General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM & BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

169.0 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Space science

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SPACE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Arizona

City

Chandler

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

EARLY 1970'S

Canada

AN AMERICAN MADE ROCKET USED IN A ROUTINE UPPER AIR MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME BY CANADIAN ARMED FORCES METEOROLOGY STAFF. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN FLOWN BUT NOT THE PAYLOAD SECTION.

Function

USED TO LIFT A PAYLOAD TO AN ALITITUDE OF 25 TO 35 KM.

Technical

LOKI WAS A SMALL U.S. SOUNDING ROCKET WITH A PAYLOAD OF 2 LB. LAUNCHABLE TO 35 KM. ALTITUDE. IT HAD A SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET AS FIRST STAGE & AN UNPOWERED DART AS THE SECOND STAGE WHICH SLIPPED OUT OF THE ROCKET NOSE & COASTED UP TO A HEIGHT OF 35 KM. OR MORE (2)/ SPACEDATA CORP. MADE APPROX. 1000 SUCH METEOROLOGICAL ROCKETS PER YEAR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

FUEL BUNDLE HAS BEEN REMOVED

Finish

PAINTED WHITE ENAMEL OVER RED UNDERCOAT/ METALLIC PARTS

Decoration

N/A