Lockheed X-17
| Lockheed X-17 | |
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Sergeant solid-fuel rocket, 48,000 lbf (210 kN) Recruit solid-fuel rocket, 35,950 lbf (159.9 kN)2nd stage: 3× Thiokol XM19 Recruit solid-fuel rocket, 33,900 lbf (151 kN) (each) 3rd stage: 1× Thiokol XM19E1 | |
Operational range | 135 miles (217 km) |
| Flight altitude | 250 mi (400 km) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 14.5 |
The Lockheed X-17 was a three-stage solid-fuel research rocket to test the effects of high mach
Patrick AFB.[1]
Ultimately the X-17 would be traveling towards Earth at up to Mach 14.5.
The X-17 was also used as the booster for the
South Atlantic in 1958.[2]
The rocket engine used by the rocket is called 1.5KS35000, a
Polaris FTV program
The X-17 was used as a test vehicle to test technology for the development of the UGM-27 Polaris missile in 1957–1958. During this testing, the rocket was called the Polaris Flight Test Vehicle, or Polaris FTV. The Polaris FTV-3 was a standard configuration X-17. The Polaris FTV-5 was a two-stage configuration using the same first stage, a Sergeant rocket, with a different second stage.[5]
References
- ^ E. Emme, ed., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1915–1960, p. 85.
- ^ Carey Sublette (20 September 1997). "Operation Argus tests". Nuclear Weapon Archive. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan (February 2007). "Stages". Retrieved 2010-03-02.[unreliable source?]
- ^ 1.5KS35000[unreliable source?]
- ^ Lethbridge, Cliff. "POLARIS FTV FACT SHEET". spaceline.org. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lockheed X-17.
- "The X-17 Story (1958)" on YouTube
- X-17 History
- X-17 Specs
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