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Eridan
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Credit - via Jean-Jacques Serra
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1968. Family: Stromboli. Country: France. Two stage sounding rocket consisting of two Stromboli motors in tandem. Manufacturer: Sud. Launches: 15. First Launch Date: 1968-09-26. Last Launch Date: 1979-06-13. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 130 kg (280 lb). Apogee: 425 km (264 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 90.000 kN (20,232 lbf). Total Mass: 2,127 kg (4,689 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.82 ft). Total Length: 9.92 m (32.54 ft). Span: 1.55 m (5.10 ft).
Eridan Chronology 1968 September 26 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E002. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 793.
1969 April 12 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E005. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 413 km (256 mi). References: 793.
1969 April 23 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E003. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 415 km (257 mi). References: 793.
1969 August 22 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E004. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi). References: 793.
1971 May 17 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E006. - Test mission Nation: France. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi). References: 793.
1971 October 16 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E007. - Astronomy mission Nation: France. Apogee: 205 km (127 mi). References: 793.
1972 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E008?. - Test mission? Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi). References: 740.
1972 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E009?. - Test mission? Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi). References: 740.
1974 January 19 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E010?. - Test mission? Nation: France. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). References: 1054.
1974 November 19 - 18:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E011?. - Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: France. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). References: 1592.
1975 January 26 - 02:37 GMT - Launch Site: Kerguelen. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E012A. - ARAKS Northward Ionosphere/Plasma mission Nation: France. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). References: 1046.
1975 February 15 - 01:36 GMT - Launch Site: Kerguelen. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E012B. - ARAKS Eastward Ionosphere/Plasma mission Nation: France. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). References: 1046.
1978 Nov - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E015. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi). References: 793.
1979 Feb - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E016. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi). References: 793.
1979 June 13 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Eridan. LV Configuration: Eridan E017. - Test mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 480 km (290 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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