Tater
Sounding rocket. Year: 1973. Family: Talos. Country: USA.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Talos + 1 x Terrier + 1 x Recruit

Launches: 8. First Launch Date: 1973-08-15. Last Launch Date: 1975-12-03. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). Core Diameter: 0.76 m (2.49 ft). Total Length: 12.30 m (40.30 ft).

Tater Chronology

1973 August 15 - Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Vehicle: Tater.

  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 904.
1973 November 2 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 904.
1975 January 8 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 1836.
1975 January 8 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 1836.
1975 March 7 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 1836.
1975 April 15 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 1836.
1975 June 3 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1836.
1975 December 3 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Tater.
  • Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: SAMSO. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1836.
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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