Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles
Appendix 4: Undesignated Vehicles
Sergeant-Hydac
Copyright © 2006 Andreas Parsch

Space Data Sergeant-Hydac / Talos-Sergeant-Hydac

Between 25 February and 12 March 1981, the U.S. Air Force's BMO (Ballistic Missile Organization) launched three Sergeant-Hydac two-stage soild-fueled rockets on HAVE SLED test missions. HAVE SLED was a program to to collect data for algorithms to discriminate ICBM reentry warheads from decoys. Between 16 December 1983 and 2 February 1984, three Talos-Sergeant-Hydac three-stage rockets were launched under program HAVE SLED II, which presumably had a similar purpose as the original HAVE SLED. Talos-Sergeant-Hydac rockets were also used in the 1987/88 time frame for the HAVE JEEP VII test series.

Images: Orbital Sciences
Left: Talos-Sergeant-Hydac
Right: Sergeant-Hydac


Specifications

Data for Sergeant-Hydac, Talos-Sergeant-Hydac:

 Sergeant-HydacTalos-Sergeant-Hydac
Length13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Diameter1st stage: 79 cm (31 in)
2nd stage: 23 cm (9 in)
1st stage: 76 cm (30 in)
2nd stage: 79 cm (31 in)
3rd stage: 23 cm (9 in)
Weight4800 kg (10600 lb)6100 kg (13400 lb)
Altitude400 km (250 miles)500 km (310 miles)
Propulsion *1st stage: Thiokol Sergeant; 220 kN (49400 lb) for 23.8 s
2nd stage: Space Data Hydac; 58.7 kN (13200 lb)
1st stage: ABL MK 11 MOD 2; 516 kN (116000 lb) for 5.2 s
2nd stage: Thiokol Sergeant; 220 kN (49400 lb) for 23.8 s
3rd stage: Space Data Hydac; 58.7 kN (13200 lb)
* All stages are solid-propellant rockets

Main Sources

[1] Jonathan McDowell: Launch Vehicles Database


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Last Updated: 17 January 2006