sounding rocket
noun
: a rocket used especially to obtain information concerning atmospheric conditions at various altitudes
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Until now, Andøya Spaceport has been used for launches of suborbital sounding rockets.
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Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
Interstellar has launched a handful of sounding rockets but hasn't yet built an orbital launcher.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
The space agency blasted three sounding rockets above central and northern Alaska during an auroral substorm to study how these substorms impact the Earth's atmosphere.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Two of three planned sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the early morning hours on March 25.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
Interstellar has launched a handful of sounding rockets but hasn't yet built an orbital launcher.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
The space agency blasted three sounding rockets above central and northern Alaska during an auroral substorm to study how these substorms impact the Earth's atmosphere.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Two of three planned sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the early morning hours on March 25.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Sounding rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sounding%20rocket. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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