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HJ Orion
 

Sounding rocket. Year: 1980. Family: Honest John. Country: USA.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x M-6 + 1 x Orion Launches: 4. First Launch Date: 31 July 1980. Last Launch Date: 18 October 1980. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 120 km. Liftoff Thrust: 365.00 kN. Total Mass: 2,000 kg. Core Diameter: 0.58 m. Total Length: 12.60 m.


HJ Orion Chronology


1980 Jul 31 12:18 - HJ Orion NASA 33.14GE Wallops Island. Apogee: 111 km. E-Field
1980 Oct 7 3:37 - HJ Orion NASA 33.15GE Andoya. Apogee: 122 km. E-Field
1980 Oct 11 21:57 - HJ Orion NASA 33.16GE Andoya. Apogee: 120 km. E-Field
1980 Oct 18 2:08 - HJ Orion NASA 33.17GE Andoya. Apogee: 117 km. E-Field

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