Nike with upper stage
 Nike Cajun |
 Nike Apache
|
 Nike Asp
|
 Nike Iroquois
|
Astrobee-200 |
 Nike Tomahawk |
 Nike Orion |
Thousands of surplus Nike motors were remanufactured into soundings rockets with various upper stages after the decommisionig of the Nike Ajax surface air missiles. All are spin stabilized featuring the three original Nike fins or four new ones. Several thousands have been launched so far.
| Launch Vehicle | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nike Apache (Argo-B13) | Nike / M5-E1 | Apache / TE-307-2 | - |
| Nike Asp (ASPAN) | Nike / M5-E1 | Asp | - |
| Nike Cajun (CAN) | Nike / M5-E1 | Cajun / TE-82 | - |
| Nike Deacon (DAN) | Nike / M5-E1 | Deacon (X-220) | - |
| Nike Genie | Nike / M5-E1 | Genie | - |
| Nike Hawk | Nike / M5-E1 | Hawk | - |
| Nike Hydac | Nike / M5-E1 | Hydac | - |
| Nike Iroquois (NIRO) | Nike / M5-E1 | Iroquois / TE-M-388 | - |
| Nike Javelin | Nike / M5-E1 | Javelin | - |
| Nike Javelin-3 | Nike / M5-E1 | Javelin-3 | - |
| Nike Malemute | Nike / M5-E1 | Malemute / TU-758 | - |
| Nike Orion | Nike / M5-E1 | Orion | - |
| Nike Recruit | Nike / M5-E1 | Recruit | - |
| Nike T-40 T-55 | Nike / M5-E1 | T-40 | T-55 |
| Nike Tomahawk | Nike / M5-E1 | Tomahawk / TE-M-416 | - |
| Nike Viper-1 | Nike / M5-E1 | Viper-1 | - |
| Astrobee-200 | Nike / M5-E1 | Alcor | - |