sounding rocket
noun
: a rocket used especially to obtain information concerning atmospheric conditions at various altitudes
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Here's everything to know about sounding rockets and the latest NASA mission from New Mexico near the Texas border.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Until now, Andøya Spaceport has been used for launches of suborbital sounding rockets.
—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
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Until now, Andøya Spaceport has been used for launches of suborbital sounding rockets.
—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
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“Sounding rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sounding%20rocket. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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