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Updated September 2008
Missile Chronology
2007
July 2007
Argentina tests a new rocket as part of a plan to develop a satellite launcher for national use and commercial purposes. The new missile, Tronador, was launched in early July on a test range in Bahia Blanca. The successful launch opens the door to the second phase of the project, Tronador II, which is designed to use liquid fuel and carry a payload of more than 200 kg in a 400 km high orbit. VENG, a joint public-private venture controlled by the National Space Activities Commission (Conae) is in charge of the project. Also part of the project is the startup of a hydrazine concentrate pilot plant at Falda del Carmen to provide the base component of the liquid fuel that Tronador II will use.
— Daniel Gallo, "Probaron en secreto un cohete argentino", La Nación, 5 August 2007, <http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=931872&high=tronador>.
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