Tauro (rocket)

Tauro

Tauro T-01 rocket at CELPA, Chamical
Function	sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE)
Country of origin	Argentina
Size
Height	7.6 m (25 ft)
Diameter	0.28 m (11 in)
Mass	1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Launch history
Launch sites	CELPA Chamical
Total launches	9
First flight	July 1977
Last flight	December 10, 1981
First stage - Canopus 2
Burn time	18 seconds
Propellant	solid
Second stage Canopus 2
Burn time	18 seconds
Propellant	solid
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Tauro was an Argentinian sounding rocket developed in 1977.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} It is a two-stage solid fuel rocket (two Canopus stages),^[3] used between 1977 and 1981.^[2][6]

Built by Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE), it was capable of sending a 100 kg payload to an altitude of 120 km.^[2][3] Both stages burned a polyurethane composite and had a diameter of 28 cm. Total weight of Tauro was 1200 kg with a length of 7.6 m.^[3]

Tauro was launched nine times from CELPA (Centro de Ensayo y Lanzamiento de Proyectiles Autopropulsados), Chamical.

The first Tauro (Tauro T-01) was launched in July 1977.^[6][3] A second rocket (Tauro T-02) was launched on February 2, 1979.^[6]

The last flight (Tauro T-09) happened on December 10, 1981, equipped with cameras for earth surface photography from high altitudes. The photographic payload was successfully recovered.^{[6][5][4][2][3]}