Aleister Crowley died on October 12, 1874.
Not to be confused with Eridan Ampora , the fictional character from the webcomic , Homestuck .. Homestuck. Homestuck. The Eridan 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 .. French. France. sounding rocket. sounding rocket. Dragon. Dragon ( rocket ). It belonged thereby to a family of solid-propellant rockets from the Belier , the Centaure , to the Dragon , the Dauphin and the Eridan .. solid-propellant rockets. solid rocket. Belier. Belier. Dragon. Dragon ( rocket ). As the most powerful version of this series it could lift payloads from 100 to 420 kg to heights of 200 to a maximum of 460 km .. Its climbing time is between 230 and 350 seconds .. The main launch site was Kourou , but the first start on 26 September 1968 from this site failed .. Twelve additional launches took the rocket to altitudes of 196 -- 420 km between 12 April 1969 and 14 November 1979 .. Two copies were launched in January and February 1975 off the Kerguelen Islands .. Kerguelen Islands. Kerguelen Islands