Orión (rocket)
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This article is about the Argentinian sounding rocket. For the US sounding rocket, see Orion (rocket). For other uses, see Orion.
Orión was the designation of a sounding rocket of Argentina,[1] which was launched between 1965 and 1971 at CELPA (El Chamical), CELPA (Mar Chiquita), Tartagal and Wallops Island.[2]
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Country of origin | Argentina |
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Date | 1965 |
Designer | Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronauticas y Espaciales |
Status | Retired |
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Developed by the Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronauticas y Espaciales (IIAE),[3] Orión marked Argentina's entry into the club of space-faring nations, with a flight on 13 August 1966 that reached an apogee of 114 km surpassing the Kármán line.[4]