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Sounding rocket. Year: 1990. Family: Talos. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Talos + 1 x M56A1 Manufacturer: Space Data. Launches: 6. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 83.33%. First Launch Date: 1990-01-30. Last Launch Date: 1993-02-11. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Total Mass: 9,100 kg (20,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.76 m (2.49 ft). Total Length: 14.40 m (47.20 ft).
HPB Chronology 1990 January 30 - 21:22 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: HPB. LV Configuration: HPB GL A26.804. - TM2-1 Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 422 km (262 mi). References: 1592.
1991 April 12 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: HPB. LV Configuration: HPB Firebird 1. - Target mission? Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 1836.
1992 March 29 - 08:07 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: HPB. LV Configuration: HPB SPIRIT-2. - Infrared Background mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 1966.
1992 April 15 - 09:09 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: HPB. LV Configuration: HPB Firebird 1B. - Target mission? Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 450 km (270 mi). References: 1517.
1993 January 28 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: HPB. LV Configuration: HPB TCMP 1B. - Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 999.
1993 February 11 - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: HPB. LV Configuration: HPB TCMP 1C?. FAILURE: Failure. - Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). References: 999.
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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