Centaure
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceCentaure is the designation of a two-stage French sounding rocket consisting of a Belier starting stage and a Venus upper stage. The Centaure has been built in a number of 230 and has been launched from Hammaguir, Reggane, CELPA, Salto di Quirra, Esrange, Thumba, Sonmiani and Andøya. It has a maximum payload of 60 kg, a maximum height of 140 km, a launch thrust of 44 kN, a launch weight of 457 kg, a diameter of 0.28 m and a length of 6.02 m. It belongs to a family of solid-propellant rockets consisting of Belier, Centaure, Dragon, Dauphin and Eridan rockets.
External links
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/centaure.htm
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