Boosted Dart is a United States single-stage

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of the

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family. Between 1966 and 1968, 39 of these rockets were launched by

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. The Boosted Dart has a length of 3.30 metres, a diameter of 0.1 metres and a maximum flight altitude of 75 kilometres.

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