Talos Terrier Oriole
Stage · USA
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3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Talos + 1 x Terrier Mk 70 + 1 x Oriole.
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- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island LA1 AML
Chronology
1 event
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.