Sounding rocket
SUB-ORBITAL ROCKET CARRYING SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
Sounding rockets; Elevator research rocket; Rocketsonde; Sounding Rocket; Meteorological rocket; Research rocket
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rockets are used to launch instruments from 48 to 145 km (30 to 90 miles)nasa.