&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:ARDC_Jaguar.jpg) Jaguar in front of B-57 launch aircraft | |
| Function | Sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | ARDC |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 8.029 m (26 ft 4.1 in) |
| Diameter | 0.53 m (21 in) |
| Mass | 730 kg (1,600 lb) |
| Stages | Three |
| Payload to 800 km (500 mi) | |
| Mass | 16 kg (35 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | White Sands |
| Total launches | 2 |
| First flight | 1960 |
| Last flight | 1961 |
| First stage – Recruit cluster | |
| Diameter | 0.53 m (21 in) |
| Powered by | 3 x XM19 |
| Maximum thrust | 156 kN (35,000 lbf) each |
| Burn time | 1.5 s |
| Propellant | solid |
| Second stage – Recruit | |
| Diameter | 23 cm (9 in) |
| Powered by | 1 x XM19 |
| Maximum thrust | 156 kN (35,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 1.5 s |
| Propellant | solid |
| Third stage – Baby Sergeant | |
| Diameter | 16 cm (6.4 in) |
| Powered by | 1 x 5.4KS1975 |
| Maximum thrust | 8.8 kN (2,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 5.4 s |
| Propellant | solid |
Jaguar was a three-stage sounding rocket developed by the United States Air Force in the early 1960s. Designed for air launch to allow soundings from remote areas without infrastructure, it was only launched twice before the project was abandoned.