Nike Malemute
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Nike Malemute is the designation of a two-stage American sounding rocket, consisting of a Nike starting stage and a Malemute upper stage. The Nike Malemute has a ceiling of 500 km, a takeoff thrust of 48,800 lbf (217 kN), a takeoff weight of 1000 kg, a diameter of 0.42 m and a length of 8.60 m.