Eridan

The Eridian is a two-stage French sounding rocket, which resulted from the use of the Stromboli engine of the Dragon and/or Dauphin as first and second stage. It belonged thereby to a family of solid-propellant rockets from the Belier, the Centaure, to the Dragon, which existed Dauphin and the Eridan. As the most efficient version of this row it knew pay loads from 100 to 420 kg on heights of 200 to max. 460 km bring. It needed for it climbing time of 230 to 350 s.

Main starting place was Kourou.

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