Fulmar (rocket)

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Fulmar sounding rocket

The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket. [1] [2] [3] It was related to the Spanish INTA-300. [2]

The Fulmar, developed by Bristol Aerojet, consisted of a Heron starting stage with 107 kN thrust and a Snipe upper stage with 16.7 kN thrust. [2] The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres. [2] It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres. [2]

Launches

The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andøya in Norway; the last launch, on 19 March 1979, failed. [1] [2]

DateSiteVehicleApogee (km)MissionResult
1976 November 21 Andøya F2137auroral missionSuccess
1976 December 11AndøyaF5214 aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere missionSuccess
1977 October 16AndøyaF3247"Wind / T" atmospheric missionSuccess
1977 November 17AndøyaF1261"Electrons / Ions" ionosphere missionSuccess
1977 December 5AndøyaF4255"HLC 2B" auroral missionSuccess
1979 March 19AndøyaF615aeronomy missionFailure

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References

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