Orion (Argentine missile)

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CSA Orión-1

Orion was the name of an Argentine sounding rocket that was launched between 1965 and 1971 by CELPA , Mar Chiquita , Tartagal and the Wallops Flight Facility .

Technical specifications

Orion 1 Orion 2
height 3.00 m 3.77 m
diameter 0.21 m 0.21 m
Takeoff mass 100 kg 100 kg
payload 10 kg 25 kg
Summit height 80 km 160 km
First start October 1, 1965 May 19, 1966
Last start July 1, 1966 December 19, 1971
Starts 2 22nd

See also

  • Rigel , Argentine sounding rocket
  • Castor , Argentine sounding rocket

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