&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Aries_(cropped).jpg) Launch of an Aries Target Test Vehicle in 1991 | |
| Function | Sounding rocket; target vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Space Vector Corporation Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 10.62 m (34.8 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.13 m (3 ft 8 in) |
| Mass | 7,150 kg (15,760 lb) |
| Stages | One |
| Payload to 320 km (200 mi) | |
| Mass | 820 kg (1,810 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Operational |
| Launch sites | Multiple |
| First flight | 17 October 1973 |
| First stage – Minuteman I | |
| Diameter | 1.13 m (3 ft 8 in) |
| Powered by | 1 x Aerojet M56 |
| Maximum thrust | 207 kN (47,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 62 s |
| Propellant | solid |
Aries is an American sounding rocket and target rocket, developed by Space Vector Corporation from retired LGM-30 Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) stages for use by the United States Air Force and NASA. Taken over by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Aries, as the Target Test Vehicle, remains in use.