Hopi-Dart
Hopi-Dart was an American sounding rocket used by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center for aeronomy studies in the early 1960s.
| Function | Sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 3.32 m (10.9 ft) |
| Diameter | 0.11 m (4.3 in) |
| Mass | 38 kg (84 lb) |
| Stages | Two |
| Payload to 97 km (60 mi) | |
| Mass | 4.99 kg (11.0 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | Multiple |
| Total launches | 22 |
| First flight | 28 February 1963 |
| Last flight | 23 November 1964 |
| First stage – Hopi III | |
| Diameter | 0.11 m (4.3 in) |
| Propellant | solid |
| Second stage – Dart | |
| Diameter | 3.5 cm (1.4 in) |
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