Sparta (rocket)

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Sparta
Drawing of Sparta rocket.svg
FunctionSounding rocket
Launch system
Manufacturer ABMA/Chrysler
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height21.8 metres (72 ft)
Diameter1.78 metres (5 ft 10 in)
Mass30,000 kilograms (66,000 lb)
Stages3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass45 kilograms (99 lb)
Associated rockets
Family Redstone
Comparable Jupiter-C
Juno I
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sites Woomera Test Range LA-8
Total launches10
Success(es)9
Failure(s)1
First flight28 November 1966
Last flight29 November 1967
Type of passengers/cargoRe-entry vehicles, WRESAT
First stage – Redstone
Powered by1 A-7
Maximum thrust416 kilonewtons (94,000 lbf)
Specific impulse 265 sec
Burn time155 seconds
Propellant LOX/Ethanol