Hermes-B1 rocket

USA

Also called: Hermes II

History:

Hermes-B1 rocket

The Hermes II covered the development of a two-stage missile with the second stage being a ramjet vehicle launched after boost by the first stage, a modified V-2 rocket.

The second stage ram measured 214 inches long, a little more than 50 inches in diameter with a wingspan of 183 inches. Power was from two ramjet motors with rectangular cells and openings placed at the leading edge of the wings. The maximum altitude was envisioned as 66,000 feet and a speed of 3,180 feet per second.

Missile 0, the first test vehicle, was fired on May 29, 1947. This most famous of the V-2 rockets went south instead of north and crashed just outside Juarez, Mexico. No one was injured.

Technical Data:

Launch List:

Tot. Nr	Type Nr	Launch Vehicle	Serial Nr	Launch Date	L. Time	Launch Site	Comment
1	1	Hermes-B1	#0	29/05/1947		WS, LC-33	Impact in Mexico
2	2	Hermes-B1	#1	3/01/1949	20:26	WS, LC-33	Hermes II RTV-G-3
3	3	Hermes-B1	#2	6/10/1949		WS, LC-33
4	4	Hermes-B1	#2A	9/11/1950		WS, LC-33

Note:

Ref.: #14, #57 - update: 04.08.15

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