Tauro (rocket)
Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA, Chamical | |
| Function | sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE) |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Size | |
| Height | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| Diameter | 0.28 m (11 in) |
| Mass | 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Launch history | |
| Launch sites | CELPA Chamical |
| Total launches | 9 |
| First flight | July 1977 |
| Last flight | December 10, 1981 |
| First stage - Canopus 2 | |
| Burn time | 18 seconds |
| Propellant | solid |
| Second stage Canopus 2 | |
| Burn time | 18 seconds |
| Propellant | solid |
Tauro was an Argentinian sounding rocket developed in 1977.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is a two-stage solid fuel rocket (two Canopus stages),[3] used between 1977 and 1981.[2][6]
Description
Built by Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE), it was capable of sending a 100 kg payload to an altitude of 120 km.[2][3] Both stages burned a polyurethane composite and had a diameter of 28 cm. Total weight of Tauro was 1200 kg with a length of 7.6 m.[3]
Launches
Tauro was launched nine times from CELPA (Centro de Ensayo y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados), Chamical.
The first Tauro (Tauro T-01) was launched in July 1977.[6][3] A second rocket (Tauro T-02) was launched on February 2, 1979.[6]
The last flight (Tauro T-09) happened on December 10, 1981, equipped with cameras for earth surface photography from high altitudes. The photographic payload was successfully recovered.[6][5][4][2][3]
References
- ^ CORREO DE NOTICIAS VIA E-MAIL, AÑO I, NOVIEMBRE 2014, Nº 4 (PDF). INSTITUTO NACIONAL NEWBERIANO - Comisión de Estudios Históricos Aeroespaciales. November 2014. p. 14.
- ^ a b c d "El último Tauro, un hito en el desarrollo aeroespacial argentino". Argentina en el Espacio. December 10, 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Vectores 1970 / 1979". Argentina en el Espacio. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b "Tras 20 años, Argentina lanza otro cohete de dos etapas | Ciudadanos". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b MAZ. "Historia Aeroespacial Argentina". Machtres Aeronautica y Espacio (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b c d e Krebs, Gunter D. "Tauro". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-04-17.