Centaure (rocket)
{{infobox rocket engine|name=Centaure|image=Centaure.jpeg|image_size=|caption=Centaur rocket|country_of_origin=France{{cite book|author=United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration|title=Semiannual Report to the Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pm5BAQAAIAAJ|year=1965|publisher=The Administration}}|designer=|manufacturer=|date=|purpose=high altitude research|successor=|status=|cycle=|type=sounding rocket{{cite book|title=STAR|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzIzAAAAMAAJ|year=1967|publisher=NASA, Office of Scientific and Technical Information}}|fuel=|oxidiser=|capacity=|combustion_chamber=|nozzle_ratio=|thrust(SL)=|thrust(Vac)=|specific_impulse_vacuum=|specific_impulse_sea_level=|chamber_pressure=|thrust_to_weight=|diameter=|length=|dry_weight=}}Centaure was a two-stage French sounding rocket consisting of a Venus first stage and a Belier second stage.{{Cite web |title=Fusées-sondes Bélier, Centaure et Éridan {{!}} musée des Arts et Métiers |url=https://www.arts-et-metiers.net/musee/fusees-sondes-belier-centaure-et-eridan |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.arts-et-metiers.net |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Centaure |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/centaure.htm |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Gunter's Space Page |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Mark |title=Centaure |url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/centaure.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Encyclopedia Astronautica}} It belongs to a family of solid-propellant rockets consisting of the Belier, Centaure, Dragon, Dauphin, and Eridan.
It was operated by Sud-Aviation between 1961 and 1986.{{Cite web |title=Centaure |url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/centaure.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.astronautix.com}} Centaure rockets were launched from the CIEES/Hammaguir missile range, Reggane, CELPA, Salto di Quirra, Esrange, Thumba, Sonmiani, and Andøya.
It had a maximum payload of 60 kg, an apogee of 130-146 km, a launch thrust of 44 kN, a launch weight of 500-600 kg, a diameter of 0.28 m and a length of 5.9-6.3 m.
{{Commons category|Centaure (rocket)}}
Versions
There were various versions of Centaure rockets:{{Cite web |title=Centaure 1 |url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/centaure1.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.astronautix.com}}{{Cite web |title=Centaure 2A |url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/centaure2a.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.astronautix.com}}{{Cite web |title=Centaure 2B |url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/centaure2b.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.astronautix.com}}{{Cite web |title=Centaure 2C |url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/centaure2c.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.astronautix.com}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Version !Stages !Gross mass (kg) !Height (m) !Diameter (m) !Apogee (km) |
| Centaure
|Venus + Belier |457 |6.02 |0.28 |140 |
| Centaure 1
|Venus + Belier |600 |5.9 |0.28 |130 |
| Centaure 2A
|Venus + Belier II |600 |5.9 |0.28 |146 |
| Centaure 2B
|Venus + Belier II |500 |6.3 |0.28 |146 |
| Centaure 2C
|Venus + Belier II |600 |5.9 |0.28 |146 |
Launches
A large number of Centaure rockets was launched between 1961 and 1986:
| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
!Date !Launch Site !Launch Complex !Launch Vehicle !Mission Description !Nation !Agency !Apogee (km) |
| 1961 May 27
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Test mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1961 May 29
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Test mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1961 December 6
|Reggane | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1961 December 6
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1961 December 9
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1961 December 9
|Reggane | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1961 December 9
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 May 18
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Test mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 May 29
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 May 29
|Reggane | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 May 29
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 June 5
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 June 5
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 June 5
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 June 5
|Reggane | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 June 5
|Reggane | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 26
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 27
|CELPA | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 28
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 30
|CELPA | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 30
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 30
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 November 30
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 December 1
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |FAILURE: Failure |France |CNES |0 |
| 1962 December 4
|Hammaguira | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 December 8
|CELPA | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 December 9
|CELPA | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 December 12
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1962 December 12
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1963 April 1
|Kerguelen | |Centaure |Ionosphere mission |France |CNES |130 |
| 1963 May 14
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 May 15
| | |Centaure |MPE Ba-3 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |155 |
