Titus
Titus
Sounding rocket. Year: 1966. Family: Stromboli. Country: France.

Sounding rocket derived from the first two stages of the Berenice test vehicle. The two stage vehicle consisted of 4 x SEPR P167 stabilisation rockets around a Stromboli 739 first stage, topped by a stretched Stromboli SEPR 740-3 second stage with four fins. The launches were made from Chaco in collaboration with the Argentinian agency CNIE.

Manufacturer: ONERA. Launches: 2. First Launch Date: 1966-11-12. Last Launch Date: 1966-11-12. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 400 kg (880 lb). Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 170.000 kN (38,210 lbf). Total Mass: 3,400 kg (7,400 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 11.60 m (38.00 ft).



Titus Chronology

1966 November 12 - Launch Vehicle: Titus. LV Configuration: Titus 001.

  • FU-150 A Solar Eclipse mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 274 km (170 mi). Launched from Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina - Latitude: 27.13 S - Longitude: 58.75 W. References: 793.
1966 Nov 12 1342? - 13:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titus. LV Configuration: Titus 002.
  • FU-150 B Solar Eclipse mission Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). Launched from Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina - Latitude: 27.13 S - Longitude: 58.75 W. 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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