Sounding rockets
= Sounding rockets
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Sounding rockets are a type of suborbital rocket used primarily for scientific research and experimentation in the atmosphere and near-space environment. Unlike orbital rockets, which are designed to reach and maintain orbit around the Earth, sounding rockets carry instruments and payloads to altitudes typically ranging from a few kilometers to about 1,500 kilometers (around 930 miles).