Orion-1

This article is about the Argentine rocket. For the US rocket, see Orion (rocket). For the test flight of the Orion spacecraft, see Orion 1 (spaceflight). For other uses, see Orion (disambiguation) and Orion 1.

Orion-1 sounding rocket

Orion-1 was the designation of a sounding rocket of Argentina, which was started between 1965 and 1971 by CELPA and by Wallops Island.

The Orion possessed a takeoff weight of 100 kg (220 lb). It had a length of 4 m (13 ft), a diameter of 0.21 m (8.3 in), and a ceiling of 95 km (59 mi).

External links

IIAE Orion on Astronautix.com
Orión-1 /-2

Argentina space program

Organisations

Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)

CITEDEF

Satellites

Completed	ARSAT (1 2) BugSat 1 MuSat Pehuensat SAC (A B C D/Aquarius)

Planned	ARSAT-3 SAOCOM (1A 1B 2A 2B) SAC (E/SABIA-Mar F/ALSAT-2)

Launch Fleet

Completed	Alacrán missile Canopus (1 2) Castor Centauro (Alfa Beta Gamma) Condor missile Gradicom (I II) Orion (1 2) Rigel Tronador I

Planned	FAS 1500 ORBIT (I II LSA) T4000 Tronador II

Projects

VS-30 payload project

Launch sites

Historical	Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo CELPA (El Chamical) CELPA (Mar Chiquita) Las Palmas, Argentina Tartagal, Salta Villa Reynolds

Current	Puerto Belgrano Naval Base Polo Espacial de Punta Indio

Future	Complejo Argentino de Acceso Al Espacio

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