| 1963 May 21
|Reggane | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 May 21
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 May 21
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |MPE Ba-4 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |125 |
| 1963 May 24
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 May 25
|CELPA | |Centaure |Sodium cloud Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |189 |
| 1963 May 30
|CELPA | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 May 30
|CELPA | |Centaure |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1981 February 4
|Thumba | |Centaure |Langmuir / E Field Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |150 |
| 1982 January 30
|Thumba | |Centaure |Langmuir / E Field Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |150 |
| 1986 March 7
|Thumba | |Centaure |D-region ionization comparison Aeronomy mission |France |ISRO |140 |
| 1963 June 12
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 June 13
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1963 June 14
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 February 9
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |170 |
| 1964 February 12
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 February 12
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 February 12
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 February 13
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |190 |
| 1964 February 13
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 February 14
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |MPE Ba-5 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |190 |
| 1964 February 15
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |MPE Ba-6 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 April 11
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium / TMA release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 April 13
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium / TMA release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 May 4
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |CNET A test |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 May 8
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |CNET A test |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 May 10
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Seddon Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 May 10
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 May 14
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Seddon Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |151 |
| 1964 October 5
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |CNET B test |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 October 7
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |CNET B test |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 October 29
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |ESRO C02 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |150 |
| 1964 November 4
|CELPA | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CONAE |175 |
| 1964 November 5
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 5
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 5
|Reggane | |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 5
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 5
|Reggane | |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 5
|CELPA | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CONAE |176 |
| 1964 November 6
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 6
|Reggane | |Centaure 1 |Sodium / TMA release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1964 November 6
|CELPA | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CONAE |179 |
| 1964 November 27
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |MPE Ba-9 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |166 |
| 1964 November 30
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |MPE Ba-10 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |207 |
| 1965 March 4
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |SINTRA pointing Solar mission |France |CNES |120 |
| 1965 April 28
|Thumba | |Centaure 1 |ISRO 15.02 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1965 May 1
|Thumba | |Centaure 1 |ISRO 15.01 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |140 |
| 1965 June 22
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Cs Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 23
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 23
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 23
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 23
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 24
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 24
|Ile du Levant |CERES |Centaure 1 |Sodium release Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 24
|Reggane | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 June 24
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |TMA Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 November 18
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bechar |Centaure 1 |MPE Ba-14 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |170 |
| 1965 November 19
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bechar |Centaure 1 |MPE Ba-15 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |190 |
| 1965 November 25
|CELPA | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |Argentina | |175 |
| 1965 November 25
|CELPA | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |Argentina | |175 |
| 1965 November 26
|CELPA | |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |Argentina | |175 |
| 1965 December 7
|Salto di Quirra | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C07 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |150 |
| 1965 December 11
