Single stage vehicle.
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Associated Launch Vehicles
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Rigel Argentinan sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle. More...
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Castor (A) Argentinan sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 4 x Canopus + 1 x Canopus More...
Associated Launch Sites
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CELPA Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 92 launches from 1962 to 1974, reaching up to 406 kilometers altitude. More...
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Chilca Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 34 launches from 1974 to 1983, reaching up to 742 kilometers altitude. More...
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Marambio Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 7 launches from 1975 to 1982, reaching up to 400 kilometers altitude. More...
Canopus Chronology
1969 April 16 - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Canopus 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1969 September 12 - .
04:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
LV Configuration: Rigel No 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1969 October 23 - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Canopus 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1969 December 22 - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1969 December 22 - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
LV Configuration: Castor (A) CR-X.
- Dummy St2 test - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).
1969 December 23 - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Canopus 2.
LV Configuration: Canopus 2 No 3.
- Test / biology mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1970 December 19 - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
LV Configuration: Castor (A) CR-X2.
- Dummy St2 test - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi).
1972 November 2 - .
23:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
- MPE Barium release? EXP 63 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 240 km (140 mi).
1972 November 4 - .
23:27 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
- MPE Barium release? EXP 64 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 252 km (156 mi).
1972 November 11 - .
08:26 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
- MPE Barium release? EXP 65 Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
1973 November 18 - .
23:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1973 November 19 - .
23:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Rigel.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Argentina. Agency: CONAE. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
1973 November 22 - .
23:39 GMT - .
Launch Site:
CELPA.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
1975 September 30 - .
Launch Site:
Marambio.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
1975 October 3 - .
Launch Site:
Marambio.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
1979 March 21 - .
23:49 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Chilca.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
FAILURE: Failure.
- Spread F Barium release mission - .
Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1979 March 22 - .
23:53 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Chilca.
LV Family:
Canopus.
Launch Vehicle:
Castor (A).
- Spread F Barium release mission - .
Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 268 km (166 mi).
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