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Sounding rocket. Year: 1965. Family: Stromboli. Country: France. Single stage sounding rocket using a single Stromboli SEPR 739-2 stage with 'Plastoline' propellant. Stabilisation was by four fins and a nitrogen cold-gas spin thrusters. Manufacturer: ONERA. Launches: 4. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 75.00%. First Launch Date: 1965-06-15. Last Launch Date: 1968-10-15. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 285 kg (628 lb). Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 170.000 kN (38,210 lbf). Total Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 7.80 m (25.50 ft).
Tacite Chronology 1965 June 15 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Vehicle: Tacite. LV Configuration: Tacite 001. - Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA?. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 572.
1967 November 23 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Tacite. LV Configuration: Tacite 002. FAILURE: Failure. - FU169 X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. References: 793.
1968 May 15 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Tacite. LV Configuration: Tacite 003. - Earth IR Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 793.
1968 October 15 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Tacite. LV Configuration: Tacite 004. - Test/Astronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). References: 793.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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