|Salto di Quirra | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C07 / 2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |159 |
| 1965 December 14
|Salto di Quirra | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C06 / 1 Solar x-ray mission |Europe |ESRO |159 |
| 1965 December 16
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 December 16
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Ionosphere mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 December 16
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Ionosphere mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1965 December 20
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Ionosphere mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1966 January 8
|Thumba | |Centaure 1 |ISRO 15.03 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1966 January 17
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Ionosphere mission |France |CNES |124 |
| 1966 February 4
|Andoya | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C15 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |120 |
| 1966 February 22
|Andoya | |Centaure 1 |FAILURE: Failure |Europe |ESRO |20 |
| 1966 February 23
|Andoya | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C15 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |115 |
| 1966 March 3
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Solar ultraviolet mission |France |CNES |125 |
| 1966 March 9
|Andoya | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C13 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |94 |
| 1966 March 10
|Andoya | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C13 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |114 |
| 1966 March 24
|Thumba | |Centaure 1 |ISRO 15.04 Aeronomy mission |India |ISRO |163 |
| 1966 March 24
|Thumba | |Centaure 1 |ISRO 15.05 Aeronomy mission |India |ISRO |159 |
| 1966 May 15
|Nissaki-Karystos | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C06 / 2 Solar x-ray mission |Europe |ESRO |140 |
| 1966 May 20
|Nissaki-Karystos | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C22 / 1 Solar ultraviolet mission |Europe |ESRO |118 |
| 1966 May 20
|Koroni | |Centaure 1 |ESRO C22 / 2 Solar ultraviolet mission |Europe |ESRO |114 |
| 1966 June 13
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium release / Turbulence Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |180 |
| 1966 June 16
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |Sodium release / Turbulence Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1966 October 8
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |FU-109 test |France |CNES |150 |
| 1966 November 14
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |FU-167 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1966 November 14
|Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |FU-167 Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |150 |
| 1966 November 19
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C21 / 1 Aurora / chemical release mission |Europe |ESRO |123 |
| 1966 November 29
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C9 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |149 |
| 1966 November 30
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C9 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |147 |
| 1967 February 4
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C21 / 2 Aurora / chemical release |Europe |ESRO |78 |
| 1967 February 16
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C10 / 1 Ionosphere |Europe |ESRO |96 |
| 1967 February 22
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C10 / 2 Ionosphere |Europe |ESRO |98 |
| 1967 March 28
| Hammaguira |Hammaguira Bacchus |Centaure 1 |CNES C145 Aeronomy |France |CNES |90 |
| 1967 April 19
|Thumba | - | Centaure 1 |ISRO 45.01 Ionosphere |India |ISRO |79 |
| 1967 May 3
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy |Pakistan |CNES, SUPARCO |90 |
| 1967 May 7
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy |Pakistan |CNES, SUPARCO |90 |
| 1967 September 6
| CELPA | - | Centaure 1 |Nation: Argentina |Argentina |CNIE |90 |
| 1967 September 7
| CELPA | - | Centaure 1 |Nation: Argentina |Argentina |CNIE |90 |
| 1967 November 7
| CELPA | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy mission |France |CNES |90 |
| 1967 November 26
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C31 / 1 Ionosphere |Europe |ESRO |77 |
| 1967 December 6
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 1 |ESRO C31 / 2 Ionosphere |Europe |ESRO |80 |
| 1968 February 2
|Thumba | - | Centaure 1 |ISRO 15.06 Aeronomy |India |ISRO |98 |
| 1968 February 21
|Thumba | - | Centaure 1 |ISRO 25.02 Aeronomy |India |ISRO |84 |
| 1968 February 22
|Thumba | - | Centaure 1 |ISRO 25.01 Aeronomy |India |ISRO |95 |
| 1968 March 23
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy |Pakistan |SUPARCO |81 |
| 1968 April 3
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy |Pakistan |SUPARCO |73 |
| 1968 May 8
|Salto di Quirra | - | Centaure 1 |ESRO C33 / 1 Ionosphere |Europe |ESRO |32 |
| 1968 May 15
|Salto di Quirra | - | Centaure 1 |ESRO C33 / 2 Ionosphere |Europe |ESRO |49 |
| 1968 November 3
|Thumba | - | Centaure 1 |ISRO 35.01 X-ray astronomy |India |ISRO |98 |
| 1969 February 9
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |FAILURE |Pakistan |SUPARCO |34 |
| 1969 February 13
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |FAILURE |Pakistan |SUPARCO |7 |
| 1969 July 10
|Ile du Levant | - | Centaure 1 |CNES C81 Aeronomy |France |CNES |67 |
| 1969 July 10
|Ile du Levant | - | Centaure 1 |CNES C82 Aeronomy |France |CNES |70 |
| 1971 April 26
|El Arenosillo | - | Centaure 1 |INTA C-7101 Aeronomy |France |CNES |80 |
| 1971 May 26
|El Arenosillo | - | Centaure 1 |INTA C-7102 Aeronomy /ionosphere |France |CNES |79 |
| 1971 May 27
|El Arenosillo | - | Centaure 1 |INTA C-7103 Aeronomy |France |CNES |78 |
| 1971 May 27
|El Arenosillo | - | Centaure 1 |INTA C-7104 Aeronomy |France |CNES |64 |
| 1971 September 13
| Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 1 |CNES C133 Aeronomy |France |CNES |90 |
| 1971 September 19
|Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 1 |CNES C132 Aeronomy |France |CNES |90 |
| 1971 September 19
|Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 1 |CNES C146 Aeronomy |France |CNES |90 |
| 1971 October 18
|Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 1 |CNES C154 / ISRO 5.13? Recovery test |India |ISRO |90 |
| 1972 April 7
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy / ionosphere |Pakistan |SUPARCO |90 |
| 1972 April 8
|Sonmiani | - | Centaure 1 |Aeronomy / ionosphere |Pakistan |SUPARCO |90 |
| 1977 December 12
| El Arenosillo | - | Centaure 1 |Ionosphere |France |INTA |90 |
| 1977 December 16
| El Arenosillo | - | Centaure 1 |Ionosphere |France |INTA |90 |
| 1969 February 26
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 45.02 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |145 |
| 1969 March 31
|Sonmiani | |Centaure 2A |Rehnuma 1 Aeronomy mission |Pakistan |SUPARCO |138 |
| 1969 December 7
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 45.03 Test / ionosphere / x-ray astronomy mission |India |ISRO |123 |
| 1971 January 7
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |FAILURE: Failure |India |ISRO |10 |
| 1972 August 12
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.14 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1972 August 17
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.16 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |151 |
| 1972 October 13
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.17 Fields mission |India |ISRO |120 |
| 1973 January 21
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.15 Fields mission |India |ISRO |165 |
| 1973 February 2
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.18 CO.07 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |147 |
| 1973 March 3
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.19 Fields mission |India |CNES, ISRO |125 |
| 1973 April 11
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.20 Fields mission |India |ISRO |151 |
| 1973 July 4
|Thumba | |Centaure 2A |ISRO 5.21 Fields mission |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1967 April 19
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C24/1 test |Europe |ESRO |123 |
| 1967 July 31
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C20 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |127 |
| 1967 July 31
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C32 / 1 Meteorite mission |Europe |ESRO |130 |
| 1967 November 24
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C13 / P Ionosphere mission |Europe |ESRO |160 |
| 1968 February 1
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C36 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |150 |
| 1968 February 4
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C36 / 2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |146 |
| 1968 March 6
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C14 / P Ionosphere mission |Europe |ESRO |155 |
| 1968 May 20
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C42 / 1 Meteorites mission |Europe |ESRO |135 |
| 1968 June 7
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C42 / 2 Meteorites mission |Europe |ESRO |138 |
| 1968 June 8
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C32 / 2 Meteorites mission |Europe |ESRO |135 |
| 1968 July 30
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C20 / 2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |135 |
| 1968 October 8
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C35 / 1 X-ray astronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |140 |
| 1968 October 15
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C45 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |160 |
| 1968 November 1
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C45 / 2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |167 |
| 1969 February 25
|Andoya | - |Centaure 2B |ESRO C49 / 1 (R3) Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |136 |
| 1969 February 25
|Andoya | - |Centaure 2B |ESRO C49 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |128 |
| 1969 March 15
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C52 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |136 |
| 1969 April 14
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C39 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |5.00 |
| 1969 April 15
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C39 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |134 |
| 1969 June 5
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C35 / 2 X-ray astronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |130 |
| 1969 August 11
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C51 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |112 |
| 1969 August 14
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C58 / 1 Meteorites mission |Europe |ESRO |112 |
| 1969 October 10
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C52 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |135 |
| 1969 November 27
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C62 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |160 |
| 1969 November 27
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C62 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |164 |
| 1970 February 4
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C57 / 1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |172 |
| 1970 February 23
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C37 / 1 MPE Ba Ionosphere / barium release mission |Europe |ESRO |210 |
| 1970 April 3
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C57 / 2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |173 |
| 1970 June 7
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C48 / 1 Solar ultraviolet mission |Europe |ESRO |162 |
