Space · launch vehicle
Nike Cajun
NASA
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
4
Success rate
100%
4 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
—
Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationStatus
RetiredFirst flight
06 Jul 1956Reusable
NoHeight
7.7 mDiameter
0.42 mLaunch mass
0 tLiftoff thrust
246 kNStages
2Launch cost
—Booster landings
—Links
WikipediaAbout
The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026