Tauro (rocket)
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Functionsounding rocket
ManufacturerInstituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE)
Country of originArgentina
Height7.6 m (25 ft)
 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 |
Tauro was an Argentinian sounding rocket developed in 1977.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was a two-stage solid fuel rocket (two Canopus stages),[3] used between 1977 and 1981.[2][6]
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