Dauphin
Sounding rocket. Year: 1967. Family: Stromboli. Country: France.

Single stage sounding rocket consisting of a single Stromboli motor.

Manufacturer: Sud. Launches: 6. First Launch Date: 1967-03-20. Last Launch Date: 1978-03-01. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 130 kg (280 lb). Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 90.000 kN (20,232 lbf). Total Mass: 1,132 kg (2,495 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 6.21 m (20.37 ft).

Dauphin Chronology

1967 March 20 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Vehicle: Dauphin. LV Configuration: Dauphin DA001.

  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). References: 793.
1967 June 28 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Dauphin. LV Configuration: Dauphin DA002.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). References: 793.
1968 March 8 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Vehicle: Dauphin. LV Configuration: Dauphin DA003.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi). References: 793.
1968 March 28 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Vehicle: Dauphin. LV Configuration: Dauphin DA004.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). References: 793.
1971 September 14 - 04:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Dauphin. LV Configuration: Dauphin DA005.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi). References: 793.
1978 Mar - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Dauphin. LV Configuration: Dauphin DA006.
  • Test mission Nation: France. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi). References: 793.
Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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