This is a list of sounding rockets used for

suborbital A sub-orbital spaceflight is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches outer space, but its trajectory intersects the atmosphere or surface of the gravitating body from which it was launched, so that it will not complete one orbital r ...

research flights.

Argentina

*Gamma Centauro *Gradicom-1 *Proson-M1 * Rigel series ** Canopus-1, Canopus 2, **Castor (A) **Centenario * Orión series **Orión-1, Orión-2

Australia

*Aeolus *Aero High *AUSROC series **AUSROC I, AUSROC II, AUSROC II-2, AUSROC 2.5, AUSROC III *Cockatoo series **Cockatoo Mk 1, Cockatoo Mk 2, Cockatoo Mk 3, Cockatoo Mk 4 *Corella *HEAC *HAD *HARP *HAT *Long Tom *Lorikeet series **Lorikeet Mk-1, Lorikeet Mk-2 *Kookabura series **Kookaburra Mk.1, Kookaburra Mk.2, Kookaburra Mk.3 *Sighter *Zuni

Brazil

*MB * Sonda family **Sonda 1, Sonda 2, Sonda 3, Sonda 3 M1, Sonda 4 ** VS-30, VS-30/Orion, VS-40, VSB-30 *S-40 series **VS-40M *VSV-30 (Brazilian Exploration Vehicle)

Canada

* Black Brant *Black Brant 1 (Black Brant I) *Black Brant 2, (Black Brant II) Black Brant 2B (Black Brant IIB) *Black Brant 3, (Black Brant III) Black Brant 3B (Black Brant IIIB) *Black Brant 4 Black Brant 4A (Black Brant IVA), Black Brant 4B (Black Brant IVB) *Black Brant 5, Black Brant 5A (Black Brant VA), Black Brant 5B (Black Brant VB), Black Brant 5C (Black Brant VC) *Black Brant 6 (Black Brant VI) *Black Brant 7 (Black Brant VAII) *Black Brant 8 (Nike-Black Brant), Black Brant 8B, Black Brant 8C *Black Brant 9, (Black Brant IX) Black Brant 9B, (Black Brant IXB) Black Brant 9BM1, Black Brant 9CM1 (Black Brant 9 Mod-1, Starfire-1) *Black Brant 10, (Black Brant X) Black Brant 10B, (Black Brant XB) Black Brant 10CM1 (Black Brant Mod-1) *Black Brant 11 (Black Brant XI), Black Brant 11-A *Black Brant 12 (Black Brant XII), Black Brant 12-A *Excalibur, Excalibur 2 *HARP 5-1, HARP 5-3, *HARP 7-1, HARP 7-2 *Martlet, Martlet 1 *Martlet 2, Martlet 2A, Martlet 2B, Martlet 2C, Martlet 2G *Martlet 3, Martlet 3A, Martlet 3B, Martlet 3D, Martlet 3E *Martlet 4, Martlet 4A, Martlet 4B, Martlet 4C *Scorpius SR-XM-1 (Wild Fire))

China

*761 *DF-21 *THP2 *THP6 * T-7, T-7A, T-7A-S2, T-7A-S, T-7/GF-01A, T-7M * Tianying-3C *Zhinui

Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Troposphere series ** Troposphere 1, Troposphere 2, Troposphere 3, Troposphere 4, Troposphere 5, Troposphere 6

Egypt

* Al Kahir

France

* Antares * Aurore * Belenos * Belia * Bélier (rocket) family ** Bélier I (Jericho), Belier II (Export), Bélier III (Vega), * Belisama, *

Bérénice ''Berenice'' (french: Bérénice) is a five-act tragedy by the French 17th-century playwright Jean Racine. ''Berenice'' was not played often between the 17th and the 20th centuries. It was premiered on 21 November 1670 by the Comédiens du Roi ...

series ** Bérénice-1, Berenice-2, Berenice-3 * Centaure, (Venus) Centaure 1, Centaure 2A, Centaure 2B, Centaure 2C * Daniel l * Dauphin *

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

(Stromboli), Dragon-2B, Dragon-3, *

Emma Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * Emma (1996 theatrical film), ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * Emma (1996 TV film), '' ...

* Epona * Éridan * Lex * Meteo Meteo-MD *

Monica Monica may refer to: People *Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress *Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...

, Monica I, Monica IV * Pegase * Rubis * Stromboli * Tacite * Titus *

Véronique (rocket) Véronique was a French liquid-fuelled sounding rocket of the 1950s. It was the first liquid-fuel research rocket in Western Europe. Véronique was a French-led project that had its roots in the German V-2 rocket, and was partially developed by G ...

* Véronique 61, Véronique 61M, Véronique AGI, Véronique N, Véronique NA * Vesta

Germany

Mohr Rocket The Mohr Rocket was a sounding rocket developed by Ernst Mohr in Wuppertal Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-larg ...

