Rigel (rocket)

Rigel sounding rocket

Rigel R-09 sounding rocket

Rigel sounding rocket

Rigel is the name of an Argentinian sounding rocket. The double stage Rigel (first stage Canopus 1, second stage Orion-2^[1]) was launched seven times between 1969 and 1973. The Rigel rocket has a maximum altitude of 310 km, a launch mass of 300 kg, a diameter of 0.228 metres and a length of 6.30 metres.

References

↑ Rigel - Gunter's Space Page

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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