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Antares

Engine

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Series of Thiokol solid rocket engines used on the Scout launch vehicle.

Subtopics

  • Antares 1A Thiokol solid rocket engine. Used on Blue Scout 1, Blue Scout 2, Blue Scout Junior, Scout X-1. First flight 1960.
  • Antares 2 Thiokol solid rocket engine. Used on Scout A, Scout B, Scout D, Scout F, Scout X-2, Scout X-3, Scout X-4. First flight 1962.
  • Antares 3 Thiokol solid rocket engine. In Production. Antares III, third-generation third stage for Scout launch vehicle. Propellant: AP/HTPB/Al propellant in a filament wound Kevlar case.
  • Antares 3A Thiokol solid rocket engine. Out of production. Used on Scout G launch vehicle. First flight 1979.

Chronology

6 events

1960 November 25

Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Antares.
  • Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1960 November 30

Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Antares.
  • Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1961 March 3

Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Antares.
  • Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1961 March 6

Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Antares.
  • Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1961 March 7

Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Antares.
  • Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1961 May 13

Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Vehicle: Antares.
  • Ionosphere mission? - . Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 280 km (170 mi).