- Orion-1
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This article is about the Argentine rocket. For the US rocket, see Orion (rocket), for the test flight of the Orion spacecraft, see Orion 1
Orion-1 was the designation of a sounding rocket of Argentina, which was started between 1965 and 1971 by CELPA and by Wallops Island.
The Orion possessed a takeoff weight of 100 kg (220 lb). It had a length of 4 m (13 ft), a diameter of 0.21 m (8.3 in), and a ceiling of 95 km (59 mi).
External links
- IIAE Orion on Astronautix.com
Categories:- Sounding rockets of Argentina
- Argentine space programme
- Solid-fuel rockets
- Rocketry stubs
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