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Malemute is the designation of an American sounding rocket family. The original Malemute had a maximum flight altitude of 165 km, a liftoff thrust of 57.00 kN, a total mass of 100 kg, a diameter of 0.41 m and a total length of 2.40 m. It was a single stage vehicle powered by a Thiokol Malemute TU-758 engine, operated by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).

It was used for used for conducting upper atmosphere research in various missions to study phenomena such as auroras, ionosphere and cosmic radiation. Over the years more advanced versions were developed.

Versions

Improved versions exist, with the addition of a second stages and using different first stage engines.

Launches

Malemute rockets were launched from Andøya Space Center, ESRANGE, Kauai Test Facility, Tonopah Test Range and White Sands Missile Range.

References

1. ^ "Malemute". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
2. ^ "Malemute". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
3. ^ "Imp. Malemute". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
4. Koehler, Keith; NASA. "NASA completes investigation of July 2014 Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket failure". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
5. ^ "NASA Types of Sounding Rockets". NASA.gov/Types of Sounding Rockets.
6. "DLR MoRaBa, mission calendar". DLR MoRaBa.
7. ^ "Terrier Malemute". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
8. ^ "Terrier Improved Malemute". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

• Bolster, W.; Hoekstra, P. (June 1976). The Malemute development program. 4th Sounding Rocket Technology Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10.2514/6.1976-1867.

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