Orión (rocket)
Orión was the designation of a sounding rocket of Argentina, which was launched between 1965 and 1971 at CELPA, Mar Chiquita, Tartagal and Wallops Island. Developed by the Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronauticas y Espaciales (IIAE), Orión marked Argentina's entry into the club of space-faring nations with a flight on 13 August 1966 that reached an apogee of 114 km surpassing the Kármán line. The first version Orión-1 was flown twice in 1965 and 1966 in order to test the engines and technologies; with a length of  it was limited to a  payload. The Orión-2 had a gross takeoff mass of  and could carry a  payload. Its dimensions were  in length and  in diameter. It could reach a ceiling of . In November 1966, three tests took place. The production version was launched 22 times from 1966 to 1971. Launches 
Table of Orion launches:

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Sounding rockets of Argentina
Space programme of Argentina
Solid-fuel rockets