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Tamouz
Tamouz
Tamouz
Iraqi space launch vehicle/ICBM based on clustering of Scud tactical missiles. Canadian rocket scientist Gerald Bull was allegedly killed by Israeli agents not for his work on the supergun, but rather for his much more damaging assistance to the Iraqis in doing the dynamic calculations for the Tamouz.

AKA: Abid. Status: Retired 1989. First Launch: 1989-12-05. Last Launch: 1989-12-05. Number: 1 . Thrust: 406.40 kN (91,362 lbf). Gross mass: 37,695 kg (83,103 lb). Height: 18.00 m (59.00 ft). Diameter: 0.96 m (3.14 ft). Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

Maximum range: 2,000 km (1,200 mi).

Stage Data - Tamouz



Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: Iraq. Launch Sites: Al Anbar. Stages: R-17 stage. Agency: Bull. Bibliography: 2, 45.

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