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Castor (A)

Launch vehicle · Argentina

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Argentinian sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 4 x Canopus + 1 x Canopus

Payload: 75 kg (165 lb) to a 400 km altitude.

Chronology

7 events

Launch Site: CELPA. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

Dummy St2 test - . Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).

Launch Site: CELPA. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

Dummy St2 test - . Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi).

23:39 GMT - . Launch Site: CELPA. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

Ion beam Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: Max-Planck-Institut. Apogee: 406 km (252 mi).

Launch Site: Marambio. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: Max-Planck-Institut. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

Launch Site: Marambio. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: Max-Planck-Institut. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

23:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A). FAILURE: Failure.

Spread F Barium release mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).

23:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

Spread F Barium release mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 268 km (166 mi).