Tauro (rocket)

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Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA, Chamical Cohete Tauro T-01 en CELPA Chamical.jpg
Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA, Chamical
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 an Argentinian sounding rocket developed in 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is a two-stage solid fuel rocket (two Canopus stages), [3] launched nine times between 1977 and 1981. [2] [6]

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]

The first Tauro (Tauro T-01) was launched in July 1977 from CELPA, Chamical. [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]

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