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Talos Castor
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1976. Family: Talos. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Talos + 1 x Castor Manufacturer: Space Data. Launches: 8. First Launch Date: 1976-11-19. Last Launch Date: 1991-09-12. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Total Mass: 8,200 kg (18,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.76 m (2.49 ft). Total Length: 16.90 m (55.40 ft).
Talos Castor Chronology 1976 November 19 - 04:06 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor DNA EX651.92-1. - EXCEDE Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1922.
1977 September 28 - 15:33 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor DNA IC733.03-1. - SPIRE I Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1922.
1978 October 29 - 05:02 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor DNA EX851.44-1. - EXCEDE 1 Active Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi). References: 1592.
1979 October 19 - 05:46 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor GL A51.970. - EXCEDE 2 (SPECTRAL) Active Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi). References: 1592.
1983 March 19 - 06:29 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor GL A51.971. - ELIAS Aeronomy/Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 305 km (189 mi). References: 1592.
1986 April 8 - 09:42 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor GL A51.378. - SPIRIT I Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF GL. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi). References: 1592.
1991 September 4 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor ZEST-1. - Tungsten dust cloud Target/Release mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 330 km (200 mi). Tungsten dust release for SDIO. References: 988.
1991 September 12 - 05:41 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. LV Configuration: Talos Castor ZEST-2. - Target/Release mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 330 km (200 mi). Tungsten dust release for SDIO. References: 989.
2007 June 15 - 02:45 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Talos Castor. - HYCAUSE Agency: Australia DSTO. Apogee: 530 km (320 mi). Hypersonic test flight
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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