 Terrier Oriole at launch | |
| Function | Sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Astrotech Space Operations |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 8.2 metres (324 in) |
| Diameter | 0.56 metres (22 in) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to 340 kilometres (210 mi) | |
| Mass | 360 kilograms (800 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Terrier |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Operational |
| Launch sites | Wallops Island, Barking Sands, South Uist[1] |
| Total launches | 12 minimum |
| First flight | July 7, 2000 |
| Last flight | June 26, 2023[2] |
| First stage – Terrier Mk 12 | |
| Height | 3.9 metres (155 in) |
| Diameter | 0.46 metres (18 in) |
| Gross mass | 1,001 kilograms (2,207 lb) |
| Powered by | 1 |
| Maximum thrust | 258 kilonewtons (58,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | solid |
| Second stage – Oriole | |
| Height | 3.9 metres (155 in) |
| Diameter | 0.56 metres (22 in) |
| Gross mass | 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) |
| Powered by | 1 |
| Propellant | solid |
Terrier Oriole is an unguided two-stage rocket system which is primarily used by the Goddard Space Flight Center out of the Wallops Flight Facility as a sounding rocket. The system uses a Terrier first-stage booster attached to an Oriole second-stage rocket.[3] The system can carry payloads between 800 and 1,500 pounds (360 and 680 kg) up to an altitude of 320 kilometres (200 mi).[4] It is also used to test ballistic missile defense systems, under the name ARAV-B.
- ^ "Jonathan's Space Report Issue 742". 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Le vol d'essai du planeur hypersonique VMAX était le fruit d'une collaboration franco-américaine". 12 December 2023.
- ^ Dunbar, Brian (March 3, 2012). Wilson, Jim (ed.). "NASA's Terrier Oriole Rocket". NASA/GSFC. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ "Terrier Oriole information brochure" (PDF). NASA.