* Forschungsflugkorper * Cirrus, Cirrus I, Cirrus II, * Poggensee * Kumulus *

Seliger Rocket Seliger Rocket is the designation for the sounding rockets of the Berthold Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. They were # A single-stage rocket with a length of 3.4 metres and a takeoff thrust of 50 kN. This rocket was f ...

family, Seliger 1, Seliger 2, Seliger 3, *

V-2 The V-2 (german: Vergeltungswaffe 2, lit=Retaliation Weapon 2), with the technical name ''Aggregat 4'' (A-4), was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed ...

The Netherlands

* T-Minus Dart * CanSat * Stratos series ** Stratos I, Stratos II, Stratos II+, Stratos III

India

* Rohini series ** Menaka II ** RH-75 ** RH-125 ** RH-200 ** RH-200SV ** RH-300 ** RH-300/RH-200/RH-200 ** RH-300 Mk II ** RH-560 ** RH-560 Mk II ** RH-560/300 Mk II *

Advanced Technology Vehicle The Advanced Technology Vehicle is a modified Indian sounding rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is based on the Rohini-560 rocket. The ATV program was created to test the development of a native dual-mode air- ...

* Vyom

Indonesia

* LAPAN * RX-250 * RX-250-LPN

International

CanSat A CanSat is a type of sounding rocket payload used to teach space technology. It is similar to the technology used in miniaturized satellites. No CanSat has ever left the atmosphere, nor orbited the earth. In CanSat competitions, the payload i ...

Iran

* Kavoshgar series ** Kavoshgar 1 (Type A) ** Kavoshgar 2, 3 (Type B) ** Kavoshgar 4, 5, 6, Pishgam (Type C), ** Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh (Type D)

Italy

* Rocksanne series ** Rocksanne I-X, Rocksanne I-X CT ** Rocksanne II-X ** Rocksanne E-X ** HRE100K (Hybrid Rocket Engine 100K) * Sispre series ** Sispre C-41 ** Sispre BDP Meteorological ** Sispre multi-stage geophysical

Japan

* BT-310 * HM-16 * HIMES Rockoon * JCR *

Kappa Kappa (uppercase Κ, lowercase κ or cursive ; el, κάππα, ''káppa'') is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless velar plosive sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, has a value o ...

family, Kappa 1, Kappa 2, Kappa3, Kappa 4, Kappa 5, Kappa 6, Kappa 6H, Kappa 7, Kappa 8, Kappa 8L, Kappa 9, Kappa 9L, Kappa 9M, Kappa 10, Kappa 10C, Kappa 10S *Lamba 2 *Lamba 3, Lamba 3H * MT-135, MT-135JA MT-135P * NAL-7 * NAL-16 * NAL-25 * S-A * S-B * S-C * SA-II * SB-735 * ST * S-160 *

S-210 S-Series is a fleet of sounding rockets funded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that have been in service since the late 1960s. Manufactured by IHI Aerospace and operated by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). ...

* S-250 * S-300 ISAS * S-310 * S-520, S-520-30 * SS-520 * TR-1A * TT-200 * TT-210 * TT-500, TT-500A

Malaysia

* Low Satellite Level Project

New Zealand

* Atea-1 * Atea-2

North Korea

* Hwasong 6

Norway

* Pantera

Pakistan

Pakistan's sounding rocket program used a variety of sounding rockets which were renamed in 3 series. Some flights were not given a Pakistani designation. Sounding rockets were flown from the Sonmiani Rocket Range. * Centaure (a.k.a. Rehbar, Rehnuma, Shahpar) *

(a.k.a. Shahpar) *

Judi-Dart The Judi-Dart is a United States sounding rocket. The Judi-Dart was launched 89 times between 1964 and 1970. The Judi-Dart has a length of 2.70 metres, a dimetre of 0.08 metres, a maximum flight altitude of 65 kilometres and a launch thrust of 90 ...

(a.k.a. Rehbar, Rehnuma) * Nike-Apache (a.k.a. Rehbar) * Nike-Cajun (a.k.a. Rehbar) * Petrel (a.k.a. Rehbar) * Skua (a.k.a. Rehbar)

Poland

* Meteor, family, Meteor-1, Meteor-2H, Meteor-2K, Meteor-3 *ILR-33 AMBER

Russia

* M-100, M-100 (A1) M-100A M-100B * MERA *

MMR06 The MMR06 is a Russian rocket for meteorological experiments, with a length of 3.48 metres and a total weight of 130 kg. The MMR06 rocket was built in two versions: One version had a conical top, the second one, named MMR06-M, had a detachabl ...

