Taurus-3210

Launch Vehicles | Peacekeeper / Castor-120 family | Taurus versions

Taurus-3210 (ROCSAT 2)
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The Taurus has been created by adding the stages of Pegasus (without wing and fins) to a Peacekeeper first stage or a Castor-120. It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.

The coding of variants is as below:
1. digit = first stage (1 = TU-903; 2 = Castor-120, 3 = Castor-120 + XL Upperstages)
2. digit = size of fairing (1 = small, 2 = large)
3. digit = type of Stage 4 (1 = Orion-38, 3 = Star-37FM)
4. digit = type of optional Stage 5 (0 = none)

Launch Vehicle	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Taurus-3210 (Taurus-XL)	Castor-120	Orion-50SXLT	Orion-50XLT	Orion-38

Performance (kg)	LEO	LPEO	SSO	GTO	GEO	MolO	IP
Taurus-3210 (Taurus-XL)	1275		880		-		295

No:             Type           Date        LS              Payload
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 7   1   T-7    Taurus-3210    20.05.04    Va 576E         ROCSAT 2

planned launches:

Last update: 27.09.2009