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Terrier-Orion

Terrier-Orion

Description

The Terrier-Improved Orion consists of a Terrier 1st stage and an "improved" Orion second stage. This vehicle is capable of achieving an altitude of 75 km with an 800 lb payload and 225 km with a 200 lb payload. Typically, this system is used for 14 inch payload configurations.

Videos

WFF launch: w_t70io_50.avi (45.8 MB)
PFRR launches:

For details of the Craven mission, see the Sounding Rocket Program Office web site.

Screenshots

Listed below are various screenshots from the STK scenario of this Terrier Orion. One set depicts a launch from WFF. The other set depicts a launch from PFRR.

WFF

Full Trajectory Launch Apogee Stage Events

PFRR

Full Trajectory Launch Apogee

Downloads

The AGI Viewer is required in order to view a VDF file type. Using this viewer allows for user interactivity (zoom, pan and adjusting time step). Download the free AGI Viewer at www.stk.com (68.5 Mb).

VDF of WFF launch: w_t12io.vdf (237 kb).
VDF of PFRR launch: t70io_pfrr.vdf (8.6 Mb).

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