The TE-416 Tomahawk is a

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developed by the American company

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at the beginning of the 1960s for

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. Although the TE-416 Tomahawk can be launched alone, it was started predominantly as upper

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in connection with other rockets, for example with a

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rocket as first stage (

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). The TE-416 Tomahawk has a thrust of and a burn time of 9.5 seconds. The diameter of the TE-416 tomahawk is and the fin span is .

References

External links

http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/tomahawk.html
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