SPIDER 2 — 2020-S52
launch attemptNon-missile suborbital launchcompleted
SPIDER 2 — 2020-S52 was a non-missile suborbital launch conducted on February 2, 2020 from ESR using Improved Malemute, operated by German Research Inst. for Aviation and Spaceflight. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Launch date
- February 2, 2020
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Terrier Improved Malemute sounding rocket climbing above Wallops with a bright exhaust plume beneath its red-and-white flight stack.
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. License: Public domain (NASA).
Image source and licenseAbout this image
NASA photograph of a Terrier Improved Malemute sounding rocket launching from Wallops Flight Facility, visibly resolving the Terrier-based flight stack during powered ascent.
About this launch
Non-missile suborbital launch with recorded apogee at or above 80 km. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
SPIDER 2 — 2020-S52 used Improved Malemute from ESR under German Research Inst. for Aviation and Spaceflight. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 120 km, the Aeron profile. No separate payload manifest entry is attached to this attempt.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- February 2, 2020
- Vehicle
- Improved Malemute
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- ESR
- Operator
- German Research Inst. for Aviation and Spaceflight
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Destination / profile
- Aeron
- Recorded apogee
- 120 km
- Payload entries
- 0
- Catalog designation
- 2020-S52
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Other names mentioned
- Improved MalemuteLaunch vehicle
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- German Research Inst. for Aviation and SpaceflightLaunch operator
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