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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nike Cajun: Trailblazer Pellet
Test mission. Reached an apogee of 110 km.
Saturday, 7 November 1964
Nike Cajun
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleNike Cajun
Vehicle Record4 of 4 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadUnknown Pad
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#10
Launches From This Pad8
Launches From This Site87
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Nike Cajun
The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.
Launch Site
Unknown Pad · 37.9386°N 75.4594°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.