Taurus Orion
Taurus Orion is the name of a two-stage sounding rocket , consisting of a Taurus launch stage (demilitarized Honest John rocket) and an Orion upper stage. The Taurus Orion has a peak height of 200 km, a take-off thrust of 457.00 kN, a take-off mass of 2000 kg, a diameter of 0.58 m and a length of 11.40 m.
history
| date | Time | Type of mission | Starting point | country | Agency | height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19/1977 | 15:00 GMT | Test mission | Wallops Island | United States | NASA | 240 km |
| December 2nd, 1977 | - | Test mission | Wallops Island | United States | NASA | 247 km |
| March 13, 1978 | 04:40 GMT | Extreme ultraviolet airglow aeronomy mission | Fort Churchill | United States | NASA | 204 km |
| March 13, 1978 | 07:50 GMT | Auroral UV Aeronomy Mission | Fort Churchill | United States | NASA | 186 km |
| 02/26/1979 | - | Aeronomy mission | Red lake | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 02/26/1979 | - | Aeronomy mission | Red lake | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 11/08/1979 | - | Aeronomy mission | White Sands | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 07/29/1980 | 19:00 GMT | Plasma Mission | Wallops Island | United States | NASA | 229 km |
| 08/14/1980 | 02:02 GMT | Aeronomy mission | White Sands | United States | NASA | 192 km |
| September 15, 1980 | - | Aeronomy mission | White Sands | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 10/08/1980 | 18:39 GMT | Aeronomy mission | Whiet Sands | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 11/16/1980 | 03:16 GMT | ENERGY B Ionosphere Mission | Andoya | United States | USAF | 195 km |
| 11/16/1980 | 03:49 GMT | EBC-B E11a Auroral Misson | Kiruna | United States | NASA | 180 km |
| 16: 11.1980 | 04:15 GMT | EBC-B E11b Auroral Misson | Kiruna | United States | NASA | 181 km |
| 11/30/1980 | 23:44 GMT | EBC-A2 E11a Auroral Misson | Kiruna | United States | NASA | 171 km |
| 03/07/1981 | 08:09 GMT | AURORAL E1 Auroral Misson | Poker Flat | United States | NASA | 156 km |
| 03/07/1981 | 08:09 GMT | AURORAL E3 Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission | Poker Flat | United States | NASA | 203 km |
| 03/07/1981 | 08:26 GMT | AURORAL E2 Auroral Misson | Poker Flat | United States | USAF | 169 km |
| 04/02/1981 | - | Plasma Mission | Wallops island | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 04/03/1981 | - | Plasma Mission | Wallops Island | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 04/09/1981 | - | Plasma Mission | Wallops Island | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 04/25/1981 | - | Aeronomy mission | Whiet Sands | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 11/09/1981 | - | Aeronomy mission | Whiet Sands | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 02/26/1982 | 03:50 GMT | Ionosphere mission | Fort Churchill | United States | NASA | 160 km |
| 05/17/1982 | - | Aeronomy mission | White Sands | United States | NASA | 200 km |
| 06/29/1982 | 11:01 GMT | TRACER Aeronomy Mission | Wallops Island | United States | NASA | 147 km |
Web links
- Taurus Orion in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed July 5, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Taurus Orion in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on May 22, 2017.