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SOUNDING ROCKETS  

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  • Sounding rockets are sub-orbital rockets that carry a payload above the Earth's atmosphere for period of up to 15 minutes, but which do not place the payload into orbit around the Earth. (en)

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  • 2021-11-16 15:02:02.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (SOUNDING ROCKETS [3b3bc1cb-312d-448c-8cdf-a8de43bb540a,826144] - Sounding Rockets [db2063ed-c27a-41e2-9e40-9f2f7e63f94b,835879]);
  • 2022-02-20 12:32:47.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Sounding rockets are sub-orbital rockets that carry a payload above the Earth's atmosphere for period of up to 15 minutes, but which do not place the payload into orbit around the Earth.); update Definition (Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3b3bc1cb-312d-448c-8cdf-a8de43bb540a

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