Gradicom 1
Stage · Argentina
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Argentine single-stage suborbital solid propellant military test vehicle.
Subtopics
- Gradicom 2 Argentine two-stage suborbital solid propellant military test vehicle, 933 kg mass.
Related
- Country
- Argentina
Chronology
2 events
2009 December 17
11:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Serrezuela. Launch Vehicle: Gradicom 1.2011 July 11
15:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Gradicom 1. Launch Vehicle: Gradicom 2.- Gradicom - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
Test mission; GRAndes DImensiones COMpuestos (Large Size Composite propellant); the main motor, tested to 40 km on 2009 Dec 17 from Serrezuela, is 0.32m dia 2.5m long. The new vehicle appears to have a booster stage of the same diameter; it is 7.7m long 0.32m dia and has a total mass of 933 kg.