Taurus Tomahawk

'''Taurus Tomahawk''' is a two-stage sounding rocket, consisting of a Taurus first stage derived from MGR-1 Honest John rocket and a TE-416 Tomahawk upper stage.

Taurus Tomahawks were used between 1978 and 1987. The rocket had a launch thrust of {{cvt|82000|lbf|kN}},{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} a launch weight of {{cvt|1657|kg}}, a diameter of {{cvt|58|cm|in|1}} and an overall length of {{cvt|9.72|m}}.<ref name="SEIS-1998">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sounding_Rocket_Program/e-U3AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA2-SA2-PA32 |chapter=2.2.1.6 Taurus-Tomahawk (34) |url=https://code200-external.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/code250wff/files/inline-files/SRP%20FSEIS%202000.pdf |title=Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement For Sounding Rocket Program |publisher=NASA |pages=2-32 – 2-34 |date=1998 |access-date=4 June 2025 |archive-date=18 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318045329/https://code200-external.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/code250wff/files/inline-files/SRP%20FSEIS%202000.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> It could carry {{cvt|27|kg}} of payload to an altitude of {{cvt|590|km}}.<ref name="SEIS-1998" />

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== External links ==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150824110729/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/tauahawk.htm Taurus Tomahawk]

Category:Sounding rockets of the United States