro - .
Nation: USA.
Apogee: 450 km (270 mi).
1979 February 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1979 November 13 - .
04:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi II.
- ECHO V Auroral mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Apogee: 215 km (133 mi).
1980 September 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1980 September 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1985 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi.
- Re-entry Vehicle test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1987 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Complex:
Barking Sands LC1.
Launch Pad: LC1?.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi XI.
- Nation: USA.
Agency: SDIO.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1988 February 9 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Complex:
Barking Sands LC1.
Launch Pad: LC1?.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi XI.
- Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SDIO.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1989 January 1 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Complex:
Barking Sands LC1.
Launch Pad: LC1?.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi XI.
- THORNY MERIT Reentry test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SDIO.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1991 February 18 - .
14:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
Launch Complex:
Barking Sands LC1.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi XI.
- Bow Shock 2 re-entry vehicle test flight - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SDIO.
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).
1995 June 26 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IX.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ETCE-11 Target mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USA SMDC.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1995 June 29 - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi IX.
- ETCE-12 Target mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USA SMDC.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1997 February 10 - .
06:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Nevada Test Site.
Launch Complex:
Nevada Test Site Area 26.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi XIIR.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1997 October 4 - .
18:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Nevada Test Site.
Launch Complex:
Nevada Test Site Area 26.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Strypi XIIR.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: Sandia.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2015 November 4 - .
03:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Barking Sands.
LV Family:
Strypi.
Launch Vehicle:
Super Strypi.
FAILURE: Went out of
control during first stage burn and was destroyed.
- STACEM - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- PrintSat - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- Techsat-1 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 1 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 2 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 3 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 4 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 5 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 6 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 7 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- EDSN 8 - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
- Argus - .
Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
Cubesat; lost when first stage failed..
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