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Taurus Tomahawk

9/3/2026

Taurus Tomahawk is a two-stage sounding rocket, consisting of a Taurus first stage derived from MGR-1 Honest John rocket and a TE-416 Tomahawk upper stage. Taurus Tomahawks were used between 1978 and 1987. The rocket had a launch thrust of 82,000 lbf (360 kN), a launch weight of 1,657 kg (3,653 lb), a diameter of 58 cm (22.8 in) and an overall length of 9.72 m (31.9 ft). It could carry 27 kg (60

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Taurus Tomahawk is a two-stage sounding rocket, consisting of a Taurus first stage derived from MGR-1 Honest John rocket and a TE-416 Tomahawk upper stage. Taurus Tomahawks were used between 1978 and 1987. The rocket had a launch thrust of 82,000 lbf (360 kN), a launch weight of 1,657 kg (3,653 lb), a diameter of 58 cm (22.8 in) and an overall length of 9.72 m (31.9 ft). It could carry 27 kg (60 lb) of payload to an altitude of 590 km (370 mi).

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