Tauro (rocket)

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Tauro
Cohete Tauro T-01 en CELPA Chamical.jpg
Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA, Chamical
Functionsounding rocket
ManufacturerInstituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE)
Country of originArgentina
Size
Height7.6 m (25 ft)
Diameter0.28 m (11 in)
Mass1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
Stages2
Capacity
Launch history
Launch sitesCELPA Chamical
Total launches9
First flightJuly 1977
Last flightDecember 10, 1981
First stage - Canopus 2
Burn time18 seconds
Propellantsolid
Second stage Canopus 2
Burn time18 seconds
Propellantsolid
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Tauro was an Argentinian sounding rocket developed in 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was a two-stage solid fuel rocket (two Canopus stages), [3] used between 1977 and 1981. [2] [6]

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Description

Built by Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE), it was capable of sending a 100 kg payload to an altitude of 120 km. [2] [3] Both stages burned a polyurethane composite and had a diameter of 28 cm. Total weight of Tauro was 1200 kg with a length of 7.6 m. [3]

Launches

Tauro on launch ramp at CELPA, Chamical, February 11, 1979 Cohete Tauro (1979).jpg
Tauro on launch ramp at CELPA, Chamical, February 11, 1979

Tauro was launched nine times from CELPA (Centro de Ensayo y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados), Chamical.

The first Tauro (Tauro T-01) was launched in July 1977. [6] [3] A second rocket (Tauro T-02) was launched on February 2, 1979. [6]

The last flight (Tauro T-09) happened on December 10, 1981, equipped with cameras for earth surface photography from high altitudes. The photographic payload was successfully recovered. [6] [5] [4] [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ CORREO DE NOTICIAS VIA E-MAIL, AÑO I, NOVIEMBRE 2014, Nº 4 (PDF). INSTITUTO NACIONAL NEWBERIANO - Comisión de Estudios Históricos Aeroespaciales. November 2014. p. 14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "El último Tauro, un hito en el desarrollo aeroespacial argentino". Argentina en el Espacio. December 10, 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Vectores 1970 / 1979". Argentina en el Espacio. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. 1 2 "Tras 20 años, Argentina lanza otro cohete de dos etapas | Ciudadanos". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. 1 2 MAZ. "Historia Aeroespacial Argentina". Machtres Aeronautica y Espacio (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Krebs, Gunter D. "Tauro". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
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