| 1970 August 9
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C58 / 2 Ionosphere / meteorites mission |Europe |ESRO |114 |
| 1970 August 10
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C51 / 2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |154 |
| 1970 August 19
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C48 / 2 Solar ultraviolet mission |Europe |ESRO |163 |
| 1971 January 17
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C37 / 2 MPE Ba Ionosphere / barium release mission |Europe |ESRO |215 |
| 1971 January 25
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C60 / 1 Chemical release / particles mission |Europe |ESRO |175 |
| 1971 January 26
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C60 / 2 Chemical release / particles mission |Europe |ESRO |167 |
| 1971 January 27
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C78 / 1 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |140 |
| 1971 November 22
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2B |ESRO C78 / 2 Aurora mission |Europe |ESRO |138 |
| 1975 February 9
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.23 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1975 February 19
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.25 CO.04 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |160 |
| 1975 February 19
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.24 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |164 |
| 1975 April 21
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.26 CO.22 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |157 |
| 1975 April 21
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.27 CO.21 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |156 |
| 1976 February 29
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.29 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |56 |
| 1976 March 24
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.30 Ionosphere / fields mission |India |ISRO |142 |
| 1976 March 26
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.31 Ionosphere / fields mission |India |ISRO |139 |
| 1976 April 18
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.32 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |152 |
| 1976 July 27
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.33 test |India |ISRO |97 |
| 1976 October 8
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.34 Plasma mission |India |ISRO |120 |
| 1976 October 14
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.35 Plasma mission |India |ISRO |0 |
| 1976 October 27
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.36 C-300 X-ray astronomy mission |India |ISRO |148 |
| 1976 November 18
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.37 Ionosphere mission |India |ISRO |128 |
| 1977 June 4
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO CO.40 Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |150 |
| 1978 February 21
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO CO.47 Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |150 |
| 1978 October 31
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO 5.49 |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1978 December 20
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO C.51 Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |160 |
| 1978 December 21
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |ISRO CO.52 Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |135 |
| 1979 February 21
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B | - |India |ISRO |72 |
| 1979 November 15
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |AST 2 Technology test |India |ISRO |148 |
| 1980 February 16
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |Eclipse D1 Eclipse ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |140 |
| 1980 February 16
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |Eclipse D2 Eclipse ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |140 |
| 1980 February 16
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |Eclipse Ba / Li Eclipse aeronomy mission |France |ISRO |140 |
| 1980 February 17
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |NO Photometer Aeronomy mission |India |ISRO |150 |
| 1980 February 17
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |Eclipse D3 Eclipse ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |140 |
| 1980 February 18
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |O3 Photometer Aeronomy mission |France |ISRO |100 |
| 1981 February 12
|Thumba | - |Centaure 2B |Langmuir / E Field Ionosphere mission |France |ISRO |158 |
| 1971 July 31
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |ESRO C59/1 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |120 |
| 1971 August 1
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |ESRO C59/2 Aeronomy mission |Europe |ESRO |119 |
| 1972 January 21
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |ESRO C76/1 Particles/Auroral mission |Europe |ESRO |130 |
| 1972 January 22
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |ESRO C76/2 Particles/Auroral mission |Europe |ESRO |131 |
| 1974 February 20
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |SSC C111 / 1 Aurora mission |Sweden |SSC |155 |
| 1974 February 20
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |SSC C111 / 2 Aurora mission |Sweden |SSC |152 |
| 1974 September 12
|Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 2C |NO-II-1 Aeronomy mission |Belgium |CNES |140 |
| 1974 September 12
|Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 2C |NO-II-2 Aeronomy mission |Belgium |CNES |140 |
| 1974 September 13
|Kourou |Kourou ALFS |Centaure 2C |NO-II-3 Aeronomy mission |Belgium |CNES |140 |
| 1975 March 7
|Kiruna |Kiruna C |Centaure 2C |SSC S13 Aeronomy mission |Sweden |SSC |109 |
See also
References
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External links
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