Castor-Orbus


The Castor-Orbus was a Castor 4 sounding rocket that was developed in 1992 by the Orbital Sciences Corporation . Launched three times in its five-year-long career from 1992 to 1997, the Castor-Orbus rocket launched successfully only once. It was first launched on October 16, 1992, while its final launch took place on October 4, 1997.
There were two Castor-Orbus models made, Castor-Orbus and Castor-Orbus 1.

Advanced details

Weighing 13.5 tons, the Castor-Orbus had a lift-off thrust of approximately 430 kilonewtons. The rocket had a core diameter measuring 1.02 metres, with a total length of exactly 16 metres. It had an apsis of over. The family of the Castor-Orbus rocket was Castor 4, which was partially responsible for the Castor-Orbus naming.

Career

The Castor-Orbus rocket was launched three times over almost five years. After the launch of October 4, 1997, the Castor-Orbus was dropped from service.