 | Terrier Orion
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1994. Family: Terrier. Country: USA. The Terrier-Orion was a two-stage, spin-stabilized sounding rocket. It used a Terrier Mk 12 Mod 1 engine for its first stage and an improved Orion motor for its second stage. The Terrier-Orion could loft payloads weighing up to 290 kilograms to altitudes up to 190 kilometers. The Terrier Mk Mod 1 was a surplus U.S. Navy missile motor; Orion was a surplus U.S. Army missile motor. The Terrier-Orion was 10.7 meters long. The Terrier stage was 46 centimeters in diameter, and the Orion was 36 centimeters in diameter. Payload 159 kg to 190 km or 290 kg to 115 km.
A more powerful version of the Terrier-Orion rocket used the Terrier Mk 70 motor as its first stage. This version was used for two FAA/AST-licensed suborbital launches performed by Astrotech Space Operations/DTI at the Woomera Instrumented Range in Australia in 2001 and 2002. The second flight, in July 2002, successfully flew the HyShot scramjet engine experiment. DTI Associates of Arlington, Virginia, now markets and offers integration services for the Terrier-Orion after purchasing all intellectual property rights to the rocket from SPACEHAB in July 2001. Launches: 47. Failures: 4. Success Rate: 91.49%. First Launch Date: 1994-04-05. Last Launch Date: 2006-03-30. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 258.000 kN (58,000 lbf). Total Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Core Diameter: 0.46 m (1.50 ft). Total Length: 12.80 m (41.90 ft).
Model: Terrier Improved Orion. Family: Terrier. Country: USA. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Terrier + 1 x Improved Orion
Terrier Orion Chronology 1994 April 5 - 18:22 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 12.046WT. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi). References: 931.
1995 June 30 - 18:00 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 12.47WT. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 931.
1996 November 17 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.005GP. - Test mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1925.
1997 May 23 - 21:44 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.13DT. - MSX? Target mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/SMDC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1925.
1997 August 8 - 13:24 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.11UE. FAILURE: Failure. - COORS Ionosphere/Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1925.
1997 September 2 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Complex: Anna Pla. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.14DT. - DUNDEE 1 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Launched from Anna Plains, Western Australia - Latitude: 19.28 S - Longitude: 121.57 E. References: 1925.
1997 September 5 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Complex: Anna Pla. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.15DT. - DUNDEE 2 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Launched from Anna Plains, Western Australia - Latitude: 19.28 S - Longitude: 121.57 E. References: 1925.
1997 September 10 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Complex: Anna Pla. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.16DT. - DUNDEE 3 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Launched from Anna Plains, Western Australia - Latitude: 19.28 S - Longitude: 121.57 E. References: 1925.
1997 September 11 - 20:15 GMT - Launch Complex: Anna Pla. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.17DT. - DUNDEE 4 (MSX) Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Launched from Anna Plains, Western Australia - Latitude: 19.28 S - Longitude: 121.57 E. References: 1925.
1997 November 5 - 20:02 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.04IE. - KANE Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 1925.
1998 February 25 - 07:50 GMT - Launch Site: Arecibo. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.08UE. - EDDY Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi). References: 1925.
1999 December 17 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.020NM. - MG. Pool Boiling Microgravity mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi). References: 1925.
2000 October 13 - 14:45 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.021DP. - Test mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1925.
2001 October 30 - 02:31 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Mk 70 Orion T-Orion 5A. FAILURE: Failure. - Hyshot 1 'Hilary' Technology mission Nation: Australia. Agency: UQU. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). First launch attempt in the HyShot Flight Program. The scramjet payload was to be used to verify pressure measurements made of supersonic combustion in The University of Queensland's T4 shock tunnel by those made in an actual flight. A failure of stabilising fins meant that the rocket fell far short of the planned 330-km apogee and the scramjet experiment was not conducted.References: 846.
2002 June 5 - 11:13 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.022UE. - Plasma mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2002 June 5 - 10:43 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.023UE. - Plasma mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2002 July 1 - 23:56 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.032GE. - MM-MW-08 MacWAVE Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2002 July 5 - 00:47 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.033GE. - MM-MW-23 MacWAVE Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2002 July 30 - 02:05 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - Hyshot 2 'Hans' Technology mission Nation: Australia. Agency: UQU. Apogee: 314 km (195 mi). In the second launch of the HyShot program, the Terrier-Orion Mk70 rocket boosted the payload, which remain attached to the second stage Orion motor, toward a planned apogee of 330 km. After peaking at 314 km, the trajectory was designed so that the payload was moving at Mach 7.6 between 35 km and 23 km on the way down, at which point the measurements of supersonic combustion were made. This was claimed to be the first successful test of a scramjet in flight.References: 1881.
2002 November 20 - 01:33 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.039DP. - VALPE (fairing) Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 January 24 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.030GE. - MacWAVE Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 January 28 - 18:32 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.031GE. - MacWAVE Plasma/Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 March 25 - 10:09 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: LC3. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.034UE. - HEX V Auroral/release mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). References: 1884.