* MR-1 Meteo * MR-12 * MR-20 * MR-25 * MR-30 * MT-135 * W-1B (R-1B), W-1D (R-1D), (W-1E (R-1E), W-1W (R-1W) Geophysical Rockets * R-2A * R-5A, R-5V (Vertikal) * R-11A * V-3V * Vertical-4 * W-2A (R-2)

Spain

INTA-100 The INTA-100 vehicle was a small 2-stage meteorological sounding rocket designed and developed between the 1980s and the 1990s by the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA). The final design was entirely produced in Spain to be used ...

* INTA-255 * INTA-300, INTA-300B * PLD Space Miura 1

South Korea

* Blackbird * KARI KSR-I * KARI KSR-II * KARI KSR-III

Switzerland

* Micon Zenit

Taiwan

* Sounding Rocket

United Kingdom

* Skua family **Skua 1, Skua 2, Skua 3, Skua 4 * Petrel family **Petrel 1, Petrel 2 * Skylark family **Skylark 1, Skylark 2, Skylark 2 AC, Skylark 2C, Skylark 3, Skylark 3 AC, Skylark 4, Skylark 4 AC, Skylark 5, Skylark 5C, Skylark 6, Skylark 6 AC, Skylark 7, Skylark 7 AC, Skylark 7C, Skylark 8, Skylark 9, Skylark 10 (Skylark 10A), Skylark 11, Skylark 12, Skylark 12 AC, Skylark 14, Skylark 15, Skylark 16, Skylark 17, * Fulmar

United States

* Aerobee family, * Aerobee RTV-N-8 (N-8a1, RTV-8 and Aerojet XASR-SC-1, all with the XASR-SC-1 engine ) * X-8 (RTV-A-1, RTV-N-10, and Aerojet XAR-SC-2, all with the Aerojet XASR-SC-1 engine) * Aerobee X-8A, (RTV-A-1a, RTV-N-10a, with Aerojet AJ10-25 engine), * Aerobee X-8B, (RTV-A-1b with Aerojet XAR-SC-1 engine - a test vehicle) * Aerobee X-8C (RTV-A-1c, with the Aerojet AJ10-25 engine) * Aerobee X-8D (RTV-A-1d, Aerojet AJ10-25 - apparently never launched) * Aerobee RTV-N-10b, with the Aerojet AJ10-24 engine * Aerobee RTV-N-10c, with the Aerojet AJ10-34 engine * Aerobee AJ10-25 with the AJ10-25 engine, * Aerobee AJ10-27 with the AJ10-27 engine, * Aerobee AJ10-34, with the AJ10-34 engine, * Aerobee 75 (Aerobee Hawk) * Aerobee 100 (Aerobee Junior) * Aerobee 150 (Aerobee-Hi, PWN-2), Aerobee 150 MI, Aerobee 150 MII Aerobee 150 MII 20 Aerobee 150A, Aerobee 150A MII * Aerobee 170 (Nike-Aerobee,), Areobee 170A * Aerobee 200, Aerobee 200A, *

Aerobee 300 The Aerobee rocket was one of the United States' most produced and productive sounding rockets. Developed by the Aerojet Corporation, the Aerobee was designed to combine the altitude and launching capability of the V-2 with the cost effectiven ...

(Sparrowbee also Spaerobee), Aerobee 300A * Aerobee 350 * Apache * Ascamp * Aspan 300 *

Arcas In Greek mythology, Arcas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς) was a hunter who became king of Arcadia. He was remembered for having taught people the arts of weaving and baking bread and for spreading agriculture to Arcadia. Family Arcas was the so ...

, Arcas-Robin, Rooster, Super Arcas * Archer (PWN-4) * Argo A-1 (Percheron) * Argus * Aries * Ascamp * Asp I, * Asp Apache * Astrobee family, Astrobee D, Astrobee F, Astrobee 200, Astrobee 500, Astrobee 1500 * Athena RTV * ATK LV * Bullpup Apache * Bullpup Cajun * Blue Scout Junior * Boosted Arcas, Boosted Arcas II, * Boosted Dart *

Bumper Bumper or Bumpers may refer to: People * Betty Bumpers (1925-2018), American activist, First Lady of Arkansas, wife of Dale Bumpers * Dale Bumpers (1925–2016), American politician, governor of Arkansas and senator * Bumper Robinson (born 197 ...

* Cajun * Cajun Dart * Caleb (Project Hi-Ho) * Castor * Castor Lance * CleanSweep III, Cleansweep IIIA * Dac Roc * Deacon Arrow II * Deacon Judi * Doorknob 1 * Doorknob 2 *

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(PWN-4) * GoFast * Hasp I, HASP II, HASP III *HJ (Honest John) Hydac,> *HJ Nike Hydac, *HJ Nike Javelin, *HJ Nike, *HJ Nike Nike (Boa), *HJ Orion *Honest John-Tommahawk * Hopi Dart * HPB * Hydra-Iris * Hydra Sandhawk * Improved Malemute * Improved Orion * Iris *

Javelin A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with th ...

