Orion-1
Sounding rocket. Year: 1965. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Argentina.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Orion-1

Manufacturer: IIAE. Launches: 21. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 95.24%. First Launch Date: 1965-10-01. Last Launch Date: 1971-12-19. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 95 km (59 mi). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.21 m (0.68 ft). Total Length: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).


Model: Orion-1. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Argentina.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Orion-1


Model: Orion-2. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Argentina.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Orion-2



Orion-1 Chronology

1965 Oct - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. LV Configuration: Orion-1 No. 1.

  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 572.
1966 Jul - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. LV Configuration: Orion-1 No. 8.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 572.
1966 August 13 - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 No. 1.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 572.
1966 Sep - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 No. 4.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 572.
1966 November 4 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1729.
1966 November 7 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. References: 1729.
1966 November 9 - 17:43 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). References: 1245.
1966 November 12 - Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2.
  • Eclipse mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Tartagal, Salta, Argentina - Latitude: 22.77 S - Longitude: 63.82 W. References: 378.
1966 November 12 - Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2.
  • Eclipse mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Tartagal, Salta, Argentina - Latitude: 22.77 S - Longitude: 63.82 W. References: 378.
1966 November 12 - Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2.
  • Eclipse mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launched from Tartagal, Salta, Argentina - Latitude: 22.77 S - Longitude: 63.82 W. References: 378.
1967 September 6 - 22:35 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 AER 1/67.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1592.
1967 September 7 - 06:05 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 AER 1/67-2.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1592.
1967 September 7 - 09:50 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 AER 1/67-3.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1592.
1967 December 14 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 Rad 1/67.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 35 km (21 mi). References: 1592.
1967 December 16 - 14:58 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 Rad 2/67.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). References: 1592.
1968 January 24 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Site: Mar Chiquita. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 Rad 2/68.
  • Chemical release mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1592.
1969 May 28 - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 No. 26.
  • Biological mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1815.
1969 August 30 - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 No. 27.
  • Biological mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1815.
1969 August 30 - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 No. 31.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1815.
1970 May 3 - 12:45 GMT - Launch Site: Mar Chiquita. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2.
  • Chemical release/Fields mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). References: 1592.
1971 December 19 - 23:33 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Orion-1. Model: Orion-2. LV Configuration: Orion-2 Campus.
  • Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: CNIE. Apogee: 106 km (65 mi). References: 1592.

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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