2003 March 27 - 12:13 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.029UE. - JOULE Auroral/release mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). References: 1884.
2003 March 27 - 12:10 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.028UE. FAILURE: Failure. - JOULE Auroral/release mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 1884.
2003 June 30 - 05:41 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.037UE. - Release M/Dtr Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 206 km (128 mi). References: 1884.
2003 June 30 - 07:07 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.048UE. - Release M/Dtr Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). References: 1884.
2003 June 30 - 03:19 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.036UE. - Release M/Dtr Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 202 km (125 mi). References: 1884.
2003 July 15 - 07:02 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.025UE. - CWAS Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 July 15 - 07:32 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.024UE. - CWAS Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 August 1 - 10:25 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Mk 70 Orion NASA 12.052GT. - NMACS Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1884.
2003 August 20 - 11:05 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.040DP. - VALPE-2 Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 October 3 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.035UE. - Aeronomy/release mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2003 October 18 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - Dummy Scramjet Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: DARPA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1884.
2003 October 24 - 10:45 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Mk 70 Orion NASA 12.053GT. - NMACS Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 April 13 - 03:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Mk 70 Orion NASA 12.54GT. - NMACS Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 August 7 - 09:11 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.045UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 August 7 - 09:07 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.043UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 August 15 - 08:51 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.046UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 August 15 - 08:47 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.044UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 August 27 - 22:42 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.041UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 September 7 - 23:56 GMT - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.048UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 September 17 - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.047UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 September 20 - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion NASA 41.042UE. - EQUIS II Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884.
2004 November 24 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 12.061GT. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1884.
2006 March 25 - 03:15 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - HyShot 3 Nation: Australia. Agency: UQU, QinetiQ. Manufacturer: UQU, QinetiQ. Apogee: 325 km (201 mi). The 100-kg test British-design scramjet engine was boosted to an altitude of 314 km during a 10-minute flight. It and the attached second stage then were re-oriented to point back to the Earth. The scramjet was successfully ignited at a speed of Mach 8 in the tiny six-second window of opportunity shortly before impact.
2006 March 25 - 13:07 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Orion s/n NASA 30.065DR. - HyShot 4 Nation: Australia. Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Agency: UQU, QinetiQ. Manufacturer: UQU, QinetiQ. Apogee: 290 km (180 mi). A repeat of the test four days earlier, this time with a Japanese-designed scramjet. The nosecone of the rocket failed to jettison and therefore scramjet ignition was not achieved. The scramjet and second stage remains were located in the desert and recovered after only 20 minutes of searching.
2006 March 30 - 02:40 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Mk 70 Orion. - Hyshot 4 (JAXA) Nation: Australia. Agency: UQU UQU Hyshot. Apogee: 290 km (180 mi). Tech References: 2.
2006 April 5 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.068NT. - Descent imagery/RSO Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC JPL/Seybold. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). Planetary test References: 2.
2006 May 22 - 09:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 12.58GT. - ACS test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC NSROC/Costello. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test References: 2.
2006 June 5 - 16:05 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.073DR. - Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 7 - 22:00 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.071DR. - Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 8 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.074DR. - DUNDEE target Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 June 23 - 23:02 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.072DR. - MDA TRACKEX Nation: USA. Agency: NASA/NAWC NAWC/Winstead. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Target References: 2.
2006 July 1 - 06:39 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. Model: Terrier Improved Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Improved Orion s/n NASA 41.056UO. - ESPRIT (SPIRIT 3) Nation: Norway. Agency: NASA GSFC PSU/Wheeler. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Ionos/Plasma References: 2.
2007 January 19 - 12:44 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - NASA 41.064UE Payload: JOULE II. Agency: NASA/Clemson U. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Auroral
- NASA 41.064UE Payload: JOULE II. Agency: NASA/Clemson U. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Auroral
2007 February 14 - 09:38 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - NASA 41.062 Payload: HEX-II V-3. Agency: NASA/U. Alaska. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Auroral/Atmosphere
- NASA 41.061 Payload: HEX-II V-1. Agency: NASA/U. Alaska. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Auroral/Atmosphere
- NASA 41.063 Payload: HEX-II V-2. Agency: NASA/U. Alaska. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Auroral/Atmosphere
2007 April 26 - 21:31 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - FTM-11 Payload: Aegis target. Agency: US Navy. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). Target
2007 June 15 - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - ARAV Payload: ARAV Target. Agency: US Navy. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target
- ARAV Payload: ARAV Target. Agency: US Navy. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target
2007 June 21 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - NASA 12.059GT Payload: ST5000/CACS. Agency: NASA/NSROC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Engineering flight
2007 August 3 - 22:51 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - NASA 41.069 Payload: MASS 1. Agency: NASA/Colorado. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Atmosphere
2007 August 6 - 22:56 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. - NASA 41.070 Payload: MASS 2. Agency: NASA/Colorado. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). Atmosphere
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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