(Argo D-4), Javelin III *

Jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...

* Journeyman (Argo D-8) * Judy-Dart * Kitty (PWN-6, Sidewinder-HV Arcas) * Kiva/Hopi (Phoenix) * LCLV *

Loki Loki is a god in Norse mythology. According to some sources, Loki is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (mentioned as a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi or Na ...

(PWN-1) * Loki II (Hawk) *

Loki Dart Loki, officially designated 76mm HEAA Rocket T220, was an American unguided anti-aircraft rocket based on the German Taifun. Like the Taifun, Loki never saw service in its original role, but later found widespread use as a sounding rocket. It wa ...

(Loki-Wasp, XRM-82, PWN-1A, also PWN-8 PWN-8B, PWN-10, PWN-11, PWN-12 Loki Datasonde) * Loki-Wasp * Malemute * Mesquito * Microstar * Nike, Nike Apache, Nike Hydac, Nike Iroquois (Niro), Nike Javelin, Nike Javelin 3, Nike Nike (Python), Nike Orion, Nike Orion Improved, Nike Tomahawk, Nike Viper 1, Nike Yardbird, Nike Cajun (PWN-3 a.k.a. CAN), Nike-Deacon (DAN), Nike Hawk, Nike Genie, Nike Smoke * Oriole family, Oreole, Oriole I (Loki-Dart), Oreole II (Terrier-Oriole), Oriole III (Talos Terrier Mk 70 Oreole), Oriole IIIA (Terrier Oriole Nihka), Oriole IV (Talos Terrier Mk 70 Oreole Nihka), * Orion, Improved Orion * Owl * Ozarca * Paiute Apache * Paiute Tomahawk * Pegasus * Peregrine * Phoenix * Prospector *Purr-Kee * PWN-5 Rocksonde 200 * PWN-8 Loki Datasonde, PWN-B, PWN-C, PWN-D * PWN-10 Super Loki Datasonde, PWN-10A * PWN-11 Super Loki Datasond, PWN-11A, PWN-11D (Datasonde) * PWN-11 Super Loki Datasonde * PWN-12 Super Loki ROBIN * Raven * Rockoon family, Deacon-Rockoon, Farside, HIMES Rockoon, Loki Rockoon, Hawk Rockoon *Roksonde family * Rooster (PWN-7) * Seagull * Sandhawk * Sandhawk Tomahawk (Dualhawk) * Sarge (under development) * Sergeant Sounding Rocket *Sergeant-Delta * Sergeant Hydac * Scout X-2 * Scanner * Sirocco * Sidewinder Arcas, * Space Data LCLV *

SpaceLoft XL The SpaceLoft XL is a sounding rocket developed by private spaceflight company UP Aerospace. The rocket is capable of lofting a 79 lb (36 kg) payload to a sub-orbital trajectory with an apogee of about 71.5 miles (115 km). It tak ...

, * Sparoair I * Sparrow Arcas, * Strongarm * Strypi, Strypi IIAR, Strypi IIR, Strypi IV, Strypi VIIAR, * Strypi-Tommahawk * Super Arcas * Super Chief, Super Chief II, Super Chief III * Super Loki * Super Loki Dart, PWN-10A, PWN-10B (Super Loki Datasonde), PWN-11 (Super Loki Datasonde), PWN-12, (Super Loki Robin) * Talos Castor * Talos Sergeant Hydac * Talos Terrier Black Brant * Talos Terrier Black Brant-Nihka * Talos Terrier Oriole (Oriole 3) * Talos Terrier Oriole Nihka (Oriole 4) * Talos Terrier Perrgrine * Taurus Orion * Taurus Tomahawk * Taurus Tomahawk Nike (Taurus-Nike-Tommahawk) * Terasca * Terarapin * Terrier * Terrier /551 * Terrier Asp (Tarp) * Terrier ASROC Cajun (TERESCA) * Terrier Black Brant * Terrier Improved Orion * Terrier Malemute, Terrier Improved Malemute (Terrier Mk.70 Patriot) * Terrier Improved Nihka * Terrier Oriole Nihka * Terrier Orion, Terrier Improved Orion * Terrier Perrgrine * Terrier Sandhawk * Terrier Sounding Rocket * Terrier Tomahawk * Tiamat *Tic *Tomahawk * Tomahawk Sandia * Ute * Ute Apache * Ute Tomahawk *

* Viking, Viking Type 9 *

Viper Dart Viper Dart is an American sounding rocket A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its s ...

, Viper IIA, Viper 3A/10D Dart, Viper V/Dart *

Viper Falcon Viper Falcon is an American two-stage sounding rocket A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments ...

* Wac Corporal * Wasp * X-15A

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