Rigel (rocket)

Rigel is an Argentinian sounding rocket.^[1]^[2]^[3] The double stage Rigel (first stage Canopus 1, second stage Orion-2) was launched seven times between 1969 and 1973.^[1]^[2]^[4] 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.^[2]

Rigel sounding rocket
Rigel R-09 sounding rocket
Rigel rocket launch, December 16, 1967
Rigel sounding rocket

^ ^a ^b "Rigel". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grupo Artax de Modelismo Espacial, Cohetes Argentinos". 2008-12-10. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ Parczewski, Juan (2008). "Historia de la cohetería en Argentina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "Rigel". 2016-12-28. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[:0-1] "Rigel". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[:1-2] "Grupo Artax de Modelismo Espacial, Cohetes Argentinos". 2008-12-10. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[3] Parczewski, Juan (2008). "Historia de la cohetería en Argentina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[:2-4] "Rigel". 2016-12-28. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

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