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Rigel
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1969. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Argentina. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Canopus + 1 x Orion-2 Manufacturer: IIAE. Launches: 7. First Launch Date: 1969-09-12. Last Launch Date: 1973-11-19. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 310 km (190 mi). Total Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Core Diameter: 0.28 m (0.91 ft). Total Length: 6.30 m (20.60 ft).
Rigel Chronology 1969 Sep 12 0406? - 04:06 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. LV Configuration: Rigel No 2. - Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1721.
1969 December 22 - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. - Test mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1815.
1972 November 2 - 23:28 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. - EXP 63 Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1592.
1972 November 4 - 23:27 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. - EXP 64 Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1592.
1972 November 11 - 08:26 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. - EXP 65 Ionosphere mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1592.
1973 November 18 - 23:34 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. - Ionosphere mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). References: 1592.
1973 November 19 - 23:35 GMT - Launch Site: CELPA. Launch Vehicle: Rigel. - Ionosphere mission Nation: Argentina. Agency: IIAE. Apogee: 260 km (160 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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