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Castor

Function	Sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE)
Country of origin	Argentina
Size
Height	8 m (26 ft)
Diameter	0.69 m (2 ft 3 in)
Stages	2
Launch history
Launch sites	CELPA Chamical, Vice Commodore Marambio Base, Chilca
Total launches	7
Success(es)	6
Failure(s)	1
First flight	December 22, 1969
Last flight	March 22, 1979
stage – First Stage
Powered by	4 Canopus II
stage – Second Stage
Powered by	1 Canopus II
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The Castor A was an Argentine sounding rocket designed in 1969 by the Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE).

The rocket featured a two-stage configuration, utilizing five Canopus II rockets (four in the first stage and one in the second). It was capable of placing a 75 kg (165 lb) payload at a 400 km altitude.

Throughout its operational lifespan, the Castor A was launched seven times. It experienced one failure during one of its launches, thus achieving a success rate of approximately 83.3%.

Launches

Castor was launched seven times:

Specifications

• Apogee: 400 km
• Total mass: 355 kg
• Diameter: 69 cm
• Length: 8 m

Images

• First Castor (CRX-01) at CELPA Chamical
• Castor launch preparations

References

1. ^ "Castor (A)". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
2. ^ "NTI: Country Overviews: Argentina: Missile Chronology". 2006-02-19. Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2023-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ "Castor". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

• Space programme of Argentina
• Sounding rockets of Argentina
• Solid-fuel rockets