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Canopus 2
Argentine sub-orbital sounding rocket From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Canopus 2 was a single stage, sub-orbital sounding rocket that was built by Argentina.[1]
Canopus 1
A first version, Canopus 1, was tested between 1966 and 1967.[1] Canopus 1 was also used as the first stage of the Rigel sounding rocket between 1969 and 1973.[2]
Launches
Canopus 1 was launched two times from CELPA Chamical:[1][3]
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Canopus 2
Canopus 2 was introduced in 1969.[1] There were a total of three launches during 1969 from CELPA Chamical and CELPA Mar Chiquita with no failures.[1] Another launch happened in 1971 from CELPA Chamical.[1] The launch apogee was 150 kilometres in altitude. The vehicle had a length of 4 metres and launch mass of 300 kilograms. It was capable of lifting a 50 kg payload to an altitude of 100 km,[4] and on some flights had an apogee of 150 kilometres.
Canopus 2 was also used for both stages of Castor A and the second stage of Tauro sounding rocket.[5][6]
Launches
Canopus 2 was launched four times:[1][7][3]
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