RWD: Riding on a NASA Sounding Rocket(Public domain)
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Black Brant IX
Status: Active
Black Brant IX (a.k.a. Terrier Black Brant) is a two-stage rocket with a Terrier Mk 70 booster first stage and a Black Brant VB second stage,[25][26] Black Brant IXB,[27] Black Brant IXBM1,[28] Black Brant IXCM1,[29] Terrier Black Brant XI Mod 2[30][31]
Maximum flight height: 300 km (190 mi)
Mass at launch: 2,200 kg (4,900 lb) (Black Brant IX)
Diameter: 0.46 m (1 ft 6 in)
Length: 12.20 m (40.0 ft)
First launch: 1982-03-16
Last launch: 2024-04-17 22:14 UTC (Hi-C Flare)
Total launches: 326
Successful launches: 320
Comments
lol
Ravenaelwood
2025-07-02 03:55:03 +0000 UTCMostly to carry special instruments temporarily into orbit for testing or measuring specific natural phenomena. This one was carrying instruments to measure solar energy at those altitudes and to test some other equipment.
Ravenaelwood
2025-07-02 03:54:20 +0000 UTCNASA so freaking tuff the way they... *checks notes* recorded a sounding rocket's journey from Earth to space to Earth... 🥀
zombielols
2025-07-02 03:53:20 +0000 UTCHuh... Neat! So it was used to calibrate a land based observatory,.right? What use was sound to measure solar radiation?
Luxanna Aeterna
2025-07-02 03:47:37 +0000 UTC
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