INTA-255

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INTA-255
Inta255 diagrama.svg
Manufacturer INTA
Country of originSpain
Size
Height6.03 m
Diameter26 cm
Mass340 kg
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to Suborbital
Altitude150 km
Mass15 kg (33 lb)
Associated rockets
Derivative work INTA-300
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sites El Arenosillo
Total launches3
Success(es)3
Failure(s)0

The INTA-255 was a Spanish sounding rocket developed by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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It was based on existing british solid rocket motors: four Chick rockets as a booster stage and a single Goose-2 as stage 1. [6] [7] [8] [3] All the engines were fired at launch, with the Chicks burning for 0.2 seconds and the Goose-2 continuing for 17 seconds. [9]

The apogee of INTA-255 was 150 km for a 5 kg payload, the takeoff thrust 42.00 kN, the gross mass 340 kg, the diameter 0.26 m and the length to 6.03 m. [9] [4] [5]

Launches

The INTA-255 was launched by INTA three times from El Arenosillo , between 1969 and 1970. [1] [6]

DateMission typeApogee
July 19, 1969Booster test1 km
December 20, 1969Test mission73 km
December 22, 1969Test mission132 km

See also

References

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  2. "INTA". astronautix.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. 1 2 Serra, Jean-Jacques. "INTA". www.sat-net.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. 1 2 Sanz-Aránguez, Pedro; Calero, Julián Simón (2009-05-01). "Sounding rocket developments in Spain" . Acta Astronautica. 64 (9): 850–863. Bibcode:2009AcAau..64..850S. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.10.011. ISSN   0094-5765.
  5. 1 2 Defensa.com (2021-04-01). "Los grandes cohetes y misiles del INTA. El programa espacial español - Noticias Defensa Ayer Noticia". Defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. 1 2 "INTA-255". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  7. "Chick". 2008-10-11. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  8. "INTA". 2008-10-13. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  9. 1 2 INTA rockets data at Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine