Tronador (rocket)

Tronador (Spanish for Thunderer) is a series of Argentine rockets, including the Tronador I and Tronador II vehicles, to develop a liquid-propellant rocket expendable launch system called ISCUL[1] (Inyector Satelital de Cargas Utiles Ligeras, Light-Payload Satellite Launcher).

The Tronador I is an unguided liquid-fueled rocket[2] used for sub-orbital test flights. Its development led to the larger VEx test rocket, testing technologies needed for the Tronador II, which has a guidance system and would be capable of reaching low Earth orbit.[2] Development of the satellite launch vehicle has cost more than 600 million dollars over several years.

  1. ^ "La Facultad de Ingeniería participará en el desarrollo del" (PDF). Proyectarse. 15 (71): 20–22. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales - Tronador II". Conae.gov.ar. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-12-20.