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Talos Terrier Oriole
Status: Active. First Launch: 2012-09-22. Last Launch: 2012-09-22. Number: 2 .
Country: USA. Launch Sites: Wallops Island LA1 AML.
2012 September 22 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Talos Terrier Oriole.
- NASA 12.075GT - .
Nation: USA.
Apogee: 269 km (167 mi).
First test of a new NASA high performance sounding rocket. The Talos-Terrier-Oriole carried a dummy Nihka fourth stage as part of its 775 kg payload. The all-up Oriole 12 (Talos-Terrier-Oriole-Nihka) rocket was originally planned to be flown to 777 km above Poker Flat to study the aurora as flight NASA 49.001 in February 2013.
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