Engineering:Fulmar (rocket)
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The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket.[1][2][3] It is 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]
| Date | Site | Vehicle | Apogee (km) | Mission | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 November 21 | Andøya | F2 | 137 | auroral mission | Success |
| 1976 December 11 | Andøya | F5 | 214 | aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission | Success |
| 1977 October 16 | Andøya | F3 | 247 | "Wind / T" atmospheric mission | Success |
| 1977 November 17 | Andøya | F1 | 261 | "Electrons / Ions" ionosphere mission | Success |
| 1977 December 5 | Andøya | F4 | 255 | "HLC 2B" auroral mission | Success |
| 1979 March 19 | Andøya | F6 | 15 | aeronomy mission | Failure |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krebs, Gunter D.. "Fulmar". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/fulmar.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Wade, Mark (2019). "Fulmar". http://www.astronautix.com/f/fulmar.html.
- ↑ Serra, Jean-Jacques. "Fulmar rockets". http://fuseurop.univ-perp.fr/fulma_e.htm.
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