Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9
A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z
Terrier Oriole
Part of Oriole
American sounding rocket. SPACEHAB's Astrotech Space Operations developed the Oriole sounding rocket in the late 1990s to provide launch services for commercial and scientific payloads. Oriole was both the first privately developed sounding rocket in the United States and the first new U.S. sounding rocket in 25 years.

Status: Active. First Launch: 2000-07-07. Last Launch: 2017-10-15. Number: 27 . Thrust: 258.00 kN (58,000 lbf). Gross mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Height: 11.00 m (36.00 ft). Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Apogee: 370 km (220 mi).

The Oriole was a single-stage vehicle with a graphite-epoxy motor manufactured by Alliant Missile Products Company of Rocket Center, West Virginia. It was 396 centimeters long, 56 centimeters in diameter, and generated an average thrust of 92.1 kN. The vehicle provided payloads with 6 to 9 minutes of microgravity during flight. Additionally, it could be combined with other motors to create two-stage sounding rockets (with the Oriole serving as the second stage.

On July 7, 2000, the first Oriole launch took place from NASA WFF. The launch used a two-stage configuration, with the Oriole serving as the second stage and a Terrier Mk 12 motor serving as the first stage. The Oriole sounding rocket reached a peak altitude of 385.6 kilometers 315 seconds after launch during the 10-minute test flight.

In July 2001, SPACEHAB's Astrotech Space Operations sold the Oriole program to DTI Associates of Arlington, Virginia, which integrates the vehicle and offers it commercially.


More at: Terrier Oriole.

Country: USA. Launch Sites: Wallops Island, Barking Sands. Stages: Oriole, X-256. Agency: DTI Associates.

2000 July 7 - . 10:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2005 March 3 - . 22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2006 November 16 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2007 Dec 17? - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2008 June 13 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2008 June 13 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2008 November 20 - . 02:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2009 October 13 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2009 October 13 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2009 October 16 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2009 October 16 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2010 October 6 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2010 October 6 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2010 November 12 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2011 January 22 - . 06:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2011 March 16 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2011 September 1 - . 13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2011 December 15 - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2012 October 25 - . Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2013 February 13 - . 09:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2013 May 7 - . 07:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Pad: Roi-Namur. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2014 November 6 - . 22:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2015 February 24 - . 07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2015 February 24 - . 07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2015 February 24 - . 07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2017 September 25 - . Launch Site: South Uist. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.
2017 October 15 - . Launch Site: South Uist. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.

Back to top of page
Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9
A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z
© 1997-2019 Mark Wade - Contact
© / Conditions for Use