Terrier Oriole
Launch vehicle · USA
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American sounding rocket. SPACEHAB's Astrotech Space Operations developed the Oriole sounding rocket in the late 1990s to provide launch services for commercial and scientific payloads. Oriole was both the first privately developed sounding rocket in the United States and the first new U.S. sounding rocket in 25 years.
The Oriole was a single-stage vehicle with a graphite-epoxy motor manufactured by Alliant Missile Products Company of Rocket Center, West Virginia. It was 396 centimeters long, 56 centimeters in diameter, and generated an average thrust of 92.1 kN. The vehicle provided payloads with 6 to 9 minutes of microgravity during flight. Additionally, it could be combined with other motors to create two-stage sounding rockets (with the Oriole serving as the second stage.
On July 7, 2000, the first Oriole launch took place from NASA WFF. The launch used a two-stage configuration, with the Oriole serving as the second stage and a Terrier Mk 12 motor serving as the first stage. The Oriole sounding rocket reached a peak altitude of 385.6 kilometers 315 seconds after launch during the 10-minute test flight.
In July 2001, SPACEHAB's Astrotech Space Operations sold the Oriole program to DTI Associates of Arlington, Virginia, which integrates the vehicle and offers it commercially.
More at: Terrier Oriole.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island, Barking Sands
- Agency
- DTI Associates
Chronology
27 events
2000 July 7
10:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Apogee: 368 km (228 mi).
2005 March 3
22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2006 November 16
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2007 Dec 17?
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2008 June 13
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2008 June 13
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2008 November 20
02:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- Aegis Target - . Nation: USA. Type: Anti-satellite system target.
2009 October 13
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2009 October 13
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2009 October 16
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2009 October 16
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2010 October 6
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2010 October 6
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2010 November 12
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2011 January 22
06:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- Aegis Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM target..
2011 March 16
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- ARAV-B Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
2011 September 1
13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- ARAV - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Target for SM-3 Block IB interceptor..
2011 December 15
Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.2012 October 25
Launch Site: Wake Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- FTI-01 ARAV-B - .
Nation: USA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
Target mission, part of the FTI-01 missile defence experiment. A two-stage Terrier Oriole rocket launched the ARAV-B target from Wake Island towards Kwajalein. DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald off Kwajaelein launched an SM-3 Block 1A missile which failed to intercept the ARAV-B.
2013 February 13
09:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- ARAV-B Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM Target.
2013 May 7
07:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Pad: Roi-Namur. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- NASA 45.005UE - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Atmospheric sciences payload.
2014 November 6
22:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- FTM-25 Target - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Missile defense test used an ARAV short range target with a separating dummy warhead; probably an ARAV-B Terrier Oriole vehicle was used, or maybe an ARAV-A Terrier Orion..
2015 February 24
07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- FTX-19 Target - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM test target. In the FTX-19 test several US Navy Aegis missile defense ships tracked the rocket payloads. This was basically a software test and no Aegis interceptor missiles were launched..
2015 February 24
07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- FTX-19 Target - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM test target..
2015 February 24
07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- FTX-19 Target - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM test target..
2017 September 25
Launch Site: South Uist. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- Aegis Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM Target. Intercept over Atlantic..
2017 October 15
Launch Site: South Uist. LV Family: Oriole. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Oriole.- Aegis Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM Target. Intercept over Atlantic..